After a long drive we stopped at the HQ and I gasped seeing the jailbird sitting there waiting for us and it was huge, I guess I wasn't expecting anything like this. Getting off the bus I stretched a looked around with a hand over the top of my eyes.

Seeing someone waving to me I waved back half assed until they ran up to me enthusiastically "Hey I'm Vince Larkin" he said holding his hand out for me to shake "Nikki" I told him taking his hand as he smiled and nodded "Yeah I heard about the riot".

Rolling my eyes, I nodded "of course you did" Larkin just smiled awkwardly and nodded again "Yeah well at least your safe now and the Jailbird is top notch you'll be plenty of safe up there" Nodding I turned and look around seeing all of the police dogs and riot officers.

"So Larkin looks like you're ready for this" I said making small talk, Larkin nodded and pulled the shades of his eyes "Yeah well we have to be for the kind of criminals going on this plane" I looked at him confused and pointed to the bus I was on "I thought they were low threat?"

Larkin nodded but pointed over to where a huge bus, squad cars, bikes and 4 helicopters suddenly popped up out of nowhere "Yeah but they're not, they are the worst of the worst" nodding my mouth suddenly went dry in fear "…cool"

Larkin looked over his shoulder and waved "Hey you ok here for a minute I just gotta…" he stuttered pointing in a different direction I nodded I didn't need a babysitter, watching at the big bus parked next to the school bus like one I was on.

I watched as all the swat officers started racing around with their dogs and weapons it was like mayhem I wondered what type of criminals they were transferring.

Suddenly Larkin was back and with a few other men "Nikki this is Duncan Malloy and Chief Devers" I nodded in greeting and looked back to all the chaos, Larkins radio started up with static "Foxtrot Charlie, we are ready to disembark. Waiting your go on separatee transfer" A voice shouted.

"Well, we told you today's flight would be special" Larkin piped up walking us closer to the huge silver plane "That's William Bedford aka Billy Bedlam." I looked forward to see a tall skinny man walked out of the bus "The mass murderer?" Duncan asked in amazement.

He was dressed in orange overalls which had separatee written on them, He walked through the path of shotgun armed guards with an emotionless face. "The same. He caught his wife in bed with another man. Left her alone. Drove four towns over to his wife's family's house. Killed her parents, her brothers, her sisters, even her dog"

Billy picked up his cuffed hands and let Falzon scan the bracelet attached to his wrist, I looked back over to him with wide eyes "Wow crazy" Billy lifted his head up and caught sight of us staring and gave us a dirty smirk.

"Who's that?" Duncan asked pointing back to the bus, I looked back over slowly only to have my heart stop "Nathan Jones, aka Diamond Dog. Former general of the Black Guerrillas" I watched as Nathan walked past the same guards except he looked at them with a menacing look before his eyes swept to me.

I smiled as they softened before hardening again when he looked back to Falzon "He blew up a meeting of the National Rifle Association saying and I quote, 'They represented the basest negativity of the white race' He wrote a book in prison called Reflections ln A Diamond Eye. New York Times called it 'A wake-up call for the black community' They're talking to Denzel for the movie"

I smiled hearing about Nathan writing a book an eventually getting a movie made about it that would be good for him "This one's done it all" I looked up to see Cyrus in the doorway of the bus staring over at me with a smirk on his face.

"Kidnapping, robbery, murder, extortion" I frowned as I heard all of Cyrus's crimes listed off was he really that bad? He didn't seem so bad to me.

"His name is Cyrus Grissom aka 'Cyrus the Virus' Thirty-two years old, 17 of them spent in our institutions. But he's bettered himself Air inside. Earned two degrees, including his Juris Doctor" I perked up at the sound of Cyrus bettering himself.

"but he also killed 11 fellow inmates, incited three riots and escaped twice. Likes to brag that he killed more men than cancer" I smirked a little now I get that nickname.

I watched as one of the guards patted him down and looked for any weapons "Okay, open wide. Lift your tongue" Cyrus opened his mouth semi obediently, his eyes rolled over to me as he waggled his tongue making me giggle before stopping myself.

"Cyrus is a poster child for the criminally insane. He's a true product of the system" I raised an eyebrow at Larkin wondering what he was talking about.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Duncan roared at Larkin before turning to Chief Devers "Uh, what is he, one of these sociology majors who thinks we're responsible for breeding these animals?"

"No, but I could point a few fingers if it would make you feel comfortable" letting out a burst of laughter I saw Larkin smile at me before I turned to see Cyrus glaring over I our direction.

Watching as Cyrus get walked into the plane my nerves began to grow this was going to be a long enough journey without being with loads of criminals. Half watching Falzon check another black inmate I smiled seeing Cameron get out of the bus and relish in being in the sun.

"Hey, who's that guy?" Chief Devers asks out loud I smiled "That is Cameron Poe" Larkin looks over at me impressed "A parolee hitchin' a ride home. He's a nobody." I looked at him unimpressed no wonder criminals have low self-esteem when they're called nobodies.

Seeing Sally walk up to us I smile "Guard Bishop" Larkin says professionally "Hey, Larkin" Sally looked over at me with a smile on her face "Ready?" smiling falsely I nodded "As ready as I'll ever be"

Walking into the plane I gulped nervously seeing all the inmates starting over at me "Don't worry they're all locked up" Sally whispered to me softly I just looked at her seriously "I was told that a week ago and look what happened then"

Looking around I saw the inmate I had roundhouse kicked last week his face was still a bit swollen and black keeping my smile down, I looked at Cyrus as he sat in his cage looking like he was up to no good. Which was mostly all of the time or so I've heard.