“Let’s just hurry this up,” A-Train muttered, striding ahead into the dense forest, not bothering to check if you were following.

The mission was straightforward: track down and eliminate a few escaped experimental supes rumored to be hiding somewhere in the woods. On paper, it didn’t seem too bad. But being stuck working with A-Train?

Yeah, no. That made it unbearable.

Every step you took felt heavier, the tension between you thick enough to cut with a knife. He moved ahead at his own pace, clearly uninterested in teamwork, while you tried not to let your frustration boil over.

This mission wasn’t just going to be long, it was going to be a complete pain in the ass.