The Academy of S.I.D.E.

No. 51: Rescue Mission

"While the circumstances aren't ideal, it is pretty cool to be able to ride in a helicopter," Roman admitted. "I mean, look! You can see all of the city from up here! It's so cool!"

"Please, for the love of God, tell me when it's over," Virgil muttered, eyes squeezed shut.

"Hey, you were okay with riding on a plane," Remus reminded him.

"A plane does not make circles and a plane isn't shown as being open to the air in action movies."

Logan elbowed him. "We're not in an action movie."

"Just tell. Me. When. It. Is. Over."

"We're ready to land, Hayashi," Remy said. "Keep it together."

Virgil slowly let out a sigh of relief as they finally landed, inching his eyes open. Remy opened one of the doors and the group got out.

He clapped his hands. "All right, chiennes, listen up. Thanks to Jacobi's tracking device, we know for sure that Kapoor is somewhere in San Francisco---most likely at the Macklemore-Griffins estate."

"They have an estate?" Virgil repeated.

"They're rich legacies, what'd you expect?" Roman said. "Me and Remus live in an entire apartment building."

"Focus, people, focus," Remy cut in. "Now, you guys obviously don't have your resident criminal mastermind, so you're gonna need to put all of your braincells together to break him out. Call me if you run into any trouble, and I'll be there in five minutes max with the ops. Once you're out, preferably with Kapoor, radio me and I'll get the copter over."

"Uh, I don't think a helicopter really works for a stealth mission," Virgil said.

"It won't be a stealth mission once you break Kapoor out. Your job is to sneak in, get him outta there, and then bust your way out and take out a few Circle members while you're at it."

"For the record, I still prefer the 'bust in, murder everyone, rescue Jan-Jan, me and him kiss over the corpses of our enemies, and then we leave' plan," Remus interjected, raising his hand.

Remy gave him a tired look. "Why is it that all of your plans end in murder?"

"The original entailed them having intercourse over the corpses of their enemies," Logan told him. "That's the watered-down kiddie version you just heard."

"Does he have any self-control?"

"We're rescuing it, I think," Patton said.

"Mon Dieu," Remy muttered, rubbing the bridge of his nose. "Okay. Just---get in, get Kapoor, get out, don't die, and don't kill anyone."

Virgil raised an eyebrow. "Uh, I think that last part might be a problem, but sure."

"That last part should not and will not be a problem, because I don't want to deal with the paperwork that'll follow. Go kick ass."

..........

After several minutes of following the tracker, dodging cars, and somehow getting though a stuffy, rich-person neighborhood without raising any eyebrows, the group finally ended up standing in front of an ultra-modern looking house surrounded by huge walls.

"It's like an evil version of Edna Mode's house," Patton whispered.

"How can a house be evil?" Logan said, frowning.

"They have Janus. They're obviously evil."

Virgil folded his arms as he looked up at it. "Okay, five'll get you ten that this place has a seriously high security system. We gotta find some way to---"