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Timing was everything.
If we didn't keep to specific time, our death would be upon us.
I'm sure the other 2/3 of my team were prepared for the worst, accepting the fact death might occur. Me?
I quite liked living. I liked submerging myself into books on a cozy night, fighting the confines of comforting sleep. I liked hearing the early songs of the birds whenever I awoke, or the hustle and bustle of the capital on the rare trips I visit. I loved the bitter but soothing coffee I always made sure to drink in the morning.
I quite enjoyed living and it's simplest, joyous activities it has to offer. So I wasn't particularly interested in dying.
Although, for my cause, it was something I had to expect. And as we rode silently down the winding back roads to the capital, I felt the need to prepare for death.
Our mission almost promised us death, but if we timed it correctly ,and if we had a bit of good luck of course, we might get away with the grandest of schemes.
Our major scheme was indeed probably one of the stupidest thing thought of.
Some people rob banks, start riots, even kill people. Us? We steal the princess, of course. And then we kill the Queen. I'd like to imagine it's simpler, which in theory it is. Part one of our plan was atleast simple:
1. Sneak into Castle
2. Take princess
3. Go about our merry way
Although in hindsight nothing is just that easy, taking one of the most powerful people in modern day times in certainly not.
See after the third world war, billions upon billions lost a lot, including money. Now only the elite are left to rule, such as Lillian Luthor. Her family had decidedly taken over what used to be North America and used to rule those with care. This is until the King died of a heart attack. Lillian, after her husband died, solely started to rule as Queen. She weeded out those openly opposed her, sentencing them to either death or prison for treason. She had been killing off the poor in hopes of letting only the rich survive.
This is where we come in. I am apart of a trained assembly of agents who work together to stop her. Our plans are to steal the princess, and then lure Lillian into a trap to assainate her. See? Easy.
Thankfully Lex, the oldest son, had been banished long ago for speaking out against his mother. So that elimates the chances of him interfering. So once Lillian's out of power then my group comes in and takes control.
See? Piece of cake.
If the cake had been in the middle of the ocean.
With sharks swimming all around it.
Although it was too late for second guessing, I had to do this. I needed to do this.
I shifted my gaze to the front seat where my sister was sitting. She has her eyes softly trained on the girl next to her, Maggie, our third partner. I snorted to myself, recalling how often I witnessed the serious, bruting Alex Danvers send heart eyes to her crush.
It was almost a laughable situation really, we might have a chance of dying tonight and Alex , instead of worrying, is paying attention to her crush. Maggie, although, was completely unaware of the other girls gaze as her knuckles tightened around the wheel. Her eyes unmoving while staring straight ahead on the dark road in front of us.
I decided to break the tension.
"Can we play a game," I spoke while looking out the window. I seen Alex give me an disbelieving look.
"Kara there's a possible chance we might all die on the dangerous mission of our century, and you want to play a game?" She said.
I nodded which gave way to the following groans from my teammate.
"Sorry little Danvers, I don't think your sister is up for a game," Maggie teased, briefly looking at Alex.
Alex huffed and faced foward again. A beep signaled into our ear piece, alerting us of Winn's presence.
"Hello ladies," He spoke in such a friendly, pleasent way I almost forgot the prospect of our impending death, almost.
"Skip the pleasantries Winn, What do we do once we hit our mark?" Alex spoke without humor.
"Wow grouchy Danvers, Alright once you hit the mark Alex will take the sniper, helping clear anyone who might alert the guards. Kara, you and Maggie will go underground, through the passageway, and into the princess's chamber. Once there you take her and then boom we have ourselves a princess," Winn spoke, vioce full of confidence in his plan.
We shared a wary glance, opting for the fact it would be in fact more difficult then what we heard in the unworried tone of our teammate back at HQ. Admittedly he was allowed the prospect of confidence, he wasn't on the front lines.
"Alright Winn, We are approaching our drop off target. Stay alert for our call," Maggie spoke as she pulled over the car into an empty lot.
We got out of the car and huddled to the front. Alex gave me a comforting look as she placed a hand on my shoulder.
"Stay safe and we'll live to see tomorrow, alright?" She said as she hugged me. I spoke out a meek "I will" before Maggie spoke.
"Do I get a hug Ms. Danvers?" She poked Alex, teasingly.
"Bring me my sister back safe and I'll consider it," Alex spoke softly.
The unspoke words of "and you too" were words Alex couldn't bring herself to say. But everyone knew what she had meant.
"Have some faith in time Danvers, we'll come back safe," Maggie said, placing confidence in words she knew she shouldn't.
No one knew if we'd succeed, but hey what's the harm in believing we will?
We made our way across the back opening located near the castle as Alex took position with a particular dangerous looking sniper rifle. The first time she had ever shot it she claimed it her "baby". Which I'm now thankful for because that gun has saved our lives more times than I could count.
