Chapter 9: Fighting Minds

Courtney and Megan crept along the hallway without any obstacles in there pat, without meeting anyone.

"Where da fuck is everyone, god damnit I got all strapped and excited for nothing," Courtney said in a disappointed voice.

"That's wonderful for you but unlike you I'd like to at least get outta this place alive and not have to worry about alerting the entire complex of guards to our location," Megan shot back.

"Damn girl, no matter how much I try to help you I still get shot down, well if it makes you and happier we're almost at the backdoor," Courtney informed her.

Megan looked around the corridor, taking in the details from the contrasting paint of the floor and walls all the way to the different door of the corridor. Wait a second! I've been here before. Megan though.

"Stop," she said silently, coming to a halt, Courtney stopping a few feet in front of her.

"What is it?" Courtney asked. "Damn, first you worried about getting' outta here, now you're telling me to stop," he snapped.

"Two reasons dumbass. Reason A is that there is a security camera around the corner, and reason B being that the room Siesel and I were held in is also right around the corner, I want to see if he's still there," she responded.

"Nah, he isn't there no more. Kevin's probably already got him and helping him get outta here as well," Courtney informed her.

"WHAT!!!" she screamed, and then felt dumb for yelling when they were trying to escape. "He's escaping too, fuck."

"What's wrong? Didn't you want him to get outta here anyways?" he asked.

"No! I want him dead," she responded.

"Dead? Why? I thought you two were alright," he said.

"No, we were not alright. That is why I'm here, to kill Siesel, but it s a long story and I'll tell you when we have time, but for now lets get rid of the security camera and check the room," Megan said.

"Aight," Courtney said, edging to the corner that linked to sub corridor D-E. "I see it," he told her. "Hand me your Colt," he told her. Slowly and hesitantly Megan handed her gun over. In a quick movement Courtney flung himself around the corner and shot. Megan waited for a moment, then Courtney turned to her and smiled. "Good as new," he said sarcastically, handing the Colt back to her. "Let's get to that room," he said jogging ahead.

The duo began to walk down sub corridor D-E for about thirty seconds until the door came into sight. Megan ran to it but then hesitated and turned to Courtney.

"Since you're so eager to kill maybe you should go first just in case there are some guards in there," she whispered to him, backing away from the door.

"As you wish me lady," Courtney said in a sarcastic voice, followed by a mocking bow, then he laughed. Megan rolled her eyes, as Courtney took his place at the door. Then he wound back and kicked the door in and fired a warning shot into the room, he then stormed into the room ready for action but was disappointed when all he saw in the room was a naked guard lying dead on his back.

"Fuck man, I was all excited and everyt…." But he was cut off as he felt a strong, swift kick to his back that sent him sprawling to the floor, his Thompson flying out of his hand into the corner of the room. Then he heard the quick snap of the door shutting and the loading of a handgun, he turned himself into a sitting position and realized he was starring down the barrel of Megan Gaebel's Colt .45.

"So this is how its gonna be is it?" he asked. "I save your life, and you're gonna kill me? Damn the things I do for the ladies," Courtney said sighing afterwards.

Megan brought the gun back and hit him across the face with it. "Damn girl calm dow…." She hit him again before he could finish.

"Shut the fuck up, as you can see you're under my control not, I have the power to end your life whenever I want right now. Now who are you?" she asked

"I already told you my name is…" she hit him again. "Fuckin' stop that shit,"

"Who are you with? WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO GET US OUT!!" Megan shouted, loosing control and hitting Courtney for no reason. Finally he had had enough and he grabbed for the gun, but Megan would not let go. Courtney dove at her, attempting to wrestle the gun from her hands, but Megan would not give up her advantage. After a minute or so of wrestling Megan ended up on top, pinning Courtney to the floor using her knee on his throat, she pointed the gun to his head again. "Are you gonna talk now?" she asked, smiling down at the helpless guard on the floor.

"Kevin and I are only trying to help you escape because we believe you're not crazy, and we despise Ralph as our leader, nothing else," he replied very quickly, fear creeping into his voice.

Megan was about to get off and let him up but before she could her mind went the other way, she dug her knee harder into his throat and pushed the gun harder against his temple. KILL HIM! KILL HIM! Her mind shouted at her. Waste a whole clip on him, destroy him, he's lying to you. KILL HIM!!! Megan knew she didn't want to but her mind was forcing her, before she knew what she was doing she pulled the trigger and watched with delight as the guard's brains splattered on the floor, she stood up and fired at him again and again, completely riddling his body with Colt bullet holes. Finally the Colt was empty and she threw it aside. Now put up the Thompson. Her brain growled at her, but she resisted, or at least tried to. One half of her brain fought against the other, her uncivilized brain one. Slowly she got up and walked toward the corner of the room and picked up the Thompson. She turned it on the soldier and fired away, wasting the clip of another gun into the body of the fallen soldier. When the gun was empty the roguish brain faded and she was able to control herself again.

She looked down at the soldier and almost burst into tears. " He's taking control of me," she said quietly to herself, as she contemplated taking her own life. She shook herself off and stood up straight. "He deserved it," she said confidently "he was gonna kill me anyways." Her emotional few moments were suddenly cut short when the loud speaker cut through the silence like a knife through butter.

"ATTENTION, ATTENTION. ALL PERSONAL REPORT TO SUB CORRIDOR B-C. SUSPECTS SIESEL BERNARD, ESCAPED PATIENT, AND ASYLUM GUARD KEVIN RAWLINGS SEEN MURDERING POLICE CHIEF. ALL PERSONAL PROCEED WITH CAUTION SUSPECTS ARE ARMED!" It rang.

Quickly Megan searched Courtney's body and found three more Thompson clips. "I never thought I'd say this, but I've got to save them," Megan said to herself. "The killing of Siesel is for my hands only, I can not fail my master," she said to herself as she loaded the Thompson and proceeded out of the room toward B-C.