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The rise of a team

The world has gone through many changes over the years. Throughout history, the anthropomorphic animals have been deemed the world's mistake. It was only in the 1800's when the act of enslaving anthros was completely outlawed throughout the world. Although, the segregation between humans and anthros is still alive. These conflicts have caused many deaths of humans and anthros. Probably the most significant battle was the Second World War. The loss of many soldiers and many innocent citizens sank the hearts of people worldwide. Some blame the anthro's freedom as the cause of the war. The President of Russia, at the time, once gave a very important speech after the war. He quoted. "In this time of mourning I would rather keep my own opinions to myself. But I must say that the liberation of the anthro population has caused great distress, not just in our once proud country, but also throughout the entire world. It is obvious that the anthros may never be seen as equals in this world. So I will be encouraging the peaceful segregation between anthros and humans."

Russia was not the only country that took this action. It soon came down to North America, Europe, Australia, and parts of South America that gave anthros equal rights. For a moment, the world was at peace, until a massive shift came into effect. Terrorism. Many terrorist groups arose from many different nations, some with humans, some with anthros. The most significant terrorist attack was a bombing in Europe that killed over thousands of people in the year 2000. Many other attacks followed.

Soon, the anger of the United Nations became too strong. In 2006, their solution: a team. A secret team that belonged to no nation, no country, and no organization.

The year is 2012. Through the past six years John, Nathaniel, TP, and Baker have managed to eradicate four major terrorist groups. Their accomplishments are known worldwide, but the targets on their backs continue to grow. Now, the only location that assures their safety is a secret underground bunker, their base. At first the bunker was vacant, but in the past six years, the team has managed to make a gym, a TV room, a briefing room, a weapons vault, and four bedrooms.

The time was 7:35 am. Baker became the last person to wake up, as he soon smelled the aroma of frying eggs. He got up from his bed, stretched and scratched behind his head. He was wearing a raggedy white shirt and boxers. He quickly slipped on some pants and went to the TV room, the only room that had a stove. As he walked closer to the TV room, he began to hear the eggs frying. He reached the TV room and saw John wearing his usual black tank top and camouflage pants. Baker sat down at the table. He yawned and said.

"Mornin' John."

John turned his head to Baker then went back to the eggs.

"Huh, about time you got up." He said.

"Where is everybody?"

John let the eggs fry and went to the fridge.

"TP is in his room and Polkadot is in the briefing room with Smith."

Baker's hears sprang up in shock.

"Oh shit, Smith is here?" He said.

John chuckles a little and said.

"Yep. So you better get eating soon. Smith said that he's got something important for us."

Every team had its captain. For Team X, that was the fifty-year-old war veteran, Roger Smith. Smith has directed the team from the start and has managed to make a special bond with each member, even though he was a human.

John picked up a bottle of orange juice from the fridge and closed the door.

"I could really go for some eggs right about now." Begged Baker.

John laughed and said.

"Well I guess your gonna starve. This is my breakfast."

Baker let out a huge sigh.

"So what's the old man doing here anyway?" He asked.

John poured himself a cup of orange juice and said.

"He probably wants to talk about Nigeria again. I bet the old man found some more Intel on Sorob."

"Didn't we give that sucker away?"

John poured a cup of orange juice for baker and said.

"Yea, we sent his ass straight to the CIA, but you know Smith, he probably has some old pals giving him the info. The dude knows everybody."

Baker laughed a little and drank his orange juice. Eventually, John finished his eggs and put them on a plate, but they were interrupted when the TV said.

"In other news, the attack in Nigeria last month is still causing chaos throughout the area."

John stopped what he was doing and watched the news.

"Recent reports show that a possible attack may have occurred in an old factory. Only a few dead bodies were found near the area, all armed with weapons, but surprisingly not part of the Nigerian army. Could this be a another terrorism threat to Nigeria, we'll found out later at noon."

John thought the news report was a bit comical.

"Great, now they think we're terrorist." He said with a little laughter.

"It sucks not being known sometimes." Mumbled Baker as he was chewing something in his mouth.

