*Cairo, Egypt; May 30, 2019; 3:00 PM*

Following the incident Alex had experienced even getting to the castle, he took a moment to politely ask Spike and Skirmish to take care of the baby for them until they made it back.

Eventually, though, the time came for all of them to head out on their next mission.

Alex was taking it as well as you'd expect.

"Holy shit, it's hot out here!" Yang panted, using the local gateway for support.

"Yeah, no kidding.." Vanoss said, practically throwing off his owl mask.

"G-G-God dammit..." Alex shook.

Ohm turned around to find Alex on his hands and knees, shaking and muttering to himself.

"Okay, what's up with him?" Ohm rolled his eyes.

Twilight blinked.

"He hasn't been in his home dimension since before we met... He might be having a hard time being back here again.." Twilight explained.

"Still?! We aren't anywhere near Oregon!" Kat added, walking up to the new arrivals carrying her trademark sniper rifle.

"H-Hey, Kat.." Alex kept shaking uncontrollably.

"Jesus, it's like he hasn't been in a desert before, either!" Wildcat groaned.

Yang poked Alex's shoulder a few times before he finally looked up at her.

"C'mon! We don't have time to waste right now! I'll take care of you later!" Yang pulled him up and led him to Kat.

"S-Sorry.. Haven't been here in a while.." Alex commented.

"How's it all look?" Kat asked.

"Well.. Even shittier. Which seems kinda hard since last time I was here, I almost f**king died." Alex scoffed.

"Yeah, The Nexus has been f**king things up here for the past few months. Between attacks from this monster and the sun cannon, it's easy to see why we need you guys." Kat explained with a shrug.

"How the hell are we gonna do this? I mean, the monster I can understand, but the giant magnifying glass in orbit right now seems like a lot to deal with." Cade asked.

"I've been trying to set up an SCP-controlled space program, but Chancellor Smith thinks it's a 'waste of federal tax dollars' or something, so I've been bugging the Russians about borrowing one of their rockets." Kat noted.

"Well, good luck. Where's the monster right now?" Lui asked.

"From what Intel has, he's back in the Pyramid. He only happens to come out at night." Kat explained.

"What's the plan?" Vanoss asked.

"The Nexus is using the power of the sun to it's own gain. If we can reflect the beam into the pyramid's entrance, it can provide us with a way in and give us the advantage we need." Auburn explained.

"The only problem is, where are we going to find a mirror large enough to reflect a beam of that magnitude?" Kat asked.

"Hold on! Do you have any solar panels?" Cade asked.

"We might have a few, but not enough to convert such a high amount of sunlight into energy."

"If we can move the sun gun just a few feet, we might be able to make it fall to orbit, or maybe redirect it towards the pyramid!" Vanoss figured.

"We don't have anything like that just yet." Kat added.

"We can't get into the pyramid without first taking out their primary defenses, and we'd better come up with something by nightfall!" Weiss said.

"Kat, don't you have anything at your disposal? Artifacts, spells, anything like that?" Alex asked.

"We've captured at least 20 potentially lethal SCPs, but I don't think we can get them out here in time." Kat replied.

"Okay, they're probably going to have some method of controlling this 'sun gun' inside their base. If we can take out the Monster and the guards at the entrance, maybe we can overpower them, kill Callan and Morning Star and then we can move on to killing Cinder." Alex decided.

"That might work... Do you guys think you can handle the Monster?" Kat wondered.

"What kind of monster do you think it is?" Alex wondered.

"Definitely something I've never seen or heard of before, It's skin was metallic. Not anything it was wearing, but it's skin." Kat explained.

"Metal skin? What is this thing, Colossus?" Delirious asked jokingly.

"So we're fighting a Colossus knockoff and shutting down an oversized magnifying glass. I can think of a few ideas." Terroriser agreed.

"Alright.. We're gonna need a few minutes to think things through and find a work-around for every counter the Nexus can come up with. And if they find what they're looking for, we'll need to know the Artifact's capabilities, Kat." Blake decided.

"Okay.. Lieutenant, bring me any and all files relating to SCP-2807." Kat ordered.

"Yes, Ma'am." The Lieutenant nodded.

"Cade, I need you to call Liss. We might need backup." Alex told him.

"But, Dad... Liss seems pretty busy trying to get more soldiers after Cinder slaughtered them." Cade answered.

