Chapter 6
"We don't have time for this." Jack was utterly confused about Sydney's behavior, but he knew that they were still in danger. "Sydney, I know this is a difficult time for you, it is for me too, but we're still in danger here. You have to pull yourself together. You and I are the only ones trained for this type of thing. Vaughn is armed and you can have Will's gun."
Vaughn could tell that she was trying to compose herself. He was no longer supporting her wait, she'd straightened up, but she still wasn't willing to let him go.
"Syd?" Will's voice finally gave her a reason to snap out of it. She had to save him. She finally let loose of Vaughn, and turned to face the other two men.
"Ready."
Jack smiled. "Good. I'm glad you're back."
The four of them headed out the door, Syd first, the Jack, followed by Will and Vaughn. Almost as soon as they were through the door, they ran into trouble. Two guards walked around the corner and started hollering at them. "So much for sneaking out," Will moaned.
Syd prepared herself for an attack, but Jack dropped the guards with two well-placed shots. "Dad!" Sydney was shocked that he'd just killed those two men.
"There's not enough time to fight everyone that we come up against."
We don't have to kill them, either!"
"Just make sure they don't get back up."
"Yeah," she said in disgust, "you really need to be trained for this."
As they made their way back to the jeep, they encountered two more groups of guards, each one taken care of as easily as the first. Unfortunately, Syd discovered that making sure the guards didn't get back up was no easy task. If she shot them in the leg, they could still shoot. If she shot them in the arm, they could still fight. The only other option was to shoot them high in the shoulder and hope they didn't die.
Almost there. They just had to get through that door and into the jeep. Jack went first. He threw open the door open, and stepped through the door. Bang! The shot caught them all by surprise, especially Jack. The bullet slammed into Jack's shoulder, the pain was almost unbearable. The last thing he saw was Khasinau, still holding a gun on him.
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Syd stood in complete silence. She was both shocked and furious. So close, we were so close!
"Sydney..." Khasinau started, but Syd cut him off.
"Don't. I don't want to hear a word of it."
"I can't let you leave, you know that. There's more going on here than you can ever know."
"I know that you shot my father!"
"No, I shot you mother.
"No..."
"Who else could have done it? I was the only other person there, remember?"
She'd heard enough. She raised her gun and fired her last round, hitting Khasinau high in the shoulder. Odd, she thought, my dad and my father are now suffering from the same type of wound.
"We don't have time for this." Jack was utterly confused about Sydney's behavior, but he knew that they were still in danger. "Sydney, I know this is a difficult time for you, it is for me too, but we're still in danger here. You have to pull yourself together. You and I are the only ones trained for this type of thing. Vaughn is armed and you can have Will's gun."
Vaughn could tell that she was trying to compose herself. He was no longer supporting her wait, she'd straightened up, but she still wasn't willing to let him go.
"Syd?" Will's voice finally gave her a reason to snap out of it. She had to save him. She finally let loose of Vaughn, and turned to face the other two men.
"Ready."
Jack smiled. "Good. I'm glad you're back."
The four of them headed out the door, Syd first, the Jack, followed by Will and Vaughn. Almost as soon as they were through the door, they ran into trouble. Two guards walked around the corner and started hollering at them. "So much for sneaking out," Will moaned.
Syd prepared herself for an attack, but Jack dropped the guards with two well-placed shots. "Dad!" Sydney was shocked that he'd just killed those two men.
"There's not enough time to fight everyone that we come up against."
We don't have to kill them, either!"
"Just make sure they don't get back up."
"Yeah," she said in disgust, "you really need to be trained for this."
As they made their way back to the jeep, they encountered two more groups of guards, each one taken care of as easily as the first. Unfortunately, Syd discovered that making sure the guards didn't get back up was no easy task. If she shot them in the leg, they could still shoot. If she shot them in the arm, they could still fight. The only other option was to shoot them high in the shoulder and hope they didn't die.
Almost there. They just had to get through that door and into the jeep. Jack went first. He threw open the door open, and stepped through the door. Bang! The shot caught them all by surprise, especially Jack. The bullet slammed into Jack's shoulder, the pain was almost unbearable. The last thing he saw was Khasinau, still holding a gun on him.
******
Syd stood in complete silence. She was both shocked and furious. So close, we were so close!
"Sydney..." Khasinau started, but Syd cut him off.
"Don't. I don't want to hear a word of it."
"I can't let you leave, you know that. There's more going on here than you can ever know."
"I know that you shot my father!"
"No, I shot you mother.
"No..."
"Who else could have done it? I was the only other person there, remember?"
She'd heard enough. She raised her gun and fired her last round, hitting Khasinau high in the shoulder. Odd, she thought, my dad and my father are now suffering from the same type of wound.