Natasha Released
Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 8:49 am
My name is Alexei Sokolov. Some of you know me as Lyosha. Fewer I have met in person.
I have good, bad, and worse news. Natasha was released from prison and she is alive, but her mind and body have definitely seen better days. Sasha is in hospital recovering from multiple gunshot wounds while are our dear comrade Roman Cherepahov has been KIA.
While preparing to pick up Natasha from the prison we acquired two OMON jeeps, sort of like the American HMMWV, I guess, with armour. We arrived at the prison and the guards had to support her while she walked, but released her and she was able to stand on her own.
She was bruised all over her face (and some visible on her arms as well) and had a very deep cut over her left eye. I think we all had the same thing in mind. The guards that did this to her must be punished. She did not seem to notice that anyone was holding her by her arms as she needed help walking. He feet just sort of shuffled across the ground, never really leaving the ground.
Her eyes were dull and almost completely lost their colour. They stared straight, never moving, as if she were looking at something very far away, or perhaps, very close, but in another world.
I gave her her MP3 player but she did not seem to know what it was, she dropped it after a brief look. We got her in the jeep and out of the area as soon as possible. It was a 45 minute drive to her apartment. And for about 40 of them things went uneventfully. And then the shit hit the fan.
The road ends in a T-intersection but it is a one-way street, so you can only turn right. My Sixth Sense went off and I yelled to turn left, and the driver did. At that point we were opened up with small arms automatic fire from somewhere above. It really was impossible to tell. The jeep's armour kept us well protected from the small arms but then I heard, "RPG!" from the driver, and that did a number on our jeep, almost overturning it. It was wrecked. Sasha yelled in the radio for the follow-on car to back out and get around the building where we would take Natasha on foot.
It lurched over the curb as it spun around going through the grass as an RPG flew by skidding across the ground and slamming into a vacant kiosk across the way. Roma grabbed Natasha and pushed her in front of his massive body as the driver (his name is Ivan), Sasha, and I jumped out and made a break for it.
While running I saw Roma's leg explode into pieces as the automatic fire tracked up his left leg. Sasha skid to a stop to grab him as he yelled "cover her!" and I got between Natasha and the fire. The jeep skid to a stop and I pushed Natasha inside. "Wait!" I shouted and turned back to see Sasha dragging Roma as a few bullets slammed into his chest knocking him down. If he was lucky his vest would have taken most of the damage. Ivan and I ran over and I grabbed Roma while he took Sasha. Roma died in my arms before Vlad could get anything going for him, so Vlad went to work on Sasha who had passed out from all the blood loss.
Michael T had been following us using magic. It all happened so fast. As we squeeled away for the hospital we knew that he was either following us or it might be a while before catching up with us.
Natasha's condition continues to deteriorate. We were in the waiting area and she said, "take me to my apartment at last!" and I told her that we would wait to hear Sasha's condition and that it was not a good idea to go there until it could be cleared. She jumped out of her chair and ran screaming out of the hospital. Anyone seen her run knows she is fast. Only Sasha from us is faster. Fortunately a guard had tried to grab her which slowed her down enough for me to grab her.
"Release me!" she screamed as she pulled at my grip - I could not hold her for long because men have man-handled her all her life. She repeated it so I let go but not before moving between her and door; and then she just broke down in hysterical crying. Ivan and Vlad came up and Vlad said, "it's going to be a while with Sasha." I looked at Ivan and he shrugged. Michael showed up looking like a man on fire.
"Alright, we will take you there and you have 5 minutes to get whatever you can, then we are taking you on base. Understood?"
She nodded, sniffing hard and rubbing her eyes which were blood red and full of tears.
We arrived at her apartment. It had been destroyed. Her things were broken, ripped, cut, shattered, thrown about, and just destroyed. She went to get some clothes to wear and a few things which she loves. After we cleared the apartment, she packed a bag, and we took her to a base outside Moscow where she would be safe from physical and non-physical threats until we can straighten a few things out. But with the way things have been going, we are not totally sure.
