As instructed, Taika sat behind wheel of the wheel of the truck. She didn’t like to be told what to do, she use to being the one giving orders, use to people being afraid of her, and normally would have voiced it. It was a reminder that working with someone else was not something she liked to do. But she was well aware that this was not the time for her pride to get in the way. She kept her mouth shut and stuck with the plan. Once she slipped her ID badge onto the pocket of her uniform and did a quick check to make sure that everything was in working order, double checking to make sure the truck had not been too damaged by the attack, they were off.<br/><br/>The winding road seemed a lot shorter now that they were travelling by vehicle. The two dragons got near the checkpoint within a few seconds, guards standing all around. She was a little surprised that their sensors had not set off an alarm right away. In the cities, it was easier to get past the sensors once the trick was figured out. It was all about one having their wits about them. Hopefully they would not be detected before they could even get anywhere.<br/><br/>Acting natural was not going to be difficult at all. Taika appeared relaxed as a burly man approached the truck, looking it over thoroughly.<br/><br/>“Identification?” He demanded in a gruff voice. Taika could see the man’s eyes through his dark sunglasses; his gaze was very hard to read, but evidently focused. Likewise, his body language seemed very stiff. The only really obvious thing right this second was the fact that he was willing to use the rifle in his hands.<br/><br/>“Of course,” Taika handed the man hers and Hayden’s identification badges.<br/><br/>The man looked the badges over, bringing out a scanner, which he slid the badges through, and then nodded to them, handing the badges back. “Alright, clear. You’re running behind, though. The boss isn’t going to be pleased.”<br/><br/>“It couldn’t be helped.”<br/><br/>“The boss expects his deliveries on time.”<br/><br/>“I can’t control traffic, and it was a rather long drive.” Taika gestured towards Hayden pretending to be asleep. She kept her tone only slightly annoyed, as she had no intentions to argue. The longer they stayed here the more their chance of getting caught increased.<br/><br/>The guard stared hard at the two, and then shrugged, “Very well. Go on around back to the garage.”<br/><br/>“Have a good day.”<br/><br/>That had been far too easy, it was actually quite satisfying. Taika was smiling a little. She had every right to smile, it had been a job well done. Yes, acting natural was as easy as counting to ten or riding a bike. It almost came automatically, as if pounded into her head, having been in hiding for such a long time. She pulled the truck around back as she had been instructed. That had been too close for comfort, and unnerving. She could have sworn she felt the man’s eyes watching the truck as they pulled away. There was something worrying about the way he had looked at them, she couldn’t shake the feeling that something might have clicked if they had stayed there any longer.<br/><br/>“Well, that was easier than expected,” she said suddenly, “We have two objectives. We get in, grab the girl, and then shut this place down.” Killing the engine, she looked around at the tight security out of the corner of her eye in a casual manner, trying not to seem too wary, as not to draw attention. She thought hard about everything. The facility seemed even more locked down up close. Cameras lurked in every nook and cranny, no doubt. Getting in had been easy so far, she was sure that once they were inside it was only going to get tougher. As much as she trusted Hayden’s abilities she still couldn’t help but wonder how long these fake ID badges would fool them.