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Back in the C.O.'s office, Jim smirked a bit when Tinley explained there was something she had to go do. "I'm not sure who I should feel bad for in this situation," he quipped to Cass, before he headed off to go back to the cockpit. He had set the plane for autopilot during the chat with Fury, but Jim always preferred to have a hand on the controls. His comm piece in his ear would ensure that he could hear all of Tinley's decisions and he trusted Cass to intervene with any helpful tips for the budding new Field Commander. One day, Tinley wouldn't need them anyways - and that day would break his heart, mostly because it'd mean a new assignment and he hated new assignments.

Novikova smirked at Maria, still leaning against her. "I'd always let you touch me," she said with a sultry voice. It was fairly low enough in volume that only Maria would be able to hear her, as Novikova then shifted, sitting up and adjusting her natural silver locks. Her best friend, Sparky, had returned and Agent Raynor entered the room a second later. They weren't even attempting to stagger arrival times, she observed.

Raynor's lips were twitching slightly as Abercrombie entered the room and started to really lay into them. Sometimes, in the most inappropriate of situations, the mind locks onto the exactly wrong thing....The lips started to twitch...The breath catches....The chin wobbles...And no matter what he did, no matter how hard he bit the inside of his lip, he couldn't stop what was happening. As Abercrombie went on about arms trading and about kicking their asses to Asgard, his eyes were watering and by the time she left the room, he couldn't take it anymore.

"...Are those man tears?" Novikova asked, making a bit of a face of disgust at Raynor. If you did the crime, you do the time - and it was a pretty light punishment in her opinion. She then turned her attention away from him, giving Sparky a sympathetic smile, before she went up and headed over to the hacker, curious. If this was dealing in illegal tech, she figured hacking would be a good way to go - and that it'd be a Sci-Tech heavy mission.

"She's going to kick me to Asgard?" Raynor whispered, before it finally was all too much and he burst out laughing, his eyes watering. "Oh my gosh...What would Odin say if he could hear this now...Or could you even imagine the look on the oaf's face if Abercrombie managed to kick us all the way there? I'm almost hoping it happens now, actually, just for the bewilderment...He might drop a crumpet in his beard..."

As Tinley goes to the showers, she'll notice that someone on the plane isn't thinking in English. In fact, if she were to place the language, it sounds Scandinavian. But even that isn't quite right - it's slightly too archaic for that. However, she'll be able to identify the speaker...And then for Tempest's hacking, she won't find much beyond the basic mission report, but there are a lot of mentions online about a new era of diplomacy between Serbia and the United States.

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"I'm just glad she isn't use mind control on them as a punishment." Cassandra said, giving Jim a smile as she headed out as well as she watched Kennedy heading over to the cockpit, Cass then headed down and kept her distance seeing the new agents for a moment before Tinley snapped to get everyone's attention. She would have yelled as well to make sure that word was loud and clear that they wouldn't do it in the CO's office. Seeing Tinley walk off to get a shower which was understandable as well, before stepping forward and decided to put in her two cents in as well.

"If any of you pursue personal relationships with each other that is all on you. And I want to make this clear make sure that it does not affect the mission at all, and the mission always comes first and foremost." Cassandra said, she didn't care if they did get to friendly that was one order she didn't really follow either she then turned and started to make her way down to the armory as well to help get the team geared up.

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"Well maybe after the mission we can have a little alone time?" Maria whispered back to Novikova and gave her a playful smile it was quiet enough for only her to hear as well. Then she heard some footsteps coming down and saw that it was both Sparks and Raynor coming into the lounge and gave them both a slight wave. And then a few seconds later Abercrombie came into the room and jumped slightly when she heard the woman yelling at their two fellow agents. Maria usually saw Tinley as a calm person, but she assumed that it was Sparky and Raynor's little romp in the CO's office was what set her off. If she was in her shoes Maria would do the same thing as well if she was the teams Field Commander.

