As Jon carefully opened another door, he thought he could hear people moving in the nearest stairwell. His mind was focused more on that and wondering if it was his partner and the others, so he didn't see the object being swung at his head until it was too late. Thankfully it was just a book and while heavy and hard, it only caused a bit of pain, rather than knocking him out as the person behind it intended. Grabbing his head, he looked in the direction the book had come for and saw a young woman about to swing it again.
"Cool it lady, I am with the CHP." He pleaded. The young woman gasped, checking her swing, as she said "I'm sorry I thought you were one of those men that were attacking us." "That's alright, miss. I'm Officer Jon Baker, who might you be?" "I'm Nicole, I give tours here. Did you find the group of young people I was giving a tour to when all this started?" she asked, a little fear for them slipping in her voice. "Yes and they are fine, they are in the mayor's office along with one of the paramedic's with us and the people that were in there."
She sighed in relief and said, "Good. I have been trying to call for help, I got through briefly during the confusion of everything right after the attack, but I didn't know if they were able to hear me or not." "Well either your call or one of the rioters or something got through, because that's what brought my partner and I and two other officers along with the two paramedics here. Is there anyone else on this floor or the next, do you know?"
"I believe I saw Carson and his daughter in his office shortly before everything happened, I didn't see his secretary anywhere but she could have been in there as well. I had pretty much just gotten here and just started the tour myself. I did see several people that weren't with the men that attacked us run out the first floor doors, from that window over there, so I can't honestly say who is left in here and who isn't." she replied, "Not to mention a lot of people took the day off due to how nice it is today."
Jon sighed, a little frustrated, and said "Okay thanks. Come on I will take you to where we are keeping the others for now." Then a thought struck him and he said, "Do you happen to know if there is a way onto the roof?" Nicole nodded and said, "The stairwell nearest to us goes straight to the roof." "Is that the only way up to the roof?" Jon asked. "Minus air ducts, yes. It's only used for maintenance, so it is kept locked most of the time. The janitor would have a key or know where one is, so if you find him, you find the key to get up there." "Great, come on let's get you to the mayor's office." Jon said, before leading her out the door.
Jim meanwhile was just reaching the door marked District Attorney's Office. This one, like a few others on this floor, had a small window in it. He cautiously peeked inside and saw a man with a gun standing over two people tied in chairs. At a glance he could tell the one holding the gun was with the "rioters", so he carefully tried the door. The girl who was in one of the chair's saw him and so started talking to the "rioter".
"You must get awfully bored standing guard over people, or is this your first time doing something like this?" she egged him on. "Shut up." He said. "Well that's just rude, the least you could do is ask politely for me to be quiet. Or even answer my question." "I said shut up." "I will not be quiet until you ask me to do so politely." She replied. The man gritted his teeth and said, "Will you please shut up." "Well it could have been better, but it will do. Was that so hard?" Nancy asked.
Just as the man was about to yell at her to be quiet, Jim knocked him the head with the butt of his gun. The man collapsed at his feet, and Jim quickly cuffed and gagged him. He would get Jon to help him put him with his buddy, once he got these two to where they were keeping the others. "Thanks miss for the distraction." He said as he untied her arms. "No problem, I'm Nancy and this is my dad, Carson." She replied as she rubbed feeling back into her wrist.
"Glad to see an officer of the law made it through, though I take it from the way you gagged him we aren't going to be leaving just yet." Jim shook his head and said, "Not yet, but hopefully soon. Come on, I will take you to a safe place. Just be warned, don't look in the direction of the paramedic if you are squeamish, he is having to take care of the mayor who was shot in there as well."
Nancy and her father nodded before following the officer out the door. They reached the mayor's office at the same time as Jon reached it with Nicole. Jim told him about the other guard he had captured and the two went off to take him to the room the other was in downstairs, while Nicole, Nancy and Carson all entered the mayor's office. Jim and Jon had just closed the door behind them after dropping off their prisoner, when they heard someone coming.
They quickly ducked into their room again, keeping the door open just a crack so they could see who it was. They were so happy when it turned out to be the others finally returning to third floor, they quickly came out of the room to greet them. "Where have you guys been, we have already searched this floor and most of the fourth floor." Jim asked. "We'll explain later, right now fill us in on why you are down here if you already searched this floor." Said Pete. "And where's Roy?" asked Johnny.