RPG SYF: Special Youth Force: Garrotted Threats...

[Boba Fett]

[COLOR=green]Ryan slings his sniper rifle over his shoulder, then draws his Beretta from its holster and begins to advance side by side with Craig across the silent courtyard.

They reach the entrance to the main building unopposed, but find the door locked. Not wanting to attract attention by shooting the lock, they look around for another way in. There is a window fifteen feet up, but it's closed.

Craig pulls a rope from his backpack, and Abob hands him a smoke grenade. Craig ties the smoke grenade to the rope, and then throws it through the window, breaking the glass. A soft tinkling noise echoes through the courtyard as glass shards fall to the ground and shatter. Craig pulls down the rope and attaches a grappling hook in place of the smoke grenade, then throws the grappling hook at the window, where it attaches securely to the windowsill. Then they both silently climb up the taut rope?

Two minutes later they both emerge form the room into the complex's second floor hallway. There are not many people around, and those who are using the hallway seem to be running from room to room, not looking up or around.

They manage to get to the end of the hallway and are about to go down the stairs when a bullet hits Abob's left hand. He cursed, and then begins to return fire with Craig, quickly killing their opponent. Then they run down the stairs, they need to get out of here before someone sounded the alarm?[/COLOR]

[Raiha]

[COLOR=royalblue][i]Jaudiar sighed and laid back on her bed. The Hellcat was rising again...still tormenting every waking moment. Soon it would rise to the surface, either to be destroyed or embraced, she could not see. The troubled fighter closed her eyes and willed her breathing to become steady....her mind to calm itself...and sleep to finally come.[/i][/COLOR]

[Lady Asphyxia]

[color=darkred]There was a commotion outside, and the man showing her, rather foolishly, she thought, sent out some men to see what was happening. There was a shout, and Rae realised that Liam had gotten into the compound. Acting for all she was worth, she tried to look concerned, asking what was wrong with them.

"Nothing. Probably just a commotion in the hall way. A cat or something."

"Kitties? I love kitties. I'm going to go look." And she slinked outside. There were four guards in the hallway, dead. Walking over to Liam, she stepped over one guy's head, wincing when she saw the blood pouring from his chest. "Thanks for coming. Here, I'll show you where she is."

She led him down the hallway, walking quickly to aviod people in general. "I have some news. They have you on radar. Black dots. The have a lot of people on radar. Personally, I'm glad I'm not needed enough or, rather, so infamous that I'm tracked. You are. I suggest going quickly. Here." She watched Liam open the door. "You'll be fine now? I have to get back."[/color]

[liamc2]

Liam rolled his eyes and slipped in the door, letting it close behind him. Then he heard the click. He turned, and in the dim light, noticed that there wasn?t a handle on this side, just a lock.

?Hooray. Right when I needed to be inconspicuous.?

Liam chuckled to himself and slipped out a penlight, letting its xenon bulb illuminate the entire corner it was focused on. A figure lay unconscious, like Rae had said, she had a startling resemblance. Liam knelt down and slipped some standard handcuffs on her hands and feet. Even if she was going to be out for a couple of hours, he didn?t want the risk of faulty tranquillisers.

The next challenge was how to get through the door before him, silently. He grinned and reached inside the folds of his jacket, pulling out a soft Velcro case. He opened it and pulled out a chromed lock pick gun. He slipped his finger around the trigger and pushed the pick into the lock, experimenting with the tension wrench on the side of the gun. Minutes later there was a click and the door opened. He packed the tool away and stood; lifting the girl around his back, piggyback style. She dropped her head in her slumber and began drooling on his shoulder. Liam rolled his eyes and stepped out into the corridor, slinking along the walls on his way to the exit. All he had to do now was get out, dump the girl with Siren and Niomi and get back to find Pizaro.

?Piece of cake.? He grunted, shifting her weight around. ?How bloody much do you weigh girl? Honestly.?

Liam continued on his sneaky path, ignoring the gunshots and constant explosions coming from the main entrance. He was about to exit the building when he was confronted with a rather nervous security guard. When he saw Liam, carrying a handcuffed Pizaro?s daughter, a let a small squeal and fumbled for his weapon. Liam dropped the girl and was about to reach for his weapon when her handcuffed arms and the handcuffs caught him around the throat. Spluttering, he was dragged down backwards.

The guard had just now freed his entangled pistol.

Liam reached into his coat for his and whipped the first thing he could find with a trigger?which was unfortunate as that thing was the lock pick gun?

The security guard paled; clueless the fact that the object Liam was defiantly holding was in fact a lock pick.

Liam waved the gun to a nearby door, ?In there now, before I decide to change my mind.?

?Uh?ok?please don?t, I have a wife and kids.?

?Yeah yeah, whatever, drop the gun and get in there.?

?Righto??

