Chapter 9: Finishing her Mission Part III
Taylor winced when she cut her hand. Her wrists were freed and she quickly cut the ropes on her ankles. She quickly grabbed the Quantum Defender. She winced though. Her body ached from being man handled by the gang. She held her arm and gasped when she saw the gang returning. She quickly ran out of the room. "WHERE IS SHE!" Riley shouted. Taylor closed her eyes as she ran out of the warehouse.
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Eric was standing in front of the computers trying to figure out what to do. Tina was sitting in Eric's office waiting for news on her daughter.
Eric was trying to find Taylor's location when the door burst open and his eyes widened at who stood there. "Taylor!" He gasped. Taylor's head shot up at the sound of his voice.
"Eric," she whispered.
She then collapsed and Eric ran over to catch her. He held her as she looked up at him.
Her left cheek was bruised, her bottom lip was spilt and swollen, she had a cut above her left eyebrow, and the side of her right eye was slightly bruise. Her uniform was slightly torn and her hair had fallen from the French braid that she had put it in.
She reached up and touched his face. He could see the blood from the knife cuts when she freed herself. "You're okay, I knew you would be," she told him. Eric smiled and nodded.
"I'm here," he told her.
Taylor reached up and hugged him tight with tears falling down her face. She let out a slight sob and Eric just held her to him and stroked her hair. "I'm here and I'm not leaving you again," he assured her. He looked up to see Tina standing there and it was like a huge family embrace.
Taylor refused to go to the hospital. She just got a new uniform, cleaned up, and she pulled her hair back in the French braid.
She walked over to Eric and listened to the meeting. "According to Taylor, they are hiding here," Eric informed.
"They might've moved by now," Taylor pointed out.
"Any ideas where they went?" Eric asked.
Taylor looked around at the map and pointed to the outskirts of Silver Hills. "They'd be heading here. This is where Leonardo hid after he committed a crime," she informed.
"Then let's get going," Wes insisted.
"Wait, I want Riley. He's finally going to pay for what he's done to Eric and me," she informed.
Wes nodded and then looked at the Silver Guardians. "Get your gear ready," he instructed. They saluted and hurried off. Eric grabbed Taylor's hand before she could get far.
"Taylor, are you sure you want to do this?" He asked.
Taylor looked at him with a sigh. "Eric, he has to pay for the pain he's caused us," she replied. He didn't let her go. "What are you doing?" She asked. Eric smiled as he held up her necklace. "I thought I lost that forever," she whispered. He snapped the necklace around her neck and kissed the side of her head.
"Now let' go get them," he murmured.
She nodded in agreement and followed him out to the truck.
They pulled up to the warehouse and everyone got out of the trucks. They surrounded the building. "RILEY TYLER WE ARE THE SILVER GUARDIANS!" Wes shouted.
"SURRENDER NOW!" Eric shouted.
Just then, a shot was heard and Eric pushed Taylor to the ground. "OPEN FIRE!" Eric, Wes, and Taylor shouted in unison. They hid behind the trucks shooting at the gang.
"Eric, keep them busy, I'm going in after Riley," she instructed.
Eric nodded and watched her run inside.
Taylor snuck around the corners and had her blaster ready to fire at anyone who came at her. She gasped when someone kicked her in the back and she lost her blaster. "Well, well, well, looks like Mr. Myers's precious girlfriend found her way back to her precious boyfriend," Riley snarled. Taylor stood up holding her side. "You are such a traitor," he commented.
"I didn't betray anybody," she snapped.
"No, but you will," he told her.
Taylor's eyes widened at what he meant. She got into a fighting stance. "You're not taking me without a fight," she hissed. He removed his hat with a grin.
"That can be arranged," Riley commented.
He tossed his blaster aside and then Taylor was trying to defend herself against Riley.
After getting the rest of the gang in the truck, Eric realized something, Taylor was still inside.
Taylor yelped in pain when she was thrown up against the wall and she slid down and winced when Riley grabbed her hair. "You're nothing but a pathetic little girl who lost her dolly," he taunted. Taylor lifted her leg up and kicked him in the stomach.
"I don't like dolls," she snapped.
She cried up in pain when she was pinned to the floor. Her eyes widened when a knife was shown. "Tell them to call off the attack," he snapped.
"Listen to me, Riley, Eric killed your brother trying to save me," she gagged.
"I know and yet my brother watched you all the time. He became obsessed with you."
"You don't want to do this, Riley."
She finally kicked him onto his back and she couldn't reach her blaster in time. "TAYLOR!" Eric shouted. Taylor looked up to see Eric standing there with his Quantum Defender in hand. "CATCH!" He shouted. Taylor jumped up, grabbed the Quantum Defender, fell to her side, and aimed it at Riley.
"It's over, Riley," she snapped.
Riley collapsed and Taylor stood up with a sigh. Eric smiled as he walked over to her. His eyes widened when Riley was able to grab her blaster. "Behind you," he told her. Taylor spun around and shot Riley before he could put a shot in. Riley fell to the ground in pain. She nicked his shoulder and side.
"You'll be all right, with some medical attention," she told him.
Eric wrapped his arm around Taylor's waist as they walked out of the warehouse.
Taylor sat on her side of the truck letting the paramedics check her arm and side. They looked up to see Riley being shoved into the truck with the rest of the gang. She held onto his hand with a sigh. "It's finally over," she whispered. Eric nodded and kissed the top of her hand. "I finally finished my mission," she murmured. Eric again nodded then she did her uniform back up once the paramedics informed her that she was going to be okay. "Well, should we go home?" She asked.
"Yep," he replied.
He got into the truck and they went back home.