Lucas's POV:

*SLAM*

Fox: "Rise and shine people! We have some parts to find!"

Sarah: "...What?"

"What time is it?"

Fox: "1 in the morning because we need as much time as we can to find or make all of this stuff."

Sarah: "I'm too tired for this."

Nathan: "I'm not."

Amanda: "How are you not tired?"

Nathan: "I didn't say I wasn't. I just said I wasn't too tired for this."

Sarah: "Oh my god."

The entire team except Nathan is currently trying to wake up so we can meet Fox's demands.

Fox: "You all have about 30 minutes tops to get ready."

Nathan: "Make it 20."

Fox: "Deal. Meet you at the bottom."

*SLAM*

Sarah: "I won't be ready in 20 minutes!"

Nathan: "You're supposed to be a soldier that can be ready at all times."

"To his credit, 20 minutes is a lot more then we normally have."

Albeit slowly, we all pick ourselves up and get ready for the day.

"I'll get the MRE's started."

Nathan: "I'll try to wake up Amanda."

Nathan throws me an MRE for me to make while he wanders over the still surprisingly drowsy Amanda

Nathan: "Wake up."

Amanda: "5 more minutes..."

Nathan: "You have 3."

Sarah: "I got this."

While I am preparing the MRE's in another room. I hear Sarah yell out

Sarah: "AMANDA WAKE UP! I DROPED A GRENADE!"

I brace myself for impact only for nothing to happen.

Nathan: "You are a terrible person."

Sarah: "At least I woke her up."

I walk back into the main area to see Amanda scared out of her wits, and Nathan facepalming at Sarah

"...MRE's are ready..."

Nathan: "Let me hand them out accordingly."

Nathan starts handing out the meals as he sees fit, and all of us have very differing reactions

Sarah: "Are you serious?"

Amanda: "Chili?"

"I mean I'll eat it."

We all got very different meals. Sarah got one of the worst one's ever made. Beef stew.

Sarah: "I'm not eating this crap."

Nathan: "You're either going to suck it up or starve for the day."

Sarah: "I have snacks in my bag."

Nathan: "It's not a meal."

Sarah: "It's better than this shit."

Nathan on the other had got a pretty mundane meal. Chicken chunks

Amanda: "What do I do with this?"

"Here, take my plate. I have beef tacos, so I don't really need one.

As I give my plate to Amanda, I see just what Nathan handed to her.

"Giving her the best meal?"

Nathan: "She deserves it after what Sarah did."

Amanda got one of the best meals one of us could have.

Chili Mac

Amanda: "This is surprisingly good."

Nathan: "Everyone says that the first time they have that MRE."

Amanda is only a few bites in before she finds one of the best parts.

*Gasp*

Amanda: "I got M&M's!"

"Same here. They are quite good as just a snack to keep your mood up."

Amanda: "There so good!"

Sarah: "That's what she said."

The playful and happy mood of the room drops immediately as me and Nathan stare down Sarah.

"Really?"

Sarah has this smug look on her face as if she enjoys what she just did.

Sarah: "Yes really."

I can see out of the corner of my eye that Nathan is about to kill this bitch, but thankfully for all of our sakes. Fox comes barging down the door

Fox: "We ready to go?"

"It's only been 10 minutes."

Fox: "I'm just checking in."

He then spots a glance of Amanda and her food

Fox: "You seem pretty lucky to get some food like that out here. Are you ok?"

Nathan: "Blame that on Sarah."

Fox: "The food or the mood?"

Nathan: "The mood."

To me this is quite the sight. A wanted criminal that we have been trying to catch or kill for years, is here Infront of me trying to console someone he only just met a bit ago.

Fox: "Well, before anything else takes place. We should pack up and try to find the materials we need."

Nathan: "For once. I agree with you Fox."

"Same here, we should move."

Without much delay we all start packing our things, which doesn't take long.

Fox: Everyone ready?"

Nathan: "Sure"

"I'm alive."

Sarah: "I'm awake enough."

Amanda:  "I'm ready!"

Fox looks slightly disappointed in our answers, but we continue onwards.

Fox: "Where's all your enthusiasm? Almost all of you sound half dead."

Sarah: "I'm still kind of tired."

Nathan: "Enthusiasm without purpose can be deadly,"

Fox: "And now I know why everyone feared you, Nathan."

Sarah: "I don't fear him"

Both me and Fox turn to Sarah and in unison say

Lucas & Fox: "Then you're an idiot."

Sarah: "Why? Why do I have to fear him."

Fox: "Even the mightiest king fears the poorest peasant."

Nathan: "Exactly"

I roll my eyes and whisper to Amanda.

"Just pretend they make sense. You'll get used to it."

With all the riddles of the day being burned out in a few minutes, we finally start moving for the search for parts.

*Crunch Crunch Crunch*

"So. What exactly are we looking for?"

Fox: "Not much. The gunpowder from the cartages around here are enough to make a sizeable explosion."

"Then what are we out here for?"

Fox: "Detonators."

Amanda: "Detonators?"

