the-original-sineater asked: Whumpuary 2025 prompts 11. "i didn't ask for this" blood abandoned. TAG with John Uses the prompts: "I didn't ask for this" and "blood".

Characters: Brains, John, EOS, Scott

Warnings: Unreality, Gunshot

Brains' fingers flew over the holograms, pinching and moving things as MAX worked on one side and Virgil on his other. While they worked at finding a way through both Five's blockade of the Island and to John Scott, Gordon and Alan worked on finding a physical way to access the hangars. There was a manual override, but somehow John had countermanded that too.

Everything they tried…they just weren't quick enough. The code was changing faster than they could program, and pretty quickly every terminal was shut down and made inaccessible.

The other three weren't faring much better. Somehow they had become too heavily reliant on their electronics, on the wonderful systems Brains had created with Virgil and John's help.

But there were no failsafes against themselves…

…

'EOS, can you see what they are they doing on the Island?'

'No John. All the cameras are out and I cannot access them. They are trying hard to access Five through the Island.'

'Are they managing?'

'I am managing to keep them out but only just.'

'Let me help. Let's shut down every terminal as we go and make sure that the lockdown of the hangars is complete.'

'FAB John.'

They worked in silence for a while, John feeling more in control as they kept the systems closed to the GDF and one by one between them they managed to shut every terminal down.

'John, the island is locked down. What are your orders?'

'Has there been any further news on my brothers, Kayo, Grandma and Brains?'

'No John. The encryption they are using is the most sophisticated I've come across. Given time I'm sure I could crack it but…'

'…We don't have that time. You're right, EOS. Continue the attacks on the GDF and World Government until such time as we can get intel.'

'And the island?'

'Time to Implement Omega Protocol.'

'FAB, John.'

'Time for the gas to take full effect?'

'Providing there are no gas masks the Omega Protocol should take full effect throughout the villa in the same amount of time that the elevator will take to descend.'

'Excellent. And EOS – make sure the infirmary and the face masks are locked away safely.'

'FAB John.'

'Initiate Omega Protocol now.'

'Omega Protocol engaged.'

John donned his helmet and made his way over to the elevator. As he got himself seated EOS spoke again.

'John, I have news. The Hood has escaped from GDF custody.'

'What a surprise.'

'There is no way he could have left the base so that there is a chance that he may be one of the people in disguise.'

'Makes sense. I will be on my guard. Please lower the elevator.'

'FAB, John.'

The elevator latched onto its dock in the hangar, and John detoured to the seldom used armoury, pausing before picking up a handgun, checking that it was fully operational before loading it and moving forward.

EOS couldn't see once John had left the hangar but John had left his comm open and she could hear him. She tracked him by his steps to the armoury before making his way up to the villa, hearing as he keyed in the code to unlock the entrance to the villa itself and moved on almost silence feet through his second home.

'S*!'

'John?'

'The Hood has gone next level on the holographic disguises – there are three in the living room and they look just like Virgil, Gordon and Alan.'

'That's not good.'

John tied the three men up and moved them into the sunken part of the lounge. Footsteps made him freeze, ducked down and hidden from sight as a fourth person came in. He popped his head up briefly before once again ducking down.

The fourth man had managed to snag a rebreather. It would negate most of the effects of the Omega gas but not all of it, and as John listened the man staggered into the desk chair, sending it crashing to the ground.

Checking the gun once more, John took a deep breath.

'John? John – is that you?'

'Stay right there!'

'John! What's going on?'

'Stop it! Stop lying to me, Hood!'

'It's me, John! Scott. I'm Scott!'

John wasn't sure at what point he'd stood up and pointed the gun at the Hood, but his aim was unwavering and the Hood froze.

'LIAR!'

'John – '

'I didn't ask for this, to be the only one left, the only one capable of finding them, but I will shoot you if you don't SHUT UP AND TELL ME WHAT YOU'VE DONE WITH MY BROTHERS!'

'I – John…'

And then the Hood took a step towards him and John fired, watching the spread of blood on his chest as the man collapsed.