From snow to desert
"This is unbelievable." Even Myrene who was almost never fazed by anything was a little giddy at the moment. He had heard tons of things about this TARDIS but now looking at the 3D hologram screen, just like others, she too was amazed.
"Is the TARDIS in stealth mode?"
"Of course, it's camouflaged." Sigret replied with a hint of pride. She had mastered this awesome flying machine and she would probably be its pilot forever. Of course she wouldn't go anywhere without the permission of Robin but in the end she was the one who could take Robin and her friends to places.
Robin didn't bother with the pride of Sigret and put on the blue armor of Blue Beetle. With that he took a step outside of the door only to feel the gust of hot air right in his face. He was wearing the suit but it still let him feel the temperature of the place that he had just stepped in. He also noticed that he had heightened senses now, which he could easily tune on and off whenever he wanted.
Heightened senses weren't always good as it meant that his brain might receive too much information than he should be able to process. Plus another downside being able to sense is that sometimes if you got hurt, then it would be more painful as well. So at the end all those powers might look fancy at the beginning but in reality it might be a totally opposite case.
After Robin stepped out, Sigret and Myrene too were out after wearing their battle armor. Myrene had put up a total black mask that covered her hair too. She didn't need to wear a mask that had holes in them to see with her eyes as she used a visor from the get go.
Sigret took a totally different approach. She changed her face and even her hair color had changed to a regular brunette.
"You could always do that?"
"Of course. I am an android that could change the gender too if you prefer."
"You are fine with what you look like." Robin didn't care how she looked but it couldn't be denied that he liked the little ego boost he had got himself when some audience would look at him with a face that screamed 'how lucky is this guy?' or 'how rich is this guy?' from both men and women.
Who didn't like a good ego boost?
"Shall we?" Myrene asked as he was impatient to try her hands on the lightsaber.
"We can but you both are not allowed to take a step until the situation gets out of control."
Myrene and Sigret nodded their heads. The place where they had stepped in was a little old building and could easily be judged by the fact that the rooftop wasn't in its best condition. The town was small and from their place they could see the glittering city of Cairo.
They were quite a few miles away from the main city and this place had a little less number of lights per square meter. It was also the fact that it was very late at night and everybody was supposedly sleeping at this time.
Robin's eyes lit up in blue light out of nowhere. Like Superman, Blue Beetle could also use X-ray type vision to look beyond walls. He looked under his feet to see if their location was correct. He saw 12 men scattered on two floors.
Some 8 men on the top floor and 4 on the ground floor. And apart from that there were two dogs. One man on the ground floor was sitting in a chair half asleep. This person has probably been given the work of looking out to watch over night while the rest were fast asleep.
"How come everyone is together in the same place today? Don't they have a family?"
"They are supposed to attack tomorrow night and the leader of this group is very strict and wants everybody to spend the day together making plans. This would be the first major attack on a group of foreigners after a very long time and they would have to make sure not to look at it like a coordinated attack in the cameras and more like an attack against the western establishment."
"Seems like they have thought it out well. Pity that it would never come to fruition." Robin was quite confident that everything would go fine and he had all the rights to feel so. Since there were dogs on the ground floor it was better to take care of at the beginning.
"RAAN MIR TAH" (Animal allegiance)
These simple words of power were used by him to silence the dogs who had started waking up after getting the smell of Robin and others from the ground floor. It was also done to make sure that these dogs would be his ally in this attack.
Without further wasting of time, Robin and the girl duo went downstairs through the narrow staircase and reached the top floor. There were a couple of chairs and a singular table. The 8 men were scattered in two rooms and were sleeping on the floor.
The room was quite spacious but had only a single window which was closed. They slept on thick rugs that served as their cushion.
Robin saw these sleeping bumps and gave a kick at one person on his leg. The kick was quite a heavy one and the guy woke up with a start and gave a loud shout. Robin didn't want to wake the neighbours so he punched the guy on the face.
But this was enough of an alarm bell to wake everyone up in the room and also the 4 men on the ground floor. Everyone rushed to the place where they heard the shout. The men who were already sleeping in the room from before stood up within a second.
The men here were quite trained and rushed to Robin in a moment's notice. At first they were a little disheveled with the three extra people in their room wearing western dress and one wearing a very weird suit but it didn't matter to them.
'Act first, talk later.'
The men at first rushed to Robin and threw him punches and kicks. But what welcomed them was a violent counterattack. Robin glided through the attacks like a pro and retaliated just like someone who had just come out of a Hong Kong movie.
