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The cacophony was loud. Maybe a little bit too loud to be normal. Setting down the book he had been reading, Hyde peered over the railing of the rooftop, hoping to catch a glimpse of whatever was happening but what greeted his curiosity certainly didn't match what the loner had expected. Fighting. And it seemed like it was against hostiles too. With his lips twisting into a grimace, Hyde stepped back a few paces before taking a running leap off the roof. The euphoria of soaring in the air lasted a couple of seconds before gravity took a hold of him and he dropped like a rock, slamming into the ground a foot away from Faith, sending the earth around them lurching for a split second ad knocking everyone off balance. Bones cracked and Hyde groaned, feeling his shins give out under him, splintered on impact which could pose some problems when healing himself back up. Leaving pieces of splintered bone embedded in the flesh was generally not the ideal way to fight but Hyde was confident in both his fighting abilities and the power of adrenaline to keep him going before he collapsed. Staggering up, his powers were already working to grow new shins as his lips stretched into a feral snarl. It was time to play

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The fall shocked Taiko quite a bit, but he was more focused on the problem he was facing at the moment to be able to react to it. “What the hell?! Are you crazy!” He yelled to the fallen and briefly injured Hyde, momentarily losing his grip, which caused him to fail in his attempt to stop the rock-skinned man. He was thrown to the ground and to a tree. The impact made him a bit woozy, rendering him unable to get up right away. The small intentions on his skin from the rocks leaked blood, which got on his clothes. He didn’t really have a choice, so he licked a row of blood off his arm and tried his best to stand up. He should’ve gotten used to having to do that, but he was still disgusted by his own actions.

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Although Xavier was too tired to use his power, he was able to keep up with Noel rather easily. When her words registered with him, immieadiently the alarms went off in his head. The doors were hardly ever locked, and off the top of his head, Xavier couldn't even think of the last time they had been. Obviously, something was wrong. Now that the doors were locked, the boy was stuck with his own thoughts. But what else could he do? Whatever was going on, he would have to wait and find out about it. He hoped that no one was going to be hurt, especially those newcomers...Xaiver backed away, staying withing earshot but out of the way. If there was anything Xaiver knew, it was that he wasn't going to be a roadblock. Let others do what they did best, and he would wait until he was needed.

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*While the larger man fought the inklings, the smaller one fought both Faith and Lucy. But after a few minutes, the larger one slipped on the ink and fell to the ground, laying motionlessly. Lucy then screeched at the smaller one, distracting him for enough time so Faith could knock him out and causing him to revert to his normal form. Lucy looked around and saw her gun on the ground. She went to grab it and aimed it at the smaller one, but before she could pull the trigger, Faith grabbed her arm and aimed it away from the man* What are you doing!

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Faith held Lucy's gaze. "Sparing him." As Lucy sputtered in shock Faith explained. "He could be useful, he could lead us to Benton." She watched Lucy's face flicker in confusion as if not fully understanding, Faith gripped shoulders. "We can end this for good."

Coraline and Skyla each pelleted him a final time before looking back at Lucy and Faith. "Ahns-spoargh?"

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*Lucy ripped the gun away and put it in her pocket. She went to the larger of the two and noticed he wasn't breathing. She then saw the rock under his head* This ones dead. *Lucy then turned to Faith and began to walk back to the base, leaving Faith and the others with the smaller one.*

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A few hours later, Faith and Lucy's interrogation with the man was making little progress, much to Faith's annoyance. Faith had been as kind as she could to him hoping that maybe he'd give. And he had, but not much. At the moment the man was laughing in the other room while Faith and Lucy were outside trying to decide their next step.

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*Lucy looked at Faith with a fury in her eyes. She had waited outside for hours while listening to Faith get no where when interrogating the man* Clearly what your doing isn't working Faith! Let me go in there, let me have a try

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Faith looked at Lucy and she understood the anger, the vengeance. Faith just nodded, but she didn't seem happy that her method had failed. "I know you're angry, but just. . .just don't bang him up too much. We still might need him later on."

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*Lucy nodded and walked into the room and saw that the man was tied to a chair.* Coming in for another round now are we? *Lucy slammed the door shut and walked up to the man* Do you know what it's like to lose a family member? *The man laughed* Lady, I'll tell you what I told the other chick- *Lucy slapped the mans face and grabbed him by the shirt* ANSWER THE QUESTION! *The man laughed as he looked at her* If you want to play good cop, bad cop, your going to have to do better than that, sweetheart. *Lucy smirked and let go of his shirt. She turned around and the man began to taunt her* Your wasting your time if you think I'm going to talk. We were trained for this countless ti- AHH!! *Lucy shoved a knife in the mans leg, causing him to scream out in pain. She then began to speak* My mother *Tears streamed down Lucy's face as she mentioned her parents*.... my father... were both taken from me. All because of Benton and Money. *She began to twist the knife in his leg. He then spoke in a pained voice* Money's dead! *Lucy's eyes widen* What?! *The man continued* Rumors among the ranks are that he shot himself. *The man then looked at Lucy* But you and I know better. Benton shot him.. all because of some girl..

