Chapter 7

A few days past, and the fact that T-Bag and Elise were together was spreading like wild fire. But, you couldn't be disgusted by it, or annoyed by it, or even hateful about it. Here were two people destined to be together, even if they seemed absolutely opposite.

Elise and T-Bag were usually seen walking side by side when they were outside, and since it was getting colder, she could be seen where his jacket. Occassionally, you would see them holding hands…a gesture that the Alliance knew that T-Bag would very seldom do.

One day, while everyone was outside, Michael had decided to stay in and look at the pipe. He took Elise's adivce to heart, and took some ammonia and began to rub it on the pipe. He had snatched a lighter from one of the guards, and let it up against the pipe. The pipe began to melt, not rust. He guessed that Elise knew it had to do something. Suddenly, her heard the door open, and he got down from the shelf, and hid everything. To his relief, however, it was only Elise, and by herself.

"Hey, Michael."

"Hey, Ellie."

Elise looked over to the pipe and noticed it had melted a bit.

"It's gonna take forever, El," Michael looked up at the pipe, and noticed Elise walking over to the shelf, climbing it, and examining the pipe, "and we don't have that much time. What are you doing, anyways?"

"I have to get supplies for work. I ran out." Elise smiled at him. Michael smiled back, and asked her a question that had just come up.

"So, you and T-Bag are now official?"

"Yeah. You're not upset, are you?"

Michael shook his head, and walked over to her, to help her get down. Elise looked up at him.

"I heard that you like Sarah? Isn't that going to interfere with the plan?"

Michael bit his lip, and just looked at her.

"What kind of supplies did you need?" He quickly changed the subject. Elise looked at him, stunned.

"I'll get them later. Tell me, Michael. Do you like her?"

He still did not answer her.

"I ain't gonna kill you." She looked at his face, and then, nodded, "I guess it's something you wanna keep to yourself." She walked over to the next shelf, and a grabbed a few cans of 'Scrubbing Bubbles' and some sponges and paper towels. She stalked past Michael, but before leaving, she turned around to him.

"Since you are being ridiculous and not answering my simple question, you can forget about me helping you, Michael Scofield." With that, she slammed the door, leaving Michael alone in the room, staring at the door. He became angry with himself and threw his hands in the air. After a few minutes, he also walked out of the room, slamming the door in its wake.

Michael and Elise didn't talk to each other for the rest of the day, until at the end, when it was evening and everyone was tired and in their cells. Michael went down to Elise and T-Bag's cell, seeing them kiss before clearing his throat. Elise noticed him first and gave him an annoyed look. She looked at T-Bag.

"Go talk to him."

With that, Elise got up and walked over to Michael. They walked over to the staircase, and Elise sat down, and Michael sat next to her.

"What do you want?"

Michael hesitated before answering her.

"I…I need your help. We can't do this without you, Elise, please."

"I told you that I ain't helping you since you can't answer a simple question. I told you everything, well almost everything, about my life, so why can't you answer my question of you liking Sarah?"

Michael looked away and then back at her.

"I do like her…a lot. But, it's weird, because, we need to get to the infirmary to able to get out of here, and she will probably be there, and I don't want to leave her behind."

"Then, tell her."

"What?"

"Tell her about the plan and tell her how you feel about her and that you want her to go with you. She likes you, Michael. Just as much as you do." She saw his face, and she gave him a face. ""Michael, I'm with her everyday. We don't just talk about prison."

"I noticed you go to the infirmary a lot… Is there something wrong with you?"

Elise took a deep breath, and looked away, trying to say what she wanted to say in as nice of a way as possible.

"Ellie?" Michael looked at her, worried.

"I have a heart disease that is treatable, but it's permanent. I went in for treatment and recovered, but it's in remission right now."

"Which means that it can come back?"

Elise nodded, but then smiled.

"Listen, I ain't dead yet, Michael. And I won't die until I can't fight anymore. You said it yourself. I have perserverance, and this is the fight of my life." She pointed to her heart.

Michael took her hand that was on her heart and kissed the back of it, saying that he was going to help her and not leave her side.

The next day, the same thing would happen. The group would go into P.I. and try to think of a plan.

"Did Elise's plan work?" Westmoreland asked Michael.

"It did, but it would take a long time to able to melt the entire thing. The best thing to do is to try and unscrew it."

"But, Fish…" Sucre said and looked at him, and then looked around him, "We can't take any of the tools from here."

Michael nodded and walked over to the door, and looked at Elise. Then something, flashed in his mind. He turned to Lincoln and walked over to him.

"Remember when we were in the alarm room, and Elise grabbed the cover of the panel and threw it across the room?"

"Yeah. I was wondering how she did that. That cover had to weigh about 25 lbs. and she just threw it like it had weighed about 3."

Michael smirked and looked around at the group, who were all catching on to what he wanted to do.

"But, we need recruits as look outs. We have to have this done soon." His hand was in his pocket and he took out a walkie-talkie. Elise had given it to him 2 months ago, so they could talk while he was working and she was doing maintenance. He pressed the button.

"Blue Eyed Devil to Mother Hen. Blue Eyed Devil to Mother Hen. Over."

The grouped listened in for her voice. It did not come for a few minutes, and Michael tried again.

"Blue Eyed Devil to Mother Hen. Blue Eyed Devil to Mother Hen. Come in, Mother Hen. Over."

"This is Mother Hen to Blue Eyed Devil, over."

Michael smiled and looked at the group, who looked on with anticipation.

"We need you help."

"How may I be of your assistance?"

"Can that pipe in the supply be unscrewed without a driver?"

"Mother Hen to Blue Eyed Devil, that is an affirmative. I can do it, if you want. Over."

"Can you go now? Over."