Robin delivered kicks and punches at their most vulnerable places. Each attack made their bodies convulse and groan in pain. Robin also made sure that each attack would cause them to fall down and not scream like the first person.
He had made a big mistake by waking the first one up. After all, he lacked experience in the field and he needed to learn more about stealth.
By this time, the men from the ground floor had come up with their sharp blades. They were already horrified to see 8 men lying on the floor. The leader was also among the 4 men and stopped his other 3 subordinates in taking any more steps.
This person just came out of nowhere on the top floor, took out 8 of his finest men and wore a very weird blue and black suit. And on top of that he had brought 2 women with him. He was either a fool or someone who had everything in his palm.
He never believed in move action bullshit but the 8 men on the floor would argue otherwise.
"Who are you?" The leader spoke while holding his men down. They wanted to talk but he didn't let them. The leader wore the traditional Egyptian clothing known as dishdasha just like his other men, only his color was different from others. The leader spoke in Arabic and Robin only understood what he said because of the Blue Beetle.
"Omari Mostafa, 32 years of age, born and raised on the streets of Cairo, leader of this small gang, responsible for murdering two children for money, involved in illegal alcohol trafficking in the country, deals with prostitution of women against their wishes and also responsible for having quite a rep for domestic violence on your wife in front of your two small boys. You have had quite the life. Haven't you?"
It was Sigret who answered as Robin couldn't speak Arabic. The more Sigret spoke, the more there were bodily reactions from Omari. His eyes went wide, the cheek which was visible under his thick beard flared up and he clenched his fists. Never had he felt naked in front of someone before. It was fine that these new people knew of his illegal alcohol trafficking and even the prostitution.
But the murder of children was what had been a deep secret all his life. He was once in a very desperate situation and in order to get out he got mixed with bad people. And the only way out at that time was killing two children who belonged to a particularly rich couple.
And so he took the assignment. But sadly, money wasn't all that came with that assignment. He got mixed with illegal things and time passed by and now here he was leading a small team which received orders from the same person who had hired him to kill 2 children long ago.
But this secret was only known to that person and himself. Police never found any evidence against him and the murder case had gone cold long ago. But today out of nowhere everything came to light with just a few words from a random western woman who had welcomed herself.
From snow to desert
"This is unbelievable." Even Myrene who was almost never fazed by anything was a little giddy at the moment. He had heard tons of things about this TARDIS but now looking at the 3D hologram screen, just like others, she too was amazed.
"Is the TARDIS in stealth mode?"
"Of course, it's camouflaged." Sigret replied with a hint of pride. She had mastered this awesome flying machine and she would probably be its pilot forever. Of course she wouldn't go anywhere without the permission of Robin but in the end she was the one who could take Robin and her friends to places.
Robin didn't bother with the pride of Sigret and put on the blue armor of Blue Beetle. With that he took a step outside of the door only to feel the gust of hot air right in his face. He was wearing the suit but it still let him feel the temperature of the place that he had just stepped in. He also noticed that he had heightened senses now, which he could easily tune on and off whenever he wanted.
Heightened senses weren't always good as it meant that his brain might receive too much information than he should be able to process. Plus another downside being able to sense is that sometimes if you got hurt, then it would be more painful as well. So at the end all those powers might look fancy at the beginning but in reality it might be a totally opposite case.
After Robin stepped out, Sigret and Myrene too were out after wearing their battle armor. Myrene had put up a total black mask that covered her hair too. She didn't need to wear a mask that had holes in them to see with her eyes as she used a visor from the get go.
Sigret took a totally different approach. She changed her face and even her hair color had changed to a regular brunette.
"You could always do that?"
"Of course. I am an android that could change the gender too if you prefer."
"You are fine with what you look like." Robin didn't care how she looked but it couldn't be denied that he liked the little ego boost he had got himself when some audience would look at him with a face that screamed 'how lucky is this guy?' or 'how rich is this guy?' from both men and women.
Who didn't like a good ego boost?
"Shall we?" Myrene asked as he was impatient to try her hands on the lightsaber.
"We can but you both are not allowed to take a step until the situation gets out of control."
Myrene and Sigret nodded their heads. The place where they had stepped in was a little old building and could easily be judged by the fact that the rooftop wasn't in its best condition. The town was small and from their place they could see the glittering city of Cairo.
They were quite a few miles away from the main city and this place had a little less number of lights per square meter. It was also the fact that it was very late at night and everybody was supposedly sleeping at this time.
