Rated: T

Prompt: In Battle, Side-By-Side

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Just a small note: This chapter is a hell lot different from the previous chapters. The AkaKuro-ness is (slightly) implied and takes on a more camaraderie approach instead of romance. I just can't write action/adventure with any sort of heavy romance in it. While I love me some yaoi-romance, action/adventure is my first love.

Edited: 7/26/15. Changed the title.

Project Rainbow

"Tetsu! Oi Tetsu! Wake up!"

Pale eyelids slowly opened to reveal a pair of cyan eyes which blinked a few times to get adjusted to the light and then peered up at the person who woke him.

"Aomine-kun?" The boy mentally winced at the hoarseness of his voice, no doubt the effect of yesterday's hard training. He had come close to passing out a few times, but with the encouragement of his comrades, he had kept going until they completed their training regime, and then promptly passed.

"Come on, Tetsu. Hurry up and get ready. We gotta meet the Director in ten minutes. You know how anal he is about being late."

Groaning, Kuroko pushed himself off the bed and sleepily made his way to his bathroom. He went through his daily routine of quickly taking a two minute shower, brushing his teeth, fixing his hair, and dressing in the black and white uniform that he and the others were required to wear. Making his bed and scanning his room to make sure it was clean, he nodded to himself, and fully awake now, made his way out of his room.

Aomine greeted him with a nod and they silently made their way to the briefing room.

Along the way they grabbed a quick breakfast of bread and a fruit of their choosing, and they were also greeted respectively by soldiers who were already up and performing their duties.

With a few minutes to spare, the two trudged into the briefing room where those already in the room greeted them with a look.

Aomine and Kuroko went and stood side by side the other four members of their group as they turned to face the Director, who was slightly being blocked by the blue hologram projection on the table that was separating them.

"It's good to see you two made it in time." The Director said, giving them a smile. "I was wondering what I should do if the two of you didn't show up in a few minutes."

Aomine narrowed his eyes but didn't say anything while Kuroko kept his blank and neutral expression. Internally, the both were shivering at the silent threat that was laced in his words. Every single one of them knew damn well what would happen if they defied one of the rules that were placed on them.

"Director." This time, a smooth and sure voice spoke out, which brought the older man's attention to the one who spoke, the appointed leader of their group, Akashi. "You called us here to brief us on a new assignment, correct?"

"Ah yes. Holding a remote control, the Director pressed a button and the hologram shifted to show the layout of a what looked to be a fifty story tall building. "As you all know, Fukuda Enterprises which specializes in technology engineering is all but a legal front to cover what it truly is: a terrorist group whose target is to take down our national government. With the death of it's former leader, it was taken over by a person all six of you know very well. Ever since his take over, their methods have gotten more...violent."

"Because their new leader is one hell of a fucked up bastard..." mumbled Aomine.

The Director smiled. "Language, Daiki." Turning back to the hologram, he continued. "Their last attack caused many casualties, both civilian and military. It was obviously blamed on a terrorist group, but the local police are useless when it comes to tracking them down, which means the responsibility falls on our lap. We don't know when they're going to attack again, we don't know where, and we don't know what they're specific objective is. Your assignment is to infiltrate their headquarters and retrieve the informationwithout raising any alarms. It is a stealth mission." His eyes turned to the shortest teenager. "We'll be relying on you again, Tetsuya." Pressing another button on the remote, the hologram zoomed in. "The building only has fifty stories from the surface, but what many do not know is how the building extends underground, which is the main headquarters of their group. From what our spies found, is that their control room is located one floor below the company president's suite and their main computer room is located two floors below the surface. Because of this, the six of you will be split into two teams. The first group, which will focus on getting to the security room and taking our their cameras and electrical signals, will consist of Ryouta, Seijuuro, and Tetsuya. Ryouta will act as a body guard, Tetsuya will evade the cameras your team will run into and take them out, while Seijuuro will be responsible for taking out their electrical systems. The second group, which will focus on getting to their main computer room and retrieving our objective will consist of Shintarou, Daiki, and Atsushi. A curious match up, I know, but security is more heavy in the underground than the surface. The most capable of our fighters and taking out their soldiers are Daiki and Atsushi, while Shintarou will focus on hacking into their systems. Our chosen spy that started this operation, Satsuki, has already made a path for which all of you will enter together. Once you are all clear in the building, you will split up and work towards your objective. I expect all of you to work together, especially the second group. Atsushi, if you behave, I'll treat you to all the snacks and candies you want."

