IC-Captive Hearts(Sally/Azadeh/Captives)

[Mr. Handy]

10:23 AM
In the cell block-
The hallway grew silent, but Alicia remained where she was. "Stay," she whispered. "I still hear them."

[Mr. Handy]

10:24 AM
In the cell block-
"We must wait," whispered Alicia. "They will return."

[Mr. Handy]

10:25 AM
In the cell block-
"They're coming back!" hissed Alicia. "Nobody make a sound..."

[Mr. Handy]

10:26 AM
In the cell block-
Several pairs of footsteps entered the guard room. At this point everyone in the shaft could hear them.

"If I tell you," said Sally, "promise me you won't hurt the other girls either."

"For you, anything," said Ghost.

Sally took a deep breath. "All right. We climbed up to the gratings in the ceilings of our cells, forced them open, and climbed out through the vent shafts. We dropped down into the hallway, where the mattresses you took from us broke our falls."

"There, that wasn't so hard. Now, what are we going to do with you girls?"

Azadeh rolled her eyes, but she did not make a sound. She then realized that she shouldn't judge Sally too harshly for talking. She was an innocent, after all. She hadn't been trained to resist interrogation.

[Mr. Handy]

10:27 AM
In the cell block-
"You said you wouldn't hurt us!" protested Sally.

"And we won't," said Ghost. "This time. But we need a way to keep you from escaping again. Next time any of you try anything, there will be no more mercy."

"We can cuff their arms behind their backs, like I did with Lara," said Hitch. "They can't very well climb that way. I have a couple of spare pairs of handcuffs in my studio. I'll go get them."

"No!" cried Sally after a pause. "You promised!"

"I won't hurt you, Sally," said Ghost. "I'll be gentle."

"We have to help her," whispered Alicia.

"There's nothing we can do," Azadeh whispered back.

[Mr. Handy]

10:28 AM
In the cell block-
Zoe winced, remembering the first time the skinheads had raped her. She had fought back, for all the good it had done. "Poor Sally," she whispered.

"I...I'm not ready!" Sally choked.

"That's all right," said Ghost. "I have to go out and pick up Horst and the other guys anyway. By the time we get back, you'll be ready to make love to me. In the meantime, I'll take a down payment."

[Mr. Handy]

10:29 AM
In the cell block-
Alicia remained frozen while the skinheads marched Sally, Lara, and Mei Ling into the cell block. Their arms were handcuffed behind their backs. Ghost had one arm around Sally's waist, and her blouse had been pulled open and over her shoulders, revealing her bra. Tears rolled down her cheeks.

[Mr. Handy]

10:30 AM
In the cell block-
"You girls better not try to escape again!" called Hitch as he unlocked each captive's cell. "We catch any of you out of your cells again, it'll go really bad for you!" He locked Lara and Mei Ling in their cells while Ghost put Sally in hers.

"See you again real soon, Sally," said Ghost with a leer before shutting the door. Hitch locked it, and Ghost moved the mattress away from beneath the vent shaft opening in the ceiling. "There. If any of them tries something now, she's in for a world of hurt."

Alicia clenched her eyes shut and tried to hold back the tears.

[Mr. Handy]

10:31 AM
In the cell block-
The skinheads walked away, back to the guard room.

"We have to get them out of those cells," whispered Alicia.

"It's too dangerous," Azadeh whispered back. "Once they clear out, we have to escape from here. We're not even armed."

[Mr. Handy]

10:32 AM
In the cell block-
Soon the skinheads could no longer be heard, except barely by Alicia.

Alicia Vargas,"You stand guard here, [b]Hitch[/b]," said [b]Ghost[/b]. "With that bum leg of yours, you're best off playing defense. Just don't go screwing around with the girls until we get back. They've caused enough trouble already, and there's no sense taking chances until there's more of us to watch them. We'll deal with them once we've returned with [b]Horst[/b]." "Ja," said [b]Hitch[/b]. "Be careful out there." [b]Alicia[/b] heard three sets of footsteps fade away in the distance.

"Only Hitch is left in the guard room," whispered Alicia. "The others are all leaving to go get Horst. Now's our chance."

"We can kill him and get his keys and weapons," whispered Zoe. "There are more of us than there are of him. We can't leave without the others."

"No," Azadeh hissed back. "Too dangerous. We have to get out of here."

"You go then," Zoe hissed back. "I'm going to save my friends and finish off Hitch."

