Chapter 7- Capture
"Okay. So, are we clear on the plan?" Heba asked.
"Yeah. We don't move in until you tell us. We go in from our designated entrances and surround them with guns drawn on them. We only shoot if they do something threatening." Malik said.
"Good. We don't want to screw this up. This guy is our best link to him." Heba said.
"I'll be in constant communication with you all at all times." Ryou said.
"Right. If you see anything on the monitors that you think is suspicious, relay that us immediately." Heba said.
"Not a problem." Ryou said.
"Malik, I want you to keep your trigger finger in check. We don't need you to shoot and kill our prey." Heba said.
"I won't." Malik said.
"Heba, are we taking Vivian hostage now, too, or just him?" Joey asked.
"We're taking both hostage. I don't want Vivian contacting someone and telling them that one of their guys were kidnapped." Heba said.
"Anything else that we need to do?" Ryou asked.
"No. We just need to be on guard at all times." Heba said.
"What about everyone here?" Malik asked.
"They are all safe as long as they remain in the base." Heba said.
"When do we leave?" Joey asked.
"At none tonight. I want to do surveillance before we move in." Heba said.
The group nodded, understanding the plan.
"Do you have to do this, puppy?" Seto asked as he and Seth watched Joey get ready to leave that night.
"Sorry, but I have to go. This guy may be our best lead to capturing Falcon and letting you guys have your lives back." Joey said.
"It just doesn't seem right that all of you have to risk your life like this." Seth said.
"I've done this I don't know how many times in the last seven years. Believe me when I say that I know what I'm doing." Joey said.
"Just be careful. We're not sure what we would do if something happened to you." Seto said as he and Seth stood up.
"I always am. Besides, Heba's the best agent here, so being with him is a good thing. Malik is just as good with one flaw." Joey said.
"What's that?" Seth asked, worried.
"Malik can be a but trigger happy." Joey said.
"Isn't that dangerous?" Seth asked.
"No. It's only dangerous to the target. Honestly, Malik doesn't shoot at his allies." Joey said.
"Well, watch your back anyway. We don't wan anything to happen to you." Seto said as he and Seth pulled Joey into a hug between them.
"Don't worry, you two. I'll be back before you know it." Joey said before he kissed them both.
"I still don't see why you have to risk your life to do this." Mariku said.
"Because it's what I've done for the last seven years, and if I don't, you guys can never leave here, which means that we can never have life that you promised me." Malik said.
"We just don't want you to get hurt." Marik said.
Malik smirked. "I'm one of the best agents in the organization. The only one better than me is Heba, and since he's going too, we're going to be fine." Malik said.
"Well, it doesn't mean that we have to like it." Mariku said.
"No, you don't, but you do have to accept it." Malik said.
Mariku and Marik didn't look happy at all.
"I know that you guys don't like this, but you need to at least accept it. Look at it this way. Once this mess is all over, I won't ever have to do this ever again." Malik said.
"That's what we are looking forward to." Marik said.
Marik and Mariku got up and went over to Malik.
"You had better be careful." Marik said.
"Yeah. We'll kill you if you're not." Mariku said as they both hugged him.
"Don't worry. I'll be fine." Malik said before he kissed them both.
"I don't see why you guys have to do this." Bakura said gruffly.
"Bakura, we have to capture this guy, so we need to do this." Ryou said.
"But you're putting your lives on the line." Akefia said.
Ryou turned and looked at them both. "Could I remind you both that I'm going to be staying here?" Ryou said.
"You are?" both asked.
Ryou nodded. "I'm working from here watching the security monitors. We have cameras around Vivian's place, so I can tell them anything that looks out of place." Ryou said.
"I feel batter now." Akefia said.
"I'm sure that Mariku, Marik, Seth, and Seto have other ideas." Ryou said.
"In any case, we're glad that you, at least, will be safe." Bakura said.
"I know." Ryou said.
Bakura and Akefia got up and walked over to hug Ryou.
"We're just worried that something might happen to you." Bakura said.
"I know, and I appreciate the fact that you worry so much about me." Ryou said before he kissed them both.
"I don't like this, Atemu." Yami said.
