Author's Note: Sorry for the wait and for the shortness of this chapter. I have a lot going on right now and i'm writing two stories at the same time, so i'm trying my best. Enjoy.

Chapter 11: Downfall

Hunter was shaken awake, his tired eyes strained to open as he wanted to sleep more. Sadly he did and saw Axel in his vision, sitting up he yawned and rubbed his eyes, "Been two and a half hours already?" He asked.

"Yeah, I thought of the same thing when you woke me up." He watched as the retriever had a bit of trouble trying to fully wake himself.

Hunter looked outside the tree and saw it was still dark, but thankfully the rain had turned into a light drizzle. He then started to feel his eyes drop but had to shake his head to rid himself of the tiredness, 'Man I guess only two and a half hours weren't enough, but it's still something' he thought to himself as he reached for his pack so he could grab one of his cereal bars. "Anything happen while I was asleep?"

"Yeah the Master called us back," That seemed to fully wake him up.

"What happened?"

"It worked," Axel answered with a smile. "The signal originated from a spot about a half a mile northeast from here."

"That's great! Now we just make it there before sun rise."

"I know, but let just stay here and walk around for a bit, I don't know about you but I'm still feeling tired from the lack of sleep."

Hunter couldn't help but agree, it too felt heavy on him and the small exercise would prove very useful for fully waking their bodies up. "Yeah ok, but only for a few more minutes." Receiving a nod the retriever went back to eating. Taking a big bite from his bar he reached for his canteen only to find it gone. "Hey where's my water?"

"Oh sorry," Axel said as he reached towards the entrance of the tree and pulled both of their canteens back in, both of them were wet. "There was about a third of water left so I let the rain fill them back up." He closed the cap on his and then gave Hunter's his back.

"Thanks and good idea," He responded as he took a small gulp. Making a satisfying sigh as it felt good on his throat, the rain seemed to have cooled the water some. "Anything come up over the radio?"

"Nope, just some people reporting in saying that they don't see anything. Most likely some of Havoc's men on guard duty."

"That's good, I guess," He responded as he finished his food and capped off his canteen before the both of them stepped outside of the tree. The drizzle hit them without any kind of sound, but they didn't mind it at all as they did little exercise to get their blood flowing. They stretched, jogged in place, and did a few push up, so their bodies could fully wake up. After a few minutes of doing this they were both alert and ready to go.

Reaching back into the tree they withdrawal their packs and slung them over their shoulders, after that Axel then took out a map and compass. "Alright like I said the Master told me that Professor Hubert tracked the signal about half a mile northeast from here." Unraveling the map he then noted their positing then check the compass.

Seeing the needle spin in the right direction Hunter pointed out the direction they needed to go, "Ok we go this way, and continue on till he get…here," His finger rested on the spot on the map.

"Exactly," Axel responded, closing the map up and returning it to the pack. "We best hurry up then if we want to get there before sunrise." With still some darkness in the sky the two Rovers headed out, they needed to concentrate on proceeding forward if they wanted to make it to the enemy camp on time.

Hunter and Axel couldn't really tell how much time had passed, the only indication of time they had at the moment was the darken sky, which was slowly giving away to dawn. They were easily able to traverse the jungle with no trouble at all, which kind of worried them since it could mean that Havoc could be planning something. But also their minds were put at ease as they heard reports being voiced over the radio they picked up, which was currently strapped on the back of Hunter's vest for both of them to hear. So far the closes thing they got to a report about them was the small firefight they had last night, the good thing was that their trail was covered up so no one else knew where they were.

As they moved Hunter stopped for a sec, looking up. "What is it?" Axel asked as he looked up, his question being answered for himself. In the brightening sky smoke rose up, an indication that they were close to the enemy's camp. "Good eye."

"I know, but let's proceed with caution, and be wary of our next steps," Hunter explained as he moved forward, Axel just nodding right behind him. As they moved closer they could see the light of a fire in the distance, it kept getting closer the more they moved closer. They both decided to keep low just in case they had someone on watch. Hunter had just hopped over a log and moved just but then heard Axel, "Don't Move!"

As soon as the words hit his ears he immediately stopped, and then slowly turned his head, "Why…what is it?"

Axel moved forward and used his arm to move Hunter back a bit, "Something doesn't feel right." Eyeing a rock on the ground he carefully lifted it up and tossed it a few feet. As the rock hit the ground two pieces of sharp metal snapped together, it was a bear trap!

Both of their eyes widen as they saw this, a very good save, "Whoa…nice save man."

He nodded in response, "Yeah…it looks like they aren't playing here."

"Makes since they would set traps, this is important to them why not plant things like that around here."

"Alright let's take this slow and keep an eye out what we walk on."

"Yeah, good idea," Hunter took the lead again but at a slowly pace, both were keeping their eyes on the ground. As they moved they noticed more bear traps, plus some snare straps, even some trip wires. What they connected to both didn't know, neither did they want to know. They ended up pressing themselves against the two trees as they neared a clearing. Peeking out, they could see the camp a few meters from their location. The fire in the center gave off a little light, from what they could see there were only three on them still awake, maybe on guard. The rest, if there were any were maybe in the small tents that were set up.

Retreating back the two Rovers took out their weapons, "Ok what's the plan now?" Axel asked.

"If we can take out the sentries first, without making that much noise, then we have a chance to take out the ones that may be sleeping." Standing up he ended staying crouched and motioned for Axel to follow. They slowly made their way out of the trees and crept up behind the guards' blind spot, surprisingly they managed to get close without being spotted. The backs of their enemies were facing them, which gave them the chance to sneak up on them. As they slowly moved closer Axel suddenly felt something.

It was as if they were being watched, it wasn't as much of a feeling but a fact. Something was really wrong, "Hunter!" but it was too late. Just then one of the men in front of them tossed something behind him and before the two could react a blinding flash appeared. Both of their visions turned white as all they could do was hear things moving around. It was then they felt themselves being thrown to the ground, a boot being firmly being placed on their backs as they heard rifles being loaded.

They didn't move, they waited for their visions to clear up, once it was they looked around and found the guards surrounding them with their guns pointed straight at them. Both of them growled in anger as the realization of what happened, it was a trap and they had sprung it. As they looked one of the guard took the radio off of Hunter's vest, turning the knob he spoke into it. "Sir we got them."

Someone responded but the two of them were too angered to listen. Nodding at a response the same guy gave an order, "You two are coming with us." Nothing else was said as Hunter and Axel's arms were pulled behind their backs and tied together with some strong rope. The two Rovers couldn't do anything to prevent this; they both knew they were caught.

A/N: Hope you like, like I said i'm working on two stories at the same time so my creativity is split. I promise I'll make them longer now. Thank you.