Alex pulled on the laces harshly, foot planted on the back of the couch as he tied the boots. Around him, the rest of K Unit bustled, supposedly preparing to go to Brecon Beacons.

Snake eyed his foot distastefully, despite the fact that they were brand new. "I wish you wouldn't do that."

The boy looked up, ducking as Eagles coat was thrown. "Do what?"

"That!"

"I'm not doing anything."

There was a crash from the stairs, and the two men turned to see Eagle sprawled at the bottom, the contents of his bag sprawled round him. Fox stepped over him as he came down.

"Anyone know what time the car's being dropped off?"

Wolf shrugged from the kitchen, a piece of toast in hand. "Doesn't matter, we're never ready anyway."

"Who's dropping it off?"

"Deer I think. But he has to drop the rest of B-Unit off before getting here."

The door bell rang, and Snake sighed. "Why does this always happen?" He muttered as he walked to answer it.

Fox stretched beside Alex with a small grin, running a hand through his hair in an attempt to tidy it. The boy just looked amused, laughing inwardly at the piece that stuck up at an odd angle, and refused to be budged. Behind him, Eagle scraped everything up with one arm, stuffing it all into the bag.

Slinging his own over his shoulder, Alex led the way out of the house, Fox shouting back at Eagle as he threatened to lock him in the house. The man stumbled out, still struggling with the stuff, and pretty much fell into the car.

Snake rolled his eyes as he stood next to Deer, who watched on amused. Wolf shut the door of the jeep with a sigh, before moving to take the keys from the man.

"How was the Sarge when you left? Are we going to make it through the week, or should we just duck and run the minute we get there?"

The man shrugged, running a hand through his hair. "Same old. Word of warning though, we've been put on prison duty. Got about 15 men held in the southern building, and the SAS have been told to keep them there. Some kind of organisation that went down not long ago."

"What? Why are they there? Shouldn't they have been transferred?"

Deer shrugged. "Apparently the place they were originally meant for got attacked, meaning they had no where else to go. To be honest though, they pretty much keep to themselves. They haven't spoke a word of English to any of the units as far as I know."

"Weird." Snake muttered, crossing his arms.

"Don't need to tell me. You'll probably be drafted into guard duty some time over your training."

Wolf nodded, and clapped him on the shoulder. "Thanks for the heads up."

With a nod, the man turned, and strode off down the street. The two men watched him for a minute, before the medic spoke quietly. "You don't think..."

"We'll know when we get there." He replied, moving towards the car. "Lets just focus on not killing Eagle for the minute."

"Didn't you just miss this place! The wet weather, the mud, the Sargeant screaming at you, the mud."

"Oh shut up Eagle, you don't need to remind us."

"I don't know why you hate it."

"Because its hell on earth."

"You're just a sour puss."

Alex cracked an eye open from where he lounged between Fox and Eagle, the two of whom had proceeded to argue since they had left the house. In front, Snake was stoic, more so than usual, while Wolf remained his usual chipper self.

Pulling into the car park next to the main office building, K Unit tumbled from the car and stretched their tired muscles, before moving towards the doors where they had to sign in. There was mud, dried across the wooden floors, and behind the main desk, a member of S Unit sat, rubbing his leg absently.

"Racoon!" Eagle cried, bouncing forward round the rest of the unit. "Hows it been? Has your leg healed yet?"

The pale skinned man just smiled. "Nice to see you too Eagle. Back for training?"

"Oh yes! I can't wait to see the Sargeant-"

Wolf elbowed him out the way playfully, moving up to sign in. The man before him shook his head, casting a glance at the rest of the group.

"Didn't know you were back Fox?"

"Spying wasn't really my thing, turns out." He said, moving forward. "What happened to you?"

"Attacked in the Bavardi slums after a mission. Its not as bad as everyone makes out though." He muttered, handing over a few more clip boards with the necessary paperwork. "Have you heard about the situation here? The Sarge is going to want to brief you about it."

