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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 19, 2016 21:29:02 GMT -5
"Who's to say it's secret?" James suggested stubbornly. "All they said was it wasn't meant for civilians. If you ruled an entire island, I would think you'd want to keep people like us out of the only prison you had too."
"Hey, woah." Reade raised his hands. He had been about to try and pull Reese away, but it was too late for anything more than words. "John, you don't want to do this. You're no good to your friend hurt."
Finch coughed, blinking as he realized vaguely that there was some sort of commotion outside. That wasn't supposed to happen. He tried to focus.
Jane didn't answer, waiting tensely for what would come next.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 19, 2016 21:36:38 GMT -5
"I'm not the one who's gonna get hurt." said Reese. He was dragged from the cage, temporarily complacent. But when the guard threw a punch, he dodged and head butted him in the face. Then he turned and engaged the other two in combat. "Dude!" said Eli angrily from the other cage. "Not gonna help anything!"
"Me." said Patterson timidly. They did the whole "stand by the door" ritual, then Juliet and Patterson left the room.
"That wasn't a regular prison. I've seen those cages before. And one of the prisoners couldn't have been older than 21, if that." insisted Tom. "We need to find out what's going on."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 19, 2016 21:43:06 GMT -5
James bit his lip. "Look, I believe you brother, I do. But I also believe that the people have saved our lives, fed us, gave us jobs; I need to give them the benefit of the doubt here. Before you argue," He added quickly, seeing the look on Tom's face. "Why don't we talk to someone in the morning? I'm sure they can clear this up."
Jane began to pace, waiting for it to start. There was nothing she could do yet, and she felt the sort of nervous twitchyness she always felt when she wasn't in control.
"Hey. Come on man, do you really think this will help your friend?" Reade shouted, banging on the bars to be heard.
Finch groaned, squinting at the fight outside. If only he could think, he could figure out what was happening and how to stop it, before everyone was killed.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 19, 2016 21:51:28 GMT -5
"You wanna sit down?" said Kurt, a smile playing at his lips as he referenced that day in the CDC. "You're making me nervous."
Reese didn't answer, fully engaged in the fight. He threw another punch and knocked one of the guards cold. The other grabbed him from behind and threw him so he crashed into Finch's bars. He lay there, half-stunned, pacing himself for the rest of the fight as the guard drew nearer.
Tom sighed, narrowing his eyes. He didn't like it, but it seemed sensible. "Fine."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 19, 2016 21:59:49 GMT -5
"Good." James threw him one of the granola bars from earlier. "Now eat." He himself took a look at the food, before pocketing it and flopping tiredly onto the couch instead.
The sound seemed to hit Finch like a bullet, he flinched way from the bars. The fight was getting worse, and now that he could think-well, think better anyway-He knew Reese wasn't going to win, or even survive. And if he did manage to survive, he wouldn't escape, and if he did escape, one of Ben's minions would pull the plug on Grace or Root. "Stop." He managed to call, desperately trying to stop the nightmarish scenarios.
Jane turned, intending to glare but it came out too playful. "Well I can't exactly argue with myself, can I?" She answered, sitting, not realising how ironic her statement was until a second later.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 19, 2016 22:04:36 GMT -5
Kurt smiled, then sobered up a bit. "Patterson's got this, you know?"
Reese lay next to the cage, preparing to spring back up into the fight. "Don't worry, Harold. After this fight I'll be in more trouble than you. I'm just redirecting their aggression. I can handle it." Truth was, he had no idea if that statement was true, but he was much more comfortable being on the recieving end of the Others' wrath than watching Finch do it.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 20, 2016 7:59:23 GMT -5
"I know." Jane sighed, even after she had sat down she tapped her fingers together restlessly. "We've managed to get out of worse."
