No Answers

"What happened." Red struggled to remember the events that transpired not but one month before. He shut his eyes and concentrated, moments later he opened them. He found himself back in headquarters.

"This mission is the most important of your career, so important in fact that we're sending our two best Agents Tobias Terrance and yourself. Agent Terrance has already been briefed and is currently in the field. Agent Talon speed is of the essence. As you may know Micheal Etheres has been conducting experiments."

"Yeah with MR particles, I know it's front page news Commander."

"Yes but take a look at page six. As you know MR particles are a new source of energy, but they take a tremendous amount of power to manufacture. We have intel that Etheres is siphoning power from power plants across the globe. The United Nations fear that if he continues on this path he may take enough power to shut down the plants and if the power goes off in hospitals they lose life support and organ refridgeration potentially killing millions."

"So they need us to shut down operations for good?"

"Without destroying the data and the already created particles."

"Where, When, and How?"

"Manheim, Germany, 0 dark thirty, Infiltrate and Undermine."

"My specialty any other intel Commander?"

"No that is all." The two saluted and parted ways.

Red walked down the halls of headquarters for a few moments, upon reaching the exit he put his hat back on. The driving snow was frigid to the touch. He stuck out his tongue and caught snowflakes, this reminded him of his childhood in the wilds of Alaska. These memories of home baked pies sled dogs and igloos made him feel at home in the bustling streets of New York City. "Better tell Suzie that I got a new mission." He trudged through the snow to a phone booth stepped in and called his wife.

"Hello?"

"Hey it's Red I got a new mission."

"Oh hey Red that's good. Where you going this time?"

"Manheim."

"Ooh Germany nice."

"Hey is that Red?" A little girl's voice sounded on the phone. "Can I talk?"

"Hi Sally."

"Hi Red are you coming home or are you leaving again?"

"Sorry Sally I can't come back yet."

"Okay." The now saddened Sally handed the phone back to her mother.

"Bye Suzie, miss you."

"Same here Red, love you."

"Bye." He hung up the phone and exited the booth. "Hmm sometimes I wish I could just go home." He sighed and walked off. A few hours later he boarded a plane bound for Manheim. After several hours of sleep he arrived. "I'm here." Red grabbed his briefcase and walked out, he took a deep breath of the mountain air. After hailing a taxi he headed for the laboratory owned by Etheres. He arrived at sunset paid the fee and walked along the trail. A rustling sound came from above his head. A sudden flash of light made Red flinch and he heard a clink to his left. He looked in the direction the sound came from. A hunting knife stuck out from a tree. "Come out now." Red shouted.

"Nice reflexes for an american." A man with a Scandinavian accent said jumping down from a tree. He held out his hand. "Name's Tobias we're gonna be working together on this op."

"Do you normally shake the hands of people you try to kill." Red took Tobias' hand.

"Just a test Frederick." He let out a laugh.

"Well shall we go get Etheres?"

"Yes let's."

Over the next few hours the two got better aquainted. Then they arrived at the castle. "We are here." Tobias stated the obvious.

"Yeah it's beautiful."

"I'll try not to hurt it to much.

"Let's go get the mark." A smile crossed Red's face.

"Like a good hunter you must make sure you have a full clip my friend."

The two reloaded their guns and broke down the door. Noone was there to greet them with gunfire. They proceeded to the dungeon area, where a strange light and noise emanated. They slowly crept closer to the light, and peered through the open door. A man stood at a console making slight adjustments to the dials. "They thought I was crazy my experiments will change the world." The man said in a french accent. "I know you're there."

"Step away from the console Etheres." Red pointed his magnum .45 at the man.

"Step away Micheal we don't want to hurt you." Tobias cracked his knuckles.

"I am not going."

"Fine Etheres you asked for this." Red pulled the trigger and shot Micheal in the arm, the bullet went through and ricocheted off the console.

"You idiot it's going to overload I can't shut it down now."

"What did you say?"

"It's going to explode Frederick."

"We have two minutes until critical mass."

"Can't we get away."

"No we can't."

"You Dumbass." Red grabbed Etheres by the neck. "All this advanced technology and one .45 slug destroys it." Red was extremely angry. "Give me one reason why I shouldn't kill you right now."

"Because this is going to do it in twenty seconds."

"Dammit"

"Merde."

"SHIIIII..." KABOOOOM.