The Chosen Ones: Book 3: The War

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There was no sound. Just the sight of the guard falling to the ground. Matt delivered a perfect head shot, striking the unsuspecting man in his right temple.
"Target down." He whispered.
"Target down." Phil confirmed over the phone.

"Security systems down." Shannon added. The plan was going almost too smoothly.
"Ok," Matt said. "Let's do this."
"Phil, I'm hanging up. We'll meet you guys in the middle." Casey said.

Matt got up in a hurry. He threw a bag of explosives over his shoulder. Sam and Tyler got ready to move. Casey had the other bag, following Matt down towards the building. Shannon and the others would be doing the same right about now.

They made it to the side of the white structure in minutes, trudging through the mushy surface. As they pinned themselves up against the wall Matt realized the facility was round in shape. The Nest. It was in fact shaped like a bird's nest. Clever, he thought to himself. Walker had thought of it all.

Sam was glad to be out of the forest. She had been swatting bugs away from her face the whole hike down, all the while making sure Tyler was okay. She felt a sense of pride being the one counted on to keep an eye on Tyler as Matt and Casey lugged the supplies.
They all worked as a perfect team when it was time. Casey stuck the clay to the wall, Sam ran the wire, and Matt stuck the C4 to the clay. Tyler followed along, watching them work.

About midway to the end, Matt stuck the receiver to the detonator onto the piece of clay. He pressed the button and it turned red, activating it.
When they got to the end they saw the other dead guard. Phil had done the same thing they had done when they made it down, pulled the body out of view of the front door.

Phil's team should already be at the boiler room door waiting. Matt and the others had to loop around to the other side. They stayed low and passed the doors, finally making it to the other side and immediately seeing the explosives and wiring stuck to the wall on the opposite side.

Casey saw her friends a good distance away waiting for them. She wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand. They all got a burst of energy as they ran for the door to meet the others. They fought to catch their breath as they made it there unseen and happy to be reunited.

"Well that was easy." Shaun said, patting Matt on the back.
"That'll be the last time any of us say that today." Jenna remarked.
"Nice shooting." Phil said, holding his hand up. Matt grabbed it with a nod to his friend. He was still catching his breath.

"So what now?" Sam asked.
Jenna took out her keys. "We go in."
Matt picked up Tyler. "We sure we're good? Nobody heard anything suspicious? We have to be sure they don't know we're here." He warned.

"I think we would have heard something by now." Shannon said.
That was enough for them. They knew even if the Nest was on to them there was no turning back now. They made the decision they were ready to die here today. They got their guns ready. Casey fixed Sam's vest and gave her a reassuring smile.

Shaun adjusted Jenna's ammo belt. She looked at Matt. She wouldn't open the door without his okay. He gave her a nod. Shannon stepped in front of Matt and Tyler with her gun raised. Tyler's safety was not lost on any of them. It was still of the utmost importance. Jenna put the key in the door.

She never got to turn the lock. The door suddenly swung open and they had long black rifles pointed right in their faces.

They wouldn't even live to see the inside of the Nest.