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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 12, 2016 10:10:53 GMT -5
"Yeah." Shaw hissed out reluctantly, releasing him after a another second, probably to everyone's surprise. "He means our resident creep is gonna be down for a while." She turned her back on him and stalked away.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 12, 2016 10:14:52 GMT -5
"I need to get her up to the beach medical tent. As fast as possible." said Jack suddenly from the corner. "Help me carry her."
Reese and Cas both rushed forward, but Reese pushed Cas aside. "You're still a prisoner, for now. Stay here."
"But - " began Cas.
"We'll talk about this later." said Reese, lifting Root and heading out with Jack.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 12, 2016 10:18:18 GMT -5
On the beech, Reade saw the crowd and was instantly at the ready. "What do you need?" He asked in a crisp, professional tone.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 12, 2016 10:21:59 GMT -5
"Round up someone who won't faint at the sight of blood." said Jack. "I'm gonna need an assistant."
Carter entered the hatch, sat down, and started her night watch.
"Hello," said Castiel. "I haven't seen you down here before."
"Hi." said Carter, leaning back. "My name's Joss Carter. You're the other prisoner, right?"
Cas nodded. "Yes. My name is Cas."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 12, 2016 10:24:58 GMT -5
Since they seemed to be running out of time, Reade decided to volunteer himself. "Great, what can I do?" He asked.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 12, 2016 10:32:19 GMT -5
"Hold this down." said Jack, grabbing his hand and pressing it on her chest near her throat. "Don't let go."
"So Cas...what brings you down here if you're not an Other? I was told you helped Root."
"I came to the Island alone." said Cas. "In a lifeboat. I am not a threat to you, and I wanted to help where I could."
Carter nodded. "Fair enough."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 12, 2016 10:37:09 GMT -5
Reade obeyed, pressing with as much force as Jack had said, no more and no less. He didn't say anything, figuring Jack needed to concentrate.
Meanwhile Zapata, Greer, Jane, and Scott helped keep the crowd back, forming something of a human barrier.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 12, 2016 11:13:31 GMT -5
Suddenly, the door to the hatch burst open and Michael ran inside.
"Michael!" said Carter, standing up. "You look terrible - where have you been?"
Michael stepped towards her. "I ran off, looking for my boy. But I'm back now." He glanced at Cas, who was staring at him with his head tilted slightly. "Who's this?"
"He's - " Carter hesitated. "Well, I don't really know. A friend, I think."
"Can I see him?" asked Michael.
Carter nodded. "Later. Right now, why don't you sit down? You need to get your strength up."
Michael nodded, a single tear now trickling down his cheek. "I'm sorry..." he muttered.
Cas's eyes widened and he stepped forward, suddenly understanding what was about to happen. "Carter, watch out!" But it was too late. Michael pulled a gun and shot her twice in the gut. As she fell, he aimed the gun at Cas, hands shaking, backing his way across the room and dropping a bag by the cell door. "Don't move!" he shouted, pulling out the contents of the bag. Wires, buttons, and C4.
"You're going to blow open the hatch. Free the prisoner." guessed Cas, eyes narrowed. "You're one of them."
"I'm doing what I have to, man. Just like anyone would."
Just as he pressed the button, Cas made a dive for Carter and pulled her to shelter, out of the way of the explosion. Then there was a tremendous CRASH, and all went dark.
Carter woke on the floor, vision swimming as she became aware of two things. One: She was shot, and bleeding out. Two: Cas was kneeling over her, a piece of wreckage impaled through his chest. Her eyes widened as he unflinchingly pulled it out and tossed it aside. "What - who - " she said weakly.
"I cannot save you. I am sorry." said Cas. He placed a hand over her wound. "I don't have the power." He stared at her, blue eyes attempting to calm her and convey a sense of peace. "Don't be afraid. You're going to a better place." he said gently.
Carter wished she could speak, but by now she knew she was choking up blood. She watched Cas slip into unconsciousness beside her, presumably because of the chest wound, just before her own vision faded to black.
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Reese stood up straight as the explosion reached his ears. "Did you hear that?" he asked Harold.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 12, 2016 11:29:08 GMT -5
Finch's face paled as he realized where it had come from. "Carter...She was on watch." He managed to tell Reese, starting for the hatch even though he knew Reese would be there long before him.
Reade jumped and whipped his head around, decreasing the pressure on Root's chest slightly.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 12, 2016 11:34:39 GMT -5
"Careful - " Jack turned to reprimand him, but stopped at the sight he was presented with.
Reese had started to run to the hatch but had stopped short. A solid line of Others stood there, guns at the ready. "Stand down!" they shouted, shoving their way onto the beach and aiming guns at random. A few of them headed off towards the hatch.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 12, 2016 11:45:08 GMT -5
Reade stared along with the rest, then turned determinedly back to Jack. "Keep. Working." He ordered, looking into Jack's eyes forcefully.
Finch backed away, stumbling slightly, his blue eyes flying wide with shock.
Greer didn't back away or let out a cry of shock, but he did slowly, put his hands up and drop his gun, kicking it away from him and hoping the rest would follow his example.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 12, 2016 11:50:25 GMT -5
As soon as the guns were down, the Others started attacking, knocking people out and dragging them away.
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Disorientation.
Confusion.
Fear.
Pain.
John Reese woke slowly, fingers scraping against the ground. He was lying in dirt. He opened his eyes...seeing cage bars. Concrete. And...beyond the cage...jungle. As of right now, he was unaware the other cage that lay a few yards away, or of Reade's presence.
Castiel sat in a glass cell with Jack, Kurt and Jane. They were all still unconscious.
