squeaks story:
based upon catnels story : the betrayal by coleen phylips
catnel , fire and loryn used with permission
Chapter 1 : Escape
It was a dark night the moon shone brightly across forest miles from a town or city a gentle breeze made the trees sway in unison the forest dancing in the darkness. Through the trees and undergrowth was a clearing it was brightly illuminated by spotlights and several buildings could be seen. Around the complex lay a wire fence and several camera towers stood high in the sky, The digital eyes they held scanning the area. The main building looked like a 1800s mansion its beauty spoiled by the heavy steel bars that lined the windows little window boxes hung underneath all the flowers in bloom, huge areas of bushes and climbing plants lined the walls and under the windows,
About 600 meters from the compound upon a small embankment overlooking the complex lay a figure dressed in black a silenced sniper rifle pressed against his cheek. Looking towards the one of the building windows, he could see silhouettes moving beyond the frosted glass. Training the scope on the window using a device next to the scope the black figure listened to the conversation that was taking place through an earpeice.
He could hear two men talking, one he recognised, however the other he did not as they spoke.
" You see, this will be good for us in the long run, Roberts you are a good scientist but we have orders to shut down the cat project"
The black figure listened intently a thousand thoughts going through his mind, he jumped slightly as he heard a gunshot and some yelling
He looked away from the scope and hung his head as his fingers pressed a button on his lapel. "Ferret 1 here Roberts has been taken down... I'm going in..."
Under the cover of the deep dark night he crawled through the dense grass and scrub from his sniping point towards the complex's perimeter fence,
Rusty warning signs littered the area stating WARNING: GOVERNMENT PROPERTY TRESPASSERS WILL BE SHOT as well as copious amounts of razor wire The black figure crawled past the sign and wire and reached the fence. It was at least ten to fifteen feet high and barbed wire lay across the top like a metal rosebush. Sensing something was amiss he slid a blade of grass across the wire and felt a slight tingling in his fingers telling him it was electrified. "Damn" he cursed to himself as he pulled out a small folding shovel and began to dig under the fence. a camera panned above his head but did not turn his way as he etched away at the soil.
When he had dug a sufficient hole he rolled on to his back and shuffled underneath the wire hearing a faint buzz. On the opposite side of the fence he crouched to get his bearings and dashed to a small outbuilding and lurked in the shadows glancing across the darkness He could see many guards most armed with pistols and a few submachine guns that looked like HK mp5's. He checked the area and darted along the fence using shadows and all available cover to avoid the guards.
He headed towards the side of the building he had been listening to earlier , a light had blown here and it was dark and welcoming as he noticed a pile of crates and moved near them.
He knelt and studied a piece of paper in the moonlight while trees danced nearby in the breeze causing shadows to move across the wall.
Looking around he saw the small airbrick he was after. He pulled from a pouch a small device that had a screen and a large wire coming from it turning it on the screen glowed and he inserted the wire into the hole giving him a view of the room inside.
It was a plain white room with one door and a bed some toys in a pile nearby near the ceiling there was a camera in one corner watching the bed, he twisted the wire and the view shifted. On the top of the bed lay a small white kitten that had black markings , she lay there sobbing her head covered with her paws as her tail trembled softly.
Checking there was no one else in the room he pushed a small button on the probe and spoke quietly.
"Little one can you hear me?" he saw the kitten jump in surprise and look around the room before spotting the probe.
" I am here to get you out okay just act like normal until I arrive" he saw her paw the tears from her eyes and give a small nod.
He pulled the probe out of the airbrick, he noticed some movement from the corner of his eye and went into a crouch his head snapping to the movement in the gloom he could faintly see a guard casually walking towards him, his attention turned towards the woods. The black figure scurried towards the crates and hid in a dark gap between them the darkness somehow comforting him.