Finally they got a bit of a glimpse of what their mission was going to be as well, illegal arms trading in the Latveria province of Serbia, she gave Tinley a slight nod. "Crystal clear no fucking in the CO's office." Maria said as Tinley turned and headed off to take a shower, she looked over at Tempest and smiled slightly. "I'm down for playing a round once we finish the mission, i'm going to go get geared up." Maria said and saw Agent Reed coming up as well, putting in her two cents as well and nodded towards the Junior SO as she turned and headed down the stairs, she was excited that they would be going on their first mission as she headed down the stairs. Maria stopped for a moment seeing both Griff and the new guy as well to the team as well sparing and gave them a nod.

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Sparky had expected to be yelled at, just not so soon, or in front of everyone else. That was the main thing that got her. She wasn't known to be too talkative, or too much of an outgoing person, so this sort of thing hit her pretty hard. After all, she'd already been having problems due to Fury of all people catching them, but that was it. Sparky nodded her head, though her face had gone somewhat pale when Tinley yelled at them, and she didn't say anything in response to her. Not even acknowledging what Tinley had said, just keeping quiet.

Hearing Raynor start laughing about Tinley's words was the final blow that she could take, and she had to stop herself from basically collapsing to the ground. They just got chewed out, and sure it was a little ironic what Tinley had said all things considering, it still didn't mean he should be laughing. "...I'm going back to my cabin..." Sparky muttered, before she went to leave the room.

"....Do you want to be alone?"

"...I don't know..."

Raynor nodded. "Alright, let me know if you need anything...."

"...Okay..." she said, nodding slightly before she left the room, heading towards her cabin.

"Sure, anytime." Sami replied immediately,wondering if there was anything other than all the deaths that was weighing on her mind. Not that it mattered to him - she could come to him with any problem that she was struggling with. He was surprised at himself slightly, having not expected to make this kind of bond in this kind of job. But now, especially with Antoine gone, he felt more responsible for Niah. She was a capable woman, but he wanted to be there for her.

And speaking of capable woman, a genuine grin split Sami's face as Tinley marched in and began chewing out Sparks and Raynor. He couldn't believe the balls - or stupidity - one would need to screw around in the CO's office, but somehow Raynor had convinced the fairly meek Sparks to do so. He couldn't blame Abercrombie for her anger - he'd be pissed if their relationship got in the way of the mission too.

As Tinley left the room as quickly as she'd entered it, and Sparks slunk away, Sami got to his feet, offering an encouraging smile to Niah. "Let's go get our stuff ready. I think if anyone else pisses off Tinley again she'll be leaving their asses behind in Latveria." He said with a laugh. The assassination order on von Bardas was still weighing on his mind, but Niah didn't need to deal with his problems. That was his job.

"Well talk after Latveria then okay." She gave him a quick hug, as she did she whispered. "I have to trust you. I'll go crazy if I don't." Once she released the hug she went to her room to get her gear ready.

She carefully went over a forensic kit. She didn't know exactly what she might need, but she made sure she had the basics and a few random other items. She wished she had a better grasp on her powers and had had more time to practice with a gun.

Niah pulled up a picture of her, Z, and Antoine from her phone. She was sitting between them and arm around each. She didn't remember who took the picture, but it was the only picture she had with all of them. Would SHIELD consider it treason to have a picture of a known traitor? She then looked at the picture of her with her siblings. It mirrored the one on her phone eerily, but at least her brother was still alive. Her hand went up to her necklace.

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Tinley enjoyed the shower, though she knew the thought would always be there. How could anyone possibly enjoy having sex on a chair? As her thoughts race, she heard a voice in her head. She could place the language easily, but there was something off about it. The voice was speaking Scandinavian, but it sounded like it was decades old. She knew the voice too. The question was: what did it mean?

She knew it would be her job to see this through, especially before the mission. She got dressed and went out to the nearest intercom and made an announcement. "Would Agent Raynor please see me in the Command Area." With that, she went to meet him. Hopefully, he would be alone. She didn't want him and Sparks holding hands and canoodling when there were serious matters at hand.

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Tempest remained very quiet as the scary blonde woman came out and unleashed a verbal thrashing the likes of which Temptest had not seen. Once she left, one of the two of them began cracking up. "Dude, you got serious balls for laughing at her. Like, all it takes is one person to tell her and your ass is grass." But Tmepest threw her hands up in a "not my business" manner before she got on her computer.

