Epilogue Pt. 2 – Brave New World

—St. Claire  – One Month Later—   

“Did we get the parts for the Shelby?” Gavin asked, going over the list of inventory as Ray locked the garage doors and pulled them shut.

“Not yet. I spoke with our distributor. He said he’ll have a shipment by Friday so we should get ours this Monday.”

“Sounds good.”

“Hey, Gav, you got a phone call.”

“Take a message!”

“I tried. The chick says it’s urgent.”

Chapter 02: Caught in the Act

“Here’s the rundown: President Thompson will be in town for two days. He is making an appearance on Wake the Nation with Martin Stein. Prior to that he will begin his procession downtown then he is scheduled for a small luncheon at the Hyperion Hotel with visiting dignitaries and local politicians before hopping back on his plane and heading for Maryland. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is…”

“To figure out WET’s angle and stop them before they assassinate the United States President,” Alexa interrupted.

“Precisely!” Kasper said with an evil laugh as he drummed the tips of his fingers together. “Sorry. I had a late night—and probably a little too much Mission Impossible.”

“I thought it was good.”

“Yeah? I felt like I went a little heavy on the laugh.”

“Nope! It was perfectly maniacal.”

Chapter 02: After the Fall

“I thought you said you had this under control!” Alexa yelled over the ringing of the fire alarm.

“I did! How could I have known they placed a server redundancy that encrypts and moves the data offline?” he asked as he pulled a hard drive from one of the cabinets.

“Damn it, K!”

“Well the good news is I was able to secure a portion of the data before the alarm sounded. The bad news: it may not be enough for what we’re after.”

“We’ll worry about that later. Our only concern now is getting out of this building alive!”

Chapter 02: To Catch a Predator

“Hannah!” Gavin yelled, chasing after her as she quickly rushed towards her Audi. She grabbed a small, black duffel bag from beneath the spare tire in her trunk and tossed it onto the passenger seat. “Hannah, will you stop, please?”

“Gavin, get your family to a hotel and call the police.”

“And what are you going to do?”

“I have to find my friend.”

“Alright, then I’m coming with you.”

“No, you’re not. It’s too dangerous.”

“And how is it any safer for you?”

“It isn’t. But unlike you, I’ve had extensive training in combat, can you say the same?” she asked and waited for his response. “Like I said, get your family to a hotel. I’ll call you when I’m done.”

“Wait a second, that’s it? You’ll call when you’re done?”

Chapter 02: Blown Away

A grizzly scene was discovered earlier this morning at the Alpha
Delta Rho fraternity house at Manchester State University.
Four men were found brutally tortured and mutilated in their own beds.
Police have identified the victims as Ben Rowlands,
Christian Fellows, Ross Patterson, and Thomas Flynn. These men were
recently on trial for the gang rape of a fellow University
student Nina McCarthy. Police at this time
have no suspects and no arrests have been made.
Coming up on Channel 7 News, how safe
is your family pet…

Chapter 02: Mousetrap

“Geez, do people eat lunch on their lunch breaks anymore?” Alexa whispered to herself as she tailed her newest target. Gavin Stark had a fairly busy schedule it would seem. He had taken her from his job at Jack Jones BWAN on Madison, to a small café on Lexington, to a tattoo parlor on Fairbanks, to a jewelry store on 18^th and Pine, and back to his auto shop all within the span of an hour. Unsure if he would stay put for longer than ten minutes, she hadn’t left the comforts of her rental car. “Come on baby. Let me see that pretty face.”