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Adventure Fiction Thriller

Crypto Robbery

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Fort Meade 2045 The NSA and now FBI Cybercrime headquarters sits in the hills of Maryland monitoring all security threats affecting the planet since now the technology has advanced deeper into the world of VR and the Internet. General Calvert leads the team of cyber-security experts this is their story.

Chasing through the Vr city of Las Vegas Special Agent Matthew Bridger pursuers a lizard-like man carrying a bag of cash he stole from Las Vegas. Bridger a white man with the distinct FBI-NSA HRT team combat fatigues passes many different human and alien races in the VR world of VR-Spectre One. A recently developed VR world developed by the son of Jeff Zealot of Amazon. It allows the real world to enter a dimension only seen in SCI-FI movies over the last century. Say you wanted to visit Ancient Greece and then Anchor-head from Star Wars” On the same day. Just click on your Avatar and presto you are in your place of interest. The Scary part of this new VR Entertainment is you can actually feel the touch that you want in the VR world/

To enforce the laws the FBI, NSA, and law enforcement agencies developed a special task force known as Law-Dog to be the lawmen or women in the VR world. Bridger received news that a noted swindler or hustler known as LIZ-LOK was planning to steal the Crypto-currency bank of one of VR Las Vegas casinos for his own agenda. Receiving the call from his superiors the young but aging Cyber-Law Dog entered the world after his superiors got enough evidence to apprehend the suspect known as LIZ-LOK.

Calvert a black man speaks into his radio contacting his top agent. “ Bridger, Where are you you are moving like a bouncing ball on our VR radar. Where is the Perp?”

“Well chief, LIZ-LOK is playing like a lost cat in the alleys of VRLV, and its hard for me to get him. Hold on” Laser shots are blasted at Bridger. “ Damn this VR-ACKER (VR Hacker) is good with a pistol. Hold on., Chief.”

LIZ-LOK jumps aboard a VR double Decker bus tossing aside some of the passengers including the driver. LIZ-LOK a black-spotted lizard man returns fire at Bridger who now covers a family of Ewoks As the lase blasts pierce the nearby corner shop. “Chief, I need

a VR-BLANCE (V-Ambulance) Team I have a few injured civilians.” As the sound of wailing sirens is by the VRLV Police department. “understood, I contacted Chief Shimasanu she has a team on your way.” Law Dog team Beta is ten minutes out, Bridger Hold Tight.”

“i can't do that Chief, LIZ-LOK is our closet lead to the Chekhov Crime Syndicate. Got to run.

Stay down folks the VR police are on their way.” Bridger activates a trigger on his boots and roller blades after the Perp. He spots a parked Police Harley motorcycle designed from the forties. “That should do the trick.” Spotting the VRLV Police Officer interviewing a call in the VR civilians of a Hammer-head from Star Wars and a Jawa from Star Wars.”

“Excuse me, boss, Law Dog Business flashes his FBI-NSA credentials to the robot-like police officer. Activating a switch on his left hand his index finger becomes a motorcycle key and he takes off after the fleeing felon. Sirens wail as he pursues the bus.

“Hey, You can do that this is not your jurisdiction.” Yells the robotic voice of the police officer.

“Stupid AI beings. More concerned with a Computer virus than a crypto-thief. No wonder the President initiated the Law Dog program.” In the 1940s Harley passes on the VR version of main street Las Vegas in the real world.

LIZ-LOK slows down when he sees he has lost Bridger and looks back at the remaining hostages who were on the upper level of the Bus. “Folks you are my ticket out of here. So keep your kids' mouths shut and your own lips shut. I need to think,” As the wails of terrified bus riders echo in the red double-decker bus, “Reaching with his free arm LIZ-LOK grabs a radio with his four-armed hybrid VR humanoid figure.

“BLAK-TOP this is LIZ-LOK I need an exit stupid law Dog on my arse. Find me a way out of here. “

A grumbled Russian mechanical voice comes over the radio. “LIZ-LOK I will have a portal ready for you in 2 Clicks. My Black-Guard will be there to defer the Law Dog and his team.

Do we know which Law-Dog Agent it is?”

“I think it's Bridger because the bastard does not give up. I warned about him in VR-SON (V-Prison), two months back.”

“ I expected that Agent of Calvert to find me in time. I will alert my Black-Guard.”

Moving quickly LIZ-LOK travels down the dark alleys of VR-LV. Spotting a shimmering portal with a squad of BLAK-GUARD Robots fixing up for Bridger and his Law Dogs.

The team sets up spiked tire chains along the path after the bus passes behind them.

