Semi-Canon. Action Post Is Go.

[polishedsteel]

The covering panel of an air vent slowly popped off of the wall, and out crawled one Heero Yuy, without a sound. He carefully lowered himself to the warehouse floor, gently setting the grate down beside him, careful not to let it make any noise whatsoever. It was convenient that there were boxes all around. So long as he stayed crouched down, he would not be seen.

Of course, the first thing he did was look for anything that did not exactly match intel. Aside from there being two fewer soldiers patrolling nearby - which was by no means a bad thing, leaving only two for them to have to deal with to start with - everything seemed accurate and in place. Good. It was always easier to work when everything was mapped out properly before you.

Satisfied, he leaned against the wall, gun out and at the ready. No moving forward until his partner arrived, and that should be any moment now...

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[braidedreaper.livejournal.com]

Crawling through air vents wasn't his favorite pastime, but at least OZ did a pretty good job of keeping the things clear. It was almost as if they wanted someone to take advantage of their presence. That wouldn't surprise Duo, considering who was in charge of things, but that was probably reading a little too far into things.

Coming up to the vent Heero had left open, Duo carefully lowered himself down in much the same way, making sure to keep from landing on Heero, not that he thought Heero would let him do such a thing. He offered a grin, once he was suitably grounded, gun at the ready, and nodded to Heero.

[polishedsteel]

Heero nodded in return, motioned for him to wait just long enough for Heero to peek around the gigantic crate. He counted off on his fingers:

Three... two... one... move out.

It wasn't long before Heero was on the nearest of the two soldiers. He grabbed him from behind, put the barrel of the silenced pistol to the back of his head, and fired. Didn't even stand a chance...

[braidedreaper.livejournal.com]

Barely a moment later, Duo had killed the second guard in much the same way. "Nothing personal," he said quietly, with a shrug and a grin. That taken care of, he looked to Heero. 01 was on point this time, since Duo had no previous experience that made this more his thing than Heero's, but Duo was looking forward to the part where they made everything go boom and got the hell out.

[polishedsteel]

"The strategy still stands. No need to change it," Heero commented, checking his pistol over as he turned to start down the now unguarded hallway toward the target room. "I'll draw enemy fire, you sneak in and place the explosives. On your signal, I'll activate the detonator. We leave from the side door."

He knew Duo didn't need to hear it again, even if it seemed like he was saying it for Duo's benefit. He just wanted to rehash everything in his mind, and he knew Duo would make some remark about "that look on his face" or something again.