Dark Corner

By Lomeinie

Rated: PG

Spoilers: For Season 4's Limbo

Summary: Renee works to free Joshua from Taelon custody.

Disclaimer: Don't own it and I've made no money from this. Please do not sue me!

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When Sandoval arrested Joshua, Renee decided right then and there that she was not going to leave him to the mercy of Zo'or. God only knew what that Taelon would do to him before she would be able to free him. She'd get him free. She intended to honor the promise she made to herself that day Jonathan died at One Taelon Avenue from some dmn Taelon scheme. No, Joshua would not suffer his father's fate. She owed that much to Jonathan and the Resistance.

"You wanted to see me?" Hubble Urick asked at the met on the Mall in Washington DC.

"Yes, I do. Would you activate your scrambler please?" Renee said and waited as he switched the surveillance jamming device on.

"Okay, now what is it you need, Renee?" he asked.

"I want you to help me get Joshua Doors free from the Taelons."

"What? Renee, that's not possible!" Hubble replied.

"The h3ll there isn't!" Renee replied and Hubble held up his hand to silence her.

"Before we get into this, Renee, I CAN'T help Mr. Doors. He stole the Taelon's core energy and he managed to infuriate Zo'or so much that we're lucky the Taelons don't take out retribution on the entire planet for it. Plus, to top it all off, he willing destroyed what has been described as the lifeblood of the Taelons. Oh no, Renee, I'd say we're lucky we got off this cheap with the Taelons!" Urick said.

"Yeah and all it'll cost is Joshua's life AFTER Zo'or tortures and degrades him in no way a human being should be! I'm asking the ANA to help me to free Joshua or at the very least get him remanded into the custody of a HUMAN prison where he'll be treated like a sentient being. At the very, Hubble, help me out here at the Chief of Staff, for heaven's sake!" Renee almost shouted at him.

Hubble stared at her for a second before he shook his head. "Renee, I'm sorry but I'm afraid Joshua Doors is on his own. We can't waste valuable resources on him and I can't stick my neck out as Chief of Staff because Thompson is already wary of me. I'm sorry."

"You cowardly son of a-- all right, I'll find some other way to help Joshua." Renee said and walked away from him quickly.

"I really hope that you do find some other way to help him Renee." Urick muttered, making his own way to his car.

"I don't know, Renee," Liam said as they entered the former Resistance HQ. "I'm not sure there is anyway for us to rescue Joshua. I checked the security Zo'or has on him. It's so tight that I know think that even a gnat could fly in there without being detained by half a dozen Volunteers."

"Liam, we just can't leave him to Zo'or and Sandoval! You've seen what the Taelons are capable of and you know what Zo'or is capable of. They'll kill Joshua but not until they've tortured him. Liam, we owe this to Jonathan at the very least." Renee said. Liam held her gaze for a few moments.

"All right. Let me make a few calls to some folks who might be able to get him free. Don't get your hopes up though, Renee, and don't take any action by yourself until I contact you again. Promise me?" Liam said.

Renee nodded. "I promise I won't try anything on my own."

"Thank you."