Night 73: Security Checkpoint 2

[his_legacy]

[From here]

The sensation of being pulled from one point in space to another was one Link had grown well used to. Not for the first time, it dawned on him how useful having Oocoo here would have been.

He stepped off the pad, shining his light about the area to ensure its security.

There was strange machinery in here... Link frowned, taking note of the portal in the opposite corner of the room. He inspected the large machines, searching for switches or dials... Some indication of what to do next. He moved to wander between the prongs of the metal detector.

Doorways didn't exist for no reason.

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[forsworn]

Kratos had just walked through the gate when the intercom turned on. Landel's voice began pouring through, but bizarrely enough, wasn't directed at the patients for once. It seemed the rebels had decided to make another move, this one to directly sabotage whatever equipment Landel had stored on the second floor. For a split second, he was gripped with the sudden urge to turn around and see if they could somehow take advantage of the situation, but then he reminded himself that they were headed for the archives, and that he himself had already told both Lloyd and Castiel that he intended to focus on that regardless of what else came their way.

That, and then Lloyd managed to electrocute himself again.

It was so unexpected that, unlike in previous instances, Kratos couldn't even find the time to panic; instead, his body simply moved on instinct, sliding to catch Lloyd with an arm before he landed on the ground. Of course, not panicking also meant that he was more aware of the fact that Castiel was watching, but since their relationship had been made blatantly obvious by this point, he wasn't as concerned.

"You should be more careful," he admonished as he pushed Lloyd back to his feet, checking him for the errant piece of metal. There was nothing, though, so why had the shock initiated? Was it possible that perhaps they had been wrong in assuming that the gate only responded to the presence of metal? If that was the case, then what could--

Kratos looked at Lloyd's hand and understood: "...ah. Wonderful." He stepped back and went to go collect his things from the other half of the conveyor belt, looking just a tad frustrated. "Let's keep going," he said to Castiel. Hopefully, somehow they'd get far enough to set the keys to a room after the metal detector.

[freewill]

The announcement came and went suddenly, but the reason for it was clear enough. Landel was having some trouble with the rebel forces, and while Castiel also felt the urge to help, he realized that there was no turning back at this point. With any luck, those rebels would be able to manage things for themselves. He doubted they would have broken in here if they weren't prepared.

But at that moment Lloyd let out a cry from being shocked yet again, and Castiel tilted his head in confusion. Lloyd had unloaded all of the metal on his person just as he and Kratos had, so what had he forgotten?

A gleam of light off of Lloyd's hand explained it, and Castiel remembered how Kratos had told him that those crests were meant to enhance someone's fighting ability. So Lloyd had one too, and it was going to make going through this room a struggle for him, as it could hardly be removed.

When Kratos indicated that it was time to go, Castiel only nodded, moving up to the teleportation pad. Next stop would be a locker room...

[To here.]