Three weeks had passed inside 'the chamber' and Jake had now learned the basics of silent warfare. Over dinner Ace told him if he continued like this he would be mission ready in two days of chamber training. Ace also told him that missions were different than the training. Training was in a controlled area missions weren't, anything could happen. At the moment they were training Jake's spotting skills. Ace had the magical equivalent of the Barret 50. Cal and Jake was using the spotting scope.

"See anything?" Ace asked not looking away from the scope attached to the weapon.

"Give me a sec…third building on the left, second window from the right. One shot one kill." Jake replied.

"Elevation?"

"Possibly 6 feet down from our position. Distance between one and one and a half click." Jake replied again.

"Adjusting scope." Ace said. "Taking the shot."

After that sentence the bang from the bullet breaking the sound barrier could be heard. approximately a second later. The hologram that resembled the target flickered and died out.

"Target down." Jake said.

"Well done, not bad for a rookie." Ace said as he patted Jakes back. "But now comes the hard part close quarter combat."

Ace left the 50. Cal and handed Jake a RBR-01 and got himself one.

"These things fire live rounds so if you decide to panic point it at anything but me."

"What about the targets?" Jake gulped.

"Don't worry those holograms fire with stun rounds they hurt pretty bad but they won't kill you. now follow my lead."

Ace got up as did Jake. They made a run for the closest building as they got there, Ace signaled Jake to take the lead.

Jake was shaking from adrenalin and slowly crouched through the first building.

"Check your corners." Ace ordered him.

Jake did what him was told. As he stuck his head around a corner he almost got hit by a round fired from a hologram. His heart was now beating in his throat.

"Hostile target around this corner."

"Cover me." Ace said as he walked passed Jake weapon raised.

Ace fired a few shots and got hit square in the face. Which caused him to fall down. Jake shot three times and took down the hologram. After the coast was clear he ran towards Ace.

"Ace are you alright." He said as he crouched next to Ace.

"Yeah, part of the job looks like this mission has just become a solo mission."

"What do you mean?" Jake asked. "You're still good to go."

"Don't get me wrong kid. That was a direct hit in my face if that was a real bullet I would have been KIA. Don't worry I'll keep an eye in the sky." Ace said as he turned into his dragon form. "Here"

He tossed Jake a small monitor.

" I just became an UAV. You have the monitor I have the camera. You'll see what I see. Good luck rookie."

Ace jumped out of the window and started to fly around the city. Jake sighed, he looked on the monitor which displayed a poor image of the ground below.

"Hurray for technology." He mumbled.

He got back on his feet and moved further. He got through three buildings with no contacts and now entered the Building which held the objective.

As he walked to the building he crept through the lobby a ping could be heard and Jake turned and raised his weapon. Out of the elevator came a hologram his eyebrows raised as he saw Jake before he could react Jake shot him. the hologram flickered and disappeared.

"One down, god knows how many more." He said to himself.

Jake walked towards the staircase. He slowly walked to the top floor. Out of his backpack he got a small camera on a wire and stuck it under the door. As he looked on the monitor he frowned.

"Six? Got to be kidding me." Jake thought of all kind of scenarios. All ended bad, again he took his backpack and rummaged through it. he now found a flash bang. He added that to a scenario and a smile crept on his face.

"This will have to work." He whispered to himself.

He slowly opened the door the holograms were not aware of this he threw in the flash bang and shut the door as he heard the bang of the flash bang. He blasted through the door. He took seven shots and six holograms flickered and disappeared.

He walked towards a small box set on the only table in the room. he took it and put it in his back pack. He returned back to the ground floor by the way he got in as he was on the last step of the stair he could hear muffled voices. As he looked through the window in the door. He saw three holograms checking the elevator.

"One of us has been shot here." A hologram said. "You check the top floor. take the stairs we will use the elevator."

Jake eyes widened as he heard this. He placed himself next to the door and unsheathed the knife he carried on his leg.

Suddenly the door barged open and the hologram walked past him, Jake swung the knife and cut through the Hologram. Which flickered and disappeared.

He peeked through the door's window and saw that the other two holograms got into the elevator which was moving up.

Jake made a beeline for the exit and ran through buildings till he was out the city. He sat down on a rock and radioed Ace.

"Ace I've got our objective. Requesting extraction ."

"Well done rookie, I'll be there in flash." Ace replied.

Not long after Ace landed in front of Jake.

"Got the package?" Ace asked.

"Yeah." Jake said as he got the small box out of his backpack and handed it to Ace.

Ace opened the box and nodded.

"I am impressed it is undamaged, come on we've had enough training for today we will head to the cabin, climb on my back you deserved the rest."

Jake more willing to oblige got on Ace's back. Ace unfolded his wings and flew to the cabin. They landed and got inside.

"Hey Rookie."

Jake turned to face Ace.

"You did good."

"Thanks." Jake replied with a smile.

After that Jake got into the shower and to bed.

"What was in that box?" Jake asked as they both laid in bed.

"A wineglass." Ace replied.

"Our mission was to retrieve a wineglass?"

"It was training. It doesn't matter what kind of thing we were retrieving it was about the mission experience. You know that. now get to sleep again an early day tomorrow." Ace said as he turned to lay on his side.

Jake nodded and turned as well.

End of chapter.

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