Chapter 18: Painful Realization
Michelle had gone off to freshen up some leaving Tony and Jack alone. Jack as hard at work trying to break himself free from the restraints, getting little done. Tony figured hed break the bed completely before getting the restraints off. Tony had been trying to figure out what happened. Jack had told him in detail about what had happened, He was only trying to save the doctor but it had already been too late.
"We have to get out of here Tony!" Jack continued to pull at the restraints. Tony paced the room trying to figure out what he should do. Finally he decided, help get Jack out of here seemed the best course since the mysterious 'they' were still here as Jack had said. Tony moved over to Jack and began to untie his restraints and remove them.
"Thank you Tony..." He smiled and stopped pulling against them so Tony could get them off faster. After Jacks' hands were free they set off on his ankle restraints. Tony was working stealthfully on one as Jack started on another, when he stopped. Tony freed the ankle he had been working on and looked up to Jack who had been staring at something from behind Tony, totally speechless and fear in his expression.
Tony looked at him confusingly for a second then realized what was going on, he slowly turned around. Seeing nothing, then felt a strong pain in his back making his knees buckle.
"Tony!" Jack shouted as he grabbed Tonys' assilant and yanked him backwards towards Jack. Tony turned around slowly and through his fogged and pained vision.
He couldnt believe what he was seeing. Jack was battling some invisible person with a huge butcher like knife in his hands. Tony tried to figure it out as Jack knocked himself to the ground and pushed the knife into his own shoulder, screaming in pain. Tony struggled to stay on his hands and knees, but finally it gave out from under him letting him fall into a small puddle of blood he had found himself in.
Tony glanced over to Jack warely, he had removed the knife and stood up slowly holding his shoulder. He dropped the knife to the floor and went to Tony, he had started sobbing.
"Tony stay with me pleasee" He begged. Tony was confused, he then finally put the pieces together. Jack had lost it. He had been invisioning these mysterious 'they' that he spoke of when really he did it himself. Jack didnt realize what he was doing. Tony then fell to the darkness.
Jack stood up slowly over Tonys' unconcious form, They have done it again. He thought to himself, once he gets his hands on them they will all die, he thought menacingly to himself again. For now he had to get out of here though, they will think he did it again but he couldnt face 'they' alone in this condition, he had to get out of there. He quickly found his way out of the hostipal again, pausing slightly sighing for Tonys' pain, only caused more anger towards 'they'. He made his way back into the other building gripping his bleeding shoulder. They will pay dearly for this, he kept thinking to himself. Willing himself to vanish without a trace, and actually have it work this time.