"I know. I don't like the idea of them doing this, either, but there is not a lot that we can do about it." Atemu said.
Yami sighed. "I wish that they didn't have to risk their lives like this." Yami said.
"Well, they're doing this to help us, and truth be known, they know what they are doing. I'm sure that they'll be fine." Atemu said.
"I just hope that nothing happens to Heba. I'd hate for something bad to happen to him." Yami said.
"I know, Yami. I don't want anything bad to happen to him, either." Atemu said.
"You think that he even cares about his own safety?" Yami asked as Atemu wrapped his arms around Yami.
"I honestly don't know the answer to that, Yami. I hope that he does, but the only person that knows the real answer to that is Heba himself." Atemu said.
Heba was in the meeting room, waiting for the others to get there. 'I don't think that anything will go wrong with this mission, but we need to be ready for anything.' Heba thought.
The door opened, and everyone else walked in.
Heba turned to them and said, "Are you guys ready?" He ignored the fact that more than his team was there. He had expected them all to be there anyway.
"We're ready to go, Heba." Malik said.
"All right. Let's get going, Ryou, be at the computer at all times." Heba said.
"Not a problem." Ryou said.
Heba nodded, and he left with Joey and Malik behind them.
"Will they be all right, Ryou?" Amara asked.
"Don't worry, Mrs. Akana. They know what they're doing. They've done this too many times not to know what to do." Ryou said.
Heba, Joey, and Malik all arrived at a hummer that they would be driving.
"Heba, can I drive?" Malik asked.
"No. The last time I let you drive, you almost got us killed." Heba said.
"That was one time." Malik whined.
Heba and Joey stopped and turned to look at Malik.
"Okay. So, maybe it happened a few times." Malik said.
The two continued to stare at him.
"Okay! So that happened every time that I drove." Malik finally said.
"That is why I will be driving. Get in." Heba said.
The three got into the hummer.
Heba started the hummer, and the group headed out.
"What do we do once we are in? Do we knock them out or what?" Malik asked.
"We'll take them conscious if we can. If they put up any kind of resistance, we are going to knock them out." Heba said.
"So we do that the old fashioned way or use some kind of sedative?" Joey asked.
"This time, the old fashioned way." Heba said.
"That's great!" Malik said.
"Just don't shoot at all unless absolutely necessary." Heba said.
"Right. We won't." Joey said.
"I was talking to Malik." Heba said as he drove.
"Hey! Why are you singling me out?" Malik protested.
"Because you're the one who shot me once on a mission because you got trigger happy." Heba said.
"It was one time! And the bullet just grazed you!" Malik protested.
"I'd rather not have a repeat of that given how important this is. We have to get this guy." Heba said.
Heba parked the hummer a few blocks away like before.
"Remember, don't move in until I say so. We don't want them to get away." Heba said as he turned his communicator on.
"We know." Joey said.
"Not a problem." Malik said.
The three headed to their separate buildings.
Ryou was at a series of computers with everyone else with him.
"You guys are serious about this." Akefia said.
"Well, we're not playing a game. We take all this very seriously." Ryou said.
"Fox, do you read me?" Heba asked.
"Yeah. I read you." Ryou said into the communicator.
"We're moving into position." Heba said.
"I understand." Ryou replied.
"Is everything all right?" Mariku asked.
"Yeah. Everything's fine. They're just getting into their surveillance positions." Ryou answered.
"How long will they just do surveillance?" Aknankanon asked.
"Until Heba decides to move in. He likes to make sure that there will be no surprises for them. That's also why we have security monitors. If someone or something approaches the house that looks suspicious, I can let them know so that they can know how to proceed." Ryou said.
Using his night visions binoculars, Heba focused on Vivian's house.
"Disgusting." Heba said.
"What is, Leader?" Malik asked.
"Let's just say that Vivian is entertaining a guest." Heba answered.
"Well, we knew that she was a prostitute, so that's what she does." Joey said.
"I know that, Joey. It's seeing it that is making me sick." Heba said.
Heba continued to watch her. He got a close-up look at the man she was with. "Her guest is not our target." Heba said.
