Chapter 24: The Truth will hurt you most

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In her home, Sarah is collecting her photographs of herself, Ashley, Nathan and Kyle. She drops the photograph of Kyle and herself on their wedding day and grabs it, smiling. She then places it in her pocket, before she makes her way to the door, only to find her Midtown Manhattan fighter escorts dead. Suddenly, as Sarah pulls out her gun and backs away, Barnes, revealed to have survived, appears and grabs Sarah from behind.

Barnes: Shhh....relax, honey....I don't want you....I want your husband.

At the command center, Jake, James, Caleb, Mitchell, Bowers, Marcus and Margaret engage attacking Condemned forces.

Bowers: Contact!

Condemned use their grappling hooks to climb up as Margret uses her sniper rifle to shoot down the Condemned. Marcus, Jake and James hold back the Condemned attempting to climb on the tower as evacuating A.O.W Soldiers including Mary and Kelly climb onto their aircrafts, only to have the aircraft Mary and Kelly has boarded shot in the tail, before it spins out of control and crashes into the tower, killing both Mary and Kelly in the explosion. Meanwhile, Kyle is with Pierce and Shawn.

Pierce: Is this hard for you, son?

Kyle: It is.....it's not only home. this is where Sarah and I....got together...this is where I became a leader.....a martyr if you will...

Shawn: Hey...what you're doing, Kyle...it is hard, but it's the right choice....everyone's behind you and no one blames you....

Kyle sighs.

Kyle: Sarah needs to bring her ass back here.

Kyle's radio rings as he picks it up and talks into it.

Kyle: Sarah, is that you? Where are you? It's getting bad out there and you need to-

Barnes: Hey, Kyle....how's it going?

Kyle: Barnes? You're alive?

Barnes: You're surprised?

Kyle: Where are you, Barnes?

Barnes: In the burning city....it's not Vegas, but Midtown is still a city where you can gamble and get away with anything....speaking of gambling; I got something you'll want to gamble for.

Sarah: Kyle!

Kyle: Sarah....

Sarah: Kyle, don't come after me! It's a tra-

Barnes: And she is a prize.

Kyle: I swear to God if you lay one fucking hand on her...

Barnes: Ah-ah-ah...that doesn't need to happen, so if you want to see your wife again, I suggest you watch what you say....

Kyle: What do you want?

Barnes: Atta boy. That's the spirit. That's what I like about you, Kyle! A team player.....I want you to meet me by the parking lot buildings near the sinkhole in thirty minutes....alone....and Kyle, don't keep me waiting..

Kyle: Sarah...I'm coming for you...just-

The radio signal goes out, just as Kyle down radio on table.

Kyle: Shit!

Shawn: What are you going to do?

Kyle: I knew I should've killed him....but he was swallowed and I detonated his bomb...how the hell did he get out?

Shawn: Kyle, we'll figure that out later...what are you doing to do?

Kyle: I'm going to go get her....but I need you to cover me from the other parking lot....we're going to kill him this time.

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