She had to admit to herself she wasn't thrilled with the results. Though the diplomatic relations with Serbia was interesting, considering recent information. She would have to look more into it later. She closed it down before an announcement played and the same woman called for Raynor. She looked at the man. "See? Told you. It was nice knowing ya dude."

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@FantasyChic: Raynor glanced over at Tempest and shrugged. This was his ninth year working in the field out of the academy. He had gone through Operations and maybe that was why he was so cocky as he walked from the Lounge into the Command Center. There was a glass barrier of sorts in the shape of a crescent, but it didn't do much to keep it separate from the Lounge beyond a Hey, this is a new area! sort of vibe. "Agent Abercrombie, you wanted to talk with me?" Raynor asked, his hands folded behind him. In this close proximity, Tinley would be able to notice his necklace. His thoughts were a bit more difficult to hear than they had been a moment ago.

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"I wouldn't protest," Novikova whispered back to Maria, smirking slightly. She rolled her eyes at Sami, but the shades she wore all of the time prevented anyone from seeing. Only Maria was close enough to look behind the lenses and see the distinct eye rolls and sarcastic glances of the one and only Dominika Novikova. As the others went to go get geared up, Novikova considered going after Sparky, but she figured that her friend wanted some alone time. And as Tinley announced that she wanted to speak to Raynor in the Command Center - an area right next to the Lounge without much of a barrier - Novikova decided to clear the area.

She went down the spiral staircase, heading to the cargo hold. There were grey bins filled with just about any weapon that an agent could want, but it wasn't the weapons that Novikova was after. Or at least, not entirely. She grabbed the kit of drones, figuring those would be useful for any sorts of infiltration, as well as a multipurpose toolkit. They combined easily into a sleek black backpack of sorts that she slung over her shoulder. She grabbed a comm device and put it in her ear, the wiring wrapping around to make it secure.

However, the one thing she wanted above all else looked entirely unremarkable. It was a watch, something Agent Fitz had drawn up based on the watch Agent Stark used to use - only this one was weaponized. It had scanning capabilities, infrared sensors, and could deliver a shock to an enemy if in close quarters. However, when Novikova tapped it twice, a solid holographic shield emerged with the S.H.I.E.L.D. logo. Shield combat had been something she managed to pick up, but she was more hoping this invention would keep her from getting shot. "Thank you, Agent Fitz," she mumbled, tapping the watch twice again and the shield collapsed.

There was then another announcement over the intercom - "We are currently flying over the woods outside of Hassenstadt. If you look to your left, you'll see the so called Mt. Doom. Anyone need to throw some jewelry inside? No? Get ready, we're landing in a secure location in ten."

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Cassandra headed down the spiral staircase as she stopped for a moment once she was in the cargo hold of the Bus she heard Abercrombie speak over the intercom about seeing Agent Raynor. She wasn't sure what it was about, maybe something to do with his little romp in the CO's office. She then headed over and watched as Novikova and Maria both came down first seeing what they both were picking up, Cass then went over to a small bin as she pulled out a small bin in the lab pulling out the memory loss serum Fury had suggested. Cassandra then turned around and handed them over to Novikova.

"Make sure that everyone gets one, this is in the case you run into Von Bardas, use this on her and an ICER as well." Cassandra said as she looked at Maria and gave her a nod seeing her grabbing herself a bow and some arrows as well. "I'll keep in touch via radio and monitor you from the command center, good luck." Cassandra said, as she grabbed herself an ear piece and then headed up the flight of stairs again and made her way to the command center as she leaned herself up against the side of the wall while looking at Agents Abercrombie and Raynor as well.

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Once Maria was down in the cargo hold she made her way over towards the armory seeing the box of weapons that were there, as she scanned the area a little bit until she spotted some bows that were there. She grinned even more as she made her way over there it was similar to the one that Hawkeye has. Maria then grabbed a few arrows and a quiver as well strapping them over her back and watched Novikova grabbing her gear as well, and made her way over and grabbed herself an ICER as well and a holster for it strapping it over onto her left thigh as she finished getting herself geared up.

