K-Unit laughed as they sat at the edge of the site that was the Navy Base in Washington. The youngest, a small teenager at the age of fifteen, grinned openly.

"I can't believe you got the entire unit!" Fox chortled, gasping as they wiped the tears from their eyes.

Cub grinned. "What do you expect? I'm just awesome like that."

Snake chuckled, watching the pink figures from where they stalked to the showers on the other side of camp. It sounded like they weren't the only ones laughing.

"Where did you get the glitter?"

"When we got the day off on Tuesday- I ran into town and got the stuff."

Eagle bounced up and down where he was, childishly. "Personally, I think we should do this more often."

The group winced around him, knowing what happened when Eagle tried to prank people.

Wolf was the one that voiced the communal thought. "No. No way in hell."

"Why not?" He whined.

"Because you blew up a bathroom wall. And then L's lunch; how the hell do you blow up food that you've never touched?"

"How would I know?"

The group rolled their eyes, smiling slightly. Fox leant back against the tree.

"Any chance they'll catch you?"

"They won't find proof if that's what you mean."

He grinned. "Excellent."

Snake shook his head, ever the more retained member of the unit. "Do I even want to know how you did it?"

Alex shrugged. "Probably not. Plus, why would I want to give away all my trade secrets? I'm a spy for a reason."

The unit laughed again, aware that their spot on the hill left them privy to all eyes. They watched as their partnered unit strode closer, annoyed as the pink figures on the other side of the camp were roared at by their Segeant.

"What the hell do you think you're playing at?" The leader of the unit yelled as they reached the incline they sat on. Wolf looked over at him blankly.

"What do you mean?"

"You know frickin' well what I mean! These pranks are becoming distracting! Your unit is making a show of themselves, never mind disrupting our training! I don't know what you do in the SAS back home, but over here-"

Fox snorted. "I think we'd be murdered, if we pulled anything like that over there."

Eagle tilted his head. "Well there was that one time-"

Wolf cuffed Eagle up the back of the head. "Yeah, and we nearly got binned."

"I really can't believe he thought that was a good idea." Snake muttered, turning to Fox.

"It's Eagle. He doesn't think full stop."

"Hey!" Said man cried out. "I resent that!"

"Anyway, J." Alex spoke up, smiling at the bickering between the two members. "You're supposed to be on your toes; this just makes things interesting."

"Because Eagle blowing things up doesn't?" Snake said, standing and moving away as Eagle and Fox wrestled.

"Ah, touche."

J growled, shoulders hunched as he took a step closer. "Now listen here-"

The Sargeant of the Seals base called out, voice loud and echoing in the spaces between the barrack's. "K-Unit! Get your frickin' asses over here this instant or I swear to God you'll go back to England dead on your feet for a week! 39- you too!"

Fox whistled as they stood, jogging over towards him. "Hate to say it, but he's got nothing on Matthews."

The unit beside him shook their heads, keeping pace easily. Before them, the Sergeant waited, growling, as they pulled to a stop and saluted.

"What the hell were you thinking when you pulled this! I've had enough! K-Unit, you are running amok on my base- and I won't have it!" He stepped closer to them. "You're supposed to be keeping an eye on your team mates Wolf! Where the hell do you think you are!"

Alex bit the inside of his mouth, feeling Eagle begin to buzz beside him. On the other side of him, Fox noticed the tension, glancing at him and catching his gesture, he turned his head slightly to see the man tapping his fingers nervously against his leg.

"Oh boy."

Eagle jumped suddenly, the excitement becoming too much, and turned his head to face the Sargeant. "Do you have any proof?"

Alex sighed, resisting the urge to hide his head in his hands.

"Excuse me?" The man stalked up to him, invading his personal space. "What did you say?"

"I said-"

Snake elbowed him in the ribs, cutting him off. "He means no disrespect sir, I'm sure."

Eagle wheezed a little, glaring at his team member. "He asked me a question, I'm going to-"

"Shut up Eagle." Wolf growled.

The Sergeant stood back and yelled. "Who the hell do you think you are! Get out of my sight! Now!"

As one, each of the members turned and walked away swiftly, heading towards the barracks where they were staying. Unit 39 remained at the alert behind the Sergeant as he watched them go. He sighed, before gesturing to them to follow.

