Elsewhere, The Middle East, United States airspace. A convoy truck is seen carrying an unknown assailant, to a maximum security prison. The guards then let the truck, into the grounds of the base and they place the assailant in solitary confinement. Six hours later, another convoy truck comes in, but the logo on it's hood is unknown.

"This is to whoever is driving the convoy, you are trespassing on United States military personnel. Please step out with your hands above your head. If you do not comply, we will use deadly force," says one of the military generals. No one steps out of the mysterious convoy, failing to comply with the requests of the general.

"This is your last warning, have your crew step out or we will kill you!" says the general. The convoy abruptly shoots out a missile, that destroyed the central control tower and the soldiers that were inside it.

"We're under attack! Defend this prison!" an army soldiers exclaims. Two individuals, with their faces covered in masks, get out of the convoy and they begin to lay waste to all of the armed forces, with no remorse.

"She is there... inside the basement on the bottom of the control tower," One of the individuals says, with a distortion in her voice. They then descend into the basement level, barreling through many soldiers and prison gurads along the way. After brutally slaughtering the guards near the prison cell, they break the assailant out of the confinment.

"I assume breaking me out of here was not troublesome for you?" the assailant asks the individuals, a mask covering the face and voice.

"Far from it," one of them says.

"Good. Let us travel to our next country, the madness has just begun!" the assailant says, with a sinister snarl in her in her voice. Six months later, the C.H.A.O.S. unit is seen at a bar, hanging out with each other and eating pizza.

"There is nothing like a good slice of pie," says Ronald.

"I will drink to that my friend," says Alison.

"Six months on the job and you two are already doing great work," Ronald says to both Christy and Ian, who were indulging themselves with Burgers and Fries.

"You know, this job has it's perks... Day off's aren't that bad," says Christy.

"Yeah, but these last six months have been easy on us. I want to really test my limits," says Ian.

"I don't know, I kind of enjoy these easy missions, gives me a chance to relax and brush up on my French," says Xavier.

"Wait a minute, you are learning French?" asks Nuada.

"Yeah, I'm moving on with my life, it's what my wife would have wanted for me," says Xavier.

"That is great to hear X, I am happy that you are deciding to move forward," says Viviano.

"So wait, does this mean that X has a girlfriend now?" Alexandria wonders.

"So what if I do? That's my business,' Xavier clarifies.

"You know X', Ian does have a point, about our missions in a way, this seems like the calm before the storm," says Ronald.

"What? You believe that a bigger threat lies on the horizon?" asks Alison.

"I believe in being prepared..." says Ronald, as he takes a sip of Mountain Dew. Suddenly, a notification tone then begins to ring on Ronald's phone and he sees a text from Michelle.

"I am afraid our day of leisure is cut short, Hobbs and Michelle want to see us," says Ronald.

"Okay, let's go," says Viviano. Before joining the others, Christy leaves seventy five dollars on the table, paying for the Burgers and Fries. The team then goes to their base and they see the President, with a man next to him.

"President Johnson, what a surprise," says Xavier in witty fashion.

"Hello to you all, I would like to introduce you all to my new Secretary of Defense, William Lakeshore," The President says to the team.

"The famous C.H.A.O.S. unit, Hobbs told me a lot about you all," says Secretary Lakeshore, shaking Ronald's hand.

"Well, we certainly hope not everything," says Ronald.

"I understand that you had a grievance with Lionel Robb last year. Don't worry, I known Hobbs since we were Drill Sergents, in the Navy," says Lakeshore.

Alexandria then asks, "You knew Hobbs?" as she scratches her head.

"Yeah, we did two tours in Afghanistan and one in Iraq, he is a good partner," replies Secretary Lakeshore. The team walks into the Homeland base and Hobbs walks up to them, with some news of a brand new mission.

"We have a tense situation brewing. Six months ago, a convoy truck carried an unknown female individual, into a United States military base camp. They placed her in solitary confinement, but as six hours passed, another convoy comes in and before you know it, the premises was decimated in a matter of minutes," says Hobbs.

"How come we are hearing about this just now?" Xavier asks.

"Well, we were occupied with a situation in Syria. All of our attention was focused on that," Hobbs explains.

"Do we have any leads on who the two passengers in the convoy are?" asks Johnny.

"Yes, I have done facial recognition and full body scanning, the passengers in the convoy are named Asharah Del Rio and Odepius Von Kuregan. They both work for a mysterious group called MANTIS," says Michelle.

"MANTIS? Viv', ever heard of a group called MANTIS?" Ronald asks Viviano, who shakes her head no.

"No one has ever heard of them, they operate under the radar and until we find out more about them, we need to be cautious," says Michelle.

"Looks like we are gonna need some assistance," says Ian.

"I have already appointed an agent from the Special Forces, to aid us in our mission," says Michelle.

"OK, so where is this agent?" asks Nuada.

"Waiting for us at the airport, wheels up in twenty minutes," says Hobbs.

