Hey Dude: As for your question, you know, the one where they go looking for
Manticore, you will read the reason for why they go find it. I think you'll
freak. LOL.
freedom-angel: Last chapter didn't have much action because it was like the calm before the storm. All hell breaks loose in this chapter but it gets better soon. I only have one chapter written after this one. So after I post the next one I'll have to get writing again.
dot: I seem to keep getting the question of "Will 'Deck or Manticore find them?' but in reality, as you read this chapter, they got to Manticore. It doesn't have a lot of Lydecker but I suppose I'll add him to chapter 25 (which I have yet to write).
STAN: Dude. I'm so totally flattered. There's no way to put it other than flattery. You're my biggest fan? That's just amazing... I honestly didn't know my fic was good enough to have fans for. But hey, this is a funny world. In your review you sound so desperate and if you read this I know you're going to be way TOTALLY begging for more... which sucks because I'm going on vacation and you'll have to wait for me to get back so I can post more.
iLUVDA: Okay, I'm posting some sign of life. And, uh, this next post will leave you hanging in the worst possible place in the DA universe. I mean, we're almost bordering season finally good. And, being evil NyxandNixi I am going on vacation and leaving you hanging for, like a week! MWAHAHAHAHA! I am evil!
Sea Siren: I'm glad you like it. That last part wasn't really my favorite one and this next one has lots of fluffiness in it. And, if you've read what I've replied to the others, you'll know that this leaves you hanging like... some one hanging off a cliff... :O A cliffhanger!!! So I'm not going to bore you with whatever and start the post.
All: Thank you all for reading and reviewing! It means so much to me. In fact I feel kind of guilty for leaving you like this. But I have to go now and post. So tell me what you think and I'll post ASAP (that would be when I get back from vacation.)
Lydecker Plural
Part 23
TWO DAYS LATER
"In other news Detective Matthew Jones died in a car crash-Ohhhh, who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Sponge Bob Square Pants!" The television sang as I changed the channel. Matt and I were watching the news but got sick of is so we changed it to a different station. Sponge Bob was the coolest show in the post-pulse world.
For inspector Jones we loosened the steering a bit so after a few seconds it would detach totally. He rammed into a tree and died from a head injury.
Today Matt and I were hoping to buy a house we applied for. We would find out later tonight if we got it. Logan decided to help us out a bit. Just a little financial push towards our goal.
A tall guy that looked to be Mexican came into the store. Taller than Matt or I and with a big build.
"Hello." I said cheerfully.
He went straight to the cooler, and came out with a bottle of whiskey. I began to wring it up when he walked right past me and began to head toward the door.
"Um, hello? You have to pay for that!" I shouted.
The guy didn't listen. I jumped over the counter and began to chase after him. He began to run as fast as he could.
"Just let him go!" Matt called behind me.
"We're not getting robbed on our first day!" I shouted back. The ding of the door alarm thing was the only thing let of me to symbolize that I had ever been there.
I chased him down and it turns out he could run hella fast. I tackled him and we went rolling into the cement. He started to get up but I was on him again. I began to pull him back to the store but a black car pulled up beside us and another guy started to talk to him. I couldn't understand him very well because A) they were speaking very rapidly and B) I had extremely poor Spanish.
The car pulled in front of us and about five goons stepped out of the car and began to come at me. The first swing I got I easily ducted it and threw the man over my shoulder. Not long after the first swing all of the guys had retreated into the car. All of them except for the robber. I took him back to the store where Matt was on the phone. He hung up when I entered the store dragging the guy behind me.
"Cops?" I asked.
"Yep."
"I am kind of getting annoyed of them." I admitted.
"Yeah, me too." He agreed.
Three minutes later a cop car pulled up and a cop entered the door allowing the familiar ding of the sensor alarm.
"This the guy?" He asked being so arrogant and cocky.
"Yeah." I smiled. The guy tried to get away but I hit in the back of his neck with my forearm. He fell to the floor at the cop's feet.
"I think I can take it from here." He said picking him up and throwing a pair of cuffs on him.
He handed me the can of beer and just like that he was gone. As soon as he was gone Conan came into the store. "Have a good first day?" He asked us happily.
"Yeah, caught the bad guy and get to see if we get a home." I said.
"Bad guy?"
"A guy tried to rob the store." I said putting the beer back into the walk- in cooler.
"Ah."
"Well, see you tomorrow." I said swinging my coat on.
"See ya." He said and went into the back room.