"Affirmative."

"Alright. 10-4."

"10-4."

Michael shut off the walkie talkie, and turned to the group.

"We leave tonight."

Meanwhile, back in Chicago, Olivia and LJ were heading to the 696 building to meet up with Lorena and a few of her friends.

"We have to hurry, or the feds will find us." Olivia kept on looking around.

"Don't freak, Olivia."

Suddenly, both teenagers were seized, and thrown into a parking garage. Both LJ and Olivia landed on the floor. Olivia looked up to see who it was. She gasped when she saw who it was.

Suddenly, she was grabbed, and the one guy put duct tape on her mouth, and handcuffed her. Another guy did the same to LJ. The guy who Olivia saw walked over to them and smirked. It was Agent Kellerman.

"Well, well, well. If it isn't Mr. LJ Burrows and Miss Olivia Webster. Trying to get your father out of prison, LJ? Well, we all know that that is not going to happen. And neither of you are going to deliver that tape."

Kellerman took out a gun and pointed it to Olivia. Before her could put his finger on the trigger, another shot rang out, and he looked up to see who it was. The bullet had come from Lorena, was surrounded by a few men who looked like they could be from the mob, all brandishing guns.

"Drop to gun, Kellerman!"

Kellerman grabbed Olivia and pointed his gun to her head.

"You drop yours, or she'll die."

Lorena looked at her men, and they all nodded. They then began to walk closer. The men that were with Kellerman were snagged from a few other mob members.

"We all know you don't have the guts to shoot her, Kellerman. She is just as important to you as she is to us."

Kellerman, still keeping the gun to Olivia's head, glared at Lorena.

"What you know, you cheap slut?"

"I know because, this is Olivia, we're talking about. The daughter to the famed "Agent Elisabeth Webster" of the CIA. We all know that you were in on putting Elise away, Paul. You just couldn't stomach the fact that there was someone better than you. And, um, just to let you in on a little secret. She still has her job." Lorena smirked at Kellerman.

Kellerman growled and cocked the gun. Olivia suddenly panicked, but then realized, what her mother taught her once before. Olivia stepped on Kellerman's foot and then back-kicked him in the groin. Before Kellerman fell, Olivia grabbed the keys out his pocket and unlocked her handcuffs. She saw the gun slide in front of her and picked it up. She then pointed it to Kellerman.

"Get up, and you die."

Lorena noticed that Olivia held the gun the same way Elise did. She then noticed Kellerman laying, holding himself, writhing in pain. She grabbed the cuffs that were once on Olivia's wrists, and put them on his. Lorena also put a piece of duct tape on his mouth.

"Sorry about this, Paul." She then shot him. Olivia looked away, and then, saw her boyfriend, still cuffed. She unlocked him, and took off the duct tape on his mouth. She then looked at Lorena. Lorena looked at the guys, who, instantly went to work with the body.

"I never knew you worked for the mob."

"Yeah, well, I do. But, we are on your side."

"Lorena," LJ interrupted, "We need to get a flight to D.C."

"Where are Nick and Veronica?"

"They went, already."

Lorena stood, looking around, with her hands on her hips.

"Alright. I'll book a flight that'll set out tomorrow. Of course, we are all going."

LJ and Olivia nodded, and then, went with Lorena and a few other guys into a van.

Meanwhile, at Fox River, Elise was unscrewing the pipe. She had just finished the last screw. She removed the pipe and hid it somewhere where no one could see it. Once she was done with that, she then walked out of the room, and down the hall. She went down the hall and met with the guys.

"Ok, it's done."

"Thanks a lot, Elise," Lincoln said, "We couldn't have done it without you."

Elise then noticed Pope coming down the hall and told the guys to hide.

"Sorry about being out so late, Pope. Had to do something real important."

"That's ok. Elisabeth, I need to speak to you."

"Ok?"

"I've just gotten word that your daughter is in serious trouble."

Elise's face fell at this news. As Pope told her about what happened, Elise was becoming more and more fidgety.

"…but, she is with Lorena and a few of her friends, and they are heading to D.C. You have to go too, Elise. And you have to bring Lincoln."

"Ok. Thank you, Henry."

With that, Pope walked on, and went to one of the wings. Elise went to the guys.

"Listen, I can't go with you."

"What!" They all said at once.

"My daughter is in a lot of danger, and so is LJ. I need to go to D.C. and Lincoln has to come with me, because of your son."

"Hey, hey, hey, if her goes, and we all go." T-Bag said, and for once, everyone agreed with him. Elise looked worried, and noticed Pope walking out of the one door. She ran down the hall and up to him.

"Henry, I need to bring a few people with me."

He looked at her incredulously.

"I know it seems crazy, but I must. You see those guys down there," she pointed to the group, "We are a team and we do everything together."

"But, Elisabeth, I…"

"Henry, if you knew that your child, wouldn't you do anything possible to help them?"

Pope looked at her and then the guys, and then back at her. He turned to Bellick, who was standing next to him.

"Get nine tickets for Washington D.C., and make the flight for tomorrow."

"But, Warden…"

"Do it! More than one person's life is on the line." He looked at Elise, who was smiling, and hugged him.

"Thank you, so much."

Pope hugged her back, and then, Elise ran back to the group.

"Instead of tonight, we go tomorrow. Pope and Bellick are going with us."

"Why?" Sucre asked.

"They have to. I wonder who is going to be in charge."

"They'll probably get the Deputy." Lincoln said.

Elise sat against the wall, and was breathing irregularly, holding her heart. Michael sat next to her and took her hand.

"It's ok. We're all here."

Elise looked at him, and nodded. They then went back into A-Wing, and went to bed.

Tomorrow was a big day ahead of them.