OOC,[b]Azadeh[/b]'s Fast Talk roll (57% skill) to convince the other women to leave without [b]Sally[/b], [b]Lara[/b], and [b]Mei Ling[/b]: [dice]0[/dice]

[Mr. Handy]

10:33 AM
In the vents-
The women carefully made their way through the shaft until they were over the guard room, most of them determined to save their friends. They knew that Hitch was somewhere below them, and they had to be careful so that he would not know they were coming.

OOC,[b]Alicia[/b]'s Sneak roll (10% base skill) crawling through the vent: [dice]0[/dice] [b]Azadeh[/b]'s Sneak roll (67% skill) crawling through the vent: [dice]1[/dice] [b]Zoe[/b]'s Sneak roll (10% base skill) crawling through the vent: [dice]2[/dice] [b]Katarina[/b]'s Sneak roll (10% base skill) crawling through the vent: [dice]3[/dice] [b]Raquel[/b]'s Sneak roll (35% skill) crawling through the vent: [dice]4[/dice] [b]Hitch[/b]'s Listen roll (60% skill) in the guard room: [dice]5[/dice]

[Mr. Handy]

10:34 AM
In the vents-
Alicia led the way. Looking through the vent in the guard room, she could see that Hitch was looking toward the cell block but seemed to be oblivious to their presence directly overhead. "That way," she whispered, pointing down a branch that led to the left. "Weapons." The women crawled down the left vent branch.

[Mr. Handy]

10:35 AM
In the vents-
The women found themselves over the movie studio, and Alicia quietly removed the grating, which was easier to do from above. While she did this, Sally crawled up behind them. Alicia carefully lowered herself through the hole in the floor and dropped into the studio below. Unfortunately, she landed hard on the floor of a set designed to look like a hotel room, causing a lamp to fall and shatter. She also cracked her head and knocked herself unconscious. Zoe suppressed a gasp.

OOC,[b]Alicia[/b]'s Jump roll (60% skill) dropping from the vent: [dice]0[/dice] Damage from fall: [dice]1[/dice] Duration of knockout (in minutes): [dice]2[/dice]

[Mr. Handy]

10:36 AM
In the studio-
Hitch hurried into the studio and found Alicia lying unconscious on the floor. "Well, well, well," he said, licking his lips. "Looks like someone didn't learn her lesson. I'm going to have some fun now."

In the vents-
Zoe seethed with rage as she saw Hitch below her. Azadeh thought that this would be the perfect time for all of them to escape while he was distracted, but she knew there was no convincing the others, most of whom blocked her path. Raquel began to sob, knowing that her best friend was trapped down there.

[Mr. Handy]

10:37 AM
In the vents-
"I'll kill him," hissed Zoe, preparing to drop down from above.

"Wait," whispered Azadeh, placing a restraining hand on her leg. "Maybe he'll take off his clothes and his weapon belt first. Then you can catch him with his pants down."

Zoe didn't like it, but she had to admit it was the best chance to save Alicia.

In the studio-
Hitch dragged Alicia over to the bed and laid her on it on her back. He hummed under his breath as he secured her arms tightly to the bedposts with the leather straps attached to them. "I'm going to enjoy this, liebchen." He kissed her roughly.

[Mr. Handy]

10:38 AM
In the studio-
Hitch leered at Alicia while he undressed, leaving his weapons belt and clothes on a nearby chair. "At last, liebchen, you are mine," he said, climbing on top of the unconscious Alicia and caressing her.

Determined not to let Hitch rape her friend, Zoe lowered herself through the vent and dropped down, but in her haste she landed hard and injured herself badly. Fortunately, Hitch hadn't heard her, and she still remained conscious.

OOC,[b]Zoe[/b]'s Jump roll (35% stat) dropping into the studio: [dice]0[/dice] [b]Zoe[/b]'s Sneak roll (10% base skill) dropping into the studio: [dice]1[/dice] Damage to [b]Zoe[/b] from fall: [dice]3[/dice] [b]Zoe[/b]'s CON x 5 roll (55% stat) to stay conscious: [dice]4[/dice] [b]Hitch[/b]'s Listen roll (60% skill) in the studio: [dice]2[/dice] This concludes Chapter 1. Zombie Apocalypse will continue in Chapter 2: The Quick and the Undead.

[Mr. Handy]

The story continues in Chapter 2, in the following thread:

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