Chapter 10- Betrayal
Heba, Joey, Ryou, and Malik were all in the meeting room, discussing what they should do.
"We have to just bust in there and kill the guy. Once Pegasus is gone, everything will be fine." Joey said.
"Joey, think about it. Pegasus has had a lot of people killed to get to the point that he is at now. He is not going to risk losing it all." Heba said.
"He's right. Pegasus wouldn't be stupid enough to allow himself to be caught off-guard. I am certain that Pegasus will be guarded. Besides, he's probably a good shot himself." Ryou said.
"Then what do we do?" Malik asked.
"We're going to have to go and survey his home and his office building. We need to figure out everything there is to know about this place." Heba said.
"I'll get to finding those plans now." Ryou said.
"In the meantime, I think that we had better get ready for a reconnaissance mission." Heba said.
"Sure thing." Malik said.
"Do we tell them about this?" Ryou asked.
"Not yet. There's not much to tell." Heba replied.
"I'll get to the plans." Ryou said and left.
"Who's this?" Joey asked, looking at a picture of a man.
"His name is Croquet. From what I understand, he is Pegasus's right-hand man. Wherever Pegasus is, he is." Heba said.
"What do you think that we should do?" Malik asked.
"We have to be ready for anything. There is too much at stake right now." Heba said.
"You're right. I guess I'll have to restrain myself on the reconnaissance mission." Malik said.
"Yes, you will. I don't want to have to remind you how sensitive this all is." Heba said.
"I won't do anything to mess this up." Malik said.
"Yeah. We all have too much to live for." Joey agreed.
'At least you all have something to look forward to when all of this over.' Heba thought sadly.
A silver-haired man with red eyes sat at a desk with his hands folded.
"Mr. Pegasus, I have news." a black-haired man with glasses said.
"What is it, Croquet? I hope you found the targets that that botch couldn't get killed." Pegasus said.
"Yes, we have. We have a spy in a secret organization called the Guild. He has informed us that they are all there. There are also two people by the names of Amara and Aknankanon Akana who were supposed to have been killed, but they are alive there as well." Croquet said.
Pegasus slammed his hands down into the desk. "What?! How are those two alive?!" Pegasus exclaimed.
"Apparently, an undercover agent managed to save them, meaning that they have a very skilled agent for us never to have tracked them down." Croquet said.
Pegasus grew angry. "Is there any way for us to get in there to get those ten bastards so that I can get rid of them once and for all?" Pegasus asked.
"Not at the moment. It seems that the top four agents are always with them, which means that there is no way for us to get to them at the moment." Croquet said.
Pegasus stood up and walked to the window, looking out. "I have worked long and hard to make my dreams become a reality. All I need it KaibaCorp and Sennen Games to be the only gaming corporation in Japan. I will be the only one who supplies Japan's gaming technology. I need to get to Seto Kaiba and Atemu Sennen to do that." Pegasus said.
"Our agent is standing by for any orders." Croquet said.
"Tell him that we will have agents outside their main base. He will give us the coordinates. He is to lure them all outside when those agents can't help them, and then we'll capture them. After that, they will be dealt with." Pegasus said.
"Yes, sir. I will relay the orders and gather a team to be ready." Croquet said.
"Do that. I don't want any mistakes this time. I want them all found and captured as soon as possible." Pegasus said.
"Yes, sir. We won't fail you." Croquet said. He bowed before leaving.
Pegasus picked up the glass of wine that was on the desk and took a sip of it. 'I won't fail now. I will kill all ten of them and then I will work on destroying this Guild. I have only one spy, but I can easily plant more of them.' Pegasus thought. He grinned evilly. 'Soon, my plan will be complete, and Industrial Illusions will be the only gaming corporation in Japan.' Pegasus thought.
"Okay. So, we have the schematics to the Industrial Illusions and Pegasus's mansion." Ryou said, laying out all of the plans.
"Are there any secret ways in?" Heba asked.
"According to the plans, no, but I wouldn't be surprised if there are." Ryou said.
