Here is the Snakey chappy.

To say Snake Eyes was pissed was the understatement of the century. He was positively fuming. It almost seemed as if he was a rabid dog. None of Alpha Team could say for sure but they had a theory. Avery was not seen in the base all day. From the moment most of the team awoke they knew something was off, and when none of them encountered Avery they could guess. Then it turned out that Covergirl was missing and Cybergirl was sick. They started to get worried until Breaker mentioned that it was the teacher and pupal missing. Cybergirl's sickness could have nothing to do with this.

Not long after lunch Snake Eyes had been put on trainee duty. The damn girls ogled him the whole time and the males infuriated him. All of the trainees came out of the session bruised and battered. At first he felt better. Then Cyber was walking around all signs of her ailment gone. Thinking things would get better her let his hopes get up. Only they got smashed into tiny little pieces when once again the other two women were still gone. He spent his time in the rec. room. Whenever him or Avery had trouble finding each other they would head to this room. And sooner or later the other would appear hoping to find the one currently in the room or have the other show up.

Her waited near to three hours before he stormed of to his room. The girl he wished to speak to about his heart was not there either. After scouring the building her went to the techie room. There he threatened the techie until she did as asked. Over the loud speaker a frightened voice spoke. All of Alpha Team raced there. "Please, would Miss. Avery Godfrey repot to the techie room? I'm the new recruit and I really don't want Mr. Snake Eyes to go through with his threat to cut my head off. Eep!" The voice disappeared and Snakes was looking down at the innocent woman with loathsome eyes.

His tiny female was gone and someone was going to pay. Be it this innocent techie woman of Storm Shadow, his deathly foe. Duke nearly got his head chopped off by Snake Eyes as he entered the room first. Hope had risen and shattered once again. Snakes had thought Avery had come, only to be disappointed by this dimwit. Now once again he was in the rec. room. Anna had gotten on the microphone and spoke before he left. "Avery, please come to Alpha Team's rec. room. Also if anyone sees or hears from either her of Covergirl pass on that Snakes wished to speak the the former of the two women, thank you."

Dinner was fast approaching and there still had been no sign of the girls. And Cyber had taken to hiding in her room. Snakes was standing over the gothic woman. She was on the floor in a corner trembling. A fight broke out between Breaker and Snakes when the earlier of the two saw his woman cowering in fear of a friend. The fight didn't last long but it was fierce and ended with A sword through the shirt right above Breaker's left shoulder, pinning him to wall. "Listen, if Cyb knew anything you know she would have told you. We are all worried about the two. They are part of our team too." That had called Snakes down. He left right after that. Breaker was still pinned to the wall with his friends sword. "Can you help a fellow out?" He directed this at Cyber.

It was the normal time that they group ate. Everybody avoided the seat directly to Snakes right and the one to his left. Pity welled up in Duke. His friend, Snakes, kept staring to the empty seat to his right. Snakes was deeply worried about the missing midget of their group. He seemed to take almost notice of the missing mechanic. His eyes would dart there then right back to Avery's cold and empty seat. The minutes ticked away too fast yet too slow at the same time. It seemed like it was just going to fast with the worry, yet all the worry slowed it down all the same. When there was no one but Alpha Team they started to trickle away. Soon there was only Duke and Snakes eyes. "Hey man, I know you are worrying about her but staring at the seat isn't going to make a difference. Maybe a match or twenty with me will help cool you down? I mean I am scared for her too. It would help both of us."

Snakes gladly accepted with a nod of his head. Duke was a formidable opponent, unlike the rookie kids he had to babysit earlier. It was nearly one in the morning before the men stopped. Both of them had the same thought, time to check the base again. "I'll get the upper two floors." Duke said before he ran off to search futilely. First for Snakes was the rec. room. No one was there. His own room was next. Then came the techie room, Cyber's room, Cover's room, the open place where Covergirl normally could be found, and the rest of the lower two floors. "No luck?" Duke asked. When he received a shake of the head he sighed. "Maybe this is all just an odd dream. Maybe one of us have cruelly thought this up and are still asleep." Neither believed it. That just wasn't possible.

Now the two went separate ways to their rooms. Snakes looked around his room and was disappointed again when there was no overly chirpy head of orange. Sleep was near to impossible. In the near hours or dawn his mind and body couldn't take the stress and just shut down. When he woke he realized that Avery had been right. It was one of the most peculiar feelings to not realize you had fell asleep then wake up. This sent a jolt through him. Was she back. The first place he went was the rec. room. Absolutely no one was there. Upon entering the canteen he searched for the orang head of hair that he just knew wasn't going to be there. And what do ya know, he was right. "No. Man they are still gone." Duke looked like he got as little sleep as Snake Eyes had.

"Boy's," Hawk had rushed to them wide eyed, like he forgot something important. Something that made both men turn and glare at Avery's uncle. "I meant to tell you yesterday but I got stuck in a meeting." The men turned fully to Hawk, Duke let out a snarl. "A-Avery and Covergirl won't be back for a few day's." Had Hawk not expected the reaction he got from Snakes his head would have been rolling. What the General hadn't expected was the right hook to the gut from Duke.

"I'm going to bed." The man had a mean right fist. Hawk saw Snakes nod and head to his own chamber.

"So how did that go for you?" Anna was standing over the curled up General.

"Truly?" He grunted out. When Anna nodded he continued. "Much better than I had expected."