"Yaaay~ But Director-chin doesn't need to tell me that. I hate him more than anything~ I want to crush him~"

The Director smiled. "It's good you feel so strongly, Atsushi. When you all come back, let's all have a wonderful dinner together." Turning back to the topic at hand, he continued. "Remember to avoid contacting each other's teams to avoid them picking up your signals. Once Seijuuro shuts down their security system, he is to contact the other team and give them the go-ahead to retrieve the objective. After you're done, contact each other one last time and make your way down to an escape route Satsuki also provided. She will meet you there and bring you all back to safety. Remember. Failure is not an option. Dismissed."

Each of the boys filing out a room, Akashi stopped at the doorway.

"Contact me after you all make it out, Seijuuro."

"Of course...Director Shirogane."

Given an hour to prepare, the boys retreated back to their rooms to gather everything they would need for this assignment, changing into their respective battle equipment which was geared with the proper equipment needed to complete any assignment that would be given to them.

Finishing strapping on his boots, Kuroko stood and looked around his room. Not having anything else to do, he set to just wandering the building until it was time to meet up and depart. A few soldiers were seen here and there as he walked. Coming upon a narrow hallway, he turned and took that route, hearing muffled sounds of a fight in session. Standing in front of the door, he waited for it to slide open before walking through the opening, and blinking at the figures of Aomine and Kise exchanging blows with each other.

The teal head held back a snort as Kise was kicked in the face and landed curiously gracefully on the ground.

Holding his cheek, the blonde glared at Aomine who had a triumphed smirk on his face. "Aominechii! How could you aim for my face like that! My manager's gonna kill me the next time I go into work!"

"It's your own damn fault for choosing to model on the surface when you know damn well you're gonna get at least a scratch here and there when you're working for the company."

"Still! You're so mean!"

"Oh. Yo, Tetsu! Wanna join us? We can take turns beating the living shit out of Kise."

"Ehhhh~?! Kurokochii wouldn't do that! Right, Kurokochii?"

"Kise-kun. Please die."

"Moouuu! All of you are so mean!"

"The two of you are sparring?"

"Yeah. Just killing some time 'till we gotta go."

"Ne Kurokochii! You don't want me to die right? I mean, what if I actually do die? Aren't you gonna miss me?" Kise cried, still on the floor and clinging onto the teal head's legs.

"Oi. Get off of him."

"No! I don't want to! Ah. Maybe Aominechii is jealous!"

"Hah?! Why the hell would I be jealous?"

"Because Kurokochii and I are going to be on the same team! You're stuck with tsundere Midorimacchi and titan Murasakichii!"

"And you're stuck with the devil incarnation."

"Ehhh? I thought the Director was the devil incarnation."

"Nah. That guy's Satan himself. And thank god I don't see him a lot. I'm glad I'm stuck with those two instead of your whiny ass and the bastard of a devil."

"What are the two of you talking about? Can I play too?"

"Hah?! Who the hell are-"

Aomine's eyes widened and a 'Holy Shit!' slipped out of his mouth when he saw a glint of silver and just barely dodged being stabbed by a pair of scissors.

"A-Akashichii..."

Said person stepped back with a seemingly innocent smile on his face as he held up his favorite pair of scissors. "Be careful not to play too hard, Daiki. We wouldn't want you getting hurt right before we have to leave for the assignment."

"R-Right..."

"Have all of you eaten yet? You haven't? Come then. We will eat a late breakfast together before we leave."

Not giving any of them any room to argue, he left the ganguro and blonde to follow along behind him as he grabbed the temporarily forgotten Kuroko by the wrist and dragged him along.

Arriving at the commissary, they greeted both Midorima and Murasakibara who were already digging into their food. Ordering Kuroko to sit down first, Akashi went off to get food for the both of them while Aomine and Kise followed along.

