November 26th four days to thanksgiving
Mission one...
The next day Susanna sent Bambi to the mansion telling her to act natural and try to get the guards to open the gates while she blows a part of the wall to distract them so she can sneak in without being spotted.
Rex dressed and kissed Cherry goodbye before leaving for work but she begs him to stay saying she feels something might happen. It took a while to convince her all was well before she finally let him go. He left the mansion unaware that Susanna was just around waiting until he was away so she can execute her plans.
At the gate, Bambi rings the bell after taking a taxi to the mansion and as usual the same voice asked for her name but since she is already registered in the system it only verified her identity and belongs then the gates starts to open. Susanna calculated the timing of the gates opening and pushed the explosive remote blowing up a part of the wall.
Her plan to distract them did work as everyone was concerned about the sound of the blast and she was able to sneak in smoothly. Bambi screams at the sound and quickly rushes into the compound as the gates start to close. She takes shelter under the roof of a car garage as the distance to the mansion was far to walk.
Susanna snuck her way toward the mansion, she depended on blending with the wall to appear smaller and sometimes blending among nearby trees. She also planted he remaining explosives on some trees and the walls before entering the mansion through a window she tampered with on her last visit.
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Flashback...
Two evening ago...
"Ne's change mansion has yet ordered another recourse that needs to be delivered today." The head supervisor overseeing all the goods coming discusses with the storage supervisor.
"But we already sent our staff there this morning and we've cleared everything." The storage supervisor inform her.
"I'm sorry but that was not the compete order, this order must have arrived late or the date you got might have been accidentally changed that's why you don't have it but please check your package titles. Check through the app, manual records can be mixed up at times." The woman tells him.
"Hold on a second." The male supervisor unlocks his tablet and goes through the list of expected goods. "What's the nature of the goods?"
"Water repellent bed sheets, baby items and shotgun shells..." The woman reads from her phone, uncomfortable with the last product detail. The storage supervisor could not help but glance up at the woman, questioning her about the last produce detail. "I am as shocked as you are." She tell him.
"Weird, crazy." The storage supervisor mutters and check his tablet to confirm the product. "What name are the goods saved as ma'am?"
"Maria Santos."
"Alright, the name matches the one with me but it was placed on the pending list by accident. The date and time is also perfect, we are sorry for this mix up ma'am." the storage supervisor apologized.
"It's alright, we just thanked God Mr Angelo didn't sound mad on the phone, so you and your team will have to deliver it this evening at the mansion, then we are done with this month task." She tells him.
"Thank you very much ma'am for coming all the way here, it was indeed a pleasure knowing you." The storage supervisor stretch his hand to shake her.
"Same it is here." She takes his hand and left afterwards.
In the background Susanna was hidden at one corner eavesdropping on the conversation, she believed to make a move into the mansion that evening or she will lose her chances of ever getting inside. Susanna snuck around the place for ways she can smuggle herself into the mansion without been detected but everything in the storage was not enough so she quickly made an exit to get her backpack and other tools she will need to prevent the scan from sensing her body heat.
A few moment later she arrived with everything she needed and waited patiently for the previous cargo to arrive so she can talk to Marvi and they can move together. The garage door opened for the truck to enter and once it was parked all the workers were out, Susanna carefully made her way to Marvi and pulls her away without anyone spotting them.
"What-" Marvi nearly shouts startled to be dragged away suddenly.
"You are going on a second delivery and I'm coming with you." Susanna tells her.
"You can't, I don't know how to get you among us. We know each other in this business." Marvi refuses.
"You better find a way. Remember, your family's lives is on your shoulder." Susanna tells her.
"I don't know how. At the mansion, there is an identity check and full scan of the truck before we get in, it will be impossible to sneak inside."
"Just get me a safe passage among your delivered goods and leave the rest to me." Susanna tells her and quickly leaves before anyone saw her.
Marvi felt conflicted and afraid she might get arrested but what choice did she have?.
In a few hours everything for the delivery was set and the team set out to leave. Marvi was told to stay at the front of the truck while the others stayed behind. She had a nervous expression when she looked at the back of the truck but she gets in.
They reached the mansion and passed through security smoothly which made Marvi less tensed. They all waited to get to the mansion before unloading the shipment. Marvi helped out this time and nods to someone who secretly left the group and goes around the mansion.
Susanna took another path and snuck after a group of maids through a door leading the ground kitchen while Marvi continues to survey the mansion and inform Susanna when things gets out of hand.
Susanna studied the hallways and saw a room saying 'infirmary' but she didn't check it and continued setting some highly flammable materials in hidden corners, she avoided corners with CCTV cameras and continued hiding petrol in small containers in certain parts of the hallways and left to join the others before anyone noticed something was wrong.
When she meets with Marvi she nods and they get into the truck, though Ink was watching the workers enter the truck and it leaving. He watched from the window of the third floor suspecting something wrong.
End of flashback...
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Back to the present..
Everyone inside the great fortress went into confusion, and disorder. Most of them ignoring the CCTV screen for a moment to catch on with any news about the sound.
