AN: Last time, Mike found himself captured by the Department of Energy. Can he escape them and rescue his friends? And can he also survive a face to face confrontation with the fiendish Jericho?

Jericho watched as the prisoners were brought in, black bags over their heads. He looked at the smug look that Saverio had. Jericho rolled his eyes. The media smear was a means to run Wheeler to ground. The next phase was to arrest his allies to force him out. It was a happy coincidence that Wheeler was at one of the homes. Jericho didn't care if Saverio took the credit for the capture, all that mattered was the job got done.

He sent a few of his men with the team that went to the Henderson's house. They looked a little scrawny to be soldiers. Jericho noticed one of the men had difficulty carrying his rifle. He walked up to the soldier, named Taylor, and helped him with his rifle.

"You really shouldn't carry weapons you are incapable of using." Jericho said, the kid was small and scrawny, not a soldier at all. Taylor shrugged. "Mr. Alacqua said soldiers use those. I'm just not used to the weight." He said. Jericho fixed him with a stare. "How many times have you been out in the field?" He asked. Taylor thought about it. "This is our first time actually out in the field, but we trained for months." He said. Jericho rolled his eyes.

"Where do you do your training?" Jericho asked. Taylor guided him to another room. Inside was several computers with doctors monitoring health signs as several people were hooked up to machines. Jericho looked dumbfounded.

"We get our training through VR. We learn a lot without actually being put in harms way." Taylor said. Jericho pinched the bridge of his nose. He had heard of this program, he also thought it was stupid. "Kid, VR training is fine and all, but if you never put it into practice, you will fail every time against a seasoned and well trained force." Jericho explained. Taylor didn't look convinced.

"We were able to capture Wheeler and his friends." He said. The doors opened and four men came in, they looked worse for wear and had quite a few injuries. "The hell happened to you?" Jericho asked. One of the men looked up, his face bloody from a beating and took the lead. "We did as you asked and raided Will Byers apartment, he was ready for us and well, look at what he did." He explained.

Jericho wasn't angry, far from it, he was amused as these men were escorted to the medical facility. Saverio walked in, his face contorted with rage. "The men I sent to retrieve Lucas Sinclair and Max Mayfield came back empty handed. They look like they got their asses kicked." He said. He was trying to make this Jericho's fault. Jericho shrugged his shoulders.

"We have what we came for. Once we get this business over with we let the Henderson's go and let it blow over." Jericho said. Saverio was not having that. "They just humiliated my men. I need to teach them a lesson." Saverio said.

"We have our target. We already made a lot of noise with my plan but we got an unexpected result. Now, we let them go and let this blow over." Jericho said. Saverio huffed. "Plus. Your men aren't as well trained as you led me to believe." He said pointing at the VR machines. Saverio looked at him confused.

"This is state of the art training." He said. Jericho scoffed. "Your men can barely hold their weapons, much less fight as a unit. I am willing to bet if I didn't send a couple of my guys with the Henderson raid, we would be struggling to find them still." Jericho said. Saverio was still angry. "Well, once I am done with Wheeler, I will take my men's pain out on the Henderson's." He said. Jericho made a note to have one of his men to watch the Henderson's.

"You wanna watch me interrogate Mr. Wheeler Jerry?" Saverio asked. As he laughed, Jericho slammed him against a wall. "My name is Jericho, you will do well to remember that punk." He said and let him go. Saverio nodded and led him to the interrogation room's observation room.

Road to Hawkins

Max was wore out from the drive to her mother's house. Sometimes she wished she lived closer. She also wished Billy and Heather didn't move to San Diego. The thought of her terror of a brother being domesticated still made her laugh. He had me her when he was a lifeguard in 1985. It was a strange relationship. Speaking of strange, Max looked at the backseat and saw Harrison sound asleep. Car rides usually knocked him out.

She thought about Mike, the unusual father of her boy. The pair didn't have the best start to their friendship. First he was moody as hell over El being missing for a year, then the fact in July of 1985 El dumped Mike for a week and Mike kind of blamed Max. It wasn't her fault Mike lied to El because Hopper was tired of Mike being over all the damn time. Things had worked out and the two were inseparable love birds. Till 1986, when that bastard took El away.

Things were difficult. Max didn't have a happy home life and spent a ton of time with her friends. Except for Mike. The fact they weren't close friends and El's abduction made Max keep her distance. That was until that December.

