“I knew one would come soon,” Logan sighed “Just hoped it would be later,”
“We’re a lot better off than the last one,” Josh noted “Over half the team is unlocked. Most teams can’t say that,”
“We don’t have power to back us up though,” Logan shook his head “Most of our unlocked members have been around for less than five movies. You haven’t had the chance to earn as many points as other teams”
“I think you’re underestimating the team,” Skye interjected “With you, Matt, and I leading the charge, we can handle any team outside the top three,”
“I hope you’re right,” Logan sighed
“What’s the movie, anyway?” Elijah asked bluntly.
“Raiders of the Lost Ark,” Logan announced
“I think I saw that a while ago,” Josh said “Didn’t everyone die in the end?”
“All the bad guys,” Skye said “Indy knew not to look at the opened ark,”
“That sounds like a useful item up for grabs,” Crystal noted
“One we’ll be competing for,” Elijah complained
“This is going to be our biggest adventure movie yet,” Matt pointed out “We haven’t had a movie that travels to different countries like this one,”
“So, we’ll need a reliable form of transportation,” Josh said
“Just leave it to me,” Skye cheered “Plane, boat, or rocket. I’ll get where we need to go,”
“Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. For now, everyone consider your exchanges for the next movie,” Logan directed “You can talk with Lance, Eve or I for ideas on what to exchange,”
“I can help too!” Skye said enthusiastically
“Lance and I will discuss the actual movie plans tonight,” Logan continued “Tomorrow let's all meet up and make the exchanges together,”
With that the group split up, most going under God but Matt left to his room. Josh noted Skye pulling Elijah aside and Dale following behind Crystal. This left just Logan and Josh waiting by the healing lights.
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“Not checking out exchanges?” Logan asked.
“I’m not sure what to get,” Josh admitted “I only have a C rank reward so I can’t upgrade anything. I’m going to talk with Lance and see what he suggests,”
Josh wasn’t lying that he wanted Lance’s opinion, but he also wanted to check in on Eve and Louie. He felt guilty that he was leading the mission but was one of the least harmed. He needed to make sure they were alright before he could focus on anything else.
“That's actually good to hear,” Logan said
“What do you mean?” Josh asked
“I only earned the base 1000 points this movie,” Logan announced to Josh’s shock
“Really? You didn’t get any bonus missions?” Josh asked.
“I left everything to Matt,” Logan said “If I had known there was a team battle next I would have gone for even more missions. Try to get everyone loaded up with points,”
“There’s no way you could have known that,” Josh said
“I know,” Logan sighed “I hate to ask this of you but I will need your help,”
“What can I do” Josh asked with a smile
“We need to get Soul Link for Elijah,” Logan said “We can’t afford to continue the one-on-one method if we’re going against another team,”
“How many points does it cost?” Josh questioned,
“5000 points and a B rank reward,” Logan said with a frown “I need to see what Elijah earned but from your reports he should have a C rank reward and I have one from my savings. With Matt contributing the last one we should be able to get the skill easily enough,”
“So what do you need me to do?” Josh asked.
“Work with the other members and see how you can help them,” Logan said “Usually I would take that role but I just don’t have the funds for it this time,”
“I only earned 4000 points,” Josh said “It’s not a lot to spread around,”
“Any impact would be a step in the right direction,” Logan said
Josh nodded, but before he could speak, the healing team members lowered to the floor. Eve and Lance came first with a now awake Louie coming down quickly after. Logan immediately filled them in on the next movie and the team battle.
“Will we be entering first or second?” Lance asked instantly
“We will enter first,” Logan said “God judged us the weaker team,”
“Excellent!” Lance cheered “That might be the edge we need,”
“Is there an edge in being weaker?” Josh questioned,
“Of course,” Lance laughed “We now have time to act before the other team. We’ll be a step ahead on our mission when they start theirs,”
“We will know the location of the Ark,” Eve added “We can get there faster than the movie characters,”
"Exactly," Lance said "We can send a team directly to get the ark while the rest of the team takes on the enemy team,"
"Shouldn't we try to work with the other team?" Josh asked.
“We’ll try,” Logan said, “but history does not suggest it will work,”
“All we can do is try,” Josh sighed