Is this destiny?

~ Washington State, Undisclosed location ~

Wednesday

11:21 AM

Sarah and Aiden are in a dense evergreen forest, nearby Mount Rainier.

The thick snow is covering the ground and light flurries are speckling the air, making it look like a winter wonderland. But neither of them is enjoying the scenery.

"Is this why you wanted to know the location of the cabin ahead of time?", Aiden grumbled a question to which he knows the answer.

His sight is darting between an isolated warehouse and Sarah.

They know that the warehouse is just a facade for an underground base owned by one of Lebedev's branch families.

Sarah is squatting in the snow while arranging drones in front of her. She has ten of them. It will be enough for this mission.

"If you help me, we can finish faster and head to the cabin.", she reminded him while ignoring his protests.

He squatted by her side and took a drone out of the backpack to confirm the connection. He might as well help out so that they finish faster.

"Is it wise to do this during the day?", Aiden asked with some hope that she will change her mind. They came for a vacation, and this is NOT what he had on his mind.

Now he knows why she asked for their stuff to be delivered to the cabin ahead of time. She wanted a free backpack so that she can carry drones.

Sarah shrugged. "Day or night, they are not expecting us to hit here because it's way outside our current influence."

The drones flew up in the air and disappeared.

Sarah used Eve-vision to see what the drones are doing.

"We are on.", Sarah said with a smile while handing a white mask to Aiden.

Both of them are wearing completely white clothes, even their backpacks are white, and it's difficult to spot them.

The door is closed tightly, but the drones are small and flat, and they used air vents to get inside the underground facility.

Six unsuspecting people were knocked out by the invisible drones silently and Eve put the video surveillance on the loop before Sarah and Aiden walked in leisurely. They didn't remove their masks, just in case if they missed something. You can never be too careful.

The storage room had number of boxes filled with machine guns and pistols. It was too heavy to carry for the two of them, so they blew them up. The rule is that if they can't use it, they will destroy it.

Aiden copied several terabytes of data which was not connected to the network and deleted the local storage. Eve will help them analyze it later.

Sarah was curious about an old-fashioned safe. It has a big dial with numbers and a handle which looks like a steering wheel on a sailboat.

"Why do they need a safe in a secret underground facility?", Sarah mused.

Aiden saw that the safe sparked her interest, and he was curious about its contents as well. But it's heavy so they can't carry it with them, which left him with a question: "Do you know how to break into one?"

"Not yet.", Sarah mumbled while instructing Eve to identify the type of the safe and to send the instructions on how to break into one.

Aiden propped his chin with his fist and enjoyed watching Sarah while her eyes were lit up like a kid who got a new toy. Ah, she loves solving puzzles… and this looks like a puzzle. It was a while since he saw Sarah this excited about something.

More than half an hour later, the safe popped open.

Both Sarah and Aiden craned their necks to see what is inside… a large piece of paper rolled up and held with a rubber band. It is a map.

Sarah and Aiden understood that it's important if it's held in a safe but didn't think much about it. After confirming that it's only a paper without any trackers, they kept it in the backpack and headed out.

On the way out, Sarah took a white spray paint and made a symbol on the main entry door: a circle with eight arrows coming out of the circle. That is the symbol of Chaos. They do that when they hit targets which are not destroyed, to leave their mark behind.

They want Lebedevs to find out that they were here. It will send them a message that they are not safe because Chaos is coming.

Sarah smiled while looking at her handiwork and imagining King and his men scratching their heads as they try to figure out who these Chaos-people are.

They are intercepting King's communication and they are enjoying the fact that King does not know it's them. Less than four months ago he had them, and he let them go… a foolish move. He made a mistake by capturing them, hurting them… and his biggest mistake is that he let them go. And right now, he is paying for that mistake.

Sarah was thinking if they should kill the unconscious six people who were guarding the place, but Aiden persuaded her not to because they are on a vacation. He also added that Lebedevs will punish them anyway and there is no need for them to dirty their hands.

After packing the drones, Sarah and Aiden left the facility on their skis, slightly deviating from their destination course.

About five minutes later, Sarah and Aiden placed small explosives with timers set for one minute and rushed down the mountain. The explosives created a mini-avalanche. It is necessary to hide their tracks in case someone decides to follow them.

They came here by departing from a popular ski resort track. It will be impossible for Lebedevs to find out who of many skiers came to attack them. But tracks leaving the warehouse are a different thing.

Sarah and Aiden had fun descending toward the cabin. Aiden led the way. Somehow, he always knows where he is and which way to go. Sarah is happy that he is by her side because she can focus on not missing that next hill which will allow her to jump and twist in a way that will make Aiden look at her in admiration… just how she looks at him. His backflips are amazing.

Other than acrobatics, they both get an adrenaline buzz from speed. Even without an open challenge there was a competition who will go faster. They always motivate each other to go faster, to be better.

Aiden slowed down and gestured with his hand slightly to the right.

Sarah understood that they are getting close to their destination.

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