Chapter 10

Beau was sweating heavily as he lay on concrete floor. Pain spiked through his body from his thighs. He had a bottle of Jack Daniels half empty next to him with bottle cap on. He stared up at the ceiling. His communicator buzzed next to him. He ignored it for four buzzing until he finally snatched up from the floor and pushed the green botton.

“What’s the problem?” He said.

There was a long pause. “Your in pain.” E said over the communicator. “How bad is it?” She asked.

“What’s the problem?” Beau repeated the question again.

“Artemus is missing. The President sent us a care package offer. We need you here. I can get Rider to find her if you need an hour to get your body ready.” E said.

Beau laughed tiredly. He needed a least a day of rest. “Rider and Artemus don’t get on well and you’ll only get jealous if they’re together. I’ll find her. Give me another hour to find her and get her to the spot.” He said and ended communication with her.

Beau had to push himself to a sitting position but he fell back several times until he was able to get himself up fully and then with a wave his hand his legs attached to his sore stumps. The pain spiked threw him and he grabbed up the bottle downing the rest a little of the liquor and popping in two pills into his mouth. Tears flowed from his eyes because of the intense pain he was undergoing currently. He wiped them away harshly with a rough hand. He glared at himself.

“Come on man. Hold it together. Just a little longer. Your close. Your close to getting them out. Keep it together just a little longer. You got it.” He said.

Beau got up with a loud snarl and groan. He stood sweating and limped over toward his mirror and basin. He looked at his face pale blue face. His eyes were red and his face sweaty. He looked like shit warmed over. He washed himself off slipping on a hoodie and he focused as his helmet slipped on and hid his face.

He straightened up and looked at his wrist watch. “Artemus location.” He said.

The wrist watch expanded out with a digital map of the city area. A location coordinates popped up. He held out his hand and his pistol came to his hand. He walked over to his coat rack and slipped on his gun his gun holster and put his pistol on and then his jacket. He walked over to door with lock on it and waved a hand over it and it opened.

Beau opened the door and slipped out into the darkness. His mask had a night vision quality to it and helped. He started out and then blinded into his surrounding as he kept off away. He walked quickly and kept going to the location he had in mind.

He came into a gang war between two rival mutant gangs. He crept around the fight until he found where Artemus was being held kept depredated destroyed car. A huge man was working over and attempted to take her clothes off. He was having a hard time. A dark glow of energy was around his body.

Beau took out his pistol and shot the bastard in the back of the head. He shoved the body aside with his boot as he reached for Artemus but shoved him back taking his pistol from him and fired it at Beau’s head. One round hit his head not harming his head but the impact gave him a headache instantly.

She stared at me shaking. I sat on the floor staring at her. “Artemus. We got them to reach out to us. I know it’s hard but I need you to keep it together until we can get our people out of here. Hold it together. You don’t need to die here. You got a future. We have our plan. We’re close.” He said.

Artemus laughed softly. “What are you going to do when you get out.” She asked.

Beau was going to die or become a drunk but he didn’t want to say that out loud. He saw Artemus go still she finally lowered his pistol and held it out to him. Beau shook his head and help up another pistol in his hand. “Keep it to remember me. It’s a new type.” He said.

“Your the best of us Techno. You know the play. We’re using you to get the normals to finally let us out of this hell.” She said.

Beau shook his head getting to his feet. “Don’t give me that bullshit. I got nothing in this world but you and our people. Take care of our people when you get out. Rider is going to need the most watching. E is going to be working hard on a solution to save him. Don’t worry about me Artemus Just take care of my friends. Please.” He said.

“Shit. Okay. Okay.” Artemus said.