One Year Later
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Chapter 32: Escape! Part 1
Lieutenant Delgado sat in her office, holding a picture of herself and a young girl. She sighed and looked up at the ceiling, wondering if her child was all right. She had not seen Julianne for almost nine months, ever since that day…
Flashback…
Miriam Delgado was wandering the streets of Brazil, trying to make ends meet as a drug dealer and as a prostitute. She had the unique ability to create psychic illusions around herself, making her appear as any woman she could imagine. This was very handy for a prostitute, considering all the men she slept with had different tastes in what a woman should look like. She would create almost any illusion of herself; fat, skinny, blonde, red-head; it did not matter to her. However, Miriam's true form was a slightly orange skin with black and white eyes, and black hair. She had a contact name that people who wanted to purchase her services could use; Mirage. Delgado smirked to herself; the name fit completely.
Mirage was wandering the streets when a man grabbed her and dragged her down the alleyway. It was not uncommon for kidnappings to happen in Brazil, and, having learned to fight on the streets, she fought her attacker and ran as fast as she could.
She escaped back to her small home in a neighborhood that was protected by a home-grown militia. As she closed the door, a voice said,
"Very impressive."
Miriam spun around and saw Amanda Waller sitting in her chair, three armed guards surrounding her. Mirage snarled,
"What are you doing here?"
Amanda said,
"Simple. I want you to work for me."
Miriam glared back,
"Why should I?"
Amanda looked up,
"You're daughter, Julienne. She just turned four, didn't she?"
The young woman was wide-eyed,
"Where is she?"
She ran in the next room, the soldiers attempted to stop her. Waller signaled not to.
Mirage ran around the small house, calling out to find Julienne. However, the little girl was not there. Mirage shrieked,
"WHERE IS MY DAUGHTER?"
Amanda remained calm and cool as she answered,
"At an undisclosed location. You two will be reunited, but, you have to work for me."
Mirage growled lowly, tears welling up in her eyes. She said bitterly,
"What do you want me to do?"
End Flashback…
Miriam sighed and put her photo down. She stood up and adjusted her uniform. General Lane was busy interrogating the prisoner again. Mirage shook her head and decided to leave the office for a few minutes, to get some air.
Meanwhile…
Lane looked down at Crisis,
"I don't know what you and Waller talked about, but I want answers now!"
Leon looked back up. He was hurt, but he was not going to break. Not to Lane. An idea formed in his head and the red-eyed commando said weakly,
"C-C-Com-om-ome closer."
Lane said,
"Yeah, what is it?"
As the four-star general came closer, Crisis quickly moved and bit of General Lane's ear. He spat it out as the general screamed, clutching his head. Lane howled in pain,
"You sick maniac! What the hell's wrong with you?"
Several of the other troops restrained Crisis as one of them got the general to the infirmary. Leon smirked to himself; it was fun to get a little payback. The beating would be worth it.
The howl of pain did not go unnoticed. Before Mirage had left the base, she had heard the scream from down the hallway and ran to see Lane clutching the side of his head. She asked,
"General, what happened?"
Lane snapped,
"That bastard bit my ear off! He's nuts!"
Miriam blinked in surprise; what type of psycho was Crisis. She wanted to say something, but a part of her was in dread of what Leon did. Then again, another part of her was actually glad Lane was in pain. It seemed almost fitting, in a way.
A few hours later…
Crisis, after being beaten up again, noticed he was alone in the room. He tried to think of a way out of his situation. The swordsman had to get out of the room, take the nullifier off, and retrieve his lightsaber. Hopefully, it was still on base. He began to slip his hands free, slowly. Hopefully, no one was watching.
He was about to get one hand free when he heard footsteps approaching. Leon quickly stood still and watched as the door opened, revealing Miriam. She said,
"You've seen better days."
The red-eyed commando chuckled,
"So has Lane."
Miriam almost laughed at that,
"Did you really have to do that?"
Leon shrugged,
"Honestly, no. But, a part of me actually liked it."
Delgado shook her head,
"You're nuts, you know that?"
Her smile faded and said,
"You're the only person I trust with this information. I'm in trouble and need your help."
Leon looked at her suspiciously,
"How do I know you can be trusted? How do I know Lane hasn't sent you in here to get information?"
Miriam took out a photo,
"Because, Lane does not know about my daughter, Julienne. She was kidnapped by Amanda Waller's people and I have no idea where to look for her."
She had teary eyes as she said,
"If I help you escape, you have to find her. Find out if she is all right."
Leon looked at Miriam's eyes and he could tell she was being honest. He said,
"All right, I'll help. But, I need this nullifier off of me, and my lightsaber."
Miriam said,
"There's a research facility on the other side of the base. That's probably where the light saber is. I don't know exactly where; its restricted access, and only General Lane and a few others have access."
Leon said,
"Wouldn't General Lane get suspicious if you help me?"
Mirage shook her head,
"No. I have the cameras looped. As for the nullifier…I am sorry, but there is nothing I can do about that. It is bolted into your skull, but the research facility here may have something that can unlock it."
Crisis sighed,
"Great. Anything else I need to know?"
Mirage said,
"No. That's all."
She turned away,
"Please, you have to help me find my daughter. She's all I have left."
Suddenly, Crisis stood up,
"Show me where the facility on the base is."
Mirage was surprised,
"How, how did you do that?"
Leon said,
"While no one was around, I slipped out of the handcuffs. Normally, I would just break them, but, without my strength, I had to find another way."
The red-eyed commando then said,
"Well, are we going or what?"
Next Chapter:
Crisis and Mirage attempt an escape of the base, but first must get through General Lane and his troops. Stay tuned, fellow readers!