Mara sets off four hours later, and Zed and Paige wait at the office.
"So...the broadcast came from the meeting hall?"
"Yeah. Which makes sense; it's in a part of the city that hadn't been touched by the fighting. Is your team ready?"
She glances out the window to see the small group waiting at the sidewalk. They were the most experienced in stealth out of all the groups being trained or waiting for their orders.
"They're ready."
"Okay." He passes her a comm. "I'll set up a three-way connection between me, you, and Mara. That we can relay any changes."
"Got it." She hooks it on.
"Be careful." He urges, finally looking up to her. His eyes are clouded. "I want all my friends to come back."
"I will." She nods before flashing the ghost of a smile and taking outside to her team.
"Stay back." She hisses, holding her arm out. She peeks around the corner to the guards standing in front of the door
"Okay. Two guards at the door. We need to get by without being caught. Who's the quietest two?"
The two near the back raise their hands.
"Okay. Be quick then. We'll follow when you finish."
They nod and take off the opposite way to round the building. She ducks back behind, listening before she hears two thuds and hurrying footsteps. She meets the two and with a quick nod, the group moves to the door. Luckily, it's unlocked.
"HEY!"
Unluckily, she curses, they forgot about the patrol. Without glancing back, she throws the door open and pushes everyone in.
"What's going on?"
"We forgot about the patrol. We were seen."
Zed curses. "Okay. I'll try and buy you guys some time before Dyson finds out."
"Got it." She cuts off to search the room to find...no one.
"Where are they…?" They have to be here, where could they be….
"Hey!"
She turns to see one of the younger members holding open the door to the back. "In here!"
Her breath catches in her chest and she runs to meet him at the door. The room is dark, but at the noise, she sees Tron warily look up.
"Hold the door." She tells the youngest member before calling the rest over. She slips into the room and as she nears Tron, he stiffens and pulls away.
"Back. Off." He growls.
"Tron, we're not apart of Clu's army." Saying his name feels strange on her tongue, but she ignores it as she reaches out. "We're here to get you out."
Someone slips behind him and the cuffs come off without much of a fight. He pushes himself to his feet, stumbling. The one who uncuffed him races to his side, and he doesn't argue.
"Get him out of here. I'll get Beck."
Tron's helper nods, and they and two others limp out. Paige doesn't wait, but instead runs into the dark, searching for a form.
Where is he…?
She stiffens at the groan, realizing how close it sounds. She falls to her knees, hands blindly searching until she touches a tear in fabric and her breath catches.
There he is.
"Beck…" She slowly sits him up. He doesn't respond audibly, but is able to stand when she pulls him up. She drapes his arm over her shoulder. "Come on, Beck. We're going to get you out of here."
"Paige, get out of there now!"
"...Zed?" She feels him stir slightly at the name, and she holds onto Beck tighter.
"You need to get out of there before Dyson gets there. He found out, and he's not happy."
"Trying to, I just.." They enter the light, and she breaks off.
Dyson is panting, arm around Mara's neck tight. Paige stops and watches her friend struggle against the grip.
"You...aren't holding up your part of the deal."
"Deal?" Tron glances between the people on either side of him. Dyson shifts his arm slightly, with a fierce grin.
"The deal was surrender, and then you could get Tron and the Renegade. But this deal is void...everything is off_"
He screams when Mara bites down on his arm, and his grip goes slack. Mara unlatches, and grabs his arm. With a slight scream, she bends down and pulls him over her shoulder. He hits the ground with a grunt. She steps on his chest, holding his arm at a straight angle. The two members of Paige's team run to assist her, one with cuffs.
Once the major general is cuffed, they pull him to his feet, and two more join as escort, leaving Tron to be able to stand straight. He looks to Mara, and then to Paige holding Beck, and says nothing, before following the escort out.