"So, behave, like a good slave," spoke Alexander. "I guess I can do that. Also, I'm going along with Alexis' suggestion; it seems fair." In his heart, he was nervous about how the mission could go, as well as the fact that the team will have to choose between [i]who[/i] to save. After all, choosing between lives; it just gave him an unpleasant taste in his mouth, necessary though it may be.

"Hard decisions have to be made," Ascot was there...and he was wearing a modified slave collar as well. Alexander tensed at that; it reminded him too much of his own days as a slave. Raising his hand, the older boy said:

"Sir! Are we actually letting Ascot into the mission?! Smart as he is, he could prove to be a liability!" [i]He is a kid, after all.[/i]