Flynn and Jiya looked out into the fields they had landed in, "Well she sure gave us a random spot." Jiya said with a grin.
Flynn nodded at her, "According to the coordinates we are about 20 miles from London, if we had car it would be nothing, but on foot or on a horse." Flynn snorted. "It might take a while if we have to go there."
Jiya shook her head in repulsion, "I don't really love horses." She said.
Flynn helped her down out of the time machine and began checking his weapons before they walked into whatever they were walking into.
"Horses are the sweetest things in the world….. They will never stab you in the back." Flynn said with a grin.
Jiya rolled her eyes, "Yes but they can step on you and kill you." She mumbled as she fixed her dress.
Flynn laughed at her, "When did a horse step on you?" He asked loading his gun.
Jiya rolled his eyes, "Umm never… because I have never given one the chance." She said.
Flynn laughed out loud, "You are such a dork." He said using one of her favorite words.
Jiya crossed her arms, "Yea a dork that has not been trampled by a horse." She said looking around. "Denise was not think about us walking when she gave me these shoes." She sighed.
Flynn grinned, "I am good…. So, let's go…." He looked around pointing to the south, "The map says there is a smaller village there, I am thinking that Lucy would go that way first."
Jiya nodded at him, "I agree, we can get a carriage there and you can get a horse. Denise gave me these clothes and jewels, and they clearly say…... this girl is a carriage girl…... not a horse girl."
Flynn grunted as he stepped over a log, "You are not a carriage girl, you are a computer girl." He said helping Jiya over.
Jiya laughed, "You are not wrong, I would much rather it be Rufus here right now and I could be sitting at the safe and relaxing computer." She said following Flynn over another log.
Flynn shook his head, "Lets wait for the solo trips with me and Rufus until later, after he actually likes me." He said as he was constantly scanning the woods they were walking through.
Jiya sighed, "Fine but you better make an effort when we get back, because I liked it better when you, Lucy and Rufus went with Wyatt." She grumbled "And I got to stay and eat Cheetos and drink soda at the computers." She said, swatting a bug out of her face.
Flynn rolled his eyes, "You are such a …." He trailed off as he saw movement to the left.
"Such a what?" She demanded with her hands on her hips.
"Shh." Flynn said reaching for the gun on his side.
"Don't shh me." Jiya said pushing Flynn by the shoulder.
Flynn turned to look at her with wide eyes, "SHHH woman… we are being followed." He whispered.
Jiya's eyes got wide as she ducked behind Flynn's tall frame, "Well why didn't you say so." She whispered behind him.
Flynn turned back to look in the direction he saw the movement and mumbled under his breath, "You are just as bad as Rufus and Lucy… they never listen…. The only time I prefer Wyatt…. he knows when to be silent."
"I heard that… and I am telling Wyatt when we get home." Jiya whispered behind him, trying to peek around him to see what was going on.
Flynn continued to grumble under his breath as he looked closely at the fabric behind the trees to the right, "I just want Lucy back, I just want to go to sleep, I just want to relax… but noooo I am stuck in England in 1855… being followed, wiht a mini stormtrooper behind me." He rolled his eyes when he heard Jiya snicker behind him and heard her whisper, "Stormtrooper my ass…. I am Leia."
Flynn snorted right back, "Leia MY ass…. You wanted to sit behind a computer... that makes you more of a 3-CPO." He whispered back to her and grinned when she hit him in the back.
"Ass…. You need to re-watch Star Wars." She said under her breath.
Flynn finally got a good look at the one following them and grinned, sliding his gun back in his holster. "You are most definitely 3-CPO or maybe an R2-D2… and we are being followed by a mini." He whispered back to her.
He turned and slid his hand across her back, "Look closely, our follower is under 5 feet tall." He said.
Jiya stood up straight to look around Flynn and grinned when she saw the face of the little boy following them behind the tree. "He's cute, and I think we can get some information from him." She said sliding her hand into the crook of Flynn's elbow.
Jiya looked over at the boy and gave a smile, "Hello sweetheart." She called out to the boy, "We are very lost and looking for someone to show us the way to the village." She waited for a moment then called out again, "I am sure my brother would be willing to pay someone for help to find our way." She looked up at Flynn who rolled his eyes at her and then gave her a nod.
He called out over to the boy, "I will give a couple of coins for a guide to the village."
Jiya smiled when she saw a boy no older then 9 or 10 scrambled out and over to them, "Hey there." Jiya said looking down at the boy, "What is your name?"
