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When Trevor managed to get Jerald and Ellie off of his hands and into the air vents where they would stay for the time being he turned his attention on the cameras and searched for his Sean. When he saw that he was down below tormenting Denise he sighed heavily, loaded himself with guns and went off to stop him. When he rejoined the war in the auditorium and was on his way across the room to Sean he looked around to see what everybody else was doing. Howie was nearby fighting with one of the cronies that had come in earlier to help him and Sean, as was Brandon and Jaime who had his arm linked with Peyton and seemed to be keeping her at his side at all cost and other baddies…were fighting with each other. The rest of the Backstreet Gang were off who knows where fighting with god only knows who and Sean had Denise pinned down in a chair and he was shouting at her and as Trevor got closer he realized that he was hitting her when she didn’t answer his question.


“For the last time woman; WHERE ARE YOUR SO CALLED DAUGHTERS?!”


“I ALREADY TOLD YOU, I DON’T KNOW!” Denise sobbed and he raised his fist to punch her again when Trevor suddenly grabbed it and flung him across the room hard causing him to fly right into the stage and land on the ground with a loud thud.


OW! WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT FOR, TREVOR?!” he shouted without even having to look. There is only one man who would ever dare to do such a thing.


“WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WAS FOR?!” Trevor shouted back lividly. “OF ALL THE PEOPLE YOU COULD TORMENT IN THIS ROOM YOU HAVE TO GO FOR THE MOST INNOCENT ONE OF THEM ALL?”


SHE IS ASHLEY AND KORI’S ADOPTIVE MOTHER!”


“I DON’T CARE! PICK ON SOMEBODY YOUR OWN SIZE AND STRENGTH, WILL YOU? SHE’S NEVER DONE ANYTHING TO YOU!”


“SHE’S A HOSTAGE!”


“NOT ANYMORE! THE HOSTAGES HAVE ALL GONE WILD IF YOU HAVEN’T NOTICED AND QUITE FRANKLY I AM DONE WITH THIS!”


“WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU ARE DONE WITH THIS?”


“I THINK YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN. I AM DONE BEING HERE, I AM DONE HURTING INNOCENT PEOPLE, AND THE ONLY REASON I AM STICKING AROUND IS PURELY OUT OF MY LOVE FOR YOU AND MAKING SURE YOU DON’T FUCKING KILL YOURSELF! SO IF YOU ARE EVER GOING TO DO WHAT YOU STARTED THIS FIASCO FOR IN THE FIRST PLACE, DO IT NOW AND GET IT OVER WITH, WILL YOU?”


“I am TRYING, but I don’t know where they are!”


“Well she obviously doesn’t know either! What were you planning to do to her when she didn’t tell you Sean huh? Would she have gotten the same fate as Seamus? She is guilty of is being a mother and loving her children and that is ALL. Isn’t that what you are all about in the first place? HUH?” Trevor paused then as if he remembered something. “Oh no, that’s right. You gave your child away because you couldn’t love her properly. That’s right.”


“That is below the belt, Trevor. You are being a real jackass right now.”


“Yeah well, sometimes people just get to the point where they’ve had enough!”


“So leave then!”


“I don’t want to leave! But I am not going to let you get away with shit anymore either!”


“I do whatever the hell I want to do!”


Not with me in your life you don’t! Cross me Sean go ahead. See what happens! I am not Shelly – I’ll fight back.” Sean was silent for a long moment.


“Then maybe I don’t want you to be in my life anymore!” Trevor rolled his eyes then feigning nonchalant when really Sean’s words tugged at his heart strings greatly.


“Tell Mr. Hyde to fuck off and die and set Dr. Jekyll free please, because I am done with him.”


“Dr Jekyll is dead and the feelings are mutual baby – Me and Mr. Hyde are done with you.” Trevor stared at him for a long moment in silence and when he managed to successfully hold unwanted tears at bay he spoke up softly. “Fine if that’s what you really want then.”


“It is. Leave me the fuck alone…I never want to see you again. You are nothing but a huge burden on me now.”


“Fine…Good bye then…” Trevor said, and he turned and walked away.


“Bye, love…be free and happy now…” Sean said in a soft whisper when he thought he was far enough away that he wouldn’t hear it. Trevor kept walking until he reached the control room again and he went in there, stood where he couldn’t be seen and peered through the window and he watched Sean stare after him for a long moment with actual tears in his eyes. When he finally snapped out of it however, he turned and stormed off toward the door to the auditorium as if absolutely nothing happened just now and not having a care in the world about anyone else in the room. He wants Ashley and Kori now, and he wants them dead. That is all he cares about at this point. He’ll do anything to ignore the vibes that he is feeling – he refuses to believe that they’re from his mother.


