Chapter Credit: Pillas

Staging area 2 as soon filled with uniformed officers armed with lethal  and non lethal weapons.  The uniforms bearing the NSOPS (Nevada Special  Operations) insignia but without any rank or name indication, it was  clear this unit was not your typical law enforcement organization.   NSOPS worked directly for the Governor and has been business partnered  with the Dept. of Homeland Security, INTERPOL and the FBI since 2001.   Originally formed to counter terrorism, NSOPS has evolved to new  threats, including the threat posed by one Max Von Crucial.

“We’ve tried to contact room 101 but nobody responds, the continuum  modulation signature looks like it’s Von Crucial” Officer Peal reported

“Ok, I need a team of 6 to line up 3x3, we’ve got to get in there.   Detective James said.  “The rest of you stand by in Bravo formation in  teams of 4.  Officer Stack, your team is primary backup, Jones, your  team is rear support.”

Detective James lead his team of 3 men and 3 women into the building and  down the hall to room 101.  In standard formation, they stopped outside  the door and just before it was kicked down. Encountering Von Crucial  himself and and unidentified woman who seemed to be kneeling down. The  Tomes where nowhere to be seen.

“Looking for someone?”

“Von Crucial!” Detective James shouted  “Give up, you are out gunned and out manned this time.”

Von Crucial laughed “what guns?” and with a wave detective James looked  down to see he the weapon he was holding had turned into a giant black  vibrator.

“Stack, we need backup” he shouted into his radio but was again shocked  to see the handset had melted into a black goo and was running down his  shirt.

“Detective, too bad I don’t have time to stop and chat but I have  business to attend to.” And waved his hand, freezing everyone in the  hall.  “Don’t worry, I won’t kill you but I do need to slow you down  some, you are starting to interfere and it could be bad for business.   I’ll let you deal with some changes, so to speak, that should slow you  down a bit.”  And with a flick of a wrist the six were engulfed in a  shimmering light.

“Ta ta for now.” Von Crucial said and stepped into a portal and disappeared.

Jon James stood for a moment and then blacked out, falling unconscious to the floor with the others.

Light flashed and in the distance he could hear someone calling his name.