Disclaimer: I don't own anything, let alone the characters from Dark Angel. I do own Taze and the other escapees though. Just please don't sue me. Thanx.
Taze. Mel. Tenna. Zoe. Luna. Ressa. Hawk. Kirk. Colby. Ryen. Brock.
They all walked in a group on the road. It was a dark night, without a moon to light the way. No cars were driving down the country highway. No one was in sight.
Suddenly in the distance, a light appeared. It belonged to a car, which was speeding down their road.
"He's right on time." Said Hawk.
"I'm actually surprised." Snarked Taze. "He's never on time."
The blue mini-van pulled over on the side of the road. The teenager driving it was beaming.
"Miss me?" he said.
"You know we did, Roz. " answered Luna. "But we missed the transportation even more, though."
"Ok, everyone. Load in and head out." ordered Hawk.
At that, all eleven teens loaded into the car and sped off into the darkness.
******
Zoe looked around the vehicle. After six hours on the road, five of the passengers had fallen asleep. Ryen had taken the wheel, and now she was in charge of the mapping.
"Ok, Ryen. Look for an exit 54."
"Are you sure it's 54? We can't lose our entire objective on another one of your screw ups." Ryan said, sarcastically.
She stared out the window. He just couldn't let things go.
"Hey Tenna, I think Ryen would rather have you be the copilot. Take the map." Zoe said, not really caring.
"Ok. Whatever." Answered Tenna.
Zoe just continued her gaze out the window, not even realizing that she fell asleep. She woke up two hours later when the car stopped. She lifted her head and brushed the red hair out of her eyes. They were at another gas station, somewhere outside of Milwaukee. Everyone else had left the car to get drinks from the store. Zoe tied her hair back into a ponytail, put on her jacket, and slid on her sunglasses before leaving the car.
Once inside the store, Zoe found Roz at the pop fountain. She walked over to him and joined him in filling a cup.
"Are you ok?" asked Roz, noticing Zoe's shaky attitude.
"I'm just thinking... about Ryen and how mad he is at me. I mean, still. After all of this time, even after the escape. He still hates me."
"He's just thinking of how close Jade was to making it out alive."
Zoe turned to him, with her sunglasses off and tears in her eyes.
"I just wanted to get out so bad. Jade was right there with me. I never thought that she, or anyone, would fail to make it out alive. I just couldn't stay there another day, we needed freedom." Zoe finished and sped away to pay for her drink and then she left the store for the car.
When she got outside, Ryen tapped her on the shoulder.
"What?" she really didn't want to talk with Ryen.
"Zoe, I'm leaving. I can't go on, knowing at any time my emotions could come over me. I could really hurt you, and I know that would cause too much harm to all of us." He paused and looked at her. "Zoe, I'm doing this for everyone."
Zoe just sat there; she couldn't believe what had happened within the last week. Ryen just stood there, refusing to move.
"Zoe," he said softly. "just go. You need to make sure the rest make it out there."
Taze. Mel. Tenna. Zoe. Luna. Ressa. Hawk. Kirk. Colby. Ryen. Brock.
They all walked in a group on the road. It was a dark night, without a moon to light the way. No cars were driving down the country highway. No one was in sight.
Suddenly in the distance, a light appeared. It belonged to a car, which was speeding down their road.
"He's right on time." Said Hawk.
"I'm actually surprised." Snarked Taze. "He's never on time."
The blue mini-van pulled over on the side of the road. The teenager driving it was beaming.
"Miss me?" he said.
"You know we did, Roz. " answered Luna. "But we missed the transportation even more, though."
"Ok, everyone. Load in and head out." ordered Hawk.
At that, all eleven teens loaded into the car and sped off into the darkness.
******
Zoe looked around the vehicle. After six hours on the road, five of the passengers had fallen asleep. Ryen had taken the wheel, and now she was in charge of the mapping.
"Ok, Ryen. Look for an exit 54."
"Are you sure it's 54? We can't lose our entire objective on another one of your screw ups." Ryan said, sarcastically.
She stared out the window. He just couldn't let things go.
"Hey Tenna, I think Ryen would rather have you be the copilot. Take the map." Zoe said, not really caring.
"Ok. Whatever." Answered Tenna.
Zoe just continued her gaze out the window, not even realizing that she fell asleep. She woke up two hours later when the car stopped. She lifted her head and brushed the red hair out of her eyes. They were at another gas station, somewhere outside of Milwaukee. Everyone else had left the car to get drinks from the store. Zoe tied her hair back into a ponytail, put on her jacket, and slid on her sunglasses before leaving the car.
Once inside the store, Zoe found Roz at the pop fountain. She walked over to him and joined him in filling a cup.
"Are you ok?" asked Roz, noticing Zoe's shaky attitude.
"I'm just thinking... about Ryen and how mad he is at me. I mean, still. After all of this time, even after the escape. He still hates me."
"He's just thinking of how close Jade was to making it out alive."
Zoe turned to him, with her sunglasses off and tears in her eyes.
"I just wanted to get out so bad. Jade was right there with me. I never thought that she, or anyone, would fail to make it out alive. I just couldn't stay there another day, we needed freedom." Zoe finished and sped away to pay for her drink and then she left the store for the car.
When she got outside, Ryen tapped her on the shoulder.
"What?" she really didn't want to talk with Ryen.
"Zoe, I'm leaving. I can't go on, knowing at any time my emotions could come over me. I could really hurt you, and I know that would cause too much harm to all of us." He paused and looked at her. "Zoe, I'm doing this for everyone."
Zoe just sat there; she couldn't believe what had happened within the last week. Ryen just stood there, refusing to move.
"Zoe," he said softly. "just go. You need to make sure the rest make it out there."