“Stubborn son of a bitch…” Trevor muttered softly while shaking his head and he rushed after him deciding he would trail him and keep watch on him from a distance. When he decides that he needs him again, he’ll ask for him. He has to know he would never really walk away from him...right? He’s only told him so every chance that he got, he has to know. Denise meanwhile who still sat in the chair that Sean had left her in stood up and she ran straight for Howie’s arms as the three of them had managed to kill their attackers. Howie enveloped her in his arms protectively and hugged her close to him as she, Jaime, and Peyton looked around warily to see that most of the baddies were dead now with an exception of the ones that had been guarding them before the war even began. Jaime moved in front of his friends protectively and held his gun at the ready, clearly stating that if they’re going to attack, bring it on. The group of men however, much to Howie, Jaime, Brandon, and Peyton’s surprise put their guns down.


“Don’t fear us we aren’t going to hurt you,” One man said.


“If we wanted to we would’ve done it already but if you stop to think about it we just helped you kill half of the cronies in this room,” another one added. Howie, Brandon, and Jaime exchanged wary looks with one another but it was Peyton who spoke up.


“Why would one of Sean’s cronies want to help us?”


“Because we aren’t his cronies, we’re the good guys,” the first man who had spoken earlier answered and he reached into his pocket and pulled out his badge and moved just a step closer so that they could see it.


“What the…” Brandon trailed off, not making it a secret what so ever about how random this information is. The man with the badge continued.


“We’re undercover cops working for Ben. The entire hospital wing has been under police protection this whole time. When we shot at them earlier for an act to make Sean believe we’re on his side we used empty machine guns. The only thing that came out of them was noise.”


“We had cameras too and we could see what was going on in here just as much as Sean could over in the hospital wing. When Ben sent us in here with the doctors we stayed hoping something like this would happen where Sean would no longer have control and we could help you.”


“So…what do we do now?” Howie wanted to know after taking all of this new information in and he rubbed his hand over a still very distraught Denise’s back soothingly and kissed her forehead softly.


“You’re going to let us get you out of this building, that’s what you’re going to do now.” Brandon shook his head then out of protest.


“Our friends are in this building somewhere fighting…and my brother too. We can’t just leave them.”


“Your brother is that Doctor Johnson guy, right?” Brandon nodded as the emotion was very clear in his mind. “He is all that I have left officer…he is the only family that I have. I can’t just walk out of this building when—“


“—He is fine…and please call me Jim. Your brother got out of here hours ago with those children – Dakota, Ryan, Laila, Chris, Spencer, Julie, Sarah, and Bella. Your Detective Stabler came in and rescued them and we saw the whole thing ourselves on camera.”


“Oh…” Brandon replied and relief washed over him at once.


“So there is no need for you to stay.” He then looked at Denise who suddenly lifted her head from Howie’s chest to look at Jim and before she could say anything he went on. “Kori, Ashley, Nick, AJ, Wiley, and Scott are all with some of our other officers and are being well protected. So please don’t argue with us any further. Our job is to get you all out of here safely.”


“Can you find out if Kevin is okay?” Howie asked softly, the worry evident in his eyes. “Please?”


“He’s fine he got through the surgery safely and is now just resting. Ben is planning on a massive hostage release very shortly here so you will get to see him soon if you let us get you out of here.” Howie nodded but otherwise didn’t say another word and Jim pulled out his walkie talkie and began communicating with Ben.


~*~*~*~*~


Meanwhile when Emilio, Frankie, and Dean had everybody ready and had gone over their escape plan enough times that it was drilled into everyone’s brain Ashley got to her feet before helping Nick.


“Come on baby…let’s go,” she urged gently.


“I’m so tired,” Nick complained weakly.


“I know honey but you need to keep going. We’re going to get you out of here and straight to a hospital where Steve can take care of you I promise.”


“They might have another doctor take care of you since it’s not really Steve’s hospital,” Emilio pointed out.


“Nobody takes care of me except J-Man,” Nick choked out softly. “They’ll let him if I refuse everyone else they’ll have to.” Emilio didn’t argue with him any further. By the looks of things, he’s afraid Nick might not even be conscious by the time he reaches the hospital anyway. When Ashley managed to get him to his feet she slid her arm around his waist protectively as he leaned into her for support and she turned her attention on her brother who Kori and Scott were currently taking care of.


“Alex? Are you okay?” She asked when she noticed his eyes closed, desperately needing his reassurance right now. She can’t lose him. She can’t lose either one of them that will just be too much.


“I’m all right sweetheart,” AJ reassured gently and he forced his eyes open and gave her a weak smile for her benefit. “Give me a vision to have in my mind – a happy one,” He told her as he watched Wiley slide his arm around Nick too and she looked at him with a look of brief surprise before it turned into a grateful one and as Emilio opened the door for them she looked at her brother curious on what he means. “When you and Nick get married…is it going to be in a church or outside or what?”