December 1986

Max was sitting in her room reading, trying to ignore the fight Billy and Neil were having. Neil hated Billy's girlfriend and made it known his displeasure. Max didn't know what the problem was, Heather was nice, but she also didn't take bullshit and has called Neil out a few times. Her dad was the owner of the Hawkins Post so Neil could never do anything to her. Billy on the other hand, Neil made his life hell. Max wished she could talk to El about all of this.

The thought of her lost friend hurt Max's heart. It was a few months since armed thugs put guns to them and forced El to surrender to that white haired asshole. She hadn't taken the experience well. Not as bad as Mike had. He still walked around like he lost apiece of himself. She wished she could do something for him, but it was awkward between the pair.

Her supercomm went off and Mike's voice came through. "Max, do you copy?" His voice came through frantic. Max grabbed the walkie and answered. "Yea, I copy Mike, whats going on, over?" She asked. She was pretty good with radio etiquette. "I need your help and nobody is around. Can you come to my house?" He asked. Max was silent for a moment, he seemed freaked out by something. "I am on my way." Max said.

She grabbed her backpack, she hated carrying a purse so this will do and grabbed her skateboard. The snow would make it difficult but she did join a group of dweebs with an ethos she could get behind. A party member required assistance.

She was out the front door when a voice stopped her. "Where are you going?" Billy asked. He wasn't snarling like he usually did. But he was irritated from his argument with Neil. "I'm going over to Mike's. Something was wrong when he called." She said. Billy nodded and pulled his keys out. "Let's go, It's to damn cold for you to skate." He said. Max nodded and got in the Camero.

The ride was short but silent. Billy was still fuming about the fight that Max had tuned out. The pair also had a bit of a rocky relationship. It was improving over the years but it was still awkward.

"You ok Billy?" She asked. He nodded but his eyes betrayed his anger. "For what it's worth, Heather is really cool and she is good for you." She said. Billy nodded. "Well, I'm glad you and Susan think so. I am just so fucking tired of dad badmouthing her." He said. Max nodded and put a hand on his arm.

"Hey, it says a lot about you if you hate Neil saying shit about Heather." She said. Billy smiled a little. "Well, I may deck his ass if he talks about Mr. Sinclair again. Man got me a job and Neil sees fit to talk shit about him." Billy said. Max smiled at him. Billy helped Mr. Sinclair at his law office while Billy was in college. He was studying Law and Mr. Sinclair said if he kept up the good work he would write a letter of recommendation to the University of Chicago Law School.

They arrived at Mike's house and found no cars in the drive way. Both Billy and Max got out. Once they reached the door, Max knocked and Mike answered, looking more haggard than usual. He wasn't surprised to see Billy, or at least didn't care he was there.

"It's Holly, she's sick and I don't know what to do." Mike said. He also sounded sick. "Well, let's check on her." Max said and Mike led them both upstairs. He led them past his room, which Max noticed was a little worse for wear. Once they reached the room, Max walked inside with Billy looking after Mike.

She walked in and saw the little blonde look up, she gave her a weak smile. "Hey there Ladybug." Max said, a nickname she gave Holly because of a Halloween costume she was wearing when Max first formally met her. Holly gave her a weak hello. Max knelt down next to her and felt her forehead. She was burning up.

"Is Mikey okay? He was checking on me but he kept falling over." Holly asked. Max grimaced. "Yea, Mikey is fine. Why isn't your mommy taking care of you?" Max asked. Holly shrugged her shoulders. "Mommy left with Daddy, they have been gone for a while." She said. Max looked to the door and wondered how long Mike had been watching Holly.

"Well, me and Billy are here and we will help out." She said smiling at Holly. The small girl smiled at the redhead. Max got up and left the room to find Billy holding Mike up. He really looked like shit.

"How long have you been watching her like this?" Max demanded quietly. Mike looked up, he could barely stand. "They left a week ago to visit one of Dad's college friends. Mom didn't want to leave Holly like this but Dad said I needed to man up about this." He explained. Max's eyes narrowed. "How long have you been sick?" She asked. "A few days. It didn't get bad till yesterday." He said. The translation was he was just as bad when they left but put on a brave face so his dad could go out of town.

"Okay, let's get you in bed." Billy said moving him. Mike tried to fight him off. "No, I need to be near Holly. I have to take care of her." He said. "Yea, and who is taking care of you?" Billy asked. Mike shrugged. "I'll be fine." He said. "Okay, how about we take you both downstairs?" Max asked. Mike seemed to like that and nodded.

