The voice of a familiar rogue of a woman came from the back of the boxcar, everyone's eyes shifted to this woman, a few eyes shifting more than they should. Shizuka looked to the entrance of the car, and then back to Rika. She had not seen her while entering, she must have used the same trick from yesterday, when she sneaked past Ace. Seeing the woman's face once again, Shizuka recalled the last words Rika spoke to her, they hadn't exactly parted on a positive note. Her shoulders slumped, and she sat back in her seat, silent. 

Ace had a feeling Rika would return, if only for the assurance of munny. His attention focused to the disk she was brandishing like a trump card, there was no doubt in his mind that it was the data they had been after. She decided to greet Ace by insulting his plan, not that he minded so much, he wasn't in much of a mood to be cordial either. Besides, she was right, his plan was dangerous, he knew that. The moment they raided the Empire's storehouse things had been set into motion. If they didn't attack soon the Empire would likely fortify Hollow Bastion, and their chance would be gone.

Rika walked up to him and waved the disk in front of his face, she told him not to ask any questions, and focus on reevaluating his plan. Ace took the disk, and put it inside the computer. "You seem different." He said, typing away as he extracted the data on the disk. "In a good way." He added, his eyes fixed on the monitor before him. Ace was very perceptive, and while others may not have noticed, Ace could sense a light in her that had been absent before. While he was in the academy, his master had told him that this was often a sign of talent in wielders of the keyblade, he appreciated the complement at the time, but now it didn't seem to have much importance. 

Meanwhile, Rika had turned to the rest of the rebels and made a short speech, introducing herself. It was quite the impressive address, however, Ace could't help but smirk. "Rika, you're with the good guys now, there's no need to threaten anyone's life. As long as you're fighting with us you'll have someone to watch your back." He said, then going back to the computer. 

Cori then chimed in stating his own view of the situation. He was in agreement with Rika, for good reason. The idea of rushing into an unknown Empire facility with no knowledge of what was in store for them was hard to swallow. Rika's skills would make her perfect for the infiltration team, and she would likely do well on her own, however, for a mission this important another volunteer would be fitting, as Cori suggested.

Shizuka's ears perked up, and she looked between Cori and Rika. She wasn't often one to feel as though she needed to protect her pride, however, she wanted to prove to Rika that she wasn't a waste of space. She sat for a few seconds, wondering if she should volunteer. Stealth wasn't her best skill, if she messed up she might simply hold Rika back. Even still, she could't let a little apprehension keep her down, as she saw it, if she didn't try then nothing would change. She took a deep breath, and shot up from her seat. "I'll go!" She said, probably a little too loudly considering the last few seconds had been so quiet. She walked up to Rika, and shook her hand. "Nice to be working with you, partner." She said with a wide grin.

"...What the." Ace stared at the computer screen, which displayed the complete schematics to the factory. As expected, the layout of the first floor up to the very top of the spire of the building was detailed in full, the only thing off was that there appeared to be an elevator and stairway that only went down, but the layout of the lower floor was blank, clearly left that way on purpose. Ace moved the display to the the projector so everyone could see it, and stood up. 

"It appears this place won't be as well guarded as I'd feared, the inner workings are complex, and claustrophobic, the halls are almost as tight as that of a submarine. There's no way a large force could be waiting for us inside, if they picked anyone to guard the place it would be a select few of their best soldiers. If we are going to get inside, we can't take too many people... We'll still split into two teams, the infiltration team's job will be to uncover what is hiding in the lower floors, taking the stairway. The other team will investigate the first floor, and the upper floors if need be." Ace pointed to a spot on the side of the building. "This is a docking area, however, since the factory is self sufficient it has never been used since the completion of the complex. We will enter from here, hopefully avoiding any patrols. Now, the assault team's objective has changed, judging by the data I've looked through, using a dark portal device will not be possible inside the factory, not once the infiltration team has gone down far enough. There appears to be a concentration of darkness preventing it. The assault team will enter behind the infiltration team and secure the area for a swift escape if need be, in case anything goes wrong. I will lead this team, Cori, you'll be apart of it as well, I can only take a few others, so if you think you're up for it you should say so now."