“I thought I would surprise Kota and have a Beauty and the Beast like wedding,” Ashley answered. “She isn’t the only little girl who grew up on that movie. I thought we could rent a hotel or ball room or something with a similar stair case from the movie and Nick and I could come out from both sides just like the move. She would get a real kick out of that and she doesn’t know it, but it’s always been a childhood fantasy of mine.” AJ smiled once more at the thought of his baby sister coming down the staircase looking so beautiful in her wedding dress and him waiting to walk her down the aisle.


“You’re going to look so beautiful…I just know it. Will it be a yellow Belle dress or traditional white dress?” AJ whispered as they were lead out into the hall. The longer he can keep his sister’s mind off the stress of this mission and the longer he can keep himself from falling asleep the better.


“Undecided.”


“I will just imagine you in either one then…either way my sister is going to be the most beautiful bride ever.”


“I’m sure Kota’s vote will be for the yellow one,” Nick spoke up and as Wiley held onto him and was guiding him Nick linked her chin with his finger and brought her lips down on his for a brief soft kiss. Ashley smiled somewhat against his lips as he kissed her and pulled back.


“Nicky stop it, we’re going to run into something” She scolded him gently though all she wants right now is for the whole world to disappear so that Nick can be free to kiss her as much as he wants. As if reading this information off of her mind like a book he slid his other arm around her and turned her around to face him so that she is walking backward in front of him and he tightened his arms around her with what strength he has left and he rested his forehead against hers.


“I don’t care,” He insisted and then claimed her lips for his own once more.


“Something or someone,” Emilio spoke up warily.


“It’s too late don’t even bother,” Scott chuckled softly. “Once they’re under there is no stopping them.”


“You must not be too badly injured if you have enough energy to be kissing Ashley, Nick” Kori teased somewhat.


“Ashley is my energy,” Nick insisted while pulling back from their kisses once more and resting his forehead against hers and he gazed into her eyes lovingly. “She keeps me going no matter what condition I am in. One of these days maybe you’ll finally realize that.”


“I do realize that Nick, I was just kidding sheesh,” Kori responded while rolling her eyes. “Trust me I have no doubt in what the two of you can do for each other after all that I have seen tonight.” Just then, Emilio grabbed Nick and Ashley and pulled them into the utmost darkest corner of the wall in the hallway that they were walking in and Dean and Frankie did the same with the others. Without being told everyone went very quiet and just as they did men with guns came walking around the corner. Nick felt Ashley’s hand drop to her brand new loaded gun and he quickly covered hers with his own.


“Don’t. Just stay very quiet” he whispered in her ear and she tightened her arms around him protectively and peered over his shoulder at the dangerous guys.


“I swear I heard somebody coming Julian.”


“Well you are obviously hearing things, because there ain’t nobody here now is there?” the man called Julian snapped.


“Still Damien said to alert him even if we think we see something fishy going on.”


“There isn’t anybody here John and if it’s all the same to you I really don’t want to have to deal with Damien any more than necessary. Now let’s go…” They listened as John complained about really having heard somebody and Julian bitching at him as they continued their way through the hall. They watched as they turned the corner and waited five minutes before coming out from the dark shadows.


“Idiots…” Kori muttered while shaking her head.


“They heard you guys talking so they aren’t too big of an idiot,” Frankie whispered in a somewhat scolding tone. “I know this is really stressful and you are just trying to help each other through it but you need to be quiet all right? We are lucky it wasn’t Damien in the flesh.” Nick hugged Ashley close to him and kissed her forehead softly as she snuggled into him and as their personal undercover police officers continued to lead them through the dark hallway he followed with her still walking in front of him. She reached back to AJ however as she gently made it so she and Nick were walking a little closer to him and she took his hand into her own causing him to squeeze it gently. As they quietly made their way through the dark hallway toward the playground door Emilio, Frank, and Dean rounded a corner only to stop very abruptly causing Wiley who was right behind them to collide into their backs. Wiley, Nick, Ashley, Kori, Scott, and AJ all heard gunfire from around the corner and Emilio shoved Wiley backward.


“Get back all of you, get back!” he ordered and then the next thing they knew it Emilio, Frank and Dean were in the middle of a gun fight. AJ grabbed Nick and Ashley and instantly pulled them down to the floor and underneath a nearby table and he sheltered the both of them protectively while Kori, Wiley, and Scott darted behind a wall with their guns at the ready all of them alert and prepared for anything. They stood back and allowed the police to handle it until suddenly a bunch of guys with guns came running around another corner giving Kori, Wiley and Scott no choice but to join in on the fight. AJ and Nick however remained under the table with Ashley sandwiched between them as they were already hurt enough and they didn’t want her hurt too. They sat there and watched in horror as the fight went on.


Meanwhile, Sean was just around the corner completely unaware that Trevor was trailing him from a distance. When he heard the gun shots however, he went to the end of the corner and peered around it discovering not only the fight going on, but Nick, Ashley, and AJ hiding under the table completely vulnerable. Grinning mischievously he stood there calculating on how he would be able to play this out.