Chapter Text
CHAPTER 2
“Radio check. Shadow to Eagle Eye, Shadow to Eagle Eye, do you copy?”
A figure clad in black pushed in his earpiece, adjusting it to hear the quiet voice coming through. “Solid copy, Shadow.”
Some static crackled through. “0040 sit-rep.”
“Looks like they’re shutting down for the night.”
Silence came through the earpiece before another burst of static. “That’s a weird play. No sign of evac?”
“None that I can tell.”
“These guys are amateurs!” said Shadow through Eagle Eye’s earpiece.
“They are.”
“Don’t they know they’re in danger?”
“No kidding. I’m sure you’ve already heard from Intel that LAPD’s already given the lizards Pascal’s info, that he’s the most likely person to have made the forged passes.”
“So it’s only a matter of time before Pascal gets picked up.”
“That’s a safe bet. I mean, if these guys found him – “
“It’s just a matter of time before the Visitors get to him.”
More silence, then Shadow spoke again. “Why not just go down there, then, and let them know what’s up?”
Eagle Eye was silent for a moment, thinking. Then he said, “No, we can’t.”
“Why not?”
“These people will shoot before they ask any questions, after what happened tonight.”
“Hmm. I never thought of it like that,” Shadow said. “I bet they’re all jumpy.”
“Wouldn’t you be? We’ve got to let things play out, go according to plan. If their luck holds, we’ll get to them before the lizards eventually do.”
“What if,” Shadow started to say, “what if the Visitors beat us to the punch?”
Eagle Eye thought about the question for a moment, then said, “Then I guess they’re S.O.L., and we move on.” He yawned. “You want to take this shift, or should I?”
“I’ll take this shift. Sounds like you need the rest more than I do.”
“OK. Wake-up call at 0200 hours. Then I’ll take over.”
“Sounds good, brother. Radio silence on your mark until 0200 hour wake-up call.”
Eagle Eye looked at his watch, waiting for the next minute to start. As it did, he called, “Mark. Radio silence until 0200 hours. Eagle Eye out.”