Fox: "We are not leading a flammable string from each bomb to us. If that thing snaps, then the whole plan goes up in smoke."

Sarah: "Literally."

*SMACK*

Nathan: "No you idiot, it won't."

Sarah: "You didn't have to slap me."

Fox: "If you two are done. I think I found a place."

Once Nathan and Sarah finish their little skirmish. We are all greeted by the sight of an abandoned military base.

Nathan: "What the hell is a military base doing in the middle of the city?"

Fox: "They were trying to calm down the riots. You can see how that went."

"Did you cause them?"

Fox: "I never cause them, but I have gotten caught up in my fair share."

...

...

...

Fox: "So is one of us going to stay out here with the civilian or?"

Sarah: "I would do it, but Nathan wouldn't trust me."

Nathan: "I would allow you to do it, but I don't want to be in there risking my neck while you are chilling out here."

Sarah: "Well you're the heavy gunner."

Nathan: "What are you implying?"

Fox: "Kids! Kids. Let's just have everyone go in at this rate."

"I can stay back."

Nathan: "You sure Lucas?"

"Yeah. If anything happens, you'll hear, and we will run in."

Fox: "Good. Now that we have that settled, Let's get going."

Nathan: "We'll be back soon Lucas."

"Best of luck!"

Nathan's POV:

"So where are we going to find this detonator?"

Fox: "Somewhere in this general area. I never come here because it's a hot spot for thieves."

"You tell us this now?"

Sarah: "Wow."

Fox: "Listen. If you want to find Echo, we're going to have to find a det, and this is the only place for miles that has a decent chance of us finding one."

"So, it's not even guaranteed."

Fox: "Nothing in this world is guaranteed except for death."

...

"Where would it most likely be?"

Fox: "Probably the armory."

"Any idea which one the armory is?"

Fox: "Like I said, I don't come here."

Sarah: "Welp. Time to look."

Fox: "I would advise us to stay together, but knowing you two, you probably want to split up."

Sarah: "I don't care if we stay together. He's the only one that cares."

"I can't believe I'm saying this, but whatever you think is best Fox. We'll follow you."

Fox: "The statement is appreciated. Let's stick together for the time being."

30 minutes of searching later

"Ok Fox. Where the hell is the armory?"

Fox: "Like I said before all of this, I don't come here."

"At this rate we'd be better off splitting up."

Fox: "Normally I wouldn't advise that, but we are probably running out of time."

"What do you mean running out of time?"

Fox: "This place is a hot spot for thieves. So, any minute now we could be ambushed by some bloodthirsty people."

"On second thought, maybe we should stick together."

Fox: "No. It would take too much time. If we split up now, our chances of finding a det will be much higher."

"Fine, but if we die, I'm torturing you in Hell."

Sarah: "Don't you already get tortured in Hell?"

"That part is irrelevant."

*CRACK CRACK*

Fox: "Sounds like Lucas found some friends."

Sarah: "That's not good."

"I'll run out and cover him. You two keep looking."

Fox: "Roger that. Don't get killed."

Fox's POV:

"Ok, so Sarah this is going to sound insane, but I need you to check the buildings near the gunfire."

Sarah: "Ok"

Sarah starts running towards the gunfire without a second thought, much to my surprise.

"And now I know why Nathan keeps asking her if she has a Deathwish."

Without much time to delay, I sprint as fast as I can to what looks to be a Wherehouse.

"If I were to place an armory somewhere, I would put it in a large building."

Trying to get inside, I bash myself into the door only for me to give myself some blunt force trauma and get thrown to the ground.

"Not my proudest moment."

Standing back up I ask myself how in the world I'm going to get inside.

"Would there be a back door?"

After a quick scan around the building, I find that all other entrances are sealed off.

"Wait. I swear to God."

I walk back to the front door and pull on the door handle

*Click*

"Cunt."

The door was unlocked from the beginning

"I guess this makes my life easier."

The inside somehow looks untouched.

*Cough Cough*

"God that's a lot of dust."

*CRACK CRACK*

"That's getting closer."

Hearing how close the gunfire is I pick up my pace to find the det.

"If this place has been untouched for a while, then..."

I open a door to my left.

"Holy shit."

This place is armed too the teeth. AR's, pistols, rifles, ammo, and even a God damn 40mm thumper

"I... I am definitely informing the coalition of this place."

*CRACK CRACK*

"Right. The det."

It only takes a few moments for me to find a detonator, but after looking around some more I find some C4.

"Guess I won't have to make my own explosives."

I quickly bag all of the C4 I can carry and walk out to where the gunfire is coming from

"You fuckers still alive!?"

Nathan: "What took you so long?"

"It was challenging to get inside but look what I found."

I pull out the detonator and some C4 for them to see.

Nathan: "Was that all that was in there?"

"Basically. I mean we got what we came for."

Nathan: "Good, but do you know where Lucas and Amanda are?"

"Shouldn't they be outside?"

Nathan: "Like you said. This place is a hot spot."

Lucas: "We're alive!"

"Good. Now let's get out of this place. I don't feel like dying today."

Nathan: "I'll drink to that."

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