Billy helped Mike to Ted's La-z-boy and Max carried Holly in a blanket and set her on the couch. The pair went to the kitchen with Max fuming at the situation. "God damn paladin trying to kill himself. Fucking Karen not having a goddamn spine. Asshole Ted not seeing his damn kids are sick." She grumbled as she looked in the pantry for some soup. Billy was grabbing a pot. "You think he should have called sooner?" Billy asked. Max turned around carrying two cans of tomato soup. "I think his parents should have stayed. He is in no condition to take care of Holly. He barely takes care of himself." She said. "Is it because of ya know….El?" Billy asked.

Billy learned about El through an incident last July when Starcourt Mall caught fire. She saved many of them with her powers, and Billy saw it. He agreed to keep quiet about it and was lukewarm welcomed to the group along with Steve's coworker Robin. They knew about the government taking her in September. Max considered this. Mike was a depressed mess but she didn't think he was self destructive. The pair began making the soup, both taking turns checking on Mike and Holly.

"Where is Nancy in all of this?" Billy asked Mike. Mike looked up and shook his head. "I think she is staying with Jonathan. Her and dad have been fighting." Mike said weakly. Billy nodded and headed back to the kitchen.

"Hey, whats the number for Byers?" Billy asked. Max told him and saw him call. "Hey Mrs. Byers, can I speak with Nancy?" Billy asked. He waited a few moments before speaking again. "Your brother and sister are sick and your parents left them here." Billy said. He wasn't trying to be accusing. "Me and Max are taking care of them but I dunno how your mom expects a sick person to care for a sick person." He said. After a moment he hung up the phone. "Nancy is coming over to help out. She is properly pissed off." Billy said. Max laughed a little.

Once the soup was done, and a couple of glasses of orange juice were filled, Nancy came in through the front door, followed by Mrs. Byers. Well, Mrs. Hopper now, but old habits and such. They both entered the living room to see Billy helping Mike eat his soup while Max was feeding Holly. Nancy was slightly frantic till she saw Max and Billy were taking care of them.

"Sorry, I didn't know." She said apologetically. It wasn't a problem and soon Joyce was taking charge. She had Nancy and Max give Holly a hot bath, and Billy helped Mike into some warm clothes to help break his fever. "I am going to kill Karen for not calling me." Joyce muttered as she checked Mike's temperature.

Joyce returned home that evening, satisfied Nancy had things in hand with Billy and Max. The group went down to the basement to sleep. Max looked over at Mike, he was still awake.

"Mike, what the hell is wrong with you?" She whispered at him. He looked at her, he was ashamed of himself. "Sorry, I just have been struggling." Mike said. She placed her hand on his.

"We all are Mike. Your not alone in this." She said. Mike looked down and felt ashamed in himself. Ge began nodding in agreement. "I'm sorry. Your right. I will do better." Mike said. Max smiled. "Good, because if you don't, I'll kick your ass." She said. Mike smiled with her. He went to sleep and hoped things would improve.

Present day

Max passed into Hawkins, letting the memory fade. Ted and Karen came back a few days later and Billy gave them both a piece of his mind. The message was delivered. Nancy moved back in and Mike started asking for help more. It was a good change.

She made it to her mother's house and parked in the driveway. "Ready for a fun weekend baby?" Max asked the sleeping child.

Department of Energy holding facility

Mike sat in the chair of the interrogation room. They removed the bag from his head and kept his hands cuffed behind his back. He looked around the room and saw a single camera the top corner of the room.

He looked at the mirror, knowing he was being watched. Well, he hoped they record the show he is about to give them

Observation

"Your sure you can handle this on your own?" Jericho asked. Saverio rolled his eyes. "I think I can handle one dumbass nerd." He said as he left the room. Jericho wanted to point out nerds were smart, probably smarter than he was, but he just rolled his eyes. He was joined by two guards, both watching with him as Saverio entered the Interrogation room.

"Mr. Wheeler, hows it going? Has your stay been to your liking?" He asked. Wheeler did not miss a beat.

"Oh my stay has been fine, Although I asked for the dominatrix package, not the boring interrogation. I might wanna talk to management." Wheeler said. Saverio began laughing slightly, then punched Wheeler in the head.

"You're a stupid punk. You and your dumbass friends caused us a lot of trouble." He said sitting across from him. "My name is Saverio Alacqua, I am chief of staff to Secretary Brenner." He said. Wheeler scoffed, clearly not impressed.

