Part 467: Point of View Part 1

6:55 pm

Eddie rested against the corner of his white cell. He had hope that he was going to get out alive. He had to keep his patience and think about Bonnie. He had lost Jilly but he knew he’d do his best to make sure Bonnie got out alive. It should only be a matter of time before they come for him, to inject him with the memory wipe drug and haul him, plus Bonnie toward this SECOND mysterious island. However, Eddie had other plans.

The door panel then proceeded to sing a series of beeps and the door opened. The young man slowly stood up, looking at the two people walking in. It was the stocky man known simply as Pickett plus a redheaded nurse. She pushed in a wheel chair, with the bonds already half on the area. “I guess that is for me?” Eddie raised an eyebrow.

“You bet,” Pickett said, removing his side arm, “Time to take your medicine, Eddie.”

“And if I say NO?”

“Then I shoot you in the knee-cap and we give it to you anyway,” the older man smiled, “ And I hear that is a really painful place to get shot at.”

“Well,” the young man sighed, “Let’s not test that theory.”

He calmly sat down in the wheelchair and began to roll up his sleeve. The nurse then tied a rubber tourniquet on his upper arm. She calmly then tapped his arm to find a vein. Pickett kept the gun drawn on him, not trusting him an inch. Eddie just leaned up and smiled at him. The young man then saw the nurse pull out a syringe that already had a liquid in it. She removed the cap with her teeth and then leaned down toward his arm. Eddie blinked, trying to think of a way to get the gun out of Pickett’s hand. He came up with at least five ways to remove it from him.

Then the building shook from an explosion.

Pickett looked around as small amounts of dust fell from the ceiling. The nurse paused to look at the older man, in the hope he might know what was going on. Eddie then took this opportunity to make his escape. In one fluid motion, he grabbed the syringe from the nurse and then swung it up; plunging it deep into Pickett’s neck. The stocky man grunted as the liquid poured into his system. As he was falling down, Eddie grabbed his pistol easily. The young man then shoved the nurse back with his foot, sending her toward the wall. As the redhead looked up, Eddie kept the gun on her. “Be thankful I ain’t gonna close the door.” He winked, then ran out.

Eddie ran as fast as he could. He didn’t think Bonnie was in this hallway, he needed to make sure he got to the hallway he remembered. The young man then stopped at a corner, checking for signs of other people. So far every single corner was empty. He continued to jog and jog down the hallway area. He wondered why their was a explosion, wondering what was going on. Eddie took a moment to enter an empty office, then run over by the window. He looked down, trying to see something. The bottom spot lights were only half operating. He could see small amounts of movement outside, but didn’t know what to make of it. Eddie decided to turn around and check out the other side of the building. He quickly ran out of the office and into the hallway.

And rammed right into a soldier.

The two men collided together and landed on the slick marble floor. Eddie grabbed his rifle and twisted it away from him. The Liberator screamed as he felt his index finger twisting around, as he tried to pull the weapon away. He responded by grabbing the young man by the neck. Eddie grunted as he tried to rear away from the stranglehold. Then he lurched forward, making the soldier yelp. The Liberator then panicked when he saw that Eddie wasn’t doing it to take him off balance; he was doing it to reach his side arm. The young man’s finger’s then found the gun and he quickly slid it back toward the soldier’s head. “WAIT A SECOND!!” the mercenary begged.

Eddie was in a red haze. He didn’t see a soldier begging for his life. He saw his girlfriend tied up. He saw his mother in a cage. And he saw Jilly’s severed head. The young man closed his eyes as he pulled the trigger. The loud THACK sound reverberated through the hall as small splashes of blood covered his shirt. Eddie kept his eyes close as he got up off the soldier’s body; taking his rifle with him.

The young man turned around and then ran toward a stairway exit. He quickly checked up and down to see if anybody was in it. So far nothing. He then quickly scurried down and jumped the remaining few steps to the next level. Eddie gasped at the site of the sign above the door. Turned out he was on level 27. He quickly opened the door and then looked around. He had found the hallway where he and Bonnie were taken this morning. He then quickly started to run down the hall. A young man in a Dharma lab coat then peered out of a room and gasped. He quickly found himself staring down the barrel of his gun. “Where is Bonnie?” he grunted.

“What?” the young man said, clearly frightened.

“The redhead I was brought in with. Teenaged, tied to a wheel chair.” Eddie then placed the barrel on the young man’s neck, “Tell me where she is . . . or I kill you.”

The lab-rat then slowly raised his hand and pointed toward the hallway in which he came. “Room . . t-t-t-two-twelve.” He stuttered.

“Good,” Eddie smirked, “You can feel free to go crap your pants elsewhere now.”

The man in the lab coat then ran off down the other end of the hall. Eddie then quickly started to jog toward the hallway. He saw room 212, nesting near the end of the right side of the hall. “BONNIE!!” Eddie screamed as he reached the door and tried to open it.

“EDDIE!!!” he heard her scream from behind the door.

