The Battle of Bar Harbor

Having heard Cam's message, Jake grabbed his binoculars and verified what Cam had just said. AK47's and M4's, where the hell did they get that many?

"Copy that Cam!" Jake responded. "Got eyes on as well, good job! Tell your team to focus on the towers as soon as first wave moves in, out."

Jake then turned to Mark who was beside him. Although now the opposing force was better armed than them, there was no reason to blow off the attack. They needed to be transparent with their forces though.

"Let's pass it along the line." Jake said. "Tell people to be even more mindful of the reloads. And hope those AK's are those that have been mass-manufactured, so their accuracy is shit."

As Harry started to beat on Marco he pulled out one of his suppressed handguns as he was going to put one in the back of Harry's skull but Mikayla beat him to it and used a cleaver to do it. Troy just let out a sigh and shook his head as he thought they were supposed to keep the body count from going any higher still two wasn't a bad number. "So what are we just going to wait till all of them just show up here and whack them one by one?" asked Troy jokingly to Mallory. But when he saw Claudia beating Marco he wanted to step in as he saw no point in it and the fact that he tried to cover for them in his eyes meant he earned some of their good graces. Once Mallory stopped her he figured she would at least be the reasonable one but no she threatened him saying to leave some for the others. "Jesus Christ..." said Troy as he shook his head once more. Marco wiped the blood from his mouth as he heard the news about Sara getting out he was relived with joy but it came quickly crashing down when he heard that she was a prisoner and that his other daughter Maria was dead. "No...No not my baby Maria." said Marco softly as tears started to fall down his face. When Marco looked up at Mallory Troy looked to her as well hoping that she could see reason but sadly it would seem like that as she threatened to kill Sara in a heartbeat if only to make him suffer. "Enough!" said Troy in a hushed but serious tone as he looked to Mallory.

When told to tie up Marco Troy just shook his head as he didn't like it but he did it anyway. "This is fucked up." said Troy as he tied up Marco. "It's okay...I deserve it. I let down Abraham Faraday and the other deputies. I may have sided with Richard for my own selfish reasons like looking out for my family but I am not like them. I tried to look out for people here I honestly did...When you guys have your own blood on the line then you guys will understand...When you are faced with such a difficult choice you try to do what is best for them." said Marco to the group. Once the girls put the two dead man in the secret bootlegger Troy put Marco in there as well. He collected the two handguns from the dead men and put them on the kitchen counter along with their walkies next to the M4A1. He opened his duffel bag and put the weapons in there along with the walkies.


Once he shut the door to the cold storage room Troy got to work helping the other clean. Troy then turned to Mallory and for the first since dealing with those kids who were with the cannibals he was at a disagreement with her. "Don't you ever put me in that situation again. This man here just stuck his fucking neck out on the line for all of us and you threaten him like that. I know you won't hurt Sara but you gotta think about him and what he has been through since betraying this asshole. You saw how broken he looked and what did to him just now broke him even further. At this point I'm starting to wonder if you're even better than Frank." said Troy in a serious tone. He wasn't angry at Mallory more disappointed if anything. Although the comment about comparing her to Frank was a bit hurtful. He looked at Mikayla and the girls.




He walked over to his duffel bag and handed Fearah Harry's suppressed Glock 19 and handed Joe Wendell's Walther PPK but sadly it didn't have a suppressor on it.

Having returned to the main area after yet another body was added to the pile Fearah led Joe back into the room. Looking down at the body of Harry Fearah shook her head, it wasn't the first time she saw a body, Not by a long shot. But it was always sad to see. Grabbing the kitchen knife from the table Fearah crossed through the crowd of people and planted it in the mans head.

"Don't want him turning eh?" She said as she pulled it out and wiped it off on the mop rag.

Looking to the new man that had come in with Mallory and Claudia Fearah returned to stand next to Joe and Mikayla. It seemed that whatever Mallory had said to the man that was now stored down below didn't sit too well with the man and he was voicing that displeasure. Deciding she didn't have a place in the conversation Fearah turned to Mikayla and gave her a look that told her that she needed something to do.

Seeing her motion for her to fetch the map from below Fearah nodded and climbed down the stairs into the cut in storage area, in the corner rested Marco who didn't utter a word. Looking at him for a moment Fearah shook her head again and looked for the map. Finding it in short order she grabbed it before returning to the surface where she gave it to Mikayla to do with as she needed. Thankfully by the time she got back to the ground floor it seemed that Mallory had settled the disagreement that she and Troy had and was now turning her attention to the map on the table.

