Alan Finger once said, "If you don't have the awareness of oneness, duality becomes real."
Sarah was praying to any Divine that existed that she was aware of her 'oneness.' She never thought that she'd find comfort in the tiny stall of a shower in the Base of Operations. Knowing that the soothing hot water would soon end, she made sure to savor the almost sweet feeling against her skin. She had long gotten over the lack of beautifying products in this world, instead taking gratitude in the homemade soap sent from the Campus.
"Sarah! You in here?" She heard Jennifer call out.
"Yeah. In number 3."
"Manny called a meeting. It starts in five minutes. He said don't be late."
"Thanks. I'll be there."
Hearing the door close, she turned off the water and leaned her head against the shower wall. Sighing, she pulled the curtain open and grabbed her clothes.
"This should be fun." Sarah sarcastically told herself.
"How is she?" Grant questioned Jennifer.
"Sounded tired." Leaving it at that, she left for the Blue Room. Grant following not far behind.
Going through the door, Grant observed Alani leaning against some comm equipment to the right, Manny was standing straight ahead. Agent Reed was looking out of a window, picking at a bag of trail mix.
"Where's Gooch' and Sarah?"
"Here boss." Gooch' responded as he came through the door. "Sarah was on her way up the stairs an-"
"I'm here, let's get going."
Grant looked at Manny before he started the meeting.
"After a staff meeting along with a one-on-one with the President, I have decided to move forward."
"In what way?" Sarah quickly asked.
"Although we failed to capture or kill Emeline Shaw, we still dealt a serious blow to the outcasts. Hell, it's been two days and we haven't even received reports of any attacks."
"You know that's only temporary, right."
"I am aware of the implication Agent Bagram, but we need to get ahead of this while we can."
"So what? We're aren't going after Emeline?"
While it was constructed as a question, the tone was obvious to everyone.
"Sarah…we can't go running after a person we don't even know the location of."
"Then I'll go by myself. Take a small go-bag and leave now."
"Sarah, we can't afford one of our best agents and team leaders on a fool's errand."
The meeting was quickly turning into a shouting match and the rest of the occupants began moving away. Towards the walls.
"The fuck you talking about 'Fool's errand'? As soon as she finds a suitable location, she's gonna build up until it's too late!"
"Hey, don't mean to be rude or anything, but, WE DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE IS! We can't just send people after a fucking ghost!"
"Watch me!" Turning, Sarah started out the door.
"Agent! If you leave the White House premises for this, consider your agent status revoked!"
Stopping midtrack, she turned back; the others were now completely silent.
"Excuse me?"
"If you go after Shaw, you will be considered going Rogue and all ISAC support will cease."
The room was quiet. "Please…Sarah?"
It was too late when Grant noticed her hand drifting to her watch. A second later, a mild EMP blasted the room. The agents in the room all groaned as the ISAC watched shocked a little. In less than three seconds, Sarah slid over the table, slammed Manny against a wall and held a blade to his throat.
"Sarah! Drop it!"
Grant had recovered and raised his pistol. Just after, the door slammed open and two Marines ran in, weapons raised.
"Boss! Don't do this!" Gooch' raised his pistol as well.
"BE ADVISED, KILLING INDIVIDUAL; MANUAL ORTEGA, WILL RESULT IN YOUR IMMEDIATE ROGUE DESIGNATION." ISAC reported.
Reed and Kelso had their sidearms up at this point.
"Come on Sarah. Don't do this." While he wasn't afraid to die, for some reason, at this point he cared more about Sarah and her future than his life.
"It would be so easy." Sarah whispered in his ear.
In one fluid motion, Sarah stepped away and dropped the knife. The sound echoed off the walls. There was an audible sigh of relief.
"You wanna focus of the True Son's? Fine."
Turning she walked to the door.
"Sar-"
"Fuck off." Cutting off Grant.
She disappeared in the stairwell.
"That went well."
Ten minutes into real meeting, the group was talking about strategy when Sasha Knight in.
"Sir, Agent Collins has left the perimeter!"
Manny slammed his fist. "Goddamnit Sarah!"
"I'll get'er sir." Grant offered.
"Go."
Grant sprinted out, grabbed his bag and weapons and followed Sarah's ISAC watch.
Come 'on Sarah. Where you going?"
