{"sf1_id":322225,"sf2_id":"A1p2Aylm","title":"Decrpypting a Fox","author":"Revresbo","words":1004,"posted_at":"2012-01-01T23:56:00.000Z","tags":["Badger","Fox","Rabbit","Sci-Fi","Wolf"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/322225-decrpypting-a-fox","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/A1p2Aylm","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/a3/ad/a3ad0424-b712-475f-b88e-62d0b8447406","description":"#1 of Richard\n\nThe start of a sci-fi story about a fox hacker.","content":"\"We need out of here yesterday!\"\n\n\"I'm working on it!\"\n\n\"Frag out!\"\n\n\"Okay, that's it!\u0026nbsp; It's open!\u0026nbsp; Hurry!\"\n\n\"Come on!\u0026nbsp; Let's go!\"\n\n\"Go!\u0026nbsp; I'm right behind you!\"\n\nA tear rolled down his cheek.\u0026nbsp; It was funny, in a way.\u0026nbsp; He had not known them long, but he would miss them.\u0026nbsp; He wouldn't be right behind them.\n\n\\*\n\n\"You trust this kid to get the job done?\"\n\n\"He's one of the best.\"\n\n\"One of the best?\u0026nbsp; He's twelve if I'm a day.\"\n\nThe fox in question flicked his ears in annoyance.\u0026nbsp; The older badger was not even trying to whisper, letting the admittedly young fox hear his protests.\u0026nbsp; He managed to keep his mouth shut with some difficulty.\u0026nbsp; He'd shut that badger up once they got there.\n\nIf he were honest with himself, however, Richard was having some doubts.\u0026nbsp; This was his first time trying a stunt like this, and the repercussions could be severe.\u0026nbsp; Only if he were caught, though.\u0026nbsp; He didn't intend to get caught.\u0026nbsp; And he really needed the money.\u0026nbsp; Crumbs in dumpsters only go so far.\n\nThe vehicle came to a stop.\u0026nbsp; Richard gritted his teeth and steeled himself.\u0026nbsp; Nerves made mistakes, and he did not intend to screw this up.\u0026nbsp; Silently, he followed the three adults to the face of a large apartment complex.\u0026nbsp; It stood at 200 stories, the top two floors devoted to an extensive penthouse.\u0026nbsp; It was chosen because it had no living security guards after hours, instead relying on an extensive automated security system and a security team with a five minute response time.\u0026nbsp; Most thieves gave it a wide berth.\u0026nbsp; People had tried to hack its security, but instead got locked up until the security team could take them away.\u0026nbsp; That was where Richard came in.\n\n\"All right, kid.\u0026nbsp; Let's see those fabled skills of yours.\"\n\nRichard inspected the keypad by the door.\u0026nbsp; It was a simple affair and would be easy to crack.\u0026nbsp; It was the security further in that would make trouble.\n\nAn alarm would sound if he tried to pull the keypad off and get at the connections beneath.\u0026nbsp; However, there was a card slot for maintenance personnel that would disable the alarm.\u0026nbsp; Richard had a number of cards from various maintenance companies.\u0026nbsp; It was only a matter of picking the right one.\u0026nbsp; He opened his wallet and slid out a B\u0026E card.\u0026nbsp; They were the most trusted in security maintenance companies, and if he were to have a building like this, they would be the ones he would call.\u0026nbsp; He slotted the card in and watched happily as the keypad swung away, revealing the inner workings.\u0026nbsp; The system would record that a B\u0026E technician had been on site, but no one would notice that until morning, when they were long gone.\u0026nbsp; A few taps of his stylus later, they were in the building.\u0026nbsp; He shut the panel and retrieved his B\u0026E card.\u0026nbsp; It had taken him a lot of effort to get it, and he was not about to forget it.\n\nWithout a word, the four of them walked into the foyer of the building.\u0026nbsp; The three adults spread out and made sure the room was empty while Richard went straight to the computer at the main desk.\u0026nbsp; He seated himself in the chair and poised his fingers over the keys.\u0026nbsp; This computer would be tougher to crack.\n\nThere was a universal access point, or UAP, on the surface of the desk.\u0026nbsp; Richard grinned as he put his hacker's card into the slot.\u0026nbsp; Once inserted, the card automatically got to work cracking the username and password.\u0026nbsp; It didn't take long before his algorithms inputted them and gave him administrator access.\u0026nbsp; He looked up at the wolf in charge of the venture.\u0026nbsp; \"We're in.\"\n\n\"Good.\u0026nbsp; Find the Valdheins' apartment.\u0026nbsp; They have what we want.\"\n\nA few taps of the keys were all that Richard needed.\u0026nbsp; \"Sixty-first floor.\u0026nbsp; Number six hundred twelve.\"\n\n\"Can you get access?\"\n\n\"Not from here.\"\n\n\"At the room?\"\n\nRichard wiped his brow.\u0026nbsp; He was not quite as calm as he appeared, but he wouldn't let it get in the way.\u0026nbsp; \"Possibly.\u0026nbsp; The security centre would be the surest way, but access is... difficult.\"\n\n\"Where is it?\"\n\n\"Hundredth floor.\u0026nbsp; That floor has no apartments, just the security centre, computer mainframes, maintenance--that sort of thing.\"\n\nThe wolf frowned, thinking.\u0026nbsp; \"Which is safer?\"\n\nThe fox stared at the screen, not actively looking, but just thinking.\u0026nbsp; \"I'd say they're equally unsafe.\u0026nbsp; If something happens in the apartment, I might not be able to override it from there, but getting into the security centre would be more difficult.\u0026nbsp; If I could, though, I own the place.\"\n\nThe wolf nodded.\u0026nbsp; \"The elevators?\"\n\nThe fox called them up on the computer.\u0026nbsp; \"We have access to all the floors with apartments.\u0026nbsp; We need keycard access to get to the hundredth floor and a few others.\u0026nbsp; I can override that, though.\"\n\n\"Okay.\u0026nbsp; Close that down, cover your tracks.\"\n\nRichard nodded, erasing the records of his log on.\u0026nbsp; He also caught that the maintenance access to the front door was stored in the admin files and erased it as well.\u0026nbsp; After that, he logged off and removed his hacker card, moving quickly to catch up to the others.\n\nOnce in the elevator, the fox addressed the group.\u0026nbsp; \"Okay, here's the plan.\u0026nbsp; We,\" he pointed to the badger and the scruffy-looking rabbit, \"are going to the sixty-first floor.\u0026nbsp; The kid will get into the security centre and give us access from there.\u0026nbsp; Once we've got everything, we all rendezvous at the ground floor and stroll out of here without a care in the world.\u0026nbsp; Got it?\"\n\nThe other adults nodded while Richard observed the keycard slot.\u0026nbsp; He inserted the B\u0026E card again and was pleased to note the hundredth floor button light up.\u0026nbsp; He hit the button as the elevator pulled up to the sixty-first floor.\u0026nbsp; The others filed out without a word or a backwards glance as the doors closed and Richard rocketed up to the hundredth floor alone.\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Richard","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/322499-decrypting-a-fox-part-2.json"}}