Despite the overwhelming fear and simple exhaustion that left Finch both tired and on edge, a stab of something he could only describe as extreme respect for Reese hit him. It hadn't even occured to him that his friend would try something like this, partly because he was painfully aware that he himself would likely have not thought of it. Still, Reese didn't know about the two prisoners, and that made all the difference. "They have Root and Grace." He blurted out, knowing the ex-soldier would understand.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 20, 2016 8:40:13 GMT -5
Reese stopped and turned to stare at Finch, eyes widening as he realized the implications of this. Thinking fast, he went limp as the Others grabbed him, allowing himself to be beaten and kicked without resistance.
"She's back." said Cas, staring down the hall. "She is alone."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 20, 2016 8:44:39 GMT -5
Jane stood instantly, joining Cas. Her shoulders were tense, but all her experience kept her level headed.
"No." Finch flung himself painfully against the bars, clinging to them with his left hand while reaching desperately through with his right. "Please, stop it! Please! I'll dig harder, I'll do whatever you ask, just please let him go."
Thinking quickly, Reade grabbed the feeder and began trying to break it, to either attract attention or get something he could use to break out.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 20, 2016 11:44:38 GMT -5
Patterson ran down the hall and made a break for the flood hatch. Juliet ran into the room close behind her. She wrenched open the hatch, opened the prison, and rushed for the door as the room started to fill with water, but suddenly Ben was standing there, watching Juliet, and Patterson. Then he turned and slammed the door shut, leaving no means of escape. "BEN!" called Juliet, pounding on the door as water started to fill the room. Cas was hanging on to the wall, knuckles white as he realized his vessel couldn't swim. Kurt surfaced a few feet away. "Jane?" he called over the noise of water crashing through the hatch.
The Other gave Reese a few extra kicks, then he was restrained by his friend. "Linus wants them alive." he said, shoving Reese back in the cage and locking the door. Reese lay on the ground, rolling onto his side and retching.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 20, 2016 11:54:24 GMT -5
Reade abandoned his effort and ran over kneeling beside Reese to get a look at his wounds. "Hey, take it easy boy scout." He said, waiting patiently for the other man to finish.
Jane surfaced with a huge gaps, suddenly realising she could swim, extremely well. Of course she could. She was on the other side of the room from Kurt, but quite near Cas so she swam strong toward him. "Hang on." She ordered him, helping him stay above water.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 20, 2016 12:00:03 GMT -5
Cas tried to say something, but instead inhaled a mouthful of water as he went under momentarily. He wasn't sure if he could drown in his current state - but he didn't really want to find out.
Kurt made a break for the hatch door, trying to close it. "Jack!" shouted Juliet, prying at the door Ben had left through. "Over here!"
Reese coughed for a few more moments, then rolled on his back, thoroughly winded. "I'll be f-fine." he wheezed out in between coughing fits.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 20, 2016 12:06:51 GMT -5
Reade sat back on his heels, contemplating the beaten man in front of him. "Yeah, this time. Maybe next time you should actually have a plan. You know, besides getting your tail kicked."
"John?" Finch's wavering voice made it across the space between the cages. "Are you all right?"
Jack somehow made it to Juliet's side, helping her with all his strength.
Jane dragged Cas back up, barely getting him into a position so he would stay above the water as long as she did. Of course, the added weight made it harder for her sat afloat, but that was a price she was willing to pay.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 20, 2016 12:11:49 GMT -5
Cas made a very unhelpful effort to swim, disliking having to weigh someone down. He tried to say "If I can grab on to something I'll be fine", but frustratingly, all that came out was a spluttering cough. Lungs were annoying.
"I'll be fine." said John, pulling himself up onto the bench.
The door came open, and the water started to drain away.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 20, 2016 12:18:12 GMT -5
"Stay still." Jane ordered, head tilted up so she could speak.. She had Cas so his hands were across her neck, while his main weight was on her shoulders. It wasn't the best situation, but it was the only one. "Don't try to talk or help, or you'll get us both killed."
