A/N: Sorry about taking so long on yet another chapter. Between work, bogging myself down with other projects, and preparing for my friend's visit, I've had a heck of a time trying to write. Good news is, my muse has now decided to cooperate and there will be some iteresting things to look out for in the next chapter or two. Also, thanks for all those who gave me ideas and helped me out too. You know who you are. ;)

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"Cut and strip the white and red wires, but leave the others alone," John said as he helped Gordon move the stereo close to the intercom where Virgil was working on carrying out John's instructions.

"You know, once we get this thing hooked up, we'll have to figure out what to play on it," Scott said, watching his brothers hard at work.

"I've already found the perfect thing!" Alan exclaimed from his seat on the floor. He was surrounded by mounds of CDs he and Tin-Tin were looking through. "It's one of your old CDs from the Air Force, Scott."

Alan tossed the CD still in its case to Scott, who chuckled when he saw it. "I guess this will have to do."

Oriana looked at the CD. "That has approximately 45 minutes worth of music on it, right? This means we have 45 minutes to capture, cleanup, and set up for this Boss. This is, of course, assuming he is not already here. Since you men know this house better than I, we shall shoot for 30 minutes to do all of the above. If, by the time the third to last song starts playing, we have not completed most, if not all these tasks, then we will need those 15 minutes to prepare for a fight." Oriana then turned to the three on the floor. "Mrs. Tracy, Alan, Tin-Tin, we'll need you to stay here. If something should go wrong, you're our only help. We'll also need you to signal us when we are down to the last three songs, incase, for whatever reason, we cannot hear the songs ourselves."

"So... I guess we're all set, right?" John asked as finished up the wiring. Everyone nodded.

"Let's get to work, then. The sooner we can take back the island, the sooner we can start saving lives again," Jeff said.

Outside the door to the music room, the two men standing guard were busy playing a game of war, when they heard a sudden bang against the door. Standing up quickly, they backed to the other side of the hall, their guns aimed at the door. They waited for another attack on the door, but heard a slightly lesser banging, then lots of yelling. Curious, they crept closer and put their ears up to the door. Just as they were starting to make out what was being said, they were suddenly knocked backwards and into the wall with the door.

"Quick! Let's get them secured and get going!" the guards heard before being knocked out.

Scott and John dragged the men into the music room and hand cuffed them to the piano, then took their weapons. Scott tossed Alan a gun as he walked pass.

"All right. Everyone check your watches. We have thirty minutes starting...Now!" Jeff said. Alan turned on the CD as the group left the room. Their first stop was the target range to equip the group with whatever weapons and ammunition they would need, then they headed up stairs - Operation Take Back was in progress.

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Michael began to grow impatient. The Boss's plane had been slowly circling the island for several minutes and had just now come in to land. He waited by the door of the small craft as armed men, the pilot, a couple of stewardesses, and a few other people he didn't recognize, got off the plane. Finally getting tired of waiting, he climbed up into the plane and just stood there in shock as he saw the Boss deep in some sort of trance.

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Brains and Kyrano waited quietly for some news, ANY news, to come in. They had already tried to rewire the surveillance cameras to see what was going on, but all they could get was the lab's cameras. Several times throughout the day armed men had come and gone through the main lab. While the men were gone, Brains and Kyrano crept in, gathered important blueprints, manuals, and equipment, and stashed them in as many of the secret testing areas as possible before having to dash back into hiding again. During one such trip, Kyrano suddenly cried out in pain and collapsed to the floor. Worried about him, and both their safety, Brains carefully pulled Kyrano back into the room they were hiding in as Kyrano held his head and continued to cry out.

"I have you now, my brother! And all of International Rescue!" the voice inside Kyrano's head said. Kyrano tried to shake the evil laughter and the creepy yellow eyes out of his mind, but every time he moved his head, a jolt of pain was there to meet him. He couldn't even open his eyes without having the same results. He listened helplessly to the rants of his evil half-brother. Kyrano knew he had to break the link, had to remember what happened during this episode. His life, and the life of the others, depended on it.

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Scott and Gordon lead the group up the stairs and, after making sure the area was clear, signaled everyone else up. They briefly went over their plans again then split up into three groups.

Virgil and Gordon headed towards the med room. They were both relieved and surprised not to find anyone in any of the bedrooms, or other rooms down the hall. Virgil made a point to stop and put all his paintings in the safe in the back of his closet while Gordon went into his room and gathered a few of his favorite prank toys that he thought would come in handy. They both then continued the sweep of that part of the house.

John and Oriana went to secure the lab. After a brief gun fight and a lot of fists flying, they were finally able to get into the lab. John began to check everything for damage and for stock while Oriana just stared in amazement. She was about to ask him a question when she heard a noise. John opened the hidden door she was standing near and led Oriana down a short hall. They heard the noise again and John opened one of the doors to find a stunned Brains and a pained Kyrano. After allowing Brains to fuss over the two of them for a few minutes about their cuts, scrapes, and bruises, they all turned their attention to Kyrano to try and help him.

Scott and Jeff had the task of taking back the lounge, the nerve center of International Rescue. If they could just regain that, taking back the rest of the island would be a snap. From their spot in the hall, they could clearly see the entire room. Seven of the ten men in the room were standing around the intercom on Jeff's desk, talking, dancing, and some even attempting to sing to the songs coming through. The other three were out on the balcony, pointing towards the airstrip and talking amongst themselves. Scott grinned at Jeff. This was going to be easier than stealing one of Grandma's fresh made biscuits.

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Will Kyrano be able to warn the others of the Hood's evil plans? Will Scott and Jeff successfully start a conga line with the men in the lounge? Find out next time in the next exciting chapter!