Jericho was impressed by how Saverio wasn't really intimidating Wheeler. Or at least he wasn't showing it. The rumors he heard about Saverio were mostly about how he had a cruel streak a mile wide. Wheeler must not know or care.

"So, you know once your gone, everyone you ever associated with you will be punished. Suzie Henderson? Her medical license is about to be revoked. And her marriage to her husband? Its about to be annulled. And as for your son? I know some really bad foster parents." Saverio said. Wheeler just kind of nodded at him.

Then Wheeler put his hands on the table, having picked his cuffs off. "Do you have to sound like a cartoon bad guy?" Wheeler asked. Saverio looked embarrassed. Jericho imagined he sounded intimidating in his head. Saverio got up and rolled up his sleeves. Wheeler flashed a smile before kicking the table and shoved Saverio against the wall.

Wheeler punched Saverio with the handcuffs, delivering a cut across his face. He grabbed his head and slammed it against the mirror. The slam surprised Jericho. He looked at the two guards. "Go help him out." He said. The pair nodded and headed to out.

They quickly entered the room and Wheeler turned to face them. He gave the table one more kick to knock the wind out of Saverio then rushed the guards. The one on the left tried to kick him, but Wheeler grabbed his leg and swung him to the right, knocking the other guard down. Jericho looked on, studying him.

Wheeler quickly used the handcuffs on them, then made for the door. Jericho also made for his door to give this boy a piece of his mind.

Holding Cell

Suzie was separated from Dustin when they were brought in. She could tell he was next to her cell but the guard they had was under orders to keep them quiet. That gave her an idea.

"Mr. Guard man, I'm bored." She whined. The guard showed up in front of her cell. "This isn't a hotel, shut the fuck up." He said. "But its boring." She kept whining. She knew this was irritating. The guard grabbed his keys and unlocked the cell while muttering about shutting her up.

Once the cell door was open, Suzie was ready and before he knew it, he was tossed on the ground inside the cell and kicked in the face hard. He was out before he knew it. "God what a moron." She said as she grabbed his keys.

She went to the next cell where her Dusty-Bum was standing by the cell with a wide grin. "That's my Suzie-Poo." He said, kissing her as she opened the cell.

Interrogation

As Mike exited the room and locked it behind him, he noticed another figure leave the observation room. He was an inch taller than him, wearing a suit. He was older than Mike, but looked no less dangerous with his large muscles. It was the Bravo Company Boss.

"I gotta say Wheeler, you gave me a laugh. Saverio needed to see what his schoolyard taunts would bring him. But I need to get paid. So if you surrender here and now, I will keep them from beating your ass." He said.

Mike did not surrender, instead he got into a fighting position. The Boss smiled and pulled off his blazer. "I was hoping you would do that." He said as he rolled up his sleeves. Mike noticed his forearms had tattoos, one was a clear d20. He hoped he could ask about that some time.

Mike was rushed by the Boss, a punch swung from his right slammed into his ribs. When Mike leaned down, his left elbow slammed into his back. "You beat two of my best men. I know you can do better than this." He said as he picked Mike up by the back of his shirt.

As he was being lifted up, Mike used his left foot to launch himself up and kick him under his chin with his right foot. The Boss stepped back a few feet, then he smiled at Mike. "Much better." He said and the two rushed each other.

The Boss sent a punch with his right, Mike ducked under him and punched him with his left, then pressed his advantage and punched his face with his right. He punched with his left, but the Boss blocked with his left and sent a punch into Mike's face with his right.

Mike staggered back and found himself being tackled. The Boss then jumped into the air and slammed him into the ground. Mike groaned as the Boss got off of him, and found himself getting kicked in his sides. Two powerful strikes hit him, but Mike grabbed his leg on the third and rolled away, putting him off balance. Mike got up and just as the Boss regained his footing, Mike shoulder tackled him. He

The Boss grabbed Mike by his collar, and Mike did the same to the Boss and the two started trading haymakers into each other. Mike felt blood coming out of his mouth and The Boss was developing bruising to his face. Mike shoved the Boss back, letting go of his shirt collar, and then Mike kicked him hard in the face and knocked him on his back.

He didn't have time for more of this and rushed over him to another door. He closed it and took out the keys he took from Saverio. He was looking for the right key when a force slammed into the door. "Come on little boy. We are not done playing." The Boss said. Mike was done and found the right key and locked the door and ran off.