The boy narrowed his eyes at her, "Oye, where are you from, you talk funny?" The boy asked.
Jiya laughed making the boy smile at her, "We are from Spain." She said, remembering Lucy saying that Spain almost never fought with anyone and she and Flynn had a darker completion and hair.
The boy nodded, "Why are you here?" He asked with narrowed eyes.
"We wanted to take a trip, we were told your country is beautiful." Jiya said.
The boy tilted his head to think for a moment, "You came to here to take a holiday?" He asked.
Jiya nodded and smiled at him, "Of course."
The boy shook his head at her, "You are mental…all it does is rain here." He said grinning, "My name is John."
Jiya laughed again, "I have been told that before…. By my brother." She said looking at Flynn who rolled his eyes at her. She looked back down at the boy, "So John…... my sister, Flynn's wife came here a few days before us. We were hoping she was in the village."
The boy shook his head, "I don't know about all of that, but my ma would." John leaned close, "My ma likes to talk to the other lady's in the village." He rolled his eyes, "That's all they do is talk… my dad says they need to lean to hold their tongues."
Flynn snorted and Jiya slapped his arm and rolled her eyes.
Johns eyes went round, "You let her hit you? My da would beat my ma if she did that."
Jiya smiled down at John, "Well in Spain sisters are allowed to put their brothers in their place." She said.
John shook his head, "Well then I will never go to Spain…come on, I will take you to my ma and she can help you." He said walking away.
Jiya turned to him and muttered, "3-CPO or maybe an R2-D2, my fucking ass." Flynn looked over at Jiya and laughed at her expression. She rolled her eyes, "I hate you." She mumbled.
"You love me, sister." Flynn said grinning.
"Love you like a thorn in my side." She said pushing him a little.
Flynn laughed out loud, "Well I love you sister." He said giving her a push back.
They both turned to look John when he looked back at them, "People from Spain are mental." He said shaking his head.
Flynn and Jiya both burst out laughing as they followed John to the village, which only made John shake his head harder at them.
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Lucy walked over to the computers looking at the jump that Jiya had sent, "It looks like they went to England. 1855. What in the world happened then?" She muttered pretending to think. She turned to Noah who gave her a nod. "Hold on get me a computer." She muttered.
She waited looking up one thing after another until she finally found what she had been plotting. It was time to see if her acting was up to the challenge, "Noah look at his." She said point to the village roster. "Isn't this the name of one of the founding members. You have everything memorized."
Noah walked over and saw what Lucy had been planning and inhaled sharply, "Lucy, that is my family…... what are they planning?" He asked looking at her.
Lucy shook her head, "My guess is they are trying to take out one founding family at a time before they are introduced to Rittenhouse." She stood and looked around, "We need to put an end to this now. We have been fighting back and forth with them long enough. It is time we stop them, period." She turned to one of the guards, "Bring me Emma and one other member that is trained with a weapon. We are going back and we are dealing with this once and for all."
Noah nodded, "I am coming with." He said.
Lucy shook her head at him, "I think it would be better if you stayed here." Hoping that he would follow her lead. "We need someone we can trust here in case something else happens."
Noah shook his head, "It is my family and I will take care of it." he said, "Maybe you should stay here."
Lucy rolled her eyes, "Ok Noah, what happened in England in 1855, who were the allies? What happened in the culture and society? I can ask you a million questions and you wouldn't know any of the answers." She sighed, "Ok we will both go, and we will be coming back with a new future with no more issues." She said.
She turned to the man who had grabbed them at the elevator, "Philip, I need you watch the building while we are gone. I don't trust many people here and you are one of the few. We should only be gone a few hours, I need you to lock down the building. No one in or out and no one on this floor." She said waiting for him to nod at her, "You know that last week someone here tried to kill me, and I am sure that with us being gone, they will think that it is the prefect time to try to take over."
She turned to Noah, "I need you to run upstairs and get the two bags in the hall closet, I have been collecting things to deal with that team." When Noah nodded she went on, "I will get us some clothes and money out of the wardrobe closet."
Philip turned to Lucy, "I think that maybe I should come with you Miss. Preston." He said.
Lucy shook her head at him, "No, I need someone that I can trust here. Right now, you are one of the few that I trust."
Philp nodded, "Yes ma'am." He said, "I will go and get Emma and bring her up here."
