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Chapter IX

Marina reached the electrical box and opened it. She saw that someone had turned off all the lights on the third floor. She pushed up the switch and the lights on the third floor returned. She turned off the flashlight which she had carried to find her way and looked around the room. Nobody was in there. She exited and shut the door behind her. She locked it and walked off toward the starboard side.

Jack saw his attacker. Michael Vaughn stood over him. Behind him was Nadia and Renee.

"Jack?" said Vaughn.

"What's going on?" asked Jack.

"We were locked up in a room. We managed to escape through a vent," explained Vaughn. "We reached the electrical box and turned it off in hopes that we could make it to Sydney and help her escape without being seen. We thought you were guard."

Vaughn helped Jack up. "We have to get to Sydney," said Jack. Vaughn continued down the hall and the rest followed.

"Who else is here?"

"We had a total of forty agents but many of them died. Rachel, Tom, and Dixon were also here. Dixon was shot but he was alive when I last saw him. Tom and Rachel had gone off to find Sydney before I did. You haven't seen them yet?"

"No," answered Vaughn. "Have you killed any of them?"

"Angle is dead. I saw Alison dead."

"So none of the Disciples have been killed?" asked Renee.

"No," answered Jack.

"Of course they haven't." The group stopped in their tracks and saw Elena Derevko standing with her arms folded. "I thought you three were locked up. We knew we shouldn't have trusted you."

"Elena step out of our way," said Nadia.

"Or what?" she asked. "Are you going to shoot me? I'm immortal. You know that. I survived a shot to my head, I can survive a shot anywhere else."

"Well, we'll just have to see," said Jack. He fired his gun at Elena several times. The first time it hit her left shoulder. The second bullet hit her lower stomach and the third hit her heart. She fell to the floor.

"Is she..." Nadia's voice trailed off.

"She is," said Renee.

"That means that the Prophecy isn't real, doesn't it?"

"We'll have to wait and see," answered Jack.

Sark brought Rachel to the room where Vaughn, Renee, and Nadia were being held. He opened the door and called.

"You have a visitor," he said. He waited but nobody came into the living room. "Hello?" He put Rachel on the couch, who was in too much pain to move, and searched the small quarters in the living room, bedrooms, and bathroom. There was nobody in there but him and Rachel. He exited the room in a rush and did not shut the door. Rachel was left on the couch.

She got up and went into the bathroom. She searched the cupboard and found a medical wrap. She managed to rip it open and tie it around her wound. In exhaust, she fell to the floor and put her back against the wall. The room around her was spinning so she closed her eyes.

Alexander reached the medical room and obtained a medical wrap. He had left a great deal of blood through the several hallways he traveled. He wrapped his leg and attempted to stand on it. It still hurt but he was able to jog slightly on it. He exited the room and saw Anna making her way to the medical room by crawling. She left a trail of blood the whole way. Alexander didn't bother to help her.

Sark met up with Cain and told him that Vaughn, Renee and Nadia had escaped. Cain responded by saying, "Where is that blonde bitch?"

"You mean Rachel?" asked Sark.

"Yeah," he answered.

"I left her in the room 3B," answered Sark. "Why?"

"She busted my kneecaps and I need to...talk with her," he smirked.

"You won't lay a finger on her," said Sark.

"And who's going to stop me?"

"She's already hurt, leave her alone."

Cain shoved Sark to the ground. "I'll do whatever I want with her."

"No you won't." Sark removed a pistol and pointed it at Cain. He laughed.

"You won't shoot me, you know what the Prophecy says. I am going to be immortal." Sark lowered his gun. "Good," said Cain. Sark stood up and was barely on his feet for five seconds before Cain knocked him out.

Alexander had reached the bottom level and found his sister lying dead on the ground. He stopped in shock and knelt to the floor. She was bleeding from three different spots. Her eyes were lifeless and she was not breathing.

To him, he now knew that everything was gone. The Forgotten Prophecy was a lie. She was not immortal and he would never be. Rambaldi wasn't going to be reborn and Sydney's child was just another child. It was over and he was going to be a prisoner for life.

