[b]Guards - Haywood - Jess/Rob[/b]

The guards near the gates waited patiently for the all clear. They knew what had been going on in the complex, but were instructed to remain at the gates till further notice. The gunshots had indeed phased them, but they weren't gonna disobey orders. As Rob spoke out, the guards again loaded their weapons and kept him in sight. "You shut your mouth. We were ordered to remain at the gates until told otherwise got it, so that's exactly what we'll do" one of the two guards exclaimed. 

In the mean time, the guard that had aided Jess to her room had found someone that could help. An old man, one of Haywood's tenants, had some medical history. He was a registered nurse for the Red Cross back in his prime, but never really took it as a profession. The old man looked over the pregnant girl, checking her pulse and the temperature of her forehead. Her skin seemed really cool and clammy, her pulse weak and rapid. The old man moved quite slowly, but efficiently. He put one of the pillows that laid around under her legs. "You must keep her legs elevated" he informed the guard. Then he covered her with two thin blankets. "Check the medical supplies for Epinephrine, I need it." 

"Right away!" the guard called out as he rushed towards the infirmary. The other guard just watched from the door without speaking. 

The old man then turned to that door-guard. "What exactly happened out there son? Why would Bruce kill Eli? They were best of friends" the old man struggled to ask. He wasn't the only person confused, everyone was. The entire Haywood society had no idea why these events occurred. They were all asking the question, wondering if they should remain in the small town, or fade off and find somewhere else to live. 

"You wouldn't understand if I told you sir. I just need you to take care of this girl right now okay?" the guard asked, not waiting for the old man to respond, rather have him focus on Jess. 

As the medicine made its way back to the room, the old man wasted no time to act. He injected the syringe in her arm and administered the Epinephrine. "Now we wait" the old man muttered. 

Suddenly the gates to Haywood were opened from the inside. There were only two gates in the entire colony. That one, and the other one in the opposite frontier. The other one lead to the cell building where Bruce's body lay dead. Anyhow, the front gates had been opened, the light of day seemed to shine on the two guards outside. "What the-" the guard nearest to the gates called out as he backed away from the gates. "Is it over?" he asked the guards that opened the boundaries of Haywood. "Yes, we've taken down the king. In the process, we lost Elijah as well." 

"What?!! That motherf*cker! What now huh? Whose gonna run this place?" 

"Calm down Jarrett! We'll figure it out later. Right now were mobilizing."

"Wait...." guard Jarrett paused as he turned to the other guard closest to Rob. His eyes were as wide as cantaloupes. "....So were going now? But isn't it too early for that? We haven't even planned anything out, we haven't told anybody anything, I mean-"

"Calm down kid!" the guard named Robert said, placing his hand on Jarrett's shoulder. "The trade was scheduled for this time, that's when we'll make the first strike. The issue is that the girl is in bad shape. I know we are putting her life on the line, but if we don't do this then Tyler will have time to retaliate. We take down that monster, take back our women, and return to rebuild Haywood. That's the plan! Got it! So both of you, and..........You! I don't know who you are, I've never seen you before, but if you know how to use a gun, then you're coming with us got it?" Robert asked, not waiting for the new guy (Rob) to respond. Jarrett and his partner started into the city, loading themselves into vehicles along with their rifles. They had three trucks, about five men in each. 

Charlie, the guard that brought Jess the medicine was instructed to retrieve the girl and load her into the one van Haywood had. They had a plan, it was basically to raid Tyler's men during the trade and take the supplies, but keep Jess out of harm. They would make it seem as though the trade went as scheduled, but in the process, take out all the men and stand one step closer to taking down Tyler. Since Tyler never attended these trades, they would then assault Tyler's hideout. They knew it was dangerous, but if they didn't do it first and surprise these raiders, then they'd probably get attacked themselves for not following through with the trade. 

"You can't move her, she's not in a good state, she should remain at bedside!" the old man stated, putting himself between the guard and Jess. "Sir I understand, but we need her now." 

"But why? What are y'all gonna do with her?"

"Nothing sir, we just need to move her to a safer location, that's all. Now please step out of the way" Charlie instructed, picking Jess up and taking her to the van. He laid her down gently and then mounted the black vehicle himself. He knocked on the side of the van to let the driver know they were ready. Soon enough, the operation had begun.