"Thank you, Philp, I need you to send in Paul." Lucy said, "He will be joining us on the trip." Lucy looked up to see Philips eyes widen and she gave him a small smile, "I know what you are thinking." She murmured to him, "I don't trust him fully, but I know that he will be able to do things that I can not do…...no matter how much I say that I am going to stop someone, actually hurting someone is not high on my list. Ideally, I will blow up the time machine and leave them in the past. Then I won't have to actually hurt anyone."
Phillip nodded at her, "All right Miss. Preston, just be careful... ok? I have grown to like you the last few weeks. You are one of the best people in the building." He said softly.
Lucy gave him a smile and was glad she had put Philip's name on the list of the people to protect and keep safe to Denise. He was brought into this life by his family just like she had. She could tell he was a good person at his core and he was one of the few that had stood by her and protected her the last few weeks.
Noah walked over, "I intended to make sure that we both get back here safe and sound, Philip. Make sure you stay safe here. I know that you have a target on your back since you are on our side."
Philp smiled, "I will always follow you Miss. Preston, I can see that you will make this a great place to be." He said.
Lucy gave him a quick hug, "Look stay safe, ok. If something happens, let it happen ok? Don't fight it. I will take care of it when I get back. I have a plan." She waited for him to reply, when he didn't she looked him in the eye, "I don't want you hurt, ok… so promise me." She whispered.
Philip looked her in the eye closely and after a moment he nodded, "Yes ma'am." He said softly back, knowing she was telling him something without telling him.
Lucy nodded and took a step back, "Aright, go get Emma. I want to leave in 15 minutes."
She watched as Noah and Philip walked out the door and she walked over to pull the clothes she had already took notice of and pulled them out. She quickly dressed into her slip and laced up her corset. She slid her dress over the top, but she could reach the buttons in the back, so she left it open until Noah could close it for her. She walked over to the mother ship and put in a few bags she had prepacked and looked up to see Paul walk in.
"Paul, we are taking a trip… we will need you to bring some weapons with extra ammo." Lucy said to him.
Paul raised an eyebrow, "Do you anticipate a problem?" He asked stiffly.
Lucy nodded, "Yes we are going to take care of the other time team, fully. No more jumps from them and no more problems." Lucy said with a frown. "I am not a fan of hurting others, but they have been hurting our organization long enough. We need to put a stop to it."
Paul smiled in a way that made Lucy cringe, "I would love to accompany you." He said.
Lucy gave a small smile, "I figured you would be the best one to take, here is your outfit. We are going to 1855 - England."
Lucy watched him walk over to the bathroom to dress hoping he didn't notice the change she had made to the belt he was putting on. The she grabbed an outfit for Emma and Noah and walked to the computers to look up a few more things. She turned to see Noah walk in with the bags she had packed earlier.
"Hold on, let me see that." She said walking over to him, she pulled the small devise out of the side pocket and slid it into her pocket. "Ok, put it in the mothership under the chairs." She watched him walk back, "Are you almost ready?" She asked him softly, handing him his clothes.
He shrugged, "I am ready for that happily ever after you promised." He looked at the black velvet and wool suit. "So, we get to be rich in this time period?"
She smiled, "Rich is always better, will you fix the buttons on my dress?" She asked turning around.
Noah laughed as he closed the buttons up on her back, "Are right, lets get this started." He said walking away to get dressed.
Lucy looked up as Emma limped into the room, "It's your lucky day, we are going on a trip." Lucy said with a smile.
Emma raised an eyebrow at her, "Should I be excited?"
Lucy gave her a look with narrowed eyes, "Well you can get us to where we are going and get us back. OR I can kill you because you are useless to me…...so your choice." She said.
She watched as Emma clenched her jaw and thought carefully before nodding. Paul and Noah walked out to see the girls staring each other down. Noah walked next to Lucy, "I am sure that you have been told that we are a taking a trip." He said stiffly.
Emma looked at him with narrowed eyes, so Noah went on, "Lucy may be too good to shoot you, but rested assured, I have no problem shooting you. However, I don't have that great of aim, so it might take you a while to expire."
Emma raised an eyebrow, "I thought you were a doctor who saved lives." She sneered.
Noah shrugged, "Lives that are worth saving." He said in a dark voice making both Emma and Paul look at him closely.
Emma clenched her jaw and gave another nod. Lucy walked over and handed her a plain cotton dress. "Congratulations, you get to be my maid." Lucy said.
Lucy almost laughed when Emma clenched her jaw even tighter and her eyes narrowed into slits. "Let me help you since you are still recovering from that hand injury." Lucy said pushing her over to the bathroom.
The men watched the woman go into the bathroom, and Paul looked at Noah's outfit and then at his. "Why don't we look the same?" He asked, noticing he was in older cotton plain clothes.
