Thank you guys for your feedback. I have made a decision; I will drag this story out for as long as I can, but it will probably only be a couple more chapters. Read on to find out what exciting things happen next...

The Chinese woman delivered their breakfasts on silver trays that had so many dents in them it was amazing that the bowls stayed upright. Alpha Force all ate in the boys' room as it was the biggest and they had to discuss what they were going to do. Amber was settled on the bottom of Hex's bed, her back against the wall. Hex was sitting at the head end of the bed, Alex was sitting on his bed, Paulo was spread out on his and Li lounged on the floor. The trays of food sat next to the door, the bowls empty of their contents. Li decided to start the conversation.

'Right. We need to decide what we're going to do.' She looked around her, meeting each of her friends' eyes with a questioning look. 'Do we keep going and try to get some evidence or hand it over to the police?' Hex shook his head immediately.

'I have a feeling we should get the evidence,' he said quietly. 'Cho seems very powerful and sure of himself. He's probably got the entire police force corrupt.' Amber frowned.

'But what about that site you found? The one that said the method that the police had used to catch the other traffickers,' Amber reminded him. Li glared at Hex.

'The fool proof method that always worked and was entirely safe,' Li muttered under her breath. Hex ignored her.

'That's my point. All of these other traffickers have been brought to justice, but not Cho. Wonder why that is? He can go around doing whatever he wants, like kidnapping tourists, and not get in trouble. Suspicious or what?' Li nodded as did Paulo and Alex. Amber hesitated. They had already been in hot water and Hex had almost lost his life. She didn't really want to delve straight back into the lion's den again, but what could she do? Hex was staring at her, waiting for her answer. Amber sighed and reluctantly nodded. He smiled at her and then turned to Paulo.

'How much longer should I rest for?' he queried. Paulo chewed his lip and look at Hex critically.

'Are we in a hurry?' Paulo asked Hex. Hex thought about it for a moment and then shrugged.

'Sooner the better.' Paulo came over to Hex and lifted his t-shirt, examining his stomach.

'That stuff is awesome,' Li remarked as she peered over Paulo's left shoulder. Hex rolled his eyes and looked at Paulo.

'Well? What's the verdict doc?' Paulo let Hex's t-shirt drop and tapped a finger on his chin.

'If you rest up today and apply that cream all the time, we can probably start looking tomorrow.' Hex grinned and reached for the jar of cream by his bed.

The arrangements made, Alpha Force spent the first part of the day resting and working out the finer points of their plan. It had to be seamless if it was going to work. They were planning on leaving after lunch and travelling on the train back to where they had started their holiday. The festival was still on for that day and the next so they decided that that would be the best place to try and find Cho, supposing that he was back in the city and not still up on the mountain.

Once they had eaten lunch, Alpha Force walked to the train station and bordered the train. It was a couple of hours journey so they all got comfortable. They train was surprisingly empty and Alpha Force managed to get a cabin all to themselves. Hex and Amber had fallen asleep, leaning up against each other and Li smirked. She nudged Paulo and Alex in the ribs and mouthed, 'told you so'. Alex smiled then gave a gasp and pulled her and Paulo down. He rummaged in the backpack and motioned to the others to keep their heads down. Li was confused, but played along. Alex cast a wary glance upwards and breathed out a sigh of relief. He sat back and rubbed his hand over his hair.

'I can guarantee that Cho will be there,' he said. Li and Paulo looked at him in disbelief and surprise.

'How?' Paulo asked. Alex raised his eyebrows and grinned nervously.

'Because he's on this very train.'

They were doubly careful when exiting the train station when they reached their destination. Paulo came up with the idea that if Cho was actually looking for them, he would be less likely to recognise them if they went in small groups. His friends had agreed and Paulo had blazed the trail by venturing out first. He walked down the street, then texted Alex. All clear. Meet at car hire. Alex and Amber moved off, walking casually so as to not attract attention. When Paulo sent Hex a text, he and Li joined the others.

Paulo was in heaven. He took ages asking the owner of the car hire shop heaps of questions about each of the cars but finally they managed to drive away. Paulo sat behind the wheel, a relaxed look on his face. Hex sat in the passenger seat next to him and Li, Alex and Amber were squashed in the back. Paulo drove them to hotel and they climbed wearily out of the car, one thought in their minds; rest.

Hex collapsed gratefully into bed, even though it was still early evening. Paulo rubbed some more dream on his stomach and Li placed a bowl of food in his hands but he was so drained he didn't notice either one. As he drifted off into sleep, the bowl fell from his hands and crashed to the floor, shattering the china and spilling its contents over the wooden floorboards.

The next chapter will be very action packed if all goes to plan. Sorry this one is pretty boring.