Chapter 1

Animal abuse has been an issue to the world as someone exposed a video from a circus in Africa that committed violations over wildlife like a mountain lion, tiger, and cougars.

This has brought everyone in the whole world angry because, since the video, none action is taken at all.

"Oh, Lewis, I do not hear your ideas again. We can't attack the circus. They have the license, and you know that as well." Clark Walker sighed as he saw his job partner repeating the cassette again and again with the radio placed on his desk.

"Of course we can't, Clark." Lewis nodded. He buttoned up his suit's sleeve and smiled. "But, we can find those who can."

Clark, the man around forty, just shook his head.

"How are you going to find them?"

"I have shortlisted professional people, and we just need to recruit them into a special unit force." Lewis took out a paper from his suit and handed it to Clark who took it immediately.

"Really? Six persons with two-man and four women? Are you crazy or what? Maybe you will get the world's attention for taking this action. But this is too dangerous. This is no joke. We will get the world's shame as well if we fail this." Clark hit the desk with his right hand, trying to get the younger person to understand him.

"I can't just watch the abuse videos without doing anything."

Clark stared into Lewis' eyes. "So, do you want me to tell the president or what?"

"This is a secret mission, Clark. No telling anyone except us."

"You just make it more dangerous than it already is."

A man stopped his car, stepped out of it, and walked to a little stall selling burger. His eyes are ocean blue and impressed everyone walking by, especially when he had the black suit, black tie, and black car. He smiled at the worker and ordered one hamburger.

"You working again today, agent?" The owner of the stall, Powula, who is a Hawaiian, asked as he raised his eyebrows at the FBI agent who always goes to his booth.

"Uh-huh, gotta work for the country."

"Today's hamburger is all free."

Just as Powula finished his big offer, a black royal car followed by siren stopped right in front of the stall. Two men, who were Clark and Lewis walked out from it towards the agent.

"Erick Wilson, I am afraid that you need to go with us to somewhere special," Lewis said with a friendly smile.

Clark sighed. "We have a mission, and we need you. That's what it is. If humanity is the one you chase for, then, this must be your way."

Erick, still stunned, hungry than ever just nodded. "Sure." He nodded twice and turned at jaw-dropping Powula. "Powula, maybe the free hamburger is for a later time?"

Powula raised his thumb and nodded understandingly.

"I'll drive my car myself," Erick said, and the two people just nodded.

"The mission is to attack the circus," Lewis said quickly as the three of them reached the office.

Clark palmed his forehead and signaled Erick to sit. "We are going to get five more people in this..."

"Right, but the plan is to attack the zoo."

Erick nodded, feeling a little awkward. "Yeah, understood that already. But how?"

"Get people first, discuss later. You wait here until we come back."

They left Erick in Clark's office, just like that.

Erick cried silently. "I hadn't had my hamburger yet."

A tall, slim and gorgeous figure of a woman was seen when the two of them stepped into the cabin, far into the woods. As they stepped closer, an alarm went off, sending both of them flying from a small but itchy explosion.

The woman turned with wide eyes and smiled. "Sorry, didn't see both of you coming. I thought I have put a tag of no human allowed out there."

"Thank God, we are not human," Clark said sarcastically while groaning in pain. He grabbed his knees and stood slowly.

Lewis was already upon his feet. "You are Lauren Evans... Right?"

"I saw both of you on a lot of legislative session in the news. Are you both presidents? or what?"

"Well, no. At least, not yet." Lewis winked. He wiped off the dirt from his expensive suit. "We need your help."

Lauren frowned. "Doesn't feel good. Never had the country begging for my bombs before."

"We need you to help us in this tricky mission."

"Care telling me why should I do so?"

"Because you are human?" Clark managed some words out of his a little bleeding mouth.

"Okay, if that's the thing."

"Clark, we are walking into a supermax," Lewis said, not liking the idea even though they all came from himself.

"This is the way, secret mission, right?" The senior scoffed and walked faster despite his injured knees. Lewis just sighed and followed him from behind, hiding behind the man when they both heard growls from prisoners behind the hard steel door.

A man dressed with a higher rank than the other guards they saw that day came at them with a broad smile.

