Survival: Live or Die
Survival: Live or Die
By: Kary G.
Chapter 2: Bad News
A/N: I am sorry that I took so long to update. I know, I promise you all that this story was going to have 6 pages per chapter but I had some problems putting together this chapter. And thank you so much for your reviews.
Inside the Airplane
All the rangers were inside the plane but to their surprise the pilot and copilot were not there yet, everybody took their seats, the two flight attendants showed them all the safety procedures, using their hands they indicated the emergency exits, oxygen masks as well as the parachutes. One of the attendant flight saw 2 figures get on the plane and knew that those persons were the pilot and the copilot, within minutes they were in midair ready to enjoy those weeks with their families and friends.
Matthew´s eyes opened. Sydney took his little hand in hers and with a sweet tone she asked. "You want some banana?" Matthew answered by stretching his hand. Sydney looked through a backpack and gave the banana to Gage, the blonde ranger gave little pieces to his son, just looking at his son eating and smiling at the same time he couldn´t help but do the same thing.
Everything was ok, until the smallest Gage made his presence, he cried as loud as his little lungs allowed him to but Syd was already with a bottle in hand, she fed him and burped him once Nathan burped, she rocked him back and forth until he was asleep. Syd turned to see her daughter, somehow knew that her daughter needed an apology for what had happened that afternoon, she told Gage that she was going to be back in a few minutes, she stood up, Gage placed Matthew in the center and took Nathan from Syd's arms. Sydney walked through the aisle of the airplane until she spotted Sienna listening music. Sienna looked at her, Sydney patted the seat next to Sienna, she nodded understanding what her mom was trying to say and took the headphones off her ears.
"You don't look so happy about this trip that we are taking with you uncles, aunts and cousins" Sydney tried to start a conversation knowing those blue eyes were filled with sadness and hurt at the same time. "Sienna, I am sorry that I yelled at you this afternoon, I shouldn´t have done that" Sienna looked at the floor and looked up to meet Sydney´s brown eyes.
"It´s ok mom, I shouldn´t have said anything to you" she said trying to finish the conversation.
"No I was the one who shouldn't have said anything to you. I love you honey and I don't want you to feel sad because of what happened" Sydney said to her daughter and kissed the top of her head. Syd was going to go back to where her boys and husband were but was interrupted by the plane, the oxygen masks came out of the compartment and without wasting time everybody in the plane put the masks on. Gage moved Matthew to the center next to him. "Gage!" she called to her husband afraid for her boys safety. "Matthew and Nathan are fine!" he said, to his surprise Matthew was calm as well as Nathan both kids wearing the oxygen mask.
The flight attendants told the rangers and the kids not to panic. Sydney buckled her seatbelt and told her daughter not to worry. "Everything will be ok" she said over and over to her daughter not sure if everything was going to be ok.
The nose of the plane was going much more faster , they were losing altitude, one of the flight attendants went to check on the pilot and the copilot only to be greeted by a bullet through her chest, everybody gasped in shock to see the flight attendant laying there in the floor covered with blood.
Nathan was starting to cry as well as Matthew but Alex quickly unbuckled, and as hard as she could moved next to Matthew to calm the toddler down, not forgetting the oxygen mask that was behind her.
the guy on the left known as the copilot took a gun out of his waist and pointed the gun at the only flight attendant threatening to kill her there only if Ranger Sydney Cooke did not raise her hand, Sienna tried to stop her but Sydney knew that that girl was gong to die because of her "I want you to sit with Angela and Uncle Walker, stay behind me" she stood up and in that moment, the plane steadied in the air. The copilot changed the direction of the gun looking now at Sydney. She tried to take her gun from the holster but stopped, this guy could shoot her "First put the gun down and second I have a little message for you Ranger Cooke from Roger Turner" She put the gun down but at the same time stay in front of Sienna like a shield, Sienna moved to where Angela and Walker were and buckled herself.
"Turner?" she whispered, trembling at the same time. "Exactly Ranger, Michael´s Turner brother, Do you want me to read it out loud" Sydney did not said a word. "I will take it as a yes, the note says: "Ranger Cooke if you are reading this, that means that the plane was going down and I believe by now you are panicking but you shouldn´t because I decided not to kill you, the plane will be landing in a few hours in an island, we´ll have a big party with people that you all know from your past. Sydney, I guarantee you; you will have a great time".
"Get back with your kids, now!" the man said pushing her, she sat in between Gage and Alex "I´m sorry" She whispered to Gage feeling responsible for all of this , he squeezed her hand letting her know that everything was going to be fine.
Roger's Office
Roger Turner sat in his desk, waiting to the judge to call him, he took a list and read the 6 names that were printed in black ink. He then looked at their records, his phone rang taking his eyes off the paper. He took the phone and with a "I´ll be there in a few minutes" he left the office, the list in his hands.
Huntsville Prison
Various police officers placed shuffles to the feet of the 6 dangerous inmates. And walked them to the judge office leaving them there, Roger Turner was the last one to entered the office.
