This is the sequeal to Break My Fall. You should read it before this one.
Once again thanks goes out to bluebird24 for betaing the story.
One Tree Hill is not mine it's the CW networks. Prison Break is Fox's.
Whitey was standing in the middle of over a hundred guards, cops, and National Guard members. He was still in shock from when he saw Lucas standing on top of the prison wall looking back at him and Jake. The prison was still in lockdown while some of the guards were searching Lucas and Nathan's cells as Whitey instructed the rest of his men.
"This is not a drill people! We have six prisoners that are outside these walls: Lucas Roe, Nathan Scott, Keith Lee, Cedric "Skills" Taylor, John "Junk" Moretti and Fergus "Fergie" Thompson. These men have been on the run now for five minutes, which means they may have covered about two miles, five if they have a vehicle. I want roadblocks set up now. Dead or alive, I want these men captured and brought back to justice."
Whitey's armed guards ran to their cars as he walked back inside the prison. Walking through general population, he looked at the trash the other inmates were throwing out of their cells. Whitey made his way over to Lucas's cell and saw that the toilet had been removed from the wall, revealing his first point of escape. A guard poked his head through the whole and saw the back of the prison, shaking his head in disbelief. It was unbelievable that nobody had noticed it before.
Nathan's cell was next. Whitey saw another guard pull on the door. It opened easily, without a key. Immediately he saw where Lucas had cut the metal plate and just picked the lock.
"Sir I found something,"
Whitey walked over and saw that the vent covering was not on straight.
"Son of a bitch," Whitey swore in frustration, "I want all of the staff in my office at once. Call them in."
Peyton and Haley were looking over the papers when a special report came over the TV.
"This just in to our news room. We have gotten word that six inmates have escape from Central Prison tonight. One of the escapees is Nathan Scott; the man accused of killing the President's son, Chris Keller. Mr. Scott was scheduled to be executed tomorrow night at midnight. If you see anyone one of these six men do not try to apprehend them. They are considered to be armed and dangerous. If you see these men call your local law enforcement agents, or the FBI,"
Both Peyton and Haley saw the pictures of the six escapees rolling on the screen. Haley held her hand over her mouth when she saw Lucas's picture.
"I don't believe it." Haley whispered.
Peyton couldn't believe it either. She didn't know that Lucas was taking four other men with him.
"Let's forget about that for now and just focus on clearing Nathan." Peyton suggested as Haley just nodded.
"Sir, we found Craig tied up in the tool shed," a guard informed Whitey.
"What was he doing in the tool shed?"
"He said he heard something. When he walked inside, he saw five of the six escapees. The next thing he knew, he was out cold. He was hit over the head with something. We found a broken shovel on the ground,"
"How the hell did they get from the prison to the tool shed?"
"We are still looking sir."
"Well, find out!"
Peyton's phone began to ring and she knew who it was. Looking at the caller I.D., she saw it was the prison – it was standard procedure.
"Hello… Okay I'm on my way now." She looked over at Haley and just smiled a little. "I have to talk to the warden about the escape."
"Do you want me to come with you?"
"I don't think I need a lawyer yet, but thanks."
"Call me if you need anything."
Reporters and all kinds of media outlets were all outside the gates when Peyton drove up. She showed her I.D. and the guard opened the gate for her. So many emotions were running through her system - fear, anger, and nervousness. She walked right down the long hallway to Whitey's office and saw that everyone from her staff was in his office.
"Ms. Sawyer, you my go inside," the secretary instructed her.
Peyton just rolled her eyes and walked inside to the back office. Whitey was sitting behind his desk on the phone.
"Yes, Governor we are looking for them right now. No sir your daughter had already left work before anything happened. Yes sir, I have called the F.B.I and they are sending someone here right now. I will call you back sir if I hear anything."
Whitey hung up the phone and saw Peyton had her arms across her chest. "From one Sawyer to another. Have a seat Peyton."
She sat down in the chair and Whitey immediately began questioning her.
"Did you know about anything that was going on in the infirmary? If you withhold any information, you will be charged with aiding and abiding."
"No sir I had no idea what was going on."
"Miss. Davis said that Lucas grabbed a bag that was left by the sink. Do you know anything about that?"
"No sir, I don't."
"Alright, that is all for now. Go home and we will talk more tomorrow."
Peyton walked out of the office and went straight for her car. The only thing on her mind right now was Lucas.
The six escapees were kneeling behind a fence watching the police cars speed right by them. Lucas looked over his shoulder to his brother and nodded. Lucas pointed to the area just behind the guys and they all took off running.
"Make a right at the next opening," Nathan nodded, turned right and suddenly stopped. A man was walking around the woods with his dog. He had a shotgun over his shoulder. Lucas saw how close he was and lifted his sleeve up. Carefully he traced the tattooed lines to find another way out.
"Who's out there?" They all froze as the old man was now walking towards them. His dog was barking as he shone his flashlight on them. "What are you doing out here?" He must not have heard the news.
"We were hiking and got lost. We were trying to get to highway thirty one," Lucas walked in front of the other escapees.
