"That's it, keep moving," demanded the man behind the mask. House was never one to take direction well, but he knew his life and the ones around him depended on his ability to do so. A lot had taken place in the last five minutes and House had been unable to fully wrap his mind around what had taken place. After the loudspeaker had alerted the hospital of a code red, it had been a flurry of activity.
"Shit!" mumbled Chase in his Australian accent.
"Do you think it's just a drill, House?" asked Cameron as she ran over to their conference room and locked the door. Not that it would do much good she thought. The doors were made of glass.
"Either way, we won't be taking any cases today." Replied House who had regained his composure after the recent shock. Just as he was heading over to switch on the tv and catch up on his soaps for the day he heard the horrible sound of glass shattering. He turned just in time to see Foreman dive under the table and avoid the bullet that bounced off the chair he was previously sitting in.
The cold barrel of a pistol being pressed against his chest brought House out of his flashback and back to reality.
"I'm going, I'm going," he mumbled. Walking forward was hard enough, but with his leg, backwards was near impossible. He could hear Cameron and Chase behind him trying to comfort each other. In that moment he then remembered Cuddy and hoped that she had somehow managed to escape the hospital. Although, he knew she would never leave with so many of her friends, patients, and coworkers in danger. That's one quality he loved about her, as stubborn as he was, he loved how she wouldn't back down if she truly believed she was right.
"So what brings you these parts?" sneered House in a fake southern drawl.
"Shut up and walk, I've used this once and I'm not afraid to again, and this time I won't miss," the masked man said, indicating to his gun. "I have a few concerns about the way you have been treating a few of your previous patients and although I have voiced my concern with the Dean of this fine hospital, I have seen no changes, therefore I have decided to take matters into my own hands. So I thought you and I could make a little trip down her office and see if some changes can be made."
As soon as House heard those last few words he knew he would die before he let this man get in the same room as Cuddy. He would be damned if he let her pay for his mistakes.