76 Starting the Operation

At the main base, the sky was darkened, it was 5:00 and people were beginning to prepare dinner. The group has managed to take control of a few abandoned farms, especially farm near Sydney. After the city was invaded and fell people fled to all directions, as long as they weren't near Sydney it was fine.

The room inside the main base was deathly silent, the member's breathing could be heard faintly and the sound of children playing outside could just be heard. The reason for this silence was the discovery of the lab, one that seems to be heavily guarded on all four sides.

Flynn was the first to break the silence as his hands hit the table, "Alright, I believe we should infiltrate the base, we need to know what they're doing in there".

"Well we don't really need to," Phoebe coward out, she hated when the group did missions with a high chance of death. Although, she would also come and help out since she doesn't want her close friends to die.

"What they're doing in there isn't something that those people want us to see," Simon said, he took a quick breath but before continuing was interrupted by Flynn, "Simon, I thought you would be on board this the most".

"Let me finish," Simon said towards Flynn, "If it's something they don't want us to see, then we should absolutely infiltrate and see it".

"Oh, sorry," Flynn apologised, he just assumed what Simon was hinting towards. After all, after his miscalculation against the military bullets, Simon seems to have become more cautious which is completely understandable.

"I'm in," Lachlan said to the side, Lachlan was apart of every mission, even if he wasn't actually needed.

"Of course you're in," Phoebe said, she was most worried about Lachlan who was always at the front of the battles, putting himself in front of the most danger.

"I'm going in too, I need to find out what they used to discover the tracking device and take it," Zhang said, he hated it when unexpected technology would screw up operations but loved it when it could get them new things. He would always bring it to the woman in charge of analysing and modifying the technology they get, it almost seems like he has a thing for her.

Of course, no one would question it out loud.

"I'll help infiltrate," Joe said, his sister immediately spoke up milliseconds after, "Me too".

"I'll help secure the escape route," Georgia said, she had always secured escape routes for these types of missions, she's improved over the 6 months as well.

"Oh fine, I'll help Georgia," Phoebe said pouting as she gave up even trying to convince them to stop.

"I'll help out with the escape route as well," Brianna said to the side. Flynn nodded towards her. This was the third mission she's been on with them, as such, it'll be better to have her stick out of the danger zone.

"I'll keep an eye on the surrounding area and report when something's coming," Chloe said.

"Alright, I will tell everyone right now that this mission will probably be the most dangerous mission we'll have to do," Flynn said.

"Why?" Lachlan asked as his attention snapped towards Flynn with that statement.

"We don't have any maps of the lab, no information who's there or the people they have guarding it, this is a blind mission, make sure to always err on the side of caution," Flynn explained.

"Really? We have nothing?" Simon questioned, this wasn't something they've experienced before.

"Yes, it seems this lab was built after the evolution or in extreme secrecy, either way, there's nothing on it," Flynn explained as he threw out a couple of theories.

"Alrighty then, when will we start then?" Zhang asked with an enthusiastic tone.

"Tomorrow morning, if they're human then they should at least take breaks and change patrols," Flynn said, but after hearing from Zhang what they look like and how they operate, there's a likely chance they're professionals.

Due to the evolution of beasts, night times have now become even more heavily guarded than before. If something happens at night and a beast manages to slip through into the city it could cause a massacre, and it has happened before, about 1 month after the evolution. They make sure to now make the same mistake twice.

"Alright, get some good sleep, we don't want anyone sleeping on the job," Flynn said, he was the most worried. Due to his compatibility, he still hasn't got a tamed beast, it just didn't feel right to be sending everyone on the mission but not going himself. Of course, he would be helping from a secure location near them, using the computer he might be able to hack into the lab systems, but that's not likely.

Most people didn't sleep soundly that night, they were tossing and turning. They thought they would be used to it by now, the nervousness they got when they were going to do a mission. But it seems it'll always be there, or it might just be because this wasn't a normal mission.