She looked over at Agent Reed and nodded towards her as she finished everything that she needed to get for the mission ahead, and set up an earpiece as well so that she can listen in and communicate with the others as well. "So ready for our first mission?" Maria asked as she heard Abercrombie's voice over the intercom, and then shortly after that Kennedy's voice broke through as well. She was getting a bit excited and nervous for their first mission, but she was eager to start.

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Sparky was pretty much having a slight mental breakdown, after all, she generally was not one to get into major trouble or anything, and usually was not the one getting yelled at for anything. She preferred to keep her nose down, out of trouble, and things like that, but that went out the window when Tinley had yelled at them, in front of everyone else. This sort of thing was a pretty big deal for her, and she didn't know what to do other than curl up in a little ball on her bed.

When she heard Jim over the loud speaker, she thought about maybe heading off towards the Cargo Bay area, to prepare for the mission, but right then she was definitely not feeling up to it, at least not for a few more minutes at the least. She just wished right then that everyone would forget about her existence, and she could just stay there forever. However, she knew that was likely never going to happen, so she finally got out of bed, and headed towards the Cargo Bay, looking down at the ground as she walked.

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Tinley stared at Raynor for a moment. His little tryst with Sparks aside, he wasn't a bad agent. How this information played, well that would be up to him. "As you know, Agent Raynor, I have the ability to control minds. Seemingly, as a side effect, I can also hear other people's thoughts. That's how I found out about Agent Riviera. Why am I telling you this? Partly because it is something I want you and everyone else to remember."

"But I also heard something interesting. It sounded like you speaking Scandinavian. Now I know you are very good with languages, but there was something off about what I heard that I didn't quite place until now. It sounded...old. Archaic, if you get my meaning. Something I don't think people in Scandinavia speak. So I'd like to know how and why you know such a language? Call it professional curiosity. You aren't in trouble, for this at least, though I was serious about kicking your ass if I catch you and Sparks jeopardizing the mission because you want to make out with each other.

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Tempest shut her computer down once the announcement was made. She could probably do better in the field, anyway. She took out her phone to make sure it was ready before she stood up and stretched. She was anxious to get started and finally do something. "So, anyone been to Latveria before? I saw some not-so-nice things on the web. The ones they don't show you in the news with peace talks and hand-shaking politicians, but I've never been. Wouldn't go anyway, place gives me the creeps."

Though she hadn't had much training in the field, she was confident she could handle it. She knew how to work a gun, knew how to play with a building's security. Plus, she could heal. It was like she was created just for this purpose! How meta. "I'm rarin' to go. Let's go stop the bad guys!"

Automatically returning the hug and squeezing Niah, he watched in discomfort as she let go and went to get ready. He knew where her worries were coming from, but he couldn't help but feel concerned about just how paranoid one could get in these situations. At least she knew she could trust him - or, was trying to trust him. It would depend on what they talked about, but as she aptly said, it would have to wait. Latveria beckoned, as did his personal assignment.

Amongst his personal equipment, Sami didn't have all that much to include. Keeping in mind the training from before, he retrieved an ICER alongside his own sidearm. A non-lethal weapon would definitely come in handy, and likely keep Fury from yelling at him again. Once again, he weighed up his options. Should he tell the others about his secret mission, or just not do it? What would the implications of von Bardas being brought in alive be? He couldn't work out if they were going to be any worse than the implications of him point blank killing her, and his gut wasn't telling much other than either option seemed like a bad idea. Thankfully, there were senior agents on this mission with them. Raynor had been around for years, as had Cassandra, and they were bound to have some experience in the area.

Finishing up his last few bits of prep, which included a hastily thrown in first-aid kit, Sami vowed to get an opinion from someone. At least he wouldn't be breaking any rules, right? The vague text message hadn't said to keep it quiet in the slightest.

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Raynor let out a sigh, looking at Tinley. He hated personal questions - they were invasive and prying, much like her eavesdropping on his thoughts. Of course, with her stating it was how she caught Agent Rivera as being HYDRA, a spark of rage grew as he crossed his arms. This was more than just accidental eavesdropping then - she was threatening him with constant surveillance of his thoughts. "Last time someone went around policing people's thoughts, they turned out to be a squid," he told her, using the slang for HYDRA operative.

