Hey guys, thanks for all of the reviews for the last chapter, this one is going to be longer than the last one for sure. Hope you enjoy it :)
Kris and Sabrina looked at each other, the same train of thought passing through each of their over worked minds. In all fairness, the angels had had some experience with bombs, but not enough for them to be confident with their disarming abilities. Kelly and Sabrina were, perhaps, the most experienced, but even so, that was just from watching professionals work and not from learning first hand. Kris had actually had the unfortunate opportunity to disarm a bomb, under the supervision of well trained experts, but, even with constant help, she still crumbled under the pressure and cut the wrong wire. Luckily for them all it was a dud, but still, that experience alone was enough to convince her to stay well clear of bombs in general.
"Ok, here's how we're going to do this. Me and Kris are going to try to disarm the bomb. I need you and Leilani to stand well back" Sabrina told Kelly taking charge of the situation. Kelly nodded at her, before wrapping her arm around Leilani's waist, and pulling the young woman towards the back of the theatre. Kris looked up at Jill and Tiffany, smiling at them, filling them with as much comfort as she herself could muster. Sabrina stepped onto the small stage and extended her hand for Kris to take, pulling her up too.
"Kris, I'm going to need you to take the cover off and tell me what you see while I try to find something to cut the wires with" Sabrina told her, moving further onto the stage. Kris looked at Jill, fear plastered to her face. Jill smiled at her, encouraging her to do as she was told. If Jill was scared, she wasn't showing it. It was like a complete role reversal from the Alexia incident. Jill was the one in need of help, and Kris was to be her saviour. If Jill could reach out and stroke her worried sister's face then she would, but with her arms being tied as they were, it was impossible, so she smiled, giving her the same amount of encouragement in that smile as Kris had with her dying words. Kris nodded her head, understanding that it was up to her to save them, and being as close to them as she was, she wasn't about to let something as small as fear get in the way of her saving them.
She carefully wrapped her slender fingers around the cover of the bomb, and carefully pulled at the offending piece of plastic, smiling slightly as she heard a resounding click as it came off easily. She checked it over, making sure that there were no electrical devices on it before throwing it a few feet away. She peered into the actual cavity of the incendiary device and took note of a number of different coloured wires.
"There is a red wire, a green wire and a blue wire all leading into what seems to be the power supply, but from that power supply there is a purple wire, a black wire and a brown wire leading into a secondary power supply" She said, without looking up, informing Sabrina of what it looked like. Sabrina was glad that her back was turned as Kris reeled off the information, as she paled as soon as she heard how many different colours there were. Jill and Tiffany shared a knowing look, a look which told the other that there was little to no hope of the others being able to figure out how to deactivate the timer before the inevitable happened. With only 21 minutes and 39 seconds remaining, there wasn't much hope of the other angels figuring it out.
"You guys need to get out of here" Jill shouted so that her voice could be heard at the other end of the theatre for Leilani and Kelly to hear.
"What…don't be stupid Jill, I'm not leaving you" Kris told her older sister, not daring to look into the eyes she could practically feel burning holes into her exposed flesh.
"You have to Kris, it's the only way" Jill told her. Tiffany stayed quiet, she knew that the only chance she and Jill had of getting everyone out safely was if Jill managed to convince Kris, the most stubborn person she had ever had the pleasure of knowing.
"No it's not, I'm going to figure this out… with Sabrina's help" She said, remembering her partner who was still trying to find anything sharp enough to cur through the wires with. You'd think, looking at the state of the exterior of the building that the inside would be the same, but it wasn't. There were no windows in this room meaning no broken glass to use, no broken chairs, nothing.
"Come on Kris, you know as well as I do that there is little to no chance of you being able to disarm the bomb in time" Jill told her, desperately hoping that her sister would look into her pleading eyes.
"That doesn't mean that I'm not going to try. I can't loose you Jill, we've been through too much together" Kris said, tears starting to pool in the corners of her eyes.
"I know we have sis, but don't forget that there's more than just me and you to think about now… there's Leilani and your unborn child. If you stay here with me, what's going to happen to them?" Jill asked, knowing that in all of this commotion Kris had forgotten about the child growing steadily in her stomach.