As she listened to the plan Fearah looked passed Mallory towards Troy who was now rummaging through his bag. Seeing as he brandished two weapons, a Glock 19 with a silencer on it as well as the PPK that Wendell always carried. Nodding in thanks as he handed the weapons over to her and Joe Fearah instinctively began checking her weapon. Pulling back on the slide she caught the ejected round before unloading the mag. "One mag huh. No backup? Are they low on ammo or something?" She asked as she looked at the mag in confusion. Shaking her head she placed the unspent round and reloaded the weapon. "Guess I'll make'em count." She said to no one in perticular as she readied the weapon and made a point to place the safety on for the time being.

Finishing checking her own weapon Fearah then turned to Joe. "Need help?" She asked her as she saw the awkward way she was holding the weapon. While not as familiar with the PPK she had still been around them enough to get the gist of how to operate it. Holding out her hand for Joe to hand her the weapon Fearah began going over the basic operation of it for her friend while she set out checking the state of the weapon. As with her own it seemed that they only had the single mag worth of ammo for this one as well, did none of the people get spare mags? she wondered. Finishing checking the weapon Fearah returned it to Joe's hands before going over how to use it. Just as her father and Justin had she stressed the fact that she shouldn't shoot unless she absolutely meant it.

Thankful to the young girl for showing her how to use the weapon Joe looked at her with a slight bit of fear on the fact that someone younger than her, younger by a fair margin as well knew nearly every in and out of the weapons she held, like she had been trained for it. Thinking about asking her how she knew all these things Joe was caught short by the sound of Mikayla beginning to lay out the plan. Turning their attention back to the rest of the group both Fearah and Joe gave her their full attention.

After she was finished both of them watched as she turned to look in their direction before asking if they'd rather stay here or help her deal with spiff. Fearah shook her head, there was no way she was letting her go anywhere near that guy alone, especially with the drums of revolution on their doorstep.

"We're in this together. All three of us." She said as she looked between Mikayla and Joe. Seeing Joe nod in response Fearah turned back to Mikayla, she had her answer.

Having moved to the back door after confirming to Mikayla that she and Joe would be accompanying her to Dicks son's house to rescue Mallory's little sister Chloe the two girls stood waiting for their leader of sorts to give them the order to move out. Checking and double checking her weapon as she waited Fearah closed her eyes and steadied her mind so she could focus fully on the task at hand. Her sister and the others were sure to be around shortly but it was up to her, Mikayla and Joe as well as Mallory and her two companions to get some things done first.

"Roger." Fearah responded as she heard Mikayla call out to them. The walk to Dicks son's house was quiet, it was still before curfew after all and the sight of three people walking freely among the town wasn't something out of the ordinary. Having stashed her weapon in the the elastic of her pants and made sure it was fully hidden by her blue winter jacket before they left. Shortly and with little delay the group found themselves at the front door of Spiffs house. Nodding to Mikayla as she told the two of them to let her do the talking Fearah moved closer to Joe and motioned for her to lean down so she could tell her something.

"If things go south, I've got your back." Fearah said offering her a smile.

Returning the smile Joe straightened up again and listened as Mikayla began trying to convince Spiff to let them in, Looking down to Fearah she watched the girls face, it held no emotion, no fear, no anger, Nothing. "You okay?" She scribbled on her board before showing it to her.

Having focused fully on the task at hand Fearah let her mind go blank and let her instincts take over, hearing her fathers voice in her head she stared at the still closed door and listened as Mikayla began making headway with the man behind the wooden partition. Seeing Joe's board move in front of her she looked down and read what was written before looking up to Joe's face. "Nothings wrong. I'm just focusing." She responded.

Shortly there after Fearah and Joe watched as the door swung open, before them stood the gross, dumb excuse for a man and of course he had bought Mikayla's bullshit. Following behind Mikayla as they entered the house Fearah kept her gaze on the man, seeing him eye her up and down she cursed him in her mind but stayed quiet as the night just as Mikayla had instructed. Seeing him turn his back to them the plan kicked in.

Seeing the man fall to the ground Fearah circled around and readied her weapon as Joe turned and closed the door behind them, Keeping her weapon trained on the man as he and Mikayla spoke Fearah filtered all nonessential conversation out. Joe returned to them and stood beside Fearah, she had brandished her weapon but Fearah could still tell that she wasn't fully comfortable with it yet.

