[b]Katie - Underground - Exploring[/b]

After her daddy left Katie pouted. Staying in her room all the time was so boring. Lauren always treated Katie like a baby. She didn't want Lauren. She wanted her daddy.
Katie got to thinking. Her daddy wanted her to be safe, that was why she had to stay in her room so much. But if she could prove that she could take care of herself then maybe daddy would let her out more, maybe even let her go to the surface. The thought of the sunshine and the wind in her face made her smile.

Going to the door, Katie poked her head out and looked. No one was around. Forgetting to shut the door, as usual, the seven year old hurried down the hallway to the vent system. Climbing up inside the vent cover slammed shut with a clang that she was sure someone heard, but she just giggled. Everyone was too big to fit in the vents except for her. They'd never catch her in here. 
After crawling around for a bit, spying on a couple of the big smelly men arm wrestling and playing with guns, Katie saw one man do something funny. He was in one of the rooms where daddy kept everything. He was in one of the rooms that had weapons, things that Katie wasn't allowed to look at much less touch. He was taking things out of a box and putting them in his pocket. Then he moved to another box and looked over his shoulder before putting some kind of large knife in his vest.
Was he... stealing...?

Katie instantly felt indignant. How dare he steal from her daddy?!
"That's bad! I'm going to tell on you!" she shouted before thinking.
The man whirled in surprise, then his eyes narrowed on the vent. Katie scrambled back and screamed when the man ripped off the vent cover and grabbed her before she could get away. When he pulled her out of the vent she bit him.
"You little f-cking brat!" he shouted.
"You said a bad word!" she accused and took off running. Now she had another reason to tell on him.
"Daddy!" she cried out as she ran, not really sure where she was going since she was so focused on getting away. "Daddy!" she cried again, getting scared now. The man was angry and getting closer. He nearly caught her a couple of times.
"I'm going to cut that nosy nose of yours off!" he growled and she screamed in fear. Turning a corner she plowed face first into a solid body of a man. He stunk and was covered in black stuff, but she didn't care. She ran behind him, using him as a shield/hiding place. "Don't let him hurt me!" she begged, holding on tightly to the man's pant leg. "He's a bad man! He was stealing!"
"Snot-nosed little bitch!" the man snarled and reached for her.

[b]Jessalyn - Black Van - Fatigue[/b]

She was so tired... she barely felt herself being moved into the vehicle. She wrapped her arms protectively around her stomach, afraid of what was going to happen. A man's voice spoke calmly to her, saying something about a trade...

Jessalyn's eyes snapped open. They were still going to trade her?!
"No!" she screamed. "Please! Don't!" she cried, pushing the man's hand away. "Don't give me to him! He's the Devil! Please!"
More voices spoke, trying to reassure her, but she was so terrified and borderline exhausted that they didn't make much since. Finally one man had to wrap his arms around her in a comforting hug. He patted her head soothingly and repeated the same words over and over :
"You'll be safe. I promise. You'll be safe."

She didn't believe them. How could she? If they gave her to Tyler, her life would be an endless hell. 
Lynn...
Floyd...
Where were they? She wanted them. She wanted safety.
She wanted... she wanted to sleep...

Finally the mental and emotional exhaustion took it's toll. Jess sagged against the one who was trying to calm her and cried silently. The movement of the van had a calming effect as well. She had almost fallen asleep when they stopped. Then she was alert and scared again.
"It's okay," the man assured her. "Tyler won't hurt you, I swear. I am sorry to put you in harms way, but we need you as a decoy in order to get Tyler out here so we can attack him directly."
So... this was all... a trap? For Tyler? They were going to stop his madness?
Jess swallowed hard and nodded. "What do I need to do?"