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Guest: Well if you had ever read the Jason Bourne novels you would know this isn't true. It is in fact multiple personalities. Harry is David Webb but has another personality of Delta and eventually Jason Bourne. Next time dont bother if you don't like it. There is a back button use it.
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Delta's POV
Almanac's head was against his chest his eyes closed. He was chained to a the behind him. There was a faint rise and fall of his chest. If it had not been for that fact Delta would have thought the other was dead. The older Webb didn't have a shirt and his pants were torn and stained with blood. All across his chest were different burns and cuts.
Delta tapped his hand against the other's face. The man jerked back startled awake. His blue eyes snapped up to meet Delta's grey ones. They widened in surprise then in disbelief.
Almanac growled," What more drugs? I don't care what you give me! I will never betray my country. You might as well kill me!"
Delta began to unlock the chains that held the other to the wall. Once unlocked the other fell forward. Delta caught him in his arms.
Asking as he checked the other over for any broken bones," Can you stand? I have a team outside. So you better not die on me Almanac."
Hard blue eyes softened slightly at his words. Those words were only known between them. Then he squared his shoulders wincing in pain as he did so. To Delta's surprise he pulled himself to his feet. With a nod Delta rose to his feet as well.
Almanac took a step forward and almost fell. If it wasn't for his hand on the other's shoulder he would have.
A short," Thanks," was what he received in return.
As they began their ascent up the stairs Delta called out," Almanac and Delta coming out. Report in!"
Through their communication lines he heard," Alpha and Bravo top floor is clear. Five dead bodies, Delta."
"Echo outside is clear for the moment. But hurry we don't know when reinforcements will arrive. Hurry Delta."
"Charlie, Foxtrot, and Gamma we have secured the bottom floor. Seven dead up here, Delta."
There was a pause then he said coldly," Confirmed. Everyone pull out. Charlie come down and get the unconscious man at the bottom of the stairs. We will be taking him with us."
Charlie returned," Yes, Delta."
Then they all went silent. With the adrenaline fading away he was able to take stock on his injuries. His left shoulder ached from the graze he received earlier. It was not major nor did it require immediate attention. He could deal with it when they were out of the area.
The was a second more dangerous gunshot wound. It was in his right side. Feeling around the other side of it he didn't find an exit wound. That would complicate things. It's placement was bad enough without a bullet to infect the wound. With a bullet there he risked infection and serious complications should it shift while they ran.
However there was no time to dig out the bullet and patch him up. Somehow he doubted this was the work of the Jackel. It was too easily infiltrated and taken apart. If it had been he would have faced off with the killer himself. No this was someone else's show. Whoever it was Delta would find and kill them later. His priority was getting his men and Almanac out alive.
Luckily his black shirt would hide the bleeding. Given the time of night they wouldn't be able to see the bullet hole either. So he would not worry them. When they made it home he would see a doctor.
Upon making it outside he noticed his men were waiting. Each of them had taken defensive position. Ready to kill anyone that was a threat. Once Charlie had joined them they slowly made their way out.
Alpha and Bravo took the front. Echo and Gamma took the sides. While he took up the rear. In the middle was Almanac and Charlie. It was slow going. Especially with two injured. One of which had a bullet in his knee.
His own wounds were acting up but he didn't pay attention to them. They needed him on his game if they were to get out alive.
It wasn't until morning that they finally came out of the forest. Echo said when the sun was fully up," We need to rest, Delta. If we keep going we won't be able to do anything if Carlos catches up."
Rest is a weapon. The words had been spoken a few years ago. It had been true then. It was true now.
He nodded and said," Form a circle. Two on watch at all times."
His men dropped to the ground and formed a circle. Almanac and the prisoner were in the middle. Delta sat so that he was watching the way they had come from. Echo took a seat next to him.
Without looking at him the older man said," Sleep, Delta. I'll wake you when I need my own."
He bit back a retort. Exhaustion filled him. No doubt part of it came from the two bullet wounds. He closed his eyes and soon fell into an uneasy sleep.
Echo's POV
A faint smile crossed his lips as Delta's breathing evened out. It was just like their time in Medusa. Rest was just as much of a weapon as a gun or knife. Most of the time he had to force Delta to sleep. As much he acted like a hard ass. He was afraid to sleep. To dream.
Part of the old Medusan was worried. Delta had never gone to sleep that easy. Almost too easy.
Shaking his head Echo put it as the doctor's calming effect. Morris Panov had been assigned to the entire team. All of whom had a hard time trusting anyone.
