About 04:45, Derelict's alley, opposite N.I. alley, Docklands, NMK, Monday the 26th of April, 2055.

About 04:45, Derelict's alley, opposite N.I. alley, Docklands, NMK, Monday the 26th of April, 2055.

Dragon and I track down Sykes, mainly by smell it has to be said. He's certainly done a good job of hiding amongst the rest of the trash in the alley. He says that not much has gone on while he's been keeping watch, and quickly runs over what he knows about the happenings inside.

We start planning our entrances. Dragon's all for going in through the skylight. Meerkat reckons his best option is to hang around on the roof and keep lookout through the skylight. I fancy a non-skylight related point of entry.

I phone Paige to see about getting the door hacked again. Paige reckons it can be done as it's been done before. I say I'll phone again when we're ready to in.

05:25
I'm waiting in some shade opposite the door to Nanotech Industries. Good job they haven't fixed the light that got taken out in the explosion earlier tonight. Dragon and Sykes have gone up onto the roof ready.

05:28
Two minutes until the off and Dragon drops into Nanotech Industries to find a quiet corner to surprise the goons once The Sisters' distraction starts.

05:30
Things kick off with an early dawn and thunderous roar from somewhere the other side of the Jamaicans' warehouse. Okay, so that's a bit of an over-dramatisation. But it was a reasonable sized explosion. And yes, I do believe I can hear the snap, crackle and pop of assorted small arms' fire.

I'm about to call Paige when Nanotech Industries' door opens and a guard appears brandishing a pistol. Even as he opens the door he appears to be distracted by something inside, so I take the opportunity to pop a round through his head.

I make my way to the doorway and peer round. I snap a shot off at a heavy who's stood in a doorway off down the corridor leading away deep into the bulding. He's a bit too far inside the building though, and I miss.

The heavy is joined by another, and squinting into the shadows, I think it looks like Dragon is crouched just off to the side of the door, waiting for the heavies to come through. Up at the edge of the skylight I can see the moon cast shadow of Sykes. Next thing I know there's a burst of automatic fire from Sykes and he sprays the two heavies and Dragon! This spells trouble.

I reach for the gun dropped by the guard, as I'm sure I'm gonna need it...