***I own nothing of these characters**

She awoke to blackness. Her eyes were open but she could see nothing.

"Is he here?" she heard a man say.

"Yes." answered another man.

She heard footsteps.

"That's far enough." said the man.

Suddenly blinding light hit her eyes as something was pulled from her head. She tried to rub her eyes but her hands were bound behind her back. As her eyes adjusted she looked around the room. She saw at least twelve men and a thirteenth standing before her. The man at her side most likely pulled the bag from her head. He shoved a gun in her temple as he grabbed a handful of hair from her head.

"If you do not cooperate she dies." said the man to someone.

A thirteenth man before her looked at her. He stood dressed in a black suit. His hair black and slicked back. A scruffy mustache and beard on his face. His eyes intense became fixed upon the man with the gun. She had no idea who he was or where they were.

"Let her go or you all die." he said calmly. His eyes focused on the man pressing the gun to her temple.

"I don't know him." she said. The man pressed the gun to her head, "Shut up!" he yelled.

Her eyes returned to the man before her. For a second she saw his eyes soften as he looked at her. He have a slight nod. "If you kill me it's on your hands, not his."she said.

The man beside her grabbed her jaw jerking her face towards him. "Shut up." he said fiercely.

The man before her kept his eyes fixed upon the man at her side. "Look at him." directed the man. She closed her eyes dropping her head as he let go of her. As she lifted her head she turned her eyes to the man with the gun, "No, my blood is on your hands and yours only." she said preparing to die. She heard the gun cock as she felt the cold steel on her temple. She closed her eyes as a succession of shots followed. There was a silence. She sat with eyes closed. As the silence continued she slowly opened her eyes. She saw blood covering her. Was she wounded?

"Are you ok?" asked the man that had once stood before her. She stared at him blankly. "We need to get out of here." he said kneeling before her. She looked around the room as he took her arm to steady her as she stood. He cut her hands loose from the rope that bound her hands behind her back. The men in the room, all of them, lay unconscious on the floor. As she looked them over she saw each with a single head shot wound. She turned to look at him. She didn't know what shock felt like but she was pretty sure she was in it,

"Your safe with me." he said removing his jacket. "Wear this and you need to stay right by my side." She nodded as tears welled in her eyes.

"Do you know how to shoot a gun?" he asked.

She just stared at him and shook her head. "I just want to go home."

"I know. You didn't ask for this and I will get you home. But right now, home is far away so you need to listen to me." he said.

"Who are you?" she asked.

"You're way out." he said gripping her hand. He led her to one of the bodies on the floor. He took the gun hat lay beside the man and put it in her hands. "You shoot anyone who comes at you."

She looked at him terrified. "I can't." she said.

"I'm sorry, but this isn't optional." he said. He heard the click of a gun cock. He grabbed her and pressed her against the wall behind him as he fired a shot hitting a man on the floor. The man dropped releasing the gun. He looked back to see her shaking. He came alongside her and wrapping his arms around her helped her aim the gun at the man lying on the floor. She looked back at him as he held her hands around the gun. He nodded to her. "Squeeze the trigger." he said. She started to and then released her finger. "I need to know you can do this if you need to. These men won't hesitate to pull the trigger on you." She took a deep breath and squeezed the trigger. He held her steady as he felt her startled by the shot. "Good. Next time try to keep your eyes open." he said giving a slight smile and releasing her from his grip. He clicked the safety. "When you need to, release the safety and shoot. Don't hesitate." he said,. He grabbed her hand and guided her out the door.