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Just a short, speculative drabble for potential situation in upcoming AR fic of mine.


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"Ok. Wait here." Alex murmered as the team got close enough to the entrance. There was a ridge of rocks before them and no way down to the entrance after that was anything but totaly visible.

"Cub.." Wolf started. Alex cut him off.

"Subtle, remember? Look.." He turned to the group and lowered himself to a crouch. "Over this ridge is a steep slope. That slope ends in a sheer wall. If we had the equipment and - more importantly - the time, we could try scaling down it. But the cameras would catch us, both on the walls or on the slope. I'm allowed to be here. You are not. Ergo, I'll head in alone."

From the looks on his teammate's faces, barely visible in the poor light, they didn't like his logic.

Well, too bad.

"Look Cub, I make the decisions for this team." Wolf reminded him sharply. Alex didn't give an inch.
"Yeah, and I'm the Agent in place. What you are doing, Wolf, is obstructing me in my duties. Which I'll be sure to report to whatever's left of MI6 when this all goes pear-shaped."

Wolf just scowled, though he clearly seemed to be trying to find a way around Cub's logic as opposed to just knocking it down.

"Look." Alex gave a little. "I know that the camera hub is all in one place. These guys spend most of their money on more violent trinkets, so the security system they have set up isn't as good as it could be. If I can knock down that hub, then the entire building would be blind."

He saw the others nodding. Whether approvingly or reluctantly, he couldn't tell.

"But look." He reminded them, almost desperately. "You've got to keep it quiet. And you've got to trust me. I know what I'm doing but I can't do that if you're going to try and get in my way or tell me to do it differently. Understand?"

They nodded again.

"What is it you need to do, Cub? We can at least help a little if we know what your plans are." Wolf said, quite reasonably considering the man's personality.

Alex glanced up at the sky. He could see dawn stretching around the edges.

"We don't have time, I'm sorry. Wait here. When the cameras are down, I'll come back and take care of the guard at the door. That'll be the only signal I can give you, so stay sharp."

With that, Alex rose and scrambled up over the hill, skidding down the sand on the other side and hurrying towards the door. Eagle, who had - by automatic habit - been silently voted the one to keep an eye on the joint, reported what he saw back down to the rest of the team.

Alex, in the mean-time, was almost sweating with fear. Had he been gone too long? Had they linked his dissapearance to the incident earlier? Depending on who'd drawn door duty this morning, he could be shot on sight or given an opportunity to explain before being shot.

Or... He thought, recognising a mop of distinctively long and unbrushed hair I might just have a chance at pulling this off.