Lore/The Crew - Part Two

***10:00***
***Mountain Office***
*After going through the stolen files of all active and deactivated Reapers, Oliver is only able to pick out three people, Geoff, Efe, and Nate, as part of their crew. David had no luck, so moves on to help out Oliver with any more potential Reaper candidates.* “Hey, how about that guy? The old bodyguard that was all about dat bodyguarding?” asks David as he points to a person on Oliver’s computer. Oliver responds, “Hmm, I remember him, yeah his name was, what, Rigby…?” They both laugh and Oliver continues, “No wait, it was Mordecai! He was a real stickler for rules, I’m not sure how good he would be for our operation. Why do you think he would work?” David states, “Because he was basically in love with Billie West. Either that, or he worshipped her. Not really sure if there’s a difference though. But hey, at least get any intel from him, I’m sure he’s still looking for her.” Oliver nods and says, “Roger roger, I’ll mark him down.”

“Well I dunno anyone else here, they all look like new recruits. Your turn, find one.” says David. Oliver scrolls through the list and finds one Nick Sphere and says, “Alright, Nick will do. I’ve seen him at combat and trust him enough for this.”

“Right, so far it’s me, you, Geoff, Efe, Nate, and Nick. Geoff will arrange and pilot our escape plane. Efe will be the primary escape vehicle driver and initiate the distraction at the designated location, and Nick will be the secondary escape vehicle driver. You’ll be our Air-Support, so bring that hunk-of-junk you call a K-24.” explains Oliver. “And you? You can’t possibly expect to extract Billie West through all that military shit by yourself. You’ll need at least some sniper support and another backup unit to go in with you.” states David. “Hmm you’re right. Nate will go in with me. But we also don’t know what kind of security she will be surrounded by, and I don’t have any immediate, reliable intel about why she’s there either.” adds Oliver. David crosses his arms and asks, “So, we’re going in blind?” Oliver smiles and says, “Just like old times, eh? I’ll call everyone in, get anything else you need .”

*Before leaving, Oliver sends out an encrypted message to Geoff, Efe, Nate, Nick, and Quinn Liddy about meeting at his office in the mountains.*

***13:00***
***Enforcer HQ***
*Oliver flies out to Enforcer HQ, and as he lands, all the lost Privates run up to the landing Pell and raise their newly-commissioned Handguns. Fortunately for Oliver, Major Odin Vance sees the Pell and recognizes Oliver inside.* “Oliver! Hello my Reaper friend, how may I help you? Actually, this isn’t one of your sneaky “socialization” scouting tactics again, is it?” inquires Odin. Oliver responds, “Hello there Odinson. I’m not scouting, er not in the traditional sense at least. I’m looking for an old friend. Is Dexter Moser still around? I need to talk with him, it’s urgent.” Odin nods as he emails Dexter and says, “He should be enroute. What’s the matter? Anything I can do to help?” Oliver raises his eyebrow and states, “Help, like last time eh..? Yeah, no. Nothing like that. I just need to speak with Dex… privately.”

*Dexter walks up to Oliver, dressed in full tactical-gear with a Sniper Rifle on his back and a suppressed Handgun holstered on his leg.* Oliver asks, “Damn Dex, wetwork again?” Dexter laughs and says, “No no, nothing like that. You know me, I like being prepared. So what’s new?” Oliver looks around and sees all the Privates running around like lost sheep, a curious Major Odin probably eavesdropping, and an empty runway. “This one is serious. Hop in and I’ll explain in my office.”

***14:00***
***Mountain Office***
*Oliver and Dexter depart Enforcer HQ and head to his office, where everyone has already arrived.*

“Alright everyone, gather around. You might be wondering why I’ve asked you all to come, and the answer is pretty simple: We’re going to rescue an old friend. Before I say who it is, I need to know that this information will not leave this room, understand?” asks Oliver. After everyone nods, Oliver continues, “Good. The op is a simple target extraction.” David puts Mordecai’s crate full of intel on the table and Oliver states, “The target, however, is Billie West.”

*Silence fills the room.*

*As Oliver, Nate, and Nick finally study the intel Mordecai gave them on Billie West and the potential location she could be hiding in, David joins Geoff and Efe.* “Guys, I trust Oliver and all, but he does some pretty stupid shit sometimes. Remember all the times he tried to fly a Pell? Yeah, David Cage remembers...” David shudders then continues, “Look I’m not asking any questions, but how do we know that he’s doing the right thing here? I mean, I don’t wanna die ok. I don’t have a wife or kids and I’m not that young either, but shit who else is gonna take care of this baby?” says David as he pats his K-24.

*Geoff and Efe laugh as they pack their gear, while Quinn and Dexter talk.* “Hey Dex, you sure you can trust Oliver on this one? Seems kinda sketchy, don’t ya think?.” asks Quinn. Dexter looks straight at him and responds, “There was a time when I was on the verge of either arresting or shooting Oliver for betraying the Government. You know what he did? He invited me alone in the mountains and talked. I almost shot him that day, but I’m glad I didn’t.” explains Dexter. “Well, what happened? You just let him go?” asks Quinn. Dexter laughs a bit and says, “Well, yeah. Oliver explained to me what had really happened. I didn’t believe him, but I let him go so he could prove himself to me. He knew I would find him if he was lying. Oliver and I have a rather long history, I trained him in the art of Marksmanship when he was very young. After everything we’ve been through, I trust Oliver with more than my life.”

*After some thought, Oliver replaces his intel with Mordecai’s.* “Everyone, gather around. Mordecai provided some pretty important intel. The map I had was an old one, probably Billie West’s initial hiding spot. Mordecai’s intel suggests that she’s actually in Medici, helping out some crazy visionary thwart the government and their main General.” explains Oliver. David immediately responds, “Wow, so much for laying low huh. This operation just got a hell of a lot more difficult.” Dexter asks, “Maybe so, but I’m sure Oliver’s got a plan, right?” Oliver looks around, gulps, and says, “Damn right I do.” Quinn states, “Wait, if we are really gonna do this, we need a name. Like a legit one, something clever.” David interrupts and suggests, “How about Alpha Team?” Geoff says, “That’s not really all that important right now, I’ll be happy when the plan comes together.”

*Oliver nods and the team begin to mock up a plan.*