"Henry?" Dresden spluttered in shock as Henry Coulter crouched in front of her removing his hand from her mouth before signalling to be quiet. Before he started to cut through her restraints with a scalpel. Freeing her he stepped back standing up holding out his hand.

"Why are you doing this?" Dresden asked taking Henry's hand and been pulled up to her feet.

"You don't deserve to die," Henry stated before leading the way. Dresden noticed as she was lead through the security control centre both guards were out cold. She doubted Henry had the strength to do it manually and didn't see any visual signs of an altercation. "You'd be amazed just what a doctor has to hand." He stated before throwing a blue hoody at Dresden that had been hung on the back of one of the chairs. She quickly pulled it on over the tank top and leggings combo she's been given by the nurse.

"We are going out the back of the hospital… A member of factionless will be waiting for you in the building opposite." Henry whispered as they began walking through Dauntless Dresden keeping her head bowed as they passed people using Henry's natural charisma and status to almost make her invisible to wandering eyes.

They must have been over half way when the alarms started blurring and Henry looked at her with fear on his face, "Shift change isn't due for another ten minutes they shouldn't have discovered you're missing yet." He rushed out in a panic and Dresden felt something settle in the pit of her stomach. "We need to keep moving get you out of the hallways." Henry decided to pull her along before taking the first doorway on the right they came too.

They were safe now and not a moment too late Dres could hear the unmistakable sound of combat boots hitting the floor the regimented sound of a security team running past. The sharp ringing sound that came from Dr Coulter's pocket had Dresden spinning to face. "Answer it now and normally." She snapped taking charge knowing now if he was found with her he'd be tried for treason and killed. Both their lives were in her hands now.

"Coulter," Henry stated answer the phone to his ear but Dresden snatched it out of his hand and put it on speaker phone.

"…less is marching on Erudite you are required in the med bay we are expecting many casualties." Dresden wasn't sure whether the erudite making the call had been saying Dauntless or Factionless. Either way, it was bad for Erudite but good for them. The Erudite security would be focused on the incoming rebellion not what was happening inside.

"Has Jeanine been informed?"

"She is currently in session with The Divergent and not to be disturbed extra protection has been placed around the cell." The Divergent… fuck Tris. It had to be Tris from the moment she'd met the young initiate it had been painfully obvious she was divergent.

"The Divergent?"

"Eric brought her in just three hours ago," Eric was alive… Dres couldn't believe it. The relief though was crushed when it hit her she'd bought Jeanine Tris. He was still helping Jeanine, working with her despite everything.

"Eric? He's alive?"

"He's in an interrogation now, Jeanine wanted to ensure he was still ours."

"Of course, well I should head down to the hospital now. You should let Eric help his tactical mind and Dauntless training will help." Dresden looked at Henry with shock and anger she couldn't believe after everything he was still helping Erudite.

"Understood sir." Dresden hung up the phone still looking at Henry in disgust.

"I am trying to prevent the loss of innocent life Eric will use the building as a fortress Dauntless don't have the numbers to storm the building. He will protect everyone inside. They aren't the problem Dresden Jeanine is and she will be dealt with believe me. Right now, we have to get you out of her… the good news is they will be distracted." It wasn't going to be enough and Dres knew it. Dauntless might have been soldiers but they weren't idiots they didn't blindly run into a heavily guarded building something else was going to happen.

"We have to move now." Dres started checking the hallway before pushing Henry out into it, "It's not safe here."

Throwing the syringe on the floor Eric reached up and ran a hand through his hair, she had to have help these were from the hospital but who and where would they take her. The nearest exit seemed like the best idea but that would take them straight past Jeanine's lab. Still, though they couldn't have known the attack was coming and would properly be relying on Jeanine been so absorbed in her work she wouldn't see them pass right under her nose.

There was one other thing he could do, it would be risky if Four and the factionless didn't take Erudite if this attack failed… but it was the only way he could think to ensure Dresden was found. He couldn't lose her again and if she got out of this building he knew he'd never see her again. Slamming his hand on the emergency button Eric initiated lockdown procedures and the prisoner escapes alert by himself he didn't stand a chance of finding Dresden in time to protect her. Now through every set of eyes in Erudite were looking for her and he was about to make sure they all reported to him. "Attention all Erudite the Dauntless fugitive Dresden York has escaped her holding cell she may be armed and is considered highly dangerous do not approach her all sighting should be reported immediately." Putting the microphone down Eric picked up the cell phone and rang the control centre. "This is Coulter I want all information on Dresden York passing to me immediately she doesn't get out of this tower do you understand?!" He stated as soon as his call was picked up, crouching down he disarmed the two guards taking their guns to replace the ones they confiscated from him on arrival.

"Sir you haven't been cleared…"

"Am I understood?"

"Yes Sir, all alerts will be forwarded to this number." Ending the call Eric pocketed the phone and began following Dresden's most likely path to the closest exit. He had no idea how much of a head start she had on him but she was sure to have heard his PA message and that alone should have slowed her down now having to take more care not to be seen.

Running down the hallways Eric kept his eyes open checking all the hidey holes Dres might have slipped into along this route but the door was looming and he still hadn't come across her. Checking the lock, he saw the tiny glass tube hadn't been broken which meant this door hadn't been opened. Dresden hadn't come this way which meant whoever had helped her with the guards must still be with her no way Dresden could get around Erudite without a guide. This was the only simple route out of the building the rest where to convoluted to just describe.

But that meant she could be anywhere. Slamming his fist and kicking the door Eric let out a sigh of frustration. Of course, Dresden couldn't just sit quietly somewhere and wait to be rescued couldn't trust that someone else would have her back. No, she had to do everything for herself.

