A/N: After I finished and re-read WAWG I decided that I did not like it. So I'm gonna slowly rewrite it. Granted it was the first thing I ever wrote and I've learned quite a bit since then lol. To me personally I felt a lot of areas were rushed because I was being impatient and I felt that I could've done so much more with a few areas in the fic as well. I am going to keep up the original until this rewrite is finished completely so it'll be up for a while, or I just might keep it up all together. Anyways I hope you enjoy this little remastered version of it!
"Well if you want something done right, do it yourself."
Those were the first words Liz heard as regained consciousness. She blinked her eyes a few times, adjusting them to brightness of the room. The queasiness in her stomach made her want to vomit and she had a decent headache to boot.
When she fully came too she tried to move her arms, when she couldn't, a sudden panic rose in her. Her hands were bound to the chair she was sitting it. Trying her best to get free, but failing. All the struggling did was dig the ropes into her flesh even more. She took a deep breath, settling her nerves, then looked around the room.
Logan was still unconscious on her left, and Hesh and her dad were awake and on her right. But no Merrick. It wasn't hard to figure out it was some sort of fucked up family reunion. Then she saw him, Rorke. Standing all smug next to Logan. They locked eyes, sending a shiver down Liz's spine. She looked away, back towards her dad. He looked a little banged up, Rorke probably had a little fun with him beforehand.
Logan eventually started to stir awake, making her turn to look at him. He groaned before opening his eyes, only Rorke was behind him. He grabbed his hair, yanking his head back.
"You're awake, good! It's nice to have the family back together isn't it?" He walked over a bit until he was in between Logan and Elias. "We're just missing our quiet friend. Where's Keegan?"
He leaned down until he was at eye level with Elias. Liz struggled against the ropes more, feeling them dig into her skin more and more as she tried to get free.
"You know I'm not telling you a damn thing." Elias kept eye contact with Rorke, showing he wasn't gonna give Keegan's location up that easy.
A sudden pride was felt in Liz's stomach, but that quickly faded when Rorke stood up. She saw the shocked look on his face, like he wasn't expecting her dad to hold off on telling him what he wanted to know. That wasn't the issue, when Rorke went for his gun she started to panic again.
"No? Well let me see if I can change your mind." He grabbed his gun from his thigh holster, pointing and shooting it at Logan.
Liz flinched when she heard it go off, thinking it hit her. Only when Logan groaned in pain, she saw she was wrong. Thankfully it looked like he was shot in the shoulder and nowhere fatal. She could hear her dad and Hesh yelling, trying to get Logan's attention. She tried to speak, she wanted to speak, but nothing was coming out. All she could do was look at Logan in shock.
"You're talking to a superior Lieutenant. Show some discipline."
The sound of his voice snapped Liz back to reality, she looked over at them, seeing Rorke look down at her father.
"You were never one of us. You're not a Ghost."
She could hear Rorke scoff, then turn his head away from him, locking eyes with her. She gulped, waiting for what he was about to do next. He turned his attention back to Elias, clenching his fists.
"That's because I'm better than you." Liz watched as he punched her dad in the jaw. "I've always been better than you." Then again. "But you! You call yourself a Ghost. You're nothing. You and your sons are dead. Your name dies with you."
Her eyes widened, fear sinking in. She tried and tried to get free, twisting her wrists against the ropes. She only stopped when she saw Logan rip free of his restraints and go for Rorke's gun. But Rorke was too fast, he immediately grabbed Logan's arm, going for the gun.
"Oh, he's still got a little life in him. Didn't your father ever tell you not to aim guns at people, they could go off."
She saw Rorke was quickly getting the upper hand, Logan kept fighting, trying to get the upper hand back. But when a shot rang out in the room, both Hesh and Liz faltered.
"That's it. Point. It. At. Dad." Another few shots rang out, each hitting Elias in the chest. Rorke ripped the gun from Logan's hand, hitting him over the head. He fell to the ground with a thud, looking up at Rorke and Elias.
Rorke pointed the butt on the gun at him, a satisfied look on his face. "You got fire in ya kid, I like that. Sacrificing your life to save your Captain. You could learn something from him Elias."
"He's my son!"
"Yeah, and he's gonna get to watch you die." He pointed his gun at him, shooting him another three times in the chest.