Lachlan slept the best. He hasn't told anyone because he thought they would have discovered it by now, sleeping with your tamed beasts can easily get rid of the nervous feeling. It can for him anyway.

It might not be as effective for Phoebe or Chloe, sleeping with a turtle or a crocodile doesn't sound comfortable. Lachlan loved to sleep against his bird's soft feathers, not to mention Temp has incredibly soft fur, and they always emitted a bit of heat keeping him warm.

Lachlan still hasn't moved from his original spot, sleeping in that same bed made from two couches. He's got used to it, the view he gets is also astonishing.

The sunlight lighting up the sky with a nice orange and purple hue, making the clouds look magical. Then there was the calm lake in front of him that reflected that image, making it look so much nicer.

Lachlan woke up and went to have breakfast, he ate some cereal, it was still fairly early, and most people were still sleeping. He walked into one of the kid's room, it had Sarah in it. She was still sleeping peacefully, she exhausted herself yesterday playing with the others.

Lachlan walked back towards the kitchen, he heard someone else wake up. Turning the corner he saw Chloe and Flynn eating breakfast, just like him they also had some cereal.

"Morning," Lachlan greeted them, he then walked past and outside.

"Morning Lachlan," They both said as he walked past.

Once outside, Lachlan walked towards the swinging chair or raindrop chair. It was a chair that was hanging from the roof, it was almost entirely encased by bamboo in the shape of a raindrop, there was a hole that people can go through to sit inside it.

Lachlan sat there till everyone was finally ready, he walked in and they were all prepared. Flynn had a case in front of him that was filled with gadgets for everyone to use.

He opened it up and gave everyone an earpiece, then he handed out the flash grenades and finally the smoke grenades. They didn't have explosives, but they were for more high-profile missions, the missions where they wanted to stand out and get noticed.

After they got what they needed they headed at the front door, Lachlan and Simon summoned their beasts and everyone hoped on. As they were all relatively strong or had someone strong hold onto them they could increase the pace.

There were a few other people with them, they were in charge of guarding Flynn while he tries to hack the lab and make sure he's able to escape without getting injured.

They made it over to Perth in 3 hours. Lachlan and Simon dropped them off near the outskirts of the lab, due to it being built secretly it was a fair distance away from the city, making it much easier.

Once they got off they all stretched their legs and groaned, their legs always felt dead after sitting for so long.

They began to make their way to their respected spots, Lachlan, Simon, Zhang, Joe, and Zoe headed towards the base trying their best to make the minimal amount of noise.

Georgia, Phoebe and Brianna followed along but stopped at certain points along the path, they then immediately summoned their beasts and spread out a bit.

Chloe went separately, moving closer towards the road. She summoned her crocodiles and made them spread throughout the forest, hiding their large bodies in the shrubbery, all keeping their eyes towards the road.

Flynn was where they landed with a laptop out, some people surrounding him on all four sides leaving no space unmonitored.

Lachlan's group was already at the lab, they had jumped onto the roof that had no cameras. They had already found a way in; however, it wasn't exactly low-profile. Lachlan used his fire control to melt a hole in the steel, he did find it odd though, it felt a little too easy, easier than previous missions.

"Geez, why's it such a mess," Lachlan complained once they got it. The lab was a mess, the shrubbery looked it had already taken over the place. Vines were climbing the walls and hanging from the ceiling.

Chloe on the other hand already got something, it was a military truck followed by a large number of military vehicles filled to the brim with soldiers. Fortunately, it was still roughly 2 kilometres away, meaning they had enough time to escape.

"Guys get out now, the military is on their way," Chloe said in her mic, the tone in her voice was almost demanding, similar to when she has to discipline Sophie.

"What, how?!" Flynn shouted, they just got here, even if the military found out right away it should take a bit of time before they can even start to move.

Lachlan's group, on the other hand, had heard the news and was just about to escape. But the guards appeared, hundreds of them rushing towards them on both sides of the hall. They were shocked by the sudden appearance of the guards but remained calm.

"Analyse"

"Shit," Lachlan muttered when he saw the screen.