Starr let out a small laugh when Demetri used her idea.

Then she turned to Mark and said, "Look I'm sorry for not telling you guys, my judgment was off. I'm not sure what Roy was planning, and I'm not sure I want to know. I just want us to find the GECK and get out of here."

Demetri and Mark then dropped the filing cabinet, making a gaping hole in the floor. The group quickly dropped down into the other room.

"Now what?" Starr asked.

"Well we got some answers out of a guard earlier," Demetri told her, "And the G.E.C.K is on it's way to an underground bunker, so thats where we go." Demetri looked out into the corridor, he moved his hands up to tell them to stay back as he heard a guard running. Demetri ducked back in as he ran past, he looked back out to make sure it was safe and was met with the same guard come back flying down the hallway without it's head. "Go, go go, before the creautre gets bored of what it's doing over there."

((Gotta go, control my character if you need to.))

Mark heard the creature's roar as it slaughtered the guards and started running with the others along the corridor. As he ran he said to Starr, "I forgive you, but no more secrets, got it."

Then, Henry detonated the charges along the entire corridor. However, he didn't see Demetri, Mark, Starr, and Tom there. Reveling in his display of fireworks, Henry ran back to the guard with the GECK, turning back to see that the explosives only injured the creature slightly. The floor was taken out however so the creature turned and started chasing an unknown enemy. Henry got back to see the guard shredded up and the suitcase with blood all over it. Wiping it on the curtains, Henry got the GECK and stated running. With any luck, victory would come to him. All he had to do was to beat the hundreds of Jumpers, dozens of guards, and one angry Monster. And that wasn't even counting Demetri.

Mark heard an explosion and saw the floor falling in behind him. He yelled, "Holy [censored]! Run!", and started running even faster down the corridor.

Demetri picked up Starr and ran with her over his shoulder, "Sorry about this," Demetri said, "It's just incase the drug hasn't fully worn off." Demetri carried on going until he saw the floor stop caving, putting Starr down Demetri wiped some sweat from his forehead, "Who the hell did that?" Demetri asked.

Tom looked out where the corridor had once been, instead seeing outside. Among all the carnage of battle and the explosion, Tom saw Henry, running away, carrying a suitcase. 'The G.E.C.K.!' thought Tom, picking up a sniper rifle from a guard who had died during the explosion, his weapon flying past him into safety. Tom looked down the scope. He didn't want to kill Henry, as he had saved his life once before, but they had come this far for the GECK, and Tom for one wasn't leaving without it. Tom took aim on Henry's leg, accounted for his movement, the distance, and windspeed before holding his breath. Tom waited as his heart beated; Thump, Thump, Bang, Thump, Thump.

(OOC: Yeah, I'm shooting at Henry)

Nathan had been running around the building trying his best not to be captured as crowds of well armed men swarmed the halls, he hadn't exactly had much time to think but by the time he escaped the melee he had two kitchen knives and a heavily rusted combat shotgun for his trouble the elder had been wreaking havoc among the crowds and there were many that simply got trampled in the rush no matter who won this the tower was going to hell in a hand basket.
Nathan had been following the sounds of metal on metal looking for signs of the remaining enclave soldiers or Henry, Nathan wanted to find these people quickly and end this, that thing followed whoever had the GECK around like death so Nathan hoped desperately that at the very least he could grab the damned thing before the others did. hearing a crack of noise over the sounds of battle Nathan hurried to the source hopefully he would find Henry and if not perhaps he could vent his frustrations on someone.

Starr yelled at Demetri, "Put me down, I'm fine!"

She was quite tired of having to rely on others, and she wasn't going to let any sort of weakness show.

After she was back on the ground Starr began searching for another way down, seeing as there were no stairs. She looked at the elevator.

Its worth a shot, she thought to herself.

When she made her way over to the elevator she pried the doors open, and looked for the hatch. Of all the places it had to be, it was on the ceiling. Starr wouldn't be able to reach it if her life depended on it.