Rorke threw Elias on the floor next to Logan, groaning in pain as he landed on the hard floor. He walked over to him, putting his boot on his head, stilling him. "You're right Elias. I'm not a Ghost….I'm the man that hunts them, and sends them back to the other side."
He pressed his pistol to the temple of his head, then another shot rang out. And all Liz could do was just watch.
Rorke holstered his pistol again, then yanked Logan up and shoved him back in his chair. She looked over at Hesh, seeing the hurt, and anger in his eyes. Then she looked at her father's lifeless body, the pool of blood getting bigger and bigger.
She felt Rorke's presence behind her, his hands gripping the back of her chair.
"Now I'm gonna ask again, where's Keegan?"
No one said anything. Liz glanced between Hesh and Logan, seeing the anger, hurt and agony in their eyes. She knew more casualties would happen if no one spoke up, and she couldn't lose her brothers' too.
"Colorado, he's in Colorado."
Rorke let go of her chair and walked out of the room. She looked over at Hesh, eyes conveying sadness and a little bit of disappointment.
Rorke returned seconds later, followed by two federation soldiers. "Take the boys, leave the girl."
The two soldiers grabbed Hesh and Logan, both struggling to get out of their grasp. But when a gun was pressed to Hesh's temple they both stop and was ushered out of the room. Leaving her and Rorke…..alone.
He grabbed his chair Logan was sitting in, placing it in front of hers. He sat down, tapping the gun idly on his thigh. She kept glancing down at it, wondering if he was going to use it on her.
"Why is he in Colorado?"
"Briefing JSOC." She closed her eyes and sighed, cursing herself for giving up Keegan's location.
"When will he be back?" He leaned forward in his seat, bringing the gun in front of him.
"6 hours, but that was when you gassed us. He's probably back by now, or should be."
Her gaze left his, drifting over to her father's lifeless body. The pool of blood drifting closer and closer to where they sat.
"That gives us an hour, perfect time to get acquainted," He placed his gun back in it's holster. The playful tone in his voice sent a shiver down her spine. "If everything goes as planned you'll be with me soon."
"What do you mean?" The queasiness in her stomach returned, she didn't like where this was going.
"All I know is the big boss wants you alive. Not before you watch everyone you care about die." He looked over at her father and scoffed. "Junior in the other room ruined my fun."
She looked down at the floor, tears starting to well in her eyes. "Why me? I thought the Ghosts were the reason why the Federation couldn't fully invade, why keep me alive?" She hoped Keegan had a plan, if not Rorke's plan will succeed, leaving her alone in this cruel world. "Unless you're lying about the 'big boss' wanting me and it's for your own fucked up agenda."
"You have a mouth on you, you know that?" He crossed his arms and raised a brow.
Liz scoffed. "I'm aware." She took a deep breath, then locked eyes with him. "Look I'm sorry for what my father did to you all those years ago and I can't even begin to understand what you've gone through. But my brothers' and I are innocent in all this."
"I don't want your damn apology."
"Well…..then you can go fuck yourself for all I care."
He let out a humorous laugh and stood up. He grabbed her arm, forcing her to stand up. He led her through hallway after hallway, they all looked the same to her. It wasn't until she saw the cords that she knew where he was taking her. Back to where they were ambushed.
The monitors came into view, along with a bunch of Federation soldiers.
A sigh of relief left her when she saw her brothers' and Merrick on their knees in the middle of the room. They all looked fine, considering. Rorke brought her over to them, shoving her down onto her knees. She groaned as they hit the hard tiles on the floor.
"Did he touch you?" asked Logan, eyes scanning her body for any signs of struggle.
"No." She looked over at Hesh, seeing the heartbreak and rage in his eyes.
"Hey Liz, we'll get out of here don't worry." She looked over at Merrick, giving him a small smile.
"I hope so." She watched Rorke call over one of the soldiers, they walked out of ear shot, probably not wanting her or any of then eavesdropping on them. After they were done talking, Rorke left the room.
The Federation soldier returned to where they knelt - giving the soldier who held them at gunpoint his orders.
"Boss wants the youngest one alive."
He pulled his gun from his thigh holster, pointing it at Hesh's head. Her heart dropped, this was it, this was how she was going to lose her family. She couldn't bare the thought of watching another family member die, so she darted her eyes to the buildings across from where they were.
A sudden reflection caught her eye. That building was empty or at least it was. Then relieve flooded her when she realized it was from a sniper's scope.
Keegan.
