Jailbreak! Part 11

  The world seemed to swirl around Doug as his unconscious state continued for days.  After a whole week he came to.  He could hardly see anything, but he could tell he wasn't alone.  He could make out a dark figure sitting next to him, sharpening a knife.
   "Am I in Heaven?" Doug asked.  The figure was startled but quickly recovered.
   "No, still on the battlefield.  I saved you before Reeve could kill you," the figure said.  His voice was deep and raspy, but it was eerily familiar.
   "How long was I out?" Doug asked out of curiosity.
    "A week, but I fed you and gave you water as you......slept,"said the figure.  Doug thought about this stranger's voice.  It was very familiar, but he couldn't place it.  Even with his vision slowly coming back, he still couldn't make out the mysterious figure, because of the surrounding darkness.
    "Who are you?  And what do you want with me?" Doug asked out of curiosity.
    "Well, I might as well tell you.  I need allies.  There are only six remaining in the games, and I think I'm next.  I also believe you might want someone by your side, with you being chased by Shawn, so what do you say, Doug?" asked the stranger.  Doug considered this.   Being chased by Shawn and all, was really, REALLY, bad, and he really could use all the help he could get.  But, he had no clue who this man was.......yet.  It would be risky to say yes, but suicidal to say no, since he was the only one of the two of them without a weapon.
     "Okay sure, but first, tell me who you are," Doug proclaimed.
     "Well but of course, why wouldn't I?" he said sarcastically.  Doug heard the sound of a match being ignited as a small flame lit the room.  The light was enough to see as the man held the match to a lantern.  After a couple seconds, the lantern lit up the area, and Doug could see everything.  He was in a small cave, propped up against a log.  But that is what surprised him.  He saw that sitting directly across from him was his former friend, Jason.

Jailbreak! Part 10

     Doug slowly backed away from Shawn as he jumped out of the tree.
     "Well, well, well, looks like Doug is hungry.  Did you really think I didn't know exactly where you were when these games started?  I mean, seriously, I WORK for General Buzzard!  He told me everywhere you would be!  You started here in the woods and you would eventually find out the bad news about.......Jason.  I knew eventually you would be starving so, I waited for you here, and it looks like it paid off.  I'm sorry Doug, but I need to win these games, now prepare to die," said Shawn.  Shawn pulled out the gun he stole from Doug and quickly fired, but Doug dodged it with ease.  Shawn rapidly fired 10 more rounds, but each missed it's target.  Doug took advantage as Shawn was reloading.  He ran up to him and socked him in the eye. It stunned Shawn enough to drop the gun, so Doug quickly grabbed it and cocked it.  Shawn was just starting to get up, and Doug knew that it might be his only shot.  He aimed at Shawn and pulled the trigger.  Nothing happened.  Doug was surprised as Shawn stood up and smiled.  That's when he realized that the gun was still unloaded.  Shawn not wasting any time stood up and kicked Doug in the jaw.  He fell back and dropped the gun.  His vision was beginning to get blurry, but he did see Shawn load the gun.  After that he couldn't see him at all.  All of a sudden, he heard a gunshot and immediately felt  the worst pain he had ever felt in his left shoulder.  After that he fell to the ground and everything......went......black.

Jailbreak! Part 9

     Doug's heart stopped.  His best friend was going to kill him, and there was nothing that he could do.  Doug saw tears welling up in the corners of Jason's eyes.
     "I wish I had another choice, but it's either that or my family is killed.  Please understand that this is my only option.  Now leave, before I act now," Jason said sorrowfully.  Doug couldn't believe what he was hearing.  Even though Doug wanted to do the opposite, he began to run away from Jason, but first, he shouted a few last words to him.
       "Goodbye, I'm going to miss you," he said.  Doug then broke into a sprint to get away from what used to be his friend.  He headed back into the woods, with his dagger clutched tight in his hand.  He felt more sorrow than he ever had in his whole life, and that's saying something, considering that he was a prisoner.  He slowed his sprint down to a walk, and began to think about everything that was threatening his life at the moment.  Jason was sacrificing Doug to save his family, Shawn Reeve once again is General Buzzard's hit man, and he had an endless pit of hunger in his stomach.  Doug decided that the first thing he should do was to find some food.  He wandered around the woods aimlessly until he stumbled upon a fruit tree.  The tree was short so all Doug had to do was reach up and grab the fruit.  All of a sudden, he saw a rustle in the leaves of the tree.  Doug reached for his gun and dagger but neither of them were there.  Doug tried to think of which inmate in the fight was a master thief, but it was to late.  He saw the shadowy smile of Shawn Reeve appear from the branches.
        "Well hello there Mr. Ferguson, I believe we have some unfinished business to attend to."

