Guiding the Friends.

Gizo: What the hell was that? All those punishers gone as if they never existed.

Boros: Like hell I would know. Whoever that person was, might just be a monster beyond our imagination.

Lupin: i didn't even sense him. It was as if he just appeared out of thin air... Do you guys think nizo would be safe?

Vanessa: Doubt it.. they even shot the civilians. We should have not called him if we knew this would happen.

Boros: He was a good guy.. I hope he is at a good place.

The headset beeps and a call connects.

???: You guys alright? We are at rendezvous point already.

Vanessa: On way. About 4 more mins of walking till we reach it.

???: Good. I was afraid we will lose you all when we heard they deployed the punishers... Is everyone there?

Lupin: Yes sir, we are all here.. but did we had a strong guy that wore a cloak and a iron mask with sniper glasses on it? We were about to be demolished when he came and the punishers just vanished into thin air alongside him.

Boros: Personally I have never thought the punishers will be dealt with like that. What do you say boss?

???: What do you mean? If we had someone like that we would have long raised that bastard osivous's experiment lab... I guess there is another party helping us.

Tao: I. Think. So. But.

Gizo: it sure as hell isn't Guardians and sure as hell isn't the evolutionary army with their bio weapon soldiers.

Felix: They can be espers or citrons but no evidence. Shadow walkers are also not in our territory.

???: We can talk about it later, we need to retreat to HQ first. I have got news that soldiers have been entering the tunnels in search as well. Good luck, albatross out...

Vanessa: Let's not delay it and keep moving.

Everyone nods and kept moving.

???: 'lupin if you hearing this don't stop or look around.'

Lupin temporarily stops but keeps walking away.

Lupin: ' the hell is this voice? The others seem to don't hear it.'

???: 'because I am focusing on you alone my friend. Don't panic or anything, I am not your enemy.'

Lupin: 'he can hear my thoughts!!' deep breath 'what do you want?'

???: 'Did you forget your buddy in like 2 hours? It's me nizo.'

Lupin stops again for a sec and Vanessa looks at him worried.

Vanessa: Lupin you alright?

Lupin: ye. Just some thoughts, nothing else.

Vanessa: Don't think about nizo, we didn't know what was going on at that time. We barely made it out ourself.

Lupin: You are right.*keeps up the running pace.* 'Are you actually nizo? Why don't you show up in front of me then?'

Sonic: ' ok fine but not now. You have a traitor amongst you.'

Lupin: ' HOW DARE YOU!?. You can't be nizo.'

Sonic: ' listen lupin. I was the guy that saved you from those robots.. there is a ambush 1km ahead, soldiers are hiding with a EMP trap. Warn the others.'

Lupin: 'Oi how can I trust you?. Hello?'

Lupin looks around at the serious expression of his friends and decided to believe Sonic.

Lupin: Guys.. stop.

The group stops and everyone turns to Lupin.

Boros: What is it? We are runnin-

Lupin: I sense something Wrong.. trust me this time.

Tao: *walks forward* What.is. wrong.?

Lupin: I think we are being led to a trap. We have seen no soldier or camera or drone this whole time.

Vanessa: ... He is right, this is suspicious. *Taps on the headgear* this is Vanessa. We suspect our retreat may have been leaked.

Albatross: What do you mean? We made sure to keep it hidden all along.

Vanessa: Have any of us faced any opposition, either workers or inspection drones?

The other leaders stay silent as they focus on the suspicious lack of surveillance in a under-construction tunnel.

Olivia: I didn't want to think about it but could we have a traitor?

Albatross: I... Slow down the pace everyone, activate your scanners and sensors.

The group slowed down their pace and begins cautiously moving forward.

Lupin: 'this is bad. Should I just fire at the ambush with any context and then say I saw movement?'

Sonic: ' You have any drones? I may be able to help you?'

Lupin: ' Tell me first.. Are you really nizo?'

