The next scene was something as if it was straight out of Zero Dark Thirty. It was hard for Athena to watch, and Ellie wasn't even watching at all. She was away just hanging out. If that was something they actually taught in England, then Athena wanted no part of any Brit whatsoever. However, she had to be in there to make sure he wasn't going to be doing anything stupid. Athena was there to be a fail-safe just in case whatever Mark was doing didn't work. 

Holding her MP5 by the grip, she paced back and forth as she watched Mark do his thing. Trying not to see too much of the mutilation that occurred, Athena was still trying her hardest to pay attention to what he was saying. Athena needed to absorb this information. The more that she knew about wherever this operation was based, the better of a plan she was going to be able to formulate. She might not have been a proper Marine like Mark, but she knew her way around a blueprint and a gun. She just hoped that Mark wasn't going to touch his fingernails. Athena was squeamish when it came to fingernail shit.

And right on cue, Mark started going for the fingernails, causing the seasoned police officer to look away and shield her eyes. It was not a pretty sight at all. She looked down at her gloved hands, glad that she wasn't in the same position as the unfortunate man in the chair was. Once she thought it was over, she looked back, and he looked like he was very close to breaking. Jeez. Imagine what the people in Guantanamo Bay do to their subjects. Athena didn't want to think about it. Not while she was about to fuck with some very powerful people. 

Finally, the interrogation was over. Athena was just about to take a couple of steps toward the subject before he was shot dead in cold blood. Pausing in her stride, she almost pulled her pistol out. But then, she realized that this wasn't America, let alone New York City. She couldn't do anything, even if she could. He now had the key to freeing her sibling and sibling-in-law from the burdens of being involved in a criminal world.

"Jesus fucking christ..." She murmured, before turning around and putting her hands on her hips. Thank god they were on the same side right now. Athena would have had a difficult time dealing with him and his wild ass. Turning around, she glanced at the dead body. In a way, he was better off, actually. But Athena couldn't put too much thought into it. The man had a plan, and she needed to follow.

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A couple of hours later, they were now standing on the tarmac of a small airport. Again, the criminal underworld had so many connections that it was mind-boggling. Ellie and Athena were both amazed at the lack of resistance from the officials once bribery was involved. Not that either of them minded. It made their jobs much easier. But right now, the most important thing on their mind was the plan. Mark had a plan, but he had yet to say anything about it until now. 

Walking a little closer to the British marine, the two had absorbed the plan and it marinated in her minds. Apparently, a lot more weight was going to be resting on Ellie's shoulders than usual. She was going to be responsible for a little reconnaissance. Which was great... if she knew anything about military procedures. Ellie clammed up and started looking down. There was a new kind of fear coursing through her veins. Something she evidently had never felt before. Wingsuiting was one thing, but wingsuiting to collect information and be incognito was an entirely different thing. Did she have the skillset to do it? Yes, but she didn't have the experience to perfect it.

Athena took a bag and so did Ellie, the Scot shaking her head at the question. Watching the Cessna come in and eventually land, the entire group grabbed their belongings and clambered in. Ellie had the back row to herself, so she could put on her wingsuit and do all the proper safety checks she needed to. Athena also had her own row, so she took the liberty to lie down and stare at the ceiling as everyone else settled. And soon enough, they were in the air and on their way to carry out the plan that Mark had set out for the rest of them.