As soon as we were out of earshot of the other member's ear, I decided that of all times now would be a great time to have a lovely chat. As soon as we made it to the tunnels entrance, I brought up the topic.
"So, you and my sister huh?" I asked her, acting non-curious as possible. My words halted Maggie's action of trying to pick the lock on the back entrance of the tunnels as she looked at me.
"What," She asked me curiously as I turned away.
I simply shrugged and motioned for her to continue picking the lock. She then nodded and went back to work.
"I just thought you and her could make quite the couple," I cringed at how awkward I was making this conversation. I saw her eyebrow lift.
"That's kind of you Danvers, but even if there was something on my part your sister isn't one to bat for the same team," She let loose a chuckle. I quickly picked out the bitter tone of voice and smiled.
"I'm just saying, maybe give it a shot" I spoke, trying to subtly plant a seed of an idea in her head. She just nodded it off and pried the door open.
"After you , Little Danvers," Maggie spoke as I took the lead.
As we walked the narrow passage we called in Winn.
"Alright Winn, we're in," I spoke in a hushed tone.
"Alright you're going to walk about 40 feet and then you should see two paths dividing out," He spoke as the clicking from the keyboard on his desk clicked away.
Me and Maggie continued walking and upon the divide we received instructions to go right.
"Alright, up ahead you should be coming in a narrower corridor. After that you should enter a dark passageway leading into the princess's room. The guards should be in the process of changing shifts so you should be good," Winn spoke, a hint of nerves edging in his voice.
I suppose in that moment the actions of what were about to happened set into realization for me.
We are going to kidnap a princess.
Oh Rao , what have we gotten ourselves into?
Maggie and I made it to the corridor as I could feel my heartbeat take off. My palms started to sweat nervously the farther we got.
Maggie crept along the wall, silently scouting out any noises she might consider threatening.
Satisfied when she heard none, we made our way to the end of the passage to the door. Maggie quickly set to work picking the lock, fiddling with it as if she had been born with this skill. After a few minutes we heard a satisfying click and Maggie slowly pushed the door open.
At this point I was sure my heart was to rupture from the nerves mixed with the adrenaline rush I was currently having. We entered a fairly large bedroom as we quietly scouted for our target.
Panic set in as we realized she didn't lay in the bed, sleeping. Maggie gave me a look as I stared back at her, disbelieving what was happening.
Then we heard movement from my left and saw the bathroom door opening, a women emerging from it in the process of yawning.
My internal instincts came into play as I threw myself against her. Her body harshly hit the ground, efficiently knocking her out cold.
Maggie gave me a look of panic, the guards conversation could now be heard from outside. I gave her a simple shrug, heaving the girl into my arms as me and Maggie hurriedly made our way back out of the room. We stopped dead in our tracks as we heard the voices approaching the door, hands touching the handle briefly.
Another guard must have spoke because there was a hesitant to open the door, and we took our chance. I laid the princess in her bed as Maggie and I ducked underneath to see the door creak open. We moderated our breathing as we heard the guards boots pace the room slowly.
One guard laughed as he mocked his friend," I told ya no ones in here."
The guard let out a hum of disapproval as he checked what seemed to be the bathroom," No i heard it," He claimed confidently.
His footsteps reached the bed as he bent down, his fingers barely grazing the underneath of the covers. His hand ready to jerk it back. Suddenly, a shout came from the other room as the two guards quickly made their way out and into the fray.
Maggie and me took this time to exit out from under the bed, I took the women in my arms, and we bolted into the hidden passage way opening.
We raced down the corridor, both of us with aching legs and pounding hearts. I managed to spare a glance at the women who was laying limp in my arms.
She had beautiful locks of hair and a pale complexion. Her face in a simple, relaxed look which made her all the more beautiful.
She was in fact a princess.
Releasing the fact I was carrying a passed out princess, I raced alongside Maggie until we had managed to find the end of the tunnel. We exited out quickly and found Alex waiting at the car.
We flung ourselves into the vehicle, and watched as Alex set to work, starting the car and driving off. Once we were far enough to simmer our panic Alex questioned us.
"How was it," She asked, relieved we had made it back.
I look down, embarrassed of what I had down. Instead I focused on the beautiful girl in the emerald dress, softly tracing her features.
"We had a bit of a problem, she was in the bathroom not her bed," Maggie responded to the question.
"So how'd you subdue her?" Alex asked incredulously.
Maggie smirked and gave me a look," Your sister tackled the almighty princess."
I felt a blush take over me and trained my gaze to the outside world surrounding us.
I heard Alex's chuckle of amusement as we spent the rest of the night in good spirited silence.
We chose to ignore all the work that had to be done now since we finished the mission. That could wait. Now I had been focusing my attention more to the pale, taller girl next to me.
Yes, the work could wait.