AN: Here's the next chapter. I won't make you wait with senseless babbling, so go ahead and start reading.

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I glanced around the dark room. Moonlight that streamed through the window cast shadows all around the room.

I took the spring I had gotten from the toilet paper dispenser and stuck it into the lock of my handcuffs. Pretty soon, it clicked, and the handcuffs easily slid off.

Quietly, my bare feet touched the cold, cement floor. I shivered, but continued to ease myself off the bed and onto my feet.

I stripped the sheets off of the bed, quickly tying and twisting them into ropes. I tied one end to the bed, then I opened the window and threw them out, giving me about twenty feet of rope.

That wasn't enough, but I could manage.

There's guards down there, I reminded myself as I climbed down. Careful, quiet, silent.

I looked down at the remaining fifteen feet. If I jumped, I was sure to break a leg, and the guards would definitely hear me.

I studied the area of building around my torso and discovered several window ledges. I grabbed one, then, hand by hand, maneuvered my way down to another one.

Five more feet left. Now, this I could jump.

My bare feet hit the ground noiselessly, and I studied the grounds, immediately spotting a guard.

Quietly, I crept over to the guard and gripped his throat while keeping a hand on his mouth. He struggled for a moment, then fell unconscious.

I stripped him of his gear and cloths, then put them on myself.

The black uniform helped me blend into the dark, but my face stood out stark white in the moonlight. I bent down and grabbed some dirt, then rubbed it into my face.

There we go. Much better.

I crept around until I got to the edge of the hospital yard, which bordered the woods. I rushed into them, all of my experience in combat situations coming back to me.

I rushed through the woods soundlessly and without any tracks. At least, any that an ordinary cop could've seen. My old team members probably could've found it and tracked it with ease.

The darkness was my cover, and I was grateful for its existence in the woods. I hadn't used any energy all day, so I had plenty in my reserves and rushed forward into the forest.

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I opened my eyes, shifting as I woke up. I was alive and I wasn't in a jail or hospital. That had to be good.

I groaned a little as I started to shove myself up from the ground, then froze as I heard a gun cock.

"Don't move."

"Barney?" I asked, moving my head just enough to make sure it was him. "What're you doin' here?"

"Arresting you. Now lay face-down on the ground, spread eagle."

I chuckled a little as I followed his orders. "Boss, this is a funny joke-"

"This is no joke," Barney growled as he handcuffed my hands behind me. "You have the right to remain silent-"

"Barney, what is this about?" I asked.

"I have to do this, Lee. They're ordered to shoot to kill, and I don't want you dead. I'm arresting you for the so-called Murder of James Harrison."

"But you've gotta know that I didn't do it," I said as he (gingerly) grabbed the back of my shirt and hauled me up.

"I know you didn't, but they don't know that. And it's better if you go to trial in one piece than not at all." Barney took the back of my arm and started to pull me forward.

"No," I said in a growl, my feet grounded in the terrain. "Barney. Don't do this."

"I have to," He said, pulling out his pistol and aiming it at me. "Now go."

I stepped forward, then kicked at Barney's gun. It skittered away under a couple of rocks, and I took the moment to kick Barney's face.

To any average man, the blow would've knocked him out cold. Barney Ross was no ordinary man.

He aimed a punch at my stomach, but I blocked it with my knee, causing me to lose balance and fall backward. Barney lept out at me, successfully pinning me to the ground.

He punched my face several times before I was able to twist onto my side and get him off. To this day, I didn't know how I did it, but I somehow wrapped my leg around Barney's neck and choked him into unconsciousness.

I quickly found the keys to my handcuffs and got them off, then handcuffed Barney and pulled him into a fireman's carry.

With that done, I trekked further into the woods, hopefully getting more answers when Barney awoke.

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