As the door clicked closed, Liam grinned, he couldn?t believe his luck. He spun the lock pick before slipping it back into its pocket. He knelt back down and picked the girl up before running out the door and through to the wall.

~~~~~

Liam dropped the girl at Siren?s feet. ?Here, blindfold her and gag her. That?s Pizaro?s daughter and our failsafe if we can?t get him.?
Siren raised an eyebrow, ?uh huh. Well you might want to hurry. I got word from the chopper pilots that they saw Pizaro with his customary troop of bodyguards heading towards the rear section of the building, there?s a helicopter waiting on the roof.?

?Rear section? But I just came from there. Dammitt! Order them to blow the chopper up.?

?Can?t do that. Word has it that it?s loaded up with the arms for the trade. We can?t risk it.?

?Great. Can the troops get through? I at least need some extra back up.?

?Nope. That base was literally riddled with guards, team one have their arms full. I?m all you?ve got.?

Liam looked back at the base, pensive.

?Stay here. Niomi is going to need some help guarding this girl. If she is whom Rae says, all hell will break on you two if they find out she?s gone. I?m going back in.?

[Raiha]

[COLOR=royalblue][i]Jaudiar's eyes snapped open. Her hand flew to the daggar underneath her pillow...drawing it lose in an instant. She sat up and shouted, bringing the blade in front of her face.....a scream and a gasp....a man was lying on the ground, throat cut open, blood gushing onto the floor. The high strung girl leapt off the bed and landed next to him, hands on his neck.[/i]

Man: *gag* ....kuso...

Jaudiar: I'm not going back! You can't make me be Hellcat again. Tell that to your master!

[i]His eyes opened wider, then closed in death. She stood up and hissed....things were finally falling together. The one was making his move far too soon....and he would pay for it. Did he think she had lost her mind when she left?!? She growled and sheathed her blade....it was time to show him who she really was.[/i][/COLOR]

[Boba Fett]

[COLOR=green]Ryan and Craig charge down the staircase, and get to the bottom, only to find that the door that separates the stairwell from the main hallway is locked, and the hallway on the other side is extremely busy, shooting the lock would attract too much attention, and they would have to kill everyone in the hallway.

Ryan pulls a first aid kit from his bag and wraps a bandage around his hand. Then Craig and Ryan walks back up the stairs, their guns drawn. They get back to the second floor, and immediately come under fire from several guards, who are taking cover from doorways in the second floor corridor.

Ryan realizes that the alarm has been sounded and that stealth is useless now. He pulls a smoke grenade from his backpack and throws it down the hall. It rolls slowly down the hallway, trailing thick plumes of smoke. The guards take cover, thinking this is a real grenade.

Ryan and Craig run past the doorway that leads to the second floor. They proceed up the stairs, and come out onto the roof.

The roof is swarming with guards, and there is a helicopter waiting on a landing pad. Around it are a dozen female bodyguards, forming a ring, presumably around Pizaro. There were also guards standing all around the roof, but they were looking into the jungle around the complex, not around the roof.

Ryan and Craig hide behind an air-conditioning unit, and Ryan puts on his headpiece:

Ryan: Liam, we are on the roof. We can't grenade the chopper because of the explosives, and are outgunned. Can you give us some backup?"

Liam: "I'm on my way. I'll be on the roof soon, so wait for further instructions, Liam out?."[/COLOR]

[Raiha]

[COLOR=royalblue][i]Jaudiar went to her closet and drew out a costume she had not worn in years. Tight fitting leather pants, slit and laced up the sides with rawhide...a skanky sort of shirt that wasn't really there, and a silver collar...she surveyed her reflection in the mirror....she looked the same, a little taller, more well endowed....not so bad actually. Jaudiar laughed to herself quietly and sheathed her daggars. Then she bent down and picked up her silver rods...flipping her hair into a quick bun, she slipped both into place and walked downstairs.....eyes set, face serious.[/i]

.......[/COLOR]

[Lady Asphyxia]

[color=darkred]The man, who's name, she'd learnt, was Xach, started at the sound of Pizaro's voice over his headset. "We're under attack. I want my daughter out of there. Now."

Rae jerked. He'd be able to tell the difference,wouldn't he? Apparently not, she decided as she was hustled away from Xach at Pizaro's command. [i]What have I gotten myself into?[/i] She wondered, as the moved her over to the helicopter. She looked around, seeing Craig and Ryan, then swore silently, hoping they'd understand her when she mouthed the word "Liam". They seemed to, considering the confused looks on thier faces, then dawning recognition. Ryan winked.

"Wait!" Rae called out to 'her father'. "I need...I need to get something, Daddy." She almost winced at the word. He seemed rather surprized too.

"I'll send someone to get it."

"No! I mean, I have to get it myself."

He watched her, suspicion in his eyes. "Fine."

She left quickly, her skirt flapping around her knees. "Liam," she whispered over the head piece. "I'm going with Pizaro. Okay?"

"What???" It was Ryans voice. "It [i]was[/i] you. But, thats... insane. What if you get caught?"

"I have the feeling I won't. Pizaro doesn't know his daughter. Its like she's been at boarding school and only just come back or something. He doesn't even see the diferences between us."

"Well. Becareful."

"Will do. I have the information I was looking for, though. So, now I can help Lima's group, don't you suppose? I've got to go. Rae out."[/color]

[liamc2]

Liam crept up the staircase to the roof, hands tightly gripped around the MS1. The sound of chopper blades was deafening, it seemed like he could barely hear himself think. When at the top, he was caught around the collar by Craig who instantly began shouting into his ear.

?Rae?s going up!?

Liam raised an eyebrow, ?What, you mean she?s in there??

Craig nodded.

?That is a huge bloody problem.?

Ryan nodded and glanced back at the helicopter, which was slowly lifting off the ground. Ryan turned back to Liam to spout off a plan, only to find him gone. Craig pointed towards the chopper.

?There.?