Wolf and Snake glanced at each other. "A little. Deer mentioned it when he dropped the jeep off."

"Hm." The man said, before pushing himself to his feet and leading them down the corridor. Taking a key from his pocket, he opened the stores, and stepped aside, allowing the men to get their own kit.

"Just take your stuff to your barrack before heading up to see him." He called over his shoulder as he walked away back to the desk.

Ten minutes later had the five men standing outside the Sargeants office, waiting for the man. There was a minute of silence, before the gruff voice they all knew called them in.

The inside was not much different from any other of the buildings; dark, and muddy. The only furniture in the room was the huge, bulking desk, and the chair in which the man sat, staring at them as they walked in and stood to the attention.

Alex couldn't help but notice that the man looked slightly more haggard than the last time he had been here, eyes a shade darker and a shadow cast across his chin. The papers across his desk seemed to scream of late night work, and there were many rings from where mugs had sat over time.

K Unit stood to attention, and waited as he looked them over, his normal glare not present. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Ben frown slightly, as he took in the same signs.

"At ease." He said finally, before ruffling through his desk. "As I'm sure you've been notified, you're back for a refresher course. I expect you to keep up Cub; we don't appreciate slackers here. Do you understand?"

"Yes sir."

"Good. Now, there have been some... changes, since you've been here last. You will be routered into guard duty during your stay. You are not to talk to the prisoners, and anything they do say, I want to know. They are never to be left alone, at any point in time. I expect you to be able to handle this and your training without out any problems. Are we clear?"

"Yes sir."

"Get out of my sight. Your time table should be in your barracks. You start tomorrow."

Turning as one, the five trampled out of the cabin and into the damp air. The skys were grey and over cast, as they often were at Brecon Beacons.

Grinning, Eagle turned to shout at some of the men who were coming out of the shooting range, almost dancing over to them with Snake and Wolf not far behind. Fox paused, glancing towards Alex, who was staring in the direction of the building were the men were being held.

"Somethings not right."

The teenager shrugged, shoving his hands in his pockets. "It never is."

"Did you see him? If its got the Sarge worried, than I'm beginning to think this is bigger than we know."

"Hm."

Fox turned to him bodily, tilting his head. "You're not being very forthcoming. Normally, you'd be all over this by now, deciding to sneak off to find out who they are and what they're doing here. And not settling for some lazy excuse either."

Alex grinned. "Who says I'm not going to? After all, we have, what? Three, four months of training? Plenty of time."

The man stared as he walked away, frowning, before shrugging and following him to where the rest of K Unit were talking. Cougar's voice was audible at a distance, as he argued with Eagle about all the horse jokes he was coming up with.

"I told you! My name is not Horse!"

"What ever you say Horse."

The man threw up his hands in exasperation, grumbling as he turned and stalked away. Mouse smiled a little, glancing at Wolf. "I definitely do not envy you."

The man just shrugged.

"You back for a full training course?"

Snake answered him with a sigh. "Just a refresher. And a little extensive PT I think they said."

"PT? Who for?" Beetle asked from behind his unit leader.

Eagle slung an arm over their youngest member as he moved into the sort of circle they'd unwittingly formed. "Why Cub of course! Can't take him anywhere."

Alex rolled his eyes and elbowed the man in the side, causing him to double up and back away.

Mouse stared at him a little. "Aren't you a bit young?"

"Tell that to the rest of the world." Snake grumbled, ignoring the looks he was given by the opposite unit. "Whats this business with guard duty anyway?"

The men shrugged almost in unison. "Got here about three, four weeks ago? SO sent them apparently, if we're to believe whats been passing round."

Wolf and Snake traded glances, before turning to Cub. Fox was already staring at him.

The boy rolled his eyes. "And why, pray tell, are you looking at me like that?"

"Well, it is..."

"And you are..."

"And you do generally know..."

Eagle looked over at the other unit, and then back to the rest of his unit, utter confusion on his face.

"What are you lot going on about?"

(A/N) New chapter! Sorry it's been so long :D