"Hey guys, give me a boost so we can get out of here!" she said to her friends.

Henry was so close to getting away however Henry felt a sharp pain in his leg. Looking down he saw that he was shot, He looked up and saw Tom with a sniper rifle. "Damn you!" Henry reached down for his radio and tried calling for his team "All members of Bravo team regroup at my location!" With any luck he may still get away...

Tom looked up from the scope as he heard Henry damn him. He knew Henry, true to the Enclave style, would be calling for help right about now. While the others went to grab the G.E.C.K from him, Tom would wait and pick off some Enclave troops to buy the others time. He had limited ammunition, just this clip, so as soon as he ran out he'd follow the path the others took. Tom lied down on his stomach, resting the rifle on the ground, its muzzle resting on some disfigured metal, his left hand on the trigger and his right hand on the top of the weapon, behind the scope. His accuracy would be the best in this position. 'and I can't miss..' Tom thought as he waited for Henry's lackies.

Demetri went over to Starr and helped her up, "Now you want me lifting you?" Demetri joked, "Typical women, can't make their mind up." Demetri held her steady, well if they did find a ladder down, that would be good, "See anything?"

Starr ignored Demetri's comment.

"Looks like we can climb down the cables," she said, "Get up here and tell me what you think."

Starr looked down the the elevator shaft. It wasn't that much farther to the bottom, and it looked like some of the doors had jammed when the elevator stopped working.

"We're not going to the bunker anymore are we?" Starr asked.

Demetri pulled himself up and looked at the cables, "I don't think so," Demetri said, "And we may have to kill Henry if he gets in the way of out goal." Demetri study the cables and pulled on one, "Well Roy has made sure he has people keeping them in condition," Demetri noted, "Though we do have the major problem of if it starts moving..."

Starr shrugged, "I'm pretty sure the power is out for a while, especially if that thing is here. It always makes a mess."

Starr grabbed a cable and began her descent, it was a little more difficult in her skirt and heels.

"I'm going to need to find something else to wear soon, I'm not a fan of the idea of me fighting in a skirt," she said.

Starr felt her hands getting more oily, making the cable even tougher to hold onto. She couldn't ever make herself come to a complete stop. Starr began regretting her choice, but it was too late to turn back.

"Careful, these cables are slick," Starr yelled up the chute.

Demetri tightened his grip, "Never know," Demetri said with a smile no one would see in the dark, "You could start a trend if you fight well enough in it." Demetri followed, he wasn't use to the this sort of thing, "I'll be glad when this is over," Demetri said, "I like my feet firmly on the group, even travelling in a vertibird made me a bit uncomfortable."

"I don't mind this too much, I did it quite a bit in Talon Co-"

Starr would have finished her sentance, but she slipped ten feet down the cable. She was able to slow her self to a controlled slide again.

"Let's get off of this," Starr said, "There's an open door a few feet below me."

Starr slid down to the door and swung her way into the doorway. She landed rolling onto her back. Hands reached for her to pull her up. Starr instantly knew it was Roy, and let a punch fly towards his stomach before Roy could get a grip on her. Starr knew she had to keep moving because Roy would beat her if he was able to land blows. Starr ducked a punch from Roy, and threw her fist at him again. Roy dodged quicker than Starr thought possible and grabbed her arm, throwing her to the floor. She tumbled and yelped in pain as she hit a table.

"You're quite a pest," Roy muttered, his speech was a little slurred from being punched in the face earlier.

Starr tried to say something but Roy pulled her up again and tossed her into a wall. She got up again and readied herself from another onslaught of attacks from Roy. As he approached Starr lowered herself readying herself for an attack. Roy took another step and Starr dove at him, hoping she had enough force to drive him back. Roy was a more experienced fighter than Starr had anticipated though, he dodged her attack and rolled ontop of her. Starr felt her breath leave unvoluntarily, then Roy picked Starr up holding his arm around her neck and his pistol at her head. He was waiting for Demetri to show up.

