Breakdown
12:35PM
All hands on deck. A rustle-click of a locks. Metallic slides.
The prisoners held over the past three months were being released on Her Declotes' orders.
12:40PM
"Hey! Why won't you let me go?" A human prisoner asked. "You're unlocking everyone else!"
"Silence! You know your charges."
"What, so all these people and Colbrans are free, just like that?" Another prisoner asked.
"Silence!"
Unlocking. Sliding.
Some had started to pound on the bars. "Not fair! We did nothing too!"
"They are efficient when it comes to Her Delcotes orders," Lutz remarked.
She, Yuuko and Christophe kept walking forward at the same time the blonde Colbran kept Yuuko close as possible without becoming suspicious.
"Too efficient at the same time not fast enough," Chris replied. "We have to get to the back end and out of here before-"
"Hey you two with the Unwanted!"
"Shit…" Christophe muttered as he turned around. "Yes?"
A short Colbran with black hair tossed Lutz a set of keys. "Throw the Unwanted inside and get to helping us unlock these pardoned prisoners!"
Yuuko started to shake. "N-No! I-"
Christophe wrapped an arm about her waist and pulled her close. "Problem with that lad…it's not quite like that."
The short staff member's eyes went wide, but, before he could make a move, Lutz had prepped her bow.
"Psst, hey, don't get cocky. You do you and you'll get to live. You got that?"
The individual quickly nodded and whipped back around to go about pretending.
12:50PM
"Hey! Let me out too!"
The pounding continued.
"We should all get to go! We were all unjustly arrested!"
Pardoned Humans and Colbran sympathizers started to harass the guards together.
"Fuck, we have underestimated this we need to hustle," said Christophe.
"You're lost, aren't you?" Lutz shot incredulously. "I know we keep being stalled by others, but the Crimson Incarceration is a fortress after all."
Guilty as charged, ironically, Christophe was turned around.
"Shut up. We will be fine."
1:10PM
"Look at them, they are coming out in droves!" Yuri looked closer.
"Good. Chris and the others should be packing this way shortly. With the others free they could attest to the injustice as well."
A Colbran with a wounded ego, already furious and scared, had stolen a gun from one of the overwhelmed guards and had found themselves past the tipping point when they saw the royal flags on the car from afar. When he fired, it stared a whole 'nother hell.
1:20PM
Things were far from fine.
Alarms. Misunderstandings. Panic.
The billboard sized screens had flickered back on, but Her Declotes' voice was barely heard. The mixed group already heard the Delca's announcement and information from gossiping staff and were scared or angry at the crown.
Staff were beaten down, the local security couldn't come close, the newscasters were already on the scene via helicopter, having received orders from Lila to go there the moment she had arrived to take over a studio to deliver her order to Delca Yakov. It was a media circus, but not one anyone truly intended.
"Lutz! Where are you?!" Christophe shouted.
"Chris!" Yuuko was suddenly yanked away by three others.
"Hey! Let her go!"
A team of four Colbrans pushed Chris back, one of them was the same black haired individual from before. "Unwanted don't belong!"
"They hell with that nonsense!" Giacometti bellowed.
Meanwhile Lutz had been pushed along in the current of people who were all heading towards the entrance. Short with a diminishing presence, hardly anyone harassed her as she went along with the tide, long having ditched the uniform jacket, hat and eye patch to the ground to become more like the crowd she became a part of.
1:20PM
"General Karpiesek, we have visual."
A bald, heavy set, individual came closer to the viewing screen, standing behind the cockpit of the leading Imperial ship.
"By the blue soil what are they doing?" He shook his head. "That is one of ours, but…open a channel and hail them."
A Morja volunteer turned. "Sir Leroy, we are being hailed."
JJ nodded. "Open channel."
The volunteer complied. "Channel open, Sir."
The ex-Viletto put his hands behind his back. "This is J- ah, General Karpiesek. What luck!"
The General raised his brow in surprise. "J-Jean? What are you doing?"
JJ shrugged with a smirk. "I'd like to say nothing, but who am I to deny greeting an old friend?"
Karpiesek already begun to sweat a little. "This isn't like you. A-Aren't you aware of the illegality of your actions?"
JJ held up his hands and shook his head as he smiled. "Come now, Sir, we both know I'm not the Viletto anymore so let's not stand so much on ceremony!"
"Th-This is hardly a neighborly call!"
Leroy returned his hands to his sides. "True. However, what you're doing isn't legal either."
"You know…like attempting genocide?" Minami muttered between clenched teeth.
The General stood up straighter. "L-Legal? We have orders from the Delca and we will carry them out." The bald Colbran pointed at the screen. "Don't think I don't know where your borrowed ship has been. Also, those five ships along side you…they belong to Christophe Giacometti, don't they? I recognize that beaten up red one anywhere."
"I fail to see your point, General," JJ dismissed. "We, over here, were just seeing eye is all and decided to team up to prevent regretful actions."
