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Missing in Action!
Jimmy and Cindy ran down the hallway spanning the length of the ship, or what was left of it at any rate.
"Damn it." Cindy panted.
"Yeah." Jimmy agreed, not wasting breath on full sentences. Carl, Libby, Sheen, and that other girl, Sarah, could already be dead.
Jimmy and Cindy rounded another corner and almost fell down a flight of stairs, at the foot of this staircase though, was the door to the room where they had left Carl, Libby and Sheen.
Cindy held up a hand, she took a step back and leapt forward, breaking down the door and landing in a somersault.
Jimmy was impressed. "Whoa! Are you guys okay?" He asked Carl, Libby and Sheen, gathered around Sarah's bed.
"Yeah." Libby said, she sounded odd though, her voice was quavering.
"Did James come in here?" Jimmy asked.
"Yeah, he took his guns, all we've got is our handguns, two clips of spare ammo between us, a silencer and whatever you've got.
"A commando knife, a smoke grenade, some rope, a cable and a handgun with about four shots left, Cindy said, she aimed it outside and pulled the trigger, they heard a dull thud instead of a sharp crack. "Scratch that, a handgun that jams." She said.
James strolled back in as she finished speaking.
"Hey." He said casually.
"What?" Jimmy asked bluntly.
"Oh nothing, just thought I'd drop by." He said casually, he turned and exited, leaving them to stew.
"What was that all about?" Cindy asked.
"I know." Jimmy said, he pulled the commando knife out of it's scabbard and swung the door shut, motioning to the others to get down, he made sure they were behind the bed, with Sarah with them before putting his plan into action. He picked a coil of rope from the floor and tied it around part of a large dresser, he secured the other end to the wire and kicked the dresser over, he pushed it a little to make it taut, hanging just over the doorway, he then positioned himself up against the wall.
Cindy threw him the smoke grenade, he used a shard of glass that had been stuck in his shoe to secure the grenade to the dresser by way of the pin loop.
"What are we waiting for?" Sheen hissed. Jimmy shook his head and went over to the window, he looked around for something heavy and found it in the form of a desk chair.
Ten seconds later there was an almighty crash as the chair went through the window.
"Did you have to make it that loud?" Cindy whispered angrily. Jimmy shrugged apologetically.
"Go!" He hissed. Cindy nodded and unhooked one end of a steel cable, she hooked this end to the bed and tested it, the other end was attached to her belt. Taking Carl's handgun from him, she took the silencer Libby offered her and started to rappel down the slick side of the cruise ship.
Finding a window one floor down and one window over, she aimed the gun and pulled the trigger. The muzzle flashed with a muffled spat and the window shattered almost noiselessly, damn good luck. She thought wryly.
Climbing into the room, she hooked the other end of the cable to a desk that was nailed to the floor. She stuck her head out of the window and whistled.
Everyone except for Sheen and Jimmy were out the window to safety when it happened. Jimmy had resumed his place by the dresser and, just as he had expected, the door creaked open, James hadn't fooled him, Jimmy still thought he was the killer and as the familiar black-clad figure crept in, he cut the rope, the dresser crashed down on the figure and the smoke grenade went off, Jimmy stabbed down through the wood of the dresser before sprinting to the window and climbing down the rope, he made it just after Sheen and stayed by the window.
Jimmy was looking up when the killer came to the window above, Jimmy grinned savagely. "Perfect." He said, pulling with all his might on the cable, Cindy joined him and he heard the bed on the other end of the cable fly forward and smash the killer in the back, he crumpled out of sight and Jimmy turned to the others.
"All right." He started, cutting the cable with his commando knife. "Steer clear of James, I think he's the killer, I think that's why he came, to scout us out…" Jimmy started, but stopped short, Sarah had disappeared…
A/N: I apologize for the short chapter, but that cliffhanger was too good to pass up! The next chapter should be up tomorrow! Review!