"Bucket! What are you doing here?" asked the man confused. "This isn't your house right?" He didn't really know what she was doing here, but he saw her nodding. "Well, what are you doing here?"asked the man.
"That is none of your business." Said Skye simply. She looked him straight in the eye and he shrugged. "What are you doing here?"
"Mira and the rest of the sixers invaded the colony. Mira wants to see you, but no one could find you." He said calmly. "So, you'd better go and see her."
"No, I'm staying here." Said Skye.
"Why? What are you hiding?" He was angry, yes, he was impatient as well.
"Nothing. Nothing, really." Skye gave in easily, well, her face did. The nervous look on her face told him enough. He pushed her aside and grabbed everything he could, throwing it around the room. In the corner of his eye he could see Skye running towards the couch, grabbing a little girl and trying to run away from the house. But he wasn't stupid. No, she wouldn't get away. Their spy or not.
"Bucket, you know what I can do right?" Skye turned around and he saw the doubt on her face.
"Go Zoe, to the infirmary."
"I wouldn't do that if I were you. The infirmary will be full of sixers in a couple of minutes." He said as he shrugged. As he moved closer to them, he smiled his evil grin. Skye pushed Zoe back a little, but it didn't really work. He grabbed the little girl as he watched Skye's eyes drowning in terror.
"Let her go!" yelled Skye.
"Not unless you go to Mira."
"I'll go- I-" Skye couldn't finish her sentence, since a voice behind him spoke as he felt a gun against the left side of his back.
"Let her go and I might not shoot you." Said a female voice, dangerously quiet.
Those eyes. They were so familiar. His sandy hair, those grayish eyes and the evil grin on his face. How did she not recognize him earlier? He walked towards her and all her men, well, the few that were still on their feet, stopped fighting. So did all the sixers.
"Miss Washington isn't it?" asked the young man in front of her. The grin on his face told her that he'd won this fight, but she couldn't give up. Not now.
"Lieutenant Washington." Gritted Alicia. She knew she was a mess, her dark hair hung loose over her shoulders, she had a cut on her lip and cheek and her left arm was bleeding.
"Lieutenant Washington then." Said the man. "You know how I am, don't you?"
"Lucas, don't do this." Said Alicia softly, but severe, as she looked at Lucas Taylor, the Commander's son.
"And who are you to tell me that? Huh? You have no right to command me." Said Lucas as he slapped her in the face. When she wanted to react on the slap, he drew his gun.
"Lucas-"
"Don't! Don't call me that." Gritted Lucas. "You can give up and give me the colony now, or fight. But you know you're outnumbered don't you?"
There was so much panic on the streets, he couldn't believe how calm Maddy could be in this situation. He could barely walk and she was patient, but hurried at the same time. He looked around as he heard a couple of screams. A woman ran with her little boy next to her, away from her house. She turned around to yell for her husband, but there was a big explosion. He grabbed Maddy and pushed her on the ground. When he looked up he saw the woman and her son on the ground as well, but her husband was next to them, they were alright. Luckily. Maddy helped Josh up and thanked him softly. She was obviously somewhere else with her mind, but on the other hand she was right here, helping him towards their house.
"Wait. This isn't right." Muttered Maddy. And indeed, something wasn't right. The door of their home was wide open and he could see Skye standing in the living room, a man in front of her, grabbing Zoe. Zoe.
"Mads- he has Zoe." Whispered Josh, he wanted the grab the guy and hit him so hard he couldn't even speak anymore, but he couldn't. He knew that. Drowned in thoughts, he noticed that Maddy wasn't next to him anymore. One moment she was right beside him and the other moment she stood behind the man, pointing the gun at him. It was like she spoke in a whole different voice. It scared him actually. He would've been surprised if the man wouldn't be afraid of her. She might look innocent and sweet, but Josh knew how evil Maddy could actually be. Once he took one of her books, an actual book. He just borrowed it. Kinda. Okay, he was wrong by taking it to annoy her, but how angry Maddy had been that time, he'd never forget that. It was kinda funny actually. Now. Looking back at it.
"Let her go and I might not shoot you."
"Maddy!" Zoe was crying, even though they couldn't see her.
"Well, well." Said the man. Even though Maddy scared him, the man actually scared him even more. His voice was one of those movies of the bad guy in an animation movie.
"Let. Her. Go." Said Maddy angrily. The guy pushed Zoe towards Skye, and Maddy lowered the gun. The man turned around and grabbed Maddy. Maddy pointed the gun at his chest.
"You wouldn't even dare." Said the man and Josh knew he was right. But again, his sister proved them both wrong. There was a loud shot and Josh saw the man grabbing his arm. Maddy was shaking, frightened, but also really angrily.
"Go to the infirmary now and try to get it fixed. If not, too bad, we lost a man. It's your own fault." Gritted Maddy. The man ran away and Maddy dropped the gun gently. Josh hurried towards her and held her tightly.
"I'm so sorry." Whispered Josh softly as he pulled her towards him. He gently kissed her forehead. "I'm sorry, Mads." Maddy nodded softly and pulled away. Suddenly there was a loud explosion. Maddy looked up and Josh realized what just happened.
"Josh, take care of Zoe." Maddy was trying hard to fight the tears, it's wasn't that hard to see though. "I'm going to take a look." Said Maddy quickly.
"Are you mental?" asked Josh as he grabbed Maddy's arm.
"I'll go." Said Skye quickly.
"No!" Both Josh and Maddy reacted at the same time. "I'm going." Said Maddy. And Josh knew it would be hard to stop his sister now. "Keep the gun here. I'll save myself. If I'm not back in ten minutes, go to the infirmary. Warn dad."
"Maddy, don't."
"I can't stay here. I have to do something." Said Maddy quickly. "I can't sit here." Josh nodded as he watched his sister leave the house. He saw the look on Skye's face. As if she was trying to ask him what the hell was wrong with him. Why the hell he would leave his little sister go out there. He just- he knew Maddy wouldn't stop trying to get out anyway. Plus, he understood what she said. Sitting there and waiting until everything would be over was way too hard.