His heart raced as the guard walked up to the crates and stopped, he was dressed in military camo and wore some form of body amour, a MP5 strapped to his back, the guard yawned and pulled a packet of cigarettes from his breast pocket and lit up the slight wind carrying the smoke lazily inot the night.
the guard had barely taken a drag when he heard the faint sound of metal on leather he tried to spin towards the noise as a gloved paw covered his mouth muffling his scream as a razor sharp blade was drawn across his throat, Blood erupted from the wound as a few gurrgles and gasps came from his chest the guards body then went limp and was dragged into the shadows.
Re-sheathing his knife the intruder went to the back of the mansion, at the back was a heli-pad and what seemed to be the guard barracks it was less illuminated here but there seemed to be a larger concentration of guards in the area. a few humvees could bee seen in various states of repair in a hangar and several mechanics slaved to get them working...
He dove into a bush underneath a window and crawled along until he came to a small metal cover, pulling a multi tool from his pocket he undid the screws on the grate and crawled inside resecuring the metal grille in place quietly. Inside it was dark and cool inside as he squeezed his body down the tunnel, it was barely wide enough for his shoulders and he knew fully if he was to make any noise the whole building would know.
He felt like a bullet travelling down the barrel of a gun as he wriggled towards a small vent at a intersection the light from below shining bright through the slits peering down he could see two guards talking...
"hey man... that goverment agents here dont you know?" said the younger guard
"yeah, i heard their shutting "IT" down man.. their shitting bricks at being found out.."said the other
"well at least you get to retire old man.." the younger guard laughed to himself as the old fella slapped him jokingly on the back the figure shuffled past slowly down the right hand passage
He belly crawled along best part of 5 minutes until he came to another small vent. Using the same device as earlier he peered into the room and saw the little cat still lay on the bed,
Checking no one else was there he removed the cover and rolled into the room landing on the floor without making a sound.
"shhhhhhhhh" he put a finger to his lips and the little kitten nodded.
He crept over to her and whispered softly
"My name is Squeak little one.Roberts contacted us to help him to get you out of here"
he looked around the room and the kitten studied him with her aqua eyes. She nodded again
" you must climb on my back and hold tight because I wont be able to carry you. But first we must get out of here.." her eyes looked at him doubtfully.
A few doors down in a small room full of security monitors sat a podgy guard, he sat with his feet up watching basketball on a small portable tv, A box of doughnuts and a hot cup of coffee sat nearby. His team was losing big time and he reached for his coffee, glancing at one of the cameras he could see something that should not have been there. He fell backwards off his chairsending the coffee flyaing as he stumbeld to the wall and smashed a big red button on a panel marked with the words "ALERT"
A loud siren broke the silence of the night its shriek echoing down the corridor and making squeak and the kitten jump as the guard ran out of the room and pulled out his pistol.
Squeak hissed "Damn we have been spotted" as he just finished moulding something that looked like playdough across the handle and lock of the door. "Cover your ears little one" as he held her tight.The guard was near the door as there was an almighty explosion blowing the door off its hinges sending it catapulting into the guard knocking him unconscious,
Squeak dashed through the breach the marble floor slick as his boots fought to gain purchase and he slid a little. The little cat was on his back again her claw's digging painfully into his back, he ran down the corridor towards a junction. Squeaks eyes opened wide as he saw a guard stroll briskly around the corner, The guard was startled but his hand snapped to his pistol holster and drew his gun as he shouted "FREEZE!"
Squeak stopped suddenly and went into a crouch studying his opponent. The guy looked young and possibly in his mid twenties and reeked of inexperience, his grip on his pistol was wrong and his stance was off balance. His gun trembled slightly as his aim was edging towards the kitten like he was afraid of something.
"p.p.put ...the k.k..kitten d..down on the f..f..floor and l..l...lay down ff..f.flat" he stuttered
Squeak put the kitten down and went on all fours watching for the right moment. The guard pointed slightly more towards the kitten and squeak dove forward deflecting the barrel of the gun upwards with his forearm as the gun went off.
