Lucy took a breath and pulled out the phone she had searched for carefully in the weeks leading up to the time jumps into the past. It was a 9-year-old phone with no alterations, one that would have been available the year Flynn's family had died. She had no clue if a phone from 2018 would work 5 years into the past and she wasn't taking a chance when it came to this part of this mission.
She looked at the phone number she had researched and written down while going through the files at headquarters. She slowly dialed, waiting for it to ring. She looked up and around…She knew she stood out in her current outfit and didn't want to be noticed so she walked over and around behind the house. Taking a deep breath as the panic of failure began to creep into her heart. This had to work, she had to give him his family back. She could see the pain in his eyes when he spoke about his daughter and if she could take even a little of that pain away… then she could die happy.
She put her shaking hand up to her forehead as the stress began to mount, the last 3 days were taking their toll … the last 6 weeks had wrung her out, like a paper towel that had been used to much. She knew she was so thin in places, people could see right through her and now she was jumping through time and changing history. Add on her new-found nausea and she was done.
"Hello." She heard a voice say through the phone.
She took a breath, "Hello dad." She said carefully.
"Who is this?" the voice asked.
Lucy stood a little taller trying to go for authority, "Its Lucy…. Your daughter…. But not in the way that you think." She said.
"Lucy?" The phone paused, "When did your mother tell you?" he asked softly.
"She hasn't yet…...not in this time any way… do you remember the project at Mason?" She asked.
"It is not on the books yet…" He said carefully.
Lucy laughed, "Well in about a year we will be taking trips a little differently. We will be following the time line created by my great grandfather."
"How do I know that you are telling the truth?" He said.
"Do you know that side project that you are currently doing… the one you haven't told anyone about... not even the company." Lucy asked.
"How did you know?" He asked her sharply.
"I told you I am from the future… keep going on the path you are on with that project…... it works out in the end and you get all of the credit." Lucy said softly.
"Why are you here?" He asked, "You wouldn't come here for no reason."
Lucy nodded, "We did something tonight that causes a ripple effect into the future and it is destroying us….. we are fighting on multiple fronts including the government." She said.
"How did the government find out about us?" He asked sharply.
"An individual asked some questions about some things that raised some flags. There was a kill order on him and his family, and we fuck it up…. Over and over again… He lives and his family dies and he makes it his mission to take Rittenhouse down." She sighed dramatically, "We have gone back multiple times and no matter what we do, he is our down fall." She said carefully.
"What is your plan then?" He asked.
Lucy paused for a moment, then said firmly "Leave him alone… leave his family alone. Give him a false story on what he found and let him go." She paused. "No matter what we have done, he is taking us down, so if we can get him happily off somewhere else… then we are left alone." She murmured.
"You think that is best?" He asked her. "Hands off seems like we are leaving lose ends."
"Yes, we… including future you have decided that this is the best course." Lucy said with authority. "Like I said, we have tried to stop him many many many many different ways…and every time things get messed up…. So, we leave him." She took a breath, letting her exhaustion seep into her voice. "But coming back to a time we are already in is tricky and I can only be here less then an hour, so you need to call and stop it now…. the family will be dead within the next 30 minutes and you have to stop it."
"Ok I will call it off." He said quickly. He paused for a moment then asked her, "How are you in the future?"
Lucy sighed, "We have lost many of our ranks…. Right now, Noah and I are in charge with you." She looked over to the house she was watching, "I have to go, keep working on that project…ok?" She said, "And call it off now."
"I will…. And Lucy, I am so glad we are close in the future…. I have missed watching you grow up." He said.
Lucy cringed, "It is not easy at first, when I first found out about Rittenhouse, it was a difficult time." She paused for dramatic effect, "But it got better, and we are working as a family."
"You mother?" He asked her carefully
Lucy paused and let the pain of the betrayal and loss come up, her voice catching, "She doesn't make it…. She was killed a few weeks ago." She whispered.