Jericho

He slammed his fist into the metal door and let out a roar. "Yea, I am so not done with you." Jericho said as he headed to the interrogation room. He saw Saverio had a furious look on his face as he unlocked the door.

"HOW COULD YOU LET HIM GET AWAY!" He shouted. Jericho spit blood into his face. "How could you let him escape with your damn keys." Jericho said. Saverio looked shocked and saw his keys were removed.

"I admit, I also have been underestimating him. But playtime is now over." Jericho said as he took a radio from one of the handcuffed guards. "We have a prisoner escape. Lock down the facility. Find him." Jericho said into the receiver.

"Affirmative, we also have an escape from the holding cell's. The pair we brought in with Wheeler also escaped." The voice said. Jericho groaned, growing more irritated. "Get my men on this. Wheeler ran to the lab complex, send Martin and Ford there." He said. The voice rogered him and sent about his orders.

"Is there another way to the lab?" Jericho asked Saverio. He nodded and the two headed around.

Laboratory

Mike ran through the lab area, taking care to avoid being seen. But he realized their was nobody there. It seemed odd there were no guards or scientists. He just spotted one lone scientist. He was an older man with crazy hair. He didn't notice Mike so he headed for the door and found it locked.

"I was hoping to have a chat with you Mr. Wheeler." The scientist said in a thick German accent. Mike turned and saw he was still facing away from him. "Who are you?" Mike asked. The scientist turned around, cool blue eyes met Mike. "My name is Doctor Hans Strauss. And I am the creator of the machine that hunts you." He said. He did not sound proud, but sad.

"Why? Why are you after me?" Mike asked. Strauss grimaced. "It is not for me to tell you. Also it would take to long and you don't have the time. Bravo Company is after you. But maybe if you can escape, you may be able to stop this." He said handing Mike a disc. "What is this?" Mike asked. "A chance to end this." Strauss said and he pushed a button and opened the door. Coming through was Dustin and Suzie.

"Oh thank god, you got away." Dustin said as the three hugged each other. "You might want to leave." Strauss said as he pointed to the other end of the hall. Two men in BDU's arrived. One was a slimmer but muscular blonde man and the other was a large husky man with brown hair. "Shit." Dustin said. The pair walked towards them.

"You three need to surrender. No more need for violence today." The larger one said. Mike highly doubted his words. "You think I believe you?" Mike asked. "Doesn't matter, you stop now and we will bring you back peacefully" The large man said. Dustin got to Mike's left and Suzie to his right.

"No, I think we choose violence." Dustin said. The blonde nodded. "Well we tried to be nice." He said to the larger man. He nodded and ran at them. Mike and Suzie were tackled by the large man and both slammed into the door. Dustin found himself facing the blonde man alone as he deftly moved to Dustin and delivered a series of kicks into Dustin's stomach then slammed his head into a glass window. His head did not break the glass but it shook his head.

Mike and Suzie struggled under the grip of the larger man. He had them in a death grip but Suzie and Mike had one arm each free. Suzie looked to Mike and they both nodded. Mike used his free arm on one of the large man's eyes and Suzie did the same. The pressure was to much and he let them go. Both Mike and Suzie grabbed a leg and pulled away and made the large man fall. Two swift kicks to the head knocked him out.

Dustin was having slight trouble with the faster blonde man. He hadn't kept up much with his martial arts training in 5 years. This guy seemed to train everyday. He was delivering fast punches that Dustin was having trouble blocking. Soon he was joined by Mike, and then the two put the blonde on the defensive. The blonde sent a kick at Dustin but Mike caught the leg and threw him through a glass window and knocked him out.

"Well, that was wild." Strauss said. "Hurry to the garage, before they catch up and realize the building has not been locked down." He said. Mike nodded and the group ran out.

Garage

They headed towards the garage but soon realized they were lost. They didn't know this place and soon they thought about grabbing a guard. Their problems became worse as four guards discovered them. Mike motioned for the others to surrender. The trio noticed something off with the guards. The two in the middle were having trouble handling their weapons, but the two at the ends looked like they knew their way around a gun.

The two guards at the end nodded at the trio, before bashing the ends of their rifles into the guards next to them. They fell down quick. Mike breathed a sigh of relief as they removed their balaclavas and revealed Lucas and Will.

"Oh thank God you guys are okay." Mike said pulling them into hugs. Will laughed. "Yea, they came into my apartment and tried to grab Chad. They seemed like a bunch of punks so he kicked their asses." Will explained. It helped Will's boyfriend was also a champion kickboxer.