~~~~~

Liam ran and leapt for the helicopter skid, good arm hooked around it while the other pumped the MS1 for all it was worth at the guards still on the ground, before any word could be said to alert Pizaro. Liam holstered the MS1 and hooked himself under the chopper, safely out of sight.

The wind seemed to be screaming into his face as the chopper gained speed, heading towards deep jungle.

Liam?s grip slipped slightly as the helicopter abruptly slowed and faced an Apache chopper that was intent on preventing Pizaro?s escape.
Liam?s eyes widened as he heard a very loud metallic click beside him, a silk worm missile lowered out of a hidden compartment and ignited, firing off in the direction of the Apache. Liam swung upside down and rammed both fingers in his ears at the deafening explosion.
As the smoke settled, the chopper continued on it?s path towards the heart of the jungle.

~~~~~

Siren flipped open a videoconference laptop and slipped on her headset as a message came through. A very irate Adam appeared on the jittery screen.

?Siren, -us report. ?ignal?very?weak??

Siren rolled her eyes and hit the satellite, or rather Niomi who was holding it.

Adam continued, ?Ah. Much better. Status report.?

?Well the base is under complete lock down, not a word is going in or out and all is well.?

?Good then. Do you have Pizaro??

?Well, we have his daughter?Pizaro got away, Ryan reported that Rae is impersonating his daughter and is inside the chopper, and well, Liam managed to leap onto one of the skids. Currently both are being carried to an unknown location in the jungle.?

Adam was silent for a while, his face on the screen held worry, not about the situation Rae was in, but the fact that Liam managed to limpet himself into the situation. Adam groaned and sunk down in his seat, trying not to imagine what was going to happen. ?Alright, what is in pursuit??

Siren glanced over at a plume of smoke that used to be an Apache, ?Well. We couldn?t track by air, seeing as Pizaro has more air to air firepower than the entirety of our choppers here, so the SAS is going to be trekking through the forest after them in their troop transports, ASIO is packing up and the same for all the other groups, they all received heavy damage, about ten people lost their lives on our side here. About sixty are injured. All our agents are accounted for and intent on following with the SAS hummer squad.?
Adam nodded. ?Alright. Do your best. Adam over and out.?

[Lady Asphyxia]

[color=darkred]The helicopter landed around an hour later, and by that time Rae was sweating with the humidity, despite the air outside. The guards, then Pizaro, and finally her alighted off the chopper. As she did, an hand grabbed her ankle. Knowing that it wouldn't be an enemy; she was currently in their fold she paused, looking down. [i]Liam[/i]. Winking discreetly, she stumbled, and the guards rushed around her. "Sorry," she fluttered, "I just caught my heal on the skid. No problem." They nodded and resumed thier positions.

"So, Jenna," Baudez asked. "Did you have fun last semester at your new school?"

Glad that she didn't have to interpret anything, and grateful that he thought she was actually Jenna, Rae replied, "It was all right, but it [i]could[/i] have been better. The food was quite disgusting."

"I hired a Cordon Bleu chef just for you. Didn't he do his job?"

Cursing her mistake, she covered her tracks. "No. He was lazy."

"Ah. Forgive me, daughter, for my mistake."

[i]Either this guy is ultra-devoted to his family, or he fears his daughter. He didn't seem very fearful, though. Devotion.[/i] "That's all right Papa. I think...I must sleep. I feel rather faint."

She could almost hear Liam's snort as she acted, quite well, like an upperclass spoilt little girl, trapped in a 16 year old body. [/color]

[Raiha]

[COLOR=royalblue][i]The hard pressed lady kicked upwards, then landed on all fours. They wouldn't leave her alone...even though she had entered quietly...Jaudiar was quickly loosing her cool, this was taking waaay too long. In one quick movement, she brought her hands together and shot them forward, genetic implants serving their purposes well. From beyond her position, she could hear the sound of a single person clapping. She tensed, it was finally time....[/i]

Ådrien: Very well done my dear...you've greatly improved.

Jaudiar: ...I'm here. What do you want?

Adrien: I would think it was obvious. From the letter, to the assasin...

Jaudiar: I told you I wasn't interested in going back. What's so hard about that?

Adrien: Leaving without a goodbye, taking the best of the genetic manipulation we could give you....going over to the SYF...

Jaudiar: Yeah? Well some of us grow into our conciouses. I don't know about you though...

Adrien: ........*sigh* What a waste, and you have so much potential.[/COLOR]

[liamc2]

When all the guards had entered the hidden compound, Liam prised himself from his position beneath the chopper. All his muscles had tensed from the long journey and seemed to have mutinied against any further movement. He crawled out from underneath the chopper?s belly, not noticing the bloody handprint he left on the skid. He crept into the safety of the jungle and collapsed, falling into a deep sleep.
~~~~
Two of Pizaro?s infamous female bodyguards walked back to the chopper to retrieve the weapons of destruction in it. One dropped her M14 commando to heave one of the crates out when she noticed the handprint. She paused and took a quick glance around, keenly checking for any signs of life.
