CHAPTER 3

Leo spoke,"Let the meeting begin."

Pisces stood up.

"Agent Pisces ?"

"If what Gemini said is correct then we have to act fast. For that we have to split up. Four locations. Four teams with 3 agents."

The others nodded. Leo stood up and a hologram appeared behind him. He pointed to it.

"These are the four locations. Everyone,choose your pick."

The first location showed a deserted island. Classic,it wasn't on any normal world map. Well what else did you expect?

The second one showed the Amazon Rainforest. Well Agent Sagittarius would steer clear of that place. She had enough of Pirhanas for a lifetime,tbh.

The third one showed a hilly region. It read,"A part of the Andes." This Zodiac had something going on with South America,it seemed.

Then it showed an Underground Cavern. Agent Pisces would steer clear of that one of not only for her fear of getting trapped below.

Leo put his head on his steeples fingers and looked calmly at Agent Sagittarius and Agent Aries as the others decided their teams. They knew theirs.

After a lot of bantering and battering,the other teams were decided. All the teams decided were as follows:

1)Team Island
Leo
Sagittarius
Aries

2) Team Forest
Pisces
Scorpio
Cancer

3) Team Mountain
Aquarius
Libra
Gemini

4) Team Underground Cavern
Capricorn
Taurus
Virgo

"So,"Leo said,"When do we start?"

"After my shooting,"Gemini said.

"During my school's summer vacations,"Sagittarius did not want to really miss classes.

"Any time,"Taurus shrugged. He had a month's worth of leave stored up. Also their vacations would begin soon.

"So we will have to start after a month,it seems,"Pisces said finally. The others really did not have that important appointments.

However The Wheel of Zodiac 2.0 pulsed and each felt a shock of pain go through their nerves. It was not happy with their decision.

Leo, being the leader was the worst affected. He moaned as he clutched his head in his hands. Well,to be fair,he was not really used to obeying orders and getting punishments but it woudn't be too much of an exaggeration to say that the Wheel of Zodiac 2.0 was way too demanding and controlling at times. Some might even view it as slavery.

"It seems that our plans would have to wait,"Virgo said through gritted teeth although her eyes were watering,"Unless you want to be in incredible pain."

The others looked at each other as the pain subsided. Sagittarius kept her head on the cool glass tabletop and waited for the headache to recede. She heard what Virgo said though.

"And what about our respective jobs?" She snapped from her place. The others looked at her.

"Agent Sagittarius,"Leo began but was cut off by said person.

"Look, you don't really have much to do apart from signing documents,Leo. No offense but I have a job to hold and a salary to get. Otherwise,I might as well start living on the streets." She glared at Leo.

He clutched his head. He really was failing as a leader.

"Look,"he sighed,"This is going no where. You don't want serious pain for this. Just go with it."

Sagittarius stared at the Wheel hanging from the ceiling. She could say that she wanted to resign,was tempted to as well. But this was a contract which will only give resignation at the moment of your death. She might as well jump off the rooftop to resign. It won't make a difference.

She gritted her teeth.

"Of course,"she began in the most sarcastic way possible,"Our jobs do not matter. The only thing that matters is knowledge. Knowledge of what,for what we don't know." This meeting was serving to dampen everyone's mood the further it went.

"Knowledge is power,"Leo murmured from his place.

Sagittarius forced herself not to answer back,"Yeah, and power is all you care about, don't you?" Because she didn't really want to cause unnecessary pain to both of them.

"So when are we starting?" Capricorn said finally when he saw that Leo was not making any move to speak.

"Tomorrow,"Scorpio replied drily. Her badminton club would start next month so she was least bothered.

Gemini looked shocked,"And my shooting?"

"Just send word that you are down with an incredibly contagious disease and you are not allowed to see anyone. You will rejoin it in two months or as soon as you get well,"Sagittarius grumbled.

"So all set then?" Leo said, confidence seeping back into his voice like water into a glass from the tap.

"Yes," Cancer said tiredly.

"So are we staying here or..." Leo did not get to complete the sentence for he heard the gates slamming shut.

"We have our answer,"Libra shrugged.

Sagittarius and Gemini stared blankly at each other.

The Wheel began glowing as they heard the chamber doors unlock.

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