What was that? Smoke? The thick air wafted under my nose. No, it wasn't smoke. I inhaled strongly and smelled a delicious scent as it filled my nostrils. It smelled buttery and syrup was obviously in the mix, but I soon made out the smell; pancakes. I moaned and tried to open my eyes before I saw a blue blindfold over them. I made to reach my hands up at the cloth and realized they were awkwardly behind my back and tied together. Soon thereafter I noticed my feet were tied to each other as well and I flopped onto my back somehow. Though, whatever it was I was sitting on was extremely comfortable.

My groggy voice called out, "Hello? Help?" A voice replied back, surprising me.

"Yes, Desmond, I'm coming." I heard the sound of an extremely familiar voice from another room. I could not tell where I was but I could tell the sound had travelled through walls by the muffled echo.

"Lucy?" I moaned to myself, "What the hell is going on, Luce?"

A door opened and the woman responded, "Oh, well, you were fighting Abstergo, so we came and kicked your ass… Any other questions?" Her voice was sarcastic as her small hand untied my blindfold and feet. However, she did leave my hands bound by the strong cloth.

I glared at her, but it had little affect due to the light my eyes had to adjust to. "No… Wait, yes… Fuck! Wait, 'we' as in, you're one of them?" My eyes soon adjusted and I could see her. The bright blond hair was pulled back in its usual ponytail; her brown jacket was still over her shoulders. Underneath I could see her normal white shirt. Something was different about her coat, and I could not place it. Within moments I realized on her shoulder was the insignia of Abstergo, sewn into the apparel. Confusion hit me like a tidal wave, her alignment had jumped from side to side so many times.

"You've never been a brilliant one, Desmond. Yes, I've never left Abstergo since I joined. What started as a mission for the Assassins made me realize the good they really do show the world. They guide the people well; help them make the right choices…"

"You mean force them!" I belted out, pushing myself up into a sitting position against the headboard of the comfortable bed. "Untie my hands, Lucy, I'm not going to attack you." My voice, however, was not so convincing.

"I'm not stupid. Now, Desmond, get up, I made pancakes." She stood up, straight-faced, and walked out of the room. I stood up and followed her out with my hands still stuck behind me.

"What are you going to do, feed me yourself?" I asked skeptically. My heart sunk when my response was a nod and an affirmative hum. "You've got to be kidding me…" I muttered under my breath.

The walls of the rooms were light shades of blue. It would be calming if I weren't a hostage in the apartment. Or was it a house? I followed Lucy into the kitchen, the beige carpet meeting with the white tiles. The sun blared in through a curtained window, looking out I saw it was in fact an apartment. Lucy then closed the curtains as to keep me from seeing out and she set a plate of pancakes in front of me.

"Are you going to shove your face in it or am I going to have to feed you?" She asked in a flat monotone. The woman looked at me with a hand on her hip and a skeptical look on her face. She also set down a glass of orange juice beside the plate.

"Just untie my god-damned hands, Lucy." I ordered sternly. She laughed and said no, "Then you're feeding me. C'mon, have a seat." She sighed angrily and sat down beside me awkwardly. I merely laughed, at first I thought it would be awkward, but upon seeing her discomfort made it all that more enjoyable for me. "So, you were the one who hit me when I had Vidic in my grasp."

She nodded and cut a piece of pancake, "Stop talking." Lucy shoved the fork in my mouth; clearly she was enjoying it more than I was. I grinned as I inhaled and opened my mouth, a look of horror crossed her face as I exhaled powerfully and shot it at her.

She stood up, "Christ! Could you be -more- difficult to work with?" I heard it before I felt it, the loud smack as the back of her hand met the side of my face. I was now looking off to the left, a red mark imprinting itself on my face, it stung immensely. Her eyes were fierce, angry, and a fire burned within them I hadn't ever seen.

As the woman brushed herself off, disgusted, I smirked. Despite the burning on my cheek I managed to let out a small laugh, "Yeah, I could be, would you like to see it?"

Lucy glared at me, "Feed yourself, asshole." She stood up, still disgusted before walking around behind me. Whatever tied my hands together was cut free, and the woman retreated to her room to change from her dirty shirt.

Relief washed over me as I felt my hands being freed, and dug into the delicious buttery taste that was the pancakes. It took moments to finish the meal before I stood up and began to look around for ways to escape. The window was my first choice, but after moving the curtains I found thick steel metal bars. "Dammit…" I muttered to myself as I looked around, the door was locked, if I could find my blade I could get away, or at least feel more comfortable. I heard Lucy stirring in the bedroom, she would be out soon, the water in the attached bathroom was running as she washed her face.

I walked over to beside the door and put my back to the wall, hoping to get a jump on her the second she was out. Moments later, the door handle began to turn and the door was starting to open. Once it was open enough I moved in front and moved to grab the woman. To my astonishment, she was ready, I felt a sweep hit my legs and push me to the floor. A foot planted on my downed chest and her voice was loud.

"Desmond! I swear to god if you ever try something like that aga-" her voice cut off as she toppled to the floor with a thud. I had pulled her foot from my chest and flipped her to the ground. "Desmond, get the fuck off me!" She called out as my hand held her throat to the ground, my legs pinning hers and my other hand holding one of her arms.

"No, now I want some answers." My voice was determined and Lucy stopped trying to fight me and sighed defeatedly.

"Desmond… You wouldn't understand… I wouldn't expect you to, just… Please let me keep you here… Stop fighting with me… Abstergo won't try to kill you here, they just want to watch you and keep you from hurting their progress to better the world…" Her voice sounded sincere, but I had also never thought she was lying to Warren while they had me in holding. "They already have the information they want… They have the Apple… Just please, Desmond…"

"NO! Lucy, fuck all of this, I'm done. Let me out of here." I was speaking in a beyond-agitated voice, my irritation was unmatched and I felt a snarl as it escaped my lips.

"Desmond, please… You're not getting out, I promise that I won't hurt you… Just… Live, don't try anything… I know you don't feel like you're getting anything, but Abstergo won't chase you here, the Animus won't be an obligation, Shaun won't be taunting you; and Rebecca… She won't be here to argue with Shaun all the time." Lucy really did seem as if she were telling the truth, but she had lost all of my trust.

"I'll stay… But I swear to god, Lucy, I will, I promise you, not be afraid to fight you if there ever comes a time- Wait…" I had to use every ounce of my strength not to seem fazed by her comment about Rebecca. My mind swirled, "Do you know where they are, Lucy? We had our differences, but we were friends, teammates… Where are they?"

"Desmond, don't…" A tear came to her blue eyes, "They're… They're dead, Desmond… I-I'm so sorry… I couldn't stop Warren from it… He considered them to be useless to him…"

I pulled myself from Lucy and had to hold myself on the wall to keep from falling over, "D-dead…" It wasn't true, I refused to accept it, and there was nothing that could convince me otherwise. I retreated to my own room, leaving Lucy to wallow in her own despair on the floor.

Author's Note: Hey guys, I'm really sorry I couldn't finish this chapter so much sooner… My laptop's battery died (not just died, but I need a new one) and I still haven't gotten a new one, I somehow managed to maintain it to finish this chapter. I got half of it done instantly after Chapter 2, but after that I couldn't finish… I'm just glad it's done now, I hope you enjoyed :) you guys are awesome, I love the comments, keep reading and reviewing for me. Thanks for all the reviews, by the way, I appreciate them, sorry again that new chapters will be more sporadic and farther between for a while.

~BKS