08-28-2010, 06:02 AM
The Organization knew that this assignment could not be completed by these two men. One alone would have been able to finish the task without effort, but the two combined would jeopardize everything. Themselves, the assignment. Even the Organization itself. It had happened several times before and would continue to happen. The Organization understood this. So did the two men.
In the silence behind their target's home, the two stood at ease. They had been told that the target had been sedated and would not awaken for another five hours. The long walk had shown that the target lived in isolation. There were no neighbors to disturb. But they had been given a leisurely three hours to complete a two hour task. And they planned on using the extra hour appropriately.
Each was confident in his abilities, Iro with his thumb stroking back the trigger and Sei signaling soundlessly to his cookie minions. The battle began when Sei drew his sword, striking with his poisoned blade in the next second. His first weapon was disarmed almost immediately, caught in the customized chain of Iro's pocketwatch and jerked from his grip.
Iro follows with a counterattack, firing in the second Sei is off guard drawing a second weapon. Sei dodges a moment too late, but is saved by an alert cookie minion who sacrifices himself to take the shot. Both pause in a moment of silence for the lost cookie, for wasted desert is a terrible sin.
But the moment ends, and both are now anticipating the other's attack. Iro is ambushed by the remaining cookie minions, who are determined to avenge their fallen friend. Sei sees an opening and attacks as Iro busies himself destroying the attacking cookies!
But Iro grabs the final cookie minion and holds it before him, shielding himself! Sei is unwilling to sacrifice another minion for his sake and hesitates. This is all Iro needs to fire another round. These find their mark.
The hour has passed. Iro has returned to the Organization. He reports a completed assignment and a causality. No further explanations are asked.
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