From: coram@ed.ecn.purdue.edu (Chaosmage)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Angels in Paradise Chapter Nine
Date: 1 Oct 92 15:26:27 GMT
Organization: Shadow Walker's Anonymous


                           Angels in Paradise
              Chapter Nine: They won't know what hit them!

     How lovely are the portals of the night,
          When stars come out to watch the daylight die.
               -- Thomas Cole, "Twilight"

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     It took several hours for the signal from the tracers to stop
moving for long enough that the Angels were certain that they had
located the main terrorist base.  It gave them plenty of time to
plan and get ready.  Being law enforcement personnel, they couldn't
just go in and destroy the entire place even though that's what
they would have preferred.  Instead, they needed to get enough
evidence to arrest the leaders, and only then could they blow the
place to kingdom come.
     In the _*Lovely Angel*_, Kei and Yuri were undergoing their final
preparations.  Yuri checked over her computer equipment one last
time.  All of her gear was in order; there wasn't a computer made
that could keep her out once she attached these goodies to the main
CPU.  Kei debated, and decided to add a few more explosive charges
to her pack.  One could never have enough, after all.  
     Finally, each double checked their anti-infrared suits.  The
suits were not just black, they were blacker than deep space.  They
would absorb energy and had special insulation that, when
activated, would keep all body heat from escaping thus making the
wearer invisible to almost all scans.  They couldn't keep the suits
activated for long; they would roast.  But, the suits should last
long enough to get inside the base.  The nice thing, in Yuri's
opinion, was that the suits fit *over* their polymer armor.  There
was just one major drawback.
     "Ugh, I hate these hoods.  They really mess up my hair," Yuri
complained.
     "If it weren't so long, you wouldn't have such a big problem. 
Why don't you get it cut like mine?"  Kei fluffed her hair for
emphasis.
     "Right, and look like a boy?"
     "Are you implying that I don't look feminine?
     "I'm not implying anything.  You assumed."
     The terrorist base was inside Mount Abora, only a few
kilometers outside the city.  There were several ski resorts on the
summit of the mountain; the police had been very surprised about
that.  It made sense, however.  Mount Abora was an extinct volcano,
and was naturally riddled with caves and caverns.  It was a perfect
location for a hidden, underground base.  All the traffic to and
from the resorts helped camouflage the movements of the terrorists,
too.
     Originally, Chuck had wanted to go with the Angels, but when
Kei 'explained' to him that he didn't have the proper skills, he
agreed to stay behind.  While the Angels infiltrated the base, the
police would invade the tunnels that Mughi's scans revealed.  Chuck
would coordinate from the Police headquarters.

                        *        *        *

     Their special suits worked like a charm.  The Angels were able
to get inside the main garage without being detected.  A quiet
scuffle later, they got to a computer terminal.  While Kei stood
guard, Yuri tried her hand at cracking the security.
     "No good, Kei.  We can't get into anything from here.  We'll
have to get to the main computer."
     "Can you at least call up a map?"
     "Hold on, I'll check."  Yuri tried a few more commands. 
"Well, what do you know.  A map of the base."
     "Told you so."
     Yuri stuck out her tongue.  "Well, it looks like this is the
only garage in the base."  She pointed to a small room on the far
side of the base.  "This looks like it might be a small hanger, but
it could only hold one ship.  Everything else is here."
     "Perfect.  Does it show where the main computer is?"
     "Sure does."
     "Great.  I'll booby-trap the vehicles here, and you go find
the computer."
     "What?  By myself?"
     "Scared?"
     "Of course not," Yuri forcefully denied.
     "Well, it's always easier for one person to sneak around than
for two."
     "I guess so."
     "It shouldn't take long here.  I'll catch up."
     "You'd better.  Cracking the computer is bound to set off some
alarms, no matter how careful I am.  I'd appreciate some backup
getting back out."
     "Trust me," Kei replied with a grin.


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