"Sir Walker, Sir Shane, I heard both of you are here for Skylar Genovese. Is that right?" He asked while taking keys from their place.

"Yes, we are here for here," Clark answered. Lewis stepped out from hiding behind Clark and smiled.

"May you explain further about her crime?"

"That's not my job to tell. You can either hack the system to find out or ask Skylar yourself." The man smirked and walked them to a max far from others. They passed one by one secured door which sent cold feet to both of the secretaries.

"This part is where we place the greatest assassins."

"I figured." Lewis pouted and nodded twice. "Rare."

"Indeed," Clark added.

They finally saw a lot more steeled doors in the last room.

"This one is her room." He scanned his fingerprint and then confirmed with a code before he pushed the round-shaped key into the hole below the fingerprint scanner. A robotic voice came out telling them the max had opened.

"Argh, not again." A woman who was wearing an orange-colored suit sighed as she flipped her hair back. She stood up and walked to where the grills have not yet been opened. "What, now? Want me to kill another queen's secret boyfriend?"

Clark and Lewis exchanged look, quiet understanding what she meant.

"Well, not really. This is a simple mission." Clark smiled at her.

Her face looked confused and also funny. "Huh, no illegal killing?"

"No, but yeah. Still a clear illegal mission." Lewis added with a hand gesture.

"I don't want to join the mission." Skylar walked back at her wooden bed and sat on it.

"Even though the mission is to save endangered wildlife?" Clark smiled as she finally looked up at him.

He thought she was concerned, but wrong 100%.

"That makes it more boring than I thought it would be." She sighed and looked away.

"Ms no sympathy, we need your help. Unlike the other none useful people who used you for the illegal crime before, we offer great deals." Lewis didn't want to give up yet.

"Which are free from this supermax and also a legal job."

Now, that finally got Skylar to walk back at the grills.

"I'm in."

"When I said I hate hospital, that means I hate it," Lewis stated as they stopped in front of a hospital-based of a university which has the best doctors from all over the world.

"You made it to supermax, I'm sure a hospital is just a small matter." Clark, who was really annoyed with his junior, just sighed. "These are all your ideas. Yet, I'm the one dealing with everything."

"That's why I make you involved in this." Lewis winked before he opened the door and stepped out. They walked off the VIP Parking Lot and went into the hospital.

Clark dashed to the counter as he saw a group of injured people was targeting it. He did not want to make this thing complicated than it already was. "Hey, I want to meet a doctor called Madison Greyson."

"Have you done your appointment with her, sir?"

"Well, not yet, but I guess we are a special case." Clark smiled as he took out his card.

The girl at the counter frowned and then nodded. "You may go to level 10, and there will be a big glass door for her office as soon as you get out of the lift. Also, you can't miss it."

"Understood, thanks." Clark pulled Lewis to follow him to the lift. They went in the VIP one, and when they arrived at the tenth level, Lewis walked out first, and Clark followed while trying to adjust his suit to look more appearable.

When they knocked on the door, a woman's voice somehow sounded like a robotic voice passed them to enter. A woman with severe but cool looking smiled at the both of them. "I read the email and figured I am needed for a rescue mission."

"Yes, a serious one and dangerous one." Lewis winked.

"Oh, no. I'm not really used to harsh kinds of stuff."

"You should, then. It's the animal rescue mission. I hope you are stepping your feet into this mission."

"I-Sure, there is nothing joy in my life anyway."

"Now, we are in a mall."

Lewis stated quietly. Taking a deep breath and huffed it right away, he turned to look at Clark who looked super exhausted that day. "You okay, man?"

"Just super tired. We have tracked four professional people without even taking a break. We don't even catch time for drinks!"

"Aw, don't worry. I got you. If we settle this today, I will definitely buy you dinner."

"Is that considered a date?" Clark raised his eyebrows and smiled meaningfully.

"It is considered as a pity to a senior who feels hungry for overworking," Lewis stated and pronounced each word so clearly.

"Huh, really? After everything I have done today to backup your ***?"

"Whatever, Clark. You better get a coffee before you fall down from even standing on your tired feet."