Squeak grabbed the guard on the shoulder with the other paw and drove I knee into his chest winding him, Squeak rotated around to the guards back and got his arm under his neck effectivley putting the guard into a sleeper hold. The guard struggled but after a few seconds his body went limp and squeak lay the unconscious guard on the floor and placed the kitten on his back.
"These guys mean business" he said as he ran down the corridor the guard had emerged from. Squeak un-holstered a Mac 11 machine pistol from under his vest and chambered a round, the metal bolt making a loud "cha-cack" ahead was a fire door and he booted it open going down some steps that lead to the front of the mansion.
In the main compound Ahead of him there were three guards running towards him shouting various orders. Squeak dropped to one knee and opened fire walking the rounds across the three men. Two fell instantly falling like cut blades of grass while the other hid behind some crates for cover. Pressing the magazine release squeak let the empty mag drop and before it had hit the floor he had a fresh one in and chambered the round.
Squeaks' breathing was ragged as he ran towards the spot where his hole under the fence was. Taking the kitten off his back and crouching he put her in the hole first, Suddenly the guard who had been hiding ran around the corner firing wildly as Squeak twisted slightly and levelled his pistol and fired. The Mac 11 screamed fire and metal as he fought the recoil and empty brass landed on the small kitten making her squeal a little.
A split second later squeak was on ground and he clutched at his shoulder as he watched the guard wriggling in agony on the floorhe had been hit several times in the torso and he clutched at them as the blood flowed onto the grass. squeak slid into the hole and scooped up the kitten in his arm and ran towards his sniping spot.
The little kitten looked up and saw pain etched on squeaks face as he ran " are you okay Mr squeak?" she could see the blood running from his shoulder "I'm fine little one he panted... I'm fine.." he ran to his spot and gathered his equipment pushing a button on his radio he spoke "this is ferret one i have the package but the nest is angry" He picked up his rifle and ran towards the woods behind them.
The small branches smacked him in the face as he ran through them as the little cat spoke "where are we going?"
He smiled down at her "some where safe little one" as he saw a land rover pull up on a dirt road its lights off. "There they are" he ran up to it and opened the door and put the cat in before getting in himself and closing the door.
The kitten was surrounded by three other adults, one was a middle age big black bulky dog with a square jaw and military cropped hair who was at in the drivers seat,
Next to him sat a lean grey tabby who looked in his twenties who had some sort of gun in his hands his hair was slicked back and he wore sunglasses he didn't look back but was concentrating on the woods where they had come from , next to the little cat sat a mid twenties petite brown lapine with long wavy hair who looked down at her and smiled.
"Drive bowser" said squeak as he pulled off his balaclava. He was a grey ferret with deep brown markings on his face and bright green eyes that reflected off the moonlight, a scar could be seen on either side of his neck as he reached behind him and got a first aid kit.
The big dog looked in the mirror " are you 'kay boss?" squeak was bandaging his wound.. Nothing the doc and a good dose of bourbon can't fix." he smiled at the little cat sat there in the middle as he placed a bandage across his shoulder.
The lapine next to her looked down and spoke with a Texan accent "well, what's your name sweetie?"
The kitten smiled a little "catnell" she spoke softly.
The lapine shook her paw "well Catnell, I'm Trixie but just call me Trix 'kay?"
Catnell nodded Trix pointed "that big brute who's driving is Bowser but don't mind him he's a puppy compared to me... " she said sticking her tougue out
"the guy next to him is Seth he don't talk much 'hun but don't mind him.. And you have met Squeak.." Catnell looked up at squeak and he smiled back and looked back at the window looking into the woods for trouble
Catnell thought for a second "why did you come?" she asked softly
Squeak looked at her his eyes gentle and compassionate... " Because your daddy loved you honey, and that you are a very special person."
Catnell started to choke up... "Daa..daa..daaddyys ggone....." she sniffed burying her head into Trixie's lap her claws digging into the seat "Catnell hates the nasty men who killed daddy"
Squeak moved down gently wincing at his wound patting her head... "So do we little Catnell... so do we..."
The land rover sped off into the darkness.
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