"Yea, but it has its...Wait a minute!" Said John noticing Baker's chewing. "What the hell are you chewing?"

Baker just smiled. Then John looked at his eggs and saw that they were half eaten.

"Thanks for breakfast John." He said with a smirk as he left the table.

"Damn it Baker!" Said John.

Then the PA came on. It was Smith.

"Guys, meet me at the briefing room, now." He said.

John began rushing to finish his eggs. Baker just walked past John and laughed.

The briefing room was we're the team would gather all their evidence, notes, and technology. The room is nearly dark, with only the glow of the machines providing any light. After a while, the rest of the team walked in the room to meet with Nathaniel and Smith. Baker, John, and TP stood the door waiting for Nathaniel and smith to notice them. John then leaned over to TP.

"You got up pretty early today TP. What did you use the extra time for?" Asked John.

"Just trying to get some reading done." Said TP.

"Oh yea, what's it about?"

TP looked away form John and paused for a moment. He soon uttered the words.

"A family."

"A family?" Repeated John. "That's it?"

"That's it."

John chuckled a little, believing that TP was lying.

"Sounds like a hell of a read." He said.

Then Baker laughed.

"Huh, I don't remember running a book club here." Said Smith. His deep and staggering voice caught the attention of everyone in the room. He was a dark haired white man that always wore a suit and tie. His comment made TP and John smile. Smith smiled back and said.

"Now, lets get to work."

"What do ya have for us Smith?" Asked Baker.

Smith started to walk to a large blank screen. He then pushed a button and the screen turned on with millions of folders and documents. The whole team gathered around it.

"Alright this what we have so far." Said smith. He pulled up a document on Mr. Sorob.

"We have Sorob giving weapons to an unknown group that he claims is related to Pakistan and India."

John interrupted and said.

"But that's not possible, we got rid of the gangs in India already and Pakistan is to busy with their own problems."

"India can still be a factor and I wouldn't count out Pakistan yet." Said Smith as he pulled up a new file on the screen. This time it was a file on Pakistan terrorist attacks. Smith continued.

"Terrorism is still present in Pakistan, but it's slowly going down."

"So, that's a good thing right?" Said Baker.

"It sounds like it at first, but the government has nothing to do with it." Said Nathaniel as he then went through more files on the screen. "No Laws passed, no troops send out, nothing was done."

"Alright, I don't see the problem here." Said Baker. "Our job is to make peace right? So why should this be a problem?"

"If attacks are going down without government involvement, then there is the possibility of corruption." Answered TP.

John crossed his arms and said. "So your saying that the terrorist are making deals with each other."

"They're making much more than deals." Said Nathaniel.

"There is a rumor of an alliance." Said Smith.

The statement silenced the whole room. Everyone shared the same fear.

"Do we have any proof of this?" Asked TP.

Smith took in a deep breath and said.

"For now, our only evidence is Sorob."

"So what do we do now?" Asked John.

"We're supposed to sit on our asses and wait." Said Baker with content. "Is that what you want?"

"I know it stinks, but yea, we gotta wait this out. We attack now, the UN will be on our asses." Said Smith.

TP began walking out of the room and said.

"Let's hope we don't wait too long."

Everyone soon left the room in silence.

At night, the paranoia in everyone's minds soon began to go away. It was now 6:30. The team decided to spend the night in the gym. TP was in the shooting range that was right next to the gym. As for the rest of the team, John and Baker were in the boxing ring while Nathaniel was on a couch facing away from the ring and towards the gym's TV.

"Hey Polkadot, you want next?" Asked John while putting on his boxing gloves.

"No, that's alright. I'm working on something right now." Nathaniel answered.

John soon noticed the laptop in Nathaniel's lap.

"What are ya doing now Polkadot, cause it's never a good sign when ya got that laptop in your hands." Said John.

"I'm trying to get in the CIA's network and see what they have on Sorob." Answered Nathaniel.

"You heard what Smith said." Said Baker. "We gotta wait it out."