"Th-That-!"
JJ folded his arms. "Oh, I'm not mad at you." He cocked an eyebrow. "I'm mad at the Delca for underestimating you."
The General took a step back. "Eh? I don't understand."
JJ smirked again. "Oh, I think you do…"
Minami breathed through his nose. 'Stall, keep stalling, JJ, give them time.'
1:20PM
An operator turned around. "Delca, Sir, we have received word General Karpiesek has reached the Albjora Moon."
Yakov gave a nod of approval. "Good. Continue monitoring the situation." He turned towards the line up of five officials that were there behind him. "Soon we will see the fruits of our patience."
"I am glad her Delcotes saw reason." One remarked, enforcing a belief, a lie, for the innocent Colbrans in the Central Command room.
"Yes, we should be rid of humans as soon as possible. They cannot be reasoned with."
The rest of the five nodded. "Here, here."
Yakov smirked inwardly as he turned back around to face the launching pads one could easily see past the windows of the building. 'Soon, there will be blood. Soon we will be free.'
The same operator turned back around. "Sir, there seems to be a hold up."
Yakov frowned immediately and stepped forward. "What kind of hold up?"
"They are-"
An intelligence officer rushed into the room with a tablet streaming a live broadcast. "Sir! Breaking news! You emneed/em to see!"
"Not now," Yakov grumbled. "I am busy!"
The individual held it up for the Delca to watch anyway. "I'm sorry, Sir!"
The live stream was on mute, but the scrolling tagline was all Yakov needed to see.
'JAIL BREAKOUT: ANGRY HUMANS AND COLBRANS! UNITED IN CHAOS!'
Yakov grabbed the tablet and hit the volume immediately.
1:25PM
"Doctor! I need a Doctor!"
Katsuki's skin was clammy as his arm continued to bleed.
Medical staff members around the the Hospital entrance took one look of the distraught Noble, who had a bleeding human in his arms and didn't budge. Instead, a few snickered.
Wind flustered around Victor's ankles as he glared at them. "Help me or so help you."
The whole area went silent save for the reports on the .
"Get me. A. Doctor!" Victor demanded.
A rolling bed was pulled up to Nikiforov in a matter of moments.
Victor laid Yuri on the bed and didn't leave the human's side.
'Hold on, Yuri!'
1:40PM
"Ma'am, its crazy out there! We can't give up!" Mila remarked as Lilia flipped the studio live switch off.
The live feed was on all screens in the news station right now while scrolling text mentioned any updates on the Cleanse.
"I have sent my message," Lilia replied. "The crowds will have to be subdued by force at this point."
"At least there hasn't been any updates about Albjora for awhile now," Otabek remarked. "Maybe Minami and Jean-Jacques put their heads together?" Axel wondered.
"Who the hell knows?" Phichit shrugged in his chair. "Stalling or Divine intervention, as long as I don't read genocide I'm good."
"But, my directions in that letter were clear, this chaos isn't what should've happened!" Lilia exclaimed desperately. "Does no one listen?"
There was a dreadful, silent pause.
"What? Did you think the unjustly accused was going to just skip-pa-dee-do-dah on out of there? I didn't read the contents of your letter but…you're an idiot."
Everyone froze to glare or stare at the boy behind them.
Her Declotes sputtered but Phichit stood up paying no mind.
"Listen, Queen Bee. You reap what you sow," He folded his arms. "You've been negligent, passive, and too trusting of your councilmen. Because of this, well, we are seeing this right now."
All other jaws in the room dropped.
"H-Hey! Watch yourself!" Mila reprimanded, holding Otabek back.
"Just stating the truth." Phichit shrugged.
"Well stop, you're not helping," Axel cautioned.
He, however, carried on. "I can tell you now ladies and gent, if you want attention you need to relate to your audience."
Phichit flipped a studio live switch again, came back around, and pushed Declotes aside on her rolling chair. "My turn, Queen Bee." He smirked while efficiently taking over the mic.
"H-How da-!" She quickly covered her mouth so the public didn't hear.
Phichit coughed in his hand and grabbed the mic. "Hey idiots from Earth emstronglisten up/em/strong!"
The live stream captured the crowds nearly halting immediately, no doubt confused.
"I see what you're doing! Your fucking free so be happy! Mistakes were made, true, but my friends are now putting their lives on the line to save emyour/em ass so get over yourselves! A~nd you! Delca Yakov and his fellow bastards!" He seethed. "This is Phichit Chaulanont. You know, the apparent golden ticket you've been chasing and killing over? Boy do I've some choice words! If you lot really don't want me to spill, I'd grab your shit in space and cart your ass where you're being ordered in the next hour before you start wishing you never knew what true embarrassment was! Now, knock. It. Off!"
1:55PM
Cherry red, steaming like a kettle, the Delca was empissed/em.
Surrounding workers of Central Command stared, watching their Duke of Colbran royalty shake as he stewed, having heard everything.
