The facility in Virginia was exactly as Jenna described. Underground. Heavily guarded. Surrounded by fences and cameras.
Francis and Sarah watched from a distance. Counting guards. Looking for weaknesses.
"Twelve guards at the entrance. Another twenty patrolling. Unknown number inside," Francis said.
"We cannot fight that many. Not in our current state."
"Then we do not fight. We sneak."
Sarah looked at him. "Sneak? I am not exactly subtle."
"You do not have to be. We wait until shift change. When guards are distracted. Then we move fast. Get in, destroy the research, get out."
It was a simple plan. Too simple. A thousand things could go wrong.
But they did not have better options.
They waited until midnight. Guards changed shifts. For three minutes, security was lighter. Distract
