𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒 [𝟐]

Chapter 6

''So, this is the plan?'' You frown. Did they even hear a word you've said in the past hour. You sigh and roll your eyes. ''So, I took the liberty of making a decent plan. If you don't mind?'' You don't even wait for an answer. You pull the map towards you and point at different spots. ''The place needs to be surrounded. Subtle, but totally closed off. If she gets out of the cave, and lets hope she doesn't, they need to be ready to take her down.''

Shana nods. ''I agree. You need to go in, you're the only one who saw her face.''

''Yeah, like that's the only reason I'm going in.'' You look at Nannauck. ''You and your sister come with me. Rey leads the northside, Poe takes the west. Pick two soldiers with the most experience, put them on south and east. Got it?'' You look up.

Rey shrugs. ''You've been doing a lot of strategic practice I see.'' A small smile appears on her face.

''I know I'm smart, you don't have to tell me.'' You smile. ''I hope all of you understand this can not go wrong. This will probably be the first and last shot we have on catching her off guard.''

Nannauck nods. ''Lets go.''

You pull out your knife as response. You look as all the rebels hide in the bushes. You see a kid tripping over a tree trunk and you sigh. Clumsy rebels in the bushes.

You make a signal towards Rey, who gives the signal back. You look to the south side of the cave and see an older man nodding towards you. What was his name again? Fitz. Commander Fitz. Somehow that sounds familiar, somewhere deep down you recognize him. You shake your head. Don't let these rebels get into your head. You're here for a purpose. When it's done, you'll go back to being at war. In the end, you'll win and kill them all.

Poe, who's behind you, taps your shoulder. ''We're all in position. Good luck.''

You nod back at him, look at Nannauck and Shana, who had been talking. You take the lead, and move into the entrance of the cave.

You hear the footsteps behind you. You take a deep breath and concentrate. You recognize the walking patterns of Nannauck and Shana. Nannauck walks slowly, with big, but at the same time elegant steps. Shana has more of a swift pattern. Short and fast, almost unhearable. But you hear it.

Your ear catches a crack. You tighten the hold of your dagger and clench your fist while holding it up. The footsteps behind you stop and you listen. You take a slow step forward. You see the way down. There's a rope ladder, laying on the bottom of this... canyon. This cave is not natural, that's for sure.

You signal your movements to your allies behind you before jumping down. You land with a soft thud. You see a living room. You expected this to be a lot of things, but this certainly comes as a surprise. It seems.. normal. Except for the part where everything is trite. There is a worn-out couch, across the room. In the middle is nothing but a table made of wood and glass. It's totally empty, except for a small piece of paper laying on top of it. 

You quickly check all the corners and conclude the room is chaffy. 

''Clear!'' You shout up. You grab the rope and throw it up. Nannauck catches it and ties it to the rock bottom. Nannauck jumps down and Shana follows. 

You walk up to the table and grab the note. When you unfold it, you notice the neat handwriting on it. While you read it, you realise this is exactly what she wanted to. 

''You didn't think I'd make it that easy?''

''Fuck!'' You exclaim. You throw away the note and turn around, only to see the rope being pulled up by a figure you can't place.

Nannauck shuts something and tries to catch it, but she's to slow. 

The figure pulls off the hood and looks down. Her green eyes look down on you as she grins and salutes. Then, she turns around and runs out of the cave.