"Well, there was nothing that said she ever had sex with this one. As far as we all know, she always talks with this guy, never has sex." Joey said.
"Well, you never know when that can change." Heba said.
"I guess you have a point. I hope that he just hurries up and gets here." Malik said.
"Tiger, settle down. You know that this is going to take some time. You might as well get comfortable. We'll observe him before we move in." Heba said.
"I know, but I hate the waiting. That's the worst part of this." Malik said.
"Just stay calm. You'll get action before you know it." Heba said.
~One Hour Later~
"Leader?" Joey said.
"What is it, Mutt?" Heba asked.
"Our target is approaching. He's coming in from the back." Joey said.
"Must not want to be seen by anyone." Malik said.
"Well, I would say that most people in this neighborhood knows what Vivian does for a living given the number of men that come to her." Heba said.
"Meaning that he doesn't want to be seen. He might be someone that is happily married and doesn't want anyone to think that he is sleeping with a whore." Joey said.
"That, or he has orders not to let anyone else other than Vivian see him." Heba said.
"Which means that they have no idea we have been watching this place." Malik said.
~Thirty Minutes Later~
Heba had seen all that he needed to.
Vivian and the mysterious man had done nothing but talk. The man had set a gun down on the table beside him.
"Leader, what do you think?" Joey asked.
"I don't know yet. Fox?" Heba said.
"Yes?" Ryou said.
"Have you seen anything strange on the monitors?" Heba asked.
"No. Nothing out of the ordinary." Ryou replied.
"All right. Mutt. Tiger. Move in. Remain out of their sight. We don't want them to know that we are there yet." Heba said.
"Understood." Joey said.
"Will do." Malik said.
Heba, Joey, and Malik prepared themselves to move off.
"Well, they're going in." Ryou said.
"Do you think that they're going to be all right?" Atemu asked.
"I would say so. Heba's the most experienced at this, and he can act in an instant to any kind of unexpected event. Besides, Joey and Malik may not have as much experience in this as Heba, but they are certainly just as skilled in this as Heba." Ryou said.
"So, they'll come out of this all right?" Seth asked.
"I can't say for sure because you never know what can happen, but more likely than not, they will be fine, and I am rather certain that they will succeed in their mission, too." Ryou said.
Heba entered the house quietly, not making a single sound. He carefully walked toward where he heard voices.
"I haven't seen them since." Vivian said.
"You shouldn't have told them in the first place. No one is supposed to know anything about this organization." the man said.
"I don't know anything about this. I just do what I am told.' Vivian said.
"It doesn't matter! Whoever came here knows that you work for Falcon, which could mean trouble later on." the man said.
Heba made it to the main room, where Vivian and the man were talking. He peered in and saw that the man had his back to the gun, but that one hand was positioned so that he could easily grabbed the gun if the need arose.
'He's prepared for anything. He suspects that something might happen.' Heba thought.
"Just don't tell anyone else anything." the man said.
"I won't, Cringe. I don't know anything as it is." Vivian said.
"Falcon isn't happy that you've done all this. He's concerned about what might happen." the man, Cringe, said.
Heba looked up and saw through the shadows that Joey and Malik were in position.
Cringe groaned. "You don't understand how dangerous this is. If anyone finds out who Falcon really is, we could be in a load of trouble." Cringe said.
"I don't know who Falcon is, so what is the big deal?" Vivian asked.
"The big deal is that whoever approached you before could come back. We don't need them finding out about your clientele." Cringe said.
'Meaning some big businessmen are her customers, meaning they might know who Falcon is or know some of his associates.' Heba told himself.
"Just don't mess up again. We can't afford something like that." Cringe said.
"What about those people that I was told to order hits on?" Vivian asked.
"Someone saved them all. All eight have vanished without a trace." Cringe said.
"What are you going to do?" Vivian asked.
Cringe glared. "I am not telling you that! You have already jeopardized our organization by doing this!" Cringe snapped.
"I didn't give them anything! They don't know shit!" Vivian protested angrily.
"I wouldn't say that." Heba said.
Cringe went for his gun, but a gunshot hit the gun and knocked it off the table and out of Cringe's reach.
"Move and you're the one that gets shot next." Heba said.
