[URL=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t99KH0TR-J4][COLOR=DARKCYAN][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]J O S E P H   T H O R E A U:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][sup][color=silver]Friday, April 07, 2017 - 11:39 PM | [i]Michaels Nuclear Power Facility - Power District[/i][/color][/sup][/INDENT][/URL]
[INDENT][INDENT]The room was spinning as Joseph opened his eyes. Hair matted itself to his forehead as sweat profusely ran down his face, stinging his eyes while his chest rapidly heaved up and down. Coughing, his lungs fought against the smoke that was filling the room as he struggled to both gain his breath and his senses. 

The woman was gone, that much was clear. Evidently, the arsonist to blame as she had objected to Joseph’s attempts to stop her. He looked to his watch, noting the time as he did some mental math.

[INDENT][COLOR=DARKCYAN][B][I]Fifteen minutes.[/I][/B][/COLOR][/INDENT]
He had been unconscious for fifteen minutes and in that time the fire had only gotten worse. Pulling himself up against the desk, Joseph resumed his search for the fire suppression system. It was however futile, the paramedic quickly realized as the panel in front of him had been sabotaged. No doubt the work of the woman who had been here before.

[COLOR=DARKCYAN][B]"Damn it!”[/B][/COLOR] Joseph cursed before bursting into another fit of coughing. Leaning against the wall, Joseph made his way back towards the door as he stumbled into the hallway. A loud crash alerted Joseph to the presence of another as the voice of an older man echoed through the smoky hallways.

[COLOR=#913C16][B]"Yoo-hoo! Medic!"[/b][/COLOR]

Balling his hands into a fist, Joseph made sure he was ready for anything as he rounded a corner coming face to face with a much older man. His attire clearly communicated he wasn’t staff nor emergency services. But he wasn’t the arsonist either, as much as Joseph would love to doubt the man was here out of the goodness of his heart, he didn’t have the luxury of being so cynical at the moment. 

Allowing the other man to support him, the pair made their way towards the exit as alarms began to sound all over the plant. Exiting the building, they watched as it sealed itself, the anti-melt down procedures going to work as the plant tried to prevent a nuclear explosion. Suddenly a sharp [I]‘SNAP’[/I] could be heard followed by several [I]‘POP’[/I]s as the lights surrounding the plant went dark. Turning to look towards New Lilith, Joseph watched in horror as light after light extinguished, a blackout washing over the area.

The cool relief of the rain was soon replaced by chills, as Joseph was soaked to the bone by the downpour. Looking at Travis, defeat clouding his features, Joseph shook his head as he stood to leave.

[COLOR=DARKCYAN][B]“Thanks for the rescue.”[/B][/COLOR] He stated, shaking the older man’s hand before walking to Travis and giving him a pat on the back. [COLOR=DARKCYAN][B]“Nothing more we can do here, I’m going to get some shut eye.”[/B][/COLOR] And with that, Joseph climbed into his vehicle and headed for home.[/INDENT][/INDENT]