Post # 35 - Being Unseen

Posted on Mon Apr 4th, 2022 @ 11:56am by

Mission: Weapon Investigating
Location: Various
Timeline: Current

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{Amandora}

{Quarters}

It was twenty two thirty as Nix stepped out of the shower to get dressed for her Op. She dressed in her Infiltration Tactical Suit which was black light weight material and would protect her against abrasions, cuts, and phaser stuns. The clothing consisted of pants and top with a hood attached with only her eyes showing when pulled up. Also soft soled shoes and fingerless padded gloves rounded out the outfit. Nix stowed her gear in various pouches and pockets in her suit and placed the coils of rope over her head which rested on one shoulder.

Heading for the Transporter Room Nix whispered "Ok old friend, looks like it's showtime.....let's get in and out as quickly as possible" she stated as she could feel Dunjen agreeing with her.

{Quagmire}

Nix materialized on the surface getting her bearings for a moment before proceeding. Nix noticed the left side of the Research Center was in the dark....this is where she would start the infiltration. Moving quickly to the area Nix stopped and made sure she was undetected.....if she was going to be successful this was paramount.

She took one of the collapsed hooks and tied it to one end of one of the ropes.....stood back....grabbed the end of the rope in one hand and about three feet from the hook in the other. With a twirling motion she swung the hook and threw it up towards the roof....she heard it hit the surface which caused the hooks to automatically open. She pulled the rope and locked the hook against the roof edge. After taking a quick look around, Nix began to scale the wall using the rope hand over hand.

Once on the roof she pulled the rope up behind her and left it for her exit. Looking around she quickly found what she was looking for...a ventilation shaft.....this would provide a way into the building which usually didn't have any security features inside it.
Taking off the cap Nix tossed her viewing ball down the shaft just to make sure there wasn't any surprises. The shaft was clear so Nix secured the second rope and tossed it down the shaft then went down into the building.

Once at the shaft's bottom Nix went quietly along the duct floor using her forearm terminal as a guide until she came to a vent. Taking her mirror on a stick she extended it and carefully placed it in between the grates and looked around. Not only was the coast clear but she was quite pleased when she realized she was at the end of the hallway where their room had been previously...it was only a short distance to the Lab.

Before Nix could undo the vent she heard Dunjen "Nix wait, I think I hear someone coming" so she remained perfectly still and soon she heard the voices too. As she looked down through the grates she saw three Dogroon Guards walking through the area "Thanks old friend" she thought and waited until they had passed.

Nix quietly unfastened the grate as it flopped down, then she dropped down to the floor....grabbed her blowgun....extended it and used it to push the grate back up until it locked. Putting her tool away she stuck to the shadows and walked to the Lab door. Using her Fob she keyed in the code as the door slid open.

Once inside the door closed behind her as she walked over to the Computer Console. Grabbing her Fob once again she scanned the System until she found a different class one login and keyed in the sequence....now she was in the System. Taking the disc with the program that Katlyn had written for her, Nix put it in the Drive and activated the Program....now in an hour the device would work it's magic. Nix logged out of the System' grabbed the Disc, and headed for the door.

When Nix reached the door she took a small bell shaped object and placed it against the door to listen. After a few moments she could hear voices once again and they were getting closer by the minute "Figures" she could hear Dunjen say. Nix ducked behind a Console to be hidden from the door's view.

Suddenly her worst thoughts came true.....the door slid open as the three guards entered the Lab. Nix remained quiet as she grabbed the blowgun and placed a sleeping dart in it....she peeked around the Console as the Guards stood with their backs to her. She let the first dart fly then quickly loaded a second one and let that fly also. Soon both guards were on the floor with the third looking nervously around "Who's there....come out with your hands up" came the order as Nix loaded up a third dart. When his back was to her the third dart found it's target and soon he went down on the floor to join his fellow guards "That was close" Nix whispered as she went back to the door. The coast seemed to be clear so she exited the Lab heading for the vent.

Sticking to the shadows Nix stopped just short of the corner as she poked her mirror on a stick around it.....there was one more Guard heading her way so she remained still listening as she could hear him walking in hard soled boots. Grabbing one more sleeping dart she placed it between her two fingers and waited.

When the unsuspecting Guard rounded the corner Nix grabbed him around the neck and placed the dart.....seconds later he went down as Nix laid him on the floor in the shadows "I hope that's all of them for now" she whispered as she could hear Dunjen "That makes two of us."

Nix grabbed her blowgun, extended it and used the other end to open the grate back up. She jumped up and grabbed the edges of the vent and pulled herself up then latched the grate. She moved a few feet back and sat for a brief moment to rest before proceeding.

Afterwards she quietly made her way back to the entry point in the ventilation system.....grabbing the dangling rope Nix pulled herself up until she reached the top...she stopped and peeked over the top to make sure there wasn't any surprises waiting for her. Seeing that it was clear Nix hopped out of the shaft, grabbed the rope and placed the cap back over the shaft; then she wound the rope back up and placed it over her head as it was before.

Nix stooped over and walked to the end of the roof.....bent down and peeked over the edge.....no one was in the area. She threw the rope over the side and began to scale down the side of the building.....going down was certainly much easier and faster than going up.

When she hit the ground Nix looked around once more to make sure the area was clear. Keying her Terminal she sent a signal to the hook which collapsed the arms so Nix was able to pull it down along with the rope. Once the rope and hook were put away she was ready to leave.

Running to her beam in point behind some trees, Nix pulled up the flap on her suit and tapped her Comm "Transporter Room this is Dunjen.....get me out of here" and moments later Nix was gone from sight.....it was like she had never been there.

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