"Why are we going to the airport?" asks Christy.

"Because, we are going to Chicago," says Michelle. The team heads to the airport and they meet the Special Forces agent that Michelle appointed to them.

"Are these the agents you talked about Michelle?" The Agent asked her.

"Yeah we are. And you must be our Special Forces lackey," Xavier sarcastically says.

"Agent Bellamy Hathaway is the name. I assume you don't know about me?" he asks the team.

Viviano then says, "You served three tours in Baghdad, two in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. You are also a former NYPD Detective and CIA operative," agent Hathaway forms a smile of impression on his face, in awe of Viviano's ability of reading him.

"Impressive, get on the plane, I have a lot to tell you," says Hathaway. The team then gets on the plane and it takes them off to Chicago.

"I read about what you guys did in Boston, not exactly Stealthful are you?" asks Agent Hathaway.

"Well, sometimes you have to play the hand you're dealt, however, we still saved the world," says Ronald.

"That you did, you also killed an acting Secretary of Defense. Usually, that would classify as a criminal offense of high degree, but in doing so, you saved the President's life," says Agent Hathaway as he puts his phone away.

"You know what troubles me, is that you guys did not do a proper background check on Lionel, the minute he stepped foot in this country," says Xavier, as he twirls a knife around his index finger.

"We thought the Intel on Lionel was solid, as it turned out he had a lot more baggage than usual. At least you and the president managed to neutralize him," says Agent Hathaway.

"So what do you know about MANTIS?" asks Christy.

"Not much, but I do know that they are a terrorist group that struck two Continents, Europe and Asia," says Agent Hathaway.

"And now, they want to attack us," says Alison.

"Which is why we are going to Chicago, to find out what they are going to do," says Agent Hathaway.

"Well I know just where to start, Tonight, the mayor of Chicago is holding a gala, that raises money for the homeless. I think that is where MANTIS will strike next," says President Johnson.

"If we go there, we may be able to find out what the group's plan is," says Agent Hathaway.

"Okay, but we are not doing this your way, Agent Hathaway, this Special Forces procedure shit, it won't work with us. You want our help, we do this our way," says Ronald.

"I'd figure you'd say that, which is why I took the liberty of giving you our base of operations. All of our Special Forces operatives and all of our resources, will be at your disposal," says Agent Hathaway.

"All right. Hobbs, call Washington and have them ship our weapons and tech to Chicago, we are going to need every resource we can for this mission," says Ronald.

Ten hours later, the team finally arrives in Chicago and they see a Homeland Security agent arrive in a jet with all of their gear in a reinforced steel crate.

"Just follow me, we can put your gear in our safehouse," says Agent Hathaway. Hathaway  brings the team to a shoe factory in downtown Chicago.

"Wow, big place for a safehouse..." says Alexandria, sarcastically in awe of Hathaway's hideout.

"There are safehouses like this everywhere. We operate under the radar, so that no other prying eyes can weed us out," says Hathaway.

"Guns in shoeboxes? You have an interesting sense of "under the radar", says Alison, as she looks inside the shoeboxes.

"That's nothing, come with me," says Hathaway. They then take an elevator down to the sub basement. Once there, they see a large number of Special Forces operatives monitoring terrorist threats and other operations.

"This is where we operate, but we have been having a hard time locating MANTIS," says Hathaway, activating a large holographic screen.

"It's like you said, they are shadows and that is where operate best," days Christy.

"OK people, the gala is tonight and I am the guest of honor," says President Johnson.

"Okay, so where does that leave us?" asks Nuada.

"We will have Special Forces agents monitor and guard the President during the event, you Christy and Alison are going to aid them," says Hobbs.

The rest of you will protect the President and the Mayor, from a distance. Which means, you guys will blend in and look for anything suspicious," says Hobbs.

"I have ordered for you all something to wear at the party. You guys might as well get ready," says Michelle. Five hours later, the team then arrives at an art museum for the gala. Ronald, Xavier, Johnny, Ian Viviano and Alexandria are all dressed for the event.

"Okay, Alison, Christy, Nuada, you know what to do. The rest of you take the elevators into the ballroom," says Hobbs.

Viviano and Ronald then get into an elevator and Ronald looks at her, dressed in a red floral dress.

"What?" Viviano says while smirking.

"Nothing, it's just, I have never seen you in a dress before. I have always seen you in a motor jacket and jeans," says Ronald.

"Well, I have always dressed like this, it's just been a long time for me," says Viviano.

"What time did you stop?" asked Ronald.

"It was a very personal time in my life, a time that changed me forever," says Viviano.
The elevator bell dings and both Ronald and Viviano look at the elevator door open slowly.

"You ready?" asks Ronald.

"Yes, let's do this," says Viviano. Ronald and Viviano then exit the elevator and they enter the ballroom, to many men in black suits and womrn in colored dresses.

"Okay everyone, the Mayor is meeting the President, so be on the lookout for anything out of the ordinary," says Michelle.

