One

Hadn't he spent years preparing for this day? Didn't he gather an insurmountable amount of intelligence about the towns layout? Jared groaned, as the realisation that all his information was bogus hit him. He and his troops had walked straight into a trap and were loosing the battle for Gettysburg. It had never occurred to him that Ivy was capable of such deceit. The moment his men stepped onto the field, the ground sodden and sucking at their feet, it hit him. All this time he had thought he was leading Ivy into a trap, but it was the other way around.

Jared looked back from where they had come from, ready to order his men back, but a flicker of light made him hesitate. As a wave of flames swept across their entry point, he knew they were trapped.

"Kill as many as you can!", he yelled, pulling his sword from its sheath. Yes, they were going to fail, but they wouldn't do so without a fight.

Two

The moment everyone had been preparing for had come and Ivy stood tall before all the soldiers, waiting for the right moment to strike. She raised her sword, turning to Miles and Bass to offer them a gentle smile,

"Shall we boys?". Her two friends stood up, pulling their weapons out, "Hell yeah!".

Three

Kneeling in the tunnels entrance, watching as the battle raged before her, Charlie waited. Ivy had asked her for one thing and she was not about to let her down. This time she would prove she could follow orders.

Four

For the first time in over 150 years Gettysburg was seeing battle. The sound of canon fire echoed through the air, along with the cries of men and women as they fell. Ivy pulled her bloodied sword from the body of one of the enemy soldiers and quickly glanced around the field. While they were defeating the invaders, this was the last thing she wanted. This town was supposed to be a place of peace, not battle and death.

"Do you see him?!", Bass cried out, moving towards Ivy. "Is Jared here?". Ivy shook her head, "No".

Five

Jareds disbelief was quickly replaced by anger. While he and his men had struggled through the field, the Neutrals and their allies had somehow been able to move around easily. It was only when Jared had killed one of them that he had realised how they were doing so. Through that quagmire of mud and blood was a hidden network of paths. Paths that, somehow, were still solid, unaffected by the rain. She planned for this years ago, he thought angrily, moving towards the cover of a tree-line nearby.

He turned his gaze out towards the battlefield and what remained of his men. Only a handful of them were left and Jared knew it was only a matter of time before this pathetic attempt at a takeover was finished. He went to turn away, but movement not far away grabbed his attention. There she was, the one woman he had never been able to harm. The one woman he had wanted more than any other. As he recognised the familiar figure of Bass at her side, something inside Jared snapped.

Six

Only seconds before Bass had been standing at Ivys side, joining her as she looked for the man responsible for this madness. Now, he was lying on the ground, the wound on his shoulder seeping blood onto the ground.

"MEDIC!", Ivy yelled as she pressed firmly against his shoulder. She looked frantically around, the now pouring rain making it virtually impossible to see anything.

"They shot me", Bass murmured in annoyance, "I forgot how much it hurts". Ivy kept her eyes locked in the direction the shot had come from and nodded, "That it does".

"Ivy!", Miles skidded to a stop and slumped to the ground, "What happened?!".

Ivys eyes widened and she released a loud hiss,

"Son of a". She grabbed Miles' hands and pressed them onto Bass' shoulder. "Take care of him until the medic comes". Ivy rose up, her long sword clutched tightly in her hand,

"Ivy", Miles gave her a confused look, "What the hell are you doing?".

"I have someone to kill".

Seven

The rain had made it more than difficult for Charlie to see what was happening and she had been forced to emerge from the shelter of the tunnel to get a better view. Too late did she see Jared, taking aim and firing at Ivy and Bass and Charlie thought she had failed in her mission. 'Find Jared and keep a close eye on him', Ivy had instructed earlier. 'Make sure he does not harm Miles or Bass. I know you hate Monroe, Charlie, but he must not fall today".

Charlie had agreed, albeit reluctantly and had gone along with Ivy when she asked her to not tell anyone of her request. 'If your Uncle knew what I was asking you to do, he would hit the roof. Jared is a dangerous and unpredictable man'. I've failed, she thought as she watched Ivy kneeling beside Bass. Charlie saw Miles approach and Ivy slowly rise up, her focus set on the treeline ahead. She's going after him, Charlie thought wildly.

As Ivy strode after him, Charlie knew what she had to do.