Lock Down (5)

The elevator doors open as the Mayor arrives on the 26th floor of the Tempest. He is accompanied by Liam and his bodyguard the Champion. They walk through the corridor into a meeting room where they are greeted by Bison.
“It is good to see you again Mr Mayor,” Bison says as the Mayor takes a seat.

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Down on the 3rd level of the building Alia enters a control room where she can watch video surveillance of the building on a large computer. She looks through files to find the footage of two nights ago, when the black figure broke in and stole the Core. She stops what she’s doing as she smells something oddly familiar. She sniffs and turns around. She walks to the door and opens it to the hallway. She peers left then to the right then sniffs once again. She quickly rushes back to her computer and enters a code.
Suddenly metal curtains come down cover every window in the 72 levels of the building. An alarm begins to beep.
“LOCK DOWN! Intruder in the building,” says an announcement on the PA system, the announcement can be heard in every room.

***

Back on the 26th floor the meeting is interrupted by the alarm. Bison makes a phone call and a hologram of Alia appears.
“What is going on Alia?” Bison asks.
“We have an intruder in the building, it’s the black figure that stole the Core the other night,” she explains.
“Did you see him?” Bison asks.
“I smelt him,” Alia replies as she hangs up the call.
The deafening alarm continues as everyone in the room stands.
“Take the Mayor into the panic room down the hall,” Liam commands the Champion. “After the assassination attempt yesterday we cannot take any risks with this intruder.”
The Champion nods and leads the Mayor out of the room to a secure room where once in, can only open from the inside.
“Call your troops, we have an Intruder to catch,” Liam says to Bison.