He then tried his best not to laugh again as she assured him that he wasn't in trouble. Taking a breath, Raynor kept his arms crossed, before he tugged on his necklace. "And since I have no doubt you've read my files, you know that I was raised in Norway to a family who still followed the old ways. I don't celebrate Christmas, I celebrate Yuletide. And yeah, we spoke an archaic language for religious reasons - shouldn't be too shocking, you've heard of Israel right?" he shook his head at her.

"I'm going to go gear up. Let me know if you'd like to question my necklace - it's a rune, by the way. Raidho. It deals with heroics and the journey of life." He then went down the staircase to the cargo hold to get ready. The plane then landed in the woods and shut down, with Agent Kennedy coming over and looking at Tinley.

"Don't take it personally, he just hates personal questions," he advised her. "Ready to go lead your first mission, ma'am?" He flashed a smile at Cassandra as well.

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Novikova took a moment to look at the memory serum, before she nodded, distributing one to everyone that was downstairs - including Agent Raynor. She wasn't sure how she felt about using them in the field. She knew that all inventions had the potential to be used for good or for evil - yet it was still odd, seeing something like that outside of the context of the classroom. "I'm not sure how I feel," Novikova told Maria, before she hesitated for a moment, reevaluating. "...Actually, I've got a bad feeling about this."

The cargo bay doors lowered, forming a ramp that would allow them to exit the Bus. Tinley wasn't down yet, so Novikova wasn't about to go charging outside, but the snow covered trees she could see and the looming mountains reminded her of the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe film with Georgie Henley.

"You feeling okay?" Raynor asked Sparky softly, going over to her. "If you aren't up for this, you should stay here - it's better you sit it out than try to push through it if your head isn't in it."

"Guys...Is anyone else seeing this?" Novikova asked, taking off her ruby tinted shades to get a better look. She was looking off into the distance, where Castle Doomdstat was - where a gigantic beam of light had suddenly shot up into the sky, breaking the grim clouds.

"...It looks like New York...when the Chitauri invaded..."

Niah was definitely late to join the team. She shoved a couple last items into her bag and bolted down to the hold. She picked up an ICER and a radio, hooking the piece into her ear. She looked about guilty for being late. At least she wasn't the last. She sighed mentally.

As the Bus came around she saw the brilliant light coming up from the ground. "Oh boy." She held back the cuss that she almost said instead. "What is that?" She asked mostly rhetorically. While she hadn't been in New York during the attack a few years back, she had seen pictures of the scene, and Agent Raynor wasn't incorrect about its appearance, but that incident had come down from the sky, not up from the ground. Interesting.

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Cassandra leaned herself up against the side as she listened in on the conversation going on between Agents Raynor and Abercrombie, though she didn't like the idea of her mind being read without her permission. But Tinley was still getting more acquainted with her powers most likely it wasn't something you could shutdown right away. Cass could also understand Blake's irritation as she listened to him speak she had read his file as well. It didn't sound anything HYDRA related which was good to hear at least, after one turning out to be a mole and another one having ties was also a bit scary.

Then she felt the Bus come to a landing as she looked over towards Kennedy and gave him a nod, it wasn't her first rodeo on a mission, though it was her first time being a supervisor to a number of agents at one time. "We should be ready to go." Cassandra said, before turning around and making her way back down towards the cargo bay to see the team getting geared up and ready to go for the first time. Once she got to the bottom of the steps Cassandra froze where she stood seeing the flash of light being shot up into the sky where Castle Doomdstat was located. That did not bode well at all as she looked at the group of agents, it was certainly very disturbing to see, as she went to get herself geared up as well. "It certainly does not look good at all." Cassandra said as she grabbed herself an ICER as well.

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Maria looked at Novikova as she gently rested a hand on her friend's shoulder she was pretty nervous as well getting ready for their very first mission together. "Well I got your back, always." Maria said towards her as she looked over her shoulder towards Tempest when she came down as well and shook her head a bit. "Nope first time being here, I've been only out of the country a few times most recent was Rio De Janeiro in Brazil during the Olympic Games there." Maria said as she watched Sparks and a short time later Raynor as well as Rhodes. And then a few seconds later the cargo bay door opened seeing the snow on the ground.