At once, Heba, Joey, and Malik walked out with their guns aimed at Vivian and Cringe.
Vivian gasped. "You?!" Vivian exclaimed.
"Hello, Ms. Vivian Whore." Malik said.
"Stop it!" Vivian snapped.
"Why? You're a prostitute, which means that you're a whore." Malik said.
"Who are they?" Cringe demanded.
"They're the ones that were here before." Vivian said.
Since they all still had on their masks, Vivian didn't know who they really were.
"Since you're here, I would say that you are one of Falcon's top guys." Heba said.
"What of it?!" Cringe demanded.
"Nothing. You're coming with us, though." Joey said.
"Like hell I am." Cringe said. He pulled out a knife and threw it at Heba.
Heba ducked out of the way, but Cringe ran by him and out.
"Restrain her!" Heba ordered as he took off after Cringe.
Joey and Malik grabbed Vivian.
Vivian started to struggle against them. "Let go of me! You have no right to do this!" Vivian screamed at them.
"Well, the same way that you are just following orders when you whore yourself out to any man that comes here, we are only following orders that our boss gives us." Malik said.
"Tiger, go and help Leader. I can restrain her myself." Joey said.
"Sure thing, Mutt." Malik said.
Malik left to help Heba.
Joey then took out the rope he had and tied Vivian's hands behind her back.
"You'll never get away with this! Falcon will send someone after you!" Vivian screamed.
"Well, that'll be hard to do given that he has no way to know who we are." Joey said. After tying Vivian's hands behind her back, he tired another rope around her entire body, completely restraining her.
Heba chased after Cringe through the streets and corners of the area. "Stop!" Heba shouted, but Cringe didn't listen.
Cringe knocked over some garage cans, thinking that it might slow Heba down some.
Heba jumped expertly over the garbage cans and landed on his feet, continuing to pursue Cringe.
Cringe jumped up on a garbage can and jumped up to grab hold of the stairwell of an apartment building.
Heba aimed his gun and fired, hitting right at Cringe's hand.
Cringe lost his grip and fell.
Heba ran toward Cringe.
Cringe got up and tried to run, but Heba had caught up with him. Heba grabbed a hold of Cringe and slammed his face-first into the wall.
"You know, running is the stupidest thing that you could do." Heba said.
"Not from you!" Cringe spat.
"Maybe, but you're going to pay for it now." Heba said.
"Leader, you okay?" Malik asked.
"Tiger, help me out here." Heba said.
Malik came over with some handcuffs. "I think this guys calls for the heavy-duty stuff." Malik said.
Cringe managed to wrench himself out of Heba's grasp, and he took off running again.
"Hey! Get back here!" Malik shouted, firing his gun.
"Tiger, don't kill him!" Heba ordered as they started after him.
Cringe reached the end of the alley, where there was a fence.
Seeing no choice, Heba aimed and fired.
Cringe screamed in pain as he fell to the ground, holding his injured leg.
Heba reached him and pointed the gun at him. "Next time, don't run." Heba said.
Cringe glared at him. He knew that the injury wasn't serious, but it was enough to make him fall.
"Looks like a graze. You don't take pain well." Malik said.
"Shut up!" Cringe shouted, trying to punch him.
Malik easily grabbed the fist. "Not happening." Malik said.
Heba brought Cringe's arms behind his back and cuffed them. He then hauled Cringe back to his feet and led him away. "Mutt, you got the girl?" Heba asked.
"Whore is more like it, but we're waiting in the hummer." Joey replied.
"I'M NOT A WHORE, YOU LOWLIFE BASTARD!" Vivian screamed.
"We're on our way." Heba said as he and Malik led Cringe away.
Once at the hummer, Heba and Malik forced Cringe into the hummer beside Vivian.
"Now, we can go." Heba said.
"You'll never get away with this!" Vivian hissed.
"Someone, shut her up." Heba said.
Malik started to hit her.
Vivian's eyes widened in fear.
"Don't hit her." Heba said.
"Both?" Joey asked.
"Yes." Heba answered.
Joey picked up some duct tape that he had and put some over both of their mouths.
Vivian glared at Joey.