?What are you doing?? Questioned the other.
?Nothing,? the first replied, but in an undertone added, ?See the handprint? I think we might have company??
?Should we tell the boss??
?No, it would trouble him. Dump these crates and we?ll track whoever tagged along for the ride. If my calculations are correct, I?d say he or she has lost a heck of a lot of blood. Shouldn?t be too hard to track ?em and torch ?em.?
~~~~
Liam was woken by the throbbing pain in his arm; the wound had started bleeding again. He groaned and rolled over, checking the perimeter. The chopper?s rear cargo had been opened recently, but it hadn?t been emptied. Odd that. A gut instinct caused him to unholster his MS1, just in case.
He eased himself forward, curling his head around the tree he was behind, just as he was going to sigh with smug relief, two something?s pressed hard against his lower back. A harsh voice, feminine, ordered him to drop his weapon. Liam complied, albeit grudgingly, before facing whoever had caught him out.
The two bodyguards smirked behind their designer sunglasses.
?Cute.? One said.
?Yeah, pity though eh?? The other replied.
Liam was about to question the first when a rifle butt smashed him across the face, sending him back to blissful unconsciousness.

[Raiha]

[COLOR=royalblue][i]Adrien watched her stand up slowly, stretching her back, then resting her hands on her hips.

Then he stepped forwards, a hand brushing against her cheek. Jaudiar submited, even though every muscle was crying out for retaliation...then he pulled back and smiled slightly.[/i]

Jaudiar: Don't.

Adrien: You don't appreciate it?

Jaudiar: ...I don't want you. I never did.

Adrien: Oo, you've cut me to the quick.

Jaudiar: Will your people leave me alone now?[/COLOR]

[liamc2]

Liam woke up sluggishly and raised a hand to rub a very painful head, only to find both arms were handcuffed to a bolted down metal chair in some semi-lit concrete room.

?For heaven?s sake?why on earth do I-

Someone in the shadows slapped him across the face and murmured for him to be silent.

Liam shook his head, ?Ow, honestly that was really- another slap ? fine, I?ll shut up.?
Liam made an audible groan and tried to make out the silhouettes flanking him. Another groan escaped him; the two figures were in fact the two that had helped him see a pretty arrangement of stars.

He blinked hard, a migraine was clawing at his senses.

[I]?Just wait until I get my hands on the MS1??[/I] he thought to himself.

Speaking of the MS1, where is it? He looked down at his jacket, to find it gone, his shirt and Kevlar vest as well. He looked up at one of the guards with a questioning look on his face.

Bodyguard one knelt down and put her sunglass covered face close to his and said
?You?re probably wondering about your stuff, don?t worry, its all in a safe place. Besides, with the shirt gone, its easier to see the blood run.?

A sharp tingle of fear rushed up and down his spine. He attempted to shrug it off, but it wouldn?t budge. How very odd.

[Lady Asphyxia]

[color=darkred]OOC: Sorry Liam, I didn?t get home till now?

__________
A man came into the heavily guarded room and whispered into Baudez?s ear. The man was actually quite nice. Protective, caring, respecting? A flicker of annoyance crossed Pizaro?s face, and he stated in a coolly controlled voice, ?They can take care of it. Just?leave some.? He finished, nodding minimally towards Rae, or Jenna, as it were. ?Now, Jenna, are you hungry??

Smiling, she replied, ?Yes, I am, thank you Papa.?

?Good. After we eat, I have a surprise for you, Jenna.? And so, they ate. The meal consisted of chicken cordon bleu, salad and pineapple juice. Simple, yet surprisingly elegant. As was the surroundings. Pizaro seemed to be rather arrogant, though. Almost an entire wall was made out of glass. If this place was ever attack, [I]which it will be soon[/I], that would be the weakest spot, right in the middle of everything. The conversation ranged over a variety of subject, and Rae found herself acting quite naturally, even thinking he wasn?t so bad.

?Jenna. Jenna. Go to your room and get changed. I?m sure those clothes feel quite crumpled.?

****. Now this was one possibility she hadn?t encountered. Eyes darting as she thought quickly, she said out loud, ?Father, I want to start a new tradition. I want you to come with me to my room every time I come home for the holidays. I?m not sure why. Lately I?m beginning to feel if I go somewhere I haven?t gone for a while, some agent will jump out and hurt me??

Pizaro nodded sympathetically. ?I know my business is hard on you, Jenna.? And he dismissed his personal bodyguards, and then walked with her down the halls, loading his gun. They reached what was obviously her room. It was pristine white, with little gold and sliver touches here and there. Now she realized why Pizaro had told her to get changed. Jenna was obsessive compulsive. Or Jehane, according to the framed birth certificate on the wall. Jehane Baudez. Interesting. Choosing some clothes; white blouse, black skirt, she moved to the ensuite and changed, redoing her hair.

She stepped out of the room, noticing absently the guards at the door. Making her way back down to the dining room, she found Pizaro engaged in a discussion over the phone, the conversation mainly consisting of? ?that *****. She betrayed us. Double crossed.?