Sonic: ' sigh looks to right side, nobody except you can see me. I am up here at the vent.'

Nizo looks to the side and sees Sonic with his cloak but no mask.

Sonic:' convincing enough?'

Lupin: ' for now.'

Sonic: ' send a drone through this vent, it is connected to right behind enemies.'

Lupin: *turns to group* Gizo, do you have a drone and vent system map of the tunnels?

Gizo: Wellll. I do but but what do you want?

Lupin: See that vent up there?*points to the vent* try sending one through.

Gizo: Fine.

A drone comes out Gizo's backpack( he ain't a rogue but a hackerman) and proceeds to the vent, it opens up the vent and goes through.

Gizo: Holy S**t... This isn't just a ambush but a whole ahh annihilation squad.

Vanessa: Where?

Gizo: The rendezvous point. They are behind the sealed off tunnel we are supposed to escape through after meeting at rendezvous.

Felix: You must be kidding me. We would have to fight through a entire batallion while low on ammo and supplies.

Lupin: This is bad.. '.. can you help us?'

Sonic: ' trusting me now again? Meet the other teams but don't go in the tunnel. There is a small place with foundation missing somewhere to the side,blow it up and it will lead you somewhere in the 80% at the tunnel you are supposed to take.'

The group stares at Lupin who is just staring at ground in silence. Boros comes closer.

Boros: I know this is hard but we-

Lupin: Gizo. Do we have tunnel passing beneath us somewhere close to rendezvous?

Gizo: Lemme check... WE DO.. *gives a small laugh* Sorry I got distracted. But how did you know lupin?

Lupin: I don't know, it just popped up in my mind.

Tao: He.is. a. Es.per.now.

Vanessa: Where does the tunnel go?

Gizo: Humm. It again cross with our escape tunnel at around 80% distance location. We can just blow the ceiling and go up.

Vanessa: ok it is settled. We meet with others and turn off the communicators and take the lower tunnel.

Other: Yes mam.

Vanessa: Say that again and you all are eating grass for a week.

The group proceeds on and meets up with the other squads, the albatross squad had 30 members and olivia's had 24. There are other squad who have already escaped and some who couldn't escape the ambush.

Albatross(he is a bear lol): You guys found anything?

Olivia: We didn't.

Vanessa: before I say something. Everyone must throw away their communicators.

Albatross: What do you mean?

Vanessa: Just trust us chief.

Through hesitant, everyone followed considering vanessa's loyalty. They took their communicators and crushed them.

Vanessa: we have so-

Sonic: 'i found the traitor.. he is that honeybadger standing in the corner behind Olivia. He is sending a signal through a remote on his wrist.'

Lupin: 'How do you know?'

Sonic:'i am standing behind the ambush captain behind the sealed tunnel. He just sended a message.'

Lupin instantly finds the honeybadger and shoots him in the head.

Olivia: VALTOS *aims her sniper at Lupin* What the hell are you doing?

Everyone aimed their gun at Lupin.

Vanessa: Have you gone insane?

Lupin: Check his wrist, he is the traitor.

Albatross stops the others and goes to check Valtos's corpse. He found a small signal sender on his wrist that doesn't belong to him.

Albatross: How did you know?

Lupin: remember that masked guy that helped us? He sended a message to my headgear before we threw them. He is also the one who told me about the ambush.

Olivia: *kicks away the corpse* Shi**y traitor.

After a few seconds of silence.

Albatross: What is going on?

Vanessa: There is a ambush in the sealed tunnel.. we need to change the route.

Olivia: And where? We are surrounded and have no escape route.

Gizo: there is one actually.. A tunnel beneath us that connects to our escape route.

Rex: Lemme check *checks his laptop* He is not lying. We do have a tunnel beneath according to the map.

A bee comes from the side .

???: but how do we go there?

Boros: about that elot. *Turns to Lupin* Did he say anything?

Lupin looks at the others and smirks.