"What about security?" Joey asked.
"Tight. We'll have to be extra careful when we approach this. Pegasus has spared no expense in making sure that the buildings would not be broken into. He has state of the art security system at both complete with motion sensor cameras as well as heat-activated alarms. There are security guards everywhere armed with tasers and guns. They are privately hired, meaning they probably shoot to kill." Ryou said.
"And way to get to Pegasus without being detected?" Heba asked.
"Well, if we can deactivate the security systems, then there is a chance that we can do it. We can handle the guards, no problem. We don't know who among them are assassins like us. I figure that Pegasus has assassins on the payroll since he knows that he's done a lot of illegal things. We're going to have to be careful because one wrong move could end our lives." Ryou said.
"We're going to be in for the fight of our lives this time around." Joey said.
"Okay. We're going to have to be extra careful with this reconnaissance mission. I think that all four of us should go. There's enough security that everyone will be safe. We have to be ready. We're all going to have to do this." Heba said.
"We get it. We're the reconnaissance team. We're on it." Joeys aid.
"So we tell them what we're going?" Ryou asked.
"Yes. We will." Heba said.
"I understand." a shadowed figure said.
"Do not fail. If you do, Falcon will be the one that you have to answer to, and failing will result in facing Falcon's wrath. Hearing that they are all alive has made him very angry and unforgiving."
"Understood. I will not fail." the shadowed figure said before breaking contact with Croquet.
The shadowed figure stood up and headed back into the base. 'I won't fail I'll get them outside no matter what it takes.' the figure thought.
"So, you're all going to do this?" Akefia asked.
"We have to. If we're ever going to end this, we have to go after Pegasus." Joey said.
"You will be careful, right?" Amara asked.
"We always are." Malik replied.
"Once we get ready, we'll be heading out. You'll all be safe since we know that you're in here." Heba said.
"Okay. Our lives are in your hands, so we're going to leave everything to you." Mariku said.
"Like you have a choice." Malik remarked.
"What are you doing?" Atemu asked.
"We're doing a reconnaissance mission. Malik and I will be surveying the Industrial Illusions headquarters while Joey and Ryou survey Pegasus's mansion." Heba replied.
"You think that you can find a way to get to him?" Seth asked.
"I know that we can. Everyone has a weakness. We just need to find it." Ryou said.
The figure stood at the door, listening in. 'So, they'll be unguarded tonight. Perfect.' the figure thought.
The figure snuck away so that no one saw him and went outside.
Taking out the communicator, the figure said, "Hawk calling base. Come in. Do you read me?"
"We read you, Hawk. What do you have to report?"Croquet asked.
"Just learned that the agents won't be here tonight. We can strike then." Hawk said.
"Good. The team will be there to assist. Bring them at least ten meters from the base so that no one sees it." Croquet said.
"I will." Hawk said before ending the transmission.
'Hopefully, I will get out of here soon so that I don't have to kiss that idiot's ass. He doesn't even realize that I am a spy. For someone so talented, he really is dumb.' Hawk thought.
Hawk headed back into the base.
Since he often went outside, no one at the base questioned the fact that we went out and came back in several times in such a short period of time.
Heba, Ryou, Joey, and Malik were ready to leave.
"You all know what to do." Heba said.
"Don't worry. We're going to be careful. We won't get caught." Ryou said.
Heba nodded. "Stay in contact, and don't leave each other. You'll have better chances if you stay together rather than separating." Heba said.
"Understood." the three said.
Heba and Malik got into one hummer while Joey and Ryou got in the other.
The two teams headed to their separate destinations.
After waiting an hour so that he didn't arouse suspicion, Hawk headed for the wing that he knew his targets were in.
All ten were in the meeting room.
"What is it?" Bakura asked.
"Leader asked me to take you somewhere safe." Hawk said.
"That's odd. He didn't mention it to us." Yami said.
"It was a last minute decision. He thinks that you'll be safer until this whole ordeal with Falcon is over." Hawk said smoothly.