Matt and I were then on our way to see the house we were interested in. We were to meet an agent there to discus matters with. By the time we got to 1201 K Avenue she was already there and waiting in her car.
"Hello." She said getting out of her car.
"Hi. Nice to see you again Mrs. Joy."
"You too, Miss Monson." She smiled leading us to the front door where she opened the door and let us in. We sat around the table that was set up for showing off. No one had lived there for about five months now. Some old lady had lived there then died. She had no family so no one claimed the house.
"I'm sorry to say that you didn't get the house. Apparently a woman was her daughter and got the house."
"Oh." I said.
"I'm just kidding. You got the house, you can move in right away." She smiled at us.
"Congratulations." She said handing us the keys.
"Cool!" Matt said giving me a hug.
Mrs. Joy smiled and started to get up. "Well I better get going now. Nice doing business with you."
"Yeah, you too." I smiled. Mrs. Joy's name fit her well. She was really happy and cheerful. She left and not long after that Matt and I were on our way to the camp. We got packed up, gave Logan our number and address.
"1201 K Ave. Anacortes, Washington 98221. Got it. My parents had some friends who lived there. Their name was the Bare's. It was funny because it was the Bare KAve." Logan laughed.
Ella got ready and we were off on our way to move into the house. We got Ella's stuff in first because she needed sleep more than Matt or I.
She got the room with wooden floor. The house was so 50's. It had a bright green blue carpet in the front room, in the bathroom it had carpet, in another room the walls had wooden panels on them. In the third room it had a bluish color. In the kitchen we had a butt ugly brown color mixed in with a lighter brown and white to make the floor look nasty. The house smelled like an old granny's house. We had reason to believe than she died. Oh well, just as long as her old bones don't haunt us during our sleep. Even the washer and dryers were a nasty color. Everything about the house was so 50's. Barf.
"So, this is home?" I asked no one.
"For now." Matt answered me anyway.
I sighed, "Yeah, I'm getting to bed now. See you tomorrow." I said and went into my bedroom, curled up on the floor and fell asleep.
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The next morning I was waken up by two worried faces that belonged to Matt and Ella. It was awfully warm in there, so warm I was sweating and shaking like seizures. Hold on, they were small shakes.
"Matt what's wrong with me?" I asked trying to get up but it was like my muscles were a thousand years old. "I feel like sleeping." I said.
"I don't know. Something happened over night. Your skin is different and your face has changed." He said.
"What?" I asked. My eyes wouldn't focus on anything close. I could see everything perfect that had a distance between me but other than that I was like an old grandma.
"Geneva, you're suffering from some illness. We have to get you to a hospital." Ella said.
"NO! I can't if I do they will find us...it's amazing they didn't find us last time." I said fighting to see their faces.
"I'll be back." Matt said jumping up and tore out of there.
It was about forty-five minutes before I saw him again and each minute that went by I felt worse and worse. When he did come back his face was kind of red when he came through the door but when he saw me his face paled instantly.
"Do I really look that ugly?" I asked with a small smile.
His response was rushing to my side and supporting my neck. "Geneva, I've seen this before." Matt said gently.
"Where?" I asked.
"It's called Progeria. It's an aging disease and this hospital hasn't have the equipment to help you. Even if they did it'd be too expensive on our salary."
Ella got up and left.
"Am I going to die?" I asked him.
"Not if we get you somewhere. And somewhere fast." Matt replied trying to be strong. Deep down I knew where he was talking about.
"Let's go get Logan." I said struggling to get up but couldn't find the strength. Matt got me to the door when Giesbrecht, Peino, Strong, Courier, Ebeling started to knock on the door.
"Holy-God, Eva you look like shit!" Pino said jumping back.
"Yeah, thanks, I love you too." I said dryly. Matt gave me a look and I felt guilty. "I love you." I said trying to focus on his face.
"How'd you find out where we live?" Matt asked.
"We have our ways." Ebeling said as Matt pushed by them.
Somehow Matt managed to get me in the car and Cammie jumped onto my lap. He knew what was going on through that weird bond we had together. Right as Matt slammed his car door all five guys piled into the back seat.
"What are you doing?" Matt asked.
"Hey, it looks like our home girl needs some help." Strong said.
Matt just shook his head and zoomed away "Does anyone have a cell?" Matt asked as I got the majority to one side of me so it was on my left shoulder.
"No cell here man." Courier said.
"Crap." Matt said.
