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For once, things had gone right for them. They'd gotten the information they'd needed, and they could act on it almost right away. Nobody did anything. No windows were smashed in, no cops showed up. Lucian, Markus, and Erin stumbled out of the venue at 2AM when the event was over and they'd even helped clean things up. When they'd gone home, they'd been so hyped up that they'd hatched their plan right there and then, despite the copious amounts of alcohol in their systems. None of them had actually made it to bed, instead falling asleep sprawled across the floor in various positions.

When they'd woken up and got their respective hangover cures, they revisited their plan and were somewhat shocked to find that, with only a handful of sober minded changes, it still held up as a pretty solid plan. They all agreed that they needed to act fast before Aegis got a chance to move them; and so they decided to act that night. There was no time to waste, and they knew if they didn't act, they'd all be in trouble. So they got changed, got a few extra strong coffees, and began taking steps to prepare for the fight. They poured over the plans they had, repeating their plans and their escape plans and their backup plans over and over again until it was the only thing echoing in their heads and they'd probably still act on them in their sleep.

Despite their late night, when they made their way towards the factory, they were all wide awake and on their guard. Lucian's heart was in his mouth. If things had gone smoothly last night, then he knew that it was unlikely they'd have the same luck today. But his trust in Erin and Markus was at an all-time high, and he knew that they were all very much on the same page. He wasn't sure that he believed the intel about it being all low level grunts. He was expecting a much bigger fight, and that's what they'd come prepared for. They knew in their heads they were preparing for the worst; but none of them would admit that out loud.