"You're supposed to be keeping an eye on them."

R shrugged. "We were, but we can't be with them the whole time."

"I thought I made it clear after Eagle blew up the bathroom wall."

"And L's lunch." N pointed out. "I don't even get how he did that."

The Sargeant growled. "He's freakin' well lucky that it wasn't strong enough to hurt anyone, or you'd have had to clean him off the floor."

J shrugged again. "At least he told you before you had reached him."

The Sergeant shook his head. "I've got no more kitchen duty's to give them, no more chores either- hell they can last on the course longer than most of the men here! They just frickin' well end up competing against each other! You need to keep them under control or it looks like I'm going easy on them in front of the recruits."

"We'll do what we can."

"See to it that you do more than that." The man growled, slamming the door shut behind him, leaving the unit standing in front of his office.

"Ah. So even he doesn't know why we were sent." A voice called out round the corner. J stalked round there with a growl.

"What the hell do you think you're doing, listening in?"

Cub shrugged. "Being nosey. Plus, I wanted to see if you knew the reason we were sent and not some other unit."

The boy was alone, leaning against the wall idly as the group surrounded him. J sneered at him. "Sure. Where's the rest of your unit? They fed up with you?"

He shrugged. "It's really none of your business."

R snorted. "Who wouldn't be fed up with a kid like you?"

Cub smiled a little. "You say that, but you're intrigued. Afterall, why would the SAS have a child as a member of their team?"

He turned and walked away before they could say anything. J growled a little, ignoring the reassuring hand Q put on his shoulder.

R sighed. "Hate to say it, but he's right."

Q, the quiet member of the group spoke as they turned away. "The Sergeant doesn't know what to think of him either."

Each of the men paused, thinking it over before R voiced the thought. "What makes you think that?"

"He ignores him. He doesn't know what to do with him, so he treats him at though he doesn't exist."

They shrugged, carrying on. "Why would the Sergeant allow it then?" N asked, breaking the silence.

"Maybe he doesn't have any other choice." J murmured, pushing open the door to the bunk house where they were lodged.

The group collapsed, opting for thinking about it at some other point as R pulled out a deck of cards.

Alex slipped into the cabin quietly, Fox the only one noticing as he moved to lie on his cot.

"Where were you?"

"Just checking on something."

"Hm." The man turned back to his book, feet up against the headboard of the bed as he lay. Similarly, Eagle fidgeted, playing on the games console Alex had managed to slip into the camp. Wolf lay on his bunk, talking quietly to Snake who listened half heartedly over his medical text.

There was a loud beeping as Eagle died, and he pouted, putting the game down.

"So what are we doing tomorrow?"

The group let out a sigh. "Nothing." Wolf moaned, turning over and putting his face into his pillow. "We're going to get up, do what we're told, and then go back to bed. We are not getting in trouble tomorrow. Do you hear me? That means you too Cub."

Alex shrugged. "Fine by me."

"Why! Even you have to admit, today was pretty funny." Eagle pointed out, resting on his elbows. "Or are you just scared of the big bad Sergeant?"

Wolf snorted. "Like hell. No I'm more afraid that you'll accidentally kill someone."

"No I won't!"

Snake ticked off his fingers. "The bathroom wall, the cafeteria- L's lunch!"

"So what? Things explode around me?"

The group sighed, and Wolf waved his hand flippantly. "Kinda."

"Well personally, I think-"

"I'm going to bed." Fox cut off, slipping his book under his bed.

"Agreed." Snake called out, sliding under his duvet. Wolf let out a sigh of relief and followed suit, leaving Eagle sitting up.

"C'mon, guys."

Fox put his back to him. "Switch off the light would you."

"Get off your lazy ass and do it yourself!"

"You're the last one up. So stuff it."

The man growled, flipping him off but doing it anyway, leaving him sitting in the dark. He huffed, loudly, before shifting into his bed.

"Thank's a lot you bunch of-"

"Eagle! Mind your language!" Snake growled, before rolling over and letting the room descend into silence.

