Chapter 2: Waking up

Huhn? This goes through my mind as I slowly stir into consciousness. Where am I? Let's see if I can piece the events prior to this together. Um, I woke up... late, jumped across the roofs into a boutique, fell into a pit, discovered that the boutique wasn't really a boutique, fell into a CP interrogation, landed on a CP and shot a CP, also got shot by CP and then this. I have feeling that I'm missing something still though. I open my eyes, just to find myself in the dark. I start patting around myself and discovered that I was laying on the hard concrete floor of the interrogation room.

My eyes start to slowly adjust to the dark when I feel a bullet at the tips of my fingers. I start to move my hand towards my right leg, going over a patch of recently dried blood as it comes next to my leg. Finally gathering the courage I place my hand where my leg was shot. Instead of finding a bloody hole in my leg I touch a cloth bandage. Relief suddenly shoots up inside of me at this discovery.

I then proceed to find my glasses to find my glasses, which were next to me. I then quickly glance at my watch to see how long I was out for only to discover that I didn't have my watch on me. I perform a quick search for it in vain.

I finally sit up wanting a better view of the room. Just beyond my reach were some tweezers, scalpels, bandages, a sowing needle, thread and some needles. I shuffle closer to them and notice a vial of sedatives a little further off. So that's how the bullet was taken out without me waking up. I turn myself around to try and find more clues of what happened since I've been unconscious. In the left corner there were three dead CP units stacked on top of each another. Next to them were two CP uniforms with Stun Batons and USPs.

Knowing that I'll need all of the above if I wanted to get out of here alive, I get up to walk over to the pile only to have immense pain in my thigh causing me to fall. After laying on the floor dazed for a few moments, I try getting back up without putting weight on my right leg. A couple of attempts later I finally succeed in standing up. I limp over to the pile.

Once I finally arrive at the pile, I see a smaller pile of clothes a little farther down of the corner. Before going to the clothes I pick up a baton and USP with a uniform that hadn't been shot at and brought them over to the pile. There was a black hoodie, white t-shirt, beige cargo pants and hiking boots. Then I clicked in. That's it! I've finally figured out what was missing. The woman they were interrogating, Sarah Winters. I turned my head around to see if she was in the room. There wasn't anybody and even if she was in the room she wouldn't see me in here; it was so dark that it was only luck that I found her clothes and the CP uniforms with it's weapons.

Not knowing when someone or something was going to enter the room I changed into the uniform. Once I was finished I checked the pockets for anything of use. I only found a stick of flint with some steel to cause a spark. I quickly look at my blue civilian jumpsuit and the flint. Well, I won't be wearing these anymore and I could use some light. I put the flint back into my chest pocket, take my USP and stun baton, my blue jumpsuit and headed to the middle of the room. I bundle of the jumpsuit, place it on the ground and light it.

Because of the light, I finally get a good view of the room. There was a pile of rations in the closest corner to me with a couple of water bottles. In the corner to the right of me was a blanket and pillow. Must of been some time since I was out. In the last corner before the three dead CP units, was the lamp. The door was on the wall in front of me.

I memorize the location of each pile before the fire goes out and head towards the food to eat. Once I was finished eating, I took a bottle of water with me and went back to Sarah's pile of clothes to see if there was anything indicating who she was. Rummaging in her pants reward me with a pack of gum. How did she get these! They haven't been made since the Seven Hour war! I open the pack of gum and see three pieces left. Hope she won't mind missing one. I pop a piece into my mouth. Then I checked her hoodie finding a map and notebook with a pencil and eraser. To bad ther's nothing left that I can burn, this would probably have all the information I wanted. I sigh at the luck I've had so far and replace all of her belongings back to where they were before.

I drink some of my water and stand up (slowly because of my leg) to stretch. Then the sound of faint footsteps getting louder come to my ears. I turn around towards the door waiting for the footsteps to go by or stop in front of the door. The footsteps stop in front of the door and the sound of keys jingling start. I quickly checked to see if my uniform was in order and tried to make it seem that I wasn't favouring my left leg. Just before my the door opens, I slipped my mask on.

A CP unit walks in carrying a light bulb in his left hand. He looked at me and said:

"Private your relieved form duty in this sector until further notice." This was said in the same voice that every CP unit had. If it's a woman the Combine made sure that there's no difference.

"No can do sir. I'm under direct orders from my CO to remain in this room." I quickly spill out trying to buy myself some time. As I said this, the CP unit closed the door and went towards the lamp.

"What are these orders that bind you here private?" The CP unit finished screwing the light bulb in and plugged the lamp in. Light finally shined, giving me a better look at the CP unit. I noticed that the uniform looked baggy and the chest a little tight on him. As I looked to see if the helmet would give me more clues on who he was , his head turned towards where I woke up. I decided to quickly end this and throw the wild card out.

"My orders are to apprehend the next person to walk in here for attempting..." I didn't get to finish as the CP unit ran towards me and kicked me where I was shot. I yell in pain as I fall to the floor. Once I landed, I reached towards my baton but the moment I landed the CP unit pinned my arms to the floor with his knees. I looked towards his face but noticed that his mask was off and that it was Sarah Winters.

"Let's see who you really are." She whispered as her hand grabbed my mask. She pulled it quickly, not bothering on being careful in case it was me. Once she saw my face she grinned playfully.

"So that's where you are."

A/N: So here's Chapter 2. I'm happy to see that some people have read the first chapter but why hasn't there been any reviews? Am I not loved enough for it?

Either way, hope you enjoy.