Duncan had never ran so fast in his life. Dodging giant worms, throwing shit, firing randomly... It was a wonder that any of them survived to reach the edge of the compound. Once the last of the team was safely away from the sand, he drew a massive sigh of relief and turned to Jake. [b]'My friend, I cannot thank you enough. We might have gotten away with it ourselves, but I had no plan for what to do once we broke out.'[/b] He cast an appraising eye on the convoy of rovers the Galbadian SeeDs had brought. [b]'At least now we won't have to walk.'[/b] Despite his confident smile, Duncan was deeply concerned for Eika; she had apparently been there to help attack the prison, but they hadn't seen hide nor hair of her... She was a tough one though, he knew that all too well. He wasn't so much concerned for her safety as much as the possibility of her going missing again... [b]'... As much as I'd like to hang around though, we've got to get moving. Won't be long til they report our escape.'[/b] He motioned to the others to start piling into cars, commandeering the lead vehicle for himself. Luckily there was a radio link between them. As they started moving away from the compound, Duncan opened up a channel to the others. [b]'Alright, so here's the deal... I don't really know what's going on. Dunno how long we've been in there, my balls still ache and I'm not sure where the fuck we are. Still, we're in Galbadia, so we head west til we hit something familiar. I know of a few stashed airships that we can take home to Balamb.'[/b] There was the feeling in the back of his mind that something was missing, that the escape had been a little too easy (despite the ravening pack of sandworms). [b]'... Jake, what's be-'[/b] He was cut off by a bright flash in the distance, a few dozen miles north. Pulling up hard at the side of the road, Duncan opened the car door to stare in horror as a single point of light arced up into the sky... and then turned north. There was only one thing that could be. [b]'... no, you fucking wouldn't...'[/b]