Chapter 4

"Wake up, guys. We are going to start planning the mission." Terrence commanded as he pulled everyone's blanket super quick, just like how he used to in the Navy team. "Wash yourself and eat something. Then, we will discuss slowly in the living room. I'm going to ask Kevin to deliver us the circus plan first."

Everyone moved fast, and when they finished washing, Skylar started throwing bread at everyone so they could grab and eat right away. "Wholegrain bread, won't make you fat."

"Thanks, sweetheart," Lauren said as she munched in. She glanced toward Madison, who dipped the bread into a tin of sardine. "Are you for real?"

"I'm trying to get protein as well." Madison defended herself.

"Hot chocolate, anyone?" Hana asked as she finished boiling the water in the electric kettle.

"Sure, but not too sweet," Skylar said. She walked at Terrence, who was talking with Kevin. "How is it going?"

"So far, it's complicated. There is no way you can get people out of there tonight. There will be a big event there tonight." Kevin said slowly.

"That is not at all complicated, Kevin. I can fake a robbery."

"A robbery in a circus? That does not make sense, Miss Genovese." Kevin shook his head. His skin itched when he thought of Skylar shouting, 'This is a robbery!' in front of giraffes.

"Okay, I have an idea. You guys should come here for a sec and stop eating that damn sardine and bread." Terrence heightened his voice and clapped his hands while glancing toward those guys who were still with the bread and sardine in their hands.

They finally shoved away from the foods and came to the living room.

"Okay, spit out," Erick said while his hands were tight against himself.

"Firstly, we need to get the people out of the circus. Out of the event." Terrence said slowly and made a drawing on the maps.

"Uh-huh. Why are we not doing this in a day where there are no events and fewer people?" Madison asked, her eyebrows rose.

"That's because they are going to sell these animals tonight to big bad dealers after the circus show. They want more money. They want to close the circus any time soon after they get their money." Kevin said, answering what was for the commander.

"Oh, God. I hate it when people need to be involved. So, what are we going to do?" Hana asked, her face worried.

"Taking the weapon underneath the river is nothing I have done before. What if there are crocodiles?" Erick said while his terrified face invited Hana to laugh.

He struggled to make sure the swimming suit did not fit him too much. He felt too much anxiety already. He looked at the river where the color made him confused with what would be in there. Oh Gosh, now he's terrified!

"Your face is so pale now, Erick," Madison said as she connected Eric to the oxygen tank.

"This is a shame for mankind," Skylar said, chuckling a little. "An FBI agent is diving into the river with an oxygen tank despite having a teammate who doesn't use the tank." She glanced at Terrence, who was just ready with his swimming suit.

"Hey! That's not how it is. This commander is just showing off. Aren't you, commander?" Erick shoved Terrence's elbow.

Kevin was confused. "I don't know, sir. I think it will be hard for you to reach up here when you have that thing with you."

Hana and Lauren checked on the laptop to wait for the launch of the underwater drones.

"Gear up, the drones are coming in two minutes," Lauren said. Hana went typing something on the laptop. Probably a reply to the team in America.

"Erick, there will be crocodiles. Just calm down and don't freak out. Don't make too much sound, okay?" Terrence said as he patted the guy's shoulder.

"Why the hell did I agree to this?"

"You were the one shouting happily on diving into the river. You said it sounds so cool." Madison laughed.

"Not that cool anymore, I suppose." Skylar chuckled with a smirk at the end of her words.

"The drones are on their ways. They are on 800 kilometers per hour speed." Lauren said as she read what was shown on the laptop.

"Oh no, that will just attract the whole wild animals in the river to this place," Madison said. Her face scrunched in an awful look.

"That's not cool!" Erick shouted, but Terrence already pulled him into the river slowly, and their feet were slowly sinking.

"Okay, commander. There is one drone that will arrive in about 10 meters. Depth of the drone in the water is 14 meters." Skylar said. She used her tablet. "The drone has arrived. You shall take it real quick before it attracts something else."

Terrence went swimming first guided by a tech watch on his wrist, and Erick gulped, afraid if the commander would not make it back safely.

"What do you mean by something else anyway?" Erick asked.

"Animals, Erick. There are some red dots in here near the drone." Skylar said.

"Oh, God!!" Erick wanted to tear up.

"Is this when I get to say This is Africa?" Kevin came near him and smiled.

"Shut up, Kevinkira." Erick glared at the young man who laughed with Madison.

"Okay, Erick, now you can go. Follow the lead of your watch. Don't get lost." Lauren said as she turned at another laptop to check for the commander.

Erick strolled into the water, and then he started swimming slowly and calmly. Unfortunately, his heart was not as calm as he was.

"Commander got the parcel now. He's swimming back." Skylar said, and they started to tense when Erick went underwater. Both of them were not able to be seen.

"Oh, heck, commander's swimming around red dots, and he's freezing." Lauren gasped.

Hana panicked. "Oh shit, we should go and help him."

"I don't think so. Commander is doing something already."

The commander green dot was swirling before he came swimming calmly back to where they were. The commander finally was out of the water with a smile on his face.

"Oh, thank God, you made it!" Madison went to hug him, congrats.

"What were those small red dots?"

"Fishes," Terrence answered as he pulled the drone on the ground with all his might.

Skylar went to open the case. She used the passcode, which was extremely sickening. GREATLEWIS. "Okay, this one is for the weapon. Another must be some other tools and Madison's kinds of stuff."

"Hmm, guys? Do you think this BIG red dot that is swimming towards Erick is a fish as well?" Hana asked slowly, sensing something terrible.

Everyone dashed towards her laptop quickly.

"That's surely too big to become a fish," Skylar said.

"A big bad fish," Lauren added.

"It's a crocodile," Kevin said with his eyes wide.

Terrence quickly took a knife from the case and jumped back into the river. He swam soon to where Erick was, and then before he saw a panic Erick, he saw a big animal that everyone called crocodile.

Terrence went to Erick and helped to pull the drone. They swam together back to the ground, but the big enemy was not giving up just yet. It chased them, and then right after they reached the ground and Terrence gasped for breath, it jumped to pull any of them probably.

But, Skylar was already shooting at its eyes with a sniper.

It tears down blood before it creaked and swam back into the river.

"Oh shit. That was amazing!"

Hana took a deep breath before announcing. "I think it's not getting home. It's getting its pack to hunt us." She said as she saw bigger red dots coming close.

"We should leave quickly," Madison said and started packing everything. "I'm not risking myself over a bunch of crocodiles when we should be saving animals."

"You are right. We should not."

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