Something was wrong here. What was it? Then it hit me the normal giggling from the back seat had stopped. What had happened? I tried to turn around and barely saw than all of the guys were starring at me. What was their problem? My body might be low on energy but my mind was on over load. Ebeling then reached out and before I could do anything he touched my barcode. Oh no. Oh on! OH NO! NONONONONO!! I didn't want to have to kill them!
I sat up carefully and turned around and looked into his eyes. He knew. Matt pulled over to use a pay phone and when he was out I spun around and just waited for them to say something.
"I know about you." Is all Ebeling said.
"When did you figure it out?" I asked.
"We heard you talking to Jack or whatever his name is." Courier said.
"Zack." I said.
"Yeah. Matt's one too isn't he?" Strong asked.
I just nodded. It was silent for a second or two before I spoke. "Play stupid and Matt won't know. If he finds out he will kill you. If you heard us talking then you know we killed Jones and we can kill again if we have to. Pretend you don't know. I like you guys. Kind of cool. I don't want to see us kill you." I said. As an after thought I added, "Do you have any communication with Lydecker?"
They all agreed and told me they didn't have any communication with Lydecker right as Matt climbed in and shut the door. He peeled out in the direction we came from.
"Matt Logan's that way." I said pointing the opposite direction.
"No, he's back in Seattle and there's no way he can't help us quick enough." Matt snapped.
"What do you plan to do?" I asked.
In German he replied, "Borrow a helicopter from the hospital."
"And fly to Gillette? We're going to need a distraction." I said the last part in English and looked back on my friends.
"I don't know." Matt said in English.
"We can do this." Ebeling said.
"Are you sure you won't get caught?" Matt asked looking into the review mirror.
"Ye-"
"YOU KNOW!?" Matt yelled and slammed on his breaks.
"What the-" Pino started.
"Matt! Listen, drive." I said looking at the car drivers who were screeching at us.
Matt stepped on the gas once again clearly furious. "Listen. We made a deal that if they didn't compromise us I-WE wouldn't kill them." I said.
"Geneva, listen-we-can't just do this." Matt tried to get out.
"We need their help, Matt. Weather you like it or not these people are probably just as good at escape and evade as we are. They can pull of a distraction." I forced with a voice now raspy.
"We don't know that for sure."
"We don't have a choice." I coughed.
Matt just kept driving.
"Matt, look at me. I need help, if I don't get there in at least three days I am going to die. Manticore can cure me no matter how much it sucks there...I will get well and bust out again. I promise. But, Matt listen to me, I can't keep that promise if I'm dead."
Matt nodded, then smiled sadly. "Then, let's do it. I'm going to need at least two of the strongest ones though. Volunteers?"
"I'll go." Strong said.
"Count me in." Ebeling agreed.
When we arrived at the hospital Peino, Courier and Giesbrecht had their distraction planned out and Matt, Ebeling, and Strong had the plan out. What would happen was Team 1 (Peino, Courier, and Giesbrecht) would run around singing some song like 'Jamaica they has a bob sled team' and they would do something like TP everything or play a small game of: Moon war, and Marco Polo. Team 2 would have one of the two selected ones carry me around, Matt would fight off anyone if there was a problem, and then they would get on the helicopter and fly with us. When we get to the outside of Gillette they would ride to the outside of the facility. When they did that they would stop (I'd get out) and they would cruise away yelling something to announce that I was a sick transgenic. When the guards saw me they would put me in a Hummer and take me to my own personal prison. Or something closely to this effect. Hopefully this would work.
We pulled up to the hospital with Strong carrying me. We were following Matt and Ebeling. Team 1 had already moved out and were causing hell. I vaguely heard Pino yelling: Some body once told me the world was gonna roll me I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed! She was lookin' kind of dumb with her finger and her thumb in the shape of an L on her forehead!
I would have laughed if it I wasn't depending on them so much. Also laughing would mean coughing and I didn't want to fall into a fit of coughs. We made our way to the roof with little interference (as in Matt and Ebeling took care of anyone who stopped them on their way to the roof). When we got there Matt took out the pilot who was in his office doing work of some sort. Ebeling stole the keys and opened the doors so they could get me onto a stretcher.
All three of them climbed in and Matt to the pilot's seat. Once he got it going we were on our way to Gillette. I was starting to get scared by that point. Not of dying but of going back to Manticore and to see Lydecker.
