*January 28th,2012,Somewhere in Arizona*

(Jayden's POV)

"You can probably guess at this point.This is a robbery."

Hi,I'm Jayden Cooper.A relatively small time criminal who has to rob stores for a living.Right now I'm holding down a bunch of hostages as they were all backed to a corner.God I loved doing this,I had a fair amount of money.But I kind of do this for the thrill.I heard a bunch of sirens sounding outside as I looked to my left."Ah shit..."

I pulled back my hair and ducked into cover as the police shot at me.In my hand was this thing.

My Raven.My beautiful Raven.I popped out of cover as I took out two cops with two well placed shots to the head.Wasn't my first time actually doing this.Once those two were dead I walked into the backroom,where the vault was.I grabbed a drill on the way there and started drilling the locks on the vault as I grunted a bit."Jesus Christ,why do these things take so long..."I thought.As if on cue,the locks were broken and I opened the vault door,walking inside.I saw a pile of cash,looked like $25K,and pulled out a duffle bag as I slid all the money on the pile into my bag.Once all the money was gone I zipped up the bag and walked out.I walked over to the coffee table nearby and picked up a keycard.Then walked over to the backdoor and opened via keycard swipe.There my car was waiting for me.

I tossed the bag into the passengers seat,which was on the right,and got into the drivers seat.I started up my car and once it was warm I shifted the gear shift to first gear and drove out before any other cops could find me.

*A Few Hours Later*

I was just chilling in my car now as I laundered the cash over to someone else in exchange for money.If you didn't know,I'd probably be arrested if I spent money on new .50 AE bullets with the money I got from the vault.Anyway I was just about to nap,before my phone buzzed and I tensed up.I raised an eyebrow as I pulled out my phone to see who was calling me.A random number huh?If it's another one of those scammers I'll just hang up.That was where I was wrong though.

"Is this Ace?"A commanding voice came from the phone as I raised both my eyebrows.

"Ummmm...why ask?"I responded as I shrugged.

"I heard you're a contractor,a good one.I have a special opportunity for you."

"...okay,keep going."

*Two Hours Later,At a Police Station in Phoenix,Arizona*

I stepped out of my car and closed the door behind me."I'm on site,ready to get the package."

"Good.Get inside,and go to the evidence storage.And keep it quiet."

I was done disabling the camera nearby by the time the guy was done saying that and chuckled softly."Please,I'm a professional."

I went back to my car and got my bag out from the trunk,placing it down on the ground.Then opened up the bag and took out my Raven,this time it was suppressed.Please don't question it,I found some way to make it work.Also grabbed a lockpick from the bag and went over to the door.

"Have the payment ready,this will be a piece of cake."

I fiddled with the lock with a bit before I opened the door,going inside and closing the door behind me.I saw a dome cam in front of me and ducked into the locker room,seeing a police uniform out.Well isn't this convenient,I decided to change my clothes and grabbed my civilian clothes.I walked back outside and folded my clothes nicely,placing them in my bag and closing it.I carried on with the mission as I was now looking at the door to the main room where the cops mostly were.

"Hang on,LOTS of people in the next room,so..."

"I know...don't fuck up."

I opened the door and closed the door behind me and looked around the main room.Never been here before,never got caught once.And I won't start now.I briskly walked through the lobby and went to the next door in front of me,going through the door and shutting it behind me.Walked upstairs to the top floor and slightly opened it.I peeked through to see if anybody was there,and to my surprise no one was.I walked through the area and went into the door in front of me.

Boom,evidence storage room right in front of me.In the room I was,there were two doors.In front of me was the evidence storage.Door to my right,server room.Anyway,I pushed the door open and my eyes widened when I saw a maintenance worker here.I raised an eyebrow at this as I thought of an idea.I'll probably need to go to the server room later on.I silently drew my little Raven out and aimed it at the back of the head of the worker."Hands up."I whispered.

The worker turned around and grew wide eyed as he saw the barre of my gun staring him down."W-wait!D-don't shoot!I have a wife,a kid,my parents!"He begged as he thrusted his hands up.

"Good,now tell me what the server password is and I'll spare you.Tell anyone about this,the last thing going through your mind will be a .50 AE bullet."I said as I cocked the hammer down on my Raven.

"U-ummm...[REDACTED]...p-please,spare me..."He muttered as he got onto his knees.

I sighed and shook my head."I'm not a monster."I then pistol whipped the side of the workers head and he fell to the side limp.Don't worry,he's unconscious.