"On side of the wall had blown off!." Martin, a watch guard comes to inform them.
"What!" Kirk exclaimed in shock. "What part of the wall?"
"Just one part but it doesn't seem to have collapsed yet." Martin answers.
"How the hell did our walls get blown off?" Jason asks.
"Susanna..." Leroy mutters attracting Kirk's attention.
"Susanna? She doesn't know about this mansion and for a good reason." Kirk explains.
"Think about it... the last sightings of that person around the mansion has been longer when we decided to set a trap for it." Leroy explains.
"So you're saying someone among us could have told that wicked witcher about the mansion?" Kirk asks.
"I'm just saying..." Leroy shrugs.
"What if she followed someone?" Martin added and everyone looks at him.
"This is no time to talk and blabber our thoughts, we need immediate actions now!." Jason implies.
"Yes! Close the gates, do not let anyone leave this compound or come in. We need to find out if there are more of those bombs around and if Susanna has somehow infiltrated the mansion. Gina, Frank, Custard and Ty, you all should be here and keep your eyes on the screen. Contact us if you notice something suspicious." Kirk instructs them.
"Yes Kirk." Gina answered.
"Yes Kirk!." Frank says.
"You got it boss!." Both Custard and Ty said.
"Martin and the rest, follow me, we are going to the first blast corner."
They all leave the security room and followed martin to the wall where the blast was heard. All the workers in the mansion were suddenly tensed and preparing themselves for the worse but Cherry was left inside the infirmary.
Peter was coming from the third floor when he saw the gang marching outside the security room. He abandoned where he was going to follow them quickly to see what was happening. They walked and walked, and walked until they reached the heavy concrete wall safeguarding the mansion from threats outside.
While inside the mansion Susanna already managed to distract everyone and walked confidently through the hallway. She reached the infirmary and opened the door silently. She saw Cherry sleeping peacefully on the bed and her eyes went to her large baby bump resting on the bed.
Susanna glared hatefully at her belly, and noticed Cherry was on oxygen and devised a plan to kill Cherry slowly. She removed the mask carefully so she does not wake up Cherry and left the room.
She began smearing diesel and petrol everywhere. She went to every possible hallway anyone might come through and smeared the flammable substance without mercy.
She also went the the corners she hid those bottle of petrol and placed them in directions they are able to explode when heat make contact with them. After Susanna was done creating her perfect crime scene she escaped the hallway to get her lighter but she suspected any of the guards might want to come to the mansion after the blast so she sets herself on a balcony up on the second floor, facing the direction where Kirk and the others went so she can slow them down before beginning her mission.
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At the wall...
Peter and the others reached the wall but saw nothing. They became confused because the blast came from one of the walls and Martin claimed this was the wall.
"There's nothing here." Peter spoke while examining the wall.
"Martin, are you sure this is where he blast came from?." Kirk asks him.
"I am sure-"
"But it looks like nothing happened to it." Leroy cuts in casually.
"Have you all forgotten? This- this wall is strong! it is made of tough concrete and ten times thicker than any wall-" Martin tries to explain using his weird nerdy side.
"We don't get it Martin, can you be more specific in normal language?" Jason spoke sarcastically but Martin wasn't joking.
"It can't be from this side, it could be from the other side. I don't think one small explosive is enough to blast down these walls." Martin explains.
"So you are saying this blast came from the outside?" Leroy ask.
"Yes!."
"It makes sense to me because this side looks fine." Jason says.
"But it doesn't still make sense, why will someone want to blast down the wall?" Kirk asked.
"I don't know, maybe someone stupid?" Leroy adds.
Kirk then moves closer to the wall to feel its impact, he leans his ear on it and knocks.
"What's it? Are you practicing archeometry?" Jason ask.
"Shut up Jason." Leroy says.
"I'm just trying to confirm something... Martin!"
"Sir!"
"Is there a way you can get up there?" Kirk ask while staring up at the wall.
"What? Yo- you want me to climb there?" He stutters.
"Yes!, don't bother using a rope, use the stairs." Kirk answers cockily.
Martin looks at them in confusion and they encourage him to get up the wall.
"Why should I go? Why not any of you?" He complains.
"You brought the suggestion, if what you say is true then tell us." Kirk explains.
"What if the attacker it there and shoots me?" He ask.
"Don't worry, nothing like that will happen, just be careful." Leroy assures him.
Martin was a little unsure to go but agrees later on.
"Don't worry we'll be here if they shoot you!" Peter shouts to him and Martin freezes.
"Peter!" Leroy scolds him
"What?" He shrugs.
"So much for some courage."
"Don't worry about anything Martin, you will be fine." Kirk tells him and Martin nervously continues his way to the wall.
They all waited until martin gives them the call he was there but he was taking time.
"Martin! Are you there yet?" Peter shouts.
"Not yet!" Martin shouts from a distance.
A few seconds later he arrived.
"Guys! I'm he-"
boom!
The sound of another blast catches them unawares and they all duck to the floor for cover.
"What the heck!" Someone yelled.