Zapata stood in a room by herself. The door was locked and she had been unable to find a way to open it, so she had focused her efforts on finding a way to break the window.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 12, 2016 11:55:15 GMT -5
"Hey there " Reade reached down to grab Reese's hand and pull him up. "Glad you're awake. I was wondering."
Finch sat hunched into the corner of his cage, unharmed. There hadn't been any need to hurt him, since after they had taken the rest he had gone quietly.
Jane opened her eyes slowly, feeling out of it. "What....where am I?" She mumbled trying to sit up.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 12, 2016 11:58:24 GMT -5
Cas glanced at her. "You are a prisoner in the camp of your enemies." he answered simply, emphasizing the your.
"Yeah...I'm alright." said Reese, standing up and shaking off the dizziness. He looked around. "Where are we?"
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 12, 2016 12:01:00 GMT -5
"Some sort of cage." Reade glanced around again, walking around the cage. "What do you remember?"
Jane succeeded in standing up, wincing and putting a hand to her head. "They took you too?"
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 12, 2016 12:03:31 GMT -5
"I fought a lot of them off...one jumped me from behind." said Reese. He tensed suddenly. "Did you see Harold? Or Joss? Root? Anyone?"
"They did." said Cas. He opened his mouth to say something more, but he was interrupted. "They took a lot of people." came a voice from the corner. Patterson was sitting there, blood crusted on her face.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 12, 2016 12:06:51 GMT -5
Reade shook his head. "I think I saw Kurt go down." He said apologetically. "But that's all I know."
"Patterson." Jane crawled over to her, looking at the blood with fear. "Are you okay?"
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 12, 2016 12:22:13 GMT -5
"I've had worse." shrugged Patterson. "We need to figure out how to get out of here." Just then, Kurt stirred and started to wake up.
Reese nodded, running his hands over the bars, looking for a way out.
"Hi." said Eli quietly to Finch. "You alright, man?"
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With a deafening crash, a heavy and expensive-looking piece of equipment fell to the ground. "Dammit!" shouted a voice from overhead. There, standing at the top of a ladder, was a young man with slick black hair and bright blue eyes. He was staring down at the wrecked piece of equipment with annoyance.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 12, 2016 12:28:52 GMT -5
Deep chuckling came from underneath a nearby car, and a tall, strong man with longish blonde hair and bright blue eyes pulled himself out, lying on a skateboard. "You grow clumsier every day, Tom." He remarked, grinning.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 12, 2016 12:31:00 GMT -5
Tom rolled his eyes and climbed gracefully down from the ladder, jumping off the third step and landing on the ground with catlike dexterity. In spite of himself, he grinned back at his brother. "Siphoning away all your cleverness comes with a price, you know."
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 12, 2016 12:33:10 GMT -5
"Oh yeah?" James grinned back, pushing himself back under the car and getting back to work. "And what price would that be?"
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 12, 2016 12:37:20 GMT -5
"Butterfingers, apparently...." said Tom, turning his attention back to the smashed electrical box with a frown. "I don't suppose I could bribe you to fix this before the inspector comes by?"
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 12, 2016 12:40:42 GMT -5
James pulled himself out for the second time, this time sitting up on the skateboard. "Depends. What are you offering?" He questioned, raising his eyebrows.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 12, 2016 18:28:19 GMT -5
Tom glanced a bit nervously at his watch. "A week's first pickings at the ration drop." he offered.
Ben walked into the glass room. By this time, Kurt and Jack were also awake. "Hello there." he said with a venomously pleasant smile. "Glad to see you're all awake."
"Harold? That you?" called Reese, spotting the figure in the corner of the other cage.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 12, 2016 18:32:20 GMT -5
Jane started forward, only to be stopped but the glass. "What do you want?"
Finch started. "John?" He rose slowly, painfully stiff, and limped over to grasp the bars.
"Mmm....deal." James decided, grabbing a screwdriver and getting to work. "But you better not double cross me."
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 12, 2016 18:45:14 GMT -5
Tom gave a sly smile and got back to work.
"For right now? I don't want anything. I just wanted to see what kind of a catch we've hauled in." said Ben simply.
"Are you okay?" asked Reese.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 12, 2016 18:49:35 GMT -5
"Considering..." Finch replied, glancing around meaningfully. "I saw you get taken down. Are you okay?"
"Yeah?" Jane folded her arms. She wanted to say more, but she couldn't think of anything else to say.
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 13, 2016 11:45:07 GMT -5
"I've had worse." shrugged Reese. "These cages are pretty secure, though."
"Who are these people?" said Eli. "Why do they care about us so much?"
Cas was wandering around the room, running his hands over every bit of the glass, looking for a way out. The frustrating thing was, if he had his powers, he could just shatter this glass and smite his way out of here. Back to the Winchesters. Back to Dean. Not hanging around with these lunatics.
"We need to think of a plan." said Kurt.
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Post by ®Hawkpath® on Aug 13, 2016 11:53:38 GMT -5
Finch glanced at Eli, then let go of the bars and limped back to his corner. "It doesn't matter. There's no way out."
Jane helped Patterson up, glancing at Cas and Kurt in turns. "I've got nothing." She admitted helplessly. "We can't break out."
Reade grabbed a bar and shook it, testing it. "It's pretty secure, but the bars are too far apart." He said to the others in general. "I'd guess some kind of animal cage."
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Post by <Raintalon> on Aug 13, 2016 12:00:34 GMT -5
(Later)
Reese had drifted off, since it was Reade's turn to keep watch. An Other rounded the corner and grabbed Finch, silently pulling him to his feet and out of the cage. "You. Come with me. Be quiet." he said.
An Other showed up at the glass cage and tapped on the bars. This one was a blonde. "Hello? Anyone still awake in there?"
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