"Ne~ I thought I saw a cut on Mine-chin's face just now."

"Akashi-kun almost stabbed him with his scissors."

"Hmph. No doubt for being an idiot. I told him that Virgos are to be wary of any Sagittarius but he didn't listen. What a fool."

"Ne Mido-chin. Is that your lucky item for the day?"

"Yes, it is. Cancer ranked first today. To ensure my luck, I'm taking it with me so that the assignment will go smoothly. Mistakes are not permitted." On top of Midorima's head was a black beanie with white stripe designs on it.

"It almost looks like the night cap Mido-chin wears every night. It's silly~"

"But it is not. And it is not silly! By wearing my night cap, I ensure that my hair is neat which makes it easy for me to manage in the morning." He looked to his side where Kuroko sat quietly listening to their conversation. "Kuroko wouldn't be so late in getting breakfast every day if he worn one. Since he has such a ridiculous bed head, the night cap would do wonders in preventing your hair from going out of control."

"No thank you, Midorima-kun. I do not want to look silly, even while sleeping. I'm glad you care through."

"It's not silly! And it's not like I care! It would be bad if you collapsed from hunger during an assignment or even a training session! It just leaves more work for me on top of the daily things I have to complete during my day!"

"Mido-chin is such a tsundere~"

"Hah?! I'm not a tsundere!"

"Haha! Midorimachii isn't being honest!"

"Kise!"

"Ryouta is right, Shintarou. You need to learn to be more honest not just with the people around you, but also with yourself." Akashi said, chuckling as he came up from behind Kuroko. Placing a tray completely filled with pancakes, bacon, and sausages in front of the teal head, the red head sat beside him and began digging into his own food.

"Um...Akashi-kun..."

"What is it, Tetsuya?"

"I ate earlier with Aomine-kun before we got to the briefing room. This is..."

"Daiki told me. However, a simple bread and one piece of fruit will not be enough to last you throughout this upcoming operation. You won't be able to utilize your full ability if you're hungry."

"...But...this is too much."

"No it's not. You will eat it."

"...All of it?"

"All of it. We'll be riding a car to get into the city anyways, and it takes almost a half hour to get there, so you're body will have some time to digest the food. Now eat."

After a hearty breakfast, they only had a few minutes left, so after one last minute check up, they set out on their destination. The ride to city was a silent one, save for the occasional bickering between Aomine and Kise with Akashi silencing them with a threat to throw them out the car and into the river they had just passed a few minutes ago.

Arriving in the city, all six were now tense and alert, observing and scanning the city, the streets and its people. All the people of the city were ignorant to the threat that was Fukuda Enterprise, a building they quickly identified as it was the tallest building in the city. According to their research, a lot of people working for the company, especially in the surface, were oblivious that the company was just a front to hide its true terrors. Because of this, they were barred from directly attacking the company, as it was their policy not to harm any innocent citizens. They've had to deal with enemy in a roundabout way, which frustrated not only the Director, but the six teenage boys too.

The car suddenly stopped in an isolated area that was marked on their holographic map, courtesy of their top intel spy, Momoi Satsuki, who would be waiting for them somewhere in the sewers they were to trek in in order to silently make their way into the company.

As they walked, their footsteps echoed in the soggy atmosphere, Akashi leading them in the front, with Midorima, Kuroko, Kise, Aomine, and then Murasakibara following closely behind.

"Tetsu-kun!"

Looking in front of them, they spotted Momoi Satsuki, who was now running towards them and promptly glomped Kuroko. "It feels like forever since I last saw you! I miss you soooo much!"

"Oi Satsuki. What about greeting the rest of us?"

"Dai-chan doesn't deserve it!"

"That's not fair, Momoichii! I wanna hug Kurokochii too!"

"Ki-chan is going to have to wait his turn!"

"You're squeezing me, Momoi-san."

"Sa-chin~ If you don't let go of Kuro-chin, you're going to crush him~"

"Ah! Sorry, Tetsu-kun! I got a bit too excited."

"'A bit' my ass."

