At first, Ty ignored the man as he tried to tempt her into committing some act of treason. She stood tall, with her chin up, slowly putting the pieces of her fate together. [color=00aeef][i]’If this is it… This is it.’[/i][/color] There was a gnawing and complaining voice in the back of her head. It was only a whisper, but with the stranger now yelling at her to keep her life rather than to forfeit it for the sake of justice, that whisper grew louder. 

[color=00aeef]“It’s not just...it’s not the law. There are rules, and rules aren’t meant to be broken…”[/color] Most of what she said was mumbled because she was reminding herself what she was taught. [color=00aeef]“Immortality is not a right. It’s a curse.”[/color] That was said a little louder to be sure the stranger heard it. However, even though she said it… It didn’t sound convincing. 

Of course when the tables were turned, she would get cold feet. But she had to accept it...right?

Ty tensed when she was shaken ad it was only then she had focused on Otiz and not the sound of the sirens that weren’t too far away. She hadn’t spoken a word, but the threat of being carried away made her eyes narrow. 

[color=00aeef]“...I don’t want to die today.”[/color] The confession was barely audible, but it was loud enough for Otiz to know that that was the signal to start running. [color=00aeef][i]’Maybe this isn’t over… Maybe if I can find more information about these Cursed Ones...I could give it to the Task Force. I can still fix this and keep my honor.’[/i][/color] Her convoluted, practical brainwashing, kept her thoughts busy as to how to deep into the rabbit hole she could go before escaping back to what she was taught to be reality. However, the thoughts were mainly for her to ignore the fact that she was going against her orders and training and running away from the very people she had been leading hours before. 

She was now a criminal and she had this random stranger to thank for that. 

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The truck, blaring the sirens came to a halt and a group filed out. “Her comms placed her here! Search the area!” The man that had assumed the position as leader was none other than Jackson Sloane. He was a senior officer like Ty and was the most qualified to take charge. In fact, the two were friends- or at least acquaintances so Jackson liked to think. They trained in the same class and division during their Task Force training. And while Ty exceeded her training, Jackson was never too far behind. 

In this particular case however… it didn’t look like he caught up in time. 

The group rummaged through the truck wreck and the area around only to find Ty’s badge and comms unit. “Sir, she was following one of the Cursed Ones that ran off! There’s no body around here either…” 

“Shit.” Jackson mumbled the curse as he stared the badge over in his hands. “If Ty has been kidnapped we need to report to the Commander first. We need his orders but we [b]will[/b] get her back. We don’t abandon our own.”