"Ohh Lucy I am so sorry." He said, "I know how close the two of you are."
Lucy took a breath, "We don't plan letting the death stick for to long, its one of the reasons I cant stay here long either."
"You are going to bring her back?" He asked carefully.
Lucy shook her head and took a breath, "No more take away the thing that took her…... then she will no longer be gone…if that makes sense…. Time travel is tricky." She said slowly.
"I understand...as much as I can anyway… I will call and take care of the situation… I will see you soon?" He asked her.
"Soon enough, Let Noah and I come to you… don't seek us out, it can mess up the time line." She said.
"So you and Noah…. It worked?" He asked.
"Yes, we do." She said softly, "I have to go, take care of it right now... ok?" She asked still watching the house across the street. "Bye."
"Bye." She heard him say softly as she was hanging up. She waited another 10 minutes until she saw the men walking up to the house silently. She knew she might have to get in between the men and Flynn's family…. That her father may not or could not believe her and she would have to stop it herself…... She walked over head tall and pulled the gun out of her pocket.
"Williams." She said softy getting the first man's attention, she paused as he turned pointing his weapon at her chest. "I wouldn't do that if I were you…. Do you know who I am?" She asked him carefully.
He narrowed his eyes at her shaking his head, the two other men pausing to see what Williams was going to do.
"Lucy Patterson…... you should be getting a call from my father. We will be leaving this family alone tonight, it is a matter of great importance." She said firmly.
"Why are you dressed like that?" He asked pointing out her dress.
Lucy rolled her eyes, "Another project Rittenhouse is doing." She said, "Above your pay grade."
Williams tilted his head to the side, "I have been given no ordered other then finishing my mission." He pointed his weapon at her chest again, "So move or I will shoot you."
Lucy walked slowly and carefully over to the sliding glass door to stand between Williams and the house, "I don't think you understand. I am not asking you… I am telling you. Killing this family will cause Rittenhouse more problems than help." She said being honest.
"Move…now." Williams said carefully, weapon still pointed at her.
Lucy slowly lifted her phone up again, "Call the last number on the phone, my father will answer and tell you."
Williams grinned at her, "I don't take orders from your father, sweetheart. So, fucking move over or I will kill you too. I have extra bullets."
Lucy narrowed her eyes, trying to make a decision. She couldn't think, she couldn't breathe for a second. Then she knew what she had to do, So she closed her eyes and took a breath, "Fine." She said walking to the side to let them pass. Once all three walked up to the back door, she pulled the gun up and pointing it at the glass back door, she shot. The banging echo filled the backyard and she was sure, the house. The house alarm went off as the glass shattered and the three men turned to look at her with narrowed eyes.
"What the fuck." Williams said turning his gun at her, "You fucking little Bitch." But before he say anything else he went down from a shot in the back.
Lucy looked up to see Flynn standing in the door with his gun raised, he took out the to other shooters before turning to Lucy. His eyes narrowed at her dress and then at the gun in her hand. She shook her head at him, slowly sliding the gun into her pocket and deliberately holding up her hands. She felt the first string of fear from the man she loved. He was pointing his gun at her as she started to slowly back up away from the house.
He was the man she loved, but her heart broke when she realized that he didn't know who she was. There was a moment of what she thought was recognition in his eyes and he slightly lowered the gun but then it flashed away to the cold hard look of fear for his family and her heart shattered. "Stop." Flynn yelled, rising his gun at her again.
She shook her head at him, eyes wide. She knew he thought she was a threat to his family and he would do everything he could do protect them. She was still backing up slowly when she saw Williams slowly lift his head and point his gun at Flynn carefully.
"NOOOO." She screamed in fear pulling her gun out to shoot William.
Then two things happed simultaneously,
Williams fell from the shot Lucy aimed at him….
And Lucy stumbled back as the bullet from Flynn's gun entered her.
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Flynn froze mid step as a feeling of unease swept through his body. His breath coming out in a harsh gasp.
