Assailant: Part 13 By: Reboo Email: rlw1985@hotmail.com or lngwp@oz.zzn.com AN: Wow, can't believe this is the thirteenth part already, but I did start this in November so.... As always I'm greatful for everyone who's reviewed this for me thus far, and especially to those who have continually done so. Just finished reading the count of monte cristo, by Alexander Dumas, an excellent book but it left me on the edge of my seat, then this morning I went to see the movie, its very little like the book, but good by itself just don't compare them I had twenty-one pages front and back of differences between the movie and the book. That's alot. Also I tried a pitiful attempt at suspense at the end of this, just to warn you. Now on to the fic. Noin heaved a sigh, slunk into the shadows inhabiting a corner letting them envelop her in their grasp, and pulled out a map. She needed to know where to go. Slowly she thumbed through the pages observing each one carefully before flipping it. She stopped and ran her index finger down the prints of the first sub floor. Her old lady's office was marked as being in the corner of of a back corridor. Nor really all that surprising considering the lady. She folded the blueprints, then rolled them and put them back, making care not to rip them in haste. The hallway was dim lit, not bright, not dark, but dim. She had not noticed any camerasin the hallways when she had escpaed but now she did. Luckily there only appeared to be one in her hallway. The hallway was also sparse with doors, which were most likely huge on the inside. Pushing one hand against the wall she began to inch her way down the hallway, keeping herself well within the shadows limits. "Colt," Kima questioned. "What," he answered annoyed by the simple usage of his name. "Do you think we're really going to catch them?" Kima asked pensively. "Or, at the least do you think she'll allow us some sleep, seeing she just left and all." "All I can say is I hope so," Colt answered. The two rounded the corner towards the back exit, Kima walking slightly behind Colt who overshadowed him. Colt felt the hair on the back of his neck go straight up and he shivered, and instinctively froze to the spot. He put his hand out to stop Kima from moving. "Did you see that?" "What?" "The shadows, they seemed to have moved, or at the least did you feel it?" Colt said and drew his firearm. "Put that away," Kima basically ordered against better judgement on part of his life. "You're going knutz. I think you're even more sleep deprived then I am if that's possible seeing I'm the rookie." Colt glared back daring him to defy him with his eyes and Kima put his hands up in surrender, but Colt holstered his weapon and briefly swept the hallway again with his eyes. For all he new he might have just been halucinating. "Let's just leave," Colt sighed rubbing at his eyes, and they continued down the hallway. Noin sucked in her breath, and flattened as best she could against the wall, and watched as the men passed her. Her heart rate was up, the adrenaline from the severity of the situation having kicked in. She kept her eyes on them while they left, and didn't breath until she saw they were completely out, and heard the door click shut. 'That was close,' she thought allowing herself to once again breath. She'd have to be more careful, and pay closer attention next time to her surroundings. She had been keeping her eye on the vidcam after first seeing it, and counting the seconds it took for the camera to rotate almost 180 degrees round. The rotation time would not give her much time to get into the elevator shaft without her appearing on the tape recording. Working quickly Noin sidestepped beneath the camera, and took out the jack she'd need to get the doors open, then watching the camera again she readied herself. HSe stole another breath, trying to keep her breathing rate under control, given the circumstances and checked the adjoining hallway, then checking the camera again went to the elevator door, and jacked it open quick. She squeezed in balancing on the inside slip and holding onto a side pole. She released the jack from its positiion and proceeded to the ladder on the inside of the shaft and began to make her descent. Not long after however a creaking noise began and Noin paused to take a look below her, the elevator was rising. A/N: Small again eh?