Jailbreak! Part 8

     Doug still couldn't believe his eyes.  He watched Jason get shot in the head.  He knew that he was supposed to be dead.  How was he alive?  Suddenly, the announcer started to speak again.
     "Contestants, get ready, get set, FIGHT!" he said.  The gong rang and everyone started to scramble around the arena, looking for weapons.  He decided to find some weapons first, then break the ice with Jason.  He searched the woods for a weapon but found nothing.  He was about to give up before he saw a silver gleam.  He followed it and found a dagger stuck in a tree.
      "This will come in handy," Doug muttered to himself.  He gripped the handle and pulled with all his might.  The dagger came out of the tree, and it was surprisingly light.  He stuck it in his belt buckle and ran.  He wanted to get to the bottom of Jason's "execution".  He ran through the forest as fast as he could to the spot where he saw Jason being dropped off.  As he ran, he saw something move.  He froze and looked around slowly.  He saw another movement and Doug threw his knife at the movement.  He heard a scream and someone hitting the ground.  He found the body on the ground.  It was an inmate that he didn't recognise, but he had a gun in his hands.  Doug grabbed the gun, pulled the dagger out of the inmates body and moved on.  After a little more running, he got out of the woods and into the open field.  He easily spotted Jason who had a knife in his hand.  Doug ran up to him, a million questions on his mind, but before he could ask, Jason spoke up.
     "I know that you have a lot of questions but just don't ask.  I'm so sorry but my family's life is at stake."
     "What do you mean?  Your family's at stake?  What does tha......"
      "STOP IT!  What I have to do is already hard enough!"  Jason interrupted.
       "What do you mean?" Doug asked. there was a long moment of silence before Jason spoke up.
     "I have to kill you."

Jailbreak! Part 7

     Doug stood in silence as the chopper landed in the junkyard.  He had been faced with death many times before but had never felt this scared.  The most feared inmate of all time, Shawn Reeve, just handed him his death on a silver platter.  Suddenly, he got a shove from behind.  
      "Move it Ferguson.  The fight starts in a few minutes, and Buzzard himself wants to lead you to your starting point," the officer said.  Doug wasn't surprised at all.  Buzzard knew that Doug could take out as many officers as he wanted to, and also knew that he was stronger than Doug.  He was right.  Buzzard stepped into the chopper and grabbed Doug by the arm.
     "Get ready for the fight of your life.  Follow me," Buzzard said.  Doug followed him while the rest of the inmates stayed in the chopper.  Buzzard led him into the woods that grew on the junkyard and stopped.  "This is where you start.  You should thank me, you can see everyone else, but most of them can't see you.  Now sit back and relax until the fight begins," stated Buzzard as he left Doug alone.  Doug was surprised that Buzzard had given him the advantage.  He always thought that Buzzard hated his guts.  He did say that most people couldn't see him, but it was pretty obvious that Shawn could see him.  All of a sudden, the announcer's voice filled the junkyard. 
     "Ladies and Gentleman, Punishment Day is about to begin.  The rules are simple, when the gong goes off, the fight begins.  Weapons are hidden throughout the junkyard.  The only way to win is to be the last living inmate among all.  The lone victor will get the ultimate prize, freedom.  Now, before we begin, we have another contestant to compete!" 
     "WHAT!" Doug yelled.  Another fighter in the fight wasn't good news.  He couldn't imagine who it would be.  The chopper came into sight and the contestant jumped out.  Doug knew who it was in an instant.  But he couldn't believe who he saw.  He rubbed his eyes but he still saw the same figure walking out of the chopper.  He couldn't believe it was him.  It was Jason.

