Hereford Base

Derek POV

You weren in your dorm at a desk writing on a piece of paper lyrics to a song you thinking of making.

Derek: "I won't let you drag me down (drag me down, drag me down) you've turned me inside out (inside out, inside out) I might bend, but I won't break. I wont lay down, not this way. I won't give up, without a fight. Just when everything is going alright. You keep telling me that I'm never gonna be. Oh, oh. I'm not listening, I won't believe lies. Not this time. You're the voice in my head when I'm at my weakest. You're the ache in chest and I hate to feel this. Hey doubt, theres no doubt, I here to prove you wrong." Seems good so far.

You heard the door knock.

Derek: Come in!

The door opened to reveal Monika walking in.

IQ: Got a sec?

Derek: Sure whatsup.

IQ: You've been here for a couple months, kinda need to ask the big question.

Derek: What is it?

IQ: How come you guys never take off your masks?

Derek: Each of us had a part of our past destroyed. Some larger than others, so we just decided to be a force to be not messed with.

IQ: I gotta say, the anonymous look really gave you guys a reputation. Not just around base, I looked at your files. You guys have large bounties in 12 different countries.

Derek: *chuckles* Yea, we were given quite the reputation after Operation Doorkicker.

IQ: what happened during that op?

Derek: Had to go invade an Afghani stronghold. We couldn't send a large mass of soldiers due to a failed attempt that costed the lives of two squads. So operation doorkicker was put in place. Sent only my squad in since we had the best possibility of success with little casualties. They were right.

IQ: You had casualties? As in there were others in your squad?

Derek: Oh no, we need two casualties. Bulldog took a round to the shoulder while Robert got slashed with a piece of shrapnel.

IQ: Atleast it was a success.

Derek: Yea, we stormed at night, NATO cut the power and we raided the stronghold. We made them think we were a larger force than just six. Ended up leaving one of those bastards alive to run.

IQ: Why one?

Derek: A report the next day was made and the footsoldier stated that he thought there was a swarm of soldiers. Only to find out that the operation was done by only six men. He stated that he felt like he was fighting ghosts. One moment we'll shooting, the next we would be in a hold different spot and get the jump on a few of them. Cut them down like sheep. Thats when we found our first bounty on our heads.

IQ: Must be hard living a life with money over your head.

Derek: Thats the good thing about being anonymous and code names. If you can't identify the face, you can't identify the man. You can't figure out the name, you won't find who you need to find. *laughs*

IQ: Whats so funny?

Derek: oh nothing, just the next week after that. We had to assist a squad of marines in exfilling a location. They saw us and they went pale for a few seconds. Then they immediately ignored the squad and focused fire on us. They didn't even last a minute.

IQ: I'm gonna guess the bounty in Russia is from the attack at Washington?

Derek: Oh yea, we were a part of most of the defense operations. Real pain in their side. They really wanted us wiped out.

IQ: And the one in Poland?

Derek: Yea apparently helping the prime minister against a terrorist organization there really makes you a public enemy there. We were unauthorized. We had two bounties set, one from the polish government and one from the terrorists, after they realized it was a black op. They lifted the bounty. But the one from the terrorists stayed.

IQ: You live a crazy life.

Derek: Tell me about it.

IQ: So what you working on?

Derek: Oh this? I used to work with a friend. Told you about him, goes by thedooo. So just in my free time I just play guitar but now I'm trying my own thing, Harry said he was working on a studio for me with guitars, drums, anything I could ask for. So I started writing songs.

IQ: Hm, whats it about?

Derek: Just about how doubtful my life was, how I really just wanted to give up when I was at my lowest point. However I was given the opportunity and really just beat my demons.

IQ: *reading the song* It looks good, you have an idea of what you're gonna do?

Derek: Oh yea, I got an understanding of what I'm gonna do for vocals, drums, guitar.

IQ: Whens the studio supposed to be done?

Derek: By lunch. Ironically its in the cafeteria. Its that old storage closet that no one used.

IQ: That huge one?

Derek: Yea.

IQ: Well you have fun finishing your song, can't wait to hear it.

Derek: Thanks, you won't be disappointed.

After she closed the door you pulled out your phone and called Mark.

Mute: Hello?

Derek: Hey, Mark, its Derek, I'm gonna need one of your jammers during lunch.

Mute: There a reason?

Derek: Lets just say I don't trust any of the girls for what I'm about to do.

Mute: Alright, just bring it back when you're done.

Derek: Thanks, later.

You hung up the phone.

Derek: Alright lets finish this song.

Tineskip 3 hours

You finished up the rest of the song and you were ready to go record it. You walked out of your room with your guitar and the lyrics. You walked into the cafeteria and saw Harry outside of the door.

Derek: It done?

Harry: Yea, go ahead in and enjoy yourself.

Derek: I will.

He walked out the doors, but before you walked in you made your way over to the S.A.S. table and retrieved the jammer from Mark. You walked through the doors to the studio and it amazed you. You set down the lyrics on a stand and set up the mic. You decided to work on the guitar and drums after your vocals.

After an hour you finished up on everything you needed to work with, now it was just the editing. You need to combine everything together into one piece.

After about 2 more hours, you finally finished everything. You decided to give it one last listen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYdR4k38zQ4

Derek: Couldn't be any better.

You went onto Spotify and clicked post. You wouldn't expect it to go off, but you were just happy to actually be able to do something other than turn terrorists into swiss cheese. You walked out of the studio to see Harry just about to open the door.

Derek: Jesus christ, Harry you scared the shit out of me.

Harry: Sorry about that. I'm sorry to ask but I have a job for you.

Derek: What is it.

Harry: Need you to bodyguard again.

Derek: What kind, escort, president need protection?

Harry: Just something smaller, another group of youtubers. I'm sending Ela and IQ with you.

Derek: Ok, who am I guarding.

Harry: Actually, this was recommended by IQ, you're bodyguarding TheDooo and his friends.

Derek: Oh what the fuck.

Harry: You leave in 2 hours alright?

Derek: Yessir.

He walked away and you headed back to the dorm. You walked in and closed the door. You put on your gear from the last time you were a bodyguard and grabbed your weapons. Before you walked out the door you thought to yourself.

Derek: Fuckers gonna beat the shit out of me when he sees me again after all this time.

You walked through the halls and outside towards the heli pad. Marius was already waiting with Ela and Monika. You boarded the helicopter and he took off.

IQ: So you gonna show your face for this trip?

Derek: Hell no, that was a one time thing.

IQ: you are no fun, yk that?

Derek: Yea, yea i know.