"I'm tired of waiting." Said Nathaniel. "I don't want this group to get an edge on us."

"Don't you worry, mate." Said John. "Once we find the bastards, we'll stop any 'alliance' they had planned, and let the government do the rest."

"Getting a little cocky, don't you think John?" Said Nathaniel with a chuckle.

John finished putting on his gloves and said.

"Nope, not cocky. Confident."

John then looked towards Baker who was putting his helmet on.

"Alright Baker." Said John with a smirk. "You're gonna pay for taking my eggs."

John put on his helmet and Baker laughed.

"Oh okay." Said Baker. He then slowly walked up to John and said. "Do you take checks?"

John chuckled a little and said.

"Huh, very funny."

The two touched gloves and took two steps back. John started pacing from left foot to right.

"You gonna keep bouncin' like that?" Asked Baker with a smile.

"Gotta stay on your feet." Said John.

He quickly threw a cross at Baker's forehead. The punch made Baker step back a little bit.

"Gotta keep your hands up too." Said John.

Baker kept his hands up to his face, preparing for another punch. John kept his rhythm. While the two going head to head, TP's gunshots could be heard faintly through the walls of the gym. His shots were nearly perfect. Each bullet passing through the target was centered straight to the head. It also seemed that each shot would distract Nathaniel from his work. Going through firewalls, breaking codes, Nathaniel tried everything.

"Ugh!" He said in anger. "Forget it."

During his tantrum, Baker finally achieved in throwing a direct punch on John. Baker quickly took the opportunity and kept throwing punch after punch, each one thrown with massive strength. After a while, John finally dodged one punch and threw a cross at Baker's head again. After their hard fought battle, the two leaned on the ropes to rest. Each one panting a little bit. Nathaniel turned his head to John and Baker and said.

"You guys look like shit."

John and Baker glanced at Nathaniel for a moment, and then looked back down. Nathaniel waved his tail back and forth in amusement, and then he picked up the remote and turned on the TV. As the TV came on, TP walked out of the shooting range. Nathaniel spotted him and said.

"How did it go in there?"

"The usual." Replied TP.

"So you were flawless."

TP just smiled and looked at the clock on the wall.

"I'll be in my room." He said.

"Hey wait." Said John now standing up straight. "You want to get next?"

"We ain't done yet?" Said Baker.

"I got the last punch, mate." Said John with a smile.

"No thank you." Said TP. "I'm not really up for it right now."

"What's wrong TP, you scared?" Said John mockingly.

"Guys, look at this!" Said Nathaniel as he quickly turned up the volume on the TV.

Every watched as a news reporter was explaining a story and was in an area that looked completely destroyed. She said.

"As you can see hear, the damage of this horrible attack is clearly visible. Many anthro-Feline's have been attacked at their homes by some unknown terrorist group that raided the anthro village just last night. Leaving only destroyed homes and dead bodies. Now residents say...oh wait a minute. It appears we have a number of over 70 anthros kidnapped last night."

The camera then changed to video of the numerous dead feline bodies. The scene created a somber feeling in the room. Suddenly the TV was muted. The team was at first confused, but then heard Smith's footsteps behind them as he entered the room with a remote in his hand.

"Team. We have our opening." He said.

For a moment, TP closed his eyes and clenched his fist in anger.

"Where was this?" Asked John.

"Southern china. The investigation shows the same minimal evidence we saw from the attack on Nigeria." Said Smith.

TP quickly turned and faced Smith.

"It was the same group." He said.

Smith nodded his head yes. Then Nathaniel stood up and said.

"What about Sorob? We can definitely get some evidence from him now, right?"

Smith sighed heavily and said.

"Sorob is dead. An assassin shot him on his trip to the CIA. Whoever did this doesn't want to be known. At least not yet."

"So, you got a mission for us?" Asked Baker.

"Yes." Replied Smith.

"You want us to investigate the attack?" Asked John.

"No." Said Smith. "You're going to prevent another one."

Smith then pulled out a folder and threw it in the boxing ring.

"Back your bags." Said Smith. "Your going to India."