AOA: Subterfuge

Story by QuakeTheBadDragon on SoFurry

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#5 of The Adventures of Ain


The wing cover slightly squeezed his wings causing slight discomfort as Ain adjusted the setting on his armor from his forearm. After a few moments of tweaking he finally got it to a right amount of pressure. He opened his wings and the black casing over his wings opened and exposed a thin metal membrane. He closed them back and they folded straight against his back which would usually be uncomfortable but his wings were resting against the soft padding of the coverings. The armor adjusted to his body and fit over him like a second layer of scales, it was rubber like material in how bent with his movement but at the same time felt tough like steel. The armor came with an assortment of features he was only interested was adjusting the colors so he changed the outer portion to gold and the midsection to black.

"Are you finished?" Glare called from the other side of the door. Ain splashed water on his scales making them glisten.

"You happy now?" Ain asked as he finished putting his gun on his waist,it was held by a magnetic holster and placed his sword against his back.

"The comms are on so we can hear what you're hearing and if need be see what you're seeing." Ryan said as he handed Zach and Ain a set of contacts and small black ear piece, he placed a small white patch in his hand. "This is a truth patch it's extremely experimental and we don't know what the affects are but this will come in handy. Just place it somewhere on her body and she should tell the truth." Ryan looked Ain dead in his eyes. "Remember this is- Zach cut him off. "Strictly for intel, make sure the enemy doesn't suspect we know anything and try to find out what they know about us." Everyone nodded in agreement. "Don't forget if the situation gets out of control we will be there." Glare warned as they walked out the door, Ain rolled his eyes. They've only been together for a few days and Glare reminded him of his mom. "Looks like we have to seduce our host" Ain giggled to Zach, as they loaded into the elevator. He heard a gasp from the other side of his ear piece. He had already forgot that they were listening on the other side. They took a short elevator ride to the room they were supposed to stay in. Zach touched his paw stopping him before he opened the door. "Remember we cannot speak of anything that might compromise the mission." Ain gritted his teeth yeah he wasn't the smartest person on the team but that didn't mean that he didn't know what do. They sat on the bed it was firm nothing compared to the ultra soft bed in the room that they where staying in. He texted Sally. They heard people running back and forth throughout the hotel room. "I wonder when Glare and Ryan are gong to get back from their recon mission." Ain winked at Zach as he spoke. "They said they might be gone for the rest of the night." "I can't believe they left us." Zach took it a step further. "We don't know what to do we're only rookies." After a couple minutes of going back and forth explaining what they planning on doing with Zach there was a knock on the door. Ain clicked a button on the door revealing a pink and black sergal he clicked it again and the glass opaqued as he opened the door. "Glad you could make it." The sergal head looked realistic Ain had a hard time looking away. "It looks so real. Ain put paw out to feel the material it was soft but no where close to the real thing. "Aright enough gawking my fursuit." Sally joked as she took the head off. "Are your parents gone?" Sally asked as she looked around the room the room. "You mean our friends?" Ain asked as he moved a couple of his dreads out of his face. "No they definitely seemed more of the parent type or like a commanding officer." Sally said. "And whats with the armor? It looks real. She looked Ain over. he had already figured that she was going to ask this question, so he preemptively dulled the shininess of his armor.

"Its carbon fiber."

"Ask her where she is planning on taking you guys." Ain heard Ryan's voice come through the tiny ear piece. "Where are you planning on taking us?" Ain blurted out. Not the smoothest way to ask a question but it would have to do. "Oh it's a little rave that's happening in the bottom of the hotel." Sally answered

Ain eyebrows slowly raised, hopefully it wasn't like the parties back at home because that could compromise the mission. But before he could even protest he heard Zach agree to the meeting. Ain made eye contact with Zach and shook his head. Zach shrugged his shoulders in response.

They left the room, Ain felt his heart rate slow when where outside the room it was super hard to guard his words and the idea that humans where watching them made his scales itch. The more they walked the more they talked and it felt like they were getting close to there first clue.

"So Sally what exactly do you do? Ain asked and tried to sound as genuine as possible.

She paused obviously thinking about it. "I...uh...I work for the military." She finally squeezed out as they loaded into the elevator. "What about you two?"

Ain nodded at Zach while her back was turned, to let him know that he would let him talk for them. "how interesting we also work for the military, or at least we are training to." Zach laughed.

"Nice work kid now get her to admit that they have been watching us. something that couldn't know with out following us.

"Funny how life works." Sally laughed. "what are you guys planning on doing in the military?"

This time Ain spoke up. "working with the peace corps helping planets get back on their feet after a war." Ain was being as passive aggressive as he could with out out them. "What about you? Ain forced a smile at her.

"Oh I've wanted to work as a spy, something that always excited me was being someone else besides myself and hence being a furry." as She said this the elevator doors opened. He was getting used to flash travel. He heart began to pound as he placed the the patch in his hand. What he was about to do was going to go against his moral code but he didn't want to be here longer than he needed to. The room was dark with slowly pulsing lights that went with the beat of the music. The room was moving with bodies and as Ain and Zach stared around the room out of the corner of his eye he saw Sally grab his hand, he felt the patch get warm, she pulled him away. They quickly disappeared deeper into the party, Ain walked into the room and it was instantly hot and reeked of alcohol making him queasy. He used his broad shoulders to create space as they walked, the music was low enough to hear people talking around him. He saw a orange and white fox and his heart began to race and stopped him in his tracks, but the person removed their mask. Ain breathed sigh of relief. "Thanks for showing us this amazing place." Ain lied. "We love our room." "Yeah you're welcome." Sally continued to drag him past people.." It was easy getting you into that room. We had to get you comfortable to get your guards down." She looked at him slightly confused. "Oh you're wondering why you can't stop yourself from lying?" Ain asked he showed her his paw with the patch on it. "I could ask you any question, like what do you think of me? Or what are planning for us?"

