GEOVRU: IV

Chapter 7

It was funny to think about where PRAT's headquarters were. PRAT, the most technologically advanced terrorist organization in history, decided to set up camp in an abandoned train station. I chuckled at the irony of it all. Cry, who was walking next to me, seemed to notice but he didn't say anything. Daimain noticed however and grabbed my attention.

"What's so funny?" he asked.

I explained to them what I was thinking about and they chuckled as well.

"That is kinda funny isn't it?" Sajison laughed.

We all had some fun laughing for a quick second before Daimain asked me another question. "Yo Caedes, do you even remember meeting us for the first time?"

I turned around and started walking backwards so that I could look him in the eyes. "IRL or online?" I asked him to clarify.

"Online."

"Yeah, I remember." I quickly told him. "Daimain, you came after my crew on The Lonesome Wanderer while MIO was still up. Sajison, you came a bit after and nearly took both me and Krystal out, but I somehow miraculously pulled through and got you with your own sword."

They laughed. "I'll never understand how one guy beat both of our crews." Daimain said to Sajison.

"I wasn't alone." I told them. "Krystal was with me. I couldn't have beaten either of your crews without her. Daimain, in your case I had my other friend Idius, me and him were who took out your crew."

"Where's he? Why isn't he helping us? Sounds like if he was you're friend, he'd be helping you?" Sajison asked with a slight hint of disrespect in her voice.

I ignored it, not to start an argument, knowing that he had no idea who Idius was. "He died in the army just before me and Krystal fought you, Sajison."

Cry noticeably shifted off a chill. He was thinking of last year's "Purple Idius" that we had to deal with.

Halit also had a change in demeanor at the news. "Wait, Idius is dead?" He asked. "Mr Third Place is actually dead?"

I would've preferred him not refer to my dead best friend as "Mr Third Place", but with Halit's context I could let it slide. "Yeah, and so is Ms. Second Place."

"Holy..." Halit mumbled. "What... What happened to Jalis?"

I didn't answer him.

"We're here." Sajison said as he pointed to two small one story buildings directly next to both sides of the tracks.

"Yeah that looks like a train station to me." Cry muttered.

"You guys ready?" I asked everyone.

"Yep." They all said in unison.

I nodded. So this is it? I thought as we continued to approach the station. "Cry were you ever able to grab plans for this place or what?"

Cry shook his head. "No, it's pretty likely that prat erased all traces of this train station existing."

"So we're going in blind?" Halit asked.

"Sounds like it." I muttered.

"Shouldn't matter." Daimain interrupted. "There's five of us, how many people do you think there are in there? We catch them by surprise and I think we've got this."

Just as we reached the building, I turned around and whispered to him. "This isn't a game, Daimain. These guys are human; they don't have preset paths to walk or obvious holes in their defenses. They're a highly advanced terrorist organization. This won't be as easy as some hideout in FMO."