"Are Max and Harrison okay?" Mike asked Lucas. He nodded. "They left before the apartment was raided. I got a page an hour ago that she made it to Hawkins." He explained. Mike relaxed. He knew Max could handle herself, but he didn't want Harrison involved. Especially with the threat that Saverio gave.

"We need to reach the garage. We need to leave before they find us again." Suzie said and the group nodded. Mike and Dustin hid the two guards in a closet and Will led them to the garage properly.

Once they entered, they found several trucks, including a few trucks that looked like they belonged to the power company. "Okay, you get the gate open, we will get a truck started." Mike said handing the keys to Lucas. He nodded and headed for the gate checkpoint, knocking out the guard at the booth.

Suzie got in the drivers seat of one of the vans while Dustin got in the passenger seat. As Mike was opening the back doors of the van, he was grabbed and thrown into a wall. He looked up and found the Boss standing over him.

"You think I didn't expect you to come here?" He said. Mike looked over and Saverio had arrived, pointing a gun at him.

"You guys fucked up." He snarled. Will had gone under the van and moved behind Saverio. He grabbed his legs and pulled him down. The distraction was enough for Mike to get up and rush the Boss. Mike grabbed his shirt and kneed him in the stomach. It winded the Boss and Mike tossed him into a wall.

Will dragged Saverio out into the drive way. Saverio sat up and Will delivered a knee to his face. He was out. He then dragged him to another van and threw him in the back.

Mike and the Boss were trading blows, trying to get an advantage over the other. Will opened a van's back seat, holding a set of keys he took from the visor. Mike saw it and shoved him to the open door. Will was on his fours as the Boss tripped over him, hitting his head on the roof and falling to the bed of the van. Will got up and the two closed the door. Will hit the lock button before the Boss could open the door.

Mike looked in and saw fury on the Boss's face. "I hope you know, I will track you down and finish this." He said. Mike smirked at him. "Good luck." Mike said. The Boss returned the smirk and saluted him again with his two fingers to his head. Mike returned the gesture.

"Cmon assholes, WE ARE LEAVING" Dustin yelled as Lucas entered the van. Will and Mike joined them and the van drove off.

They found themselves in downtown Indianapolis. The building looked like an abandoned police station. Mike pulled out the CD he was given by Strauss and handed it to Will. "You keep that safe. Drop me off at a motel. We separate. Call Hopper and tell him to come get us." Mike ordered.

"Why are you leaving?" Lucas asked. "It's me their after. You guys ditch the van as soon as possible." Mike said. "Well, let me come with you." Lucas protested. Mike raised a hand to stop him. "No, I need to keep them focused on me. Just regroup with me. Let's keep in touch old school." Mike said grabbing a radio. Lucas nodded and took the radio from him. "You better not be doing some dumb self sacrifice shit." Lucas said.

"I need to see Harrison graduate high school. We just need to regroup in Hawkins." Mike said as he left the van at a stop sign. Lucas grimaced at him as he left. "Yea, you better stay alive." Lucas said. They didn't worry about being overheard on the radios, Mike and Dustin knew how to set up the radios to keep from being listened by other interested parties.

Holding Facility- Laboratory

Saverio flipped a table in a fit of rage. He was furious as Wheeler escaped. Jericho was helping with giving Martin medical treatment. One of his eyes got slightly more gouged. He rolled his eyes at the tantrum Saverio was throwing.

"THEY JUST GOT AWAY FROM US. THIS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED IF YOUR MEN WERE COMPETENT!" Saverio yelled. Jericho looked at him. He got up and shoved Saverio to the wall with one arm.

"You need to accept blame for this as well. I did indeed underestimate him. But your men are untrained and unfit for combat. Now, you will stay out of my way while I handle finding Wheeler." Jericho said dropping him.

"Mr. Jericho is correct." The synthesized voice of the robot spoke. They all turned and faced it. "Mr. Alacqua, you will let Mr. Jericho run point on this operation. I will find Mr. Wheeler. Then we will have him." It said. Jericho gave Saverio a smug look before taking his men out of the room.

"Once the operation is done. Mr. Jericho will be of no further use to us." It said. Saverio looked at the door that he left through and smiled. "It will be my pleasure" Saverio said.

"Good, begin phase 2" It said.

AN: I hope you guys enjoy it. Please read and review