"They are strong ones!"

"Uh-huh? I don't care." Lewis walked first because he knew the older man was so tired already. He could do more, he thought until he gave up seeing a stall selling fries and chips.

"Oh God, now I realize I am hungry as well."

"Knew it." Clark, who appeared behind him, shoved him to his left side before he sprinted to the stall Lewis targeted.

"Can I have two full meals and two coke?" He ordered even before Lewis could survey the banners the stall had.

"Really? You should have asked me first." Lewis said, offended by how the man ordered without asking his opinion.

"What? Don't falter yourself when I am just buying mine."

"Two meals for yourself." Lewis looked shocked. Since one full meal was already too much for one person to finish. Simultaneously, felt so embarrassed for thinking so highly of himself.

"You young people sure won't understand starvation."

Lewis sighed. "Go beast, Clark. I won't care anymore."

Lewis ordered his favorite meal and carbonated drink when Clark managed to get them a table to sit. He followed him, but his lack of focus made he tripped over someone's foot that was sticking out from his desk. Lewis who did not anticipate any of that just shrieked and closed his eyes, ready to fall until one hand came pulling him by his waist.

He turned to look at a girl who seemed super young and fresh with a Chinese mixed American look. "Oh God, thank you for catching me from falling. You have that nice tough grip, young girl."

She grinned so brightly that Lewis was struck with a memory that the girl was one that they meant to find to be put in the particular unit. "Oh my God, you are Hana-"

She who wore a cap and glasses was definitely trying to hide her identity as possible, and of course, she smacked her hand on Lewis' face from speaking out. "I know, please don't shout my name. I don't want people to know I'm here. Just want a normal day today."

He was kind of sad to break her typical day starting on that day.

"Hana Joan, you are a fancy Wushu athlete that I wish to find today. Guess, the hacker Erick tracked you well to know you would be here."

"Huh, what do you mean? Are you one of these crazy fans?"

"No, girl. I am the secretary-"

"No wonder you took so long. You have found Hana." Clark came with a smile. "Do you mind sitting with us, Hana?"

Hana huffed, but then she nodded. "Won't trouble me that much."

"We just have a serious issue to discuss."

"I don't like those faces both of you make." Hana narrowed her eyes. "But, I guess I could lend my ears."

"NINETY-NINE, NINETY-EIGHT, NINETY-SEVEN..."

Both of them walked into the combat training with chills all over their bodies. Voices that came out from training Navy SEALS were indeed like a hurricane trying to strike a field. Their costumes were all messed up with mud and in front of them stood one person they were here for, a commander.

"I guess we should not disturb their counting," Lewis said slowly as he saw how struggling were the trainees during pain while having to stay in 45◦C between head and legs.

"You think we should wait for them to finish? I think it will be better if we disturb him so that he would stop asking those poor trainees to stay in that suffering position." Clark stated his empathy.

"But that's what they do. We should just wait."

"Uh-huh."

They waited for them to finish the count. The commander finally turned to look at them. His face was full of confusion. He at least looked honored to be compared with other persons they have required that day. The moonlight did not stop the both of them to see how noble the man looked.

"I am honored to see both of you here, sirs. May I know what is bringing the both of you here?"

"Well, commander. Finding a quiet and not guarded place to speak is indeed what we wished for." Clark said, trying to act like a soldier talking.

"Sure, then my suite will it be."

How could he sound so noble?

"We are here to form a team that will rescue abused animals in Africa, commander," Lewis said as the commander offered them coffee he made as soon as they arrived at his suite in the Navy.

He looked interested than any other persons as well. "Really?" He stared at them for a while just to get a nod from Clark as an answer. "I have actually been planning for the rescue as well. But, the team is too scared to break little rules. Now, it's perfect." He smiled. "Also, call me Terrence if commander bothers your mouth."

Clark shrugged. "Seems like you are in."

"Yes, I am."

"Good, but we won't call you other than commander because we don't meet a Navy commander so often." Lewis' smile broke into something bigger. Relief and happy were all he felt as he glanced at Clark, who looked like he feels the same.

"Nice, now we just have to head back to the waiting team members."

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