[b] Aleck ~ at the train tracks ~ Daniel and Shannon[/b]

"I followed the men who took her," Aleck replied. He didn't like the aura the man was emanating, he willed his body with all his might to force itself not to attack and kill the man. Aleck had incredible battle instincts that had saved him several times over and lowering his gun in the face of this man who appeared more than capable of killing felt like suicide and the will of force required to attack first was incredible. The things he did for a girl he barely knew - no that's not quite right. He had never felt any compulsion to protect or provide for anyone other than himself and his sister, he lived for her and nothing more the fact that Emma had wormed her way into his being was both unsettling and pleasing at the same time. 

The reason he now was desperate to save her he now came to understand, he found his psyche on the verge of becoming unhinged in a way that frightened him. His sister had always been the pillar of his being, through her he dictated his morality and will to exist. He had now found his second pillar in Emma and his psyche had become unbalanced because this second pillar was no longer safe and like a board precariously placed between the two it began to lean and bend as its perch on the second pillar became unsure and unstable. He now wanted to protect her with his life to protect himself, in other words he now lived for the sake of two people and was not about to let either be harmed.

Remembering her he decided to take a peek at the walkie on his wrist which was his link to Emma and noted that the compass arrow had suddenly gone dead. That was not a good sign, whatever they were going to do needed to be done within the next hour. "I know the way and I have more knowledge about the place and people than you do at the moment."

"If you cannot trust me then you will never again see you sister," Aleck assured the man. "If I cannot trust you to trust me then tell me now so that I may be on my way and you can wander about aimlessly looking for a sister I assure you that you will not find in time to save her of her grim fate."

Aleck wasn't sure what exactly was going to happen to Emma or what was currently happening to her but he was sure that the brother would respond to his words and the way he said them.

"The second step you must take to show that you and I can work together is to listen to my plan and be ready because it needs to get done within the next handful of minutes..."