Waiting for the two of them to come to an agreement of sorts the three girls now found themselves being led to the basement, or rather, they were leading their prisoner of sorts to the basement. From what she could remember Joe had found out that there was a secret room hidden behind a bookshelf down her and it was were they were keeping Chloe, Miss Faradays little sister.

Closing on the door Fearah watched Spiff closely, as they neared the bookshelf she caught his hand making a move but she wasn't able to bring her weapon to the ready in time, "Watch out!" She called out as the shelf began to fall. Dodging out of the way in time Fearah caught herself but not before Spiff had managed to get into the room with the Faraday girl. Helping the other two get back to their feet Fearah then looked to the door. "He went in there." She said as she pointed towards it. Hearing Mikayla curse the man's name Fearah rushed the door and busted it open with her weapon drawn. What greeted her was Spiff, as well as Chloe who he now held as his hostage. Moving to the right of the door she looked to Mikayla for what she wanted to do, if it was up to her she would have put a bullet in his fat head the second they entered, he was defiantly no trained in any form of the art of hostage taking or combat for that matter and had left his head clearly exposed to the right of Chloe's body. But Mikayla seemed to want to negotiate.

Moving her finger off the trigger as they began to talk again Fearah kept her breathing steady and calm with her eyes trained on the mans head. Joe aimed lower towards the mans leg, it seemed she didn't like the idea of killing someone, but that was to be expected Fearah supposed.

Listening further as Mikayla began to reason to the man Fearah looked on and either thanks to Mikayla's golden tongue or Spiffs utter stupidity it worked and he released Chloe who rushed into Mikayla's arms, Following her as she did Fearah wondered what was wrong with her, she looked to be older than her and Sarah but spoke as if she was much younger. Deciding to not bring it up at the present moment Fearah returned to look towards Spiff as she slowly backed up towards the door. Closing it behind them with the man still inside Fearah then lowered her weapon and turned the locks as Mikayla instructed.

Turning towards the rest of the group Fearah looked to Mikayla and the girl that now clung to her like a child who just found her mother again after being lost in a mall for a few hours. "Is she okay?"

Hearing Sieglinde say that she should hold onto the letter and give it to her after the battle Ayita looked back in her direction. "Okay, I'll hold on to it until then. Open the envelope though okay? There's a gift inside." She said before waiting for her to do so. Watching as Ziggy pulled the necklace from the envelope Ayita smiled to her. "When I was born my dad gave me that necklace." She started. "When I was older he said that it's been passed down through the family and that he had given it to my mother when they got engaged." A smile crossed her features as she looked back through her binoculars towards the town. "He told me I should hang on to it until I meet someone special, and that I should give it to them when I thought the time was right." Ayita kept the smile on her features as she looked back to Sieglinde and took her hand.

"I don't know what's gonna happen tonight." She started as she waited for Ziggy to look her direction. Watching as she put the necklace on Ayita's smile broadened. "But I do know where I belong." Ayita gripped Ziggys hand for a moment before letting it fall. Taking the envelope from her girlfriend and returning it to her pocket Ayita moved to look back through her binoculars before hearing Ziggy say that it better not be a goodbye letter and that she would spank her if it was. "Don't worry love." Ayita assured her with a chuckle. Looking to the men in the tower Ayita felt as the smile stayed on her features. "It's everything I've wanted to tell you but couldn't find the words."

Deciding to drop the subject for the time to allow both of them to focus on the task at hand Ayita let her vision shift from the tower to the main square, crossing it was a group of three. A blonde, a redhead with a board and... Sarah?

"Sarah?" Ayita questioned aloud. "Sarah, Cam. Middle square, moving left to right. Is that?" She asked.

Hearing Ayita call out a few people Sarah followed her call out and saw who she was talking about. In the main square of the town moving left to right was a group of three girls, one of them being Fearah, Her twin sister. "You're alive." She said to herself with a smile. Seeing her twin alive and healthy had renewed Sarah's drive and as she returned to her mark she smiled. "Yes Ayi. That's Fearah. Thank you, Now that I know she's alive I an focus on the task at hand." She said.

Following Ayi's call out Cam looked to the city square to the three girls. Recognizing two of them she smiled. "Don't worry guys, That's Mikayla and Joe, Joe was sent in a few months back and Mikayala's been there since the start. Their our spies of sorts." Cam explained to Sarah allowing her to know that she's safe as well as letting the others know who the other two were. Making sure everyone had returned to their mark the group went silent again, Nothing but the evening crickets and the soft breeze could be heard. Nothing to do now but wait for the signal. Tapping her foot on the ground Cam began to hum quietly to herself, anything to pass the time. Waiting was the worst.

