7 Chapter 7 Squad (1/2)
”Hunter meet my squad.”
With that eight pairs of eyes came to rest on me, there was five women and three guys. As I was looking them over Max walked in.
”Well, well look what the rats dragged in.”
In response many of them greeted him back with one liners and middle fingers, which he responded with a light laugh. Erik slowly introduced them after they settled down, from right to left the girl sitting on the chair is named Emily. On the couch was the three guys Derek, Andrew, and Alex. On the loveseat to the right of the couch was a pair of twins sitting beside eachother named Jessica and Jasmine, apparently they go by JJ when together. Finally the two standing behind the couch were Sandra and Rose.
After the simple introduction Erik told me how these guys were all part of his squad when he was a mercenary. When they parted ways they laid down some plans in case of a terrorist attack or a heavy riot, I guess alien invasion wasn't in the plans at the time but it still worked out. The whole squad wasn't here yet, apparently there was five more but they are a bit farther out so it would take them another day or two to get here. At that point I asked ”Why gather here?” to which Erik brought me downstairs to the gym.
Looking around I didn't see anything special until he and Max grabbed a end of the practice mat and pulled it up to reveal a hidden door. Beside the door was a key panel that he proceeded to punch a code into and opened up the door, only to reveal a stairway that lead to a hidden armory. I stared in shock as I look around to see shelfs full of weaponry from handguns to assault rifles, on the walls there is all types of melee weapons from combat knives to modified baseball bats. After looking around for several minutes I finally calm down enough to look at Erik and wait for an explanation.
”Look I never actually stopped being a mercenary, its it's just after mom and dad passed I took on a government contract for a ainterriost response squad. Basically if a foreign country launched an attack on Canada my squad would provide urban tactical support. In return me and my squad got a decent payment every month and we got to build several private supply spots. The biggest weaponry supply depot we have is right here, downtown in a abandoned warehouse is our squad's garage with several tactical vehicles. Right now though I'm not to worried about the government so much, all this can help us get a step up in the new world. We both know your not normal like other people so I was gonna tell you after you graduated high school, guess there isn't a need to wait anymore. Welcome to the squad code named Wolf Pack little brother.”
”Brandon, does he know?”
”Yup he is also a member but he prefers to stay busy, that's why he took a job at the factory but only works eight hours four days a week.”
Nodding my head some things started to fit together properly, I noticed some weird things in the past but I never really tried to dig into it.
Erik walked over to the guns and did a quick glance over the inventory to make sure everything was as it should be. He looked over at me and continued his explanation.
”I taught you to fight, shoot, and hunt. Now you get to put all that to use, when the game really starts we won't just sit back and watch our world get taken from us. Humans have evolved to go to war, now we get to use that to our advantage against anything thrown at us.”
With a smile he lead me back upstairs where Brandon joined in the meeting going on in the living room. When he saw me he just smiled at me with the same gentle smile, but it felt different now that I know that he knew the real me all this time but wasn't afraid. I always worried when he found out about my darker urges he would be disgusted or terrified of me. I smiled back wiping tears from my eyes knowing no matter what my brothers have always stood by me loving me for who I really am.
Erik patted my back and he went to stand front and center again.