?Who was, Papa?? Came the question after he hung up. ?Double crossing us, that is??

?Someone you don?t know honey. A girl names Prue Calston. She?s dead now, of course, but she betrayed us to the SYF force.?

?I hate them. They always try to ruin our plans.?

?Don?t dwell on it. I have a surprise for you.?

?Really??

A secretive smile touched his lips, and he led her down a series of pathways, to a long hallway. Contrary to the previous hallways, this one wasn?t exuding any ambience at all. It was cold, and sterile, and there were doors all along this corridor ? all locked. A finger of apprehension slid her nape, a rush of cold burning down her, from her face to her toes. Nothing so uncharacteristic could be good. Were they on to her?

Her stomach plummeted to her feet, along with her nerves. Her pace slowed considerably, and Baudez turned to her. ?Come, Jenna. I know you?ll love it.?

He entered first, assuring her that she wasn?t in immediate danger. If he were on to her, he wouldn?t turn his back. She entered, and decided that she was going to through up her wonderful meal. Liam was there, strapped to a chair, shirtless, gunless and totally defenseless. The world roared, and it seemed as if the ground was rushing up, then away. Then she became aware that Pizaro was talking to her. ?I know how much you love watching them, love making them bleed. And you know how much I respect you for that, Jenna. It takes a special kind of girl to be able to stomach that much blood. A special kind of girl to be able to doll out that kind of treatment without flinching. You,? he whispered affectionately, wrapping her in a hug, ?are my little angel of stone. Cold. Unmoved. You?d make your mother proud.?

[I]Proud.

Pride.

Love.

Heart.

Red.

Blood.

Bleeding.

Liam. Bleeding. Liam?was?bleeding.[/I] Rae snapped out of her semi-comatose state, staring at Liam, assessing his wounds. ?Thank you, Papa. He?s precious.? Acting for everything she remembered, hoped for, and ever knew, Rae?s hands twitched as if she couldn?t wait to get started. ?May I??

Pizaro, the monster, smiled. ?Certainly.? The female bodyguards moved to the door to guard it, Pizaro standing back.

Rae gulped. ?I think I?d like to do it alone, this time.? Her voice came out hoarse, barely a whisper. Liam?s head lolled backwards, eyeing her silently.

?Certainly, Jenna. But, just to please me, can I watch for a few minutes?? Bile rose in her throat. She?d actually have to hurt a friend. Again.


[I]The young girl, around nine or ten, watched as her prey stalked up the hall towards her. ?Ra?Icy, what is this about? I mean, I know the big bosses have been on your back, but?

Rae winced. ?Sorry Kainar. Please forgive me.?

Kia?s eyes widened. ?No. Oh, God. Don?t tell me. [/I]I?m[I] the liability. The entire time you were bitching about them want to take care of the ?liability?; you knew exactly what they were after. Dammit, Rae, you could have at least warned me.?

Rae?s eyes pleaded for forgiveness. ?I?m sorry, Kia. I have to protect my family.?

?Because friends don?t mean anything,? came the bitter reply.

?No! But?family?family is?everything.?

Kianar?s face hardened. ?So do it, Raellyra Adara Stanton, and kill me quickly, then have this on your conscience for the rest of your life. Go on. I know how you have to do your job,[/I]Icy[I]. Go on.?

The gun wavered in her hand as Rae brought it up, tears almost blinding her as she let the bullet plunge into Kia?s brain. In death, Kia?s eyes were open, staring up at her. ?Please forgive me, Kia.? Rae whispered as her eyes bored into Kia?s lifeless ones, searching for the forgiveness that would not come. [/I]

?Jenna? Jenna!? Rae snapped out of her daze, flashing a smile at her ?father?.

?Sorry, Papa. I was distracted. So, which do you want me to use first?? Her entire being was surprisingly blasé, considering that she was burning with shame inside.

?Weapon?? A smile of pleasure played over his lips, forming a gruesome smirk. ?Certainly. Why don?t you start with the knife. I know how you like the dagger.?

Smirking back at him, she walked over, countenance haughty , totally in control. She surveyed the weapons kept in the case to the side. Katana, Miniature Claidhmore, Semitar, Dagger? Picking up the dagger, Rae moved over to Liam, and knelt on the floor.

?Hello, sugar,? she whispered in an innocent, soothing voice. He looked at her almost pleadingly, and bile again let itself be known in the back of her throat. Smiling understandingly, she pulled out his arm, and pushed the knife into the muscle up the top of the arm, just near the shoulder. Liam stared at her betrayal.

She stared back. Rae knew ice was always the best. Rae knew acting. Rae also knew how to hold herself together on the outside. Smiling at him, she pulled out his palm, and started to carve her symbol on it. The blood had welled and plunged off his palm by the time Pizaro and his guards moved out of the room. ?I?m sorry, Liam.? She whispered as she stared down at his hand. ?I?m so sorry. I didn?t know what to do. I didn?t know how to react. Are you all right??

His response was a groan. Rae looked at him properly. Liam had lost blood, possibly too much. He was pale, with a sickly tint to his skin, and he was sweating, as if trying not to make any noise at all. He had no clothes above the waist, and was bleeding on his chest, too.