The young man then tried to open the door but it was clearly locked. He then looked at the access panel but didn’t know the code. He then did the only thing he think he could do; shoot it. He pointed his rifle and opened fire. The panel exploded in an array of metal and sparks. The young man then heard the door click. He quickly tried to open it but it was only half way. It still wouldn’t budge. “EDDIE, GET ME OUT OF HERE!!” his girlfriend scream.

The door still was stuck. “Should’a known. That only works in the movies.” Eddie hissed at the control panel.

He then leaned back and threw his foot into the door hinge. He grunted as he slammed it again. The young Jeet Kune Do warrior then screamed and slammed it a third time. The door finally caved in and broke off the hinge. Eddie looked in and saw his girlfriend, still strapped to the wheel chair. The redhead gasped and smiled; happy to see the man she loves still alive. Their reunion was short lived as a bullet whizzed past Eddie’s head and exploded into the wall above him, causing her to scream. Eddie then turned around and got back from the door as cover. He quickly open fire in the direction he was being shot at. It only took him half-a-second to recognize the form of Matt Tefpourth firing at him.

Eddie took aim at Matt through the wall, best he could. The clone would jolt out quickly, fire his gun and then quickly slide back. The young man he was facing was waiting for the appropriate moment. Then when Matt poked his body out again, Eddie fired. The bullet from his rifle didn’t imbed in the clone’s arm, it scraped it against his jacket. Matt grunted in pain as he fell back behind him. “FORGET HIM!” someone screamed, “LET’S GO!”

Eddie raised an eyebrow, recognizing the voice of Ben Linus. He kept his gun pointed in that direction. He waited for them to return fire but no one did. Eddie could only assume Ben kept his word that they were leaving. Whatever was happening outside, it seemed like it was in the crazy scientist’s best interest to remove himself from the building. Eddie then took the opportunity to dive back in the room and quickly get Bonnie out of her bonds. He gritted his teeth as he fought to get the tape off her hands. “Eddie, there are scissors over into the shelf.” His girlfriend pointed her head.

He quickly ran over to toward the medical drawers and started pulling them out one at a time. He finally found the scissors on the third drawer. He came back and then started to cut her loose. The moment she got her hands friend, she immediately hugged him; crying a little bit. “Shhhh. It’s okay,” he whispered, “I’m going to get you out of her.”

Bonnie shook her head and allowed him to continue. One he got her legs free, he helped her up. They both then headed out of the room. “FREEZE!!!” some one screamed.

Eddie turned to see a soldier with his rifle at him. The young man froze, knowing the man had him dead to rights. If he raised his gun, he would fire. The Liberator gritted his teeth, staring at him. Bonnie hid behind her boyfriend, not wanting to look. “Drop your weapon and put you-“ the Liberator tried to say before a foot struck him across the cheek.

The young Asian man flung down and grabbed the rifle in one fell swoop. The Liberator tried to get up but the Jeet Kune Do warrior then slammed his fist into the man’s nose; knocking him unconscious. “TRISTAN!” Eddie laughed.

“This way!” he said, as he ran back the hallway where he came from.

“Tristan, how did you get here?” Eddie asked him as they ran.

“It’s a long story but don’t worry;” the Asian teenager laughed, “I promise to tell you later. Right now we got to hook back up with Tony and the others.”

“Tony? TONY’S HERE?”

“All your fellow survivors are here!” Tristan said as they continued to run.

They quickly turned another corner but then stopped when they heard gunfire. Their was a loud exchange of screaming and more gunfire. Then the three teenagers were thrown back by an explosion. Bonnie grunted as she, Eddie and Tristan fell back into the hallway. Smoke erupted from the upper hallway and then a wave of fire erupted onto the ceiling; making the sprinklers burst to their assign duties.

Eddie helped Bonnie up as they quickly became soaked in water. Tristan looked up, and saw the fire still engulfed in the ceiling. The three friends then ran toward the explosion, holding their mouths from the smoke and water. As they finally cleared the area, Eddie looked around to see what was happening. And it was so much, he didn’t know how to react.

Before them was a mini-glass laced lobby area in the middle of the building. On the other side to their right was more Liberation soldiers; specifically a female. Down in the lobby was Tony, McKay and John. They were taking cover behind a turned over couch and giant tree like plant. Deeper into the lobby was Mia, Sawyer and a few others. Eddie quickly noticed Jack was shot in the arm. He continued to see the bullets ricocheting around them. Eddie then couldn’t stop blinking when he saw Aaron and the other kids, covering with Mia and Kate. It was enough for him to see red.

Eddie then pointed his rifle at the men across the balcony of the glass lobby. When he open fire, the bullet shattered the glass before him. The soldier then jerked as he was shot in his chest at least three times. He then fell over, smashing the rest of the glass and plummeting into the lobby below. Tony then looked up to see who was helping them out and his heart nearly exploded with joy when he saw that Eddie was alive. “EDDIE!!!” Tony screamed.