The Delca picked up the transmission mic. "General…this is Delca Yakov at Central Command. Over."
1:54PM
"And that's why I'm telling you it's is a lie my friend. Please, turn back."
Karpiesek remained visibly torn. "I…oh wait…it would appear the Central Command is hailing me."
JJ nodded. "Very well. Talk later."
"Why did you do that?" Minami asked.
Leroy folded his arms. "If that's the Delca right now telling the General to go back, he, who has starved others from the truth, doesn't deserve to know who stopped him."
1:55PM
"Yes, Sir?" The General asked as Yakov came on screen.
"N-New -ahem- evidence has halted Her Delcotes' decision," he spoke nearly gritting his teeth. "We must turn back."
Like that, the transmission ended.
The General turned towards his crew. "We are turning back. Delca's orders."
"Sir, course is being set."
Karpiesek sighed. "Good. Open a channel…."
JJ came on screen. "General, you appear to be turning around. I do hope you will think on what I had said?"
The General clenched his hands at his sides. "Yes…but today we leave humiliated."
Leroy shook his head. "I've had what humans call 'humble pie' its not that bad."
"Is that so? I have a feeling I'll be eating so-to-speak more of that later down the road."
JJ shrugged. "I might too. I'll see you around old friend."
1:55PM
"All yours, Queen Bee." Phichit literally dropped the mic in Her Declotes lap and flopped into a nearby chair, having quite enough, not caring if his words actually worked or not.
Lilia was shaking with frayed restraint. "How…dare you…"
"Humph says you." Phichit folded his arms. "Give it thirty minutes. If we don't hear a change in the reports, you can scramble my noggin' all ya want."
"I…I just don't understand." Axel shook her head. "Why did you do that? What makes you so certain just saying your name and personal history is enough?"
"Humph, they know what they did to me. And no, I'm not gonna say anything else. I suggest we get back to over see the damages, or are we going to just gawk at me?"
Lilia gripped her skirt with her hands. "You're a brazen, hot-headed fool…"
Phichit bowed flamboyantly. "You're welcome."
Lila scowled, but knew he was right she had failed in many respects. "…We will wait here to see if anything changes first."
1:56PM
"I'm going to marry him," Lutz finalized with a nod, staring at the screen of flustered women until the billboard screens became stand-by colors "Yep."
The shocked crowd surrounding her had finally ceased going nuts and had long lowered their seized weapons to the ground when Phichit snapped them out of their crazy. It would be several more hours before everyone could go home, but the storm was at least subdued enough for the local security to come in at full force to debrief and account for everyone there.
A shadow loomed over Lutz figure as the sun had started to set. "Hey, Blue…"
The young maid turned around. "Chris- oh no…"
5:50PM
"Thank you, Ms. Purple. Yes, it is good news isn't it? Yes, Yuri is with me but we won't be returning to the Royal Estate tonight. Hmhmm…yes, it was quite a performance on his part. Rash, but effective it would seem. Have you heard from Chris or your sister? Oh…all right. If you see them, tell them we are in the hospital. No, no, we are fine for now, but Chris will want to know why we left…uh huh…all right. I'll see you later. Okay, good bye."
Victor hung up the phone the nurse had provided. Alone in the hospital room, Victor sat by Yuri's side as the digital clock on the nightstand counted the passing seconds while the small TV continued to show the live stream even though there wasn't much else to really look at by this point.
5:52PM
"Ms. Purple says hello, Yuri," Victor whispered to Katsuki's unconscious body. "And It would appear the crisis as been averted…regrettably in favor of a different kind of chaos, but if I had to choose the lesser risk of lives lost I guess…" his voice trailed off.
All the bits of glass were surgically removed, the bullet in his shoulder was gone and the wound was bandaged. However, a good deal of blood had been lost and no one had ever kept human blood bank. The only solace to the pain and shock the human's body was going through was the I.V. and Victor's threat. Should he find anything suspicious Victor swore he'd rip the whole place apart.
5:54PM
"It would also appear the city security and ground army has worked through a fair portion of the crowd by now, sorting the pardoned and those who aren't." Victor sighed. "What a mess…it's going to be a long day though…probably a long week I don't know…" Victor rambled quietly while he continued to watch the screen in silence.
5:56PM
Victor studied Yuri's face for the millionth time. Changes remained miniscule, he's breathing was low as his skin was pale, but not deathly so Victor held onto hope.
5:58PM
Victor rose out of his chair and swept those black bangs aside. "Yuri…please wake up…"
The short kiss was cold.
5:59…6PM
Yuri was still unconscious.
Notes: It's exhausting tying everything in as all these events are kind of happening all at once. The times…I was trying to convey an intense pace. Drama of this nature is not my forte. XD;;
Also, I've been spelling Lilia wrong. Sorry. XD I'll correct this for the future chapters.
Thank you for reading! :D