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Okay people I'm going on vacation for a while so I won't be able to post the next part for a while. But when I get back I expect to see some reviews. I told you I was evilly leaving you with a cliffhanger. :)
freedom-angel: Last chapter didn't have much action because it was like the calm before the storm. All hell breaks loose in this chapter but it gets better soon. I only have one chapter written after this one. So after I post the next one I'll have to get writing again.
dot: I seem to keep getting the question of "Will 'Deck or Manticore find them?' but in reality, as you read this chapter, they got to Manticore. It doesn't have a lot of Lydecker but I suppose I'll add him to chapter 25 (which I have yet to write).
STAN: Dude. I'm so totally flattered. There's no way to put it other than flattery. You're my biggest fan? That's just amazing... I honestly didn't know my fic was good enough to have fans for. But hey, this is a funny world. In your review you sound so desperate and if you read this I know you're going to be way TOTALLY begging for more... which sucks because I'm going on vacation and you'll have to wait for me to get back so I can post more.
iLUVDA: Okay, I'm posting some sign of life. And, uh, this next post will leave you hanging in the worst possible place in the DA universe. I mean, we're almost bordering season finally good. And, being evil NyxandNixi I am going on vacation and leaving you hanging for, like a week! MWAHAHAHAHA! I am evil!
Sea Siren: I'm glad you like it. That last part wasn't really my favorite one and this next one has lots of fluffiness in it. And, if you've read what I've replied to the others, you'll know that this leaves you hanging like... some one hanging off a cliff... :O A cliffhanger!!! So I'm not going to bore you with whatever and start the post.
All: Thank you all for reading and reviewing! It means so much to me. In fact I feel kind of guilty for leaving you like this. But I have to go now and post. So tell me what you think and I'll post ASAP (that would be when I get back from vacation.)
Lydecker Plural
Part 23
TWO DAYS LATER
"In other news Detective Matthew Jones died in a car crash-Ohhhh, who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Sponge Bob Square Pants!" The television sang as I changed the channel. Matt and I were watching the news but got sick of is so we changed it to a different station. Sponge Bob was the coolest show in the post-pulse world.
For inspector Jones we loosened the steering a bit so after a few seconds it would detach totally. He rammed into a tree and died from a head injury.
Today Matt and I were hoping to buy a house we applied for. We would find out later tonight if we got it. Logan decided to help us out a bit. Just a little financial push towards our goal.
A tall guy that looked to be Mexican came into the store. Taller than Matt or I and with a big build.
"Hello." I said cheerfully.
He went straight to the cooler, and came out with a bottle of whiskey. I began to wring it up when he walked right past me and began to head toward the door.
"Um, hello? You have to pay for that!" I shouted.
The guy didn't listen. I jumped over the counter and began to chase after him. He began to run as fast as he could.
"Just let him go!" Matt called behind me.
"We're not getting robbed on our first day!" I shouted back. The ding of the door alarm thing was the only thing let of me to symbolize that I had ever been there.
I chased him down and it turns out he could run hella fast. I tackled him and we went rolling into the cement. He started to get up but I was on him again. I began to pull him back to the store but a black car pulled up beside us and another guy started to talk to him. I couldn't understand him very well because A) they were speaking very rapidly and B) I had extremely poor Spanish.
The car pulled in front of us and about five goons stepped out of the car and began to come at me. The first swing I got I easily ducted it and threw the man over my shoulder. Not long after the first swing all of the guys had retreated into the car. All of them except for the robber. I took him back to the store where Matt was on the phone. He hung up when I entered the store dragging the guy behind me.
"Cops?" I asked.
"Yep."
"I am kind of getting annoyed of them." I admitted.
"Yeah, me too." He agreed.
Three minutes later a cop car pulled up and a cop entered the door allowing the familiar ding of the sensor alarm.
"This the guy?" He asked being so arrogant and cocky.
"Yeah." I smiled. The guy tried to get away but I hit in the back of his neck with my forearm. He fell to the floor at the cop's feet.
"I think I can take it from here." He said picking him up and throwing a pair of cuffs on him.
He handed me the can of beer and just like that he was gone. As soon as he was gone Conan came into the store. "Have a good first day?" He asked us happily.
"Yeah, caught the bad guy and get to see if we get a home." I said.
"Bad guy?"
"A guy tried to rob the store." I said putting the beer back into the walk- in cooler.
"Ah."
"Well, see you tomorrow." I said swinging my coat on.
"See ya." He said and went into the back room.
