Definition

Execution

The corridor was dimly lit. A soldier walked back an forth from his station. He looked around and yawned. Another soldier stood beside him and nudged his waist.

"Remember our orders, Y3N." He said sternly.

The first one clicked his tongue. "Of course, H0M." He turned to the third person in the room. "How are you doing KH4?"

A third one let out a sigh before suddenly tensing up. Eyes narrowed, a gun was pulled out and the soldier shot at a distant wall. "You four. Out. Now."

Four adults walked out with their hands in the air. Ban, Jin, Yuuya and Niara were glaring at the three, reluctantly doing as they were told.

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"I sure hope they know what they're doing." Mikhail muttered as he took his seat beside the fire.

The back up team, consisting of Kirito, Asuka, Takeru, and the rest of the sixth platoon, had found a cave not too close or too far from the headquarters. Jessica and the first platoon stayed back at NICS in case anything else were to happen.

"They're all really strong in different aspects. They'll be fine!" Vanessa smiled confidently.

"I wish I could be that optimistic..." Takeru sighed. "I'm feeling really anxious... So many things are happening in such a short time span... It's just a whole lot to take in at once."

"Oh, it'll be alright!" Asuka wrapped an arm around her little brother. "Ban and the others wouldn't let anything happen to your friends!"

"Still..." Kageto stared at the mouth of the cave. "One wrong move and it could be their end."

"Then we better hope they don't get caught." Kirito clicked his tongue, planning out every single escape route they'd need.

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A soldier spotted them as they walked. "Halt. What's going on here?"

"M1T. We've captured four Seeker members trying to infiltrate the facility."

"Nicely done, H0M. Lead them to the detainment room in the third basement."

"Roger." He turned to the other two. "KH4. Y3N."

The two kept their guns up as they pushed the four adults to the elevator. Ban shifted uncomfortably while Jin and Yuuya exchanged glances.

Niara grunted in annoyance. "I'm so bored right now."

"Silence!" Y3N ordered. "Another word and-"

"Yeah, yeah. I get it." The woman rolled her eyes. "People like you are so impatient."

KH4 fingered the trigger. "He said to be silent." The woman glanced at the gun for a second before sighing in defeat.

When the elevator stopped moving, the three soldiers met up with a few others and they continued to push the four adults until they reached the room designated to them. H0M pointed his gun at them. "Get inside." As soon as they were all in, the door was locked and three went back up the elevator.

~~~~~

"Those outfits are stupid." Niara clicked her tongue as she sat against the wall. "The helmet looks dumb, the colors are ugly, and the name tags are... Well, you get the idea."

"The code names were questionable too..." Yuuya muttered to himself.

"Do you think that none of these people know each other's real names?" Ban questioned, taking his seat across the room.

"That could be a likely case." Jin nodded. "They address each other with code names and every soldier has it imprinted on a tag on their shoulder."

"I mean, with this many people on them, I doubt they'd even try to memorize them." Niara shrugged. "We've just seen the soldiers so far. We haven't seen the other workers, if there are any, and we haven't seen the person who became Detector the second."

"The third." Yuuya corrected. "Professor Yamano, Alfred Gardyne, and now whoever this person is..."

"Right, right." The woman sighed exasperatedly. "Either way, this whole organization is huge. I don't even think this is their main base."

"Even if it's just a branch from the tree, taking it down would decrease their power significantly."

"Jin's right. And this place is also where that code came from." Ban thought back to the binary message they got. "Our main purpose here is to look for that insider. But if we could bring down the entire base while we're at it, it would be a huge step to win this war."

"The thing is," The long haired boy leaned against the wall as he began to speak. "We've only ever been here once, with a set path by Otacross and Professor Oozora. We only know the way around the ducts and the lobby. We have absolutely no clue about the rest of the area."

"And with this plan, we can't be there to directly help the kids out if they get into trouble." The black and white haired boy turned to stare at the door. Let's just hope they're doing well...

~~~~~

"So how exactly would they cause a distraction while they're being detained?" Asuka asked.

The sun had set and some of the kids had gone to sleep. Others were chatting among themselves. The girl had decided to bother the blonde man who refused to take his eyes off of the building.

He clicked his tongue in return. "They'll find a way. Niara's with them."

"Niara's a distraction to you maybe..." She muttered, earning a light glare from him.

He grunted, rolling his eyes. "Don't even try to ask."

"It's no wonder everyone would. You guys kept arguing every time you're in the same room. How the heck did you both manage to start-"

"I said. Don't. Ask."

"Fine... But you've been dating for nearly five years, so you better marry her!"

"What about getting yourself a boyfriend before sticking your nose up in anyone else's love life?"

"Ahh shut up! It's not that easy, you know!" She sighed. "I'm not at the age to think about those things. Besides, I'm not joking. You should really take the chance once we're through with this war. You might regret it if you don't..."

He nearly snorted. "If you think Niara's gonna die that easily, think again. Eva's incident was unexpected, but that Russian bastard can survive a blizzard at such a young age. She's the strongest one of us physically."

Asuka glanced at the man for a moment before shaking her head. "You're so love sick, man."

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Execution: The act of performing and/or using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it