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Galactic Storm Team:
Red 1 - Augustus "Gust" Robinson
Blue 2 - William "Liam" Russel
Yellow 3 - Evaak Von Lukkaul
Pink 4 - Chloe Ramsey (biologically Chloe Rickett)
Green 5 - James "Jim" Turner
EP 10: You Can't Protect Them All Part 2
-Present-
Aqua was finishing pouring some water for herself, Jim held onto his own glass of water. It was cool in his grasp. Aqua looked from the water and then to the young man who looked distraught. A frown remain on her face due to how concerned she was over him.
"So what happened next?" She asked in a soft tone.
Jim looks at her with his own frown, "We contacted HQ. We talked to General Bates and General Perry about how to get them back safely and without further endangerment." Jim said.
"General Perry?" Aqua asks.
Jim looks up and nods, "Yes."
Aqua frowns, "So my father was involved." She says softly.
"General Perry is your dad?" He asks.
Aqua nods but says, "This isn't about me, this is about what happened with you. Please, continue." Aqua switched her concern to him.
Jim sighs, "Okay." Then he takes a sip.
-GALACTICSTORM-
-Five Hours Remaining-
In HQ the remaining members of squad 130 and the Vance's were in a big control room with a lot of other officers, but two generals had entered to give orders and figure out how to fix this situation that had happened in the first place. General Bates was with another man, he looked much older than General Bates. This man has silver hair that was short, blue eyes, fair skin tone, and a small scar on the side of his face.
"Hello everyone," General Bates started, "So what do we have?"
Evaak first spoke, "We were able to figure out how Augustus and Chloe were taken captive." She said.
The other general glances at the half human hybrid, "And how is that exactly?" He asks.
"Well General Perry," Evaak handed him a tablet with the information on it, "As they entered the home and murdered the house keeper, they were able to distract the two while allowing the enemy to sneak up to take them down. Five against two is not good odds." Evaak said.
General Bates nods and strokes his chin, "Yes but why take them captive at all? If the child was the objective why take two Galactic Storm officers?" General Bates asks.
General Perry looks over the report, "More bodies? In case something happens they have more leverage." He said.
Liam finally speaks up, "We were ordered that they want Lionel in exchange for their hostages. And we have only five more hours to make the final choice." Liam said.
Lionel finally speaks, "Well isn't it obvious? We will listen to them! I want my son safe and sound!" Lionel spoke.
Rose weeps as she hangs into her husband. The Galactic Storm team looks at the family, they were a mess. Jim frowns, he was suppose to look after Maxwell and yet he was taken. Jim kept his calm demeanor as he looked at the letter they were given at the house.
"We should call them," Jim said, "Have them prove that Maxwell as well as Chloe and Augustus are alive before going any further."
Lionel shouts, "Why would they kill them if they want me!"
"Because it could be a trap, sir." Evaak said.
General Perry nods, "That sounds smart. We call and say we are about to make a choice and want to know if the hostages are alive." General Perry said.
General Bates looks at General Perry, "Think that is wise Marshall?"
The other general nods, "They're goal is to get Lionel in their hold so making contact saying we just want to hear their voices to make our final choice is not a bad option. Also we still have time to consider." General Perry said.
Liam hands them the note, "Here is the number."
General Bates punches in the number and then turns to them, "Lionel and Liam, you two will talk to them."
Lionel nods and slowly moves out of his wife's hold, as Liam walked over giving Evaak and Jim one last glance. After the call was punched through, Liam and Lionel swallowed in a deep breathe as they heard the ringing then the ringing sound ended.
"Hello, Galactic Storm." Said one of the masked men from before.
"Hello this is William Russel from Galactic Storm," Liam tried to sound like Gust on their first mission, "I am with Lionel Vance and we are almost done making our choice but we'd like to hear the voices of the hostages to know they are alive before making a final choice." Liam said.
"Prove to me Lionel Vance is with you." The voice said.
Lionel stepped over, "Please, I want to know my son is alright." Lionel said.
They hear chuckling, "Worthless," Then the laughter ended, "Yeah I'll let you talk to your brat."
They heard the sound of creaking then a yelp, "Say hello to daddy." The voice spoke.
"Maxwell?" Lionel spoke.
"Da- Dad?" Maxwell sounded hurt and confused.
Lionel felt tears swelling up in his eyes, "Are you okay, son?"
"My- My head hurts," Maxwell said, "And so does my arm."
Lionel glanced at his wife, "You're going to be alright, son. I promise."
Then there was another yelp in the phone call and then they heard, "Make your choice yet?"
Liam stepped back in, "I'd like to know my teammates are alive as well," Liam kept his expression calm, "Then we'll tell you what we'll do."
"Very well," The voice in the phone said.
There was some creaking sounds like before, but more sounds of hitting something or someone was doing on. They could hear a faint yelling in the background, then everything went silent.
"Hello?" Liam spoke.
"L- Liam?" It was Chloe's voice, "Is that you?"
