VENGEANCE

Flicker

flashback*

Mason and cole were on a boat "Wow! Cole, did ya see that boat? I ain't seen a boat that big before!" "it was pretty big. do you see that tall building right there on the horizon?" "the one with the shiny lights?" "that's the one. someday, I swear, we're going to live in a building just like that one. one so tall you can reach out of your window and touch the clouds." "we can eat'em! mashed potato clouds for dinner!" "and cotton candy clouds for dessert." "and I'm gonna give you all o' mine as you do for me every day." "you don't have to do that, Mason. I don't need as much food as you, and besides... I could just reach out of my window and grab some more." "ok... but I'm gonna get you somethin'! I pwomisw!" "alright buddy, ill wait for that day. you're the best brother I've ever had." "you're my best bwother too!" as the cool, salty breeze gently ruffles masons hair, he looks at Cole with such much adoration that it could melt anyone's heart. "the best bwother ever."

back to the present*

*Sofia's pov*

in the weapons room:

everyone picking out their choice of weapon and equipment. elijha gathers everyone's attention "alright, since we're going in, take something light. I don't want anyone lugging around a machine gun." scanning the wall of weaponry, I spot a Remington 700 rifle, a Glock 19 similar to the one she has used for a police work, and two beretta handguns. 'the Remington would give me better long range, but the Glock is something I'm very familiar with. on the hand the berettas pack a lot of power for handguns...'  settling on Glock 19 as its a great short-range handgun, and I'm extremely familiar with it. It's definitely a good choice. brushing a few loose curls away from my eyes, I take the Glock 12 from the wall and relish the feeling of it fitting perfectly in my hand. 'the knives were extremely useful last time, should I take them again ?' decided to take them anyways for safety measures " hey Sloane, could you pass me a few throwing knives?" Sloane nods, putting down a wicked long-bladed knife, its sharp edge glinting dangerously. "good choice, although I prefer the larger ones." I slide a few knives into my supple leather boots, their cool blades pressing against my skin and sending a chill down my spine.

looking around, I see elijha calibrating the earpieces as Catarina loads up a bag with the deadliest poisons in the room, a single drop enough to kill ten men. erik slings two rifles over his shoulder, crossing them over his back in an "X" shape. Cole shines his trademark katana blades, their black handles fitting perfectly to his palms. Valentine twirls a 5-inch partially serrated tanto point tactical blade in one hand while shouldering a black crossbow, her sweet smile hinting something deadly below. Dean loads an AK-47 while Alex pockets ammo clips for his semi-automatic pistol, sliding in a new magazine into the open slide and snapping it in. Sloane carries a curved, serrated knife as well as a tomahawk ax, its wooden handle waxed and shined to perfection. Alec straps an Uzi submachine gun to his back, able to shoot 0 rounds per second. 

elijha commends "My team, come here." elijha spreads a large blueprint across the floor, detailing the exact building plans of the hidden base. Alec asks "Where did you get this?" "I never go in unprepared."  Catarina speaks "It looks like the vents can all be sealed off to prevent intruders. and the shafts are probably too small." Alex adds "That room in the upper right-hand corner looks like Scythe's main office. it's the most well-protected spot in the building." I notice something "there. that small room, directly connected to scythe's office, the only way in is behind one of the booksheveles. its impossible to get to without a confrontation." alecs speaks " then we've got our work cut out for us." catarina adds " it looks like there's a morgue in the far back, with a chute for disposal of hazardous waste. its connected to the underground sewage system." alex says " I guess we found our way in." obviously catarina had to whine about it "I am NOT crawling through dismembered body parts thank you very much. besides, how will we get into the office? there's a keypad and a retinal scanner." elijha finally speaks up "Scythe's weakness is beautiful women. he brings in three or four a week the guards wont suspect anything if two girls show up." huh ? he has to be joking "so you want Catarina and I to dress up like sluths and he'll just let us in ?" alec tries to sound convincing "never underestimate the power of beautiful women." alex says " once you to are in the office, you'll wait until we get in the building and let us in. we'll give you your weapons, take the hostages, and go out the way we cam in. easy." catrina questions " what if someone comes in the office ?" alec clarifies "play your role." elijha finally concludes the meeting leaving for further no more queries " catarina, take sofia with you to the closet. make sure you don't look too trashy. scythe likes a certain kind of sexy." I can already dread this