Part Twenty Nine

Eden: Paradise Lost

Part Twenty Nine

Kris curses as Mary tries to make him be quieter. 

Mary: Be quiet, sir. They have the room bugger I'm sure. Anything loud will make them wanna actually pay attention to what we're saying. Just stay calm. 

Kris: We jumped from the frying pan right into the goddamn fire. 

Shane: They need us. Especially if that horde is on its way. 

Lance: But we have to assume they know about us, and what we know about them because of Mary. 

Mary: They'll be watching us closely. We're outgunned and outmanned. 

Lance: I've been through worse. I was born in Russia ya know. 

Mary: You don't know these men like I do. 

Kris: So, what do we do?

Mary: Wait, and hope the General's forces show up sooner rather than later.

Anthony opens the door into the room and looks about as he smiles and turns to Mary

Anthony: Gentlemen, my men will escort back to your quarters, Mary, DJ requests a word in private. 

Mary: I'll be there shortly, thank you. 

Anthony: Now, Widowmaker. 

Mary nods and eyes Kris as she stands and follows Anthony as the other three silently file out. 

Elsewhere

Amber and Lily  walk along the barracks as they see other women with children trying to get their space organized and set up as Amber looks unsure. 

Amber: Why do all of this? We'll have to evacuate soon enough I'm sure. 

Lily: It's comforting, Amber. Even if it's futile.

Amber shrugs as the two walk on as eyes carefully watch them 

Nick and Rebecca lay on a cot as a Nick yawns and kisses her before he stands 

Rebecca: Where are you going?

Nick: I need to use the bathroom, been needing to piss all night. I'll be back. 

Rebecca: Better. 

She kisses him as he heads in as he goes into a tent where the restrooms were being advertised as some Zero Company men watch him.

Terry leans against a post as he was watching some of the soldiers keenly before he noticed Anthony come out of a building with a few men as Terry's suspicions get the best of him as they go into a nearby shack that had two men watching the doors as Terry goes and grabs his gun belt. 

Miles scans about as Lyndsey makes their cots up as Miles spots some men staring Lyndsey down. 

Lyndsey: It was nice of them to give us a giant cot for two people…

Miles: Yeah…

Miles watches as the men continue to stare them down before they try to act nonchalant and continue their patrols.

Miles: Shit. 

Brianna, Makayla and Dustin were in the mess hall building as Dustin was stuffing his face as Brianna and Makayla watched some civilians who were being watched over and hounded by some Soldiers as Brianna took a drink.

Brianna: We're in serious trouble. 

Makayla: You got that right. 

Dustin: Why would be in…

Makayla covers his mouths as he was speaking loudly. 

 Brianna: just be ready, soldier. 

Dustin nods and continues to eat as Makayla watches as some Soldiers left and stared them down. 

Makayla: Shit. 

Nick finishes using the toilet as he goes and washed his hands as he perks up and turns the faucets off as he shakes his hands and then turns to see Five men standing behind him.

Nick: Knew you boys were going to be trouble. 

One attacks, but Nick blocks the strike and slams his face against the wall, but one hits Nick in the back as another goes to grab him but Nick turns and slams his fist across his face before disarming the man who was attacking next with a blade, Nick breaking his wrist before he headbutts him, knocking him out as the last man pulls out a taser gun and fires it at a distance as the prongs hit Nick in the chest, Nick standing at first but the voltage surges through him and he strains and screams as he drops as the man held the trigger down for a few more seconds as Nick convulses as the other men gather themselves.

Soldier: This one should be fun watching get torn to shreds. Grab em. 

They bag Nick's face with a sack before dragging him out the back of the bathroom as they open a stall that was actually a hidden door that led into a dark corridor. 

Elsewhere

Amber and Lily head into the barracks but stop as they see some soldiers tying up women as one was beating a child away from its mother. Amber goes to pull out her gun that she had kept but there soldiers are on them and take the gun before bringing them over to the other bound women.

Brianna watched as some men surrounded her and Makayla as Dustin watched tensely as one rubs his hand along Brianna's neck. 

Man: Why don't you come with us…

Brianna: Hmm...how about…

Brianna grabs the man's hand quickly as she breaks the fingers she had and as she stands she slams his head against the table as another comes towards her and hits Brianna in her temple with his machine gun, knocking her out cold as Dustin and Makayla are quickly subdued with guns drawn on them. 

Man: Lock them in the brig!

Makayla and Dustin are whisked away as Brianna is picked up and drugged off. 

