Chapter 53 - Black Hostage (Part 2)

Iris took harsh breaths as she leans on the wall, she turned to the dead ghouls in nothing but pieces and V-ghoul's on the ground in the pool of their blood.

"Rory," Iris said worriedly.

They got separated during the fight, she forced her body up as she walks further to the other side of the hall, she heard gunshots, and she knew the agents were in already.

"Rory" Iris said through the comm. 

"Rory, Rory. Do you copy, where are you?!" she hissed but no answer only static noises.

She halts her action seeing a V-ghoul a bit injured, she raised her head seeing Iris, Iris froze.

Rory had to be beside her brother before she could summon their Claw.

The V-ghoul smiles darkly as her Claw surged out and growls.

Iris groans limping towards the other side of the hall the Claw coming at her as it climbed on all fours on the wall.

Iris took harsh breaths as she tried her best to move, she missed her step and fell on the ground. She spots a rod.

The Claw roars and jumped at her, Iris growls as she pulled the rod up, the Claw bounced on her, the long rod sliding deeply in the chest.

The action made the V-ghoul cough blood, the Claw revered back.

Iris forced her body up as she shouts flinging the rod at the V-ghoul, it came after her in speed, her eyes widen as the rod penetrated her chest, the force hanging her to the wall, blood slashing everywhere. Iris took harsh breaths.

"Iris" her comm sounds. 

"Rory! Rory where are you? Are you okay?" she asked worried.

***

Fourth Floor

"Yes I am," Rory said as he leaned on a wall, blood trailing from his head but it wasn't serious.

"When the V-ghoul's attacked us" Rory began taking harsh breaths. 

"You saw it right, they eat ghouls" he adds. 

"Yes I saw it," Iris said through the comm. 

"Both of us are the only ones left, the agents have swamped the place, am afraid we have to abort the mission," Rory said sternly.

"This is the only chance we got Rory, we have to do this" Iris urged.

"Dammit Iris can't you see, we are fighting for a lost cause, we are lucky we even made it alive" Rory hissed. He heard sounds.

"Rory are you there?" Iris asked. 

"Just hold on a minute," Rory said offing the comm.

Rory quietly walks towards the place the sound was coming from. He got to a door opening a bit, he peeks through a tiny space, about three V-ghoul's were inside. He blinks when he saw a man and the captain of the agency. 'That's the captain of the agency, but who's that man?' Rory thought puzzled. 'Is that the leader of the V-ghoul's?'

"Yes, Barbra Jones I know the black ghoul father is working with the agency," Wayne said.

Rory froze as his eyes widen.

"What's he talking about?!" Chase demands, he was leaning against the wall for support, his body still ached from the harsh impact. 

"Seems like your most trusted man doesn't know what you keep in the dark" Wayne said amused.

"You're a woman of secrets" he adds. 

"Don't listen to him Chase he's lying" Barbra said darkly.

Wayne chuckled deeply.

"You still have the nerves to lie, you're one hell of a woman".

Rory's eyes shake. 'What is this?' He thought as he moved back slowly. 'That's why'. He gulps hard. 'That's why Evan's plan didn't work because Liam's father is working with the agency'. He leaned on the wall. 'That's the reason why Liam is after the agency not just because of Riley's death but because his father betrayed him'. Rory ran his hands in his hair frustrated. 'The traitor is Dr. Steve? But he wasn't aware of our plan, then who? Who tipped us off?' Suddenly Rory heard someone coming, he quickly rushes out.

Chase slowly forced his body up, what he just heard left his body in shock but he couldn't tell if the V-ghoul was saying the truth.

A V-ghoul rushed in, their attention turned to him.

"Sir the agents have stormed the place," he said. Wayne turned to Barbra in a flash he held her throat, she chocks.

"You brought them in?" he hissed.

Barbra smiles despite the pain she was in.

"Tic…tick-tock," she said darkly.

***

Second Floor

The agents came at the V-ghoul's with raging gunfire. Lorna shot at a V-ghoul's chest multiple times as he drops dead.

"Spread out," Kris said as they did.

Lorna and Jesse moved to the other side of the hall. They pointed their gun at all sides in the empty corridor.

"No V-ghoul's here," Jesse said.

But then they heard a sound, they turned, almost shooting but it was Renee who ran towards them terrified.

"Please, please, please help me, my son," she said holding Lorna's hands in panic.

"You're Renee," Lorna said puzzled, remembering when their profile came up when they were identifying the hostages, she nods sobbing.

"I had to draw the Claw away, I had to hide Rex please help me," she said, they heard a noise in a distance.

"Where is he?!" Lorna demands.

"At the clothing line, the end row," she said.

"Am coming with you" she adds. 

"No, I promise I will get him," Lorna said.

"No, no".

"Trust me," Lorna said looking deep into her eyes.

She nods as she cried.

"Jesse you take her out," Lorna said. 

"No am not leaving you," Jesse said.

"You need to take her out, it's risky if she goes down herself" Lorna reasoned.

Jesse sighs in defeat.

"Don't get yourself killed" Jesse said holding Renee steady.

"It's okay," Jesse said in a console as she took Renee out. Renee turned as they left, she gave Lorna pleading eyes.

"Don't worry I will find him" Lorna said.

She turns to the corridor clicking her gun as she walks further, she turns to the other side seeing the Claw coming from a distance. Lorna fires at it as it came for her in speed, it sent its sharp claws at her, she turned as she took her foot to the wall, in slow motion she spins on it as she somersaulted on the air, the Claw turning, she fired at the Claw chest landing on the floor perfectly squatting down. The Claw revered as it moved in green bandages.

Lorna quickly followed it in speed knowing it will lead her to the V-ghoul.

***

Third Floor 

Rex cleaned his tears as his crying reduced, he heard a noise that echoed.

"Mummy?" he said with shaky eyes.

He crawls out of the space getting on his feet, he looked around.

"Mummy!" he called again as he walks out of the clothing line.

He stood watching both sides of the hall wondering which one he should follow, he turned right.

***

Lorna kept following the reversed Claw, she halts as she hid behind a wall when she saw the V-ghoul, and the Claw reversed back inside him.

He coughs blood holding his chest. Lorna took a deep breath as she came out of hiding shooting at the V-ghoul multiple times on the chest, he drops dead instantly.

Lorna quickly went to the clothing line, going to the exact row Renee described. She zaps the hangers open, she froze seeing nothing.

"Shit" she cursed, this was bad.

"Rex!" she called but no answer, Lorna panicked as she searches for him hoping and praying he was okay. She took a left turn.

***

Fourth Floor 

Barbra snap as she quickly brought out her gun and shot at Wayne's shoulder, he growls in pain releasing her. 

"Chase" Barbra hissed as she threw him another gun. He caught it as he fired at three V-ghoul's randomly. Chase used that opportunity as he grabs Barbra and made a run for it. 

Wayne growls holding his bleeding shoulder as it healed.

"KILL THEM!" Wayne roars in rage.