[Jacob]

*Setting: There was a eerie silence during the evening cab ride. The silence almost fuelling the anxiety that Calen could somewhat feel being projected off of her parents. She was lying across them both, pretending to be asleep. Her head in her fathers lap as she listened to the sounds of cars going by and other city sounds. Pretending to yawn she faked waking up, opening her eyes slowly and then looking up at her mother who was allowing her daughters legs to rest upon her.*

Mrs Eal: "Heh, nearly there now, hun."

She rubbed Calens leg and smiled softly. Calen nodded and smiled wearily. It had been two days since they had gone to Miak, he had given them the address of an old warehouse that they were to meet him in, he would then perform the operation.

Calen: "Mommy, tell me the west of the stowey...of you and daddy."

She looked at her husband and then back down at Calen, nodding softly.

Mrs Eal: "Well, were where we? Hmmmm..."

Mr Eal: "Your mother had been shot, i took her to Joshua...he helped her...we escaped...thats it..."

He seemed to not want to recollect the happenings of that fateful night. His wife looked at him and shook her head, smiling.

Mrs Eal: "You forgot to mention the part were Noah helped us...i'll start from there, ok?"

Calen nodded and closed her eyes, listening to her mothers recollection...

Memory;
Noah pushed Miak away, telling him to run on ahead and leave him be.

Miak: "Dammit, Noah!! You're coming with us, whether you like it or not...!!"

He stepped towards Noah who was knelt awkwardly in the sewage water.

Noah: "If you help me, we'll all be captured!! Just go...!! Now!!"

He pushed Miaks hand away from him and attempted to edge away. The sound of radio's and feet sploshing in dirt-ridden water was getting louder. Futher on ahead, Mr Eal turned around.

Mr Eal: "Don't be stupid!! Come with us, now!!"

Mrs Eal: "Please, Noah!! Please!!"

She, too, pleaded with her brother. But as they spoke he reached into his torn, raggedy jacket pocket and brought out, what looked like, a Grenade.

Noah: "I'm gonna show those f*cks that they don't mess with us Mudokons...now, either you go and save yourselves...or i kill the lot of us. And the way i see it, if i do that then this whole plan was for nothing..."

Miak began to back away, noticing how Noah's eyes were full of determination and eagerness.

Mrs Eal: "Noah...where...where did you get that from...?"

He looked at her and shook his head slowly.

Noah: "It doesn't matter...just go...GO!!"

This time they obeyed him and with a final 'I love you' Mrs Eal allowed herself to be carried away, this time by Miak and Mr Eal.

As Calen watched this image as if it was her own memory something seemed to interfere with it, a flickering of the image took shape...and the scene seemed to distort before going back to normal but now with slightly less realism. She seemed to recognise this as her mothers presumption. Not a recollection of what happened, but of what she presumed happened...

The splashing of feet got louder as the Cartel employed troopers drew ever nearer. Quickly Noah placed his other hand over the bomb and hid it from view, turning his head to see what was coming towards him. A mass horde of Sligs, Bounteei's and other Cartel personel march towards him. One of the Bounteei's that seemed to be leading the group quickly lunges forward, grabbing Noah by the back of the neck and then lifting him to his feet. With a heavy grunt the creature throws the Mudokon into a nearby wall and then pins him to it, whilst simutaneously pointing a gun to his stomach.

Bounteei: "Where are they going...?"

Its laser-like eye seems to scan his face, possibly trying to pick up any tell tale facial expressions. The Mudokon merely smiles and then slowly brings his right hand from behind his back...*

Another disturbance in the image becomes apparent, but now the image splits into two. Both showing the same thing, but Calen knew that both presumtions were coming from both her mother and father.

Image one [Mrs Eal's];
Noah smiles at that Bounteei and then looks around at the other Cartel personel who are now all beginning to back away.

Noah: "How about you go to Hell...eh?"