Unless he could escape. He ran back up the stairs to the second floor and decided he had to flee. There was a helicopter he could escape from. He just hoped it wasn't destroyed.

As he continued down the hall he saw Anna's blood trail and he stopped. If the Prophecy was not real, then he could kill her. She wasn't The Counterpart. She was just Anna Espinosa. A criminal.

He walked down to the medical room and found Anna still alive and attempting to wrap her wounds.

"Please," she breathed out. "Help me."

"I will," said Alexander. He pulled out his gun and shot her two more times, both in the chest. She stopped breathing.

Jack followed Vaughn down the hall. Right behind him was Nadia and Renee.

"How much further?" asked Jack.

"Not very," answered Vaughn. They turned a corner and saw Katya standing there.

"I'm afraid your trip ends here, Jack," said Katya.

"We know the Prophecy isn't real, Katya," said Jack. "Elena's dead."

"Oh really?" said Katya. "Why is she standing behind you then?"

They all turned and there Elena was.

"I guess she isn't so dead after all," said Katya. "Now Jack, I'm afraid we'll have to kill you or else you'll get in the way." Katya pulled out her weapon but her arm was shot. Renee had pulled out a pistol she had took off from Elena and had fired at Katya. Her gun was now on the ground and she was bleeding from her forearm.

"Elena may be immortal but I won't let you be," said Renee. Renee fired again and clipped Katya. She swallowed hard and then fell onto her face.

Elena went after Renee but was stopped by Nadia, who kicked her in the stomach. Elena fell backward.

"Tie her some where," ordered Jack.

The group moved Elena into a storage closet. They found rope for an anchor and they tied her to a pole. She continued screaming as they shut the door. The group continued down the hall, past Katya.

Cain made his way to the room. The door was opened and he became enraged. He charged into the room and looked around the living room but did not find Rachel. He walked into the bedroom and she still was not found.

He made his way to the bathroom and found some blood on the ground but Rachel's body was nowhere. He turned around and stepped into the living room where Rachel had a gun aimed at him.

He laughed at her. "You know you aren't going to shoot me," he said just like he said to Sark previously. "You've heard of the Prophecy. I'm going to gain immortality. I will never die."

"I think you looked into this whole Prophecy thing a little too much," said Rachel. She fired three times at Cain and all three hit his massive chest. He fell to his knees and watched the blood pour from his body. He then turned to Rachel in disbelief and dropped face first to the living room floor. Two Derevkos were now dead.

She stood in their way. They were only about ten feet away from the room Sydney was in. But they couldn't reach her. Marina Derevko stood there with two pistols in her hands aimed at the four of them.

"It's over, Marina," said Jack. "Katya is dead, the Prophecy is a lie. It's over."

"No it's not," she denied.. "The Prophecy was incorrect. Rambaldi will still be born and I will gain immortality. It is not over."

"You can't truly believe that my child will be Rambaldi," said Vaughn.

"Yes I do," she said. "I am Rambaldi's descendent. I have planned this all my life and neither one of you will stop me. Put your guns down Renee or I'll shoot you."

"You won't," said Renee. "I am part of the Prophecy."

"You aren't," she said. "You're a pawn. Like you said the Prophecy is a lie. Now, put your guns down." Renee refused. Marina shot her in the shoulder. Renee faltered and then fell to the ground. "You should have obeyed me." Vaughn went to go help Renee but Marina stopped him. "Don't touch her!" Vaughn backed away. "Now, give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill her."

A bullet came flying down the hall. It hit Marina in the ribs. She screamed and twisted. She glanced down the hall. Another bullet came flying down. This one hit her in the forehead and she fell to the ground.

They glanced down the hall and saw Rachel had shot her. She rushed down to them tiredly.

"Where's Sydney?" asked Rachel.

"Down here," said Vaughn. The group went down the hall except for Nadia who crouched down to help Renee.

"Go," said Renee.

"I'll stay here," said Nadia.

"Sydney and her child are more important," Renee said. "I'll be fine." Nadia obeyed Renee and caught up with Vaughn, Jack, and Rachel.

They all ran down to the room and glanced through the window. It seemed as though they were too late.