"Eric?!" His head snapped in the direction of the open door and he saw his mother standing to look at him. "What is going on out here?" Eric knew he needed to convince her he had everything under control or she would come out of her lab and see just how much of a shit state everything was in and she would take control.

"Dauntless has teamed up with Factionless and they are marching on Erudite our alarms picked them up five blocks out four teams have gone out to meet them everyone else is on high alert and in place closer to the tower. Dresden York has escaped her cell with help I am currently tracking her down." He didn't have a clue what Erudite was trying to do to combat the oncoming force of Dauntless and Factionless but if he was in charge that is what he would have done.

"You aren't needed to find York just give the order to kill on sight when they find her and get her… you were right Beatrice Prior is who we've been looking for." Tris… fuck he'd forgotten about her. He said he'd stop Jeanine from hurting her, said he'd protect her. Really, he'd just said those things to get her to go along with his plan, but fucking Dresden. She'd never forgive him if he let the stiff die. Fucking bitch, she screwed him over faked her death nearly destroyed him and still… still, he acted like her pet pandering to her every whim determining his actions on her every mood swing. "Eric?" He hadn't realised how long he'd taken to respond to Jeanine's orders until she called out his name and his head snapped up to face her.

"I thought you still wanted to experiment on Dresden York, further understand the mind of the Divergent?"

"She is inconsequential, we will just find other Divergent. Now send the order." Again, he hesitated to make that call would change everything. He had no idea what state Dresden was in but considering she'd been comatose when he'd left erudite he didn't think Dresden would be in any shape to start avoiding bullets. "Eric!" He knew from his mother's tone of voice he was too deep now to dig himself out of it.

Though as she started to speak his phone again began to ring, "Coulter." He answered cutting Jeanine off.

"We have her Sir, both Dresden Coulter and Dr Coulter have been apprehended in the hallways leading to the hospital. Dr Coulter claims he was escorting her for tests…" His father… his father was the one helping his wife. His father who had barely spent ten minutes in a room with him since he was born was risking his life for Dresden.

"I am in Jeanine's labs bring them both here." In his sight that would be the safest place for her in here with him and the Stiff. Once he had her he could work away out of this fucking mess, of course, she had to make a fucking mess of this and Four making it an either bigger mess. Thinking with his fucking emotions not his brain letting his heart lead.

Hanging up the phone Eric turned to look at his mother, "They have located Dresden Coulter and the person helping her escape… Henry Coulter."

"Henry?!" His mother let out a laugh. Eric wasn't sure whether she genuinely found it funny or if it was a laugh of disbelief like she was shocked he would dare disobey her.

He waited leaning against one of the screens every so often glancing over at Tris Prior knowing the survival of his marriage depended on her survival. She was still in the simulation and his mother had turned her attention back to watching her. Eric couldn't give a shit about what she was facing in there the only thing he cared about was her vitals and having Dresden in the room with him.

Jeanine didn't even look away as Dresden and Henry were finally pushed into the room she merely told them to put them in the corner she would get to them when she was done with The Divergent. Tris was close she'd made it through Dauntless, Erudite and Abnegation she was currently entering amity the same point Dresden had reached.

Eric's eyes followed Dresden watching as she was pushed down to kneel on the ground beside his father. She still looked so fragile, pale and weak. And yet he could still see that spark in her eyes she was planning, ready to fight her. Still his Dresden never ready to admit defeat a fighter to the end. Glancing up from Dresden Eric looked over to the coward initiate, Peter. Forever switching sides looking for the easiest route through this mess. Peter gave him a nod and Eric reached for his knife.

No sooner had his hand touched the hilt then didn't the alarms start screaming as the main power was cut. Backup blue lighting cut through the darkness that had followed. Reaching for his gun Eric's attention turned to the door. Unsure if the footsteps on the other side of the door where friendly or if Factionless had turned on Dauntless and where now here to take control.

Dres' mind was processing as she looked around the room. Tris unconscious on the floor of the cell detached from the wires. Jeanine trying to get everything working again so focused on her work she'd lost account of what this meant. Eric directing the few guards in the room to cover the doors. Henry with his head bowed looked ready to die.

The first wave of factionless to enter came with shields bursting their way into the room by sheer force and numbers the Erudite guard couldn't stand up to them. But it didn't stop them trying to fight back. Cuffed Dres just knelt there waiting unsure what would happen to her. Hoping she could somehow protect Henry just as he had protected her.

Her hopes were dashed as she was lifted to her feet by her cuffs and hand clamped over her mouth to stop her screaming out as she was pulled back into a hard chest. Dragged around the edge of the room Dres did her best to struggle to get back to Henry who had been knocked out by the same person that had grabbed her.

"Time to get you out'ta here," Dresden physically relaxed as the voice registered. Letting her rescuer drag her through the halls until he pushed her into a quiet room and she could spin and take a good look at the man standing there his long hair pulled back, five a clock shadow and tall imposing muscular body flaunted by the tightness of his clothes gun in hand and blade at his hip. He looked dangerous lethal and yet for the first time in days Dresden felt safe, protected in the presence of the one man who'd never let her down.

"Bell."

I am so sorry this has taken so long bad author life has been pretty damn crazy since I last sat down to write. But you guys leaving this story love inspired me to start writing again. This chapter has been the hardest to write but now I am over that hurdle hopefully things will get easier. I really wanted to this chapter to show Eric isn't good he's just selfish he wants Dresden and he will achieve that goal through any means necessary. Also so excited to finally be introducing you guys to Bell. Bell has been on my mind since day one and is properly my favorite character to write.

Emmy