The doctor had given them someone to confide in. At one point Echo himself had tried to commit suicide. The terrible things he had done finally caught up with him and he had enough.
It had been the doctor's carefully chosen words. In his soothing tones that had calmed him.
Many doctors would not have had the guts to go into a room with a trained killer. A killer who had been armed and ready to shoot himself and anyone who walked through the door. Something had stopped him that day however.
Flashback
In the safe house set up by Monk he sat in the far back bedroom. It had one exit and no windows. In his hands were a glock. The same weapon he used during Medusa. The same weapon that had taken so many lives. It would take one more by the days end.
His hands were shaking. Not from drink or lack of it. Instead from the fear that he would hurt someone. In all honest he was tired. So very tired of hurting people.
A knock on the door made him stiffen. He called out snarling," If you walk through that door I'll shoot you."
A voice he recognized said softly," That would be a waste. Wouldn't it, d'Anjou?"
The Frenchman flinched at the use of his name. He was no longer d'Anjou. Had not been for many years. Not since before Medusa.
It was the doctor. The one that the Monk assigned to him. Not that he trusted the man. All doctors were just paid to fix them. Not really help them. When he couldn't be fixed they would toss him away. Just like everyone else.
He called back to the man," You can't help me doctor. I'm not someone who wants to be saved."
There was a slight thump on the door. As if the man on the other side had hit it with frustration. For a moment D'Anjou thought he hit the door and left. It would serve him right. A killer like him didn't deserve to have someone care about him.
Then a soft voice said," You are not beyond saving. If you were you would be locked in the clinic not given free reign."
D'Anjou flinched. It took him several long moments to find a reply.
When he did he sounded as broken as he felt," I am broken, doctor. There is nothing that can fix me. I should end it now and save everyone from suffering."
To his surprise there a snarled response," You will not commit suicide! Damn it. All of you have a right to live. If you want to make up for the horrors of your past then live. Live and make up for what you have done. Other wise you are taking the cowards way out."
For a moment he considered just ending it anyways. Then he lowered the weapon. He couldn't do it. The doctor was right. Killing himself would be the cowards way out. Delta for his part would bring him back just to kill him again. That was just how the other was.
End of flashback
He was glad to have met Panov. The man had saved him from himself that day. Since then the doctor had worked on his self esteem. He now had a job at a local fashion store. There he made enough to live comfortably off of.
When he received Delta's call however that put him back as Echo. No longer was he the soft spoken help at the fashion store. Now he was the hard eyed killer that was created in Medusa.
A soft voice said startling him," Bravo to snake lady. Come in Snake Lady."
He had forgotten about the orders to make contact. So he turned head to listen. If he had to he would wake Delta. A hand on his arm though told him the younger man was awake.
A voice came over the communications," This is Snake Lady. Damn it Bravo where is Delta?"
They could all hear the worry and anger in the voice. It was the voice of one Alex Conklin. One that they obeyed without question.
Delta sat up then moved towards Bravo. Echo's eyes narrowed in suspicion. They way he held himself it was if he was in pain.
Delta said," I'm here snake lady."
A sigh of relief came over the communications. Part of Echo wondered if the worry was for the squad. Or if was for Delta. The older CIA agent had always had a soft spot for Delta.
The reply wasn't surprising," Get to a safe evac point. Preferably at an airfield. We will get you out from there."
Alpha brought over a current map of the area. There was an airfield twenty miles due north west of their positions. At best it would take them three days to reach it. This barred no more confrontations. Something smelled about how easy it was to take the house. He knew it as did the rest of the team. Their priority was not information however. Instead it was the retrieval of Almanac.
Delta rattled off the coordinates. Before they could cut off communications a voice said," David it's doctor Panov."
The tensing of Delta's shoulders said more than his words could have. Echo felt the same way. None of them wanted the doctor to see them like this. It was their element but he had seen light in them. Light that no one else had seen or looked for.
Delta's normally cold and hard voice was now softer when he said," Doctor Panov..."
The good doctor interrupted him with a gentle admonition," I thought we agreed to call each other by our first names."
While it wasn't visible to the others Echo saw a flicker of uncertainty cross his leader's face. That wasn't something they needed. An uncertain Delta was a useless Delta.
Then the certainty came back. Like a switch being slipped his deadly persona was back.
He said," We will be back sometime in the next few days. We can talk then. Delta out."
With a nod to Bravo the line went dead. It had only been a little while. Not long enough for any real rest but they began to pack up. They could rest later. For now they had to keep moving.
