Of Wonder And War

Earth

Blackwood Manor

3:52 PM

"Lord Blackwood, the mercenaries have arrived"

"Good, let them in"

Millionaire and business magnate Charles Blackwood had money to spare, but he kept it to himself, which wasn't surprising at all, considering he was a posh son of a gun. He had suffered a "setback" of sorts, for which he called two of the best mercenaries available.

"Remember, be polite and don't say anything stupid" Said Marcus Tyler, the older of the two mercenaries and overall leader of the two as his partner Stephen Caballio rolled his eyes in annoyance."Why do you always have to treat me like an overgrown baby?"

"Because you ARE an overgrown baby, now get a move on!" He shouted as the door to Charles Blackwoods's dining room opened, revealing a young maid who guided them to where lord Blackwood was waiting for them.

"Welcome gentlemen, I believe we haven't been properly introduced: My name is Charles Blackwood, it's a pleasure to meet you"

Marcus and Stephen were just about the top service of military force available on the surface of the planet, being trained in all sorts of combats, both physically and mentally. Also known for the fact that they stopped the Al-Qaeda from killing the president and unleashing World War III (Twice), but that's besides the point.

"The pleasure is ours sir" said Marcus as Stephen rolled his eyes and sighed."Nevertheless, you still haven't told us what our assignment is, so i'll assume this is a good time to ask personally"

"Well you see, i'm the owner of the Blackwood Museum of Alien Life and Extraterrestrial Proof down at Las Vegas, where pieces of technology and nature completely foreign to earth can be found, you'd be surprised how much money it's made me. However, some agents from INTERPOL have taken many pieces from the museum under the excuse of "They belong to the countries which they were found in". Naturally I'd just let it slide considering it's INTERPOL we're talking about, but these pieces are some of the largest sources of money i have ever owned. With that said, I want you to get them back for me. The base in which the artifacts are being held is located in Heather Shepard, Rhode Island. But remember, this is a stealth mission, cause bloodshed if you have to, but make sure that no word of this operation is ever spoken of outside the three of us, understood?"

Both mercenaries said "Understood" in unison.

"Good, you may take one of my various jets to get there, just don't damage it too much

Earth

Skies above Interpol Base 16625

7:12 PM

"Are you ready Stephen?"

"LEEROOOOY JEEEENKIIINS!"

As both mercenaries came out of the seashore, they proceeded to approach the entrance of the base, where two guards with machine guns awaited for intruders beside an entrance manager sitting bored in a booth.

Marcus and Stephen walked up to them, hiding their handguns, looking like any normal person would.

"State your names and inten-" The first guard was cut short by a silenced bullet to the face, as the second guard watched befuddled, Stephen ran up to him and stabbed him there, causing him to bleed to death.

Marcus pointed a gun at the horrified entrance manager's head at point blank range as Stephen hid the dead bodies under a thick bush."Open the goddamn door!"

"A-alright just please don't h-hurt me!"Said the manager through a spasmodic sobbing as he opened the gate. Marcus proceeded to cover his mouth and shove a knife in his stomach. "Thank's fuckface"

As the two of them headed down the halls of the base avoiding guards and what not,  they came across the door leading to the room they were looking for. Inside, they saw a variety of different asteroids; supposed UFO pieces and even a strange liquid contained within a vial that had "Radioactive" slapped on it.

"Which of these do you suppose belong to Blackwood?" Asked Stephen with a hint of worry in his voice."Fuck it, let's just take all of them" Replied Marcus as Stephen approached one of the artifacts and touched it.

*WEEOOWEEOOWEEOO*

"WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK MAN?!"

"I'm sorry! I just felt the need to touch it and-"

"HOW MUCH LONGER ARE YOU GONNA KEEP ACTING LIKE AN AMATEUR?!" Marcus cut him off before he could even finish apologizing and took out his Mossberg 500 just in time before INTERPOL troops came banging through the door.

Marcus was shooting at the endless waves of agents while Stephen scrambled through his equipment pouch. Finally, he found what he was looking for: a small yellow grenade-like bomb with the word "Toxic" Written on it, and threw it over to Marcus, who in turn removed the pin on top and threw it at the squad's feet, letting out a cloud of green smoke.

"It's Nova 6! Get back!" Shouted one of the agents as the mercenaries made their quick escape towards the door at the end of the hall.

"We need a password to unlock it!" Said Stephen, Marcus only drew out his trusty katana and got into striking stance, said "Here's your password!"and sliced the steel door in two, leaving another Nova 6 bomb behind them as they crossed over to the next room.

It seemed as if the guards had drawn back to gather weapons and ammo, which gave both mercenaries some breathing time.

"You're a disgrace to mercenaries worldwide you cunt!" Shouted Marcus as Stephen got closer to him, puffing his chest a bit "Well at least I don't psychotically murder innocent tollbooth runners that beg for their lives!"

"HE WAS COMPROMISING THE MISSION!"

"IN WHAT WAY?!"

Enraged, Marcus threw a jab at Stephen , who retaliated and judo-threw him from the shoulders into one of the artifacts, Marcus got up and rushed towards a small asteroids being kept and launched it over to Stephen, hitting him in the face and making him stagger, he did not take it lightly.

Stephen jumped on top of Marcus, laying a barrage of fists on his bloodied face and finishing the combo with a kick that put him standing against a mysterious purple sphere with a hole on it. As a finishing attack, he headbutted Marcus so hard that they both fell in the sphere.

"STOP, STOP RIGHT NOW"

Marcus made his words clear even though he was out of breath, "As much as i would like to rip your face off and you would mine, we have a mission to accomplish right now"

Stephen looked at him, grinding his teeth in anger for a few seconds and then calming down. He only replied with a silent "Fine" as he got off Marcus. But as soon as they were about to get out of the sphere, they noticed that the hole they entered through was gone.

"What the fu-" Stephen muttered to himself a few seconds before Marcus stepped in front of him and said "I got this" whipping out his shotgun and shooting the inside of the sphere. The bullets merely bounced off and fell.

As the mercenary duo stared with gaping mouths at the result, the sphere started shaking and slowly but surely descended off the ground.

"WHAT THE UNHOLY HELL IS THIS?!" Were Marcus's last words as the sphere broke through the roof and levitated more and more until the planet bellow was reduced to a tiny spot in mere seconds.