Backup

"Morning already, huh?" Ives said, nudging the sleeping Ricardo. The two had spent the entire night looking for Blake and had fallen asleep on a bench, smelling worse than the sewer they had entered.

"Mmmm. Mm. Yeah." Ricardo managed to say, waking up. He stretched and yawned, sighing as he sat back down.

"Hey, get up."

"Give me a few more minutes." Ricardo said, "I need some time to get myself together."

"We have a kid to find."

"Isn't he dead?"

"No corpse, no dead."

"Yeah, yeah." Ricardo sighed, forcing himself to his feet. He and Ives walked down the streets, passed the Shield agents who idly chatted amongst themselves. The morning sun hadn't come out, but it's early rays were starting to peak out in the horizon. Ives and Ricardo stopped, letting a car pass before crossing to the other side.

"Hey, Ives," Ricardo began, "I know this isn't our job, but isn't this kinda fishy?"

"What."

"The half-breeds, they just popping up and everything."

"It is, Ricardo. It is fishy. Someone wants to teach the Shield a lesson. Unfortunately, he or she isn't afraid to drag the Inquisitors into this mess."

"They already have." Ricardo said, "wouldn't that be a mistake?"

"Why?"

"I mean , c'mon. We're Inquisitors. I know there are capable guys in the Shield, but then, we are more powerful than they are, right."

"True." Ives said. Ricardo had a point. Why drag the Inquisitors into a mess like this. Maybe it wasn't their intention. Or was it. Then again, it depended on who was calling the shots.

"Wow, Ricardo actually thinks?"

Ives groaned deep within.

"Hey, Kyler ma man!" Ricardo exclaimed, giving Kyler a fist bump.

"Sup, Ric. You guys smell like crap."

"Yeah, literally." Ives said, annoyed.

The three arrived at the Shield base, meeting Zhao Fan and Sarah outside. Sarah was asleep, on Zhao's back.

"Martha's inside." Zhao said.

"Do I have to go in?" Kyler asked.

"Yeah!" Ives exclaimed, patting Kyler on the back. "It would be amazing."

"Yeah," Ricardo said with a grin. "The three of us have already recieved our fair share of angry glares. Go get your dose as well."

Kyler sighed walking in, giving the guards a wink.

"WHAT'S UP EVERYBODY?!" Kyler greeted. All eyes turned to Kyler in annoyance and gave him a cold silence. Martha, who was with Captain Reynolds slapped a face in embarrassment.

"Kyler, get your ass over here." She called over to him. Kyler obeyed, walking over to her, while giving everyone he passed by a wink.

"Goodness, I can't believe I'm dating a guy like you." Martha said.

"Well, there were no other options." Kyler said before turning to Captain Reynolds.

"Hi, I'm Kyler."

"Isn't your real name...?"

"Don't use that name anymore. So what are the status of our half-breeds."

"Ah. It seems that you are already well informed." Dr. Vott said, appearing from behind with Spen.

"Yep." Kyler said, shaking Dr. Vott's hand. "Shall we then."

"So," Reynolds said, "what do you know about them that we don't?"

"Not much." Kyler said, "but i do know who took them."

"The Foundation." Revana said, "We know that."

" Yes. But I was referring to the actual person what has them. A man named David Graham. A mercenary. "

"Makes sense. An old friend? " Hughes asked Kyler with a grin. Kyler only smiled back.

"Oh we go way back. But he's been hired to get back at the Shield. With your Half-breeds. Basically, they ant to drag your name in the mud."

"Great." Reynolds grumbled. "How does this help."

"Actually, there's something Kyler's trying to point out." Revana said. "As much as we want to deny it, these half-breeds are Shield property. How did they get access to Shield property. And hide it in Boston without us finding it?"

All eyes widened at that moment, with the exception of Kyler, who grinned. "The foundation has spies in the Shield."

"But that's impossible!" Hughes said, "How do they put spies in our ranks? We thoroughly screen our members?"

"Oh, they don't need to put men in your ranks, Mr Hughes," Kyler said, "they just need to put the ones in the Shield under new management. That's all."

"So you're saying that someone bought over our own men. That's insane. "

"It's the same way you buy Inquisitors to spy on us. After all, isn't that how you were able to find the locations of each and every Inquisitor in America?" Kyler asked, still grinning.

Dr. Vott couldn't help but smile. Indeed the Inquisitors weren't just some empty-headed fighters as the Shield thought of them as.

Spen rolled his eyes and grunted. Trust Dr. Vott to enjoy these kind of matters. Spen only taught of challenging Blake to a fight. He better be alive. Come to think of it...

"What about Blake?" Spen blurted out. All eyes turned to him.

"What about him?" Kyler asked.

"Umm... Blake is missing. He went to the sewers and was attacked. But his body wasn't found." Martha said.

"Blake is missing."

"Yeah."

"Blake?"

"Yeah."

"Blake Alderwolf is missing?"

"Yeah."

"And you are calm about it?"

"Kyler, I am not calm. Not calm at all."

"He's alive for sure." Spen said, "Shouldn't we still be searching for him? "

"Unfortunately," Hughes said, " we have the half-breeds to worry about."

"Did you send him alone?" Kyler asked.

"No. But that isn't... "

"He went with one of the Elites, Shasha." Martha said. "She was injured badly, and I kind of almost ... Killed her?"

"Great. " Kyler sighed. He took a deep breath. Going after Blake right now would be pointless, but...

"We need to find him."

"We have priorities, Kyler."

"No. Blake Alderwolf can find the half-breeds." Kyler said. "Why the hell would he still be alive if he couldn't. The half-breeds aren't daemon walking around... "

"... they're daemon and human walking around." Dr. Vott said.

"Wait, what?!" Revana and Reynolds exclaimed.

"SIR!! " Bree barged into the room.

"This is an important meeting, Bree. " Hughes reprimanded.

"There's an important message on the line, it's from the Foundation! "