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Cool Darkness
by Matthew Carpenter



Chapter 5 : A Thorn in Paradise



"So what the hell happened in there?" questioned Nemesis
looking towards the front of the van in Nebulus' direction.

"I was watching you more than I was watching myself" told a
disgusted Nebulus, completely shamed by his performance or lack there
of.

"At least you know a sign when you see one. What happened to
Jack?"

"What do you mean, what happened to Jack" rudely snapped
Nebulus who turned around to give Nemesis the evil eye.

"We lost him before we got to the strike zone. Where'd he go? I
thought he was supposed to follow us all the way out."

"I don't know. Maybe he bumped into ICE or something. Why
don't we get back there quickly and find out" Nebulus pointed out to
Donna who pushed her foot into the floor, accelerating the van as she
drove on into the city.

Not soon enough for Nebulus' liking, the van pulled in front of
the garage door of the warehouse. Nemesis calmly hopped out of the
back door of the van and proceeded to open the door. The van came to a
quiet stop with the garage door crashing down behind it. The lights
were still on; the office door to the underground comps was still shut.

"Jack! Hey Jack! Where the hell are you shit-head!?" yelled
Nemesis, feeling a little funny about the whole situation. Walking to the
back of the van, he picked up his rifle and proceeded to walk towards the
office door. He was followed by Nebulus and eventually Slash, who had
had enough of Jack's clowning around. Screwing around on the nets is
one thing, but leaving a team in the thick of a job is another.

They approached the office door and found it still locked from the
inside. Nebulus walked over to a nearby desk, reached into the top
drawer and picked up a magnetic key. He returned to the door and
inserted the flat key into the slot just under the door handle which
produced a soft pop as the lock disengaged. Nebulus opened the door and