"I'll kill you," Starr spat.

"I'd love to see you try," Roy said to her calmly.

Demetri went down, he could see Starr's worry about the cables. Swinging himself into the opening he came face to face with Roy, he reached for his shotgun, "Ah, I wouldn't do that if I were you," Roy said with an evil grin on his face, "You do that and this young lady gets a bullet to the head." Demetri pulled his hand away from the shotgun's hilt, "She got you the G.E.C.K, so you are willing to shoot her?" Demetri asked, anger in his voice.
"Bargining Chip Demetri," Roy replied, "It's the only way I'm getting out alive."
"But killing her will solve nothing, you shoot her, I kill you."
"But they wouldn't be enough if I died after her death, you Demetri wouldn't live with the guilt."

Demetri paused, Roy was right, but there must be a different way, "What do you want?" Demetri asked Roy.
"Well, your death for one," Roy replied, "You seem to be the one that leads the group, what will happen without their 'revered leader'?" Roy let out a laugh, "That and safe passage out of here, and the G.E.C.K, but I deal with that one in my own time."

Mark slid down the cable in the elevator chasm and swung into the open doorway. Once inside he saw Roy holding Starr hostage, and Dimitri with a look of rage on his face. Mark said, "You coward, hiding behind the unarmed with a gun."

"Do something before his guards get here," Starr said.

Roy pulled his arm tighter around her neck, she let out a cough. He wouldn't kill her first, he was a man of organization. Demetri would go first, then Mark, and Starr would be the last. Starr tried to pull away from Roy one more time, but it was useless. Her breathing was growing louder as Roy's arm choked air from her. She felt her feet touch the ground, if worse came to worse Starr would try to run him backwards out the window.

Demetri had no idea what to do, kill Roy, but Starr dies in the process, or let Roy kill himself and hope he keeps to that part. Demetri took a deep breath, "Fine... Kill me," Demetri said, "Though let Starr go first."
"Drop your weapons first," Roy said. Demetri did so, throwing the shotgun to the floor.
"Now let her go," Demetri said in an annoyed voice, Roy pointed his pistol at Demetri, Demetri looked Roy in the eyes, he didn't doubt he would do it, though Demetri wanted to show Roy that he was willing to.

Mark noticed that Roy seemed to have forgotten him while he was talking to Dimitri. Thinking quickly, he had Det roll into a ball and then kicked him at Roy's face.

Starr felt Roy's grip loosen when Det hit him. She quickly turned to him and threw a punch under his shoulder, she felt it pop out of socket. Then she heard his pistol fall to the floor. While Roy was on the ground in pain Starr picked up the pistol. The familiar feel and weight told Starr it was the Glock 26 she had earlier, she didn't even have to look at it. Turning to Roy, Starr felt the pistol rise up and fire a shot into his arm almost automatically. She smiled when Roy whimpered, then fired another shot into his opposite arm. That shot was followed by one into his stomach. The pistol's small caliber made a perfect torture tool for Starr.

"I told you I would kill you, and I'm going to take my time," Starr said with a smirk.

She hadn't felt like this before. Normally she would efficiently kill someone, but revenge fueled her right now. She wanted Roy to die of pain. She fired another shot this time in his calf. He screamed.

"Please! Stop! Let me die!" Roy yelled.

Starr laughed, and fired another shot into his left knee.

Demetri grabbed the pistol from Starr's hand, he glared at her, showing his disapproval in what she was doing. Turning to Roy, he crouched down next to him, "You're an evil bastard," Demetri said to him, "Now you don't deserve to live, and you won't." Roy looked at Demetri, "I was trying to help the people," Roy told Demetri.
"You weren't, you were helping yourself."

Demetri stood up and aimed the pistol at Roy's head, he fired and watched Roy's head jerk back as the bullet hit. Demetri sighed, he was getting bored of the bloodshed that he had known his whole life, but that was the way of the world it seemed.