Jacen stood straight and tall as Lydecker walked down his row of eleven. There were three other teams in the building. All of them were younger than X-6. He watched through cold eyes as Lydecker looked for flaws in his squad. In his brothers and sisters. Jacen had watched Lydecker too long to fall for any of his traps.

Lydecker looked over at his right hand man and nodded. The man quickly dismissed the other classes and followed them out leaving Lydecker with two guards watching over X-6.

"The heart of a soldier is in the mission that he is given. Up until this point you have been weak. You have been nothing. A soldier is only what his mission details. Now, you are ready for your first mission," Lydecker made sure they knew the order was coming from him, even if it wasn't.

Donald Lydecker stepped in front of Jacen looking slightly down at him to show superiority. In all the classes he had mastered piercing his children with fear. To show that he was in charge but Jacen was different. He stood tall and looked Lydecker right in the eye as if to show that they were equals. Lydecker knew he would have to put a stop to that sooner or later. He just wasn't sure how he would handle it. He still controlled the other X-6's though.

"You have one hour before you have to be in the briefing room. That gives you enough time to eat and get your gear together. You leave in the morning."

Jacen swelled with pride that he and his family were being sent out. Never was he more sure of his abilities than now. Even his silent stance against Lydecker was overshadowed by his happiness of going out on a mission. He wasn't a normal person by any means. People find happiness in life through methods that were completely foreign to Jacen. To him happiness was a successful mission. Happiness was his brothers and sisters looking up to him and in turn him protecting them.

Jacen, Steph, Terrence, and Mira left the squad immediately to gather everyone's gear. Jacen knew that the others needed the time to eat and collect themselves and picked those that he felt could handle the pressure best. He didn't have any fears about his team but knew their limits. Limits that the normal person couldn't comprehend. Thomas and the other six X-6 went to eat and talk themselves up about how they were chosen for this mission. Jacen knew better that Lydecker wasn't completely sure of the squad. Jacen would have to prove otherwise.