"If you all wondered why you are all here is because you are leaving this prison and help me to place a visit to a friend of yours". The 6 inmates nodded knowing exactly what person Roger was referring to. Turner signed a few papers shaking the judge´s hand. "Before you go Mr. Turner, I just have two words for you..kill them" Roger smiled to the judge. "Oh, I will your honor, I will"
Inside the Airplane
Walker held his cellphone as if were his only way to live, but as the cell phone turned on, a picture of Angela and Alex on the screen, he saw the lack of service and two words on the phone said it all "No Service", Walker waited a few more minutes maybe the signal was going to be back, that always happened but the phone stayed the same way. "Great, just great" he muttered under his breath throwing the cell phone into his pocket once again. He tried to think of something knowing that his family was not the only one in trouble, he didn't have much time nor too many options, only two: fight and live, or give up and die.
Dallas, Texas
Julie Gage sat in her new house watching some soap opera; she didn't have a lot of things to do that day, no cleaning, no moping or vacuuming. But what she needed to do was go to work in 2 more hours. She kept watching her favorite soap opera, she took her fork and ate her pasta slowly not taking her eyes off the TV finding it hard to do. She stood up from the couch making sure that it was a commercial in the TV screen, she then moved as quickly as she could to the kitchen to pour more soda to her glass, she came back to the living room waiting for the soap opera to start but was interrupted by the news.
"Ladies and gentleman we interrupt this program to…" Claire Hudson from the 4 channel news started to say taking Julie's attention, she took the remote control and push the volume button, so she could hear what Claire was saying. "What's going on?" Julie asked aloud.
"Six inmates from the Huntsville Prision got out of jail for good behavior, something very unusual considering that these six inmutes are dangerous most of them murderer"
"What?!" Julie almost yelled but tried to stay calm so at least she could hear and see the pictures of those six inmates.The pictures of the six inmates were in the TV screen but still, the lady from the news didn't say a word of " if you see these people call to this pone", by the pictures of the screen and their names Julie knew that these six inmates were not her brother's and sister-in-law best friends, but how was she going to reach for Francis if he was in a plane with her niece and nephews.
Inside the Airplane
"Where exactly are you taking us?" Sydney demanded looking directly at the copilot eyes.
"I told you Ranger Cooke that's a surprise" he answered making Sydney more worried.
In the island
Finally the plane is here, my heart is poundng for all the excitment that I'll have with those rangers, they will pay for what they did to my brother specially that ranger….she's coming out of the plane, her hair is like a raven, her eyes a deep brown, and her face mixed with different heritage that she has within her blood, I'll try to control myself but my arms just want to go around that small waist, I licked my lips, god I just want to kiss her and make her mine..she will be mine..
The plane landed in a small island surrounded by vegetation: scrub, wild tobacco, and some coconut groves. The temperature wasn't that hot it was in the 80's."Welcome to Clipperton Island, a beautiful place isn't it Sydney?" Roger said getting out of some bushes that were covering his features, he looked a lot like Michael even though it was his brother, he seemed to be more like a twin brother, Gage's jaw tighten by just looking at the brother of that sick man that raped his wife , Gage brought Sydney a little closer to him, Roger's eyes traveled from Sydney to Sienna, the little girl hid between her parents trying to avoid those eyes filled with fire.
"Don't hide, I won't hurt you" Roger spoke to Sienna getting closer and closer to her, Sydney jumped as a wild tiger not wanting to see that gaze from that man specially if he was looking at her daughter like that.
"Get away from her!" she throw him down, Gage gave Nathan to Alex. Walker and Trivette were ready to attack but 2 of his man approached and help Roger to his feet, a third one raised his gun once again at Sydney. "Mom!" Sienna yelled to her mom afraid that she was going to get hurt by those men, hearing her daughther's voice she went back and hugged her daughter near Gage.
Roger's eyes then focused on the little member of the Gage family. "Sweet little boy, How's my nephew doing?"
"In your dreams Roger" Sydney fired back. "You know as well as I do that Nathan is mine and Gage's, Michael is not and will never be Nathan's father" she said it with a cold voice but there was no way that she could escape from this, she knew it, she just knew it.
"You are not going to get away from this Roger" Gage spoke out loud.
"Believe me Ranger Gage, this is just the beginning, now let's play" he said to Sydney pointing to a big house. It was one of those houses you could only see in movies, too big that it had 2 pools, exotic plants, it was just perfect. "Have you ever heard of the game "Survival"?, if not let me explain a little more about that game, we'll separate in groups of three and you'll go inside that house, your goal is to come alive"
"That'll be easy" Trivette spoke.
"We'll se how easy that is Ranger Trivette" Roger answered back, he dropped a tiny box and with his shoe he pushed the little object not to deep in the sand and walked a few feet away from there. Nobody noticed until he pushed a button. A white gas came out of that little box and quickly spread. Sydney looked at her daughter. Her vision became a blur, her knees felt weak. "Please god, please help me!" she screamed inside her mind, the darkness was starting to take over her, she wasn't going to win, she didn't have another choice. The tough and brave Sydney Cooke gave up for the first time in her life and let the darkness took over her.