When I started to write this prompt, I couldn't quite figure out how I wanted to go about with it and then I thought about Expendables 3. This prompt then just seemed to lend itself to the basic plot of that movie. I think it turned out well.

The legalities: I do not own any of the Expendables franchise (characters, places, and objects especially) and this is mostly au.Rated M just to be on the safe side.

Hope you enjoy!

Prompt: "Bring them home. All of them."

"But…"

"All. Of. Them."

It had not been a good couple of weeks. First, Barney had taken the team to break an original Expendable out of a black ops prison. Jacoba still wasn't fully sold on Doc's sanity, but she was in a long-term relationship with someone that everyone called "unstable," so she could live with it.

Then they went to Africa. Meeting up with Caesar to take down Victor Minz for Church (not one of her favorite people) was great until everything went to shit. Caesar got shot and thrown into the bacteria-riddled water. Jacoba had curled into Gunnar on the plane, who held her tight as they all watched Doc work.

It was then that Jacoba had finally processed the name that Barney had yelled before they charged. Stonebanks. She had read all about Conrad Stonebanks before she had officially joined the team. They would have their work cut out for them when they went after that son of a bitch.

And then Barney fired them. Jacoba didn't really remember much after that. She was running on autopilot and knew that Gunnar corralled and supported her the whole drive to their home. Lacey came to visit a couple of times as well. She didn't go with the guys when they went to check out the new crew of young guns that Barney was taking on the job. In fact, the fog hanging over her didn't lift until the day she walked into the living room to find Lee, Toll, Doc, and Lacey all sitting and talking with Gunnar.

"What's going on?"

They all looked up at her. Lee sighed. "Just got a call from Trench. It seems the 'amateurs,' as Doc calls them, got captured by Stonebanks. Barn flew back and is apparently getting ready to go back on a suicide mission to get them."

Jacoba ran a hand through her hair as she sat down and leaned into Gunnar. "Damn." Looking around at her friends, she continued, "So, what's the plan?"

Before anyone else could say anything, Lacey spoke up. "It's simple, really. You go and you bring them home. All of them."

The Expendables all started to protest with Lee being the loudest. "But Lace, don't you think that…"

"Did I stutter, boys?" Lacey glared pointedly at them all. "All. Of. Them."

After a beat of silence, Jacoba chuckled. "Never change, Lace." Standing again, she looked at her boys. "You heard the lady. Let's get our asses in gear before Barney leaves us behind again."

They all smirked. Now this was going to be fun.