Chapter 7: "Let's Dig Down to Business!"

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Sitting on the quiet copter ride, you looked over at Hop, anxiously fidgeting next to you. Good thing all of you were so small- otherwise, someone would have had to hang from outside. You assume that was supposed to be Raihan's "seat", if he were here. The entire ride, Sonia seemed to be hoping for something, whether it was some sort of SOS or otherwise. But nothing happened. 

Once you all arrived at the base, you were surprised to be surrounded by agents. Did they know of your plan to sneak Hop inside. Before she could pull out her cloaking pen, Sonia's arm was restrained by none other than the chairman's right hand woman herself. "Damnit!" The tech groaned in frustration. "Next time, turn off your receiver, maybe..." Piers sighed, walking up to examine all of you for any injuries. 

"That's enough, Oleana."

Swiftly, the lady scientist was released. Chairman Rose? Why had he come here to greet you? Just as you were about to ask, he answered the question the three of you had been harboring. "I have no intention to injure Hop. In fact, I'm taking him in! Say hello to your newest colleague, Y/N. The two of you will work on the same team." Dumfounded, you could only look at him in shock. What if Hop hadn't planned on switching sides? Well, actually, that might not be a problem. He seemed overjoyed, for the most part. "R-Really? You'd let me work for you? Thank you!" "Of course. Your brother used to be one of our best. You have potential! Piers, bring them to the med ward."

"Yes, sir."

The four of you began to walk down a long corridor to an elevator. Punching in a specific order of buttons, Piers opened the door. "Go ahead. I don't get paid enough for this..." Thanking him, all of you loaded the shaft. Sonia had remained quiet throughout the entire interaction, from the ride down up to sitting in the hospital bed. "Any pain or symptoms?" "I think I dislocated my shoulder." "Oh. Hold still." Doing as he was told, Hop gritted his teeth, bearing the sharp pain as the medic grabbed his wrist and yanked his shoulder into the proper place (A/N: Don't try this at home, kids). "T-Thank you..." "No problem."

After a few more questions, he left the three of you to rest for a moment. 

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"Raihan, do you even know where we're going?" Leon asked, concerned. Rolling his eyes, his friend retorted rather sarcastically. "Yep. I also know the diameter of the sun and exactly when the universe is gonna end." "Oh, good. I trust you!" The fanged agent was in disbelief. Maybe all the amnesia messed with his reasoning. Hopefully. Looking up into the sky, Raihan noticed something moving. 

"God damnit, they're leaving!"

Quickly, he looked for something to try and make some sort of SOS signal, but to no avail. All of his equipment had fallen into the ruins of the building. It was futile. Or so he thought. There Leon was, starting a fire. He was definitely number one for a reason. Too bad he wasn't fast enough. If there had been just a few seconds more, his flint and steel tactic might have ignited in time. For someone who had been out of it for an entire year, the idea was impressive. Sitting on the ground in defeat, Raihan groaned out of frustration.

"Perfect... Real perfect." If they had to be stranded, at least it was together. "Sorry..." Leon murmured, clearly taking the failure pretty hard. He must've felt as though it was his fault. "Don't worry about it. We just have to find out how to get to HQ. Still remember the blueprint?" Suddenly, an idea flashed into his head. "Where did we start from? Are we still in town?" Confused, Raihan nodded. "Yeah, I'm pretty sure- Wait a minute. Are you thinkin' what I'm thinkin'?" Simultaneously, they said one word:

"Tunnels!"

-A/N: I'm trying to write three chapters today. The third chapter will be the longest. All of them are still longer than my other ones, lol.-

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