"Go straight ahead and make a right at the gravel road." the man answered.
"Told you guys a right not a left."
"Left takes you to the old Lincoln cabin."
"Thank you, sir." The six of them took off running as the man turned around and watched them.
"Come on Joe lets get home," He turned on his radio and heard about the six escapees. He looked over his shoulder again and went off to find a police officer.
"Sir we have an old man outside saying he saw the six of them in the woods." Jake said over the radio.
"Where were they heading?"
"Highway thirty one is what Roe told him," Whitey walked over to the clear board that had a map on it.
"Are all the road blocks up, Jake?"
"Yes sir the last one was just put up on 78."
"Move in at all sides of them box them in."
"Fergie where is the van at?"
"It should be here Fish." Lucas looked around and saw a high stack of leaves. He pointed and Nathan was the first one to run over to the van.
"The keys are under the mat." Lucas walked around and busted the taillights before getting in beside Nathan.
"Where we going?"
"Rachael's house." Nathan looked over at Lucas not believing what he just said.
"Go up the road and take a left." Nathan started up the van and they took off.
"The phone is in the glove box fish."
Lucas opened the phone and looked back at Fergie, "Did they do exactly what I said?"
He nodded and Lucas looked flipped the phone open. He scanned his arm with the dim light and saw a number and dialed it into the phone.
"Lucas?"
"Yea it's me. What is the scanner saying?"
"Road blocks up all around the area."
"The way to your house?"
"Who would block a private road?"
"We will be there in twenty."
"See you soon." Lucas put the phone into his pocket.
"I need to call my girl, Dawg." Skillz said.
"She ever visit you?"
"Of course she did,"
"Used her real name?"
"Yea,"
"Then no, Skillz. They should have everyone's phone tapped by now,"
"Where are we on the taps?" inquired Whitey.
"Everyone who ever visited the inmates have taps in place,"
"Sir, the F.B.I just called and they said the agent will be here in the morning,"
"They have been gone for over a half an hour. What time to the old man say he saw them?"
"Around a quarter till," Whitey circled the area on the map.
"Base to Jake,"
"Yes sir,"
"Progress report,"
"Sir they never went to the highway, so I sent some men out to search the area."
"Keep me informed."
"Sir you might want to see this," A women pointed to the TV and the President was sitting in his office.
"My fellow country men, as you might've heard the person who is responsible for the killing my only son Chris, has escape from prison. My wife and I are devastated about the news. Nathan Scott was to be put to death at midnight tomorrow night for the heinous crime that he committed. We at the White house are urging you, the American people, to help us track done the inmates from Central Prison and help bring them all to justice. We as a family are offering one hundred thousand dollars for any information that brings Nathan Scott to justice. Thank you and God bless,"
"Well that just shot any hope all to hell. We are going to have every nut job call us now," Whitey walked over to the board and x-ed out the highway.
Peyton went back to Haley's and knocked on the door. The door opened and she walked inside.
"How did it go?" Haley asked.
"I answered the best that I could. How did it go here? Find anything?"
"The papers are a money trail, but they are all electronic withdraws. None over ten thousand dollars."
"What ATM?"
"That's the thing. The signal goes off at least twelve different satellites,"
"How is that possible?"
"I don't know,"
"My friend might be able to help us. She's really good with computers," Peyton said.
"Can you trust her?"
"I would trust her with my life,"
"How about Lucas's life?" She looked over at Haley who just smiled at her. She knew that Peyton liked Lucas.
"What?"
"Would you trust Lucas's life with this person?"
"I was just Lucas's doctor, that's all."
"Right, you didn't even flinch when you heard about the escape."
"Fine I like him alright, but no one other then you knows about this. I could lose my job,"
"I won't tell anyone,"
The guys saw a red headed woman standing outside on the steps with her arms crossed over her chest. Lucas pointed to a spot and Nathan parked the van. Lucas was the first one out as he ran up to Rachael and hugged her. Nathan slid his hands in his pockets as he walked up to her. They had not ended things on very good terms and knew that things could get very awkward.
"It has been awhile Nate,"
"Yea it has. How are you doing Rach?"
"I'm doing well, thanks to Lucas." She just walked away as Lucas looked at the other guys.
"Come on in guys. This is where we are spending the night. Rachael will show you to your rooms." The five of them walked inside as Nathan grabbed Lucas arm.
"'Thanks to you?' What was she talking about?"
"After you left her I came over and made sure she was okay,"
"Why?"
"The way you left her Nathan, after dating and living with her for three months, was wrong. I know it was Haley and all, but you could've had the decency to tell her face to face, not when a few of your friends came to her house and packed up your things,"
"You always did have a thing for her,"
"She needed a friend and that is what I was to her - a friend. I was just someone she could talk to and really say horrible things about you,"
"How bad were they?"
"Trust me you don't want to know." Lucas walked inside, leaving Nathan just standing outside looking up at the sky.
Here is the next part hope you like it. The story name is from the group Styx. Next chapter you will see who the FBI agent sent to hunt down the escape inmates.