"All done and dusted" Decker exclaimed clapping his hands together "Now I just gotta check the connections are all working" Decker shut the small panel and swivelled on his chair round to his small laptop computer that was linked to the turret and hooked into the security system. Decker typed furiously on the small compact keyboard. He inputted various commands and the turret jerked and moved in reply causing the NSF members watching him to step back with caution. Colonel Leo Gold laughed heartily and walked over patting Decker on the back. "Still got the magic touch," he whispered in his left ear. The colonel looked over his shoulder and grunted with disgust. "You two!" Colonel Gold snapped at two NSF members sitting down on the floor relaxing, they shot up and stood straight, saluting the colonel. "Take the turret upstairs and attached it to the ceiling" he ordered. Decker unplugged his laptop and folded it into his small satchel. "YES SIR!" the two men replied simultaneously, they both ran over to the worktop Decker was using and picked the long turret off the table. "Be careful" Decker said and placed a holder bag full of tools on top of the turret. Both men disappeared up the wide concrete stairs. Leo Gold walked over to Decker who started to pack his equipment into two black leather sports bags. "You have done a lot over the years for the cause, Decker. We could still use a man like you" Leo said standing behind him. Decker turned around and got up from his squatted position, his left kneecap popped as he straightened up. "I've told you, after today I quit and disappear. Sir." Decker stared meaningfully into the colonel eyes, who looked away, sorrowfully. "You will be missed Mr Parkes. You know who will miss you most, Decker. She will be sad to hear your leaving," said the colonel. "Well she cannot find out," Decker said looking away. "Erin will find out, sooner than later, Decker, you know you're like a father figure to her," Leo walked away and left Decker to finish gathering his belongings. The pounding sound of the air gun was heard faintly from upstairs as the two NSF members secured the turret to the ceiling. Decker ran through his tasks in his head, the entrance defence had been established, interior defences where up and running, most of the security surveillance cameras were working (minus a few that had some interference effecting the video transmission) and identifying the correct enemy, the security bot was patrolling the set perimeter. Most of the tasks were complete know all Decker needed to do was to re-checked the whole system was connected with no bugs, if something went wrong he would no be there to repair it. Oh yes, Decker remembered. He ran up the stairs and into the pedestal of the statue.

"Ray! Hey Ray!" Decker chased after the group of men patrolling the corridor. One stopped and turned around. "Who wants us?" Ray asked puzzled. "Here's the password for the security system, could you make sure the guy on surveillance with you gets it too. Oh and keep an eye on the mech. Don't want him escaping." Decker said in between breaths as he passed over the small datacube. "Yeah, Ok bud. You off now?" Ray asked; Decker nodded. "I'll hopefully see ya later then." Decker carried on down the corridor and watched the sun start to set in the burning orange sky. He watched the NSF unloading the Ambrosia from the captured delivery barge, there were three speedboats bobbing on the waves far in the distance, all guarded by armed men. Decker turned and walked back down to the lower lobby of the base of the statue, he walked across the bustling floor and located the colonel in the small room the NSF were using to hold their prisoner.