Time to see what the plan is to try and save their friends, hope you all enjoy.
"A Megacore per hostage?" RZ asked Joseph.
"That's what he said, he also said he's keeping the hostages if he doesn't get the Megacores in the next 72 hours." Joseph said with a sad sigh as he told his leader and the remaining Guardians, Wild Cards plan, for as soon as arriving back at the HOK Joseph had informed everyone of Wild Cards demands.
"RZ, what is the plan?" Ash asked from her sitting position on a hard light bed, for she had just gotten a follow up X-Ray on her ankle, and had just been cleared to re-enter the field.
"This is something we have never had happen before, Wild Card has captured a Guardian on occasion, but has almost never before taken civilians hostage, normally I would say we should launch and attack and free the others, but this time, we might have no choice but to give in to his demands." RZ said with a sad sigh, which earned shocked looks from the remaining four Guardians.
"You can't be serious!" Troy and Joseph shouted at the same time, which earned a look from both of them.
"I'm very serious, with hostages we can't just go in guns blazing." RZ said wisely.
"RZ, I might be a rookie and all," Joseph began as he paused to make sure he phrased his next sentence carefully, "one of my favorite movies "Air Force One" has a great line in it when the Government is trying to decide wether or not to negotiate with the hijackers, if I remember correctly, the line goes as follows, 'You give a mouse a cookie, he'll want a glass of milk.'" Joseph said as he remembered the line, which earned a look from RZ.
"The point behind this quote?" RZ asked the rookie.
"If we give Wild Card what he wants, he'll demand more since he knows we will give in to his demands if he pushes hard enough." Joseph said wisely, and even RZ had to admit he had a fair point.
"That is a fair point Joseph, might I ask what you would do?" RZ asked the rookie, to which Joseph just shrugged.
"I don't know what to do, Ash," he said as he turned to the female red-headed Guardian, your usually the tactical one, do you have a plan?" he asked her in a hopeful tone.
"I'm sorry, but I honestly don't know, I partially agree with RZ, and I partially agree with you Joseph." Ash said in a sad tone.
"Guardians, I will let you cast a vote on what we should do, either way, I know you'll make the right choice." RZ said in a serious tone, which earned head nods from all the Guardians.
"All in favor of giving a Megacore per hostage," RZ asked as Ricky and surprisingly Ash raised their hands, "those in favor of an alternative plan," he asked as Marty and Joseph raised their hands, "we have a tie, so I must cast the tie breaking vote, and I sadly vote that we give in to Wild Cards demands, we have no choice in the matter..." RZ said sadly.
"This is a bad idea and you know it." Joseph snarled as he walked towards the door that would exit the HOK.
"Joseph, we have to save them, it's our only logical choice." Ash pleaded with the newest Guardian.
"Marty, come with me, I have a different plan." Joseph requested his friends presence, but Marty seemed torn on who to side with.
"Joseph, we have to follow orders." Marty finally said, and that shocked Joseph.
"Then so be it, I will not be joining you on this mission, I have a different plan, and it will work." Joseph said as he excited the HOK.
"Should we go after him?" Marty asked RZ.
"No, he's our Wild Card," RZ said wisely, "if he thinks he has a plan, then I'll let him try it, be ready though in case he fails." RZ said wisely, which earned head nods from the other Guardians.
'Just got to find the right frequency,' Joseph thought to himself as he was messing around with his NFL-R, 'come on, come on,' he thought as he finally thought he had found the right frequency, "Anticorians, Wild Card has captured three Guardians, and is demanding a Megacore per hostage, that might only sound like three, but he has at least six or seven small children hostage, so that's nine or ten Megacores out in the open," Joseph paused as he waited fro a response, and to his non surprise their was none, "I know you can hear me on this channel Angkoro, I've watched the archive files, Wild Card hates you guys, you wont last very long if he has nine or ten Megacores." Joseph said bluntly.
"Neither would you, Guardian." Angkoro's voice responded to the transmission.
"Angkoro, haven't you heard of the old saying, 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend?'" Joseph asked the Anticorian.
"That sounds look a foolish human saying, but even if I did, I would still not help you." Angkoro snarled.
"I'll put it this way then, why should Wild Card have those Guardians and those Megacores, you've worked harder than he has, shouldn't they be yours?" Joseph said with an enticing tone, hoping Angkoro would take the bait.
"You have a fair point," Angkoro admitted as he paused and thought it over, "very well, we will help you rescue the others, but after that, it's back to business as usual." Angkoro snarled.
"Wouldn't have it any other way." Joseph replied as the line went dead.
So Joseph and RZ are both at adds, and they both have a plan to save their friends, who do you side with?