Then there was a sudden flash of light that came out of the ground where Castle Doomdstat was, which reminded her of some of the news feeds that she watched when The Battle of New York started. Now she was not expecting that at all, she was mainly expecting a go smash and grab mission. "Well wasn't expecting an alien invasion type scenario happening on our first outing." Maria said getting a bit nervous before looking around. "So anyone willing to lend me a little bit of their powers?" Maria asked.

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She glanced around at everyone else who was in the room, not really wanting to make eye contact with them. Sparky was still not in the best mood, preferring to pretend that she wasn't there, but it was her job to go on the mission, and that is what matters right now. Glancing over as Raynor walked in, she didn't say anything at first, not sure what exactly she could say to him after getting yelled at like that. She was looking at the ground when he started talking to her.

"I'm going Ray... After all, it is my job to... I'm fine, don't worry about me," she said, looking over and giving him a small smile. Then she looked to see what was going on outside, what everyone was talking about, and saw the beam of light. Hearing Raynor's words, she nodded in agreement with that. She hadn't been in New York during that attack, but she had heard about it on the news, and if he said it was like what happened in New York, she trusted him about it.

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It didn't bother Tinley so much. After all, she wasn't here to make friends. She got her answer and that was enough. The comment about reading thoughts was a well-meaning threat. She has not done it intentionally, nor would she, but it has been helpful and she would not deny the possibility of using it if it meant helping the mission.

She gave a light shrug once they touched down as Kennedy came out. "He wants to be a part of this team, he better get used to it, especially if I get another hint of something off about him. Be that as it may, we got a job to do." She was already suited up and geared ready to go, so she left to meet the team.

Of course, she saw what was happening outside, just as the others did. It was not what she was expecting. "All right, that's new. Mission doesn't change though, we get in and out quietly. If whatever is going on there becomes pertinent we will deal accordingly, for now, make sure everyone has their head in the game, someone please donate Agent Smith their power, I have a feeling mine will do you little good, and let's get to it."

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Tempest was ready once the doors opened, however the scene before them proved to be surprising to everyone else. "Well, that doesn't look good." Tempest stated the obvious. In fact, it looked pretty bad. Like something they should investigate. Perhaps she could find information as to why that was occurring.

Until then, she would follow orders. Blonde scary woman was dishing them out. "I have healing powers, not sure if you'd rather have powers useful in a fight. Other than that, I'm good to hack and slash and generally cause everyone to have a bad day." She was geared up too. Phone with all essentials on it, gun just in case, and a wicked sense of sarcasm all at her disposal.

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Sami stumbled slightly for a moment, realizing how idiotic that thought had been. He knew well enough that the message was for his eyes only - that telling anyone would get him kicked out of S.H.I.E.L.D. or worse, charged with a violation of the Patriot Act, landing him in prison. He then glanced outside, his jaw dropping at the beam of light. "What the fuck is this bullshit?" Sami asked, looking at it with wide eyes.

Kennedy shook his head at Sami, unlocking the van and tossing the keys to Raynor. There were enough seats for all of the agents inside of it and it'd allow them to get closer to the target for their mission. Agent Blake would be driving simply because stunt driving was one of his special skills. "...I'd offer you mine, but the vision is a bitch," Novikova told Maria, before she got an idea and she took off her glasses, looking at the energy beam. Her vision felt like it was blurring as she saw a strange red haze around it and a scream filled the air that everyone would be able to hear.

"DON'T DO IT! There's still time to change their fate..."

The voice was familiar and seemed to echo all around them, the same frantic message repeating itself until Novikova put her glasses back on. Raynor's eyes had widened and Sami was staring dumbstruck. Even Griff and Nikolai looked a bit wary at this turn of events, meanwhile Kennedy just grimaced. It was worse than what their intel had told them.

"That isn't an invasion..." Novikova said, biting her lip. "I think it's a doorway...And someone's trapped inside."