Robin's eyes lit up in blue light out of nowhere. Like Superman, Blue Beetle could also use X-ray type vision to look beyond walls. He looked under his feet to see if their location was correct. He saw 12 men scattered on two floors.
Some 8 men on the top floor and 4 on the ground floor. And apart from that there were two dogs. One man on the ground floor was sitting in a chair half asleep. This person has probably been given the work of looking out to watch over night while the rest were fast asleep.
"How come everyone is together in the same place today? Don't they have a family?"
"They are supposed to attack tomorrow night and the leader of this group is very strict and wants everybody to spend the day together making plans. This would be the first major attack on a group of foreigners after a very long time and they would have to make sure not to look at it like a coordinated attack in the cameras and more like an attack against the western establishment."
"Seems like they have thought it out well. Pity that it would never come to fruition." Robin was quite confident that everything would go fine and he had all the rights to feel so. Since there were dogs on the ground floor it was better to take care of at the beginning.
"RAAN MIR TAH" (Animal allegiance)
These simple words of power were used by him to silence the dogs who had started waking up after getting the smell of Robin and others from the ground floor. It was also done to make sure that these dogs would be his ally in this attack.
Without further wasting of time, Robin and the girl duo went downstairs through the narrow staircase and reached the top floor. There were a couple of chairs and a singular table. The 8 men were scattered in two rooms and were sleeping on the floor.
The room was quite spacious but had only a single window which was closed. They slept on thick rugs that served as their cushion.
Robin saw these sleeping bumps and gave a kick at one person on his leg. The kick was quite a heavy one and the guy woke up with a start and gave a loud shout. Robin didn't want to wake the neighbours so he punched the guy on the face.
But this was enough of an alarm bell to wake everyone up in the room and also the 4 men on the ground floor. Everyone rushed to the place where they heard the shout. The men who were already sleeping in the room from before stood up within a second.
The men here were quite trained and rushed to Robin in a moment's notice. At first they were a little disheveled with the three extra people in their room wearing western dress and one wearing a very weird suit but it didn't matter to them.
'Act first, talk later.'
The men at first rushed to Robin and threw him punches and kicks. But what welcomed them was a violent counterattack. Robin glided through the attacks like a pro and retaliated just like someone who had just come out of a Hong Kong movie.
Robin delivered kicks and punches at their most vulnerable places. Each attack made their bodies convulse and groan in pain. Robin also made sure that each attack would cause them to fall down and not scream like the first person.
He had made a big mistake by waking the first one up. After all, he lacked experience in the field and he needed to learn more about stealth.
By this time, the men from the ground floor had come up with their sharp blades. They were already horrified to see 8 men lying on the floor. The leader was also among the 4 men and stopped his other 3 subordinates in taking any more steps.
This person just came out of nowhere on the top floor, took out 8 of his finest men and wore a very weird blue and black suit. And on top of that he had brought 2 women with him. He was either a fool or someone who had everything in his palm.
He never believed in move action bullshit but the 8 men on the floor would argue otherwise.
"Who are you?" The leader spoke while holding his men down. They wanted to talk but he didn't let them. The leader wore the traditional Egyptian clothing known as dishdasha just like his other men, only his color was different from others. The leader spoke in Arabic and Robin only understood what he said because of the Blue Beetle.
"Omari Mostafa, 32 years of age, born and raised on the streets of Cairo, leader of this small gang, responsible for murdering two children for money, involved in illegal alcohol trafficking in the country, deals with prostitution of women against their wishes and also responsible for having quite a rep for domestic violence on your wife in front of your two small boys. You have had quite the life. Haven't you?"
It was Sigret who answered as Robin couldn't speak Arabic. The more Sigret spoke, the more there were bodily reactions from Omari. His eyes went wide, the cheek which was visible under his thick beard flared up and he clenched his fists. Never had he felt naked in front of someone before. It was fine that these new people knew of his illegal alcohol trafficking and even the prostitution.
But the murder of children was what had been a deep secret all his life. He was once in a very desperate situation and in order to get out he got mixed with bad people. And the only way out at that time was killing two children who belonged to a particularly rich couple.
And so he took the assignment. But sadly, money wasn't all that came with that assignment. He got mixed with illegal things and time passed by and now here he was leading a small team which received orders from the same person who had hired him to kill 2 children long ago.
But this secret was only known to that person and himself. Police never found any evidence against him and the murder case had gone cold long ago. But today out of nowhere everything came to light with just a few words from a random western woman who had welcomed herself.