?Oh, ****.? Were her only words for a few seconds. ?Liam. We?re in over our head. We need help. I can?t do this. He?s a monster! So is she! And to think, I was starting to like him! I forgot completely about you, Liam, and I?? she stopped as Liam started to speak.

?For gods sake, Rae, pull yourself together. We need Pizaro.?

?This place is too well guarded.?

?Is it? There are no slip ups anywhere??

?Well, there are a few. One wall is completely taken up with window, but its just jungle on that side, almost impossible to get through there.? Rae, who?d stood up, sank down to her knees near Liam?s chair. ?I can?t do this, Liam. It?s too hard.? She whispered hopelessly, and then started to sob. She had, in a moment of thought, left the dagger next to Liam, and he cut the bonds away easily, then sat and listened to her, waiting for her to calm down. [/color]

[Raiha]

[COLOR=royalblue][i]She silently slipped away, praying that Adrien's mangled corpse would go unfound until much later. The Hellcat had snapped....and let everything loose. Padding down the hallway, she waited until there was no more movenent. Then she leapt through the doors, killing both guards in the process...once she was outside, she landed in a crouching position...waiting. Then she took off at a quick lope, conserving her energy for later.

Then she suddenly remembered something....and flicked her left earing... There was a crackling noise, then she heard Adam's breathing.[/i]

Jaudiar: Adam.

Adam: Where are you?!?!?

Jaudiar: I'm coming. Is Liam okay?

Adam: I've lost him.

Jaudiar: Fück. I can't leave you people alone for one second, can I?

Adam: This is serious! Don't joke about it.

Jaudiar: And Rae?

Adam: I'm not sure.

Jaudiar: I've had it. Hellcat out.

[i]She ripped the earing out, disregarding the blood that began to flow freely. She would heal later...when this was over.[/i][/COLOR]

[liamc2]

Liam closed his eyes, and saw only a looping image of a black and white waterfall, made up entirely of little white dots. Feeling consciousness slipping away he peeled his eyes open and shook his head, just sealed wounds began flowing again in the rushed movement.

While Rae composed herself, Liam snatched up the knife and began cutting up strips of fabric from his pants, below the knee. Carefully using it on only the worst of wounds, he stopped the bleeding and stood, jittering slightly to the side as he walked. He leant on the wall; the blood loss has stripped most of his energy, and balance.
Rae looked up at him, ?We need to get out of here.?

Liam glanced back, custom swagger coming back to him, ?Why? It?s such a lovely warm and fuzzy atmosphere?? While speaking, he shuddered at the air-conditioning; it felt like the room was getting steadily lower. Then again, it could always be him?

?We have no way of contacting them or escaping, and still you continue to be sarcastic??

Liam grinned, ?Yeah.?

Sound of knocking came from the door, heavy knocking. It seemed Pizaro had lost patience with his daughter.

Rae stood up, ?He wants to come in?what are we going to do??

Liam turned, and propelled a fist directly under her eye. Rae reeled slightly from the blow, but before she could do anything, Liam pressed a point on her neck. Rae struggled and fell unconscious.

Pizaro burst in with the two bodyguards upon hearing a faint cry from Rae as she struggled. His face grew red with anger when he saw Liam standing over her fallen body, bleeding still from all manner of wounds.
The two female bodyguards walked forward and levelled their guns at him.

Pizaro raised a hand, voice trembling with anger, ?No. Don?t kill him. I think Jenna would rather do it herself. Bandage him up and give him a transfusion. Then we can start the?fun?all over again.?

[Raiha]

[COLOR=royalblue][i]There was a pause, then the sound of knuckles cracking. Pizaro turned around, and found himself staring directly into the dark rose eyes of Hellcat. She smiled thinly....the bile rising in her throat.[/i]

Pizaro: Hellcat....you've returned.

Liam: !!!

Jaudiar: Yes I have. Hello again. It's been quite awhile.

Pizaro: Still Adrien's *****?

[i]Her temper flared up, but she contained it and drew her fingers across the side of her face...[/i]

Jaudiar: No. I killed him.

Pizaro: What a shame. He was a good old bastård. In his own special way.

Jaudiar: Mhmm.

[i]The laugh that came from her mouth was hollow, it didn't do justice to her true feelings...but it did serve to frighten him a bit. She stepped closer, nearly touching him, eyes blazing red.[/i][/COLOR]

[liamc2]

Liam looked from looked from Hellcat, to Pizaro, and back to Hellcat again. Pizaro continued his death stare, but motioned for Rae to be moved back into her room.

Liam raised the carved palm up to his face; the cuts were highlighted with lines of pooling red. He took an involuntary step backwards as the world blacked out to fuzzy dots. Already he was feeling very tight pain across his chest. This wasn?t good. He glanced up at Pizaro and Hellcat. Still glaring each other down.
Liam groaned an sat back down on his chair, ignoring the disgusting sticky feeling he got as his back touched the already drying blood. He looked one final time at the arguing Pizaro before blacking out and letting his cotton wool consciousness slip away.
[I]What to do??is Jaudiar on our side??attractive really?wonder if?somehow I don?t think my heart will?[/I]