"Heba does know what's best." Amara said.
The group got up and followed Hawk out of the room.
Heba and Malik had surveyed much of Industrial Illusions.
"I think that Ryou was right. Getting in there is not going to be easy." Malik said.
"I know. There has to be a weak point." Heba said.
"Do you think that we should send someone in undercover to learn the building?" Malik asked.
"It would take too long for them to gain access to Pegasus. We can't drag this out any longer than necessary." Heba said. He took the night vision goggles and looked through them to see that there were people still working. "I'll say this. Pegasus doesn't have a heart." Heba said.
"Why do you say that?" Malik asked.
"Besides the fact that he had people murdered to further his own business aside, he has people working this late. It's already ten at night." Heba said.
"That is cruel. Do you think that they could be ones who help him with his assassinations and stuff?" Malik asked.
"Possibly. No way to know for sure." Heba said, lowering the goggles.
"I hate just sitting around doing nothing." Malik said, growing bored.
"I know that this is tedious work, Tiger, but we have to do this." Heba said.
"I know." Malik said.
Ryou and Joey were monitoring Pegasus's mansion.
"Geez. I think the guy has security on every square inch of his property. He even has cameras outside of the gates. He must be paranoid or something." Joey said.
"Wouldn't you be paranoid if you had killed as many people as he has? He knows that one wrong move could put him in jail on death row. There isn't a person alive that wouldn't want him to die given that he has killed hundreds of people." Ryou said.
"I guess you're right. The guy does have a good reason for not wanting anyone to see what he's doing." Joey admitted.
Ryou looked through the night vision goggles that he had. "Well, Pegasus, or Falcon as he likes to be known, is in the study. He's looking over something. I can't tell what it is." Ryou said.
"Is that Croquet guy there?" Joey asked.
"Right in the room. It doesn't surprise me." Ryou said.
"I hope that we can end this soon. I want to be able to leave the organization so that I can live with Seth and Seto now." Joey said.
"I know what you mean. I will be thrilled when Akefia, Bakura, and I can all live together now." Ryou said.
"I just hope that we get to." Joey said.
"Are you worried that Pegasus will somehow get to them?" Ryou asked.
"That, and I'm worried I won't make it out alive." Joey said.
"I can understand that fear. I worry about that, too." Ryou said.
"So, it's not my overactive imagination?" Joey asked.
"No. It's a rational fear." Ryou said.
Yami, Atemu, and the others were surprised when they were led outside away from the base.
"Shouldn't we be leaving in vans or something?" Yami asked.
"They're not that far away." Hawk replied.
"I don't like this. Something isn't right." Marik said.
Hawk smirked, but they couldn't see it since he was in front of them all. 'You don't know how right you are, but by the time you realize that, you'll already be trapped.' Hawk thought.
"All right. What is going on? Heba wouldn't have wanted us to leave the base unless we were in a vehicle." Atemu said.
"You're right. He would." Hawk said.
It hit Seth. "It's a trap!" Seth shouted.
Before the group could react, a group of people had jumped put and grabbed them, trapping them.
A man walked forward. "Nicely done, Hawk. I'm sure that Falcon will be pleased that we have the targets now." the man said.
"Thanks, Vulture. It was easy to manipulate them." hawk said.
"You're working for Falcon?!" Akefia exclaimed.
"Of course. You think that I like kissing that bastard Leader's ass. He's stupid. He didn't even realize that I was the one who would hand you all over to Falcon." Hawk said.
"You'll never get away with this." Bakura stated angrily.
"I would like to see you try and stop us. There's nothing you can do, and by the time that they get back, I'm sure that you'll be dead and gone." Hawk said.
None of them could believe it. They had walked right into a trap, and there was no way for them to get out of it.
"Get them all into the vans. We'll take them back to Industrial Illusions. I'm certain that Falcon will be pleased to hear that his competition will soon be dead." Vulture said.
The others forced them all into the vans that were hidden nearby.
