Planning

Hanson wanders dazed, seeing a Sylvie, finally calm from her bawl in the mundane washroom and Shao Lin bickering over the events that were unfolding on them. Everything was going so fast. It was unreal. He adjusted his newly acquired yellow jumpsuit. A crumpled plastic mess probably found underground in the building. So much lack of care and concern of the treatment of their colleagues of this sector. He still doesn't know what truly had happened after all these events, all started because of Energy Breaker and Tremor...

But as he comes to his senses, wandering down to the table where everyone was waiting, he could only wonder what truly happened in his youth. Nothing seem to make sense to him anymore. If he was an experiment. Who was he truly? Was the sacrifice all worth it to make him the man he is today? He shook his head in disbelief.

"What a mid-life crisis..." he silently whispered to himself as he sees the table revealing itself as a touch screen. Showcasing a large map of the whole map. Completely updated to include the remnants of the old island of Japan which had became a large fortress in the sea and large cracks which emerged throughout Australia. He heard about the devastating damage dealt to earth after the event. But the damage he had seen was just way bigger than he expected.

"Alright. You have got a mission to do," he widens the screen to showcase videos carnage of bank robberies and heists around the planet with pictures of dead bodies left and right. All lost with various methods of death including knifes, ropes and acid. Something which irked Sylvie as she looked away, but even she knows her responsibility from her earlier actions.

"I kinda like it."

She notices the strange voice in her head as she immediately voiced out her concerns.

"What? What kind of sicko are you? Also who are you even? Why are you in my head?"

She began breathing hard. Attempting to calm herself as more pictures emerged. Behind the screen, she sees the apparition of her. Except now she seemed to have purple eyes and a purple and pink dyed hair. Completely loud in personality in a rather slutty revealing dress that seems to scream that she was the true star of the show. Something she isn't a fan of.

"What are you even?"

She looks directly at the apparition, attempting to not look weird amongst everyone who were still probably listing down their crimes. She places her finger on her chin, stroking her as she feels a tinge of fear in her eyes. Something which she didn't bother, licking her lips at her deathly desires and all of the possibilities.

"Your 'scientists' made a pact. It was after all, something you won't usually think off, am I right? You were young at heart as a child. But oh so innocent and weak."

Sylvie freaks out. Hiding her reaction as Guy rambled on. The being continued, "You can call me Ashlyn, the daughter and summoner of Gaia. The very one who led my mum make a choice. Making you a giant on the universal stage..."

Her eyes widened as she grinned, disappearing into thin air.

"With my existence known, I hope we can work together properly... we can do more than just that you know..." she giggled manically in her brain as she left. Leaving her in a bad spot.

"What did I just see..." She stares into space, wondering what had happened, looking back at the screen which showcased the last of the pictures of police struggling to contain the terror in question.

"We have been having some trouble with this crime syndicate called The Faction, responsible for many crimes including extortion, human trafficking, manslaughter and theft," he then began showcasing pictures of people working for the group as he continued, "they have been once controlling the group, The Tribunals," he gives them the roll of his eyes noting now they probably would have already known what had happened to them.

He continued, "So far the United Union and the Interpol have been struggling to get the target, which is why they tasked you guys with the job."

"But why us? Isn't this extremely overkill knowing how WE are going to deal with them WITH FORCE?"

Ambar looks at the man as he showcased two more pictures. A man and woman he knew off. Literal rogue bandits in his group then from the 'superhuman program' he was in. The duo that broke his life.

"Wha... but why... Scott... Julie... how could you..." Ambar looked in disbelief. He looks back remembering his two bunk mates several years ago...

"Hey Scott! Julie! What are you doing?" A small Ambar looked at his two bunk mates playing with their fingers in the dark. Scott a rather scrawny child with thick bushy hair and Julie a good looking girl with dark skin. Hailing from the coast.

"We are about to swear an oath! Wanna join?"

Julie asked as he joined in with excitement.

"Let's begin then!"

They raised their hand. Putting by their side as Scott eagerly began reciting his newly made pledge.

"When we make sure when we leave this place, we with honour where no crime is done!"

He hears the giggles from his innocent conversation as the rest of the recital simply went silent with them. Lost the moment they simply left him to die. Vanished. He always thought they were curious of that place because they were kids. Not the kind of betrayal that nearly killed him.

He clenched his fists. His frustration turned to anger as he looked away with bitterness. Maximilian and Leroy looked at him, stepping back a bit. Getting away from the potential eruption from the usual dormant volcano.

"Where?"

Guy silently stares at the furious man, too angry to speak unlike the German who amicably asked in the choppy English he was armed with. Silently staring away from Ambar. He shook his head, changing his map quietly amid the pixelated sounds as he points at Macau, shifting closely to showcase a Casino right by a beach. Floating elegantly on the sea with oriental designs with a large bridge that brought cars to the lonesome building by the beach.

"Before we deal with them, we need to deal with their head," he shows a picture of a rather bald and bearded Japanese man with a fancy hat.

"His name is unknown, but what we do know is that he was once part of the Yakuza and he is the leader," He kept silent for a bit, catching his breath as he sees everyone looking at the screen. Something he feels pleasant to see. He continued, "He would be coming here to seal an illegal arms deal of several mobile suits from the war. So get disguised and prepared."

"I think we already have one of our items prepared..." Shao Lin said, as Guy's head jerked with some concern. Although the look in his eyes held a glint of confidence.

"Good luck. Your mission begins in a weeks time." He left stoic, knowing his work would be rewarded and everyone would be happy, his black tapered shoes echoed through the floor as he left, a reminder of his presence as everyone gathered around her, sitting in the old and creaking furniture.

"Man I hate that guy, but seriously, what do you mean that one of our items had been prepared?" Leroy looked at Shao Lin as she took out a key of her newly bought car which made her teammates glance. A vehicle so expensive and rare nowadays that they only could wish to have one.

"Are you sure you want to use the Cobra?" Hanson looks at her rather unsure of it's appropriateness despite it's rarity.

"It is really good let me show you!" She ushered them down to her Dark Blue Cobra which sat lonesome in the basement. Throughout her experience so far, it had been rather speedy despite the mechanical faults.

"Here it is!" She quickly hopped into the vehicle as Max sat unamused. Watching the poor quality of the car with it's large cracks, rust and dirty looks, seemingly as if it had came out from a forest. Over a century old and absolutely wishing for a peace and quiet it once had.

He looks at her ridiculous purchase as she attempts to start the car. Only for it to clonk out.

"Hmph... quite the hefty bill, just like yours!" Max joked. Infuriating her as she hopped out, going after him. Leroy sighed, rolling his eyes at their childish antics. The wind whirled about, twirling themselves amidst the echo of annoyance, tired of their ridiculousness. Agreeing on his stance. They have a lot of work to do if they truly are about to go ahead and finish the job.

If they could...