Tracking down the kid and the other woman that was captured turned out easier than Jake thought it would be. Although it was more difficult than it should have been fending off the remaining guards due to his injured arm, he was able to get away along with the information of the captive’s whereabouts from one of the guard’s loud walkie-talkie radio. After relaying the information to the Watcher, Jake quickly made his way towards building C. 

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“You got to be kidding me.” Jake said with a sigh as he exited the building and saw two guards stationed the front of the northern entrance. Seeing one raise up their gun to shoot at Jake while the other was reaching towards his mic to alert the other guards, Jake quickly raised both hands to get a grip of the man’s gun with his ability. A hiss of pain escaped his lips as a sharp pain emitted from his left arm as he almost lost his grip but instead he gritted his teeth together and quickly forced the gun towards the guard’s head, knocking him out. Luckily that was enough for the other man to pause his attempt in calling for back up as he watched his comrade fall to the ground with a look of concern written on his face. Guessing that the young man was newer, Jake decided to play up the situation in hope that he could cut short his time and avoid unneeded pain to his gunshot wound. 

Lowering his left arm, he kept his grip of the gun and turned it towards the second guard as he slowly walked towards the man. Although in pain and unsure how the man would respond, Jake kept the persona of someone with complete confidence of the situation as he hoped that his bluff would hold through. “Listen, let’s not make this any harder on yourself. There is no doubt in my mind that you and your men are completely outmatched. I bet you’ve heard of people like me. You know, those people that can set a tree on fire by glaring at it or render your senses useless by clouding it with illusions. Did you hear over your receiver about the staircase collapsing,” Jake said nodding towards the building behind him as he stopped about ten feet in front of the man. “That’s just child play, wait until you see what I really can do.” A small smile crept on his face as he saw the man step back, obviously taking the bait. “Listen, let’s just make things easier for all of us. I’m hurt and am ready to go home now but I can’t leave without the kid. Give me her and the woman too or I will kill both you and your partner.”

“I-I can’t do that.” The man said nervously pointing his gun towards Jake as he glanced between Jake and the unconscious man. 

“Come on, your life is on the line. Just say that your superiors want them moved or something and I’ll handle the rest. Jake said slowly bringing the gun closer to the man. “And while you’re at it, why don’t lower your weapon. We don’t want any unneeded accidents while we’re at it. My ability is set so that if you shoot or kill me, the gun will go off which would be quite unfortunate for you.” Jake said, glad that his bluff was holding up nicely. 

“Nah, they wouldn’t give the orders to a rookie like me. T-they would immediately know it’s a lie.” The man said as he lowered his weapon.

Nodding in response, Jake knew he needed to act soon. He couldn’t stay out in the open for long in case another guard came. “Alright, I want you to slowly drop your weapon and then I want you to turn around.” As the man followed orders carefully, Jake carefully lifted his left and up severed the wires within the man’s mic in case he tried to use it. Wincing in pain, he was glad that the man was too distracted to look at his face. “Alright, put both your hands behind you.” As the man did so, Jake lowered the gun beside him and grabbed the unconscious man’s handcuffs and bound the man’s hand before giving the man a slight push towards the door. Although his actions were not on par with the superheroes he read about when he was a child in comic books, he hoped that using the man as a hostage would work out for him. “Take me to the two are and don’t think about trying to mess with me.” Jake said as he entered the building. Although the hall in front of him was clear, he could hear voices not too far away heading towards the two. His focus was momentarily adverted as a loud shriek reached him. Things were going to get tricky soon. He hoped that he could reach the two before that happened though. “Come on, let’s get going.” Jake said as the two rushed up western staircase, however not quickly enough as he heard raised voices rushing towards the staircase below.