~~~~~~~
The steady blip of the heart rate monitor woke Liam up. His mouth felt like sandpaper and his eyes were relaying distorted images of a seemingly hellish world. He blinked and yet again tried to raise a hand to rub his aching head, to find that his entire body had been strapped down to the gurney he was lying on. He closed his eyes and let his head flop back down on the pillow, trying to forget the mess he was in.

[Raiha]

[COLOR=royalblue][i]When Liam awoke for the second time, he saw Rae asleep in a chair....the whole room was dark, but there was a scent in the air...it was tempting, and elusive at the same time. He looked up and found himself staring into large crimson eyes. Jaudiar Sevenstar was looking down at him, smiling softly. He inhaled slowly...the scent was plumaria, and it gave him a heady feeling...[/i]

Jaudiar: Pizaro and I have worked through our differences while you slept.

Liam: What about Rae?

Jaudiar: Oh she's fine, just a bit banged up...

Liam: Who are you working for. Tell me please...

Jaudiar: I am an agent of the SYF. Before this, I was an assasin for the Triad. They were lead by Adrien...who received his orders from someone who's name I do not know...As the Hellcat, I killed enough. When I came back to see my uncle...he convinced me to stop.

Liam: ....oh. Okay then.

Jaudiar: I'm sorry you had to go through this, I should've come around sooner.

Liam: You smell nice.

Jaudiar: It's a Jaudiar thing.

[i]She winked at him, then touched the back of her hand to his cheek....Liam relaxed completely. Her skin was soft...gentle, and it slowly made him drift back to sleep....[/i][/COLOR]

[liamc2]

Liam drifted back to consciousness once more and looked around the room. Everything seemed to be back in focus, even more so when he picked up his glasses. In doing so, he noted the fact that the tubes and heart rate monitors had been removed. Well, so far so good. He rose slowly to his feet and got his bearings while searching for his clothes.

He opened a small closet at the end of the bed, and found rudimentary khaki long pants and shirt. He sighed.

?Well it?s not like they?re going to give your ?designer? stuff back, after what you did.?

Liam spun round and met Rae?s gaze. Liam suddenly appreciated the worth of the hospital gown he was wearing. He reached into the closet and pulled out the clothes before changing in the small bathroom. He came out again, buttoning the shirt he was putting on.

Rae noticed the deep carving on his hand when he finished. She winced and said, ?Sorry about that.?

Liam nodded. ?None needed. The walls have ears you know.? Liam waved his hand casually at the closed door. ?You should get out of here. I mean it, you?ve got some digging to do. Now that I?m awake, Pizaro will be wanting you do some damage so me, especially after that shiner.? Liam pointed to the bruise under her eye and flopped down onto the bed, mind ticking over what to do and nose filled with the remaining wafts of perfume.

Rae said nothing and left, closing the door behind her. The guard on duty turned to her, MP5 in hand and asked,

?When do you wish to start miss??

Rae didn?t look at her. ?Soon. I want him to suffer first.?

The guard nodded. ?So shall I do with him what I did with the American??

Rae wasn?t sure if she wanted to know what happened to the American, so she shook her head.

?But miss, we received much information from that plan of yours??

Rae raised a hand. ?No. Do you here me? No. Just keep an eye on him. That is all.?

The guard saluted and faced her head directly at the wall opposite, expression stern.

?Yes ma-am.?

[Raiha]

[COLOR=royalblue][i]She was watching him from the corner...in a darkened room she waited. Her scent had vanished with the coming of Rae......then he sighed and leaned back...waiting for the painfest to begin. It was only fair that he suffer exceptionally. Jaudiar smiled. She could read him like a book.[/i]

Jaudiar: Don't panic. She's a professional.

Liam: Got any other bright ideas?

Jaudiar: Get horsewhiped. Or better yet, get this done to you.

[i]She turned around and lifted her shirt above her neck. Huge scars traced themselves in twisting patterns and curls...moving like snakes through long healed flesh. He sucked in air through his teeth. This was new...[/i]

Jaudiar: Do you know what happenes when you fail someone twice?

Liam: ...horsewhipped.

Jaudiar: No, the cat-o-nine.

Liam: What's that?

Jaudiar: 9 thonged whip with bits of glass and cat's bones. It rips the flesh open until you can see the white of your ribs.

Liam: Who was it?

Jaudiar: ....Adrien.[/COLOR]

[liamc2]

Liam was silent, until there was a solid knock at the door. Liam turned back to Jaudiar, only to find she had vanished already.

The door opened slowly and two of the bodyguards came in, both took him by the arms and led him outside. Liam deadpanned his face, but couldn?t help stop a nervous twitch when he saw a crucifix style rack he was going to be strapped to. It looked ugly, blood had stained the wood a murky brown and fingernail marks were obvious.

Rae stood with Pizaro, stockwhip and cat ?o nine tails in hand. Liam winced and was forced onto the rack, hands and feet manacled to metal hooks on it. Liam heard the swish and felt a fire race across his back. A gasp followed by a scream burst from his lips.

Pizaro walked around the rack to Liam?s face, gluttonous grin curling his moustache.

?So?Liam, how does it feel? Pain persuasive enough to tell us your secrets?? Pizaro paused for Liam?s nonexistent reply. ?No? Fine. Guard, give our patient here some of the solution.?

Liam tried to force his head round to see what was going to happen, but it was held fast by an iron brace.

?Sorry buddy,? a voice whispered to his ear. ?But this is sure going to leave a mark in the morning.?

There was a sound of a lid being screwed off a plastic bottle. Citric acid, Vinegar and dilute hydrochloric acid in a salt-based solution was poured over cotton balls, then applied to the fresh wounds on his back.

Rae, now Jenna laughed uproariously. ?Now remember girls, we want him to feel every whip, give time between each blow, else the first will dull the pain of the last.?

Liam?s fingers dug deep gouges into the wood, sweat formed over his face and he heard the swish of the second stroke, and felt the cat o? nine lay a lattice on his back. More swabs were laid on, Pizaro came around to Liam?s face, obviously enjoying toying with the mere mortal that he had now in his clutches.