"I will monitor the bathrooms," says Viviano.

"I got the southeast door," says Xavier.

"I'll cover the door to the west," says Johnny.

"I got the back," says Alexandria.

"I'm gonna stay here, make sure everyone gets out safe," says Ronald.

"I'm going to cover Xavier, make sure he dosen't get into trouble," Ian says to the team as Xavier groans with annoyance. Back at the Special Forces safehouse, Michelle is seen talking to agent Hathaway, as she oversees the team.

"Hobbs' team, a happy bunch that he put together," says Hathaway.

"When you get the best operatives in the world, you are either taking a risk, or out of your mind," says Michelle.

"So, what did you think he did?" asks Hathaway.

"I think Hobbs made a choice, that would benefit this country and the world," says Michelle.

"And what was that choice?" asks Hathaway.

"Taking a risk... And making that risk count," says Michelle. Meanwhile, back at the gala, the team blends in, while scouting out the ballroom for any suspicious activity.

"All of this great art, I wonder if any of it is for sale?" says Alexandria.

"There's no doubt, I was talking to the Mayor for a little while and he told me, that he is selling off some of the statues to the highest bidder tonight," says Johnny.

"What? You think that there is a bomb inside one of these statues?" asks Ronald.

"It's not out of the realm of possibility, but scan the statues just to be sure," says Johnny.

"We might want to scan the paintings too, just to cover our bases," says Xavier. The team then takes out their phones and they scan the statues, sculptures and paintings in the gala, by pretending to take pictures of them.

"So far so good, no bombs," says Alexandria.

"Just stay alert guys," says Ronald. Viviano  goes into the restroom and she pretends to change her make up. Two women then come in and they do a similar act that Viviano is doing. It was not long, how ever, until three more women come into the restroom, pretending to have conversations on their phones. Viviano quickly notices a bead of sweat slowly drop down from one of the women's faces.

"Before we do this... Does anybody want to use the john?" asks Viviano. The five women then start to grab Viviano and they try to stun her with taser rods, but the Italian counters the attempt and she begins to kill the women one by one. One of the women tries to stab Viviano from behind, but Viviano grabs her arm and breaks it, before caving her head in with a swift kick. She then takes out a knife and she stabs another woman, in the throat. Two more women then try to attack Viviano, but Viviano quickly dodges it and she breaks the neck of the first attacker.

The second attacker then tries to punch Viviano, thinking quickly, Viviano grabs a long piece of toilet paper and she uses it to trap the woman's arm. She then violently breaks it in four different places, before crushing the woman's ribcage with a sharp knee. The last attacker then tackles Viviano through a bathroom stall and she tries to dump the Italian's head into a toilet. Viviano then counters her, by smashing her own head into the woman's nose. She then takes the woman's head and bashes it into the back part of the toilet seat, killing her. After getting her bearings together, Viviano then sees a card, in one of the dead women's hands.

"MANTIS..." numbles Viviano.

"Ronald, I was attacked by MANTIS operatives," Viviano says to Ronald, through her com link.

"What, they attacked you?" asked Ronald.

"Yes, but they did not finish," says Viviano.

"Where are you now?" asks Ronald.

"I'm on my way to you guys, I have a card with a operatives blood on it," says Viviano.

"Okay, get here fast," says Ronald. Viviano instantaneously makes it to the ballroom and she shows Ronald the bloody card, that she obtained from one of the dead agents.

"This could show us more about MANTIS. If we can scan the card for fingerprints, we can see the people that had their hands on it before today," says Ronald.

"Yes... we could," Viviano says softly.

"The Mayor is about to speak," says Ronald. Before the Mayor could utter a word or phrase however, the microphone, that was on the stand, exploded in his face, killing him instantly. In an instant, panic began to fill the ballroom.

"What the fuck was that?!" exclaims Alison.

"MANTIS... they know we are here!" Says Viviano. MANTIS operatives precipitously appear out of nowhere and they begin to attack the C.H.A.O.S. Unit. For five long minutes, the team struggles to fend off the MANTIS attack, as people are caught in the crossfire of incoming bullets.

"We're sitting ducks in here, all agents retreat, I repeat, retreat and regroup!" exclaims Ronald. The team gets the President and they escape to a convoy truck, which Hathaway arrives in.

"Come on, let's go!" says Hathaway.  The convoy drives off and the team is able to catch their breath from the attack.

"How the fuck did they know we were going to be there?" says Alexandria.

"I don't know... but we may have a way to find out more about them," says Ronald, as Viviano pulls out the bloody card.

"Well, what is it?" asks Alison.

"This... it's a card from one of the operatives I killed," says Viviano.

"If we can trace it back to where it originated from, we can find our targets," says Ronald.

"Well we better move fast, because something tells me, this is only the beginning," says Hobbs.

AN: Hey guys, I hope you are enjoying this story, because I promise, it only going to get even more intense as it goes along. If you have any questions, please feel free to comment. And don't forget to vote.

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