Chapter 4

Annual Paintball Tournament Part 3

### Boss's P.O.V

A couple minutes roll by after the start. Scorch managed to take out Hardcase and Echo before getting hit by Fives. My mind was running on what could've happened in the previous match, I just need to find out what occurred.

I stealthily made my way over to the same small clearing to see if anything was left behind. I started to lose hope until I saw a small black piece of fabric stuck on one of the branches. I look around to make sure that no one from Infantry was around before grabbing the piece.

My watch vibrated and took note that Jesse was hit. I put my attention back to the piece of the fabric and noticed something peculiar. There is still a fragrance, if it was from the day prior or beyond there wouldn't be a scent. No one from either Infantry or Omega wore black. This is getting weirder and weirder by the minute.

Then there started to be ruffling in the bushes to the right of me. I aimed my paintball gun toward the bush. A blue figure rolled out, I quickly shot the figure right before a paintball just barely grazed by my shoulder. My watch vibrated twice Fives and Tim were out.

"Dammit! I nearly had you too!" Fives grumbled as he laid on the ground.

"Not by a long shot, maybe next time Fives… or not." I added with a smirk as Fives graciously showcased his broken middle finger as I walked past him. I'll have to continue the investigation later on after we secure the win.

I stay to the shadows and try to look for the other two that are still standing. A couple minutes of walking later and found Rex and Cody back to back, not that great of a strategy unless the opponent was charging at you or stupidly walking about.

I look up to the trees and notice a small speck of color that doesn't belong. Sev must be waiting for the right moment to strike or taking pity on the two, maybe both. I take aim and fire at Cody while at the same time Sev shot at Rex making us take the lead by a landslide. Sev swung down from the tree he was perched in with a broad smile on his face.

"You have 30 minutes Delta." Kal's voice came out of the speaker. Now came the hard part, going against Omega who has an advantage if they know it or not.

Back at the starting point Scorch was horseplaying around with Sev. The only person who wore black out of the entire group was Sev but I know he doesn't wear the same cologne as the piece of fabric I had found, I just had to make sure.

"Hey Jason were you in that spot the entire round?" I asked and his smile faltered a little bit.

"Yeah, why?" he asked

"No reason, you know me just overthinking things."

"No, that's not you at all, Boss what's going on?"

"Nothing, just a little stressed is all, nothing to worry about." Sev was about to push further but then thankfully Kal's voice once again came back on the announcer.

"1 more minute, I would start loading up and get ready for one hell of a fight." I took that chance to get out of there, can't have everyone distracted and lose the win. I rechecked my gun to see if it's fully loaded for the fifteenth time.

"Get ready in 3…2…1 and go."

We are probably 15 minutes in now and Omega has always been the closest to competition than anyone else, excluding the Nulls. We have to stay on our toes with Omega, especially having an unknown helper… or helpers. I'm sticking even closer to the shadows than with Infantry. I'm going to have to keep an eye out for whoever is ruining the fair game.

Then a twig snapped just behind me, I wasn't about to get jumped. I spun around faster than a bullet and shot whatever was in range, Then I heard a grunt, I hit someone. Wait, the watch didn't vibrate, so they couldn't have been Omega. It was most certainly not one of my foolish brothers. I crept forward and turned to a tree and saw a figure leaning against it.

"Mereel?" I asked in confusion and slight anger.

"Aw hell, the jig is up." was his only response before a high pitch whistle echoed through the arena.

"Of course you would be the one to get caught Mereel." A voice stated behind me.

"Hey don't blame me Ordo, blame Logan, he's the one who shot me." Mereel retorted and his 5 other brothers came into view.

"You could've avoided getting shot in the first place."

"What's going on-" Everyone from Delta, Omega and Infantry team came into the small clearing and a mix of emotions spread through everyone's faces.

"Kal, you know that's against the rules." Jango said in somewhat disappointment.

"Aw, it was all in good fun Jan'ika. My boys managed to get time off from deployment, I couldn't let them sit idly by." Kal said defensively.

"You know there is another way to do this, like putting them on the roster and not cheat."

"It's not like Walon and his boys haven't cheated before, just evening the score."

"Can we just continue on with the day? We're wasting daylight." Father interrupted.

Thankfully the day went on without a hitch. Delta has taken the win once again.

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A/N: That's the last part of the 3 parter, I hope you guys enjoyed it. I'm honestly running on fumes currently, having watch for pretty much this whole week back to back on days. Speaking of, I gotta get to bed now got another watch tonight… or technically early morning. I should get back on a somewhat writing schedule if the watchbill coordinators give me a break. Until then have a great night/day!