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The mission was on paper, perfect and simple. But Riley knew if it was put it in action, there were going to be way to many problems with it. She took a deep breath, and before she could start talking, Jameson, Nelson, and the Doctor all left the room; they all knew it was going to get rough... She smiled, watched them leave, then let loose on Lillian.
"So let me repeat the plan. You want me, a non-chipped human being, to try and protect Gabriel, who does have a billion dollar chip in his head, from being hacked as we go into a known hackers home. Oh, and he happens to works with terrorist cells around the world, namely Al-Qaeda, who are currently planning a cyber attack against us. That sounds great Lillian, let me go grab my suicide gear from the trunk and we can go right now."
"Agent Neal I will remind you who the authority figure is in this room. That authority figure also has the ability to rip this job out of your hands and send you to where you started, before the Secret Service. So watch your tone." Lillian's authority voice silenced Riley, who was breathing heavily. The argument had stretched her lungs, which had stretched her stitches. Gabriel could tell she was hurting, but wished she hadn't stopped. He agreed with her, but he couldn't say that in front of Lillian, could he? This was a bad idea, for everyone involved. So, despite the look Lillian was giving him, he cleared his throat and spoke.
"I have to say, I agree with Riley - I mean Agent Neal." Riley let herself smile for a fraction of a second, then turned to him and gave him a serious stare - as did Lillian.
"I'm sorry Gabriel. What?" Gabriel instantly regretted his decision to say something, but he knew Riley was right.
"You can't let Riley do this. Let me go on my own." That caused Riley to hit him, hard he might add, and then together with Lillian, both ladies said no.
"Come on guys. Riley's right. She can't protect me without a chip, and she can't have a chip, so that means I'll be protecting her - which we all know she hates." Riley hit him again and walked away, trying to figure out how she was going to protect him against something she couldn't prevent.
"Lillian - the threat of having a major cyber-war against Cyber Command and the U.S is too large to ignore. This kid, Titan or whatever he wants to call himself, is the main source of it. I can get to him, and hopefully I-"
"We, Gabriel. We, as a team, are going to go get the kid." Riley had looked up from her silent spot in the corner.
"There is no way I am letting you out of my sight, not after what happened to me. Someone is looking for you, and that means that if I leave you alone, they'll have a greater chance of getting you. So, pack your bags. Apparently, we are going down to Southern Nevada." Riley threw Gabriel a 'I'll talk to you later' look and gave Lillian a death stare, followed by a respectful nod. Gabriel smiled as he admired her politeness towards the woman who might be sending them to their deaths.
"Gotta love Agent 'I Almost Died, So what the Hell?' huh?" Gabriel laughed as Lillian looked as if she was going to tear him apart.
"Take care of each other Gabriel. Let her do her job, but you have the chip. Protect her too, even if she fights it. God knows she shouldn't be in the field, but I couldn't convince her to leave your side. She cares an awful lot about you Gabriel. Don't lose her." Lillian's voice went from a position of authority to one of a caring figure. He nodded, and walked out, but stopped at the door.
"Lillian, if something happens to us... make sure that Jameson and Nelson don't do anything stupid. Doc knows a bit better by now I hope..." Lillian paused to look at the Delta-Force operative who had survived almost everything, and nodded.
"I'll make sure they're well taken care of." And with that, Gabriel left Lillian alone in the briefing room, wondering what exactly she had gotten Clockwork and her agents into.