In the still dark and early morning, Blu sounded his trumpet outside to wake everyone up from bed. The new members woke up and treaded outside their bunks to find and possibly stop the source coming from outside. Smoke was the first to make contact with Master Sergeant Blu and Jewel Tyler Gunderson. He slowly nodded Blu to stop playing his instrument, still half-asleep. He however, didn't seem to care what Smoke wanted. He instead continued on playing. More of the members of team 1 eventually joined Smoke outside. Angel walked towards his friend Smoke while rubbing his eyes. Crystal followed him, coming closer to his ear and whispered "You're a little sore now, huh?". An oversized teardrop dripped from his head, showing utter embarrassment. The Hornbill, who was extremely dazed out at the time, tripped on his own talon, fell to the ground, and fell asleep that exact moment. Angel noticed this and decided to drag his lifeless body onward. Rysul who is used to waking up at this time of day, confidently marched on ahead of the entire team. Finally, all the members gathered in front of Blu and Jewel. Blu continued performing his trumpet melody; his eyes still closed signaling his lost of reality by the catchy tone.

"Um, Blu. You can stop now." Jewel said, getting a bit annoyed.

He did not hear her. She tried to get his attention once more.

"Hey, would you stop?" She said in a louder tone. She nudged him by his shoulder.

Smoke could not give out much patience anymore. He slapped the trumpet out of Blu's mouth, discontinuing his solo. It fell to the floor with a harsh ring.

"Oh, sorry about that. Haha…" Blu cried as his voice cracked. He cleared his throat and began talking in all seriousness. Angel lifted the sleeping Hornbill off the ground. He woke up and realized he is now in front of the Spix Macaws.

"Anyway, your first mission today is to infiltrate and eliminate an enemy base located at Lake Titicaca."

"Wait, what?" said Crystal.

"What kind of a name is that?" Angel added, scratching the back of his head.

"No, seriously. That's a lake?" The hornbill said, trying not to laugh.

"Yes. That lake is an actual geographic location registered in the U.N database." Rysul replied.

"So why are we demolishing a base in that specific location? Who does it exactly belong to?" Smoke asked.

"According to our intel, the base is stockpiling an industrial amount of weapons distributed from the black market. Our enemy who remains unknown has caused numerous assaults to local Hyacinth tribes around the lake. It has been reported that the attacks are increasing in numbers and becoming a major threat to those tribes. They requested our assistance to brush off unwanted hostility being inflicted on them."

"Guys, it's serious. Smoke, you could relate to those tribes since you been through the same violence they're experiencing right now. So you know why this is such a critical problem that should be solved with your leadership. It is important to stop them immediately. So we plan on sending you to that location by 08:00. I will show you all of our weaponry in the Armory. Hoorah!?" Jewel said.

"Hoorah!" Everyone shouted in union.

So team 1 headed off with Jewel to the Armory. Shelves of automatic weapons and ammunition are all organized neatly inside. Attached the walls laid Kevlar equipment for the group to wear.

"Choose wisely."

The Hornbill decides to pick his M240B as his primary weapon. He attached a standard RDS sight on his weapon along with duct-taping a M320 grenade launcher underneath the barrel. The added weight with the already heavy machine gun made Jewel think he was "tactically challenged." He doesn't mind the weight such he already is unusually strong to begin with. His secondary is a small SW40 revolver. He decides to add a bipod on the small weapon. He believed it would look entertaining to use with it attached. He grabs a SRAW missile launcher and attaches it on his back. For his melee weapon, he chooses a spoon. Nothing about his weapon set made sense to anyone. He however was satisfied with what he chose. He wears a drab green ACU uniform to match with his surroundings outside.

Smoke is quite wise with his selection. He chooses a M416 assault rifle and adds a M26 MASS at the bottom to compliment it. He prefers to use slug rounds with his attachment. He places a 4x ACOG sight along with a suppressor on the barrel. He considers using a Glock 18 suppressed with plain iron sights. Smoke picks up two heavy bags, one full of medical supplies and another stocked with ammunition. He joins them both at each side of his hips. For his melee, he uses a kunai self made from scrap metal. He wears a plain jet-black ACU.

For Angel and Crystal, they both decide to wield sniper rifles as their main weapons. Crystal now holds a lightweight and easy to use Scout Elite while Angel carries a monstrous looking M82. He doesn't need a high optic scope simply because of his Byakugan ability which allows him to zoom into a target more than 1500 meters away. Crystal is more of a run and gun gal, so she ops for an angled grip and a PS0-1 scope for her gun. However, Jewel suggested Angel to get a bipod for his rifle. He did so knowing the amount of recoil the M82 releases. Crystal can dual-wield laser beam equipped M5K's as her lethal backup while Angel finalizes his choice of twin MP7's on his side. They both share a few motion sensor balls, a SOFLAM, and a range finder. Crystal uses an Ice stalagmite which she created from her ability as a melee tool. Angel on the other hand sheaths a katana. They both are dressed in Jungle themed Ghili suits.

Rysul has been used to using his favorite weapons for two years ever since. He carries his Tavor TAR-21 Bullpup rifle with a Trijicon 1.5x16 ACOG along with his 9x19mm GSh-18 sidearm. Besides a kukri blade, he's lightweight compared to everyone else on Team 1. It's mainly due to the fact that he's a pilot. He still wears his pilot uniform on the daily. Smoke teased him a little, saying that all he does is sit inside a plane making "hick" noises and almost suffocate himself every time he does a corkscrew. However, he mentioned to Rysul that Blu and Jewel might put him with the Blue Angels soon. Smoke doesn't honestly know what they meant by that, but it meant the world to Rysul for some reason…

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Rest of the story will continue on the following chapter.