The young man smiled at his mentor. He then continued to fire on the other men, making them duck for cover. Mia smiled at Eddie, giving them the opportunity they needed. The Lakota then shoved the door open behind them, and the group ushered the children through the stairway. Once the kids were safe, Eddie looked around. Then he saw the woman who was firing at them point an usual weapon at him. Then his memory burst into his brain and he remember seeing the weapon from the various action films he watched growing up.

It’s called a grenade launcher.

Eddie heard the howl of the weapon while he was screaming for Bonnie and Tristan to take cover. The three friends dove down the hall as the grenade punched through the last glass panel and exploded in the wall behind him. Eddie felt his head get skint as he hit the marble floor. His ears were ringing and the back of his neck felt hot like being sun burned. He fought it off best he could and leaned up. The young man then turned around and saw the woman was missing. Tony, McKay and John were running up the stairs to be where the woman was originally. “EDDIE!!!” Tony screamed at him.

Eddie then stood up, wobbling a bit. “CAN YOU STAND?” the one-eyed doctor asked him.

“Yeah!” he said, looking for a way to get over there, “I’ll follow when I can!”

“NO!” McKay waved him back.

“EDDIE, GET YOUR FRIENDS OUT OF THE BUILDING!!” John screamed.

“No, I’m not leaving you!” Eddie screamed back, almost feeling like that ten year again on the Island long ago.

“EDDIE, PLEASE GET OUT OF HERE!!” Tony yelled back.

“NOOO!!” the young man screamed back, still trying to figure out a way around the crashed rubble.

“PLEASE, SON!!!”

Eddie stopped when he heard what Tony had called him. The truth was he loved John and McKay but everybody knew it was Tony that he was the closest too. Eddie had lost his real father back on the Island. He bonded easily with the blind doctor who saved his life. As they were together, they grew closer and if there was any man who could take the “fathery” role in his life and still honor the memory of Mr. Trascal; it would have been Tony. The one-eyed man looked at the teenager and motioned for him to go into the stairway behind him. “Please.” He whispered, “Go.”

Eddie then winced and grunted through his sadness. He quickly grabbed Tristan and got him to his feet. As the fire was getting closer, the young man then helped Bonnie get up and they immediately dove into the stairway. A few pillows of smoke covered the stairs but it was enough for them to keep moving. Tristan led the way, leaping two steps at a time. Eddie followed behind with Bonnie holding onto his arm. They stopped around the fourth floor to catch their breath. The redhead coughed as she leaned onto her boyfriend for comfort. Tristan was doing his best to breathe out of his nose and keep his main airways opened. After the brief moment of rest, they started running again.

By the time they reached the second floor, there were no more stairs to run down. Tristan opened the door and immediately a soldier tried to grab him. Eddie then jumped from the stair he was standing on and slammed his foot into the man’s collarbone; breaking it instantly. As he landed in pain, Tristan rammed the butt end of his rifle into his head; knocking him out. The three friends then ran down the hallway toward the elevator. The young Asian man pressed the buttons but nothing was happening. “The lights aren’t moving.” Bonnie pointed out.

Eddie looked around and saw an empty office behind them, with a large window. He then pulled Bonnie with him into the office. As Tristan followed in, he closed the door on instinct. His best friend then strode over to the window and looked out. He gasped with delight at the sight of the vehicle in the distance. “Son of a bitch!” he laughed, “They drove Turk here!”

Bonnie and Tristan saw the car in the distance, that Eddie loved like a pet. The young man laughed a bit, then stopped when he saw two figures running into the distance. He could tell from up here that it was Matt and Ben. The two men then ran toward a nearby silver Sedan and quickly scrambled to get in. Eddie then felt rage swell up in his spine. He remembered what they did and what they did to Jilly. He knew that someone had to make them pay. “Tristan?” he coughed.

“Yeah, Eddie?” his friend looked at him.

“Can I count on you to make sure Bonnie gets to safety?”

Tristan didn’t reply. He wasn’t sure why Eddie was asking him in that question. Bonnie then looked at him and he looked at her. “I love you.” Eddie whispered, “Never forget that.”

“Eddie, what-“ Bonnie tried to say.

The young man then jumped back and then opened fire on the window. The bullets punctured the glass with ease. After it shattered, Eddie then screamed as he made a running leap and dove out the window. Bonnie screamed in terror seeing him plummet toward the ground, two stories up. He landed in one of the potted trees that adored the outside back lobby. It snapped under the momentum. It was enough, however, to break his fall to an extend. Eddie grunted as he stood up, feeling a bad pain in his left knee. He then quickly limped toward Turk as fast as he could, seeing the Sedan disappear into the distance.

Eddie opened the door and got in. There were no keys in the ignition. The young man laughed as he reached below his seat and pulled out the spare keys. “They never should have underestimated us, Turk.” He laughed, as he started the ignition.

Eddie then twisted the steering wheel and then proceeded toward the direction of Matt and Ben. With any luck, he’d be able to catch up to them. As he drove on, he started to pray for his father to forgive him.

For what he was going to do to them.