Jack backed off, taking deep breaths of air now that there was plenty.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 20, 2016 12:23:56 GMT -5
Cas simply nodded, unable to persuade his vocal cords to do anything else at the moment.
The water finished draining away, and for several seconds everyone just stood there, taking in breaths of air. Then Kurt and Juliet lunged for the gun at the same time.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 20, 2016 12:25:45 GMT -5
"Hey." Jane ran towards them, but by the time she got there it would be too late to do anything, so she changed course to make sure Patterson and Kurt were all right.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 20, 2016 12:29:25 GMT -5
Kurt grabbed the gun and pointed it at Juliet. "On your knees. Hands behind your head." he said calmly. Juliet obeyed quickly, but just then, Ben appeared in the hall. He had a redheaded girl in a chokehold, holding a gun to her head. "Let her go. Now." he said loudly. Cas froze, staring at the girl with his mouth slightly open. "Charlie?"
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 20, 2016 12:34:11 GMT -5
Jane glanced at Cas, looking startled to say the least. "You know her?" She put her hands up, seemingly instinctively.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 20, 2016 12:44:52 GMT -5
"Yes." said Cas quietly. "Charlie, are you alright?" Charlie looked up, scowling at Ben before staring at Cas. "Castiel?" she said, squinting in confusion. "Put it down!" shouted Ben. Kurt obeyed, putting his hands in the air.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 20, 2016 12:59:09 GMT -5
Jane didn't say anything else, just waited for whatever Ben would do next.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 22, 2016 19:30:15 GMT -5
(Scene change)
Reese sat in the cage, massaging his sore ribs and assessing the damage. He'd had worse...but he was still reeling from the news that Root had made it here. That was both very good and very dangerous news.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 22, 2016 19:34:37 GMT -5
Finch sat in the corner, looking utterly miserable. In his hand he held the bottle cap Charlie he given him, and he was turning it over and over in his hand, as if some sort of last hope.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 22, 2016 19:36:39 GMT -5
"What's that?" asked Eli from where he was sitting nearby. Considering the circumstances, he was remarkably calm. This wasn't the first traumatic situation he'd been in lately. He had kind of hoped to be done with all that once they got off Destiny, but oh well...
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 22, 2016 19:40:30 GMT -5
Finch paused, holding the bottle cap still. "Another prisoner, Charlie, gave it to me." He handed it over after another second. "I don't suppose you know what it means?"
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 22, 2016 19:45:12 GMT -5
Eli flipped it over, looking at the dragon symbol and then at the code. "Well, the symbol's nothing...it's just from Dungeons and Dragons. Maybe she uses it for something specific but it doesn't mean anything to me beyond the game. The numbers..." He trailed off, squinting at them, then it came to him. "It's a radio frequency." he explained. "Like for a walkie-talkie."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 22, 2016 19:48:21 GMT -5
Finch sat up. "A radio?" He repeated, frowning and thinking hard. "Why would she give us a radio frequency?" Unless they had a radio. He scanned the ground, wondering how she could have possibly gotten them a radio.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 22, 2016 19:52:41 GMT -5
"Maybe she's setting something up. Giving you a hint so you don't miss your cue when it's time?" suggested Eli.
Ben and Juliet exchanged a look. Ben let Charlie go, pushing her out of the room and shutting the door behind her. Cas closed his eyes in silent relief. Juliet stood up and Ben gave her a gun, which she then pointed at Jack. "You're a doctor, right? Spinal surgeon?"
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 22, 2016 19:59:16 GMT -5
"Maybe..." Finch glanced out of the cage, looking worried. "Let's just hope she hurries."
"Yes." Jack's voice had a questioning tilt at the end, and he looked at her warily.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 22, 2016 20:02:51 GMT -5
"We need your help. Come with us." said Juliet simply.
"Psst!" The sound came from behind a nearby hedge. Reese turned his head sharply. "Did you hear that?" he asked, glancing at Reade, then Harold.
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