In a milisecond the small bomb exploded, sending an engulfment of flames and sharpnel flowering outwards, consuming both Noah and the Bounteei, and then the rest of the creatures surrounding them...

Mrs Eal: "And thats how your uncle saved us..."

But as her mother stated this the second image continued playing, the image in her fathers head, his presumption...

Image two [Mr Eal's];
He tipped his palm, allowing the small explosive to drop into the water.

Noah: "You...you let me live. I'll give you the names of all my suppliers AND get you Miak and the Eal's..."

The Bounteei snarled, its laser-like eyes scanning his face.

Bounteei: "Why would you do that...?"

It began to move the gun away from Noah's stomach as it became interested in the Mudokons proposal.

Noah: "Because i value my life over there's and i figure you can let me go, for them...so, we have a deal? Your superiors don't have to know about it, just say you caught them all on your own...without my help...eh? Deal?"

The creature breathed heavily and then gently nodded its head, a slight smirk crossing its blank expression.

Bounteei: "Deal."

Sitting up suddenly Calen began to splutter. More images were starting to pour into her head now, she had no control over them. But this wasn't like her seizures, she was awake. She was beginning to see what her father knew, delving into his memory, bringing out secrets he was hiding, dark secrets...

Memory;
Running through a derelict hotel, the younger Mr and Mrs Eal were trying to escape the persuing Cartel. Even though they had heard an explosion from further down the tunnel, it was not enough to stop the ground troops who had hounded them down and split them and Miak up. Now they were stranded, surrounded by an ever-growing presence of Cartel employee's. Kicking an old door in, Mr Eal half-carried, half-walked his fiancé to an old bed and set her down upon it...

Mr Eal: "Shhhh, don't worry. You'll be safe...i'll get them away from here."

He kissed her forehead, stepped back and then rushed down the corridor. Hoping to run out and make them follow him.

-Presumption-

Outside a black hovercar gently sauntered onto the roof of the building. Landing, the doors opened and allowed the Bounteei from the sewers to step out, followed by Noah.

Bounteei: "Bring at least one to me...if you screw it up, i'll make sure you'll be sent to Vykkers Labs for the rest of your pathetic existance..."

It snarled at the Mudokon, feeling superior due to its 'cosmetic' enhancements. Un-holstering a stungun, it handed it to him. Noah nodded and then turned to the door that led to the floors below. Limping as he did so.

-*Bright flash*-

The image now took place in the room were Mrs Eal was situated. She was moaning something and tossing and turning, her brother, Noah, stood in the doorway. Pointing the weapon at her stomach. Emotionless.
*Faded shot*
It was the sound of a surpressed gunshot. The bullet impacted with Mrs Eals stomach and sent an immediate electric current into her, knocking her unconcious. Now that, that was done he holstered the weapon, stepped towards her and picked her up. He then began to carry her towards the stairs that led to the roof.

-*Bright flash*-

Back as a memory, Calen was watching her father battle it out with a Bounteei. They were wrestling on the floor with a silenced rifle a couple of feet away from them. As hard as the Bounteei tried, it could not throw off the unruly Mudokon, who was continuing to punch it in the face and chest. Finally hurling the Mudokon off, the creature then attempted to crawl towards its weapon, only to be pulled down as the Mudokon dove on its back. After doing so Mr Eal then began to scramble for the gun itself, finally grabbing it, he flung it around and fired. Putting five random holes into the creatures head and shoulders. It dropped. Twitching. Slowly Mr Eal stood to his feet and cracked his neck triumphantly. Seeing the creatures secondary weapon, its stungun, Mr Eal decided it would be best he took that aswell and so reached down and picked that up. Turning he then jogged to were he had left his fiancé.

-*Bright flash*-

An anxious Mr Eal searched high and low for his wife. He couldn't find her, she had seemingly moved from the spot she was left, which was impossible since she was semi-concious and still weak. Although he knew nothing of were she was, he had a feeling to go to the roof...a strange feeling, as if his Heart was telling him. And thus he did so, he sped around the corner and ran in the direction he hadn't gone in. Sighing with relief as he found the stairs that led upwards...

