Issue 30: Date night gone wrong (Cap)

[dakota]

"Have you ever seen rats that didn't have tunnels to their nest?" The Punisher smirked lightly as he glanced back at the patrol they had seen earlier, "One of us will fit, but the other guy is too short. We'll have to make due until we find another."

Without warning, his silenced .45 was in hand, and coughed once, then twice more. Both patrolmen went down, but Castle only managed two steps towards them before his eyes widened, "what in the fresh hell is this?"

Small wisps of white smoke began to trail from the heads of both targets.

[doc]

Cap went in closer to inspect the bodies to find out what was going on. "Keep it down."

[dakota]

As he got closer, Cap could smell the distinct odour of burnt electronic components, explaining the white smoke.

"Not quite LMDs, but close." The Punisher scowled as he looked down. "So, which one of your Old playmates has a hate on for Magneto but would still use robots around him?" He grabbed one to pull it into the shadows. "At least they aren't heavy."

[doc]

"Too many." Cap rattled off the list mentally: Machinesmith, the Red Skull, Baron Strucker, Arcade. "Alright, you think you can put on the uniform? And give me your grenades. I'll cause a distraction, you get in, and get what we need." Cap paused a moment. "And don't try telling me you didn't bring grenades."

[dakota]

Frank looked at Cap innocently, then sputtered. "You're not getting all of them." Castle smirked before opening up his duffel and belt pouches. He handed Cap seven grenades of different types he recognized, then produced three items that looked like air hockey pucks. "Doorbusters," he explained, "shaped charge designed to blow straight up to create a breach if nothing else works. The one with the red X on it will punch light plate armor like an IFV. Surprised your archer buddy hasn't made arrows that do this yet." He smirked.

Castle began putting on the uniform, but it was clear very quickly it was not going to fit properly. "Think it will fool anyone? Not sure splitting up is a good idea anyways."

[doc]

"I'll keep them occupied; they'll be too busy looking at me to pay much attention to you. And let's face it - this uniform isn't made for camouflage." Captain America took his shield and the grenades. "Good luck, Captain Castle."

[dakota]

"You're going to do what?" The Punisher bristled at Steve's idea. "Look, Cap, any other circumstances I'd be all over this plan. But, someone with a nazi hang up is crazy enough to use robots against Magneto himself. I'm not sure splitting up is the best idea just yet. And we aren't talking junk Hydra bots either, those are good enough to pass off as humans to anyone not paying close attention." He shook his head, "As much as I can't believe I'm saying this, but we're better off if we don't split up I think."

[doc]

Cap paused for a moment to let the other man's words hang. He then nodded. "Alright - your plan, then. I'll listen."

[dakota]

“What, you think I generally have plans?” Castle smirked as Steve asked for his plan. “I was thinking our best bet was to grab another sentry that is big enough for you to disguise too and we see how far inside we can get. Whoever is running the show is overconfident. The sentries are independent or we would have more crawling all over us by now. There aren’t many cameras out here either, or either us or a patrol missing would have been picked up by now. I think we should be able to slip inside the main building.”

He paused to look no more guards were coming. “Once inside and we see what we are really up against, then maybe we split up or start blowing things up as a distraction. I have better than the grenades if thats the case.” He reached in his bag and pulled out a cheap watch strapped around a ball of C4. “These will buy us a little time if we need it.”

[doc]

"Alright. Let's move." Cap went looking for another sentry to take down, his shield at the ready and the grenades slung across his back.

[dakota]

A second patrol was easy to find, and it gave Castle a chance to show off his marksmanship as he sniped the pair with his pistol. The pair again gave off the faint wisps of electronics frying as they collapsed. "You really think I'm gonna let you use that big frisbee already and give us away so soon?" The Punisher teased as he lugged the smaller droid out of sight. "The worst part is whoever is behind this might be watching us already and just letting us humour them." He waited for Cap to change.

[doc]

Cap changed, still finding a way to conceal his shield and the grenades Frank had loaned him. "Well then, let's at least give them a show." He moved forward. "Closer to the center of this place we go, more likely we find what we're looking for."

[dakota]

"All of the patrols seem to focus on that same building, so there's a fifty fifty shot that is either where we want, or where the robot controls are. Either way, I think we should be able to walk right in the door looking like one of their patrols." Castle suggested as he tore the inside of the overcoats' pocket to access his holster quickly.

[doc]

"Alright - let's give it a try." Cap nodded as they head towards that building.

[dakota]

Getting in was surprisingly easy as they walked in the doors. Inside it looked like a cafeteria like any other large school, except one glaring difference. It was spartan. There was no signs the building had ever been habited. The kitchen was spotless and empty. The chairs all pushed in to the tables uniformly.

They were alone, until footsteps could be heard approaching from the far side. Another patrol was approaching from the corridor beyond the cafeteria.