[b]Shannon - Cabin Aftermath[/b]

Dazed; Beaten; Demoralized, the shared group of both the scouts and Shannon's friends sought shelter in one of the other Outpost cabins. There, Danny learned of the fate of both his friend Myriah and what had happened in Outpost since his departure. It sounded like chaos to Shannon, and she was harshly reminded of the day Robert's men attacked their former comrades in Haywood. She knew Danny was shaken about the news, but he refused to talk to her about. She had asked him, "Are you going to back?"

"I don't know," was all he would allow himself to say. He and the rest of scouts had much interest in pursuing Enrique any more after that display of brutality, and for that Shannon was thankful. Still, she had to ask them to help in finding James and Emma, who had managed to escape Enrique's grasp. They said they could, but that they would have to return to Outpost before the sun had set.

But that plan was cut short by the arrival of James and two others. They showed up at the doorstep, and Danny looked about ready to jump out of his skin at the sight of them. "Elliot, what the hell?" he asked, practically pushing James aside. The boy ran to hug Shannon, but she couldn't keep her eyes off Danny as his hands moved through the air. Sign language. She had no idea her best friend knew sign language. The commotion brought everyone to the front room to witness Elliot sign something back at Danny. "Jesus--" Danny exclaimed. "Richard, you could have gotten fucking killed."

The man evidently named Richard looked over Danny's shoulder and toward the crowd that had gathered. "It's... really complicated. We--"

"Wait!" James interrupted. "Stop talking about that! They have Emma!" James looked around the room, his eyes on the verge of tears. "When we were running away, they grabbed her. They didn't release her like they did all of you... They took her!"

Danny turned around, his eye's meeting Shannon's. She could see his face falling. [i]Another one gone[/i], he seemed to be thinking. Shannon shook her head at this. "No. [i]No[/i]! Ugh--" She made a vexed noise and rubbed at her eyes. "We have to go after them." Danny stepped toward her. She could see the look on his face, the look already telling her that Emma was a lost cause now. She wanted to slap him. "Dan! Don't say it! Don't... even say it! Her brother saved her once, but he's not here any more, so it's up to me now."

"Oh my god," Danny muttered. "And you tell me I put myself in danger."

She was wound up now and not going to stop now. "I'm sick and tired of all of this. You're stupid [i]stupid[/i] scouts took that girl's brother away and then you took [i]her[/i] away. Fuck that, every single one of you owe her. You owe us. You've done nothing but cultivate monsters and sick them all of us."

The room was silent now. Danny looked the most perturbed, having known Shannon once as someone who rarely swore at all. She didn't know over half the people in the room now, but she hoped her words had gotten to some of them at least. In any case, all she really needed was Danny on her side. She didn't want him to go back to Outpost. She hated that place with all her heart now, even if she had never been there.