Space Odyssey: Spectre-Chapter 452: Vana in the Club

Chapter 452: Vana in the Club
"Drink!" Vana cheered as the group she had joined up with celebrated with a shot of gin. She glanced again at the door that a person was guarding. They were not even fazed by the sight of the scantily clad women as they danced and drank.
That would make it difficult to sneak back there. She and Ulin had already explored all other options. The only way into the basement was past that guard. Fortunately the Triple-VIP section was past that door. Unfortunately, she was not even part of the VIP or even the Double-VIP. This club was layered like a popularity contest.
For now the plan was for her to just watch the door until an opportunity presented itself. As such he was hiding amongst these other girls who were partying like it was the last night of their life.
"Oh love, tell us more about your mystery man!" One of the girls demanded in excitement. She was wearing a sparkly blue dress. Her face was flush as she was drunk from her group’s night of drinking.
Vana rolled her eyes. "Oh...? You do not want to get me started. I will just make you jealous." She informed them as she downed the contents of the shot glass then spun it over and slammed it down on the table.
"But we want to know a bit more about him... and his ding-a-ling!" Another girl who was far more drunk shouted loudly, getting attention from some other tables and causing a chorus of agreement to spread from beyond their table.
Vana smirked and then began talking about her ’experience’ with Jace. Describing all the details but keeping from describing his appearance or any other details that might give away the fact that he was a soldier.
"Sounds like you are having fun." Vana could hear Jace’s voice in her ear. "I finished the interrogations and am on my way to act as support. The operation is still yours to command. But just in case you decide to pull the plug."
She steered the conversation that she was having with the other partying girls towards other guys that they had ’tried’ out. Vana continued for another half hour before she had to step away to the ladies room. She entered and almost instantly regretted coming in here as she could hear moans coming from one of the stalls. She ignored the noises as she went to the sink and started sending a few messages via her communication device.
Once that was done she stepped back out. But just as she did she felt a shiver down her spine and glanced over at the men’s restroom just as several people in masks, bodyarmor, and automatic weapons stepped out. They also came from the back and side door. Vana could also see a group of them up on the second floor rounding up the employees and VIPs that were up there.
"Vana, we have a problem. There are a number of unmarked black vans pulling up outside of the club. There are several people in masks coming toward the entrance of the club. They are setting up blockades, it looks like they plan to be there for a while." Ulin declared with a grunt. "Give me the order and I will start picking them off." Ulin offered with excitement.
"No," Vana answered and heard Ulin pouting in response. She spoke under her voice quickly as she ducked back into the bathroom where the couple were still continuing their escapade. "We hold for now. Let the colony station police handle the masked people. If the opportunity arises I will plant the tracker."
Just as she was moving deeper into the bathroom the bathroom door opened and a pair of masked individuals walked in. But before they even spoke they both turned and looked at the stall as the woman reached a high pitch screech as she arrived at her release.
Vana shuffled nervously as she had originally planned on slipping away. But now one of the masked men walked up to the bathroom stall and yanked it open. Vana’s eyes narrowed as she recognized the way he yanked the door open.
It was the same technique done by people who knew they had overwhelming strength and were being trained in fast entries. It was primarily taught by the Vexical Empire back when it still existed. Meaning at least one or more of these people are former Vexical Military.
They pointed their weapons at the couple that were still in the midst of coitus. "Get out of there!" One of them demanded. But the woman just moaned louder and sped up by the sound of flesh slapping. Then they listened as she arrived at another release before falling unconscious into her partner’s arms.
"Hey... man... I am feeling a bit spent. Do you mind if I take a moment before I follow your orders?" The woman’s partner requested. "Not to mention she is out like a light."
"No, get up." One of the masked individuals demanded as the other one walked around Vana before nodding at the door. "Let’s go." He ordered and Vana obliged, stepping out of the bathroom she found that the masked men were already organizing the club goers and the employees into two separate groups.
Vana was shoved towards the club goers and she watched with a scowl as the girls from earlier all grabbed her hands and pulled her down into their group. "Oh-my-god-oh-my-god, what do we do?" One of the girls asked in a panic. Another of them had red eyes and looked a bit stoned, she probably took something when Vana went off to the bathroom.
"Stay there!" One of the masked men yelled before walking away.
"Looks like around forty gathered on the dance floor, all civilians." Vana whispered as she watched one of the masked men smash one of the men who were trying to sneak away in the head. He went down and then was dragged back to the group. "We have ten masked people watching us."
She watched as the employees were escorted up to the VIP lounge area. A few of the people in white cook uniforms and the suits who looked like bodyguards were unconscious and bloodied up. "Looks like roughly twenty employees are being kept up in the VIP section. With roughly fifteen masked people guarding them."
She then looked to the door that led down to the Triple-VIP section. "I saw around twenty more go down to the-"
BANG BANG BANG BOOM
She froze and the civilians began screaming as gunshots and an explosion came out of the doorway that would lead to the exclusive area. Then the door flew open and a man in a suit with his shirt partially unbuttoned came backing out and screaming. "You are not going to take me alive! Hahahahaha!"
He laughed manically as he backed up toward the dance ground but the guards surrounding them turned their weapons and began firing. The man began spewing up blood as he spun around and fired.
Vana cursed as she tackled the group she was with as a spread of bullets were let loose through the club. The screaming increased and some close enough to the side were able to dodge out of the way or used the opportunity to run for the door. Vana and her group were not as lucky as she felt a bullet dig into her back. She also felt pain coming from one of her ears.
"Damn, looks like one of the club goers went crazy and opened fire on the civilians." Ulin spoke through the communication piece.
"If she does not check-in in five minutes we go in." Jace ordered. "What weapons do they all have?"
"It is a mix of weapons. But most of them are laser based weapons that civilians can easily buy on the market." Ulin answered, she was right. Unfortunately, Vana was not that lucky. She had been hit by a weapon with kinetic ammunition.
"Vana! Oh! Hey, we need some help!" One of the girls she tackled screamed as she pulled Vana off her and found herself covered in blood. "Shit! I am not sober enough for this. Lez, you are a nurse! What do we do?"
"Umm..." Another of the girls looked panicked as she crouched over Vana. "She is a woltar, their biology is close enough to humans." She pushed Vana onto her side. "Looks like a bullet to the side. We need to stop the bleeding for now until we can get her to a hospital. Is there an exit wound?" Liz asked as she put them on.
"Uh... no, but it looks like one of her ears was partially shot off." The first girl pointed to a spot and Vana looked over to see the tip of one of her ears.
"Grab it, we will have to put it in a bag or take it when we bring her to the hospital." Liz told her.
She was expecting to be held for a few minutes. She was not expecting for some idiot to open fire on a group of civilians. Even if she wanted to and Jace respected her decision now, the High Priestess would call for a fast response to resolve this issue. Which likely meant that Cerberus would be responding.