Here We Go

Here We Go Part 16

Warning;

If you are squeamish or don't like blood, please read at your own risk. There are blood and mildly graphic descriptions in this.

Bailey, Sam, Quinn, and Matt lunged into the van, shouting at Woods to wake up.

Matt: Woods, wake up!

Woods shot up and could see the phantom from the bed. Or, more accurately, the red lights from his eyes. The phantom was just standing there, watching them.

Woods: He looks familiar. Wait. Is that--?

Woods went to dart out of the van, but Matt held him back.

Matt: Woods, what are you talking about? Who is that?

Woods: It's 591!

Matt: The one who captured you?

Woods: Yes!

Sam: Why would you want to go out there if he caught you last time?!

Woods was straining against Matt, who was getting stronger every day.

Woods: I may not have needed to get back for being smacked in the head, but I can get back for being captured and tortured! Besides, he's probably the reason for Wes!

Suddenly, everyone went silent. Including Woods, who stopped fighting to get out. They hadn't realized they had been shouting, and the phantom was now just staring at them. 591 was just staring at them, not reacting. Woods was stunned by both his statement and the fact that the usually responsive 591 wasn't moving from the grave. After a moment, 591 turned back to the grave, hands at his side. Like a man who had been through a hellish war, only to have lost the battle and everything he loved. A man who had lost.

Woods felt the phantom power within stirring, but it wasn't physical strength it was powering, it was the strength to hold Matt up. Sam and Bailey were too busy staring at 591 to notice Matt's legs were trembling. Woods let Matt lean on his shoulder as support. And Matt was surprisingly heavy. Woods tried to ignore the soft, heavy breaths coming from Matt and focused on 591. Who was just standing there, staring at the grave. But why? Unless...

Woods began to think.

Unless, when Deb and Wes had been captured, 591 became close to them. And it seemed to be Wesley's grave he was staring at. Was 591 grieving?

Matt: Woods? Can you explain a little to us, please?

Sam: Yeah, who is that guy?

Woods: That is Phantom 591, Nelson's new right-hand man after Wes...(Woods falters for a second) After Wes came to our side.

Matt turned to Quinn.

Matt: Could you cut this part of the conversation? Deb asked to not reveal anything about her and Wes to the viewers.

Quinn: Yeah.

Quinn set the rig down, relieved.

Woods: 591 is pretty much Nelson's best, after...you know.

Everyone lowered their heads a little.

Woods: But, I'm thinking--

Matt looked over at him.

Woods: 591 seems to be grieving Wes. I mean, he's just standing there, staring at the grave! What else would he be doing?

Sam: That's a good point. But I thought that he was a bad guy.

Matt: Maybe not as much as we think? Maybe he helped Wes and Deb, then something happened and now...this?

He gestured to 591 still standing by the grave. Suddenly, 591 turned back to them...and either it was their imagination or the lights in his eyes got brighter.