Chapter 17

Shine upon us

"Sounds splendid but dangerous" Natalie knew the risks of being in the resistance but this plan of Jake's went beyond. Instead of secretly moving around and staying low his plan would take them straight into the action unlike getting sucked into it which usually happened.

"I know its a little different Natalie but its our only option at this moment to find a source of information which we need to hunt down and find as soon as possible." Jake had been explaining this to her for a while now but the more he explained the more uneasy she was with the plan.

"I know your not fond with the plan and I'm not either but you got to stick with us on this plan" "Why do you need me around if I only slow you down" she spoke the words but never meant them, the truth was she that it scared her.

She didn't want anyone to get hurt and she was tired of having to rescue people or be rescued. All they had accomplished so far was running around from country to country from the enemy.

"I know what your thinking and I don't blame you." She could feel Jake laying his hand on hers but she pulled away. "You don't have the slightest clue of what's going on in my mind" She was acting childish but it always upset her when he tried to cuddle with her to brighten her mood.

Jake laughed "Okay I guess I have no clue whats going on" and then the least unexpected happened when he started walking out the door "See ya" "Wait!"

Jake now stood with his hand on the door knob staring right at her "What?" I guess its my turn to apologize. She sighed and said "Jake... I'm sorry" "About what?"

She looked back toward him now sitting in a chair... smiling. This must had been the only person in the whole building with one of those "Why are you.." he interrupted her with a loud hysterical laugh "Why am I smiling? Well I guess its better than frowning right?" He told her then continued to laugh. What is so funny? She had never seen him like this...

"It's been a shitty ass year Natalie..." She could see and hear his mood weaken. "I know it has been." The room fell dead silent

Before things got more depressing the gloomy clouds cleared revealing the sunlight and letting it flood into the room brightening the whole environment. It made her smile and for some reason gave her hope and... hope in Jake and what he had in store for them.

She leaned over to Jake and kissed him on the cheek surprising him quite a bit "But I have hope in you Jake and that's why I'll follow you and never leave you side" No more being taken as prisoners, no more running, they were going to catch one of those bastards and make it talk.

"That's what I want to hear" He said with a cheerful grin.

The door opened with Jason walking into the room "I thought about what you said Jake its risky but it might just work lets just hope it really does." "Have hope" Natalie giggled.

Jason chuckled "You would say that which wouldn't be bad to have in times like these" "It sure would" Ron added as he walked into the room and sat down in at the table across from her and Jake.

"I talked to the others and their all in on your idea Jake" After he news Jason clapped excitedly "Bravo now we can finally move on! Sitting around this place while knowing the most powerful weapon made in history is orbiting the earth at this very moment is unsettling let alone the fact that we're one of the very few handful of people that know about this bloody thing"

Well thanks for the settling thought Jason... "So how low in the will apprentice that we're going to catch be in ranking? Wait a second how many of them are there anyway?" Did anyone know? I never heard anyone mention that before.

The question she laid out made her feel embarrassed but Ron who was the person who knew the most about it had a clue less look on his face too. "No one really knows but we do know there's at least thirty, that's the lowest I've ran into."

"And to answer your first question I'm not too sure how low we should go its hard just to find one even with my senses, I can only sense them from so far"

"Yeah I can understand that" Natalie knew they had super human abilities but they were limited to what they were capable of too.

She hear a screech but it was just Jason getting up out of his chair and walking out the door without a fare well or good bye. She looked over at Jake who had a puzzled look then said "I'll be right back"

Whats going on with him? He's been acting so strangely ever since the day they reunited in Germany. "Don't sweat it Nat" Ron told her with a grin, He knew exactly what she was thinking... was she really that easy to read?

She only laughed "Okay baby face"