I have good, bad, and worse news. Natasha was released from prison and she is alive, but her mind and body have definitely seen better days. Sasha is in hospital recovering from multiple gunshot wounds while are our dear comrade Roman Cherepahov has been KIA.
While preparing to pick up Natasha from the prison we acquired two OMON jeeps, sort of like the American HMMWV, I guess, with armour. We arrived at the prison and the guards had to support her while she walked, but released her and she was able to stand on her own.
She was bruised all over her face (and some visible on her arms as well) and had a very deep cut over her left eye. I think we all had the same thing in mind. The guards that did this to her must be punished. She did not seem to notice that anyone was holding her by her arms as she needed help walking. He feet just sort of shuffled across the ground, never really leaving the ground.
Her eyes were dull and almost completely lost their colour. They stared straight, never moving, as if she were looking at something very far away, or perhaps, very close, but in another world.
I gave her her MP3 player but she did not seem to know what it was, she dropped it after a brief look. We got her in the jeep and out of the area as soon as possible. It was a 45 minute drive to her apartment. And for about 40 of them things went uneventfully. And then the shit hit the fan.
The road ends in a T-intersection but it is a one-way street, so you can only turn right. My Sixth Sense went off and I yelled to turn left, and the driver did. At that point we were opened up with small arms automatic fire from somewhere above. It really was impossible to tell. The jeep's armour kept us well protected from the small arms but then I heard, "RPG!" from the driver, and that did a number on our jeep, almost overturning it. It was wrecked. Sasha yelled in the radio for the follow-on car to back out and get around the building where we would take Natasha on foot.
It lurched over the curb as it spun around going through the grass as an RPG flew by skidding across the ground and slamming into a vacant kiosk across the way. Roma grabbed Natasha and pushed her in front of his massive body as the driver (his name is Ivan), Sasha, and I jumped out and made a break for it.
While running I saw Roma's leg explode into pieces as the automatic fire tracked up his left leg. Sasha skid to a stop to grab him as he yelled "cover her!" and I got between Natasha and the fire. The jeep skid to a stop and I pushed Natasha inside. "Wait!" I shouted and turned back to see Sasha dragging Roma as a few bullets slammed into his chest knocking him down. If he was lucky his vest would have taken most of the damage. Ivan and I ran over and I grabbed Roma while he took Sasha. Roma died in my arms before Vlad could get anything going for him, so Vlad went to work on Sasha who had passed out from all the blood loss.
Michael T had been following us using magic. It all happened so fast. As we squeeled away for the hospital we knew that he was either following us or it might be a while before catching up with us.
Natasha's condition continues to deteriorate. We were in the waiting area and she said, "take me to my apartment at last!" and I told her that we would wait to hear Sasha's condition and that it was not a good idea to go there until it could be cleared. She jumped out of her chair and ran screaming out of the hospital. Anyone seen her run knows she is fast. Only Sasha from us is faster. Fortunately a guard had tried to grab her which slowed her down enough for me to grab her.
"Release me!" she screamed as she pulled at my grip - I could not hold her for long because men have man-handled her all her life. She repeated it so I let go but not before moving between her and door; and then she just broke down in hysterical crying. Ivan and Vlad came up and Vlad said, "it's going to be a while with Sasha." I looked at Ivan and he shrugged. Michael showed up looking like a man on fire.
"Alright, we will take you there and you have 5 minutes to get whatever you can, then we are taking you on base. Understood?"
She nodded, sniffing hard and rubbing her eyes which were blood red and full of tears.
We arrived at her apartment. It had been destroyed. Her things were broken, ripped, cut, shattered, thrown about, and just destroyed. She went to get some clothes to wear and a few things which she loves. After we cleared the apartment, she packed a bag, and we took her to a base outside Moscow where she would be safe from physical and non-physical threats until we can straighten a few things out. But with the way things have been going, we are not totally sure.