Captain Canuck 009

## Chapter Three: Red vs. Blue

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### Recap

Marla Ritchie, one of the Cold Lake oil refinery workers rescued by Captain Canuck, has been abducted and Captain Canuck has gone AWOL searching for her. While investigating one of Mr. Gold’s secret bases in Bermuda, Canuck comes up against the deadly assassin and master thief Blue Fox. Canuck chases Blue Fox to Mr. Gold’s ship hovering over the mid-Atlantic when she offers him the chance to find Marla in exchange for his help.

Meanwhile, Michael Evans is trying to recruit his old college classmate, Phillip Wise, to Equilibrium by showing off all the cutting edge technology Equilibrium has developed.

But who exactly is Phil Wise and what is P.A.C.T.?

### Synopsis

At P.A.C.T. HQ, CIA agent Garcia tells Manson DesChamps about The Redcoats, a shadow arm of the SIS under the command of Lord Aubrey West. Years ago, a full list of active agents and their assignments were posted on an obscure Reddit thread. In the next two weeks, a single assassin hunted down and eliminated these agents, except for Lt. Olivia Wallace-Yeats, now Equilibrium’s Redcoat. When Deschamps asks why the CIA is sharing this information, Garcia tells her that it’s their way of saying it isn’t them, but also that it’s good to have pals that owe them favours.

As Redcoat and Kebec fly Gold’s ship over the Atlantic, Michael Evans attempts to get them to return. Redcoat cuts his audio, and they notice other golden triangle ships approaching Gold’s base.

At the base, Parminder tells Canuck of her concerns trusting Blue Fox, but Canuck tells her that the enemy of their enemy is their friend before sneaking into the base.

As the Equilibrium fleet leave the HQ, Phil makes his move to the secure access area to retrieve the Uniband. A patrol drone approaches him, but dismissed him as part of the organization.

As Blue Fox makes her way to the vault, Canuck holds off Gold’s goons. Canuck orders Parminder to follow her with the drone. Blue Fox lands on a platform in the middle of golden liquid pool, stabs the platform with her sword, and reveals that the base isn’t a vault, but a cage. A giant arm reaches out from the golden liquid and grabs the drone.

As Wise approaches the Uniband and Northguard costume, he is confronted by Steeltown Hammer, who reveals that he’s been watching him through the drones. Phil angers Hammer with banter, throwing him off balance and head butting him in the nose. The Uniband falls to the floor as they both reach for it.

Canuck is confronted by Mr. Gold, who tackles him off the walkway away from the minions. Blue Fox deactivates her image inducer and reveals herself. They’re attacked by more henchmen, who are promptly shot down but an surprise attack from Redcoat and Kebec. Canuck tells them about his deal with Blue Fox, who opens fire on her anyways.

Michael Evans approaches Phil with a gun. He and Hammer realize that he’s been communicating with the pen, and order him to hand it over. Phil activates a blinding flash from the pen, and grabs the Uniband off the ground.

As Redcoat fires at Blue Fox, she shoots a crossbow at the gun, knocking Redcoat to the ground. As they fight, Blue Fox offers Redcoat a cigarette. Redcoat knocks Blue Fox down and puts her gun to her head, but it is shot out of her hand by Kebec, who tells her that it’s not the Equilibrium way. Blue Fox tells Canuck that he should know the truth, that Redcoat is a double agent, pitting Tom and Michael against each other, and gave Blue Fox access to their HQ. As Blue Fox is about to stab her, Redcoat is saved by a newly arrived Northguard.