Alex was sprinting across the complex. Shotgun in hand, he rushed around a corner-
Beep beep beep.
Coming face to face with one of the robbers, he smashed the butt of his gun into the man's face-
Beep beep beep.
Alex opened his eyes. His alarm clock was blaring as he stumbled out of bed, a headache stomping through his brain. He walked to the medicine counter in his bathroom and took an Advil, the throbbing in his skull reducing to a minor pulse. He went back over to his closet, pulling on a set of clean clothes.
He looked back to the alarm clock. Late. He ran out the door, around the corner and down the stairs. Exiting the complex, he ran down the street and around a corner, pushing a man aside.
HQ was in the distance now. He kept running, stopping next to two Legionaires discussing something. He leaned against a wall a couple feet away, catching his breath.
Having steadied himself, he turned to the two. "So, what's going on?"