Liam kept himself from falling apart as he heard her voice, "Yes its me. Are you okay?"
"Just a little banged up," Chloe said, "They are treating us with royalty treatment."
"That bad?" Liam asks.
Chloe grunts as she goes to speak, "Gust is fine by the way. They um- they want your final choice now."
"Now?" Liam asks.
"Liam," Chloe sounded calm, "It's okay."
Liam looks at General Perry and General Bates, he turned to Lionel and his weeping wife, then to the remaining members of his team. Liam swallowed his nerves and then knew what he was going to say.
"Tell them that we're going to do the trade." He said.
-GALACTICSTORM-
In a dark warehouse in other side of Vila was the masked group and their hostages. Chloe had just gotten off the phone with them, they walked away from the hostages which led out into another room. Chloe could hear them telling Liam instructing next. Chloe glanced over to Gust, he was hurting more so than she was.
Chloe had rope tied around her wrists, the same for Gust and Maxwell. Chloe frowns at Gust, he was groaning and spit some blood on the ground.
"You okay?" Chloe asks.
Gust managed to sit himself up while being tied by his wrists, "Peachy." He said.
Chloe saw the small cut on Gust's forehead, the blood sliding down around where his right eye is at. Gust could have a concussion or worst. Chloe lifted her tied hands up to her own forehead, she felt some liquid on her own forehead as she lowered her hands she saw blood on her forehead.
"How's your head?" He asks.
"Just like your head," Chloe tried to smirk, "In pain."
Gust forced a small smile, "Are they coming?"
Chloe nods.
Gust bit his lips, "Stupid."
Chloe frowns, "Gust."
Gust sighs, "He of all people know the mission comes first." Gust said.
Chloe kept her frown, "Him of all people knows what its like to loose someone close and I am certain he doesn't want to repeat that." Chloe said.
Chloe turned when she heard the captors in the other room, they were being loud and then she heard screaming. Then the door opened revealing Maxwell in the arms of one of the masked men. Maxwell was thrown in with them, this had been the first time the two Galactic Storm officers had seen Maxwell since before they were taken.
"Maxwell?" Chloe spoke.
"You okay?" Gust asks.
"My- My head and uh- my arm." Maxwell said.
Maxwell had a similar wound to Chloe and Gust on the forehead and as for his arm, it was broken. The break looked like a bad break, which means either it happened before he was taken or after and Maxwell was fighting to escape. Gust looked at the kid.
"Don't worry," Gust said, "We'll be okay."
Maxwell turns to Gust, "I don't think so."
Chloe frowns, "Why?"
Maxwell had tears in his eyes, "Because after they get my dad, they'll kill him then us."
-GALACTICSTORM-
More Galactic Storm officers had arrived at the scene that the man on the phone told them. Liam, Evaak, and Jim were ordered to escort Lionel in and get their hostages out to safety. The place was surrounded by Galactic Storm officers and their were medics on stand by.
"Now go in and get the hostages, then come back." General Perry said.
The three nod.
Jim, Evaak, and Liam follow behind Lionel into the warehouse. The building was huge but also quiet. As they walked, the three were morphed into their suits. Their blue, yellow, or green metallic suits with helmets on. The were armed with their blasters in case.
They walked further and further into the warehouse until they reached where the masked men were. The five of them were all accounted for and even the three hostages. Three of the masked men had their own blasters pointed on the heads of Gust, Chloe, and Maxwell whereas one of the masked men had a blaster pointed at them and the last one didn't seem to care.
"Welcome," The leader one said.
Liam held his blaster at that one, "Release them," Liam spoke, "You can have Lionel."
The leader turned to his men, "None of us are getting out of here alive." He said.
Evaak pointed her blaster at him, "But you all can live if you drop your weapons and release the hostages."
The leader turns to her, "How about your Federation gives me and my men a vehicle to escape in and then we'll let them go." He said.
Jim points his blaster at him, "I don't think we can."
The leader chuckles, "Really?" He turns to the one man next to him and nods.
Just then that man fires his blaster at Lionel, striking him in the heart. Lionel's dead body collapses onto the ground. Maxwell's eyes swell up with tears and screams, but is being held back by a blaster to his own head. Liam, Evaak, and Jim looks at the man they had been guarding and then to the terrorist.
"Now give us what we want or we'll start with the brat." The leader said.
Jim glanced from Liam to Maxwell, Maxwell was beaten and crying. Jim turns back to Liam, Liam lowered his weapon slightly and then he turns his attention to his communication on his wrist.
"We'll need a vehicle for the captors." Liam said.
"What!" General Bates said into the communication device.
"It's either that or they kill Maxwell, Chloe, and Gust." Liam said and then turns to the hostages.
After hearing a sigh,"Tell them we'll give them one of the SWAT cars." General Bates said.
Liam turns to the captors, "My superior says you can take one of the SWAT cars." He said.
The masked man nods, "Very well."
The masked men nudged his team to follow him, the three holding blasters to the hostages grabbed a hold of the hostages and basically dragged them to their feet. Liam, Evaak, and Jim watched as the three hostages walked pass them with blasters against their heads.
