"What did you expect? This is Arpanet."

Thomas left the rest of the assassins to Jason to handle. His hands were already on the ground. His eyes were filled with glowing data, and the words came from his mouth again in a silent mumble.

Within a 30 yard radius around Thomas, six small towers rose from the ground, the altering software quickly at work.

(( That's all right dude, I've been wanting to do something with our other First Order guest, but I've been short on ideas like, a month running... ))

~Cyber Force~

Wraith got Beowulf's communiqué and outright frowned. Good that they were getting out, yes, but bad that there're still so many First Order left and that they can organize so quickly and efficiently. On the other hand, there was still a bit of humor to be had.

Jason says to be wary of any JCS orders you may receive in the meantime.

Wraith had to smirk at that. Given his experiences with the suits, he was always wary of their orders.

"Tia?" he asked, turning to face her.

"I think they're almost out..." she noted, checking all the readouts. "I can't be sure, Coyote's hacking's fucking up the construct pretty bad. It's getting sloppy in there..."

(( :p ))

Suddenly Jax's folder image flashed across the screen. "I'M A FUCKING FOLDER!"

~Miami, Florida~

"Miami..."

Heavy footsteps on the deck foreshadowed the boss' arrival. He laid his hands on the railing and leaned heavily on it, muttering, "Still as decadent as I remember it."

The woman next to him glanced, but then turned her attention back to the harbor, pretending to ignore him. In turn, he ignored her ignorance of him. Let the confusion begin. Suddenly he leaned off the railing again and went back down below. "Let me know when we pass customs. I have to prepare."

(( THERE. FINALLY. IT SUCKS BUT IT WORKS, HA! ))

Rose's download was complete and the que moved on to Wolf. Wolf's back tingled first as parts broke off and disappeared.

Better wrap this up to give Thomas a fighting chance, Jason thought as he felt himself continuously leaving the area. Two assassins attempted to surround him, but they were distracted by the fact that he was coming apart pixel by pixel. He took that distraction to cleave them in half with two quick swings from his katana. The second one managed to stay alive for a few scant seconds longer though because he saw Jason's sword coming at him after witnessing the death of his comrade. However, he was struggling to stand while his organs were still being repaired, and Jason shot him in the head at point-blank to keep him from getting up.

The last three made a charge at him, even though his upper torso was all that was visible right now.

Jason expended the last of his ammo in both .45s as he vanished. The last thing he saw was the assasins getting back up and making a dive at him.

"Better luck next time..." he said as he disappeared

***

and found himself bent a bit painfully. looking at 4 folders marked rather obviously as his team members and Coyote.

"Guess you found an old system to hide in...really old" Jason said to the Coyote folder.

"No one ever remembers the past, there is lots of power to be found in these old pathways. It's like Wheaties, breakfast of champions."

Jason chuckled a bit. "Guess that makes sense. So, is Arpanet safe enough for you?"

he paused for a sec. "And are you going to evacuate Thomas despite him giving you lip or are you going to let him suffer a bit as punishment then evacuate him? Knowing you I'm guessing the latter..."

Thomas' head began to disintigrate first, starting with his eyes, it was an odd experience, like having dead pixels that got bigger randomly.

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"oh he's coming" Coyote chuckled

Thomas swore under his breath. Since he was altering software, there was no accent in his voice.

"Damn AI. Going to delete his memory when I get a chance."

He now had to go out of his way to alter the software even more. Two glowing eyes floated in the air where his eyes normally were. The eyes weren't much more than glowing pockets of energy, but they allowed him to see the data he was altering.

He was almost finished with his job. Just a little bit more, and hopefully having all the assassins nearby...

"Are you sure you want to wait for that one?" Folder coyote said. "We should probably get a move on."

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Thomas's disintigration sped up his arms fell to the ground as his upper torso disintigrated first. Soon the arms began to disintigrate too.