AU: thank you for your patience and thank you G to continue the story with me.
Jane had found a first aid kit. She wrapped a bandage around the injured thigh and administered a shot of antibiotics to prevent infection.
« Maura, you can get up and walk? »
« I think, yes. The pain is less severe now. But I have lost a lot of blood and I may be dizzy. »
Jane helped her up. She leaned on the agent's arm and went up to the table. She screwed up her eyes with the pain.
« We will try to find help, » said Jane « I find it surprising that the other guards didn't intervene. The room was under surveillance. I don't get why security didn't react!"
Suddenly the lights blinked, the MS One station erupted into a state of alert. Jane opened the door; she saw the guards running in all directions.
« Hey, you! » said Jane getting the attention of a guard. She pointed out her badge and blocking his path . « What's going on ? »
« All prisoner cylinders were opened and the control room is down; the prisoners are loose. For now, their access is still limited to a secure quarter of the station, but we are only one hundred in number. It's going to be complicated to say the least. »
« Where is Major Nelson? » asked Jane.
« I don't know; he does not respond to his calls.»
Jane realized the situation had become critical. She had to emergency evacuate Maura. She wasn't going to wait to see if security would regain control of the station. It was now her priority. Only the shuttle that had docked in, had already left the station.
«I gotta find a way outta here! Think! Think, Jane!» She thought aloud as she turned around to check Maura.
The doctor sat the edge on the table, adjusting her bandage. When she saw Jane's gaze, she knew that the situation was serious.
« What is it? Why do you look so worried?»
« The prisoners were released and will overtake the entire station in a few hours if the guards can't contain them in the secured sections. We have to leave MS One fast! »
« But the shuttle is already gone! » said Maura whose face was beginning to show signs of panic.
« I know, I know. I will attempt to contact headquarters on Earth, and get some reinforcements to evacuate us. »
Jane swallowed hard, « Don't worry, I will protect you, nothing is going to happen to you Maura. » Jane looked straight into Maura's eyes. She took the doctor's hands in hers and pressed them together.
« I will not let anyone hurt you again. I'm sorry for not able to help you sooner. »
Saying that Jane let go of Maura's hands. She was immensely angry and felt guilty for what happened.
« Jane, what just happened, is not your fault. The guard should have had control of Blint. You took a bullet in the chest for me! » Maura touched Jane's chest near her heart letting her hand linger for a few seconds.
They stayed like that, looking into one another's eyes. At Maura's contact, Jane was shivering and beating of her heart accelerated. She gently pulled the doctor's hand.
« It was not enough. » she muttered.
She paused and added, in a determined tone "I was hired by your father to indirectly protect you and bring you back safe and sound, and I will do that. I have to find a communications device in the station. Blint's , probably running the control room, so it's off limits! Let me see if the station's plans were recorded on my phone. »
Jane touched the screen, and the station's hologram appeared before her.
« Ok! There is a communications station one at level two. We have to leve. You have the strength to follow me? »
« I'll be fine; the medications are effective and the pain has decreased. I can't run but walking is good. » she said dodging a two young women left. Jane walked in front, followed by Maura limping behind. They arrived at the elevator; Jane checked that there were no dangers, then motioned for Maura to take it.
Arriving at level two, they went to the officers' quarters. All was quiet. Jane opened the communication consol.
« I'm agent Rizzoli on a mission on MS One. We have huge problems. The prisoners were released, and we need to escape to safety. I need reinforcements and we need to evacuate Dr. Isles. »
« This is the terrestrial guardhouse for MS One. Are you sure of your information? »
« Sure? Of course, I'm sure! » Jane replied obviously annoyed. «Major Nelson has disappeared and the control room is surely in a prisoner David Blint's hands. Send us help, now!»
« I contacted the staff of the United Nations » replied controller's they heard people running in the corridor, yelling and shooting. These were prisoners who had escaped the security gates. The station was now completly in the hands of killers, rapists and murderers.
Jane grabbed Maura and led her into a corner of the room.
« Do not move from here! I will come back. » said Jane
« No! No! Don't leave me! » Maura panicked and grabbed Jane's wrist.
« Don't worry, I won't be long. I just want to assess the situation. » Jane went to the door, opened it a little but did not lock it.
'Shit! This sucks; they are everywhere. We have to find another way out of here.' she thought.
When she joined Maura, she saw the doctor, but her smile was knelt beside her to talk, when she heard a voice.
« Agent Rizzoli! »
She turned to see where the voice came from.
« Agent Rizzoli, are you still there? »
« Yes, I'm listening. »
« The alert was triggered for MS One, military shuttles are on the way. You must go to the airstrips. A shuttle has been specially reserved for you by Governor Isles; it will arrive in five hours on track six. You need to be on time; it will not wait forever.»
« Okay, we'll be there, it may be hard; prisoners are everywhere, but we'll get there. I will get Dr Isles back to Earth, you can send that message to the governor. »
Maura who had followed the conversation put her hand on Jane's shoulder and she turned.
« How will we get there? The corridors are filled with prisoners? »
Jane looked at Maura intently and then looked up at the ceiling.
« That way! » she said pointing her long finger up.
Blint saw on his screens that his diversion worked. The guards had been subdued and no one cared about him. But he also knew that no prisoner could escape from MS One, command on Earth would not allow it.
So he took off his uniform, undressed Nelson, and put on the official's uniform.
'However, a guard could take a shuttle back to Earth!' he thought.
He looked at his reflection in a screen, and grinned. He had the mannerisms but his face with its beard and tattoo was a giveaway. He found a shaving kit in the bathroom. He removed his beard, and put on Nelson's cap while looking at himself again.
« Now I look like a real guard! » he said smiling.
Back in the main room, he saw that an outside com line was used. He accessed the monitoring system and heard agent Rizzoli's conversation.
"That's fine, I'll have a private shuttle to return to Earth on, and if I'm lucky, Dr. Isles will be with me to embellish the trip" and he laughed.