Special thanks to NemisisNine for coauthoring this chapter.
The smell of fire filled the air, Light sat up from his makeshift bed and rubbed his eyes. He took a deep breath and was choked by the scent of smoke. He looked around to see the direction where Beyond and Caspian headed was completely engulfed in flames. Light's eyes widened and he shook L, "L, L! We have to go!" As he finished his sentence he saw Beyond run past them carrying both boys, one clinging to his back and the other in his arms.
L opened his eyes, "Apparently I need to sleep outside to get restful sleep."
Caspian ran by them and pulled both Light and L to their feet, "Get up! Move!" He turned around to see Watari ready to leave. Caspian nodded to him, Watari nodded back.
L placed his index finger on his lower lip, "I don't run." Both Caspian and Light looked at him a little exasperated.
Grumbling Light lifted L and nodded to Caspian who had all the ammunition. The three men darted further into the woods before the flames could catch them. "What are they doing?!" Light shouted to Caspian.
Caspian bit his lip, "They're flushing us out." Caspian stopped abruptly and looked down. "L. No one knows these woods better than us." L chewed on his thumb contemplating Caspian's words, after thinking for a moment his face lit up. Caspian gave a small smirk, "Watari, get the boys from Beyond. Take them as far away as you can." Caspian looked back towards the orphanage, "They want a war? They'll have their war." Caspian narrowed his eyes, "Send Beyond back." He turned around opened his phone then began speaking in another language.
Watari handed the pack he had to L, "Good luck, my boys."
Caspian hung up his phone and waited about twenty minutes for the other agents. Once they were all there he betrayed a devious half smirk, "Ready your arms." He held a gun up into the air.
Near's eyes widened, "C… What are you doing?"
Without a word Caspian pulled the trigger and a bright red light shot up into the sky. "Are you fucking insane?!" Mello screamed.
Within moments the deafening sound of large military grade helicopters could be heard thundering their way. "Shit! Shit! Shit! What have you done!" Matt paced back and forth.
Caspian narrowed his eyes, "She's not the only one with firepower." The helicopters blew past the group in formation low to the ground.
"Were those fucking Apaches?! How?!" Beyond watched in horror as the Royal Air Force began their assault on the opposing vehicles.
L grinned behind his thumb, "You never cease to amaze."
Caspian narrowed his eyes at the scene of carnage, "The Queen owed me a favor." He grabbed a rifle and swung it over his shoulder. "Let's finish this." The other agents looked at each other.
Light cleared his throat, "In case this is the last time we ever see each other. Thank you."
Beyond tilted his head and L chewed on his thumb. "For what?" Caspian asked coldly.
Light looked at Sayu and smiled hollowly, "For being our family."
Caspian nodded and turned without a word. He started down out of the remaining forest, the others not far behind him. As they approached the clearing large black SUVs came to a stop next to them. The doors swung open in the three vehicles. Caspian got in the front seat of the first vehicle, the others following his suit. Sayu nervously sat next to a well dressed man. "What's going on?" She inspected the vehicle to see a strange symbol with a capital G in the center.
The driver of the vehicle said nothing, just gave her a passing glance through his rear view mirror. Near inspected the symbol and his eyes widened. "He couldn't. There's no way."
Light sat next to L in the SUV whispering to one another in a hushed tone, "Could he honestly have the Free Masons involved?!"
L surveyed the area around him, "Nothing surprises me anymore."
Beyond sat quietly in the front seat watching the other SUVs pull forward and convoy their way to the building in the center of what was a blood bath. Averting his eyes from looking out any of the windows aside from the front, staring directly into the vehicle in front of him. "Even if it was the Free Masons. What proof do you have? Who cares. It's best not to ask questions, just be thankful they aren't pointing guns to our heads and screaming in a language no one understands."
Mello sat nervously behind the two men is suits, "Be on your guard, Matty."
Matt gave him a silent nod, "Think he'd go to this much trouble?"
Mello closed his eyes, "If he does still love Beyond. Then there'd be no way he'd pull the trigger… But wouldn't it be easier to send us right to their door all gift wrapped? What if the syndicate still has aholda' his mind. What then? He's been trained by the top groups how to gain trust and kill… Whose to say this isn't a war tactic."
Matt listened silently, and nodding every so often, "So… Why would he risk being shot? Why take down a whole base of those guys?"
Mello gave Matt a cold stare, "If I didn't want my cover to be blown I'd shoot myself in the side too. How do we know that that wasn't a ploy. We never had time to investigate the story. It's all too convenient."
Matt sighed, "He almost died."
Mello snarled and landed his fist into the seat in front of him, "His Intel was perfect, he knew everything about us. He had to have known Light is a whizz at everything he tries. I don't like it Matty… Just… Stay alert. Don't let your guard around him."
Matt signed as the vehicle pulled to a stop. "I can do that."