They were all in a black van, driving to the city. The chief had pulled some strings and were able to give them the van and one of the 5 tallest skyscrapers in the city. Parker forgot where it scored of those five. He was driving the car while Suzy sat in the passenger seat. Everyone was asleep in the car, except for Parker of course. John and Darkrye were sleeping against the windows and the twins sat inbetween them with their heads back. Red was sprawled across the very back seat, snoring loudly. How could someone so tiny be so loud?

The sun was setting and it made the sky take on a color reminiscent of autumn. But underneath that was a light ocean green. Parker sighed at the sight. Fall was coming faster than he thought. He had taken a country road from the agency, which existed on the outskirts of town, and finally merged into the city streets. They were close. He had given them an address and told them that was their residence. Only problem: they would somehow be paying their own rent. Perfect.

Just then Suzy had woken up. It had been a good 2 hour drive since they were taking the long way. He smiled. "Hey there sleepy head." He said rubbing her shoulder. She smiled groggily. "Hmm...hi. How are you feeling?" She asked. His smile turned into a sort of half smirk. He was feeling awful. He had drug all of his friends into this plan of his. And for what? Because the government kept secrets? Suzy had a real future there. A family. And he took that from her. "Hey, you ok?" She asked, concern in her voice. He smiled. "I'm fine. Just thinking." His smile was fake. "I know this is a lot but you made the right decision. We made the right decision." She said firmly. She held his hand. "We can do this." She said, full of confidence. Parker smiled at her than looked at the road. This time his smile was real.

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"You're a liar" The voice surrounding John said. He knew the voice all too well. It had been with him all his life. "You lied to him and now you're working for him. Pathetic. I thought you wanted power?" The voice said angrily. But John wasn't afraid. "Show yourself you coward," John said through his teeth, "I'm going to kill you right here right now." The voice laughed. It was so loud it hurt John's ears. "How are you going to kill me?" Then John saw him. It was him but with a completely white face, grey hair, and a white suit. "I'm you." The demon said. Now, John was afraid.

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They finally got to the address. They had to get out of the van just to see the top. John whistled. "Well," He started, leaning on his heels, "It's not one of the top 10 tallest buildings in the city for nothing." Parker frowned. "I thought it was top 5." He pointed out. John shrugged. John felt a drop on his head. Parker felt 3. They went inside. It was huge. There was a large reception area which made Suzy cringe. He hugged her from behind and whispered to her. "Dont worry, we'll have John answer the phones." Suzy giggled as Parker kissed her head and walked in front of her. They walked past the round reception area in the middle of the lobby and just took it all in. It was enormous. Almost hard to believe it was theirs.

-

After taking a tour of the building they learned there were over a hundred floors. It was one the top 5 skyscrapers for a reason. He looked outside and saw it was pouring. Everyone had already claimed a part of the building to sleep in. John took the training floor unsurprisingly. Darkrye took the armory which scared the hell out of Parker. Lucy wanted instead of a floor to have one of the bedrooms. He agreed. Red found the floor with a café and they hadn't seen him since. Rudolph had disappeared to God knows where and Randall was in the chapel. Parker took the elevator up to the floor with the training room and the armory.

When he finally got to the floor he decided to head to the armory room. As he turned to walk down the hall, he saw it. At the end of the hall there was a figure in a black cloak. 'This must be one of the Black Cloaks.' Just then he had noticed something: it had on a cow skull as a mask. The lights shut off for a second then came back on. Parker saw the figure had gotten closer. He took a step back. Then two. The lights dimmed. He ran.

He looked back and saw the lights repeatedly going out and then back on as he saw the figure get closer and closer without even moving. It was like something out of a horror movie. He was getting closer and closer to the training room when suddenly it appeared right in front of him. Parker collapsed to his hands and knees and starts puking blood. He looks up to confront his assailant...

He was gone. Parker was alone. He always had been. He took a look around and realised he was standing where he was when he saw...it. He wiped his nose only to find it was bleeding. He just stood there for a minute, unsure of what to do. He walked to the training room. When he walked in he saw John in the middle of the room. He was hitting a punching bag hard. Really putting his all into it.

"Picking on punching bags?" Parker asked. John smirked as his tried to catch his breath. "Honestly, I'd much rather train with you. Like we used to. Before all of this shit." He said and Parker laughed. "So is that a challenge?" John laughed as well. "You bet your ass it is." Before he knew it, John was running at him full speed. He readied a kick but Parker grabbed his ankle and flipped him backwards. John landed on his feet and ran at him. 'He's still reckless' Parker though to himself as John ran at him. John threw a flurry of punches and Parker dodged them all. Except one. One that hit him square in the jaw, making Parker turn his head to the side. He wiped blood from his mouth and smiled. "This just got interesting." Parker chuckled. He kneed John in the gut and while John was holding his gut Parker threw an uppercut at his face. John started laughing and ran at him again.

