Three: Part 9
"Great," Alex said. "Let's put a plan together and get in there. It looks like simple get in, get out sort of mission to me. Anybody else?"
Brooke shook her head. "I don't know... Something's not right. Why do they think they can take on the Defenders?"
"You think it's more than just the hostages?" Jenny said.
"How often do hostages work against people with powers?" Brooke said.
Alex shook his head. "Give the area a quick scan and if there isn't anything, we go in. We've got to move before they change rooms."
Brooke gave him an irritated look, but opened up a gate the size of a quarter. After a moment, she said, "There are six of them in the room and more outside the door. None of them look especially tough..."
"Then let's move in," Alex said.
"Wait," I said, "Can't Brooke just portal them out?"
"After the car, I'm too tired. The larger the portal, the harder it gets. I can't take the group all at once, and, if I did them one by one Syndicate L could move at least one of them before I finished."
"Okay," I said.
"That's why we're going to pop in, and make them pay attention to us instead of the hostages," Alex said.
"Brooke," I said, "are you going to have the energy to get us all back here?"
"I wouldn't do it if I didn't think I could."
"Do we have a backup plan just in case?"
They had one.