JP - Five Years Ago - A Safe Location - VC pt 6

“My Joel!” Annie had gotten one of the more powerful members of the village to watch the portal and ran over, a look of pure horror on her face for once. It was the first emotion she had actually shown in a very long time. “My Joel, please be okay!”

"He got shot and the bullet is still stuck in there" Alex replied pointing to the bandage side of the coyote " the bastards took Susi."

Frisk knelt beside Joel, examining the bullet wound. “It shouldn’t be hard to get it out, but we should get him someplace safer first.”

Annie nodded to Frisk. “Alex, you help them. I will get Joel and Frisk to a safe place.” She said, easily picking up Joel after her claymore turned back into a rock that she pocketed.

Klaire frowned. “Piritta, can you go with them to keep them safe? Annie can’t defend them if she’s keeping a hold of Joel.” She said and shot a few more soldiers down. They were obviously starting to retreat from the village. The metas were proving to be stronger than expected.

“Joo!” Piritta jogged alongside Annie and Frisk. Her knife kept the bastards back.

While Klaire, James and Alex kept dealing with MegaCorp scumbags, Annie went with Frisk and Piritta, hoping to get somewhere safe. Soldiers kept trying to come toward them, but Annie was keeping hold of Joel. “Piritta, my pocket. Gilbert is in there. He’ll transform for you, so you can use him to cleave these bastards!”

“Okei.” Piritta pulled Gilbert out of Annie’s pocket and started cleaving soldiers with him. “Your power is so weird but really cool.”

"Not again" Joel muttered as he drifted in and out "mom dad."

Annie kissed the top of Joel’s head as they got to a safe location where a few cars were waiting for them, along with the good ol’ van. “No, love, remember where you are. You’re here, with us…with Piritta, Frisk…and me, Annie.” She brushed his hair back as they opened the van and gently set him down inside.

Joel looked up at her and nodded while holding her hand.

Mark was waiting for them in the van having turned into a portable medical center. Tossing frisk some gloves he pulled out a giant first aid kit. "Made some calls to the underground they've got a safe house prepared for us" he stated as he caught sight of Riley carrying Megan.

Riley appeared in front of them covered in blood and steam coming off his back having pushed himself to get there. "Megan needs help Cain the bastard let the whole hive ….." he panted not wanting to finish the sentence.

Frisk pulled on the gloves. Joel was stable enough for now so Frisk left him to Annie and turned her attention on Megan. Megan was hurt badly and bleeding a lot. “You’re safe now, I’m helping you.” Frisk spoke gently to Megan for what little the cat girl could hear and get to work. “Did you find Ami and Cody?” She asked Riley as she worked.

"They're with Tzeitel and Colt" he replied trying to catch his breath as he gave Mark their location.

Colt and Tzeitel would keep the kids safe. Frisk tossed Riley a granola bar from her med bag and continued working on Megan.

Annie kept Joel comfortable, stealing some gloves from Mark. “I know how to extract a bullet…” She remarked and got to work. Apparently all that combat training with her father had come in handy.

Mark nodded " I'll hold him down."

Megan moaned and mewled in pain, trying to weakly push away the hands touching her. “No…no more…please…” She begged.

"Megan it's Riley you're safe" he whispered staying by her side "it's going to be ok. Frisk is trying to help."

“Megan, it’s Frisk.” Frisk said soothingly. “I’m trying to stop the bleeding.”

Megan blinked and tried to listen, but she was so lost in what had happened that all she could do was that. All she could do was weep.

"Need Tzeitel and her pheromones here." Frisk muttered as she worked on Megan.

"With how bad of a shape she's in we might need Cody" Riley replied.

“This would age him. I don’t know if Tzeitel would let him.” Frisk said grimly.

Annie tapped Riley’s shoulder and pointed to the portal that formed behind the van where Tzeitel, Cody, Ami, and Colt were arriving with… “Is that Orion?” She whispered.

Frisk smiled grimly when she saw the kids with Tzeitel and Colt, relieved that they were alive. She was sad to see that Orion was dead but there was no time to mourn. “Tzeitel- can you help calm Megan down?”

Tzeitel hugged her kids, then hurried to Megan’s side where she knelt. She gave off calming and nursing cat pheromones. “Hey Megan, it’s over.”