MERCS INC.

Chapter 1: Smoke in the night

The cigarette smoke twisted and danced upon the cold night air like a lone ballet dancer moving in time with some unseen force. The embers hanging on the tip of the cigarette glowed a soft reddish orange. “Put that thing out” Jack whispered.

“Why” Louis responded.

“Do you want to be seen?”

“No.”

“Then put it out”

“Fine”

Louis hesitantly dropped it to the ground and smothered it with his boot.

“Tell me the plan” Jack commanded.

"Can't we just blow the place up?" Louis asked.

"No we can't just blow the place up, not unless you want to be considered a terrorist and hunted down by the FBI."

"Like the government has any real power, it's a figure head. Besides isn't assassination already kind of like terrorism?"

"No, it's eliminating the competition, so we can get paid." Jack answered.

"So, terrorism for hire."

"No, it's proving to Teratech that we can do something those spineless hackers can't do."

"And what's that?"

Jack smacked Louis on the back of the head.

"Kill, you idiot! We can kill. Now shut up and tell me the plan!"

"Well I can't shut up and-"

"Just tell me the damn plan!"

“Get in, shoot Baxter in the face and get out."

"You forgot something."

"What?"

“No witnesses” Jack finished.

“Ok” said Louis.

They quietly entered the building.