Matt and I were then on our way to see the house we were interested in. We were to meet an agent there to discus matters with. By the time we got to 1201 K Avenue she was already there and waiting in her car.
"Hello." She said getting out of her car.
"Hi. Nice to see you again Mrs. Joy."
"You too, Miss Monson." She smiled leading us to the front door where she opened the door and let us in. We sat around the table that was set up for showing off. No one had lived there for about five months now. Some old lady had lived there then died. She had no family so no one claimed the house.
"I'm sorry to say that you didn't get the house. Apparently a woman was her daughter and got the house."
"Oh." I said.
"I'm just kidding. You got the house, you can move in right away." She smiled at us.
"Congratulations." She said handing us the keys.
"Cool!" Matt said giving me a hug.
Mrs. Joy smiled and started to get up. "Well I better get going now. Nice doing business with you."
"Yeah, you too." I smiled. Mrs. Joy's name fit her well. She was really happy and cheerful. She left and not long after that Matt and I were on our way to the camp. We got packed up, gave Logan our number and address.
"1201 K Ave. Anacortes, Washington 98221. Got it. My parents had some friends who lived there. Their name was the Bare's. It was funny because it was the Bare KAve." Logan laughed.
Ella got ready and we were off on our way to move into the house. We got Ella's stuff in first because she needed sleep more than Matt or I.
She got the room with wooden floor. The house was so 50's. It had a bright green blue carpet in the front room, in the bathroom it had carpet, in another room the walls had wooden panels on them. In the third room it had a bluish color. In the kitchen we had a butt ugly brown color mixed in with a lighter brown and white to make the floor look nasty. The house smelled like an old granny's house. We had reason to believe than she died. Oh well, just as long as her old bones don't haunt us during our sleep. Even the washer and dryers were a nasty color. Everything about the house was so 50's. Barf.
"So, this is home?" I asked no one.
"For now." Matt answered me anyway.
I sighed, "Yeah, I'm getting to bed now. See you tomorrow." I said and went into my bedroom, curled up on the floor and fell asleep.
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The next morning I was waken up by two worried faces that belonged to Matt and Ella. It was awfully warm in there, so warm I was sweating and shaking like seizures. Hold on, they were small shakes.
"Matt what's wrong with me?" I asked trying to get up but it was like my muscles were a thousand years old. "I feel like sleeping." I said.
"I don't know. Something happened over night. Your skin is different and your face has changed." He said.
"What?" I asked. My eyes wouldn't focus on anything close. I could see everything perfect that had a distance between me but other than that I was like an old grandma.
"Geneva, you're suffering from some illness. We have to get you to a hospital." Ella said.
"NO! I can't if I do they will find us...it's amazing they didn't find us last time." I said fighting to see their faces.
"I'll be back." Matt said jumping up and tore out of there.
It was about forty-five minutes before I saw him again and each minute that went by I felt worse and worse. When he did come back his face was kind of red when he came through the door but when he saw me his face paled instantly.
"Do I really look that ugly?" I asked with a small smile.
His response was rushing to my side and supporting my neck. "Geneva, I've seen this before." Matt said gently.
"Where?" I asked.
"It's called Progeria. It's an aging disease and this hospital hasn't have the equipment to help you. Even if they did it'd be too expensive on our salary."
Ella got up and left.
"Am I going to die?" I asked him.
"Not if we get you somewhere. And somewhere fast." Matt replied trying to be strong. Deep down I knew where he was talking about.
"Let's go get Logan." I said struggling to get up but couldn't find the strength. Matt got me to the door when Giesbrecht, Peino, Strong, Courier, Ebeling started to knock on the door.
"Holy-God, Eva you look like shit!" Pino said jumping back.
"Yeah, thanks, I love you too." I said dryly. Matt gave me a look and I felt guilty. "I love you." I said trying to focus on his face.
"How'd you find out where we live?" Matt asked.
"We have our ways." Ebeling said as Matt pushed by them.
Somehow Matt managed to get me in the car and Cammie jumped onto my lap. He knew what was going on through that weird bond we had together. Right as Matt slammed his car door all five guys piled into the back seat.
"What are you doing?" Matt asked.
"Hey, it looks like our home girl needs some help." Strong said.
Matt just shook his head and zoomed away "Does anyone have a cell?" Matt asked as I got the majority to one side of me so it was on my left shoulder.
"No cell here man." Courier said.
"Crap." Matt said.
