TWW -- Ryan: Checkmate.

The Twilight War -- Ryan: Checkmate...

[17, DECEMBER, 2013 -- 1402 -- ALL SYSTEMS WITHIN OPERATING PARAMETERS]
Ryan look through the hologram at the woman across the table from him.
Like him she was dressed in a pristine white suit, her hair pulled back and begining to shoot through with grey. Neither wore the uniform mirrorshades, not in here.
"Agent Kelley, are we ready?" The woman's voice was quiet and sure.
"On my mark Jones. 5,4,3,2..."
And the holographic display began to move....

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"Ready Nic?"
"Does the pope shit in the woods?"
"Begining transfer."
And suspended from her former lover and cabalmates chains Leigh began to shift the threads and send Niccolo Tserovich across space and time.

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[17, DECEMBER, 2013 -- 1403 -- MODEL 5.217.13/b ENGAGED]
"Begining translocation process." The woman's hands picked deftly through the image between them.
"Activating operative 5.217.3: designation Tserovich, Niccolo." The man wached the light play before him as his Agent materialized in the center of the target zone.
"Translating advanced equipment...."

***** "Leigh," the man in the black trenchcoat spoke in his mind. "I'm in, lock it down."
On the other side of Boston Leigh began to weave the threads, reinforcing reality around the building.
Niccolo reached into his coat and drew-

***** [17, DECEMBER, 2013 -- 1403 -- MODEL 5.217.13/b ENGAGED]
Jones grined through the hologram. "Thunderhead x-15 prototypes sucessfully translated.

***** -two huge hand cannons which he opened fire with before he realized what was going on.
Just as two force-grown replicants rounded the corner and drew down on the man inthe black coat time began to crawl.
"Thought you could use a few extra minutes." the laughing thought of the asian woman echoes in the Angel of Death's head.

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[17, DECEMBER, 2013 -- 1403 -- MODEL 5.217.13/b ENGAGED]
The two watched as the lone figure made it's way to the center of the image and set an explosive charge.
"Are we okay?" the man asked quietly.
A brief nod, "Operative 5.217.2, has the area secured. The blast won't even leave the building."
"Excellent, removing operative 5.217.3."

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"Leigh, now."
And Niccolo felt himself folded and slip sideways through reality, re-appearing in the living room of the old vicotrian house.
Leigh was waiting for him downstairs.
"It's done?" she asked.
In answer an explosion went off in the distnace, Leigh closed her eyes.
"It's done." she said.
Niccolo returned from the kitchen with two classes of scotch, he hands one to Leigh.
"To fallen comrades." They raised their glasses, and through their minds floated images of Burke and Ryan, of Euclid and Tennyson, and of all the others who had fallen in this war.
And then they went to bed.

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[17, DECEMBER, 2013 -- 1405 -- ALL SYSTEMS WITHIN OPERATING PARAMETERS]
The two figures watched the building core itself out.
"One down." Ryan said, tossing Ali a can of erg.
"You think they know it's us?" She asked.
"Why would they? You and I never knew who was directing us. Besides it's better this way. They're more effective."
The two drank in silence for a few moments.
"So Tau Ceti next huh?" Ali finally asked.
"Yeah...FTL's always a bitch, let's grab some sleep."
They shut off the display, and then they went to bed.

***** Author's note:
Thank you one and all to the players of the ST of the Twilight War, I've been spoiled, and can't wait to see what we come up with next!
sean m. gomez
14-feb-2000 [End Transmission]