"You helped the Shannons' escape. Where are they? Tell me which way they went, and I might let you go."
Alicia Washington drew herself up onto her feet, meeting Taylor's son's gaze steadily. Her whole body throbs from when the Phoenix Group soldiers had tackled her, but she ignores the pain and says nothing.
Lucas seems to roll his eyes at her stubbornness, and almost casually turns and takes a couple of steps while waiting for her to respond. When she doesn't say anything, he sighs and pulls out his gun, turning to point it at her head.
"You have three seconds before I shoot."
Wash raises her head slightly, her gaze defiant. She swallows down her fear and braces herself. She had faced death many times before this, and had always managed to escape. But there was nothing that could possibly save her now.
"One. Two." He pauses, giving her one last chance to speak.
"You know, you have your father's eyes."
The world seemed to slow as Wash watches Lucas's finger start the pull the trigger. A flash of movement catches her eye and then before she knows it, Lucas is falling to the ground with a gasp, his eyes wide with shock. Wash catches a glimpse of a young girl, probably around twelve years of age looking down at him with a slight smirk before she does a back flip, dodging bullets shot by the Phoenix Soldiers that had captured Wash.
Cursing loudly, Lucas scrambles up and grabs his gun, gripping it tightly and aiming carefully at the girl who had kicked his legs right from underneath him. He shoots her as she lands from her back flip but misses as she drops to the ground in the push up form. He shoots three more times but the girl dodges all three with impeccable flips and timing.
In the heat of the moment, Wash can't help but be impressed at the girl's speed and agility. She watches the girl for a couple of seconds before realizing that this is her chance to escape. She kicks the soldier nearest to her square in the chest and while he is off balance she kicks his legs forward, performing the same move that the girl had used on Lucas. The soldier lands flat on his back with a grunt and Wash already has the second soldier nearest to her on the ground with a few possibly broken ribs.
The girl dashes towards Wash, not at all out of breath. She produces a small knife from her pocket and cuts the ropes binding Wash's hands.
Wash mutters a low "Thanks," and with a small nod the girl slightly nudges her in the direction that the Shannons' had escaped.
Without a word the girl grabs a gun off the soldier nearest to them and starts shooting down the Phoenix soldiers that were coming. She was holding them off – for now.
Lucas was now coming towards Wash and the girl, his eyes narrowed with fury. He held his sonic pistol in his right hand and something like a walkie-talkie in his left, which he was speaking furiously into. Wash could barely make out the words "Don't let them escape."
"You should leave while you can!" Wash says, shouting to the girl so that she could hear her over the roar of the machine gun.
The girl looked at Wash, shakes her head, but only after a second's hesitation she grabs her hand and starts running towards the drainage ditch that led OTG. Once they are running, the girl releases Wash's hand so that they can speed up.
Wash casts a quick glance behind her and sees Lucas tearing after them. He was trying to run and shoot at the same time, and missing all of his shots. She smiles slightly to herself as she knows that any soldier that trained under her knows how to run and shoot simultaneously.
A group of Phoenix soldiers had gathered at where they were running, so the girl takes a sharp right turn and Wash almost trips when she tries to follow. She is running as fast as she can, but the girl doesn't seem to be breaking a sweat. They are in the section with housing units, and it is deafeningly calm.
As they passed a few houses, Wash sees a few people look outside but a look of alarm crosses their faces when they see the Phoenix soldiers starting to follow the Lieutenant and the girl and they all hurriedly go back inside.
Wash follows the girl as they weave throughout the maze of housing units.
We're not going to make it.
Wash isn't normally a pessimistic woman, but she knows when to give up. Her lungs are burning from breathing hard and she is starting to stumble. She won't be able to keep this up for much longer.
They were incredibly lucky that they hadn't been hit yet, especially since there were so many Phoenix soldiers and they were outnumbered two to hundreds.
Don't jinx it.
The thought comes to her mind as if someone had spoken it. Wash glances at the girl, and they lock eyes for a moment. The girl's dark eyes glint as they pass under a light, and she quickly averts her gaze, staring straight ahead once again.
The girl skids to a sudden stop, and Wash runs right into her. They tumble onto the ground in a tangle of limbs.
Wash grunts as a sharp pain shoots up her leg, and she winces as the girl tries to scramble up, accidently jolting her leg.
The girl tries to help Wash up, but Wash's leg doesn't cooperate, doesn't do as she wants. The girl tries to help her, and they limp as fast as Wash can manage towards who knows where.
"We must hurry! They are going to shoot us with the cann-" the girl begins, but she never finishes her sentence. There is a loud boom, and they are thrown backwards. Wash grunts as her leg hits the ground, but the last thing she sees is the little girl peering anxiously down at her before everything fades black.