Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Dragonball Gaiden: The Search for Goku ❯ Sneaky! Uub Infiltrates Capsule Corp! ( Chapter 4 )

West City is normally bustling with activity, especially here near its center at Capsule Corp. Headquarters but, thankfully for Uub, not right now. Not only is it 2 in the morning on a weeknight, but it's a new moon, so the entire landscape is dark sans a few streetlights. I sure hope they work on the same schedule every night. His nervousness is beginning to get the best of him as he hovers high in the sky above the main building of Capsule Corp. For the past two days he has been observing the goings-on here at the Corp and trying to find out the most opportune time to initiate his break-in. He's already surmised that the spaceship is located in the building just to the northwest of the main building, for it was large enough and had a retractable roof. He knew however that he will have to land and fully power down to avoid detection, for the Corp. is protected not only by audio and motion sensors but also ki-based sensors working off the same technology as the Saiyan's Scouters. Slowly, the youth begins to hover away from the building and down towards the earth. 2 more minutes… His gaze locked on two of the guards located on the sides of the entrance as he starts the countdown in his head. The guards begin to stir in their tiny booths, and almost simultaneously step out and walk over to the main doors. NOW! Uub dashes forward from the small thicket he was semi-concealed in over to the rightmost guard booth, making sure to hold his small pouch so it doesn't rustle or make any unnecessary noise. His heart is beating a mile a minute; his breaths come short and quick. Realizing the latter, he inhales deeply and holds his breath. I will NOT get caught here, Goku… The guard on the left swipes a card and presses his thumb on a panel while engaging in some chatter with the other. The two large doors let out a small moan before sliding open a bit to let the employees through and the dark-skinned sneak knew this was his chance. He reaches up and grabs the top of the guard booth, using it as leverage to flip up onto the roof. He then jumps from the roof of the booth over to a window ledge on the main building. The two guards didn't notice anything, but they are almost fully inside the building now. Uub reaches a leg up and grips the ledge with said leg, allowing his body to invert so his head and hands are nearer the entrance. The doors begin to grind closed as Uub flails his arms to grab the top of the inside door jamb. Once he has a firm grip, he looses his legs' grip on the outside window ledge, and uses his momentum to flip into the crack between the closing doors. Once his body was fully inside, he let go of the door jamb and did a complete flip, landing his feet on the tops of the almost fully closed doors and using them to propel his body to a nearby corner. Using his hands and feet, Uub is able to suspend himself in the upper corner between the front wall and the hallway wall. OK… part one is a success. The next shift's guards should be here any minute. Now just to hope they don't see me… Uub is about a good 12 feet off the ground and Capsule Corp is closed for the night, so not many lights are on. Sure enough, not even a full two minutes pass and two new guards come walking up to the door. One swipes a card and presses his thumb against a reader, the doors open; the two walk out; the doors close… silence.

 

He has pulled it off.

 

Dropping to the ground, Uub makes sure to tread lightly so as not to get caught. Damn. He thought as he reaches the end of the main hallway. It opens up into a large domed room with many different levels and passages, and while Uub is fairly certain which way he has to go, there isn't much in the way of cover or concealment. Not to mention the fact that guards are patrolling the area. Sticking to the wall, he stealthily maneuvers over to the northwest hallway without capture. The halls are rather straight, with domed cutouts in either side for doors; cutouts which the boy uses for concealment whenever he hears guards approaching. Heh. Lucky for me, I'm dark-skinned. Racial humor normally isn't his thing, but for some reason this thought makes him laugh inside. Finally, after what feels like an eternity of walking a few paces, stopping and hiding, then resuming; he reaches the door. Just as expected, the words `HANGAR' are written on the door, and there are some decorations around too. Hmm… I guess this is where the party is going to be tomorrow. Uub looks around for a way in and finds nothing. Another card swipe/panel combo is embedded in the wall, but Uub has no way of using it. Damn! What do I do now?? He looks around frantically, but finds nothing that will aid him. Conceding temporary defeat, he slumps to the ground while leaning against the wall. I can't give up now. I came all this way… After about a minute, he looks around again, and happens to glance out the window… and right into the window of the hangar. Most of the buildings of Capsule Corp are round and dome-shaped and since the entrance to the hangar is on the southwest side, that means that the hallway itself and the hangar run parallel for a short time until the curve of the building takes full effect. Perfect. Rummaging through his pack, the resourceful youth pulls out an MP3 player. After he opens the hallway window, he looks out into the hangar window. For a few moments he just stares and then he winds up like a pro pitcher, letting the MP3 player fly. Time seems to stand still, as if Guldo used his Time Stop attack, then… Score! The hangar window breaks as the small metallic object collides with it. “SCREEEE!!!!!! SCREEEEE!!!” Red lights flash and sirens blare as soon as the window is breached. Oh damn… Quickly, Uub hides himself in a small cubbyhole near the floor as guards rush down the hall and open the hangar door.

 

“Go, go, go! Move, move, move!” The lead guard begins pointing the others in different directions, fanning them out to cover the entire hangar area. Through the open door Uub can see the spaceship and make out the general layout of the room, but not much more. Damn, where's the door to that thing? Without knowing how to get on board, trying to sneak in would be suicide but he didn't have time to dawdle, as there'd be no easy way of slipping into the room after the guards leave. After all the guards were in the room, the lead guard himself turns and heads in and Uub makes his move. Kipping up from his laying position, he bolted towards the open hangar door maneuvering for any welcomed darkness that promised to conceal his lithe frame. He made his way to the right side of the door but just as he makes a motion to enter, he notices one of the guards looking out into the hallway from the left side of the room. Nimbly, the lad leaps the breadth and height of the door to land on the other side where the guard wouldn't see him. “Sir,” One guard called out, and all the others turned in his direction. Fortunately for Uub, it was the direction opposite the Spaceship and Uub was able to easily step into the hangar and leap from the door onto the top of the craft as the guard explained “I found this object next to the broken window, sir!” Uub saw the man hold up his MP3 player, and it gently reflected the red light from the alarm system. A few words that were inaudible were exchanged and the officer threw the MP3 player in the trash and then activated a cleaning robot to take care of the glass debris and cover the hole in the window. As the men were leaving the room, Uub could hear the lead officer mutter to himself, “Damn kids…” as the doors slid shut behind them. As soon as he's sure they're gone for good, down he goes onto the floor, making sure to land softly and immediately hide behind a long folded-up table leaning against the wall so as not to be seen by the maintenance robot. Sneakily making his way around the room to the trash can his MP3 player is in was a more difficult chore then anticipated, but in the end Uub pulls it off no sweat. Heh, maybe after this I could be employed as a spy. He chuckles to himself as he lifts his merchandise out of the empty waste basket and makes the trek back to the craft. After the robot returns to its niche in the wall, Uub begins studying the only panel visible near the base. A few button presses and the staircase descends as the young boy's hopes rise…