"Well that's...taken care of.Now go into the storage."

I nodded and went inside as I looked around for the box.

"Look for anything related to Dawn Valley."

I searched through some boxes and raised another eyebrow."The defense contractors?"

"You guys were the ones who blew 'em up?"

No response from the ear comm.I chuckled softly and pulled out a couple files related to the Dawn Valley incident."To be honest,that was quite the hit you guys did."

"...noted..."

"Got the files,not much here.Now where to?"

"That'll be fine for now.One more thing..."

"And that is?"

"Get to the server room.I need you to set up a connection for us."

"Got it."I went over to the server room opened the only computer that was there.I started up a hack as I heard someone walking up.

"What was that?"

I snapped my body around to see that a police officer was looking through the evidence room,seeing the unconscious worker there.I grew wide eyed as I pulled out my Raven.

"Quick,take him out!"

I ran up to him and pistol whipped him with enough power to render the officer unconscious.

"Answer the radio!Make something up!"

I nodded frantically as I picked up the radio."Ummm...sorry,I thought I saw something.I'll go back on duty,over and out."

The radio disconnected as I sighed in relief."I think they bought it."

"No shit,I heard it."

I grabbed the body and hid it in a nearby closet,making sure to lock it completely.I really hope that guy gets dementia the next day.

"The hack is done,now get out of the building.We'll wire your payment to your account."

I booked it for my car as I ran out of the building.That was so close,probably the closest I've been to screwing up the mission entirely.

*Another Few Hours Later,at an Unknown Headquarters*

(No One's POV)

A short brown haired man with sunglasses on and a black operative outfit was observing a picture of a man.This man had grey hair and was wearing a black t-shirt,carrier vest,pistol holster,and cargo pants with an eyepatch over his right eye.From the picture you could see he had grey,somewhat soulless,eyes.He was holding a black pistol in his hand,and it seemed like he was giving himself away.A white haired individual with a tuxedo on walked up behind the short browned hair man.The white haired person had blue eyes underneath the black shades he wore."Wren."

The supposedly named Wren turned his head around and said,"Director,this is what the police investigation turned up..."

"Is that...."The Director got into a thinking pose as he raised an eyebrow.

Wren nodded his head with a grim expression on his face.

"You said he was dead..."The Director added as he furrowed his eyebrows.

Wren sighed and said,"I shot him twice and dropped a burning building on him...it seemed safe to assume..."

"The man has been a ghost for 5 years...and he slips up now?"The Director seemed genuinely surprised by this.

"No...Jackdaw doesn't make mistakes...he wanted to be seen...he's sending us a message."Wren turned his entire body around to face the Director.

"And that would be?"The Director asked.

"He's back...he's angry...and he wants revenge."

There was a minute of silence between the two before Wren broke said silence with,"And there's something else..."

"One of the three operatives we sent survived.Police found her in the wreck,beaten,shot twice and half dead."

"Rose?"The Director said as he grew a bit wide eyed.

"She was always a tough one..."Wren chuckled softly and turned back around to look at the screen.

"Government detained her somewhere...secret,high security.Might be Wargate."

"Then get her out."The Director responded as he crossed his arms.

Wren nodded as the Director said,"And Wren?"

Wren looked at him and raised an eyebrow."The next time you see Jackdaw...finish the job."The Director said.

Wren nodded again as he went into deep thought for a bit."One more thing sir,do you want us to take out the Freelancer,Ace?"

The Director shook his head and chuckled."I think I have a better idea."

*Meanwhile,at some hotel room*

(Jayden's POV)

"You want to hire me?"

I was looking out the window of a hotel room I booked after the mission.I raised an eyebrow at the question this guy shot me with."Ummm,if my memory serves me right,you kind of did."

"Consider this a more...permanent position.Do you want to be a part of something bigger?"

I had some questions about that part.What the hell did he mean?I just shrugged and said,"The payments came through,that's all I ask for really..."

"Is that a yes?"

"No."I said sarcastically as I rolled my eyes.I had my bling shades off,so yeah.I have brown eyes,all you need to know."Of course I'll join."

"Good.Our organization has interest and operations all around the globe.For someone with your skills,there will be plenty of opportunities."

"This organization.Does it have a name?"I asked as I raised an eyebrow.

"It does."

"Halcyon..."

*A Few Minutes Later*

I hopped onto my computer and logged into my encrypted account.This is how I usually bought things without being noticed by the police.Take that boomers!

"Alright...time for some serious shopping..."