Title:Secrets

Summary:

Secrets are something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown from others. They're also your hidden past and your future. Agent Benjamin Dunn knew that Brandt William was a man filled with secrets. Brand's whole identity was a secret to the team. He knew that Secrets are bad. Somehow, one day or another, they will come out. One shot at Benji's Doubts.

Chapter 1 – Disruptions

"The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of heart." - St. Jerome.

"Are you ok, Brandt?" Benji heard Jane ask the analyst.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just feeling a little peachy." William Brandt replied with a reassuring nod, as Jane went back to her seat in thought.

Agent Benjamin Dunn starred at his partner, William Brandt's, back as he loaded up the elevator controls on his screen. He could see that Will was definitely worried about something. The tension in his face and the veins sticking out of his arms were a dead giveaway. Benji wanted to go and confront Will about the stuff that was bugging his only favourite analyst. But he decided against it as he had a duty to guide Ethan around the building. And he can't do that if he's talking to Will instead of giving out directions to his leader.

Will was always so protective of his feelings. Benji knew that Will was a man of secrets. Secrets that the analyst has never shared with the team. Even though Brandt has came out clear with his history with IMF during the ghost protocols, there was still something that bugs Benji about his partner. Maybe it was the tired look on his face or the cringes that he had seen flash over Will's face whenever he's trying to hold back Intel. Benji knew that William was a good guy and one of the amazing analyst of IMF. He's a person who would think 100 times over before taking any actions, unlike Ethan who was mostly famous for his gambling abilities in his Spy career. Benji had no idea how Ethan gets his courage to do his missions so recklessly without worrying about the consequences.

He kept the analyst in his sight as he spurted out directions to Ethan through his ear-piece so his team leader could reach the target's room. They were given an Intel on a potential suspect who is believed to be communicating with a mole inside IMF. They didn't know who the mole is but according to the Intel, the suspect has booked a room at one of Shanghai's luxury hotels. That's where the whole team was. Ethan was the one who was out in the field, spying on the suspect while Benji, Jane and Brandt were sitting in one of the rooms on the top floor.

"Ok, Ethan. Just head straight. The red door is where the target is." Benji said as he monitored his team leader's movement through the camera footage on his computer.

"How long do you think he's going to take?" Jane asked him just as he saw Brandt got up and head into the other room.

"I don't know. It's Ethan. You can't really tell what's going on in his mind." He replied with a shrug of his shoulders before he continued. "Speaking of different minds, do you know what's going on with Brandt? He seemed a little annoyed at something. Not to mention sad." Benji observed as he remembered the tension on Brandt's face. Jane looked back at the spot where Brandt had just disappeared.

"He seemed worried about something." Jane replied with equal confusion. "It's probably the mission. He was always uncomfortable with the field work." Benji nodded in response.

"I still don't understand why he chose field work if he was still uncomfortable with it."

"No idea." Jane shook her head as she raised her hands up in defeat. "I wished, he was a little open with us. You know about himself. Just so we don't accidently hurt him. I kind of like having him around. He keeps us sane to be honest. Especially Ethan."

"Yeah." Everyone member in the team had come to trust Brandt and his analytical skills during past these two years. They consider him as one of their own even though he was full of secrets. That's when Benji heard a loud static in his ear-com.

"Ethan? Ethan?! Ethan, do you hear me?" Benji repeated as he looked through the building's cameras but found it blank.

"What's going on?" Jane asked worriedly as she stood up in alarm. Even Brandt heard her frantic voice and came back in the room with his phone in his hand.

"Something's wrong. He's not replying." Benji exclaimed as he tried to search through other cameras but came up with nothing. "Something is disrupting with our frequency!"

"What could it be?" Jane asked Just as Brandt pulled the computer screen towards him.

"Brandt!? What are you doing? I need that." Benji said as he saw Brandt's concentrated face.

"Don't worry. There's a trick I learned from a colleague. Just wait." His partner said as he pressed down keys that seemed random to Benji's eyes. Both Benji and Jane didn't know what Brandt was doing, but it seemed to be working as the static sound in Benji's Ear-com came down to a low buzzing.

"Benji!" Ethan's voice rang through his ear. The computer specialist quickly gave each of his member a similar ear-com so the whole team can listen to the conversation.

"Ethan! What happened? I lost you back there. I thou—"

"It's a trap." Dread filled inside Benji's body as he looked wide-eyed at his team mates. "They knew we were coming. It was a setup."

"A setup?! A setup for what?" Jane said as she tried to control her emotions. Traps and their team had a really bad past. It always has a bad ending to it.

"I don't know." Ethan's voice seemed rushed. "Everything was so timed. It was as if... as if it was a play." Everyone seemed so confused by their leader's words.

"What do you mean? Did you see the suspect?" Brandt spoke for the first time.

"Its..." that's when they heard a loud static just as the building shook a little. It sounded like something exploded inside the building.

"FUCK!" Brandt exclaimed as he slammed his ear-com on the coffee table. Both Jane and Benji exchanged a look. Did he just swear? Benji thought as he remembered Brandt's personality. William Brandt never swears. But the William standing in front of him wasn't the same William he knew.

"I'm going in." Brandt exclaimed before picking up two guns.

"Me to." Jane said as she pulled out her own gun. "You'll need backup. Benji stay here. Keep us informed." She said before following Will out the door. The technician starred after his team with an open mouth. They just left me here! How could they? Benji thought in frustration. He was a field agent too. And by sitting here he's not going to get anything done, especially when all the cameras are off. Picking risk over safety, he picked up his small computer and a hand gun from the table before running after his team towards the lower levels where the suspect was.