They all struggled, and they tried to get away, but their captors were a lot stronger than they were.
Vulture turned to Hawk. "You had better get back. We don't need anyone from there getting suspicious. No one will be looking for them, will they?" Vulture asked.
"No. Only the top four agents would. They're out on reconnaissance. They never get back until close to dawn." Hawk replied.
"Good. Ensure that they don't start looking until you get word that they are dead." Vulture said.
"Not a problem. Leader trusts me. He won't doubt my word." Hawk said.
Vulture got into one of the vans and left.
Hawk then headed back into the base.
Pegasus's phone rang. The one used only for his criminal activates.
"Falcon." Pegasus said into the phone.
"Sir, we met Hawk, and everything went as planned. We have them, and we're on our way." Vulture said.
"Good. Make sure that they are comfortable. I won't be there for about an hour. No one is to lay a hand on them until I get there. Just lock them up." Pegasus said.
"I understand. We'll do as ordered." Vulture replied.
Pegasus hung up the phone with a wicked grin on his face. "This is working out perfectly. I have them, and I will soon be rid of them." Pegasus said.
"Should we not go on and deal with them, sir?" Croquet asked.
"No. I'm certain that they are still watching us. We'll wait an hour, and then make our move." Pegasus said.
"Understood. We will be ready to head to Industrial Illusions at that time." Croquet said.
"Make sure we are. I want to watch as they are tortured and killed." Pegasus with a maniacal grin.
Vulture and the others arrived at an underground hanger in Industrial Illusions.
As ordered, they forced Yami, Atemu, and the others out of the van and down a hall. They shoved them all into a room and shut the metal doors, locking them in.
"Damn it! How could this have happened?!" Akefia shouted as he slammed his fist into the wall.
"Akefia! Don't do that! These walls are made of metal!" Atemu exclaimed.
Seth walked over and looked at Akefia's bleeding hand. "Well, it's official. You've broken your hand." Seth said.
"Like it matters! We're all going to die anyway!" Akefia spat.
"We don't know that yet." Amara said.
"I agree with him. We can't get out of this." Aknankanon said.
"There's no way for any of them to know where we are. They won't even know until after we are probably dead. They had a spy right under their noses and didn't know it. We are screwed!" Akefia growled.
"He's right. We just can't get out of this." Bakura agreed.
"What now?" Yami asked.
"We have to wait for death. That's all that we can do." Marik said.
"After all this, I thought that we would have been freed from this soon, but now, we are so dead." Seto said.
"We can't give up hope yet. There is still a chance that they can get here and get us out of this mess." Amara said.
"Amara, it's wishful thinking. There isn't a chance that we will be able to find us before we're all killed." Aknankanon said.
'Heba, even if you hate us, please save us.' Yami thought, hoping that Heba would be able to find out where they were.
Fire was relaxing in one of the lounges when a female came in.
"Hey, Ice. What's going on?" Fire asked.
"Fire, didn't you hear?' Ice asked.
"Hear what?" Fire asked, hoping that they hadn't discovered them all gone.
"Leader, Tiger, Fox, and Mutt are back from reconnaissance." Ice said.
"What?! Why so soon?" Fire asked, trying to conceal his panic.
"Don't know why. They are, though." Ice said.
"I'd better go and see what they learned." Fire said, getting up and leaving.
Once out of the lounge, Fire raced through the corridors until he found himself in the hanger where he saw Heba, Ryou, Malik, and Joey getting out of the hummers.
"Leader, we didn't think that you would be back so soon." Fire said.
"We ended early. There's no much that we can learn from the outside." Heba replied.
"Did you find a way in?" Fire asked.
"He just said we can't learn anything. No, we can't get in." Joey said.
"Calm down, Mutt. Let's go." Heba said.
The four started off.
"Where are you going?" Fire asked, walking with them.
"We're going to see the protectorates we have here. They may know something about Falcon, or Pegasus, that will allow us to find out how we can get in." Heba replied.