Moments later. Bridger slows down up the street from Liz-Lock as he gets off his motorcycle and lowers his modified VR helmet looking for the bus tracks. Minutes later a series of VRPD BMW Series 3 police cars pull up followed by a police Interceptor truck. Quickly a unit of Law Dogs joins Bridger led by a Genie Blue female officer with pale white hair in a pony tail and the Partner/Girlfriend Addy Somers wearing the same tactical dress as Bridger.

“What have you got Lover?” comments Addy Somers.

“Hey Gorgeous, no sports bra outfit today.” Smirks Bridger to Addy.

“Stow your male hormones a moment, Tracker Bridger what have you found?”

“My gut is telling me something ahead is waiting for our team. Call it from my sixth sense as a Navajo-Cheyenne tracker for the Feds. Have Gunner have his men ready with our VR assault rifles.”

Addy turns to a half-orc man and VR SWAT Commander Gunner Wells. “Hey, Orky the tracker wants your team to get their VR assault rifles ready. He senses something with his sixth sense '

“Bridger is always a showoff, I probably could have tracked the bums down without sixth sense.” comments the Half-Orc VR SWAT Commander. “But I will have my men ready for anything. “YO team listen Up! Our favorite tracker warned us to be on alert/”

“Yes, Sir comments a group of half-orcs and robotic armored police officers with modified Taser assault rifles.

Alley End-ways.

Bridger and his team go up the alley with stealth and caution signaling his team to take a flanking position the SWAT team follows his orders reluctantly. The Black-Guard thugs hide in cargo alleys as the double bus is driven through the portal. Raising his free hand

Bridger signals his team to breach the area avoiding the spiked tracks on the ground. The SWAT team storms the alley and opens fire with their modified assault rifles. The Black-Guards return fire with their assault rifles and machine pistols.

As both sides fight each other Bridger, Somers, and the half Orc sergeant breach the portal with the cover of their team-mates. Moving fast and efficiently on their roller-blade boots the Law Dogs enter the portal to San Francisco Chinatown in the late 1890s. The trio spots the double Decker bus and continues to pursue it. The Chinese civilians dressed in classic China dress of kimono robes and bamboo hats flee into the alleys as the Law Dogs enter the old-fashioned China-town in the late nineteenth century.

“I think the Perp is heading towards the fisherman wharf, Bridger.” Comments the half Orc police sergeant known as Ryder. Moving with the precision of years working together the Law Dogs enter Fisherman wharf and spot the double Decker bus as LIZ-LOK and his Triad goons

board a steam trawler.

“Just freaking great, Liz-Lock is moving his hostages aboard a Portal trawler so who knows where he will take his hostages in the portal waters,” comments Somers.

“We need to get a Portal Guard vessel here. The gunner can you contact the Portal Police herein VR Frisco?” questions Bridger.

“Sure but that trawler may be gone by the time the Portal Frigate gets here.”

“Than we need to improvise a plan.” Bridger spots a portal Sam-pan and approaches a fish-like man who is unloading his Sam-pan. “ Hey, buddy Law-Dog business I need to borrow your Sam-pan.”

The fish-like man gurgles back at Bridger and extends his hand looking for some crypto-currency. Bridger reaches into his pocket and gives the fish-like man a couple of bit-coins.

The man shows him a hard look but Ryder joins Bridger and intimidates the fish-like man.

Stepping aside the Law-dogs enter the portal Sam-pan.

The portal trawler starts to leave the port leaving behind the bus but keeping the hostages aboard the trawler. Bridger and his team pursue the portal trawler with the Sam=pan but is heavily out-matched by the speed of the trawler.

“Crap this bucket of bolts is not going to make the portal jump, Bridger.” Comments Ryder as he raises his assault rifle and takes aim at the fleeing trawler.

Moments later

The trawler enters a portal gate and vanishes from the sight of the Sam-pan. Slowing the vessel down Bridger looks at the Sampan console. “Any of you guys can read this messed up

dialect.”

Both Somers and Ryder shake their head at the dialect on the console. “ I think maybe next time you need to improvise with a dialect you understand, Tracker.” Comments Addy to Bridger.

“OH Great; now I get words from the audience.”

Ryder looks back at Bridger and Addy. “I hate to break up your lovers' quarrel but what do you want to do now Tracker?”

Moments later a Portal police hydrofoil pulls up to the Sampan. A Sea Elf avatar in a baseball cap looks at Bridger and his team. “ Ahoy Mates, Captain Dree here, I was told that a group of Law-Dogs paid off a portal fisherman for his Sam-pan. That would be you I Suppose?”

“Great now a Portal Swabbiw busting on my operations.”

Bridger looks at the blinking lights of the portal gates and realizes he messed up on this operation. “ Well Cap'n, I guess we need to report into the General. I think he will not be pleased.”

“I need you to fill out some paperwork to Admiral Colfax before you talk to your bosses, Law-Dog.”

“This is just not my day.”

The End. ' . . . .

February 24, 2021 02:25

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