"Come on, we don't have time to waste," Raynor said as he got in the car. Shotgun was open for Tinley. Novikova climbed in, as did Sami, Nikolai, and Griff. Kennedy nodded at Cassandra, before he glanced at something on his phone and then hurried upstairs to the command deck. Once everyone was inside the van, Agent Blake pulled off and drove them through the woods. It was a short trip and he kept the headlights off, driving slowly and carefully so as to not alert Von Bardas to their presence.

There was no mistaking it, though. That odd beam of light? It was coming from the roof of the castle.

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Maria looked over towards Abercrombie for a moment and then over towards Novikova and nodded a bit, their powers were useful but Novikova's alternate reality vision would be a distraction for her. And Abercrombie's though really powerful it wasn't really useful in combat. Tempests' was a good power to, but only useful for healing others which wasn't good in combat. She looked around the room, and then eyed Lee for a moment, as she walked over to him rather quickly with her ungloved hand. "Going to power this for a moment." Maria said as she took his hand, as she felt the power surge through her as she felt that little bit of rush and quickly let go of him.

Looking down at her hand as it glowed for a moment, and then closed it up rather quickly looking at Lee he looked like he was a little bit ill as a side effect of her power. "Sorry it shouldn't last long." Maria said softly as she looked out of the cargo ramp Maria paused when she could hear a voice, she wasn't sure who it was but it sounded familiar. "Lets get started then." Maria said as she quickly climbed into the back seat of the van looking at Novikova for a moment and smiled slightly, she was ready to get their mission started now as the van veered out and drove down into the woods.

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Cassandra looked over towards Rhodes and rolled her eyes ever so slightly towards him and shook her head, the agent did rub her the wrong way, but she didn't say anything. "Good luck, i'll keep in touch, make sure your radios are all on and working." Cassandra said, as she then stopped as she could hear some voice all around them. She didn't know who it was exactly but it did sound pretty familiar, but Cassandra didn't say anything they had their mission to complete. As she watched the van veer out of the cargo ramp and off into the distance Cassandra closed the ramp once the van was safely out.

She started to follow Kennedy up the spiral staircase, and made her way towards the command area, as she started to monitor the team's status from there and made sure that their radios were all working now. Cassandra looked out of the window as she tried to look and see if there was a better way to see what was going on, but it looked like for the most part that it was coming from the roof of the massive castle.

Niah doubled checked her equipment as she climbed into the transport vehicle. She wasn't certain what they would encounter, but she had the headset, ICER, and special knock out juice. She gave Sami a nervous smile as he piled into the transport as well. She needed to chat with him, but there wasn't a good time. It was frustrating.

Niah moved a bit so she could get a clear view of the beam of light, curious if she could see anything inside the beam. She had figured out that if she focused on shutting off the sense that she would lose it was easier to get the one she wanted. So she let her hearing go. It was a long distance, but when her eyes focused on it she was certain there was a woman trapped in it.

"There is someone in that beam of light." She couldn't hear herself talk, which was a little odd despite feeling the vibrations in her chest. She tilted her head there was something familiar about the woman but she had no idea who it could be or was especially from this distance.

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Tinley took her seat in the shotgun position, not taking her eyes off the beam of light for a second. If what Novikova said was true, and she had little reason to doubt her, there was more to this mission than simple arms trading. The beam was coming from the castle also and that spoke different volumes to her. Still, they had a mission.

"I'll admit, this light business, portal thing or whatever does not bode well, and we will investigate, but do not forget the real reason we are here. I want everyone to be stealthy, use powers when needed. Neutralize targets without violence, if possible. We don't need blood on our hands should things go south."

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Tempest sat in the vehicle, playing on her phone as she listened to the others speak. She had a score to beat on Candy Crush, after all. She was ready though. As ready as she would ever be to tackle this. Beam of light or no, she was down for getting this place smacked down. Especially von Bardas. The lady had always rubbed her the wrong way.

"Are we going as one big group or splitting up Scooby Doo style?" She asked. Tinley pondered a moment, "I'm a bit uneasy on splitting up, but it may be best for stealth reasons. If we do split up, we'll discuss once we arrive. Tempest nodded, "Got it boss. Let me know."