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Parker left the training room sore as hell and every part of him would be covered in bruises tomorrow. He chuckled and walked to the armory. When he walked in he realized it was also a shooting range. How did he realize this? Because Darkrye was shooting the hell out of a target wink an AK, hitting every shot perfectly. Parker crossed his arms and watched. He'd hate to be on the other side of that gun. Darkrye looked back and noticed him. "Don't you have like paperwork to do?" He said shooting at the targets. Parker chuckled "Nah, we just got here. Why spoil it with work?" He said. Darkrye sighed and stopped firing. He turned around to face Parker. "Why didn't you leave me to die back at the agency? You're not responsible for me or anything." Parker just looked at him for a minute, pondering the question. Finally he answered, "Well I've brought you this far into it. Why stop now?" Parker chuckled. Darkrye didn't look convinced and started turning back around. "And you're also my friend." This stopped Darkrye midturn. "Your...what?" He asked confused. Parker smile "You're my friend Darkrye. Have been since the day I saved your ass from jail." He said trying not to laugh. Darkrye just sat there a sec then looked at him. "You're my friend too." He said. Satisfied, Parker walked out.

He found Red in the café. Not sure where else he would have found him at. He was sitting on the table, cross-legged as ever, eating a huge tray of food. It was horrifying. He was like a black hole. He finally noticed Parker and got visibly excited. "Parker!" He yelled, food falling out of his mouth. Parker laughed. "You shouldn't talk with your mouth full of food you know." Red laughed and swallowed the food. 'No wonder he eats so much,' Parker thought, 'He uses a lot of energy while fighting.' It was then he realized Red had been staring at him with a serious look an his face. "Parker, have you heard of Chi?" Red asked. Parker was confused. "No I can't say I have." Red looked down at his feet.

"The Red cloaks have been reading prophecies for a long time. Even before I joined. They were a cult as you can see." Red began. "In all of the carvings it spoke of 4 things very frequently. The Eternal War, The Wolf in Sheep's clothing, Chi, and a chosen one." He said. He started to seem uneasy. "The prophecy states that there will be an eternal war. One that will never end no matter how hard both sides try to solve it. There are always different soldiers and different sides. Different intentions. But one side remains constant. The army of the light. However, there's a wolf in sheep's clothing among them. The Chosen One masters Chi and when he finds this out...and kills him. And when he does that..." Red stopped. He was shaking slightly. "What happens?" Parker asked. Red looked at him. "The war ends." Parker just sits there soaking it all in. Before he could say anything Red shoved more food down his throat. "But hey," he said inbetween bites. "Stories are stories. Nothing more." Parker chuckled and walked out.

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He knocked on Suzy's door. It wad getting late and wanted to help her unpack. She opened the door and smiled when she saw him. "Parkie! Come in!" She said teasing. She knew he didn't like being called that. He ran in and wrapped her in his arms while she screamed and laughed. He landed on the couch and tickled her a bit. After a while they laid on the couch, enjoying eachother's presence. Yes it's true that it's been a rough two months. But he was in love with his best friend. And she was in live with him. It made him so happy. He kissed her on the top of her head. "You need help unpacking?" He whispered. "No it's ok. I don't have much left." She said quietly.

"We should have a movie night tomorrow." She said, sounding like she was dozing off. Parker hugged her harder. "We should." She had to be exhausted. "Goodnight Suzy." He whispered as he got up and walked out. She was fast asleep.

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He sat in his room. It was glitch black. He was horrified. It had hit him suddenly and it hit him hard. He was shaking. He was trying to refuse to believe it. But he couldn't. Everything made so much sense now. The dreams...no...the nightmares...they weren't nightmares.

They were memories.

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#2 walked up to the room of #10, one of his best men. He walked in to see him sitting on his cot. His appearance had always creeped #2 out. He was all skin and bones...well maybe just bones. He WAS a skeleton after all. He was holding his scythe that gave him his nickname. "Grim Reaper." "I needed to let you know like I let everyone else know, we begin tomorrow. You ready for this?" #2 said with his voice disguiser. He looked at him with his lifeless eyes. "I've always been ready." He said in a dark voice. #2 walked out. It would be only minutes now...until the war begins.