Deadly Alliance

20- Problems

Ryan followed- ready to press the detonate button or pull out his guns and shoot someone. Eli led him to another big garage with shooting ranges, labs, and vehicles. He stopped at some vehicles and nodded at some guards. They left and Eli and Ryan were waiting in silence until Eli broke it. 

"So where are your friends?"

"Sometimes you have to have secrets."

"Wow, you are no different than when I first found you as a child!"

"Oh no, I'm much, MUCH different now. You have no idea." Eli just smirked. Suddenly, the guards came back in through the door and were dragging Peyton by the arms. Her head was down and her legs dragging. The guards set her on the floor next to Eli and stood back. Peyton groaned something in a deep voice before coughing up a little blood. Her braid was falling out and she was weak.

"You tortured her," Ryan asked. "She's just a child."

"Actually, she's 18. Therefore an adult and besides," Eli pulled her head back- revealing a bruised face and blood running along the side of her head. Peytons eyes were closed. "I think she did quite well regarding Hans was the one to watch over her. That man can sure beat."

"Let her go."

"Why? Why is this one person so important? I've heard the truth, Ryan. We gave her the serum. I know everything she knows. Even though she denies it, me and Peyton are so similar. She has rage boiling inside those veins and a hint of evil in her soul."

"I told you, we're nothing alike," Peyton said in a raspy voice. Eli sighed in disappointment.

"You'll never learn."

"Neither will you," Ryan said. He pressed the detonate button and a smoke blew out and filled up the entire garage. It wasn't toxic, but merely blinding. Eli shoved Peyton to the guards and they took her up to the catwalks. Ryan was shooting at the soldiers through the smoke and trying to get in contact with the detective.

"Jones!"

"I'm here and so are my friends," Oliver Jones replied. As if on cue, hordes of FBI, SWAT, and Police officers flooded into the smoke and started shooting at the Blackout soldiers. Ryan then heard a familiar voice and turned around. Jackson and Cole ran up to him in the smoke and together they ran out of it and fired at anybody that was Blackout. The smoke was starting to clear and Cole was firing behind the 2 when he yelled out.

"Hey, there's Peyton!" Jackson and Ryan turned around and saw Peyton who was trying to fight the guards on the catwalk, but wasn't doing so good with her injuries.

"Jackson, go help Peyton while me and Cole find Eli," Ryan said. Jackson nodded and ran up the stairs as the others tried to find Eli.

Jackson made it up to the catwalks while trying to avoid all the bullets whizzing by. Peyton was getting tackled by Hans and choked. Jackson remembered him- torturing others and killing his enemies. Trying to ignore the fact that the man could easily kill him, Jackson ran towards the 2 and shot at Hans. He got him in the shoulder before the German ducked and jumped over Peyton. He grabbed her in a head lock, using her as a human shield.

"Get off me," she yelled at him. Hans smirked.

"You still need to be taught manners," he said with his German accent. "Maybe this will help." Hans suddenly threw Peyton over the railing and ran at Jackson. He pulled out his knife so quickly that Hans got a good throw before he was shot and blown over the railing himself. Jackson cried out in pain and the antler knife was deep in his bicep. Pulling it out with extreme pain, Jackson ran to the edge of the catwalk and looked over frantically. There was a very large topless crate filled with water for who knows what. Peyton was struggling to stay afloat, but Hans body had fallen on top of her, making her sink again with her under his sinking body.

Jackson quickly took off his gear and dived into the large crate to get Peyton. The water was cold as he pulled Hans body off of Peyton and then pulling her up from her shirt collar. Breaking the surface and gasping for air, Jackson swam to the edge and pulled Peyton out of the crate and onto the floor. Everything was still a battle scene as people shot each other and restrained others. It was loud and chaotic everywhere. Jackson dragged Peyton as best he could with his injured arm to a more quiet section in the warehouse building. Laying her down, Jackson immediately got on his knees next to her and started performing CPR. Peyton wasn't breathing and had so many injuries on her body. He pushed on her chest in hopes of getting a response, but nothing came the whole time. Jackson stole a glance up and saw Ryan and Cole at the other side of the garage trying to win the fight. With everything he had, Jackson yelled their names, trying to get their attention.

"Ryan! Cole!" The 2 responded instantly and saw Jackson doing CPR on Peyton. They rushed over while avoiding gunfire and slid on their knees next to her. Jackson let Ryan do CPR since his arms were not injured. Jackson then waited anxiously as Cole was lookout in case someone saw them unguarded. 

It was an absolute mess and time was running out for Peyton.