Well, there you have it! Next chapter is up! Sorry for the long wait! I'm actually gonna start working on the next one so I can post it as soon as I can!

Enjoy!

- You'll never make it out of here. I have armed guards all over the place. The moment you step out of here without me, they won't hesitate to shoot on sight – he said, swallowing carefully and wondering how she had managed to get her hands on a knife.

- We'll see about that – and she lowered her knife.

The moment she did, Sho Wun made an attempt to attack her but she was expecting it and with a swift movement, she knocked him out by sending a direct blow to his head. Before he could fall all the way to the floor, unconscious, she grabbed him and struggled a little with his weight but was able to keep him somewhat upright, and then, she yelled just loud enough so that only the guards outside on the hallway could hear her:

- Help! Someone please! – She heard the two guards outside the door come closer and reach for the handle. She had hidden her knife underneath Sho's body and prepared to take them out.

- What happened? – asked the first one upon entering – what did you do? – he barked, while pointing his machine gun at her. She tried to look afraid and confused.

- I didn't do anything! He just collapsed! – she was breathing rapidly just for show – he was… we were…and then he was complaining of chest pain and then, he just collapsed – she was making herself as small as possible and the guard could see the state of her clothes and her frightened face. She was obviously agitated – help me please I can't hold him anymore! – she complained while sinking to the floor due to Sho's weight.

When the first guard came closer to stop the both of them from falling to the floor, she slashed out with her knife across the guy's throat as fast as she could. He didn't stand a chance. He was dead by the time his body hit the floor.

Soon she leapt out and kicked the other guard's gun out of his hands before he could fire any shot and punched him in the throat so he couldn't cry for help and alert anyone else. She was trying to be as quiet and stealth as possible, not wanting to attract anyone's attention just yet. The second guard, while trying to breathe as best as he could, also produced a knife from his pants pocket and striked forward. Annabeth sidestepped him easily but underestimated the velocity and quick reaction of his attacker, so she had to block a vicious jab coming her way from her left side.

The guard found his voice again and made an attempt to yell for help and raise the alarm, but she couldn't let that happen. The more guards she could take out before all hell broke loose, the more possibilities she had of getting Steve and Danny out of that place.

After the feeling that killing the first guard that fast gave her, she had tried to subdue the second one by merely overpowering him and render him unconscious, but at the site of him taking a big breath to call for help, she couldn't keep wasting time. So she striked. Before he even had a change to say a word, she threw her knife at him as a distraction while running towards him. The distraction worked as the guy ducked to avoid the knife that would impale him on the chest, but failed to see Annabeth coming directly at him and jumping, placing her legs around his head and bending backwards to bring the guy to the floor, effectively snapping his neck while doing so.

She stayed on the floor for a full minute, bringing her breathing back under control and locking away the feeling of hopelessness that overwhelmed her every time she let the killer inside her take control. She knew she had to do it.

After that minute, she got up and readjusted her clothes while fixing her ponytail. She recovered her knife and took both guard's weapons so she could give them to Danny and Steve. She tucked the second guard's gun on the waistband of her jeans and hung the straps of the machine gun around her shoulders. Then she went to the door and peeked outside. There was no one.

She exited the room and walked slowly through the hallway, listening for any sign of approaching footsteps. She couldn't hear anything so she kept going until she reached the door that connected the hallway with the open space of the compound. She knew the stairs would be to her right once she was out, but she needed to take care of the remaining guards first.

Finally we see some action on the good side! I'd looooove to know what you think! I promise… Steve and Danny will get plenty of action soon!