Ain almost laughed as he watched her try and fight not saying anything but to no avail "I know this is weird coming from a human but you are cute and I just wanted to dance with you." Sally said.

Ain wished he could have been surprised he wished that he didn't see this coming. But he did and he wasn't even going to entertain the idea of them being together."Why are you after us." Nothing more then business, He wiped the smile off of his face.

"Derrick belongs to us we created him." Sally whispered into his ear.

"Yeah you created a murdering machine." Ain growled into her ear. "He needs to go to prison."

"We have this whole place bugged so if you're planning on leaving then think again." Sally chuckled into his ear. "We have been watching you since you got here and once we found out where you are staying then it's game over for you and your friends."

"Zach and Ain get out of there." Glare shouted through the mic.

Ain released Sally and made his way to the elevator. His heart started to race no way where they going to let Derrick get taken tomorrow. As he was a lost in thought he didn't see the small figure standing in front of him until he walked into them."

"My God, Ain is that you?" He heard a light regal accent come from the figures mouth. He quickly ripped his ear piece out and turned it off. This day was going bad to worse in a matter of minutes.

Ain crossed his arms across his chest. "And what did I do to earn the honor of speaking to the prince?" Ain stood at his full height the scent of fox immediately hit his nose.

The Prince of Hozon was standing before him he was wearing long silk scarf that was gold and a silk shirt that was crisp red and gold trimming, it brought out the color in of his orange fur color, the shirt looked as if it detracted dirt it was fresh and shinning even in the dim lighting and he wore white pants that was the same color of his chest fur. His lips arched into a smirk a look that Ain knew not to trust.

Oh don't be like that hun." The prince of Hozon got a little closer as the music changed to a energetic tune. He felt the prince's wonder over him like he was a slab of meat.

"Not a chance Dylan." Ain growled. "I will never forget what you did when we dated."

"Who is this?" Ain heard a voice come from behind him. He turned and seen Zach approaching. Shit this is not good.

"Uh this is the prince of Hozon who is leaving now." Ain fumbled over his words. To his disappointment neither bit. Ain sighed. "This is my ex." he pointed at Dylan who he dated in high school, he had been fooled into doing so many things that got him into a lot of trouble because of how in love he was with the fox but no longer.

"Ah you dated the prince." Zach souI nded a bit confused. "like as in the King's son."

"Yup that tends to be how it works." Dylan growled at Zach, and Ain let out an audible groan. "The dragon was sated for a while but he decided that I was a no good lying piece of-"

"You shut your mouth we are leaving." Ain cut off Dylan smoke at this point was spilling out of his mouth. "You are just like your father its disgusting. Ain growled at Dylan. "To think that you're better than everyone and you can do whatever you want is going to get you killed." Ain tried to cut him with his words, as he grabbed Zach arm and lead them to the Elevator.

"Well just be prepared for tomorrow anything honey because anything could happen." Dylan gave a slight chuckle as Ain as they got on to the elevator with. This left him with a sour taste in his mouth. He knew Dylan and his father. They were capable doing some serious damage and it shook Ain to core.

As they traveled up the elevator choosing to take the old one that actually went up floors. Ain was silent he was fighting back tears as best he could. Zach came over and hugged him. He began to cry hard wiping his salty tears on his friend's shoulder.

"What did he do to you?" Zach asked as he patted Ain on the back. As Ain let his arms hang at his side.

"He promised me a whole lot but in return I had to do and steal things for him." Ain voice cracked. He hated appearing weak but he couldn't pull himself together.

"Oh man that's rough." Zach sighed. "Next time I see him I'll give him a piece of my mind."

That made Ain wonder if he would see Dylan again. Ain made a decision if he did he would let the bastard know what he did to him and how it made him feel. He had to make peace with what happened to him, he never got to do so because of the attack om Hozon.

"You got it buddy." Ain smiled, Zach always raised Ain mode no matter how bad he felt.

"What happened?" Glare sitting on the couch of their presidential suite. "You're lines went dead after we said get back here." Ain orange eyes made contact with Zach steel gray eyes pleading him not to say anything.

"They must have scrambled our signals." Zach responded quickly. Ain breathed a sigh of relief.

Their COs nodded their heads. "All you've done good now for us to step in." Ryan spoke as stood in the middle of the room. "We have to leave tomorrow and I'm not going to sugar coat it, this is the hardest escape that I've pulled off and it's only going to work if we all corporate and work together." His eyes settled on Rocko and Derrick.

"We are sticking to a buddy system." Glare joined Ryan in the center of the room. "I'll be leading team B which includes Derrick and Ain and Ryan will take the others." Ain sighed in relief it was easier dealing with Gare but he stared Derrick something about the white wolf that rubbed him wrong.

"Since Zach and Derrick are same height then we can bait and switch them." Ryan said.

"How we planning on fooling them with something so simple?" Ain raised his hand and asked.

"We have to scramble their signals and you guys will be leaving out of a back door out of the basement and hopefully we can leave out the front." "We could always go through then commando style." Derrick chuckled from the seat next to him. "I'm basically immortal.

"How much I want to test that theory out we have rookies that have not been cleared for a full out assault." Ryan stared at Derrick.

"At this point theses two should get a room_." _Ain quietly chuckled to Zach.

With that said everyone was dismissed to get so rest. Ain was laying next to Zach on the bed, he looked up at the ceiling. He wondered if he would survive the next day.

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