A little more than a month later Exile, Shag, Blitz, and Muzzle were gathered in the Main Room of Headquarters, around the table. Exile sighed as he glanced at two empty chairs next to him. Apparently the tube wasn't fully built yet at the Clinton's Arkansas home. He sighed and exchanged a sad look at Blitz. They had missed their friends so much. It was so empty and so quiet in the Headquarters without their teasing and their attempts to cheer people up. Blitz, Shag, and Exile found themselves spending less and less time there. Even though Exile was thrilled to be the new Leader he was shaking all over and praying every night that he would NOT asked to lead a team in new missions. But soon, the time had come. Master appeared on the balcony.

"Rovers," he began. "This mission is, and more than likely will be, your most dangerous assignment yet."

Blitz gasped "Dangerous?! Master, with all due respect can't you wait until after the tube is built?"

"No," Master said. "I don't want you to panic, Blitz. With teamwork know you can all do this." The big screen behind the Master then lightened up. "We have reports that Parvo and Groomer were spotted at this top secret military base attempting to steal highly powerfull weapons."

'Bulshoi!" Exile said.

"What kind of weapons, Master?"

"They're very rare, I think these are several of the untested ones. But these powerful weapons are the more valuable thing the military can have! They are extremely dangerous if given to the wrong people, and Grooer and Parvo are definitely the wrong kid of people. Rovers, get to that military base and stop Parvo and Groomer!"

'Yes, Sir!" But Exile and Blitz exchanged an 'Oh God' look on their faces. This was the very first mission without Hunter or Colleen, A part of Exile agreed with Blitz. Master SHOULD have waited till the tube was finished. "Oh, God," he silently prayed,. "please say I can do this! This is my first time as Leader..please help me!"

A little while later the Sky Rover was flying through the clouds. Blitz looked at his hand, which were folded nervously in frotn of hi. I don't know about this, Exile," he admitted.

"You and me both, Comrade," Exile agreed. "I've never been Leader of anything before…I don't know if I can really do it."

Blitz glanced backward and gave a high pitched scram. "Exile, you better give it a try right now! We have bad humans behind us, bad, bad humans! " Exile glancd backward and saw a huge amount of dark jets flying toward them firing all kinds of missles.

"Bulshoi! What are they doing besides Russian me around!" He steered the plane and tilted it up. Dodging bullets like crazy Exile racked his brain. "What would Comrade Hunter do?! What WOULD Hunter do?!" He straightened the plan and took a deep breath when it looked like h had avoided the planes. But to their surprise mor lanes showd u right in FRONT of them! Thankfully, Exile could see they were right at their goal. He turnd to Blitz. "Comrade, Bail!"

"Wha?"
"BAIL, BAIL NOW!!" Blitz grabbed a parachute, Shag fastioned one on Muzzle and got on himself. They all bailed out one at a time while Exile tried despirately to land the plane. Finally he managed to land the plane shakily as the enemies flew off. Taking a deep breath, he got out of the plane. They all made their way over to the military base where the Master said Parvo and Groomer were spotted.

"How do we get in?" Blitz said.

"Quit Russian me, I'm thinking.." he put his hand on his paw and started, thinking of what he could do. But just then he heard the unmistakable sound of Parvo's Cano Mutants coming right toward them Blitz turned around and gave his girl scream. Exile turnd around jus then and quickly used his ice star at the Cano Mutants, freezing them in their tracks. But soon more mutants came out of what seemed like the ground, pointing huge gigantic guns right in their path.

"Let the biting begin!" Blitz said coming toward them and biting the gun in half, scaring one Mutant away. But two or immediately surrounded him. Blitz stretched out his claws, but more came right behind him and grabbed him around the waist, lifting him in the air. Blitz screamed. "NOOOO…noo. Please put me down! Put me down! Oh, Please let e go!!' But the Mutant wouldn't stop until he cam to a shallow pond nar the base…and threw Blitz face first into it, then whipping his hands and leaving him. Blitz had to swim back and shake the excess water off. Mumbling he started making his way back to the base,.

Meanwhile Exile ad his way over to the back of the base, followed by Shag, who was pushing Muzzle. Shag whimpered and shook. Exile looked behind him. 'Calm down, Comrade!" Shag trembled and shook even fiercer and pointed behind him, barking and whimpering. "Comrade, what are you saying? Shag, I really can't understand you!" Shag kept pointing, Exile squinted. "Sorry, Shag, I can't see, this sun is too bright. We have to keep trying to see if there is way to get in." Shag whimpered louder. "Shag, calm down, I don't know what you're saying!" Just then two more Mutants flew right toward them on hover cycles, nearly decapitating them in the process. Exile, Shag, and Muzzle hit the dirt just in time. "Uh..Shag…were you trying to tell e about bad guys on hover cycles?" Shag nodded angrily. "Sorry, Shag." He stood up ad they continued their way to the back. He was relieved to find there WAS a back entrance…until they saw more sentries standing guard. Shag whimpered. "Easy, Comrade, I give the chill." H froze the guards and then h and Shag went to the entrance. "OK, Shag, do your thing." Shag stretched and used his strength to pry the door open. "Nice work, Comrade." Grabbing Muzzle, they made their way inside."

Yoo-Hoo!" Blitz said, running in to join them.

"Blitz..why are you all wet?"
"Don't ask," he said.

Exile looked around. "OK, Comrades. Now, what I think we do is…" he stopped to think. "Is..is..uh.."

"Come on, come on, those monsters could be coming any minute!"

"Quite Russian me!" Exile said. 'I have to think!" "Bolshoi, what DO I do now?!" Exile thought.

But he didn't have too long to wait. Soon a terrible sight met their eyes. Unconscious guards were lined up along the floor, making almost a human collection just so they could see it. Blitz sc reamed at this sight.

"Oh God, Exile, let's get out of here while we still have our tushies!"

"No, Comrade. We have mission to get done. Hunter wouldn't leave a mission here unfinished."

'But we're not Hunter, and Hunter would b disgusted to see this as well."

"Maybe so, but HE wouldn't leave." Exile thought again. "OK, Comrades, w go down the hallway, but we stay together. God only knows what Parvo and Groomer have in mind..or even where they are now!" They made their way down the hall…only to be stopped by more Cano Mutants. Shag screamed and lept into Exile's arms.

"So," came a familiar voice. "I was wondering what kept you!" The menacing form of Parvo and Groomer came into view. "Well, well, well, trying to do this without your precious leaders, huh? Oh, ho, this will be almost too easy!"

"Ac do lebra…RUN!!!"