Something was wrong here. What was it? Then it hit me the normal giggling from the back seat had stopped. What had happened? I tried to turn around and barely saw than all of the guys were starring at me. What was their problem? My body might be low on energy but my mind was on over load. Ebeling then reached out and before I could do anything he touched my barcode. Oh no. Oh on! OH NO! NONONONONO!! I didn't want to have to kill them!
I sat up carefully and turned around and looked into his eyes. He knew. Matt pulled over to use a pay phone and when he was out I spun around and just waited for them to say something.
"I know about you." Is all Ebeling said.
"When did you figure it out?" I asked.
"We heard you talking to Jack or whatever his name is." Courier said.
"Zack." I said.
"Yeah. Matt's one too isn't he?" Strong asked.
I just nodded. It was silent for a second or two before I spoke. "Play stupid and Matt won't know. If he finds out he will kill you. If you heard us talking then you know we killed Jones and we can kill again if we have to. Pretend you don't know. I like you guys. Kind of cool. I don't want to see us kill you." I said. As an after thought I added, "Do you have any communication with Lydecker?"
They all agreed and told me they didn't have any communication with Lydecker right as Matt climbed in and shut the door. He peeled out in the direction we came from.
"Matt Logan's that way." I said pointing the opposite direction.
"No, he's back in Seattle and there's no way he can't help us quick enough." Matt snapped.
"What do you plan to do?" I asked.
In German he replied, "Borrow a helicopter from the hospital."
"And fly to Gillette? We're going to need a distraction." I said the last part in English and looked back on my friends.
"I don't know." Matt said in English.
"We can do this." Ebeling said.
"Are you sure you won't get caught?" Matt asked looking into the review mirror.
"Ye-"
"YOU KNOW!?" Matt yelled and slammed on his breaks.
"What the-" Pino started.
"Matt! Listen, drive." I said looking at the car drivers who were screeching at us.
Matt stepped on the gas once again clearly furious. "Listen. We made a deal that if they didn't compromise us I-WE wouldn't kill them." I said.
"Geneva, listen-we-can't just do this." Matt tried to get out.
"We need their help, Matt. Weather you like it or not these people are probably just as good at escape and evade as we are. They can pull of a distraction." I forced with a voice now raspy.
"We don't know that for sure."
"We don't have a choice." I coughed.
Matt just kept driving.
"Matt, look at me. I need help, if I don't get there in at least three days I am going to die. Manticore can cure me no matter how much it sucks there...I will get well and bust out again. I promise. But, Matt listen to me, I can't keep that promise if I'm dead."
Matt nodded, then smiled sadly. "Then, let's do it. I'm going to need at least two of the strongest ones though. Volunteers?"
"I'll go." Strong said.
"Count me in." Ebeling agreed.
When we arrived at the hospital Peino, Courier and Giesbrecht had their distraction planned out and Matt, Ebeling, and Strong had the plan out. What would happen was Team 1 (Peino, Courier, and Giesbrecht) would run around singing some song like 'Jamaica they has a bob sled team' and they would do something like TP everything or play a small game of: Moon war, and Marco Polo. Team 2 would have one of the two selected ones carry me around, Matt would fight off anyone if there was a problem, and then they would get on the helicopter and fly with us. When we get to the outside of Gillette they would ride to the outside of the facility. When they did that they would stop (I'd get out) and they would cruise away yelling something to announce that I was a sick transgenic. When the guards saw me they would put me in a Hummer and take me to my own personal prison. Or something closely to this effect. Hopefully this would work.
We pulled up to the hospital with Strong carrying me. We were following Matt and Ebeling. Team 1 had already moved out and were causing hell. I vaguely heard Pino yelling: Some body once told me the world was gonna roll me I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed! She was lookin' kind of dumb with her finger and her thumb in the shape of an L on her forehead!
I would have laughed if it I wasn't depending on them so much. Also laughing would mean coughing and I didn't want to fall into a fit of coughs. We made our way to the roof with little interference (as in Matt and Ebeling took care of anyone who stopped them on their way to the roof). When we got there Matt took out the pilot who was in his office doing work of some sort. Ebeling stole the keys and opened the doors so they could get me onto a stretcher.
All three of them climbed in and Matt to the pilot's seat. Once he got it going we were on our way to Gillette. I was starting to get scared by that point. Not of dying but of going back to Manticore and to see Lydecker.
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Okay people I'm going on vacation for a while so I won't be able to post the next part for a while. But when I get back I expect to see some reviews. I told you I was evilly leaving you with a cliffhanger. :)