"Flynn?" Jiya asked pausing next to him with a frown. "Are you ok?"
Flynn shook his head as head, "I don't know. I just got this feeling…. Like something is wrong… I don't know." He whispered a hand placed on his chest. "My heart is hurting like I am having a heart attack." He gasped.
Jiya frowned, "Should I be worried?" She asked looking up to see John pausing to look back at them. She looked back to see Flynn closing his eyes, his face twisted in pain, "Flynn you are worrying me." She whispered.
Flynn shook his head, "I don't know Jiya…... I …" He gasped again as the pain shot through his chest again.
"Flynn." Jiya grasped his arms, "Flynn, if something happens to you…... Lucy is gonna kill me." She whispered trying to look him in the eye.
Flynn took a deep breath and opened his eyes as the pain started to fade, "I think I am ok." He whispered, "It is passing, but I can't help but think that something is happening…. Something I can't see." He said finally opening his eyes and look at her with a frown.
Jiya frowned at him, "Anything specific…are you getting visions like me now?" She said trying to joke.
He laughed at her humor, eyes rolling, "No not yet…. Maybe it was just heart burn." He said with a grin.
Jiya rolled her eyes, "You are old and fragile." She said still searching his face.
Flynn took a deep breath, "I am not old, just seasoned." He rolled his shoulders, "I think I am ok now." He looked up at John who was looking at them with a frown. "Come on, let's go... I Just want to get Lucy and go home." He said starting to walk again.
Jiya frowned, "Are you sure?" She said following him.
Flynn shook his head at her "No… but I am not going to waste anymore time… most of the feeling is gone now… its just a lingering ache." He said following John into the village.
Jiya shook her head and looked at him with narrowed eyes, "Fine let's go talk to his mom and find Lucy… I want to go home, too."
Flynn nodded at her, "Sure C3po, lets go." He said with a smile.
It had the effect he wanted when she rolled her eyes and smiled, "Leia." She mumbled as she walked up and slid her hand into the crook of his elbow. "Leia."
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Denise looked over at Wyatt, "You need to go into the building. I have a list of the most important people you need to go after. The rest are all icing on the cake. I was able to get a judge to look through all of the evidence Lucy sent us, and all of their assets are being frozen now. Lucy said that on this list of 32, 21 are in the buildings she gave us."
Wyatt nodded checking his weapon's, "The other 11?" He asked her quickly.
Denise smiled, "Being picked up at work and home. Lucy gave us all of the safe houses and set up explosives at more than half of them, so they cannot be occupied. Lucy set explosives to go off in the main building in 43 minutes."
Wyatt's head snapped up, "Jessica?"
Denise frowned, "From my understanding she is downstairs… in the holding cells…... Lucy said that the explosives are to stop the exit routes out of the building… there were multiple. However, Conner was able to find all the exists through the system Lucy and Noah got us into. We have people blocking all of them just in case, but all the explosives should be far from the cells…. she should be fine Wyatt, Lucy made sure." She said.
Wyatt nodded at her, trusting Lucy to keep Jessica safe. "Ok we go in after the explosives are set off. Give me the photos of the 21 in the building, I will have my men look at them before we go in, we won't go off of names, only photos." He said carefully.
Denise nodded, "There are about 100 in the building, some are high value targets…those 21. Then we have medium value targets… I will go through and check as we arrest…. Some are low level, that we will be taking in…. and Lucy gave us a list to help clear if we can."
Rufus raised an eyebrow at them, "Clear?" He asked.
Denise shook her head, "Lucy said the ones on this list are ones that were brought in because of family and they do not want to be there either. I figured we will hold them while we do some more digging and until Lucy can get back and can help us figure out who is who and what we will be charging them with."
Rufus shook his head and wiped a hand over his face, "Can't we just assume that they are all bad and arrest them…I mean this is Rittenhouse…just being there makes them bad in my book." He sadi with a frown.
