Those Who Slay Together, Stay Together

Izzy vs Samantha

"Are you sure that will work?" Brianna asked nervously, following her sister closely as they navigated through the mud pit. Though her younger siblings plan was well thought out, things here didn't always go as planned... 

Hell, Brianna thought, almost smacking herself in the head for being so ridiculous. Things NEVER go the way you plan here...

"It'll have to." Isabella replied seriously, casting a reassuring glance behind her as both women approached the spike trap leading to the center room. 

It'll just have to work... She repeated to herself, hoping that her decision would be the right one. 

Timing it correctly, they both sprinted through before getting stabbed as they faced the four men they had gotten to know so well in such a short amount of time.

"Ah, finally! Ve can now finish zhis vonce und for all, ja?" Richtofen cheered sarcastically, glaring at the two women for a moment before walking towards one of the stone buttons, Nikolai, Dempsey and Takeo joining him at the other three in the center of the room.

"I'd love to be done with this..." Isabella muttered to herself, avoiding everyone's gaze as the eclipse was set into motion once again, the sky darkening as the full moon slowly illuminated the jungle. 

"Well we knifed some rocks and set some dials," Nikolai grunted, failing to see the point in all this as he slung his HK21 over his shoulder. "What now?"

"Zhis must be upgraded before ve can continue," Richtofen said while pulling the Jgb25 off his back. "Zhere are four stone tiles on ze floor und zhey must be pressed simultaneously to open zhe Pack-A-Punch..."

"I swear this better be the last useless thing we have to do in this goddamn jungle..." Dempsey muttered from across the room, reloading his gun as he stomped off towards the door to the left, Takeo following behind him quietly.

"Vell zhen, I suppose I'll get ze von over zhis vay... Nikolai?" Richtofen questioned sweetly, as he glanced at the Russian who was currently leaning against one of the stone walls lazily. "Vould you mind babysitting vhile I'm gone? Ve don't vant ze kinder getting into any trouble, now do ve?" He laughed, shooting Isabella a serious/deadly glare.

"Da, I'll guard this tile thingy here..." He slurred slightly, plopping down on said stone square clumsily and pushing it into the ground with a click as he pulled his beloved bottle of alcohol out now that he had a moment for a drink.

If anyone here needs someone to watch them, it's HIM, not us... Isabella grumbled in her mind, glaring at Nikolai who looked as though he could pass out any minute. Green eyes locked momentarily, exchanging looks of distrust and uncertainty before the doctor finally left the room, an awkward silence now falling over it's remaining occupants.

"What the hell was that about?" Brianna questioned, glancing at her sister who seemed somewhat upset.

"He doesn't trust me..." Isabella mumbled as she thought about what could be going through his mind. "He wants to make sure I won't get in the way..."

...

Underground in the Power Room...

...

"Your deaths shall not rest on my hands..." Takeo promised, talking with the two men still trapped inside the catacombs of this strange temple while he stood on the tile near both power switches.

"I'd like to come out there and thank you in person," Brock apologized, sounding truly sorry he couldn't meet his rescuers. "But unfortunately we are still trapped in this cavern..."