With the theat gone Jonh start to talk to the distress girl. Sam unpacks his loadout looking a medkit. Jonh crouchs in front of the girl. Her face still in shock with her eyes almost bulging out she trembles and murmurs. Seeing this John slowly puts his hands on top of her’s.

“I know that you are scare……But we need some information……….to help you.”

“Hey Jonh, Find It the things……I may not be a Carol at worm but I think I can patch her.”

“Exelent…….Let’s starts them.”

*murmuring murmuring*

Jonh and Sam with no response from the young girl start the work. They disinfect her wounds and patch her with clean bandages. From head to toe she was slowly being helped by thouses two strangers. She starts to calm down and was starting to come back to her senses.

“Can you speak?”

“………Yes.”

“May I ask your name?”

“…..M-Mary…..?”

“Mary……Mary, huh. Can you tell me how old are you?”

“…..About….About……About 14.”

“Ok, humm……Can you tell us where did you came from?”

“…….From…….From……The statues………There was a market………They……they……”

The tears starts to run down her face. Jonh decides to not press this any further.

“Who…..Who are you people?”

“We are here to help you, Mary……..We are from the goverment.”

“Why were you…….You were…..Late. My mother…..Could be saved.”

Jonh bends over his head. Holding backs his tears he could only surmount one response.

“Sorry……”

With her trembling she points towards Owen.

“You……They rescue you two.”

“She’s talking to you, son.”

*turns head*

“Daddy but I need-”

“Don’t worry Sam will cover the position for you. Go talk to her a little.”

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*little step little step*

*fidget finger*

“Hi….Mary.”

She had a strange look in her face. But was to intrigred by the little boy to not ask anything.

“You were saved…….right?”

“No…..I’am helping my dad and my Uncle.”

*shows body armour*

“See…”

“But you are……Baby.”

hugs

With the unexpect action of the girl Owen is taken a back at first but reciprocate the gesture.

“You……You like……My little brother.”

*tears up*

The boy gently cleans the tears from her face.

“Don’t cry, Mary. You are safe with us.”

“Thank you……Thank you.”

Jonh seeing the situation turning to a normal conversation decides to contact Mike. For this he leaves the room for a moment to not disturb the moment of peace.

*radio static*

“Are you up, Mike?”

“(radio) Loud and clear.”

“So, let me tell you straight foward. We have a civilian with us.”

“(radio)………Needing back up?”

“A little don’t want to fight with a kid in here.”

“(radio) How’s her state?”

“Not great not bad. But when we found her she was covered in wounds. We patch up as best as we can but It would be nice to have Carol to check her up.”

“(radio) I see……..We will be moving towards your location in a couple of minutes……….Did you destroyed the traps?”

“Most of them but strangely we did’nt see any of thouse fuckers around here.”

“(radio) That’s worrying……They could be fortifying themselves right now.”

“So we move up?”

“(radio) Absolutely not, you will hold your position……But did you have any contact with her?”

“Shit forgot about that, I held her for a bit.”

“(radio) Don’t worry, After this mess is over I will call our reserach team for a checkup.”

“(radio) There is nothing we can do, keep in touch, ok?”

“Right on buddy.”

*radio static*

Jonh rest his body on the moldy wall of the office. He grasps the radio on his hand. For now he does’nt feel anything but sooner or later he will have to ask the feds for help.

*chatter chatter*

“Hum…..Kids get along quick, huh?”

*opens door*

When Jonh came back to the room he found a wholesome sight. The seemed to be fine and quite talkative with Owen. They chatter as she pats the little dragon on her lap. Sam, although very concern for their safety, could not keep smile on his face.

“And then…….”wrrraaaa” he came out of the back of the deer.”

*gasp*

“Really!?!!?”

“Don’t embelish the story too much, Owen. She might want to get into hunting too.”

*head tilt*

“What’s “embelish” , Dad?”

Seeing a drop of sweat form on the face of Jonh. Mary took up to herself to teach the boy.

““Embelish” is when we change some details to make the story more pretty, Owen.”

“Is that so, dad?”

“Of course……”

*distant noise*

*rustle rustle*

“Haaaaaah!!!!”

The small dragon suddenly jumped from the warm lap of the girl. Pushing Sam aside he runs towards the window resting his paws on the railling of the glass Phyro peeks his head outside.

*pulls back in*

“Be careful lizard, you don’t know what can be out there!!!”

“Fuahhhh!!!!! Fauhhh!!!”

The dragon was held by the back of the neck by Sam. He kept pointing his paws towards some place downstreet.

“the hell you point at, huh? Better not be my damn be-”

“Put him down, uncle Sam!! He is trying to tell us something.”

“Is that so, buddy?”

*double head nod*

*drops*

the dragon come to Owen and starts to pull his sleeve. With the strenght of his bite he pulls the boy towards the window and there Owen saw something coming up the streat.

“Dad, there is something coming.”

"Where?!”

“There…..There is smoke.”

As the strange object approuch the building. With he poor eyesight Jonh forces his eye finally seeing the american flag on the vehicles alongside and the soldiers coming for their aid.

“Thank god.”

“What is It-Holy jusus, they actually came.”