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The meeting went by quickly, and mostly because Drew brushed off his father's concern for the mission. Lou was clearly concerned for the rescue of his daughter, and he had all right to be. Drew, however, seemed to not care so much for it. Conner nodded as Lou explained their tactics to everyone. Stealth. Stealth was important, he said. It was true. Getting caught would cause a lot of problems. rescuing a specific target requires calm men who can think, and time to find their target and get them out. Conner though about how he would proceed with his part of the plan. Which men should he take? What would be their weapon of choice? How would they get Andrea and Luci out?

"Dad, no offense but Conner and me have poured hours upon hours on going over this plan. Trust us, we got this!" Conner turned to look at Drew as he stood up and stretched. Both him and Conner were the same height, but Conner had a much thicker build. "Come on, lighten up- the festival is tonight, we have the entire journey to go over tactics. Tonight, lets live!" The mention of the festival made Conner tense. The would mean a lot of drunk girls just fawning over him, and Drew trying to get one of them to notice him. Upon looking up, he saw Drew hug his father for a long while before moving back in a playful way. Conner watched as father and son played around for only a second. Seeing such playful actions were rare today, but still pleasant to see.

The room began to empty as the others started to leave the room and Drew said, "Conner, wingman tonight?" Conner sighed, seeing that question coming his way. Before Conner could reply though, Drew left the room, leaving Lou and him alone. Conner stood up, ready to leave, when Lou pulled something out of his pocket. An old wallet. He pulled out a picture that had Andrea with her braces on. The look on Lou's face, and the emotion that it conveyed, made Conner smile slightly. Only slightly. He had not known her with her braces on, but he did remember how excited the girl was about having them off. She never stopped talking about it. "She'd kill me if she knew I showed you this, but she is just too damn precious...even with braces." He was recalling how their life was before the rebellion, until a pang of guilt hit Lou. Conner looked at him as he let out all the pain he felt. "This is all my fault."

Conner rested his hand on Lou's shoulder and said in a stern tone, "We will get her back." Conner looked away from Lou and off into space, his hand still on Lou's shoulder. This was Conner's chance to repay Lou now. Lou had helped Conner through so many tough situations. All the panic attacks when he was on duty were gone in seconds when Lou arrived on the scene. "I promise. She will return home. "