*Lucy pulled the knife out and walked back alittle* Eve... *She turned as she was about to run and tell Faith but then the man spoke* She was weak you know! *Lucy's hand was clutched on the doorknob but she loosened her grip upon hearing this* She died to save you, but she stood no chance against us! And within a few weeks, her death will be in vain because soon you will buried next to her! You and all of your friends! *Lucy's hand fell from the door knob and she gripped the knife more tightly, locking the door in the process* Sal, Faith, the children, all of you will be destroyed! Even your winged friend wont survive *Lucy wiped around upon hearing this. She kicked him backwards to the ground and he hit the ground with a thud* WHERE IS SHE??! WHERE'S RIPLEY!!? *Lucy began kicking the man until she dropped to the ground and began stabbing him with the knife. Faith and a few others began pounding on the door as Lucy tore into the man. After several minutes, the sound within the room stopped and the door unlocked. Lucy opened the door, covered in blood. She looked shaken and Faith reached out to Lucy* Seattle. Benton's going to Seattle.

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Faith was sputtering in shock at the blood-drenched Lucy. "What did he all say?" Faith did her best to ignore the stench of the blood as well as the medics trying to save him. "You didn't kill him did you?"

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Ripley had been awake for a while, but she hadn't bothered to move, only let her eyes roam the cell. It was boring and nothing held much interest except for the large test tube opposite of herself. Something was floating in clear ink or maybe water? withing the large test tube in Ripley's cell, she could only make out the form of a human curled up in the fetal position-

No, not human. An Octoling, like Skyla, but she was a light green, a shamrock green, rather than Skyla's sky blue color. The "hair" was pulled back into a high ponytail, she was wearing a strange black outfit with knee-high boots and a tag on her left wrist. She was tan and had a small for leaf clover on her left shoulder. The eyes opened, revealing jade-colored eyes as they blinked a few times.

"Ah good, I see you're awake, Agent 8." Benton's voice cooed almost sickenly to the Octoling. The head of the female Ocotling tilted upwards toward the speakers as though she was aware. Well, she would have to be actually. The top of the large test tube opened, and the Octoling shot out landing on the ground in front of it. A weapon was dropped in front of 8, and she looked at it confused. This wasn't normal. . .

"I see you noticed. I don't normally give you a weapon before you enter a testing chamber, do I?" The green Ocotling picked up the black umbrella and turned it over in her hands, this weapon, it was an extension of herself. "We're going on a little road trip. Think of it as a gift. . .in case you need to defend yourself from your cellmate. Feel free to eliminate her if needed." A click indicated that the communication had been cut. The Ocotling's eyes shot up from the weapon to Ripley, her body was tense as she pointed the end of the weapon at her, as though anticipating a fight.

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*Lucy didnt answer the question. Instead, she dropped the knife and walked to the bathroom. She turned on the shower spout and with her clothes still on, sat underneath it. She clutched her legs with her arms and curled up into a ball underneath the water and was muttering to herself* You did what you had to do. You did what you had to do

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Faith knocked on the door, when she didn't get a response she opened it and headed into the bathroom, closing the door behind her. "Lucy? Lucy, please talk to me. What all happened in there?"

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*Lucy covered her face with her hand and began to cry ugly tears. She spoke in a shaken voice* I did what I had to do Faith! I did what I had to do to find Benton and avenge Maddy!

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Faith sighed and sat on the closed toilet seat, knowing full well the same feeling, though hers was not as strong at the moment, rather the kind motherly tones she used when consoling. "Lucy, I know you're hurting, I am too, but acting like Benton and Money won't bring Maddy back." When she failed to get a response other than the ugly crying Faith looked skywards as if the answers lied there. "How long before he moves and what are we going to do about it?"

"Ai wen-mee? Wahmey? (Who are you? Are you going to hurt me?)" Agent 8 nodded the weapon at Ripley, and while the winged girl couldn't understand her, it was clear that the green inkling was asking about her.

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*Lucy looked up as to stop her crying and collect herself. She spoke in a raw, and almost strained voice* He's been there for weeks now. *Lucy then shook her head* And we aren't doing anything. *Lucy slowly began to stand up* I'm going to find.. and I'm going to kill *Lucy looked at Faith with her bloodshot eyes and spoke in a tearful rage* Every last one of them

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"You mean "we" Lucy." Faith carefully embraced her, one of the hands rubbed her back in consolation. "And when this is all over we can pay our respects to Maddy, maybe she can even find some peace when we're done."

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*Lucy shook her head and walked out of the bathroom to her room to change out of her wet clothing*

*Ripley slowly pulled herself into the corner of the room and noticed the inkling. She shook her head and weakly spoke* I'm not gonna hurt you.... *From outside of their cell, Ripley heard a loud bang and the crumbling of what sounded to be a small building. She then heard some gunshots happen every now and then but too infrequent to signal a time to escape. Ripley looked down to the ground and saw some mud that she leaned over to and put on her fingers to write "Ripley was here" on the ground*

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Faith waited in the bathroom for Lucy's return, her heart was very heavy with many thoughts going through her mind. Yet, she only voiced one. "When do we leave?"

"How do I know that?" the green inkling asked, lowering the weapon slightly to show that she wasn't going to attack Ripley without provocation, but she could still lift it to fight if need be.

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*As Lucy changed into her clothes, she began packing her bags. If she was to catch up to the group that took Ripley and kill Benton, she would have to move fast. Especially so Faith didn't follow her*

*Ripley layed her head back.* You don't. But that's the beauty of it all isn't it?

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