Chapter 21: Rescue Mission

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The following chapter contains themes of fear, trauma, and violence. Viewers be warned.


"You're kidding me?! NOW SINOR'S GONE?!" Cried out the panicked voice of Dreda, who had just been told about Sinor's departure from Kai and Buckley. They and Grey gathered for a meeting inside their cavern hideout.

"I'm afraid so, mam," Kai nervously replied. "After you left yesterday, she declared she was gonna get help herself and took off. Unfortunately, she hasn't come back since." Dreda was not happy with this news once so ever.

"Ugh! You gotta be KIDDING ME! First, we don't hear a word from Mega's mission in weeks and NOW Sinor goes behind my back and goes awol on us?! Was I not clear that I have full faith in what I'm doing?!"

	"Ugh! You gotta be KIDDING ME! First, we don't hear a word from Mega's mission in weeks and NOW Sinor goes behind my back and goes awol on us?! Was I not clear that I have full faith in what I'm doing?!"

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"You know, I find it very surprising that NOW you're choosing to be worried about Mega, boss?" Grey pointed out.

"Well duh, Grey! I would normally expect Mega to check in regarding her status by down, but she hasn't. Now I have to deal with another tiny raptor missing! Ugh," Dreda paced and groaned about the troubling disappearances of Sinor and Mega. However, she suddenly heard her phone go off. Checking it, she saw Ruby had sent her a text saying Final night in Viridian. Need an answer tonight. Meet me at my hotel suite tonight. I promise this meeting will be serious, Mi amor. Till then. The text was followed by a red sparkly heart emoji. Although the text confused her, Dreda now felt determined to fix things for her team.

"Um, Dreda, any idea on what we're gonna do now?" Buckley questioned.

"We are not doing anything, Buckley" Dreda responded, much to the confusion of Grey, Kai, and Buckley. "I am going back to Ruby tonight and convincing her to take us in! We may not be fully together, but at this rate, we're better that we'd be back within the safety of Terrarium as opposed to wallowing in the middle of the wild." This news shocked the team but it felt very rewarding to Grey.

"Ugh! Finally, you're gonna accept her offer. About time, boss" he said happily while folding his proud arms. But Kai and Buckley still felt worried.

"Um, mam, are you sure we should accept? If we do, this will mean we'll be placed in Regina Grim's custody" Kai blurted out with concern in his voice.

"Yeah, are we really considering this option based on the rumors about that woman?" Buckley questioned as well. Dreda was tempted to listen, but when she looked over at the two empty seats by the computer where Mega and Sinor usually sit, she forced herself not to.

"Sorry guys, but we're running out of team members as well as time. If we don't let this happen, then we'll never return to Terrarium and we'll be criminals to the company till the day we die. Ruby's leaving tomorrow and I need to get an answer to her tonight." Dreda walked over to get her pink purse from the dresser by her mattress and put the strap around her arm. "You guys hang tight here, I'll be back soon unless something else comes up." With that final word, Dreda walked out of the cave, leaving Grey, Kai, and Buckley alone, worried, yet confident that their leader will pull through and get them home.

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