Failed Rescue or was it?

William, Raymond and Rachel broke the rules and were headed to rescue Jared and Rain. They weren't supposed to have left the base, but now that they had they had to do something useful. They easily found the building and found an unguarded entrance.

"This feels too easy," Raymond said.

William seemed to agree, "Feels like a trap. I can't feel those inside."

"Doesn't matter," Rachel shook her head. "He'd come for us."

They didn't argue as Raymond kicked the door in. Everything inside was quiet. They made their way down the hall and into a security office. Rachel jumped forward and kicked the side of his head, he was knocked into the wall and didn't get up. Raymond started typing quickly on the keyboard.

He pointed at the monitor, "There, Rain on the bottom floor. The others are only a few floors down from here."

"Anyway we can take out the power?" Rachel asked.

"Looks like every level has it's own generator, with redundant systems backing them up in case of failure," Raymond told her.

Rachel picked up the guards gun, "This looks like Jared's stun gun. I wonder if it could overload the system." She shot it into the control console and the lights flickered a few times and died. Emergency lights turned on, but they were fairly weak and made many shadows.

"I'll be back," Rachel assured them. She disappeared and began stepping down the hall and found the stairs. She looked to the bottom and was there in an instant. She found Rain's door but it was securely looked.

She started exploring the level and found Jared's metal husk. She gasped in horror but quickly composed herself and continued exploring. In the process of doing this she found herself a few floors up, as if guided by an unseen hand. She found pieces of metal that looked like they belonged in...

"Jared," She exclaimed. "I have to get these back down there." The power flickered back on and she gulped and started to run.

* Back upstairs to the others *

Raymond and William were tied in chairs with Victor's old partner standing above them. Alex was off to the side.

"So Samuel," Alex said. "Do you want me to do it or do you have your nerve back?"

He growled at Alex and turned to Raymond, "Where is the girl? Your sister right?"

"I'll never tell you anything," Raymond growled.

Samuel punched Raymond in the side of the head, "If you don't tell me I will kill you and the boy."

"So be it," Raymond said defiantly.

Alex stepped in, "You may be so resolved, but what about little William there?" Alex moved next to William, "Are you willing to die a painful death because of his sister? I might even let you leave if you tell me?"

"You promise?" William begged.

"Don't listen to him William," Raymond shouted quickly. "Just because he promises doesn't mean the others have to let..." Alex had punched Raymond in the mouth.

"I guess you ruined that didn't you Raymond," Alex shrugged. "Have fun Samuel, make it painful, I'll go search for her myself."

* Downstairs *

Rachel made it back to Rain's room and looks through a crack and puts the parts in her room, using her own shadow. Rachel still had the gun and she shot it a few times into random devices and gets a lucky shot, the power fails again. She makes her way to the stairs and teleports to the top level. She walked through the door and saw Alex facing her.

"Hello Rachel," Alex grinned. "How's it going?"

He had a flashlight pointed right at her. She gulped and moved back into the stairwell. Alex followed keeping the light on her.

"Think you can keep the light on me for fifty levels?" Rachel challenged. "I doubt it and it looks like your power must not be working."

Alex shrugged, "You win." He moved the light off her, "You'd get away anyways, I'd just have to waste my time chasing you. Oh and don't waste your time looking for your brother, he's in a room with lights and someone far more dangerous than me."

She disappeared and went down the hallway. A few moments later she stepped outside, exhausted. She would head back on foot.