Chapter 15: You can't escape...not from us!
*Location: Canary Wharf - London - UK*
*Time: 23:15 GMT+0*
"We have conformation mistriss. He is living in New York City."
The woman swiveled round in her chair and gave a small sigh, the kind that suggested that she was really bored of this by now and knew she could probably have worked that one out within 5 minutes.
"Thank you for that, but New York is a big pace you know. If it's not beyond your ability, I would like to narrow down the field a bit."
The man visibly looked embarrased and turned back round to face the computer terminals. In total, there were about ten people working at the terminals, the rest were busy with other tasks around the large room. A man's voice eminated from the computer speakers situated around the office;
"SEARCHING.....LOCATION: NEW YORK CITY, AMERICA.
ADDRESS: 51 REILY GARDENS, CENTRAL NEW YORK....
TARGET AQUIRED."
A smile creapt over the face of the woman in the chair as she turned to the big projector screen which displayed a satellite view of a normal looking house in a normal looking street. She stood and walked over to the screen, her footsteps echoed around the room. Next to the satellite view of the house, there was another window that displayed a 3D model of a dragon that rotated slowly. Another man, who was working at the terminal beside the screen shifted nervously and said;
"Permission to speak freely, Huntsmistriss?"
A curt nod gave him permission to continue.
"Why are we chasing this dragon halfway across the world, there are more here to deal with first. It's only one dragon."
The woman rolled her eyes upwards in exhasperation and pulled his keyboard toward her. She tapped a few commands into the computer and hit the enter key. The projector screen changed and the 3D dragon window was enlarged. A seperate window appeared and stat's began to appear. She turned back to the man who now looked worried.
"Tell me Thei, what do you see up there? I'll tell you what I see. I see a dragon that has more power than all the dragons in England put together. He is faster, smarter and stronger. He posseses a greater threat to us than any other, and he must be eliminated. But more importantly than that, he is the key to finding him..."
Another image appeared by the first, showing a bigger, fiercer looking dragon, coloured differently from the first.
"...and him."
A third image appeared, showing a dragon the same size as the first, but coloured red with black and green hair.
The huntsmember turned round to face her.
"You mean...we are going after the evil one, the Dark Dragon, and the only American dragon as well as the British one? But there is a branch of the huntsclan in America already, I don't think they will take too kindly to us taking their target."
The woman turned back around to the screen and spoke with a hint of distaste.
"The American Huntsclan are weak and inefficient. We have been spying on them as you know, through the satellite feeds. They have let not just the dragon, but other magical creatures escape on multiple occasions. It is time somebody did something to elevate them to the high standard the Huntsclan were supposed to be. I think it's time we paid them a visit."
She turned on her heel and walked briskly to the door of the office. She pushed them open and walked into a coridoor with a single lift. She passed a keycard in front of a scanner and stepped into the lifts, gesturing for two passing members to follow her. The lift doors closed and the lift began to rise. She turned to them and said;
"We have the location of the British dragon and the American dragon. Prepair the Airships for imminant launch, we depart tonight, our destination is New York City. We must pay the american Huntsclan a visit."
The members acknowledged te command and the lift doors opened. they were in the top part of the building now, the point on the roof where the air conditioner units were rumoured to be. In fact the platform looked out onto a big hanger where multiple ships stood ready to launch. She miled to herself. The hunt was on!
"You can't escape...not from us!"
As she looked on, the computer voice sounded again;
"BOTH TARGETS AQUIRED. TARGET ONE: ENGLISH DRAGON. IDENTITY: SAM BRANCH.
TARGET TWO: AMERICAN DRAGON. IDENTITY: JAKE LONG.
HUNTSCLAN BASE LOCATED.
ALL MEMBERS : AMBER ALERT. PREPAIR FOR AIRSHIP LAUNCH. LAUNCH COMMENCING IN 36 MINUTES AND COUNTING."
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I will update the next chapter in a short while. Enjoy!