To Love a Hunter (Reader x Caveira)

Solution

-Caveira POV-

"Okay, tell me how this is going to get them to stop fighting?"  I ask Y/N, peering out into the testing room, where he and IQ had set up some kind of maze looking thing.

"It's essentially a training exercise"  Y/N explained.  "It's the same challenge in each of the six rooms, but they need to work together to get out of the maze as a whole" 

"Huh?"  I asked, raising an eyebrow.  I saw how this was supposed to go, but failed to see how exactly it would keep Ash and Doc from trying to kill each other on a constant basis.

"Okay, so the challenge is this:  In each room, there is a single button on the opposite wall of the door.  With me so far?"  Y/N asked.  I nodded.

"So far, yes"  I nod.

"Okay.  The buttons are hold-to-activate.  To unlock the door, the button needs to be held down.  One person holds the button down, while the other person goes through the door, which is now unlocked, and presses the button on the other side of the door, which will permanently unlock the door, allowing the first person to come through the door."  he summed up.  It took me a hot second to get that, but slowly, I understood.

"So they need to work together to get out of this maze-like thing?"  I ask, just to be sure.  Y/N nods.

"I call it the Codec."  I smirk, and raise an eyebrow.

"The Codec?"  I ask.  Y/N pouts a bit.

"I named it myself"  he said.  I chuckled.

"It's an odd name, but a good one."  I assure him.  "So how will we get Ash and Doc here?"

"IQ is on it."  he assures.  "They'll be here in a minute or two."  As if on que, IQ entered the room, with Ash and Doc in tow, both looking confused as to why they were here, and annoyed that they were here with each other.

"What is this?"  Doc asked, seeing the giant maze that will test their teamwork and, hopefully, end their disputes. 

"Welcome, operators Ash and Doc"  Y/N spoke over the intercom, booming his voice into the training room.

"Y/N what is the meaning of this!?"  Ash hissed.

"We brought you two here to end your disputes once and for all.  In front of you is, what I like to call, the Codec.  Within its walls, you will find a repeating challenge, in which you will need to work together to complete."  Y/N instructed.  I smiled.  I liked his commanding nature, but resisted the urge to kiss him right there.

"Ugh, I'm not working with her after yesterday"  Doc spoke.

"Same here"  Ash agreed.  Rolling my eyes, I grabbed the mic from Y/N, and spoke into it.

"Okay, both of you idiotas are going into the Codec, or I swear, you won't see daylight again"  I hissed.  I saw as both of them paled, and slowly entered the Codec.  Smiling, I handed the mic back to Y/N.

"Harsh"  Y/N commented.  I shrugged.

"Gets the job done"  I counter.  Rolling his eyes, Y/N spoke into the mic.

"Your task is simple:  work together to escape the Codec.  You will receive no outside help or aid of any sort.  Each task is identical to the last.  Good luck ops".  With that, Y/N clicked off the mic, and sat back in the viewing balcony.  "Twenty bucks says they take over an hour"  he bets.

"Deal" I smile.  I look down, and see Ash and Doc standing confused in the first room.  After a minute, Ash presses the button in the room, probably out of curiosity.  I hear a loud click as Ash pushed the button.  Immediately, she sprinted for the door, only for it not to budge when she tried to open it.