Elsewhere, DJ's Quarters

Mary enters DJ's top floor office as the Men guarding the door take her bows and sidearm which she gave up willingly as DJ looks the base over from his top floor window as he then turns to face her. 

DJ: Still breaking hearts, Mary?

Mary: only the men's. 

DJ: that's a shame. You're too beautiful and smart to be pitching for one side. 

Mary: I think those reasons are why it's perfect that I should be. But you didn't bring me here to talk about my sexual orientation, Deej. 

DJ: Of course not.

Mary: Why are you doing this, DJ? Why are you supporting the men who did this?

DJ: Isn't this what we always talked about, what we always wanted? A chance to take control and do things our way?! We have that chance now. 

Mary: Yeah, you definitely got your chance, and a lot of innocent people are dead because of it…

DJ: You used to want this, you left us with the impression that if this were to ever happen, you'd come back to us, rejoin the cause. I've brought you back to make you uphold your word…

Mary: I never promised anything…

DJ suddenly and violently lashes out as he punches Mary in the mouth, Mary reeling as she spits out blood as DJ strikes her twice in the stomach and then slams her head against the wall as he leaves an impact imprint from the force. Mary lays slumped over on the floor in a heap as she bleeds from her mouth and head. 

DJ: That really disappointed me, Widowmaker. 

Mary: Fuck you...you... psycho.

DJ kicks her repeatedly in the chest before standing her up. 

DJ: Why you have to be the one to break my heart…

Mary knees DJ in the crotch, DJ letting go as he reels as she then knees him across the face, as he feels before Mary uppercuts him as he flies back and lands on the floor.

Mary: What heart, you asshole. 

DJ side swipes her legs from under her and knocks Mary onto her back as he climbs on top of her and begins to choke her, Mary clawing and trying to fight him off but DJ's longer reach holds her down and out from her hands being able to get to his face as he squeezes her throat tighter and screams like a man content with murder, Mary's face turning color as her legs move and kick wildly as DJ's face flushes red with rage as Mary smacks around at his belt and pulls on his belt buckle which had a 3 inch hidden blade. 

Mary stabs the blade into DJ's side, DJ screaming as he lets go and moves off of Mary as Mary gasps and coughs as Mary crawls away and grabs at her throat as she catches her breath as DJ pills the blade from out of his side as men finally burst into the room, aiming about as they look at Mary and DJ, keeping their guns in Mary as she collects herself

Soldier: Sir…?

DJ: Take her to the fucking brig!

The men go and grab Mary, taking her away as DJ winces band puts pressure on his wound. 

DJ: Feisty bitch….gotta admire that ..

DJ stands and hobbles to his desk as he pulls out a bottle of whiskey and takes a drink before pushing in his ear piece. 

DJ: I need the goddamn medic!

Elsewhere

Lance and Shane come over into the barracks with Miles and Lyndsey as Kris and Rebecca are talking

Miles: What's going on?

Shane: Issues, big issues.

Lyndsey: Why what's happened now?

Lance: Anyone seen Terry?

Miles: No, why?

Kris: Hey…

Kris and Rebecca come over to the others. 

Kris: We got an issue. 

Shane: You too, huh. 

Lance: Nick? 

Rebecca: Went to pee, hadn't come back. And it's been like twenty minutes. I saw a couple of guys go into the bathroom and never come out...and I saw some guys taking girls away, two of them Amber and Lily. 

Shane: Shit. 

Lyndsey: Are they okay?!

Miles: Quiet, baby. 

Lance: Were gonna hope so. but we must be quiet, miss. We're not alone. 

They look around quickly before continuing. 

Kris: If we don't be smart about this, we might not make it into the morning. 

Miles: So what do we do?

Kris: Lay low. Lance, can you get those girls and our girls out?

Lance: Why not, I can do anything. 

Kris: Rebecca, I'll find Nick. Shane, go find Brianna and make sure she's not causing problems. 

Shane: Okay. 

Kris: Discretion, gentlemen. Unless there's no choice. 

Lance heads off towards the direction Rebecca pointed out that the girls had been taken too as Kris and Rebecca head off to their barracks as Shane pulls Miles aside. 

Shane: Do not leave her side, no matter what, do you understand me?!

Miles: I wasn't planning on it. 

Shane: I'll be back. Stay low. 

Shane looks about and then heads off as Miles comes and comforts a clearly upset Lyndsey.

End of Part Twenty Nine.