"Woah woah woah!"
As three men, and no woman, stepped out of the Lifeboat, guns were raised at the unknown, yet very known, man.
"Stop!" Wyatt yelled in frustration.
Guns were still pointed at him, but Garcia Flynn didn't care. He followed Wyatt. "Where's Lucy?" Someone asked. Neither men weren't paying attention.
"One of his men," Wyatt hissed the last words through gritted teeth. "Took Lucy and the Mothership. Jiya..."
Jiya nodded and started rapping away at the keys. Flynn looked around. He saw Rufus off a ways talking to Mason. Rufus looked worried and disappointed as he shook his head. Flynn wished he could kick something.
They still didn't kill Rittenhouse.
"Uh... It just left to..." Jiya said finally. "March 25, 1911, New York City."
Wyatt stopped tapping the foot he didn't realise he was tapping. He thought for a moment, "New York—Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?"
Rufus, who was on another computer already looking it up replied in the negative. "Yeah."
"They landed not very far from that building."
"What do you think they're gonna do?"
"I read about this," Flynn interrupted. "Rittenhouse started the fire."
"Why?" inquired Rufus.
"Most of the people working in that factory were immigrants. Rittenhouse had moles and they hid at the factory. When they found out," Flynn mimics fire crackling.
"Let's go." Wyatt ordered.
Wyatt intended for only he and Rufus. With much on his mind he didn't didn't hear Rufus who was trying to say something.
"No," Wyatt said as Flynn followed. He made up his mind. Wyatt nodded to the agents behind the man. "We really don't need you. I should have left you in '63!"
Flynn smugly smiled and let them cuff him. Wyatt would have been worried under normal circumstances. But thought nothing of it.
"Wyatt!" Rufus finally called him to attention. "We can't go yet-"
"Why not?" Wyatt asked interrupted.
"It isn't done charging." Rufus sighed.
Wyatt rubbed his face. "Sorry..." Rufus shook his head. "For interrupting."
Wyatt sat at near by chair.
"We will get her back." Rufus assured. Wyatt just nodded.
~•~•~
The machine landed with a whirring hum a rough jerk. The ride was exhausting. He would've just sat there, as normal, to let it pass but he was in a hurry.
Rufus opens the door and takes a breath. Then he hears a thud. He turns around and funds Wyatt trying to pick himself up off the soft dirt.
"You okay?" Rufus asks as he tries to hurry to his side.
Wyatt cleared his throat and dusted himself off. They landed in an empty field surrounded by few trees.
"I see town."
They rushed to the town and hurried to the building.
"We need a plan," Rufus said breathlessly.
"I know, I know." Wyatt didn't seem winded at all. "Um... The factory is on the tenth floor..."
"I can get in." Rufus says. "I think."
"We'll get in together. I'll think of something when we get up there."
Rufus was unsure as he nodded and shrugged. "Okay."
They took the stairs and nobody stopped them. Which was a small surprise.
They got up to the tenth floor a there was a guard in front of the door. "I was sent to check on the work."
The guard seemed convinced at Wyatt's explanation. They stared at Rufus.
"Let's go!" Wyatt yelled at him, playing a role.
Rufus pretended to stumble in as Wyatt didn't really shove him.
When the door was shut again the looked around the room.
"The fire is going to start in approximately 30," Rufus said looking at his watch. "Right over there actually." He pointed to a bin.
"Can't we just stop it?" Wyatt asked. "I mean, I know, "Shouldn't change history" but..."
"Because of this fire, factory safety rules and regulations were produced." Rufus explained. "And if we save all these people... There could be people in the future."
"Lucy?" Wyatt called through the chatter and noise of the people. "Lucy?"
He didn't hear anything back. He searched through the crowd. He heard Rufus call her.
Nothing.
Maybe they were wrong. Maybe they dragged Wyatt and Rufus here to distract them. Lucy may not even be here. Or, if in this town, not this building.
But Flynn said Rittenhouse started the fire.
He started to call her again but heard thumping. Then again. And again. "Rufus," Wyatt called as he found the source. It was a wall.
Wyatt looked closely and saw. It was a door. There were small holes at the top.
They were trying to kill her!
And Wyatt briefly remembered her mentioning something about claustrophobia. This wasn't good.
Wyatt hit the "door" and called for her. He heard a stifled call back.
Wyatt ran his hand across the door trying to find an opening.
"Wyatt," Rufus called in a warning tone. "3 minutes."
Wyatt searched faster.
Time was ticking. Wyatt could smell cigarettes and told Rufus to look around. It honestly made Wyatt frantic.
He couldn't lose her. He could t lose another woman in his life.
"2 minutes."
Then he found it! It was a pocket door. He slid it open. With surprise effort. He found Lucy covered in dirt, hands tied behind her back and her mouth gagged.
"Lucy," Both men breathed.
Wyatt quickly untied and gave her a hug. She was trembling, whimpering and sweating.
"Claustrophobia?" Wyatt asked. "Lucy, are you okay?"
She weakly nodded, feeling unable to say anything.
"We have to go." Rufus said. "Now!"
They ran to the door. "Okay, Lucy act sick. Well... Just stay like that," Wyatt corrected. "Rufus help me carry her. We need to get out."
Wyatt pounded on the door.
When the guard saw Lucy he said, "Hours aren't over."
Wyatt was angry at that. Could he not see? Yes, she wasn't really sick but there was obviously something wrong with her. She obviously wasn't an immigrant. "She's sick. I'm taking her to a doctor. My friend is going to help."
They let him through.
They made it out of the building as the fire started. More tears only started flowing from Lucy's eyes as she was nudged to move forward.
A/N: I have got to stop leaving you guys like that. I'm so sorry. This story has gotten so many good reviews, comments, likes, follows. Thank you guys!
So this took me pretty much all afternoon. I kept getting interrupted and I actually did have to do some more research so that took a while. Just cause I was trying to figure out what to have and for purposes this was perfect.
I didn't necessarily leave a cliffhanger in this chapter but a hint... For next chapter: Lucy's Journal.
Love you guys!
-EJ
