The Elsewhere Files

Divide and Conquer Pt 3 - Mission One

Kiera hits hard as she tumbles down the scrap pile, arm cutting open against the metal. As she lands suddenly on a grassy hill, the hoot fades away and instead the sounds of a funeral approach. Kiera groans, holding her bleeding arm to her chest, slowly sitting up. She climbs to her feet and limps towards the funeral, stopping with a look of painful recognition on her face.

[Kiera]: "JD's funeral." From behind the tree Kiera is leaning against steps the Major, gently pulling her to his chest

[Crowe]: "I needed you vulnerable. I don't mean to disrespect the memory."

[Kiera]: lip curls but she doesn't struggle. Face pale and sweaty with a lot of blood dripping from her arm "Then get out of my head."

[Crowe]: smiles and pulls Kiera tighter to his chest "No my little toy. Your soldier wounded me. I can't risk bringing my body to take you out but my mind is an awfully wicked thing."

[Kiera]: looking woozy "Is that what you're trying to do? Break me? I hate to be the one to tell you this Barry, but I'm about as sane as a daffodil. What makes you think you're strong enough to keep me captive within my own mind? I'm gonig to break out long before I have to worry about you breaking me. You think I haven't noticed that everytime I get hurt or injured, you loose control of the enviroment. When I 'died' you slipped up. I almost woke up. I've been breaking free every step of the way."

[Crowe]: face snarls silently and he grabs her hair and yanks her head back cruelly "What makes you think figuring out one piece of the stained glass window will help you at all. You don't even have a clue to the whole picture!"

[Kiera]: tears leaking out of her eyes, face pale and sweaty "Tell me something Barry. Will all the Ewoks get more powerful like you if I get them to the Elsewhere bubble they belong in? Am I dooming the people I'm trying to save into becoming a psycho-fuck monster like you?"

[Crowe]: snarls loudly and throws Kiera forward. Kiera hits the ground and rolls limply. Crowe grunts and bends to pick her up and Kiera tries to whack him with a rock. "I don't need to keep your mind to break you little toy. Even if we found you your Elsewhere bubble you'd never be a match for me." taunts as he moves out of reach.

[Kiera]: frowns and looks disturbed "What the hell is that supposed to mean?" painfully regains her feet, arm soaked in blood. Looks weak and woozy, grey almost.

[Crowe]: steps forward and catches Kiera as she slumps back down "Mysteries for another time toy." tone almost caring "When you're ready, come find me. I'll be that man for you. You can walk away from the Major and the lies and fear he represents. He used you because you're almost identical to his ex-wife. A woman who left him."

[Kiera]: "Did the Elsewhere share you his secrets?" shakes her head "It doesn't matter JD..... Barry. Whatever makes you think I'm going to pick you over him? Now let me wake up in peace, you failed construct for a man."

[Crowe]: smiles grimely and smooths a hand over Kiera's face "The damage is already done. I wasn't giving you the option toy. I've already taken him away from you. And you helped me do it."

[Kiera]: frowns and then weakly thrashes in his grip, trying to get free. Again the Major throws her down and this time she lands on the floor of a hotel bathroom, the Major back to his normal self, struggling with her.

Kiera looks dazed as she weakly stops, the Major's voice changing from an indistinguishable buzz to audible words.

[Crowe]: "Kiera! Put the fucking knife down!" there is a bloody cut across the Major's face, diagonal from on his nose terribly close to his left eye, down and ending beside his right lip.