Short update while I collect my thoughts for the rest of the prison break chapter for…..will explain in a sec.

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The plane was coming in for a landing at Jotunheim when the power flickered off for a minute.

"Ten to one Cooper's involved.", Hyperion muttered.

"He'd better be staying put - he's our lead.", Carmelita said, staring out the window.

"I've got Jotunheim on the radio, they're patching Wakefield through.", the pilot yelled back; the three cops scrambled for the cockpit, crowding the jackrabbit.

"This is Wakefield."

"Inspector Fox speaking - what is your situation?"

"High alert. We hit powerdown for half a second and Cooper's not in his cell. We have a definite positive that Murray is on the island somewhere, but no sign of Bentley just yet. Cooper's still on the island, and nothing's getting off till he's found."

"We'll land and assist."

"Thanks. I'm not letting this one get away." The radio clicked off.

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Ryan stalked to the only door out of the cellblock, standing still for the retinal scan that was the only way the door would open. The small charter jet was on the tarmac of the main courtyard, two other guards observing as the pilot opened the door and released the folding stairs. He nodded to each of the officers as they came out, the pilot staying in the plane.

"Fox, Hyperion, Nalphyr. We should have him cornered; he had his own cell block area, with the entrance doors on retinal scan."

Carmelita's ear ticked. "Has anyone entered or left that area since the powerdown?"

"Only me, just now."

"Then we should assume he has run of the place."

Ryan blinked, taking a slightly wounded air with one ear dropping back. "You think he slipped out behind me somehow?"

"You'd be surprised what he's capable of."

The hyena's eyes narrowed and he paused, scanning the courtyard. "Alright, so we're going to have to organize this. I'm going to be in the control room, coordinating the respose to the jailbreak to see if we can catch both of them."

"I'd like to check the cell; I might be able to track where he is from there."

He nodded to Carmelita. "There's an intercom next to the door I came from; it'll patch you to the guard room there, they'll let you in. You two?"

Carmelita nodded curtly and headed for the door.

"How did Murray get on the island?", Hyperion asked.

"Ferry; he came in with faked records as an electrician."

"Then one of us should look for Murray while another checks the ferry for Bentley and the van."

"What about your plane?" Ryan waved at the charter jet.

"Jason's been working with Carmelita for a while; he'll stay with the plane, and won't open it for anyone but one of us." Sure enough, the jackrabbit was already folding up the stairs and locking the plane. "Just in case, it might be a good idea for your guards to stay there."

"I'll take care of the ferry; the turtle should be simple to corner, and without him giving warnings, the other two should be easier to catch."

"Alright, Frank, you take Nalphyr to the docks." Ryan waved to one of the wolfhounds, who saluted; Nalphyr nodded and peeled off with the guard. "Hyperion, the area Murray's locked down in is past the control center, so I'll take you there."

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As the three officers talked away, Sly couldn't help but grin like a fool, leaning invisibly against the nose of Carmelita's plane. He'd lost some of the fur on his tail when the plexiglass seal had come down, but after that, he'd just followed two feet in Ryan's footsteps, letting the warden open doors for him.

He could've snuck onto Carmelita's plane and stolen it right there, but there was still something he needed to retrieve; he wasn't leaving until he knew where his cane was, and right now, following Ryan and Hyperion to the command center seemed like his best bet.

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