Conner looked up from his computer, "If that is your argument then Lucy is bad too… she has been in there for 6 weeks. … Making decisions, being the bloody boss." He shrugged, "I say that we have trusted Lucy this far, if she says that some people need help… then I believe her." He looked back down and kept working not looking up to see Rufus nodding in agreement.
"Ok, I agree with your point." Rufus said, "Ok he is arresting everyone." He said point to Wyatt who shrugged, "We will keep compiling evidence to use against the ones being arrested and we will watch for the life boat to come home." Rufus sadi pointing between Conner and himself. Then he pointed to Denise, "Where will you be?"
Denise grinned, "I am taking the biggest arrest, the family who was trying to back Emma and take over... the evidence against them will put them away for the next several life times." She picked up the files, "Lucy said they are the ones that tried to kill her this week. The ones that poisoned her…. So, I can't wait to get my hands on them."
Conner's head snapped up, "Is the baby ok?" He asked with a frown.
Wyatt's head snapped over to Conner, "What baby?" He asked putting his weapon down.
Denise rolled her eyes, "Seriously, what do you not understand about a secret?" She said looking at Conner and then to Rufus. Rufus put his hands up in a wasn't me motion.
Wyatt looked back and forth from Rufus to Conner to Denise, "What baby?"
Denise sighed, "A bunch of gossiping old Bettys… Lucy said that Noah checked her and the baby after the scare… they both seem to be ok… but they will get a full evaluation when they get back."
Wyatt narrowed his eyes, "Baby?" He closed his eyes, "Who's baby?"
Rufus snorted, "Really, I haven't been here, and I know who's baby it is." He muttered under is breath.
Wyatt took a deep breath, "Well I shouldn't be surprised… one night is all it took Flynn." He said rolling his eyes.
Conner snorted, "Super sperm, from the super spy." He murmured still looking at his computer.
Rufus's face blenched in disgust, "Can we not talk about Flynn's sperm?"
Conner snorted again, "Wyatt has super soldier sperm… I think Rufus is just upset because he doesn't have super nerd sperm." He said still typing away at the computer.'
Denise actually snorted and then coughed to cover it up and Rufus narrowed he eyes at Conner.
"No, I just know how to wrap it up…... its called a condom. Both Flynn and Wyatt should have known that." He said crossing his arms, "Cover your stump before you hump…... if you can't shield your rocket, leave it in your pocket…. Don't be a fool cover your tool." He said.
The entire room paused to look at Rufus in surprise, who shrugged, "Don't be silly, protect your Willie…" Conner and Denise snorted. "…. Wrap it in foil, before you check her oil." He said with a grin.
The entire room burst into laughter, the stress and worry melting away for just a moment. Rufus grinned, "Now let's go and get Lucy back, arrest of Rittenhouse and then Jiya and I can have some alone time wrapping my willy and getting silly."
Wyatt rolled his eyes, still laughing, "I agree, lets get this finished." He said picking up his weapons and walking to the door. Denise followed him fighting a smile, "That's why I like women, don't have to worry about wrapping willies." Wyatt stopped, and she walked into him as Conner roared with laughter.
"We are getting entirely too close in this bunker, we need to finish this so we can all have our own space again." Wyatt said shaking his head with a grin.
Rufus looked over them, "Hay now, I just got back…. I missed you guys."
Conner looked up, "You were dead, how did you miss us?" He asked.
Rufus shrugged, "Well I assumed that I missed you guys." He said grinning.
Denise rolled her eyes and pushed Wyatt to the door, "Hurry up, explosives go off in t-minus 31 minutes." She turned to look at Rufus and Conner as they got in the elevator, "Keep us updated on any new information."
"Sir, yes sir." Conner called out, then he turned to Rufus with a grin, "If anyone in her relationship had a Willie, it would be her…. and balls to match."
Rufus snorted as Denice called out, "I heard that." Making Rufus look up in fear.