"You can't!" Fire said quickly.
Heba turned and looked at him. "Excuse me?" Heba asked.
"Sorry, sir, but is it wise to tell outsiders everything that goes on with the organization. They may use it against us and have us all put in jail." Fire said.
"Fire, I know that they are trustworthy. You don't need to worry." Heba said.
"But still, you don't know for sure." Fire said, trying to stall them.
"Fire, is there something on your mind?" Heba asked.
"No, Leader. Why?" Fire asked.
"Then stop talking and let us go." Heba said.
"Yes, sir." Fire said.
Heba and the others walked off.
"Wasn't that strange?" Ryou asked.
"Yeah." Joey said.
Heba had a bad feeling. He took off down the corridors and went through the halls toward the area that they stayed in.
Ryou, Malik, and Joey took off after him.
"Heba, wait!" Ryou shouted.
"What's gotten into him?" Malik asked.
"I don't know, but this can't be good!" Joey replied.
Heba burst into the meeting room and found that no one was there.
"Where are they?" Ryou asked, knowing that they would have been in the room.
"Check all the rooms." Heba ordered.
Ryou went to Bakura and Akefia's room and found it empty.
Joey went into Seth and Seto's room only to find that it was empty as well.
Malik went to Marik and Mariku's room and found that no one was there.
Heba went into Atemu and Yami's room and then to Aknankanon and Amara's room only to find the same thing. No one was there.
"They are nowhere. This isn't funny!" Joey exclaimed.
"They wouldn't do this. They know that this is serious." Heba said.
"Then where are they?" Malik asked.
"Pegasus. He got in and grabbed them." Heba said.
"How? No one could have gotten in here." Ryou said, getting panicky.
Something clicked in Heba's mind.
Fire always tried to kiss up to him.
Fire always wanted to know what was going on.
Fire always wanted to know how long they would be gone.
Fire wanted to keep them from this wing when they got back.
Fire wanted to make them doubt them.
"Fire!" Heba growled.
"Fire?! Why are you thinking about fire at a time like this?!" Joey shouted.
"Joey." Heba said.
"They are all gone, possible in Pegasus's hands, and you're thinking about Fire!" Joey yelled.
"Joey." Heba said a little louder.
"They could be killed, and you're thinking about that kid!" Joey raged.
The next thing Joey knew, he was on the ground with a painful cheek from where Heba had punched him.
Heba grabbed Joey by the collar and jerked him up. "Joey, get a hold of yourself! You're falling apart!" Heba growled.
Joey looked at him in surprise.
"I'm worried about them, too, but if we fall apart now, they are as good as dead. You have to keep yourself together." Heba said.
"You're right. Thanks." Joey said as Heba let him go.
"Fire is a traitor. He's the one who let this happen. I bet he got them out of the base to let Pegasus's men get them. We need to find him." Heba said.
The group spread out.
Fire had thrown a few things into a bag and was trying to get out of the base.
Fire knew that Heba wasn't an idiot, and he knew that it wouldn't take Heba long to piece together the fact that Fire was a traitor. Once Heba knew that, Fire knew that he was a dead man.
Fire had almost reached the exit. 'All I have to do is get to the door, and I am home free. I'll just have to tell Falcon that my cover was blown. Since they'll be dead, it won't matter.' Fire thought. He glanced back to make sure no one was following him.
When Fire turned back around, he found himself facing the barrel of a .22 gun,
"Not so fast, Fire." the man said.
"What's up, Iron rod? " Fire asked shakily
"Going somewhere?"
Fire gulped and turned to face Heba.
Heba grabbed Fire and slammed him against the wall. "You are going to regret what you have done." Heba said in a dangerous voice.
Fire gulped. He knew what Heba was like, and he knew what Heba was capable of.
"No one betrays me. Where are they?" Heba asked angrily.
Hope you liked it. I know that I have a thing for kidnappings, but it was something that needed to happen for the story.
Next: Heba and the others get answers and get into Industrial illusions.
R&R.