The man in suit and tie made his way to me as it became clear we’d have to make an impossible escape. I didn't know his mission nor did he know mine, but all I could tell is that we were on the same side, and besides, it seemed like my mission was a bust. “I don’t know who you are, why you’re here but I know you’re not my enemy, so I’m going to need you to watch my back,” he said without hesitation.
“I’m Lara, by the way,” she said as she nodded at my insane request for her backup, as I surveyed the troubled situation we were. The armed men hadn't found us yet, but I needed to make sure, live or die, that the doomsday device was destroyed. Two men showed up at the rear of the army unarmed, these had to be the masterminds behind this madness. Both in suits, grey and white, one with broken nose, and the other one donning glasses. Upon further inspection I recognized them as Kane and Lynch respectively. The one with a broken nose started as their men continued the frantic search for us. “You think you can stop this, 47?” Kane bellowed. “This plan was preordained long before what we know as civilization, the Mayans saw this coming, why won’t you and your cohorts accept my will?”
“The Dog Days are over, we’re going to plunge this world into darkness and forge it anew.” He stammered on. So my suit and tie ally was called 47, and these men, Kane and Lynch wanted to exact the Mayan calendar’s will by bringing forth the end of the will as we know, and this machine would be the key. They spoke of their Just Cause, a cause to reshape the world and its hierarchy with them at the helm of this Defiance against the old world, reminding me of the Blood Omen Chronicles mentioned by my research.
“Gold, silver, platinum, and everything born of The Metal Age will mean nothing in our new world order, we will reshape the world to our fitting, and if you’re not with us, you’ll be among the Dead Men, taking out our Midway and Pacific Battlestations is of no consequence, as we’ll find and dispose of you.”
Their little speech led me to one of my crazy ideas. I looked back to Lara and said, “Listen I’m going to need you to cover my back and follow my lead”
I agreed with him, what else was I going to do? He put on a pair of night vision goggles, and then tossed a pair to me which I promptly put on. He then tossed a trio of grenades out of opposite sides of the little refuge that hid us. I took out my side arm, a glock, and he gave the signal as the grenades went off, and I followed he leaped over our cover.
Having set off more bombs, I lunged over our cover with Lara at my back, both of us taking down targets that were still disoriented by the blast. I couldn't see Kane and Lynch anymore, but that didn't matter, they weren't the mission. My Hail Mary would have to do in this situation. I took out 5 EMP grenades in the hopes of completely shutting down all the lights. Setting them off did exactly what I’d hoped for, keeping Lara and my advantage intact.
Running closely behind 47, I was making no one had a clear sight of him, and that meant taking down mercenaries, left, right, and center, and without lights, thanks to the EMPs, they were ripe for the picking in their confusion. We eventually made our way to the doomsday device, and 47 began setting up heavy duty C4 accompanied by EMP charges around the circular device. As soon as he was done, we were back to the business of fighting our way out, moving the tune of gunfire; in the hopes of finding the cavern entrance I used to find this place.
Lara pointed me in the direction of an entrance she’d used; it had no real resistance so it was a no-brainer. As soon we found the tunnel, I set off every single explosive and EMP I’d placed on the device. Today would not be the end of the world.
As 47’s explosives went off, the cave started falling apart behind us as mercs bellowed in confusion and pain. All I knew, was that I’d found a new world of danger, and I’d live another day to tell the tale. That is the tale of how Agent 47 and Lara Croft met and saved the world together.
“Wait, you’re telling me you two saved the world from a plot bring back the dark ages? And now you sit here on your tenth wedding Anniversary?” the bartender asked in an incredulous tone.
“That’s exactly what we’re saying,” Lara replied as she looked into 47’s eyes, eyes that were no longer devoid of emotion, as he sat on the bar-stool next to her.
“We’re just waiting on our next adventure,” 47 said as he took Lara by the hand, wondering what the world had in store for them.
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And there's my entry, rough around the edges since short story-telling is hard. Good fun though