Mikayla's heart broke seeing Chloe in the state she was in. Tears welled up in Mikayla's eyes and she hugged Chloe even tighter. In the past when both Marlene and Abe were working Mikayla and her husband would 'babysit' Chloe often. Chloe was a grown woman, but she brought out Mikayla's maternal instincts and it was like taking care of a little girl. She loved Chloe like family and seeing her neglected like this hurt Mikayla immensely. She couldn't even imagine all the terror and abuse the girl had gone through at the hands of Spiff and his father's goons.

Fearah asked if she was okay but there was no easy answer. There wasn't any time either to explain what had happened to Chloe, how she was in an accident in which her boyfriend's severed head was in her lap the entire time the fire department had to cut her out of the vehicle. How she didn't have any brain damage but still reverted back into a child-like state and needed both care and looking after 24/7. How Chloe was prone to mental illness because her biological father was. Abe had lovingly raised Chloe as his own but she was the result of an out of marriage affair Marlene had when she and Abe were having marital problems. Not too many people knew this but Mikayla did. Chloe's biological father suffered from mental illness and it was the kind that was hereditary, although it could manifest in different forms. And the way it did with Chloe was that she went into a psychosis where she believed herself to be a little child. But whether or not Chloe still realized the things that happened to her in that cell remained anyone's guess. It was bound to have made her worse than she already was though.

"Chloe's... special." Mikayla answered. "There's no time to get into it now."
"Mommy says Chloe has a mean bug in my head that makes me different!" Chloe said, still having a notion of what was being said.

Mikayla felt a huge lump in her throat and had trouble staying strong in front of Chloe. A tear rolled down her eye which didn't go unnoticed by Chloe.

"Mikki sad?" Chloe asked, hugging Mikayla tight.
"No sweetie, Mikki's very happy to see you again." Mikayla answered. "Mikki promise."

Frowning at the clearly traumatized girl that now clung to Mikayla's form Fearah and Joe stood close by while they let the two speak with each other. Fearah had noticed a small bulge in the girls midsection but at the time she chalked it up to simple malnutrition. Moving to stand next to the stairwell leading back up to the main part of the house Fearah took a breath and shook her head 'Poor girl.. But.. Why'd she not try to escape? They didn't have her chained up.' She wondered to herself as Mikayla continued to talk to her.

Having asked what was wrong with her previously Fearah had let her eyes fall to the girl as she examined her, the way she acted was almost as if she was a child but, her body betrayed that idea. Was it a mental thing? Did something happen that caused her to recede in years mentally? Fearah wasn't sure but from the looks of it she assumed that her assumption wasn't far off the mark, at least for the time and until Mikayla told her what was wrong with her.

Watching on as Mikayla guided her to her clothing and told her to get dressed Fearah looked away for a moment to give the girl her privacy, that was until she heard Mikaya begin to stammer in denial. "What's wrong?" She asked as her gaze returned to the two of them. It was then she saw the full extent of the girls belly, That wasn't a bloated belly from malnutrition, no, That was the belly of a pregnant woman. Sighing as she shook her head Fearah dropped her head and felt the urge to march into the room where they had locked the bastard that had her prisoner up until recently and place a bullet between his eyes, but that would be too kind of her. No, This man would face the music in front of everyone, and if Mallory was any kind of person like Alexandria then he'd be strung limb from limb in front of everyone like the monster he was.

Shaking her head again as she returned to the stairs with Joe the two of them soon heard Mikayla tell them to lead the way. Joe took point as they climbed the stairs while Fearah took middile and Mikayla brought up the rear with Chloe in tow.

Making it outside with little trouble Fearah made sure to close the door gently behind the three of them and lock it so it would appear as if nothing had happened if someone were to happen by the house after they left. Taking up her spot in line once again Fearah followed quietly behind Joe as the three made their way to the high school. The trek there was uneventful thankfully and they made it there without running into a single soul/

Making it to the high school the Fearah motioned for everyone to drop to a nearby bush as they checked for the all clear. Giving it in short order they then crossed into the highschool, It's first floor wasn't used for anything but storage and so it was generally vacant. Today seemed to be no exception. Following Joe as she led them to one of the far rooms where they had agreed on meeting Mallory once she finished fetching their mother Fearah and Joe came to the door first. Instinct still driving her Fearah checked every square inch of real estate that could be used to hide someone. Finding that it was indeed vacant she relaxed a little.

"Clear."