Noah looked over at him, "Lucy most likely wanted to make it believable. So, she had the two of us higher ranking and you and Emma are our servants." Noah saw Paul's eyes begin to narrow so he went on, "She also probably wanted to make sure that you could get around without people noticing. I will be noticed as a knob, you will be able to get in places that I will not be able to."
Paul gave a nod pulling out his weapon and making sure it was ready to go. They looked up to see the girls walk out, Lucy fixing her hair carefully and Emma pulling a cap over her head with one hand, the other still in its bandage and cast.
Lucy took a deep breath and looked over at Noah, "Alright, lets go." She said.
She watched as Paul climbed in to sit in the extra chair, then Emma and Noah. Lucy looked over at Philp, "Remember what I said ok." She said softly.
He nodded at her, "Be careful, ok... I do not trust Paul." He said to her looking back at the mothership.
"I don't trust Paul or Emma, but I trust Noah. We will watch the them… and we have a plan for them." She said.
Philip nodded and helped her into the time machine, "Keep everything safe and secure until we get back." Lucy said as the door slid closed. She took the seat next to Emma and gave her a narrow look, we are going to 2014 first." She said softly.
Emma's eyes narrowed, "You can't go back to a time you lived princess." She sneered.
Lucy raised an eye brow and then slid a chip into the computer that Second Lucy had given her before she had left. "We can with this for one hour, you will have to stay in the time machine with Noah, it will be a very quick stop." She said. "Plus, I was not asking you, you can do what I say or I will shot you… either way I get something I want and you don't." Lucy said buckling in.
Paul leaned forward, "I thought we were going to England 1855?" He asked with suspension.
Lucy turned to him, "We are, after I make a stop." She turned to watch Emma closely, "Now sit back, its your first trip and it will make you sick."
She watched out of the corner of her eye as Paul went to reach for his weapon and she sighed, she was hoping she would be able to wait but it looked like it was not going to happen. She slid her hand into her pocket and pulled out the devise she had grabbed earlier and turned to look at Paul. He noticed and narrowed his eyes pulling the gun out. She hit the button and held it down as she watched Paul start to have a seizure. The gun fell from his hand and Noah picked it up looking at the now unconscious Paul.
Noah looked over to Lucy who gave him a grin, "I had a special belt made for our friend." She handed him the remote and a pair of cuffs she pulled out from under the chair and motioned for him to hand her the gun. "Put these on him and if you see him waking up, push the button again. Make sure to hold it until after you see him drooling." She then turned and pointed the gun at Emma, "Now, lets go… we have places to be."
Emma narrowed her eyes, "You don't plan on stopping anyone… do you?" She asked starting the time machine up with one hand.
Lucy shrugged, "I plan on stopping a whole bunch of people…. However…... not who they think." She took the safety off the gun, "Either way I am going to win Emma… so you can live and take me where I want, OR I will kill you now and say that you attacked me, and Paul got in the way. Then I will still be in charge here and you will be dead." She tilted her head to the side and put her finger on the trigger, "Either way I win and either way I will get what I want eventually. The question is will you be alive at the end of it or dead?"
Emma took a breath, "I have your word that you will let me live AND let me go if I take you where you want?" She asked with narrowed eyes.
Lucy narrowed hers for a moment thinking before she spook, "You have my word, you live and walk away from me… if you take me where I want to go." She said.
Emma nodded and the then started to talk Lucy through the navigation process since she only had one good hand and within moments they had left 2018 and landed in 2014.
Lucy turned to see Noah breathing deeply as he held in the vomit, "I don't like that." He whispered.
Lucy snorted, "That was a quick and easy ride, try the life boat… plus our next trip in a bit will be worse." She turned to Emma, "You will stay here with Noah and wait for me. I will be back in less then an hour, here are the coordinates on where we are going next and the time and place. Be ready to go when I get back." Lucy turned to Noah, "I will be back in less than an hour, don't trust anything she says and shoot her if you need to."
Emma turned and looked at her, "I know where we are at, you are trying to save Lorena and Iris …. aren't you?" She asked.
Lucy nodded, "I told Flynn I would help him… and I will keep my word." She said softly walking over to the door.
Emma rolled her eyes, "That will change everything … you know, that right?" She asked.
Lucy shrugged, "Then so be it." She while as she climbed out.
Emma called out to her, "And if it just makes you lose every single thing?" She asked.
Lucy closed her eyes and walked away not answering, her heart breaking.