A/N: Okay, I haven't updated anything in forever. I finally remembered to do that today. Here ya go!
"Mariana?" Caleb asked, coming nearby her.
"Yes?" Mariana asked. She was staring at the control panel.
"Okay, well, you have the EXACT coordinates in the Shroud, and, well, you see, we can't just land there, its like asking to get shot, even with cloaking, we're planning to get out of the Shroud," Caleb said.
"Well, where will we land?" Mariana asked.
"Well, Caireen has been doing some research, and she found a large meadow about ¾ of a mile away from where the council is being held," Caleb said, showing Mariana the shot of Google Earth that Caireen had found.
"Hmm, seems good enough," Mariana said.
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"Okay, I have a question," Shelby said, getting off the concrete slab "bed".
"Lets hear it," Otto pushed.
"Where is Raven?" Shelby asked.
"On assignment," Dr. Nero said.
"Yeah, but she must be suspicious or somehow aware that we're captured, I mean, she would need to report in and she would notice that you weren't answering your blackbox, which, yes, we know doesn't exist anymore, but she's not stupid," Shelby said.
"Good point, Trinity," Nero said. Ever since he started a relationship with her, they had little periods of time where she wasn't all that romantic. This time had been one of them, so he hadn't been communicating with her as much through that particular mission. He now wished he had been doing so.
Everyone jumped as the cell door opened, and a man pushed Raven into the room. She was unconscious but, suspiciously enough didn't seem to be injured.
"So, when're we gonna be let out?" Shelby asked out.
"In 4 eons," Otto said.
"Oh, shut up Otty," Shelby said.
"Hey! Thats my name for him," Laura whined.
"Oh no! I'm gonna get arrested!" Shelby said sarcastically.
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"What a graceful landing," Caireen said, climbing out of the Shroud.
"Hey, give me a break, it was my first time," Mariana said, smiling, as she too climbed out to the Shroud, followed by Caleb and Marc.
"What now?" Marc asked.
"We gotta go to where the council is being held," Mariana said.
"I wrote it on my hand," Caireen said, holding up her palm so the others could see.
"Looks good, its not too far from here," Mariana said. They chose weapons from the Shroud and began walking. Mariana clicked a button on a remote she had and cloaked the Shroud.
"Uhhh..." Caireen suddenly stopped walking.
"Come on, Cair, we have to keep going," Mariana said, sounding irritated. Marc suddenly stopped walking.
"I don't think that's going to be an option," he said. Mariana suddenly spotted it too; 3 suspiculously dressed men running towards them. Mariana didn't stop to say anything, she just ran, the other 3 running after her. Caleb turned and fired his gun. It hit one man in the knee, and he fell, howling in pain. Marc caught on and he fired his gun, but it missed the men. Caleb began to tire, and an idea popped into his head. The men didn't have guns. He stopped running. As the men came closer, he shot one in the knee, but by the time he was ready to shoot again, the other man was too close to shoot. The man launched a weak punch at Caleb, which Caleb side stepped, and Caleb drop kicked the man. Caleb quickly gave the man a nerve pinch, leaving him unconscious. The other men couldn't run, so Caleb and his friends would be able to go.
"When did you become a fighter?" Mariana asked, smiling.
"Well, I don't know, maybe our sessions with Colonel Francisco," Caleb answered, breathing heavily.
"Well thanks for saving us," Mariana said, putting a hand on Caleb's shoulder.
"Haha, anytime," Caleb said.
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Raven woke up to find herself in a cell with Shelby, Laura, Wing, Otto and Dr. Nero.
"Hey," Shelby said, looking angry.
"What happened?" Raven asked.
"We got captured," Laura said.
"Shut up Laura," Shelby said, pacing back and forth.
"And Shelby has been in a bad mood since we were captured," Laura said.
"I don't blame her," Otto murmured.
A/N: Thanks for reading! Please review!