Snake stiffened at a muffled shuffling in the room, the springs of the bed creaking in the near silence. Sitting up sharply, he turned in the direction, checking each of his team mates before his eyes landed on the source.

With a curse, he rose, sliding across the room before crouching in front of Alex's bed. He reached out, hand not even touching the boy before he was grabbed. Looking up quickly, he saw Fox's outline, holding his wrist.

"Don't." The man murmured. "Let him sleep it out. He needs it."

"What do you mean?"

Fox sighed and stepped back. "He has them constantly. It's worse when he stay's awake to prevent them; which he will do if he finds out you know about them."

"How long have you known about them?"

"Ten days, since we first got here. Caught him on the first night when he ended up running for the bathroom. I don't know what it is he's seen, but for it to happen every night-"

"How long was it before he slept in front of you again?"

He paused, knowing there was no stopping him once he was in what they'd long since dubbed 'medic mode'. "A week. Stayed up all night before I told him that I wouldn't say anything. He was dead on his feet. And defiantly doesn't like being woken up."

Snake paused, looking back at the teenager before shaking his head. "I need to, Fox. I need to know how long this has been going on for."

"No, Snake, no!" Fox reached out to grab him, to slow as his hand landed on the boys shoulder. There wasn't even a pause between the space where the hand touched and when Alex had flipped the man onto the floor, crushing him into the bed.

Startled, Snake let out a shout of alarm, startling Wolf awake on the other side of the room. Alex tensed, lashing out as Fox reached out to calm him, sending him reeling into the approaching man. The two flew, piling on Eagle and waking him as well.

Snake panted heavily from the floor, pushing himself to his knee's before holding his hands out. "We don't mean any harm, Cub. We just want to help."

Fox shook his head as he disentangled himself. "Don't, Snake, he's still asleep."

Wolf growled, stalking towards the boy stood in the centre of the room. "He's what?"

"Wolf- no!" The man flew as Alex kicked him in the stomach, the force pushing him across the room as Alex leapt at him, arms poised. Fox intercepted, aiming with the flat of his hand to knock the boy out, despite knowing it would make things worse.

The two fought, Alex's fist's meeting hastily thrown blocks, kicks landing against tensed limbs. Inside, Fox knew he wouldn't last as the palm of Alex's hand hit his stomach, causing him to double over. The foot cracked against his jaw, sending him backwards, into the wall. The boy turned, twisting under Wolfs arms and flying out the door it didn't take him a second to open.

The unit paused, standing and sprawled as they watched Alex's retreating back grow smaller and smaller, slowly disappearing into the shadows of the night. Fox let himself be pulled to his feet, before speaking.

"Well, shit."

Wolf sighed, before pulling on his shoes and tying them. "We'll have to follow him. I'm going to say I'm right in saying that's a dangerous state to be in?"

Snake nodded, copying the action. "Likely hood is he's going to damage himself more."

The three dived out the hut, as Eagle fell over his laces which he'd managed to tie together. "Well, I don't even know what's happening."

Sorting them, he stumbled out the hut, pulling a jacket round him as Unit 39 jogged up to him.

"What the hells going on?" J growled.

"Haven't the foggiest." He yawned.

Trees swam past him as he ran, their branches tugging at his hair and clothes, feet pounding against the hard ground. He didn't know where he was. He didn't know what he was doing- he just had to get away.

His breath was coming in pants at this point, his body straining as he leapt over fallen branches and roots, unable to forget the terror that had filled him. There was a second where he stumbled, not for the first time, before something came to mind.

Voices, the voices. He had known them. Slowing now, he thought back, almost falling when he realised who they belonged to.

Well shit.

Finally stopping, Alex looked around properly, taking in the dark woods of the Seals training base. Behind him, there was a clear trail; foot prints from where he'd stepped, branches broken as he'd ran through them, occasionally the drip of blood from-

Blood? Alex looked down to see his arms cut and scraped, rivulets of blood dripping down his bare arms slowly. How had he not noticed that? He murmured in his head, beginning to feel the tingling pain dusting across his body.

Frowning, he turned, slowly making his way back along the track he'd made. He never heard the blow that knocked him well into unconsciousness.

(A/N) Sorry this has taken so long! I know I promised this so long ago!

Hope you enjoy!