"Oh shut up, Dai-chan!"

"As much as I don't want to interrupt your reunion since it has been a while since we last saw her..." Different colored eyes turned to their leader who had his arms crossed. "We have an assignment to do. Satsuki. Show us the way. We can continue this when we get back home."

Nodding, Momoi let go of Kuroko and led the way. They only walked a little farther away until they reached an open on the side of the sewers. "Where we're at right now is towards the surface of the building. Going through this path, you guys will be in the building." Taking out what looks to be a square metal, she pressed the middle of the square and a mini hologram of the building appeared. "The blue dots mark where you guys are and the red dots mark where you mission objectives are. I did a little extra work and disrupted their signal a bit, so you guys can communicate with your ear pieces. Connection in the underground is a bit shaky, so Midorin, Dai-Chan, and Mukkun are going to have to be careful, especially once Akashi-kun takes out their electrical signals. If any of you need help, contact me. I'll be here, watching. Be careful, okay?"

Nodding to her and giving her an assured pat, the boys made their way down the narrow path and into the building, their minds calm and focused on their targets.

Reaching a hall way within the building, the boys silently looked at each and nodded, splitting up into their respective teams and heading off towards two different paths.

Their path memorized, Kuroko led the way, as he was the most 'invisible' of the three that even the cameras would need a second to focus and track him. As they rounded corners and came upon cameras, Kuroko would quickly run forward and fire a silent gun at the camera, and out would shoot a certain bullet that would disrupt the camera for a few seconds, which was enough time for the other two to run past.

Quickly rounding another corner, Kuroko felt himself bump into a person. He was about to apologize but his mind quickly processed that bumping into a person wasn't supposed to happen. Looking up, a man's eyes widened, his mouth opening to shout something, but before he could, a hand shot out and grabbed his neck, slamming him down on the ground.

Slowly exhaling, Kuroko stood to see that it was Akashi who covered for them. "I hit a pressure point so he's just merely past out."

"Akashichii, we gotta go. I hear voices coming our way."

Nodding, they quickly grabbed the unconscious man and dragged him into a supply closet so that no one would be alarmed to find someone out cold in the middle of a hall way.

Using Kise's sharp ears, they were able to avoid the employees lurking around as they made their way through the building, however as they got closer to their destination, they noticed that the number of people they've been seeing is increasing.

"Damn. Where do they keep coming from? Aren't they supposed to be working instead of standing around and drinking coffee?" Kise lightly complained, looking around the corner to see about eight people talking and laughing.

"Maybe they're on a lunch break?"

"Couldn't they choose a better time to have a stupid lunch break?!"

"Calm down, Ryouta." Akashi bent down and looked around the corner in front of the blonde. "It doesn't look like they're going to move any time soon. We have to engage them and take them out. Tetsuya, take out the cameras first. Ryouta and I will follow."

Nodding, Kuroko took a second to ready himself with his gun, and ran around the corner, keeping himself in a bent position to utilize his Misdirection to its fullest and silently took out the camera that was facing them. Behind him, Kise and Akashi followed, the blonde jumping one of the guys while Akashi rounded behind one and covered a mouth that was about to let out a scream.

Seeing one of them who managed to keep his cool and react quickly coming up behind Akashi, Kuroko quickly slid behind the man and hit a pressure point at around his neck to knock him unconscious.

"Thank you, Tetsuya."

"You're welcome, Akashi-kun."

The three continued to knock out the remaining people, stuffing them into a closet after they were finished.

"How long till we reach the control room, Akashichii."

Checking his holographic map, Akashi replied. "Just a few more floors to go till we get there. Be on your guard. Failure is not an option."

Nodding, the three made their way down the seemingly endless hallways, with thoughts of wanting to quickly finish up their assignments, go back home, and hopefully be rewarded a few days off from their soldier life.

...This is the longest chapter I have written.

Yeah, it took me about a whole day to write this. I'm not used to writing such long chapters.

And...yeah...I got lazy towards the end. I wanted to finish this already. Perhaps one day, I'll come back and edit this to dish out something I'm completely satisfied with. This'll just have to do for now. -shot-

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