"Then call the Coalition. They'll come running once they find out the Nexus is trying to possibly destroy the continent." Alex scoffed.

Yang turned to Auburn and Oreonna.

"I need you two with Weiss and Blake to do some cool spy shit at the Pyramids. Kat, can you give us any nearby Dig Sites that could be taken back?" Yang asked.

"Dig Sites S, T, and V are nearly recovered. And the Dig Sites closest to the pyramid are M, N, and O." Kat explained.

"We'll do our best, Ms. Xiao Long." Oreonna promised.

"Just be careful out there." Yang insisted.

"We promise." Auburn nodded.

Alex by now had started getting to work on mapping out any vantage points on Kat's war map.

"Alex, a word?" Blake whispered.

Alex nodded, walking with Blake to a small enclave deeper in the tunnel.

"What's this all about?" He asked curiously.

"It's about Raven.." Blake replied in a low voice.

"Raven? Does she know anything about this?" Alex wondered.

"No... If anything, she couldn't care less about the state of your world."

"Couple things. First off, Earth is so f**king far from what I consider a home. Secondly, why do you need to talk about her?" Alex wondered.

"Just... Be on the lookout.. I don't think it's safe to trust her.." Blake insisted.

"Well, to be fair, she did train me to the point I was ready to fight Cinder and win. But then, she is really kind of a prick. Especially considering she didn't do shit when the Blood Red Night came around." Alex figured.

"Look... My point is, she's been acting like Adam did before... Well... I won't let her do what Adam almost did to me.. Be careful.. For Yang's and Auburn's sake." Blake continued.

Alex nodded.

"The hell you think I've been doing any of this for?" Alex shrugged.

Alex stood up.

"Look, I think we've all got work to do. But trust me.. It's just this and one more mission. After that, we'll never need to do this crap ever again." Alex swore.

"Okay.. Just.. Try and look out." Blake nodded as she walked away.

Alex turned and walked back to the map. He pretended to crack his metallic knuckles as he stared down at the war map, now his own personal chessboard.

"Just this and one last mission..." Alex sighed.

*Inside the Great Pyramid; May 31, 2019; 5:25 PM*

Xavier continued to walk in strides, writing in his journal.

Entry 1001, May 31, 2019.

The men are terrified. Our scouts have reported seeing two known affiliates of the Coalition. Two huntresses known to have helped spearhead the Assault on Kalos Prime. I do not believe it matters. Now that we occupy almost every Dig Site, we are expecting to find the Artifact soon enough.

HADES has scorched the desert, and my Apocalypse has been proving especially useful. And now that The Catalyst is here, I can unleash my creations upon them and take back the dominance that rightfully belonged to the Inquisition.

Delta has been proving to be quite an annoyance, especially as of late. So insistent on taking the reins and the credit for my work. I have come to the conclusion that she is too power hungry to possibly continue our partnership and far too dangerous to be left alive.

"Still too busy to talk, eh?" A low voice uttered coldly.

Xavier looked up to see a metallic blob of mass rising from a vat of oil.

"Someone seems to be in a better mood than usual." Xavier commented.

"Who wouldn't be..? Is that bastard here?" The blob asked.

"I believe so.." Xavier shrugged.

The blob dissipated, revealing a liquid metal shape of a young man with dark blonde hair as it slowly assumed it's true form.

"Don't bullshit me. Is he or isn't he?" He demanded.

"Yes.. He arrive with those huntresses. Given the circumstance, I believe they are going to attack tonight, Jakob." Xavier replied.

"That's not my name, Callan. Or do you want me to keep calling you 'Xavier'?" He scowled.

"Fine. What exactly is your deal with the bastard anyways? You aren't a full inquisitor." Xavier questioned.

"My deal is that son of a bitch RUINED my chance for power, FORCED me to take Cinder's offer and get turned into some goddamn FREAK, and DROPPED A F**KING AERO-CARRIER ON MY FACE!!" Jäger yelled.

"I did everything in my power to make you a better fighter than Walker could ever be! I even made spare mimicrite material so you could overpower even a thousand Ratte tanks!" Xavier yelled.

"That's no excuse. But tonight, I take solace in the fact that I get my revenge.. Walker will die, I won't even offer him a chance to surrender." Jäger grinned sinisterly.

Author's Notes:

Jäger's back, and he might actually cause some trouble!

So... Yeah... I'll try to keep these arcs at just the right length. 'Till then, happy reading!

-The Destoyer