The Day of the Mission Part 2

After some time had passed, the soldiers arrived in the middle of nowhere near a mountain with a small entrance to an open cave.

Getting out of the truck, Jack unveiled the curtains that blocked the sun and the back of the car with his hand. The surrounding area had no signs of life except the yellow, sandy desert. In the distance, soft sand mountains stretched infinitely.

The soldiers began to prepare the equipment, while Jack and the group disconnected the trailers/carriages to reverse the car closer to the cave, making the process of placing the gold in the car easier.

The Menes Squad soldiers readied the white bags and trays tied to ropes and also had some larger boxes like trails in one of the carriages as equipment.

"Hey Jack, move it a bit more back," advised Ramon to Jack, who was driving the car, getting it closer to the cave.

Meanwhile, Kasib, Kamil, and Abdul were on the top of the mountain's cave, looking at the base of the Royal Nebu. It was a slum, a small town with ruined buildings that looked as if they were torn apart. In front were some soldiers standing with arrows ready to fire, but the group was too far for them to be seen or attacked.

"They are armed; they do have some good weapons, I've heard," said Kasib.

"Yeah, what do you expect? The Merchants Guild is the one who supplies it to them, and they have the best quality on the market, better than ours," explained Abdul.

"Well, not for long. We will make our own weapons. Just like the car, we will make it happen," declared Kamil.

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Standing up and walking downwards to the cave, Abdul added, "Well, that's what I expect from the next generation—the soldiers who must protect my retired ass at some point in my life."

After the process was set, the bags, trays and Fake Gold were placed in the trailer made of wood, which had wooden wheels and a rope attached to it.

Abdul, the leader of the mission, was at the front, while the Menes Squad soldiers with their spears and swords were second, and the group including Jack, Kamil, Kasib, Ramon, and Khonsu was last.

The soldiers lit a torch on fire, walking through the cave. It was dark, and the cave had rough edges. It was big enough for all of them to stand up properly. They walked and walked and walked.

"How far till the city?" asked Kamil.

"Well, comparing it to the map our informants made for us, it's a clearly straight path. However, we do need to get out at some point," said Abdul.

"But it won't be that bad; it is the same house where they keep the gold," Abdul added.

"Wait a minute, where is Memnon?" reminded Khonsu.

The group froze as they looked back at Khonsu, who was last in the line.

Khonsu, realizing that without Memnon, this mission would be very difficult, said, "Oh no."

Falling to his knees, Ramon said, "Without Memnon, how are we supposed to do this?"

Commanding Kamil to stand up, Abdul walked ahead and said, "Don't worry, let's go."

Walking on, the group's ambitions were lowered as they were missing a key member of the team. However, somewhere in their hearts, they knew that they must still move on.

As they walked on, a figure appeared in the distance.

"Hey, look! Someone is there," said one of the soldiers from the Menes Squad, pointing ahead in the dark cave, which was only lit by a light in Abdul's hands.

Kasib drew his sword, ready to attack, and the soldiers followed suit.

The man took a step forward into the light, revealing himself.

He was none other than...

"Memnon!" shouted Ramon. The man who was in the shadows was Memnon.

"Hey, what are you doing here, Memnon?" asked Khonsu in shock.

Yawning, Memnon replied, "Oh, you guys finally arrived. I was wondering when you'd show up."

Abdul, going toward Memnon, asked him seriously, "Why are you here right now?"

To which Memnon replied, "Well, I thought I would go early as I couldn't sleep the whole night, so I just walked my way here and thought after you guys arrive, we will head back together."

Going closer to Memnon and sniffing him, Abdul replied, "Okay, you smell like Memnon, so I'll allow you this time," and then commanded the guards to continue walking.

Memnon joined Jack's group with the others while walking toward the end of the tunnel, still sleepy.

Kasib asked Memnon, "Did you really not sleep?"

Memnon replied, "No, I didn't, Kasib."

Khonsu chuckled and said, "Well, you two are alike."

"You're right, Khonsu, but Kasib isn't as strong as Memnon," said Kamil.

"Hmm, well, I i'd win against Kasib," said Ramon, adding salt to Kasib's wound.

Jack, trying to calm the situation, replied, "Guys, calm down," jokingly.