He leant to Liam?s face. ?This is for every one of my men that you killed yesterday, all were noble men. You killed father?s, brothers, sons, and even daughters and sisters!? Colour was rising in Pizaro?s face. ?For that my friend, you will suffer. Your knowledge I do not need, but your suffering is amusing to me.? Pizaro stepped back and placed a hand on his daughter?s shoulder. Rae resisted the urge to shy away.

?Daughter.? Pizaro said. ?Thrash him until he is unconscious; continue the process in the morning until you have completely broken his spirit. Then, and only then, administer the sodium pentothal.?

Pizaro turned and left, one of the bodyguards trailing behind him. The other two stayed behind while Rae raised the stock whip and brought it crashing down on Liam?s back once more.

Liam slumped slightly on the wood, blood sweat and tears now merging to stain his own section of the wood to a dull, red rouge. His hair was now in sweaty dreadlocks and the back of his shirt was in bloody tatters. Sealed wounds from the day before began flowing again.

Rae ordered Liam to be taken off. A bodyguard looked at her quizzically,

?Miss, he is not yet unconscious??

The Jenna inside grinned and picked up the white plastic bottle. ?He will be.?

Liam managed to utter, ?*****?? Before Rae emptied the contents on his wounds. Liam shuddered uncontrollably and fell to the ground in pain, blacking out as his body shut down for repairs.

The two bodyguards nodded their respects to the Jenna they knew before dragging Liam back to his cell.

Rae cast the empty bottle to the ground and drew a revolver Pizaro had provided, peppering the opaque plastic with holes.

[Lady Asphyxia]

[color=darkred]She dropped the whip still in her hand, letting it clatter to the ground alongside the pistol, and she shuddered slightly. Once again, malicious pleasure had been evident in Pizaro?s tone when he spoke, and, whereas she?d thought of him as a gentle man before, now she could only see the gashes in Liam?s back when she looked at Pizaro. Eating had never been so hard, even hours after the event.

?Papa,? she asked hesitantly, ?do you mind if I go and see the prisoner??

A shadow clouded his face. ?Why? He?s unconscious, will be for hours, I expect.?

A smirk formed her lips, and complete coldness in her eyes reassured Pizaro. ?I find I?ve developed an?obsession with him.?

?Oh?? His inquiring voice obviously held repressed amusement.

?Yes. I hate him.? Rae studied Pizaro, really looking at him. His dark hair wasn?t receding, although there was some grey in there, mainly at the temples. In a tuxedo, he?d be very fashionable indeed. His face had few wrinkles, and only a slight narrowness of the mouth showed the cruelty in him. Did she now have that narrowness?

Shaking her head, Rae decided she was paranoid, and left quietly to go and see Liam. He was lying face down; it was obviously too painful to for him to be lying on his back. She winced, hoping he was all right, besides the whipping. There was a sound behind her; deliberate, and she spun around and came face to face with Jaudiar.

?Is he all right??

Jaudiar?s face closed over, and she sat down beside Liam, placing wet strips of cloth on his back. ?He?s alive.?

?I?I had to. I didn?t??

?I know. So what actually happened? Liam hasn?t been able to tell me anything. He?s either been unconscious or incoherent.?

?The Cat-o-nine. He?d have been able to survive so amny more lashes, but I didn?t want to do that to him. I couldn?t let him go until he was unconscious. So I poured a mix of Vinegar, dilute hydrochloric acid, and citric acid on his wounds.?

Jaudiar?s only reaction was a wince. She opened her mouth to say more, when Liam groaned and muttered to her. ?It?s almost funny, you know,? Jaudiar remarked. ?The great and might Liam Cameron, so lethal he?s tracked by whomever can do it without dying, falling to temporary insanity and torture at the hands of women.?

?It isn?t funny. I?m the one hurting him. Jenna likes blood. I get the feeling if she couldn?t hurt other people, she?d hurt herself?and that she has. That?s why they haven?t worried about the scars on my wrists.?

?Ahh?well. It?ll be over soon enough.? Liam groaned again, and flung himself onto his back, screamed and started to cry, turning himself over again. Almost crying herself, Rae dropped to her knees, staring at the mess she?d made with his back. She wasn?t a praying girl, didn?t even believe in god, and yet, she begged silently, [I]God forgive me for my sins.[/I]

?Liam,? she whispered, raising herself to sit on the edge of the bed. Liam was held in luxury, albeit Sparse luxury. Liam opened his eyes, staring blearily at the face above him. Anger flashed in his eyes when he recognised her, but was quickly replaced with hate, and then cold aloofness. Rae saw it, and drew back. ?Never mind. But?be warned for tomorrow. It?ll be hard. No matter how I try to make it stop. I have to be Jenna. I?m so sorry, Liam.? [/color]

[Raiha]

[COLOR=royalblue][i]Rae turned to go. Jaudiar followed her to the door and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder....the younger girl turned around, and was immediatly bathed in the soft fragarence of plumaria. She sighed, then turned and closed the door behind her.

The remaining woman turned to Liam's supine form and sat down on the bed next to him. She closed her eyes, and gently placed her hands on his mangled back, remembering the scars of her own. What a cruel irony.[/i]

Liam: Mm..

Jaudiar: Try to relax....this will help.

[i]She lowered her head to his wounds and kissed them gently...the tears that dropped to his body were sweet and pure....healing. Liam shuddered, then relaxed once more. The burning had stopped, a cool calm had replaced that...[/i][/COLOR]