"Jill… you can't ask me to leave you here" Kris told her sister, still avoiding eye contact with her sister.
"Kris please, there's no way out for me… but there is for you" Jill pleaded. Kris finally looked up into Jill's eyes and saw something she had never seen before, which was completely unflattering on a Munroe, defeat, which strengthened her decision to stay by her sister's side.
"Jill, I can't… I can't leave you here… I can't lose you" Tears rolled freely down her cheeks, she bowed her head, desperate to hide her crying from her sister who was already feeling rather emotional at that present moment in time.
"You'll never lose me Kris… I'll always be with you, but right now I need you to go, if not for your sake then for Leilani's. Losing me is going to be hard, but she'll never get over losing us both, and I know that you lover her too much to put her through that. Look after her for me, and don't forget to tell your little one about their fantastic aunt Jill" She told Kris, finally loosing her composure, her floodgates finally crumbling under the immense pressure of the river of tears it had desperately tried to hold back.
"I love you" Kris told her, kissing her sister for the last time before stepping off the stage. Sabrina moved forwards, a sharp tool in her hands, her head hanging low in defeat. She dropped the tool at Jill's feet and got off the stage, not looking at the crying women they were all leaving behind. She took hold of one of Kris' hands and held it like it were going to disappear. They both reached the first row of seats as a gunshot rang out in the otherwise empty room. They watched as both Kelly and Leilani hit the floor at the same time, making it impossible to see who, if anyone, was shot. Before they could move towards the fallen women, there was a click behind them. They knew it had come from the bomb, so they turned, totally unprepared for what they saw. The numbers on the timer were going by too quick, giving them only a few seconds to dive for cover.
There was a loud click, but as Kris and Sabrina ventured a look at the stage they were surprised to see both Jill and Tiffany still sat there, shocked looks on their faces.
Kelly and Leilani stood up from their prone positions at the back of the theatre and made their way towards the front to join the rest of the angels.
"Is everyone ok?" Kelly asked, unsure as to why the bomb didn't detonate. There was nothing to suggest that the bomb was a dud, but then again, as discussed earlier, they weren't experienced at disarming bombs. Jill and Tiffany nodded first, as Kris got up onto the stage, pulling her sister's tear stricken face towards her own. Sabrina nodded, before noticing something on Kelly's pure white shirt.
"Kelly, you're bleeding" Sabrina said, taking a step towards her friend. Kris turned her head, allowing Jill to see too. They watched as Kelly lifted her shirt, examining the clean flesh beneath it.
"It's not my blood" She said, before turning her head towards Leilani, who was watching her examine her side.
"Leilani?" Kris said, motioning with her eyes for Leilani to lift up her shirt, which she did, to reveal a gash in her side, obviously from having been nicked by the bullet.
"Oh crap" Muttered the youngest angel, examining her side. It wasn't too deep, the only thing it was sure to provide her with was discomfort. She shrugged her shoulders before letting go of her shirt. Sabrina picked up the sharp instrument she had dropped at Jill's feet and cut the ropes holding both her and Tiffany in place. She pulled Tiff into a hug, knowing that the woman needed some form of comfort after her ordeal. The hug made her relax visibly, the ordeal she had just suffered turning into nothing more than a horrible memory, as it was meant to be. Kris and Jill hugged each other, before Jill rested her hand on Kris' slightly protruding stomach.
"Never do that to me again" Kris said, chastising her older sister, who merely shrugged it off.
"I'm not the one you should be worried about" Jill said, motioning towards her niece who was standing a few feet away.
"Oh believe me… the day she stops worrying me is sure to be many lifetimes away yet" She reminded Jill, smiling at her daughter who was holding her side.
Little did they know that all of this was merely a warm up… a prelude to the main event. They hadn't seen Pierre yet, but they were all pretty sure that he had gone by now, sure to be plotting his next attack. Amongst all of the commotion the angels didn't hear the soft clicking as the door they had come through, their only way out was locked from the outside.