"Sir! We've also spotted a black hedgehog with the black aliens!" a soldier reported to the G.U.N. Commander.

He treated the situation professionally at first but hearing the words 'black hedgehog' set off a spark inside him, "Shadow?" he asked quietly before his anger filled his mind, "DEPLOY THE TROOPS NOW! And if you find Shadow with the Black Aliens, then kill them all!"

The soldier hesitated, "But sir, isn't Shadow on our side?"

"I gave you an order soldier! He's evil and he's the enemy!" the soldier immediately ran away from his commanding officer, "You can't run anymore, this time. You're mine," the Commander grimaced before pressing a PA button, "Bring Lieutenant Malis to me!"

Five minutes later an officer in uniform saluted the general, "Commander!"

"Adhese, lieutenant. Tell me, what are your skills? Why are you a lieutenant?" the Commander asked.

Ryan Malis raised his eyebrows, "I was promoted to lieutenant after displaying excellent leadership abilities and skill in marksmanship."

"You and your squad were instrumental in storming Eggman's base during the incident with the Ark," the Commander filled a cup of tea and sipped it, "I have a special mission for you."

"I'm glad to accept it, sir," Ryan saluted him.

"After I order you, you won't be happy with it for long," the Commander put his tea cup down, "I'm ordering you and your squadron to assassinate Shadow the Hedgehog."

"Wait! Repeat that to me again!"

"Fine, I'll repeat it. The Commander wants me to form my squadron to assassinate Shadow the Hedgehog," Ryan repeated sarcastically.

"Ok, two questions. One. Why are we going after Shadow when we have no proof if he's with the Black Aliens. Two, why aren't we helping fight the Black Aliens?!" a Puerto Rican with a mustache-goatee combo and a baseball cap asked.

"Apparently we were instrumental in invading Eggman's base," Ryan answered.

"Weren't we shot down at least five times by Eggman?" a man with hair over his left eye asked.

"Yes, but we blew open the door and I was promoted. And now we have to kill Shadow the Hedgehog," Ryan explained, "Anyways, I need a squad and you guys are the first I'm turning to."

"Well great! Just fucking great! Taking me on a mission to kill Shadow the fucking Hedgehog! What could possibly go wrong?!" Johnny exasperated.

"The plot of Spec Ops the Line!" Ryan turned when he heard a British voice, "What's this I hear about killing Shadow?"

"Hi, Gareth, how are you doing this invasion?" Lewis asked.

"Woke up and my apartment had an alien in it. Then I looked outside and aliens were falling from red clouds," Gareth sat in the lounge next to Lewis.

"Yeah I didn't get no weather report about falling aliens,"

"Hi, Amanda, what brings you here?" Ryan asked.

"Heard something about you being needed to kill Shadow and I thought, "Maybe I could help him out like I helped you guys at Eggman's base,"

Ryan shrugged, "Well I was going to ask you guys to join my squad anyway, so the more the merrier!"

The group of five stared at each other awkwardly, "This feels weird. We need a sixth person.," Lewis demanded.

"What about, Clement?" Amanda brought up one of their old war buddies.

"Nah, he was transferred to fight some guy called Willy," Ryan answered, "Johnny, what about your brother or Matt?"

"They're busy," Johnny said, "Besides, Elliot 'kept falling into holes in training camp!"

"Guys, guys, the next guy we see, we're bringing along with us for this mission," Gareth suggested.

A few moments later, and a tall young man with long black hair wearing a janitor's uniform walked by, sweeping the floor.

Gareth shook his head, "Ok, the next guy that comes along."

Ryan ignored the Brit, "You! Do you know how to fire a rifle?!" Ryan asked.

The young man jumped back in surprise, "Um. Yeah?"

"Then suit up! You're coming on a mission with us to assassinate Shadow the fucking Hedgehog!"

"What?"

"He gave you an order soldier! Suit up!" Gareth yelled at him.

"But I'm just a janitor-

The janitor was dragged away by Johnny and Lewis to suit him up, "It's alright! You'll serve your country proud!" Gareth yelled at them before nudging Amanda, "That kid's gonna die in three minutes."

The young man named Ted was suited up in uniform and brought back to Ryan, "But I'm just a janitor! I'm not qualified to be a soldier!"

"It's alright, Ted. I worked in the cafeteria when Ryan brought me along to Eggman's base," Amanda consoled him.

"Alright, men. Allow me to debrief all of you. Our target is Shadow the Hedgehog, and our mission is to assassinate him!" Ryan held back his laughter, "Johnny! You're older than me and you have more experience. Can I count on you as my second-in-command?"

"You count on me, you son of a bitch," Johnny saluted him.

"Lewis. You're one of my best friends, we grew up together and we were trained together. Can I count on you as my weapons expert?"

Lewis nodded, "Sure. Why not?"

Ryan walked to the bearded Brit, "Gareth. After your transfer from England to America, you've been a great addition to G.U.N. and a great friend. Can I count on you as my guerilla warfare expert?"

"Why the hell not?" Gareth loaded his pistol.

"Amanda. Can I count on you to keep your eye on us?" Ryan asked, handing her a sniper rifle.

"Uh, sure," she smiled.

"And Ted-

"Can we count on you to die?" Gareth interrupted Ryan.

"WHAT!" Ted got on his knees, "Please, I have a wife and kids!"

"No you don't. And even if you did, I'm still bringing you with me," Ryan declared, "Now men! Let's lock and load and get onto killing Shadow the fucking Hedgehog!"

A/N New Brainscratch series! Only Parasite X12 will probably read this. So how are you Parasite? You doing good? What did you think of the story?