Let's go save Captain Stick-Up-My-Ass - open to those saving Sykes

[hunt_the_devil]

What was really meant by the term extraction when referring to John was teleportation. He was their way into the camp once they were on the perimeter, as well as a scout for that matter, and with only a few hundred yards to go to the fencing it was easy to feel the team getting themselves all psyched up and prepared.

The undergrowth was thick enough

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[hunteroffreaks]

Jack could have cared less about what Haylie and Pyro were up to. Oh, sure, he still wanted to take that little fire punk's head off at the first possible chance, but not until the job was done. He was already slipping into the flow of things. A good sniper was a part of scenery, merely another object like a rock or a tree

[notouchpolicy]

"No one's gonna kill you, kid. I won't let 'em. If anyone's gonna get killed, it'll be Hendley." Reaching into her vest again, she paused and let out a long string of curse words. In the fray, she'd forgotten to grab the bandages and gauze. It would be dangerous to go back there, especially with Trigger-Happy Hendley on the loose, but Pyro's wound needed dressing (and so did her arm, for that matter, but she wasn't focusing too much on that right now

[codenamepyro]

"You don't know Mac," his voice wasn't as annunciated as usual, not quite to the slurring stage, but getting there. "She's a- she's a-" sighing, Pyro managed a little wave of his fingers and a tiny smirk, "she's a big sister. Not that I have one." Mac was what he supposed a big sister would be like; annoying as hell, teasing but fiercely protective. And it was strange, but he didn't really mind that protectiveness most of the time. She was the exact same way with Ethan. "'s her fault I'm here

[notouchpolicy]

"So that was her handwritin' on the list. It's my fault you're hurt. I warned him to back off, and I think he did it just to spite me. I'm sorry."

While her head told her repeatedly that it was Jack's fault he got hurt, she couldn't help the guilt that was starting to manifest in her gut. Lately, it felt like that was the only emotion she was feeling - guilt for attacking Sykes, guilt for not protecting Spencer, guilt for getting Pyro shot. He wasn't a bad kid. He didn't deserve this just because of what he was.

And the more she thought about it, the more her guilt turned into anger, and the more it pressed back at the walls keeping it all at bay. Curling her fingers into tightly-balled fists, she took a moment to just breathe because she needed control. If she got too worked up, she'd only hurt Pyro if she touched him

[codenamepyro]

Pyro was sure that Mac would've written everyone's name on that sheet if she could've gotten away with it. Hell, she'd have been here herself. It wasn't really like Pyro was in the blame game, but with Mac, later, he'd play the card to his advantage. Because she'd feel a little bad overall. "'s just Jack bein' Jack. Done it before, done it 'gain. 's just what he does

[notouchpolicy]

"Yeah, well, that doesn't excuse his actions. Mutant hunter or not, he needs to learn where to draw the line. Because one of these days? He'll piss off the wrong mutant and get himself killed." The fact that she might be one of said mutants was going unsaid for now, but if Pyro really paid attention, he'd hear the implication in her tone

[codenamepyro]

There were plenty of mutants that would like to kill Hendley, plenty that he'd tried to kill and would happily melt his face off. But that time wasn't now, and as much as Pyro would love to do it, he wasn't quite at the 'kill or be killed' point so much as the 'slowly bleeding out' point. Thoughts of killing Hendley would have to wait

They're Pinky and the Brain. Yes, Pinky and the Brain. One is a genius~

[notouchpolicy]

"I promise to try and bring it back unharmed. No guarantees, because it depends on if this works like I think it will." Turns out that those Physics and Chemistry classes in high school and college weren't such a bad idea after all. And she was going to make a mental note to thank her sister for making her watch all those episodes of Mythbusters when she got a chance

and the other's insane~ but which is which?

[codenamepyro]

For the most part, Pyro was pretty good at staying put. If he didn't shift too much, his side didn't hurt and if his side didn't hurt, he wouldn't start coughing. It was a good enough reason to sit still and focus on his breathing like suggested. Although he got distracted a few times by the flares in fire and power around him

[hunt_the_devil]

It was some time later, not that long really in the scheme of things but long enough before John contacted the others to tell them that they had the Captain and were heading back to the meet point. If anyone needed a lift they were to radio him back and he'd go teleport there to retrieve them.

Ladies and Gentlemen I think that is what you call a successful mission... kinda... if you ignore Pyro being shot and Hendley going bat shit crazy. Ahem.

Mission Complete.