"Don't think that scares me. I don't scare easily, girl." Joey said.
"Fox, you read me?" Heba asked.
"I read you. What is it?" Ryou asked.
"Mission was a success. We're heading back." Heba said.
"Understood." Ryou said.
"Well, what is going on?" Seth asked.
"They have complete led their mission, and they hare heading back." Ryou answered.
"Are they all right? Are any of them hurt?" Mariku asked.
"The only one that is hurt is the guy that they captured. We'll find out later." Ryou said.
"So, that's it?" Yami asked.
"For now." Ryou answered.
The hummer arrived back at the base.
Heba, Malik and Joey got out of the hummer as other people came up.
Malik and Joey got their prisoners out.
"Take them and put them in cell block 2A and 2B. They're to be checked for weapons and guarded at all times." Heba said.
Several took them and led them away.
Ryou arrived alone.
"Everything go okay?" Ryou asked.
"Yes. We got through everything without much trouble." Heba said.
"The guy tried to run, but Heba stopped him." Malik said.
"I'm sure that everyone will be glad to see that you're all right." Ryou said.
"Well, you go and see them. We'll meet at seven tomorrow morning. We'll need to discuss this." Heba said.
"Are you not coming?" Ryou asked.
"No. There is no need." Heba said before walking off.
"What's his deal?" Joey asked.
Ryou watched his friend walk off. "No idea." Ryou answered.
"You're okay!" Mariku said as he and Marik hugged Malik.
"I'm fine. I told you that we could handle it." Malik said.
"Nothing bad happened, right?" Seth asked.
"Nah. We're fine." Joey said.
Yami immediately noticed that Heba wasn't there.
Atemu noticed it, too. "Where is Heba?" Atemu asked.
"He went on to his room." Ryou answered.
"He wasn't hurt, was he?" Amara asked.
"No. We just had a long night, and I think that we could all go to sleep." Malik said.
"That's not a bad idea." Aknankanon agreed.
Everyone headed off to their own rooms.
"You're sure that you're all right, Malik?" Mariku asked.
"I am fine. I didn't get hit in anyway." Malik said.
"You're positive?" Marik asked.
"The only thing that hurts is my hears from listening to that slut scream." Malik said.
"Other than that, you're okay?" Marik asked.
"Yes." Malik said.
"Then are you up for some?" Mariku asked.
Malik smirked. "It couldn't hurt." Malik said.
Mariku and Marik threw Malik on the bed before joining him.
"You're not hurt at all, are you, puppy?" Seto asked.
"No. The only thing that is wrong is that I am tired." Joey said.
"That's good. We were worried that something bad might happen." Seth said.
"Nah. I'm fine. I just need to get some rest." Joey said.
"I think that you deserve it." Seto said.
"Agreed. You did a lot." Seth said.
The three went to bed.
"Do you think that Heba is okay, Atemu?" Yami asked as they lay in bed together.
"I really don't know. I would assume so because I think that if he was hurt in any way, they would have said so." Atemu said.
"I wish I knew why Heba doesn't want to have anything to do with us." Yami said.
"The only one that knows the answer to that is Heba." Atemu said.
Yami cuddled up next to Atemu. "It just seems like he doesn't want anything to do with us." Yami said.
"Well, we'll figure this out, but we should get some sleep right now." Atemu said.
"Right. I love you." Yami said.
"Love you, too." Atemu said, kissing Yami.
The two settled down to go to sleep.
Heba walked into his room and got out of his work clothes and changed into his boxers and white T-shirt. He sat down on the edge of the bed and sighed.
'I know that this is childish, but as tired as I am, if I were to see Atemu and Yami right now, I might say something that I couldn't take back. I can't have them know what I really feel for them.' Heba thought.
Letting out a depressed sigh, Heba lay down to try and go to sleep.
Having trouble, Heba sat up and took out a photo album. It was of him and Yami when they had been dating seven years before.
Heba let a small, happy smile cross his face. He would look at the pictures when he needed something to cheer him up.
It wasn't long before Heba fell asleep with a happy smile on his face.
Hope you liked it.
Next: Questioning Cringe and Vivian.
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