IC-SWORD-Captive Hearts(Captives)

[Pentadragon]

Raquel listened.

[Mr. Handy]

In the ventilation ducts-
Raquel could hear the sound of running water carrying through the shaft from the branch on the left. She also heard a couple of voices talking, but she couldn't quite make out what they were saying over the sound of the water. One voice belonged to Jeff, and the other was Zoe's!

Alicia heard the sound too and pointed to the left.

OOC,[b]Raquel[/b], roll Sneak if you want to head in that direction. Even if you fail, you still might not be heard.

[Mr. Handy]

In the ventilation ducts-
Lara finally squirmed loose and crawled into the main shaft, following Raquel and Alicia.

Further ahead, Alicia crawled up behind Raquel. The shaft was far too narrow to get past her. "Raquel, we have to save Zoe!" she whispered urgently.

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,I'm taking over [b]Raquel[/b] temporarily as an NPC. Pentadragon, when you return, you can take her over again. I wouldn't normally do this, but you've been gone for over a week and it's not fair to [b]Zoe[/b] to have her just sit there doing nothing.

In the ventilation ducts-
Lara made her way down the shaft toward the other two women. Raquel nodded to Alicia and crawled down the duct on her left. She tried to be quiet, but her bare knees and elbows clanged against the metal. Alicia followed her, worry all over her face. Ahead the shaft came to a dead end, but there was another grating in the floor. As they neared it, the sound of running water stopped and they heard Jeff say: "All right, Zoe, come to bed." Alicia let a soft gasp at the thought of her friend's plight.

After a few more seconds of squirming, Raquel and Alicia reached the grating. They couldn't see anyone directly beneath it, but they recognized the floor of the movie studio. Then Jeff spoke again somewhere in the big studio below: "Did you hear that?"

OOC,[b]Raquel[/b], if you want to open the grating, there is no need to roll STR this time. With [b]Alicia[/b]'s help, the two of you can do it automatically. However, it may make noise. Make another Sneak roll if you try it.

[Mr. Handy]

In the venitlation ducts-
Alicia tried to reach past Raquel for the grating, but her friend shook her head and placed a hand over hers, raising her other hand with the palm forward to indicate that she should wait. Alicia began to cry silently, knowing what must be happening to Zoe below and wishing she could help her. Lara caught up with them.

"No, Jeff," said Zoe from the room underneath the shaft, "I didn't hear anything. What was it?"

"Probably just rats," answered Jeff after a pause.

[Mr. Handy]

In the ventilation ducts-
"Ugh, rats!" said Zoe from somewhere below.

Now that Jeff no longer seemed to be suspicious of the noise, Raquel nodded to Alicia. While Lara waited behind them, the two women pried the grating loose from the floor of the duct, doing so as quietly as they could. They managed to get it loose and placed it down softly next to the opening into the movie studio.

"At last you're mine, Zoe," said Jeff. Then there was the creak of bedsprings. Alicia and Raquel looked at each other knowingly. Tears spilled from Alicia's eyes, but she didn't dare make a sound. He's going to rape her! she thinks. We only have seconds to stop him!

OOC,[b]Raquel[/b], if you want to drop through the opening, roll Jump to avoid getting hurt when you land on the floor of the room below. The base skill is 25%.

[Mr. Handy]

In the ventilation ducts-
Alicia didn't hesitate. She slid her legs through the opening, followed by the rest of her. She dangled by her hands and let go, falling to the movie studio below. Raquel and Lara heard her land with a thump. Looking through the hole, Raquel saw her friend lying on the floor in considerable pain.

"Get the hell off her, you pig!" snarled Alicia through gritted teeth.

OOC,[b]Alicia Vargas[/b] is moving to the following thread. Her player, if there ever is one, should stop reading the current thread at this point. [b]Raquel[/b] and [b]Lara[/b] remain in the current thread.

Final Jeopardy

[Mr. Handy]

In the ventilation ducts-
"Aaaargh!" gasped Zoe from the room below.

"You're just full of surprises, aren't you, Alicia?" said Jeff.

"Leave her alone!" shouted Alicia. "Take me instead!"

"A tempting offer. But who says I have to choose?"

Raquel and Lara could see Jeff, clad only in boxer shorts, rush Alicia through the opening in the floor. Before Alicia could regain her feet, he was on top of her. He seized her roughly as he pressed her into the ground.

"No!" screamed Alicia. She tried to fight him off, but he was just too strong for her, and she couldn't slip free either. He had her pinned beneath him.

OOC,[b]Raquel[/b], if you want to drop down, roll Jump to avoid being hurt (the base skill is 25%). You may also try to land on [b]Jeff[/b] and hurt him on your way down. To do this, also roll Kick.

[Mr. Handy]

In the venitlation ducts-
Raquel couldn't bear to see what Jeff was doing to Alicia. She lowered herself through the opening and dropped into the studio, trying to land on Jeff. Lara squirmed through the hole a few seconds later.

OOC,Everyone is moving to the thread linked below. Do not read the posts before the one in the link.

Final Jeopardy