-*Bright flash*-

Creeping up the stairwell he could feel the cool breeze of the night air and now see his fiancé being bundled into the back of a hover vehicle. By Noah. His blood boiled and his Heart pounded fast with adreneline. Knowing that he could be mistaking this scenerio for something more sinister, he placed the strap of the rifle around his body and then brought out the stungun. Cocking it he stood out into the open and aimed it.

Mr Eal: "Noah, what are you doing with Celise...??"

He stepped forwards, knowing that Noah was upto something dangerous as soon as he saw his facial expression.

Noah: "Ar...Armen...what-what are you doing here...??"

Mr Eal: "I could ask you the same thing..."

As he spoke he failed to notice the Bounteei, that had made the deal with Noah, emerge from behind him. But it didn't matter, as Noah backed away from the car and Mr Eal, his eyeline glanced over Mr Eal's shoulder, indictating something was behind him. Before the Bounteei could even move, Mr Eal had shot it three times in the chest with the stun bullets...causing it to twitch and then drop to its knee's without uttering a word. Turning back to his brother-in-law-to-be Mr Eal snarled.

Mr Eal: "Well, what are you doing here? I thought you sacrificed your life for us..."

Noah chuckled gently and then shrugged.

Noah: "Heh, i bottled out...made a deal...you'd do the same thi..."

Mr Eal: "Don't you dare finish that sentence, i wouldn't...NOT to my family or to the people i cared for, you know that!"

Running his right hand through his plume Noah chuckled once more.

Noah: "Well then, thats where we differ...My freedom is more important to me than any other creatures...INCLUDING my family's."

Mr Eal pointed the gun at Noah's head and growled, his trigger finger twitching ever-so-gently. It was clear he was becoming more and more irrate, his eyes seething with anger...and hatred.

Mr Eal: "YOUR SCUM. SHE WANTED TO HELP YOU!! YOU, YOU OF ALL PEOPLE!! YOU DONT DESERVE TO LIVE!!"

Noah: "What you going to do? Kill me?? That'll make you as bad as the Cartel..."

Shaking his head the armed and furious Mudokon tried to shake off the urge to kill him, tried to stop the thirst for revenge...

Noah: "Heh, even if you leave me here you'll be like the Cartel...uncaring...callous. The best, most humane, thing you can do is to take me with you...even if its just outside the city...i have problems, i admit it...but that doesn't mean i'm not like you..."

Mr Eal now neared the hover vehicle and peered into the back window were an unconcious Celise was, twitching in agony as the bullet sent volt, after volt into her.

Mr Eal: "I CANT BELIEVE YOU DID THIS?! TO YOUR OWN SISTER!!"

Noah: "Whatever(!) If we're going to leave i suggest we hurry up...the backup will be up on the roof any minute now. Not that i care, cos if you stay then i wi..."

He was interupted by a low laugh.

Mr Eal: "Heh...Heheh...you know how you said i'd be like the Cartel if i left you...well, i'm f*cking worse..."

He smiled at Noah, his tone of voice softer as a darkness seemed to wrap around his Soul. He loved Celise and wanted the best for her. And somewhere in his mind he realised that this would only come about if scum like Noah were dead...
*Gunshots*
Two bullets entered him, each above the kneecap. Each filled with a high concentration of electricity to take out even the biggest of creatures. They embedded themselves and then exploded in a charge, sending volt after volt into the Mudokons legs and up his body. He screamed, he shook and he dropped to the ground, still concious as the electricity coursed around him. Holstering his gun Mr Eal then jumped into the drivers seat of the hover vehicle, started it up and with a quick, merciless glance at Noah...drove off...

(OOC: How...long...is...that. Not really relevant, but just explains a few things and shows the true darkness of Mr Eal. If you want any explanation just PM me or reply to this thread. Apologies for crapness by the by)