Fifteen minutes later everyone came prepared. All Spec Ops members, except Lionel, were in their uniforms, without cowls and a cloak to cover their uniforms.
"Looks like everyone is well-prepared." Parker said. "Now we have to wait for Captain only."
Everyone nodded.
"How will we sneak out though? The guards are still here." Jacob asked.
"I'll tell you." Lionel said, appearing suddenly, scaring Jacob.
"Oh Lio-, I mean Captain, you're here." Parker said with a teasing voice. Lionel glared at her.
"Good to see no one has their cowls now. So this is how we sneak out..." Lionel explains them how to get out.
An hour later, an army van enters the camp.
"Whom do you want to meet?" Gatekeeping army soldier asked.
"Commander Grey." Soldier replied.
"Alright. Proceed." Gatekeeping soldier replied.
The soldiers went to Commander's office.
"Commander!" The soldiers said with salute.
"Yes. What brings you all here?" Emmett asked.
"We were informed that the suspect of the murder has been captured by the Captain. So we were sent here to take him." the soldier replied.
"He did?" Emmett asked with a confused look. The soldiers got confused either.
"If he did, that's great. (To other Ops member) Lead them to Captain." Emmett said lost in thoughts.
A few moments later, the soldiers returned, with someone in a torn dress, covered in blood.
"Show his face to me." Emmett said.
"What? Lionel?" Emmett said in shock.
"Yes. Thanks for the cooperation Commander." one of the soldiers said.
"Are you all nuts?" Emmett asked, "What happened to the soldiers? Why are you all disguised as them."
"Isn't it obvious Commander?" Parker said with a grin on her face.
"Now if you excuse us Commander." Lionel said.
Spec Ops members took every unconscious soldiers' bodies and filled them in the van the soldiers came in. Then Lionel went in and sat, pretending to be sad and hurt. They all left the camp with the van. Successfully getting out, without any trouble.
When they were outside, they opened the army uniform, which was over their armour and cloak, and left with the unconscious soldiers still inside the van.
"Gosh we are out. I thought we would've been trapped for forever inside." Parker said.
"Yes." Naomi replied with a nod.
"It was a fun experience right?" Ciaran said.
"Indeed it was." Jacob replied with a grin.
"The best part was when we saw that confused look on Commander's face." Erik said laughing.
"He didn't expect us to do something like this." Aaron said with a smile.
Madelyn heard everyone with a smile, while Lionel was silent with a serious look like usual.
While crossing the town where the murder occurred, they saw there were people surrounding someone. Lionel stopped everyone and went to check them. Few minutes later, he came back, "It was a minor dispute." he said. Everyone nodded and moved ahead.
After walking few moments, they heard Erik and Madelyn's voice from behind.
"What?" Aaron cried.
"Uh ah! Don't move anyone." one of the guys who captured Erik and Madelyn said.
Lionel was about to take out his shuriken when he heard a familiar voice from behind.
"If I were you, I wouldn't have done that brother." the voice said. Lionel turned around and looked towards the source. A very tall and slim man who appeared to be well-built appeared. He had short, coarse-looking dark hair that reached to his neck and his eyes, which were small and piercing. He wore a cloak covering two gun holders on each side of his waist.
"Trent." Lionel grunted. He tried to take out his shuriken again.
"Uh uh! Brother. Always mind your surroundings. Remember?" Trent said with a mocking smile.
Lionel looked around. Four of Trent's men on the rooves of houses, two men each roof, pointing guns at the Spec Ops members.
"Take the boy and girl." Trent ordered. The men who captured Erik and Madelyn took them to a nearby van, waiting to leave.
The moment the van left, Trent looked back for a second. Seeing it as an opportunity, Lionel took out his shurikens and threw them at Trent's hands, making him throw his hands, while others tried to run. Lionel quickly jumped and parkoured to the roof and went behind one of the men. The other men pointed towards him. Seeing this as an opportunity, the Jacob, Ciaran and Selena ran behind the van. To stop them, one of the men shot, but Naomi jumped in between to save them. Seeing this, Lionel threw one shuriken at him.
"Take her for medical attention!" Lionel ordered.
Parker and Aaron took Naomi and ran away somehow avoiding bullets from the men. Lionel then broke the neck of the man in front of him, and headed for the other man in front. The man tried to shoot him, but Lionel threw another shuriken at him, due to which the man lost his balance and fell. Then the other two came where Lionel was. Lionel took them down in no time. Suddenly, he sensed a bullet coming behind, he quickly took out his cloak, where bullet attacked, meanwhile Lionel jumped on another roof.
"I knew you had your armour beneath brother." Trent said.
Taking out his sword he charged at Lionel. Lionel quickly takes out his sword to stop his attack.
"Ah your Shirogane sword. I haven't forgotten this as well brother." Trent said with a grin.
Trent and Lionel had a great sword fight. Then Lionel took out few smoke bombs and threw it on the ground.
"Ah! The same old technique brother? This won't work now brother. I too have become." Trent said while searching for Lionel in the smoke, "Stronger." Trent said and stopped Lionel's sword charge.
"Told ya." Trent said.
"But you forgot to mind your surroundings." Lionel said. Trent quickly looked down. He was near the edge of the roof. Lionel kicked him and Trent fell down.
After falling down. Trent wasn't getting up. Then when Lionel went near to pick him up, Trent threw a smoke bomb and disappeared.
"Captain!" Jacob cried while reaching him. Jacob, Selena and Ciaran stopped panting very hard.
"We tried out best." Selena said struggling to breath.
"But we failed." Ciaran completed her, struggling to breath as well.
"No worries. I know how I will the information." Lionel said looking towards one of the men of Trent who fell down the roof.
It was night time by now.
"Finally, I got you both. Now I will find my inner peace." Trent said looking at unconscious Madelyn and Erik.
On the other side, Lionel took that man to interrogate him.
"I'm sorry I won't say anything. Please let me go." the man screamed with fake fear, trying to mock them.
"You know nothing right?" Lionel asked.
"Yes." the man said with a mischievous grin.
"Then you're of no use to us. Except being my toy." Lionel said.
"What do you mean?" the man said.
"For example, I'll take your hand." Lionel said while pulling the man's hand, "Then break your fingers. One by one." and started breaking his fingers one by one with a serious look on his face, while the man cried, screaming on top of his lungs.
"Alright! I'll tell you! I'll tell you! Please leave my hand!" he said crying.
"Gave up at fourth. Pathetic toy." Lionel said.
"They are at the Caverns by the outskirt jungle of the city." the man said.
"Good." Lionel said and broke his neck.
"Damn Lionel, I think you went for the over-torture." Parker said.
"I don't care." Lionel replied.
"Listen everyone! This is the plan." Lionel called everyone to discuss the plans.
"Alright." Everyone said in unison.
"Where are you going by the way?" Parker asked.
"This is a Shirogane war. If I'm fighting as a Shirogane, I'll need my original armour, not this scout armour." Lionel said.
"But isn't it in the camp?" Parker asked.
"It is. That's why I'm going back." Lionel replied.
"But how will you come out?" she asked.
"I needed a plan for you all, remember I have snuck in and out many times alone with this security." he replied.
"I see." Parker said.
"Have proper rest. The Rescue is not going to be that simple." Lionel said and left.