The three Galactic Storm officers followed behind in case they'd try to escape a different way. As they reached the front of the warehouse and where they were met with a lot of officers and a SWAT car waiting for them, the masked man nudged the hostages first. Maxwell opened the door and the second he opened the door, a sniper on the roof fired down below.
Everyone ducked that was in the captors sides, Gust and Chloe were up against the car while on the ground. Maxwell had collapsed onto the ground with a wound in his shoulder. The sniper managed to take down the three who held the blasters at the hostages but the officers came in and cuffed the other two.
Medics came running over, Rose sprinted over to her son and was sobbing even more. Jim and the other two returned to their normal Galactic Storm uniform than their suits. Gust and Chloe were being cut free from their binds and had medics looking at them, Liam ran over and Evaak tried not to show concern. Jim ran over to his team but then glanced at the boy.
"Are you okay, Chloe?" Liam knelt down next to her and the medic.
Chloe had a smile, "I'm fine. It's just a concussion." She says.
The medic nods, "Yeah and you might want some stitches but other than that, you're okay." The medic said.
Evaak knelt down next to Gust, he groaned as he felt dizzy. The medic was looking at his eyes, he obviously had a concussion like Chloe from the head trama and seemed to have some bruising on his ribs from taking some beating from the captors.
"You're lucky neither of those men hit harder, or your rib would have broken into your lung." The medic said, "I'd suggest a visit with the doctors on base and rest."
Gust nods, "Okay."
Evaak held his arm, "Need as the saying goes, a hand?"
Gust smirks, "Yeah."
As the two injured teammates were helped up by Liam and Evaak, they turn to see Jim's frown on his face.
"Jim," Gust said as he limped over with Evaak's help.
"I should have watched him," Jim spoke over and over.
"There was nothing any of us could have done." Chloe winces as she said that.
Liam nods, "Yeah it was an accident."
They watch as a gurney wheels the dead body of Lionel out. Rose saw it and began to sob and Maxwell did the same. General Bates came over and looked at the team.
"Why don't you go to the doctor on base and get check out," He said, "All of you. I'll expect a report tomorrow."
Gust nods, "Yes sir."
Everyone else nods as well. Jim though, seemed a bit out of it.
-GALACTICSTORM-
-Present-
"So what did you do before coming here?" Aqua asks.
Jim looks at her, "I went to the hospital and tried to check on Maxwell,"
"Tried?" Aqua spoke.
"He couldn't see me," Jim frowns, "Also he and his mom are being put on undercover protection."
Aqua nods, "I see."
Jim frowns and looks outside seeing the sun rising, "Did I talk all night?"
Aqua nods, "Yes, you did." She said.
Jim blushes slightly, "I have to go- I have to be at HQ to fill in the general with a report."
Aqua shakes her head, "No. Go home, I'll call my dad and tell him to expect reports from your team tomorrow. You all need more time." Aqua said.
Jim seemed confused, "Aqua?" He asks.
Aqua smiles, "I am daddy's little girl," She said, "Besides he'd understand. Believe me, Jim, he'd get it."
Jim nods.
Aqua walks around the bar, "Now go home and get some rest." She said.
Jim smiles as he nods, "You should too." He said.
"I will after I finish closing." She said with a small smile.
Jim begins to head to the door but is stopped by Aqua. She looks at him with her small smile and then leans down to kiss him on the lips. He was taken back by this and then kissed her back, he held onto her waist as she wrapped her arms around his neck. When the two pulled back they stared into each others eyes.
"I'm sorry about the mission," She said.
Jim nods, "But thank you for listening." Jim said.
Aqua smiles, "I'm a bartender. I'm good at listening." She said.
Jim leaves the closed bar. Aqua smiles to herself but then it fades as she pulls out a small phone in her pocket, she pressed a button and it calls one person.
"Dad," Aqua starts, "Yeah its me."
"How is he?" General Perry asked.
"He's going to be okay, but he needs some time." Aqua said as she looks out the window to the sunset.
"Dear, I can't give someone special treatment because you have a crush on them." General Perry says.
Aqua sighs, "I don't have a crush on him," Then she walks over to the bar, "But remember how hard it was with mom. They're rookies, they're still new." She said.
She hears her father sigh, "Fine, I'll give them a day." He said.
"Thank you," She smiles and hangs up.
(A/N: So here is the second part of that chapter arc for Jim. I am probably gonna remain in the dark for a while but when I am back again I'll update Mystic Knights and then Monster Hunters. I wanted to write the last couple of days so I made myself do so because I needed to write. I really am in love with AquaxJim, LiamxChloe, and GustxEvaak as couples for the team.
I've been spending time with my mom since its her and I for a while with my dad out of town for a while, until he comes back before Christmas. We've been going Christmas shopping and just watching Netflix and pretending there isn't any snow outside. Like mentioned prior I'll probably be in the dark for a while and just be patient until I update again. Until next time. -ICrzy)