Jailbreak! Part 6

     Sleep.  Doug thought it was impossible after the day he'd just had but it happened.  He slept through the whole night and he would of slept through the whole day too if the bell hadn't awoken him.  As he climbed out of bed he realised that it was the day.  The fight in the junkyard was today.  Doug knew that officers would arrive at his cell door any minute to load him up in a helicopter with the contestants.  That chopper would drop them off at the junkyard where Chief Buzzard himself would escort you to your starting point.  Doug had no clue how he was going to survive the next couple days.  At that moment, the officers arrived at his cell door. 
      "It's time Mr. Ferguson," one of the officers said.  Doug slowly walked out of his cell and to the officers.  The officers motioned for Doug to follow them.  It wasn't that long of a walk before they got to the chopper.  It turned out that Doug was the last person to the chopper.  Some of the contestants looked like they were about to pass out, and a couple others looked like they were as confident as can be.  Doug boarded the chopper with the other 7 contestants as it lifted off.  He looked at the prison for what might be the last time.  He never thought he would miss the prison, but that was the only place he wanted to be right now.  He knew that he only had about five minutes before they landed, so he decided to take advantage of the moment.  Since Jason was dead, he knew that he needed an ally.  The first person that came to his mind was Shawn Reeve so he asked him.  He knew he had to hurry because the chopper was about to land.  He located Shawn across the chopper so Doug ran over to him and asked him.
        "Hey Shawn, I need to ask you something important.  I need an ally, so can me and you.......team up?" Doug asked.
         "No can do," Shawn said.
         "Why?!?" Doug asked.
         Shawn responded almost immediately."Chief Buzzard hired me as his hit man and my one and only goal is to make sure that you die."

Jailbreak! Part 5

    Doug stood in the execution room motionless.  He couldn't believe what he had just seen.  He had just watched his best friend die.  Jason's body lay lifeless on the floor as the medics tried to roll his body on a stretcher.  Doug watched as they wheeled off Jason's corpse.  Doug was so involved in the moment he hardly noticed the officers and Chief Buzzard arriving.
     "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU RAN AWAY FROM THE LAW AGAIN!!!" Buzzard exclaimed.  "You are coming with me RIGHT NOW Ferguson!" yelled Buzzard.  Doug followed Buzzard out of the room groggily.  The officers surrounded Doug as they led him off to his cell.  Buzzard was up front rambling on about justice as Doug straitened up. 
     "Jason wouldn't want me to mourn over his death, he would want me to win the fight!" Doug thought.  "Where are you taking me?" Doug asked Chief Buzzard.
      " To the maximum protection cell," Buzzard said.  Doug knew what that was.  It was guarded by officers 24/7 and had the most strong bars.  Once they reached the cell, Buzzard through him in and closed the door tight.
    Buzzard's last words to Doug before he left was this, "Mark my words Doug, you won't live past Punishment Day."

Jailbreak! Part 4

  Doug's heart stopped mid-beat.  He was about to die.
     "Well, well, well, look who we have here.  Did you really think you could escape?  Your luck, I'm in a good mood today, but mark my words Ferguson, you won't live past Punishment Day.  Listen up, if you try to escape again, you won't make it to Punishment Day.  Oh yeah, we figured out that Jason was part of your plan and, how do I put this...........the officer that arrested Jason, wasn't as forgiving as me.............HA HA HA! " laughed Buzzard.
      "What did you DO TO HIM!?!?!" Doug questioned.
      "Nothing much, just execution........that shouldn't be that bad, I mean, he attempted escape!" Buzzard exclaimed.
       "WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH YOU!!!" yelled Doug.  Doug broke off into a sprint towards the execution room.  Thoughts raced through his head as he ran forward still in disbelief.  He turned a corner and saw the door to the execution room.  He powered through to the door and threw it open.  Jason was tied to a chair with the executioner with a gun pointed at Jason.  Doug arrived just in time to see the executioner pull the trigger.

Jailbreak! Part 3

  Jason sat there in silence and the look on his face said it all.  He was scared out of his mind.  "Are you sure you want to try that?" Jason whimpered.  "Absolutely.  I don't want to be forced to kill you.  Do you want me to kill you?" asked Doug.  Once again, Jason was silent.  "Obviously he needs some alone time. I'll let him rest for the night," Doug thought.  Doug layed down on his bed, pulled the blankets over his head, and went to sleep.  Doug awoke with a start the next morning.  Jason had somehow gotten into his cell.  "Hey buddy," he said.  "HOW DID YOU GET IN HERE!" Doug exclaimed.  "They needed to use my cell for a place to hold the weapons, so, I moved in here," said Jason.  "Fine with me," Doug mumbled.  "You know we have to compete tomorrow in the arena. Last night, I had a hard time swallowing what you said, but now, I agree. We have to escape.   I have a plan too," stated Jason.  "Well someone came in here prepared. So, what's the plan? " asked Doug.  "This is the plan.  I pretend that I have been wounded and you call for help.  The officers will come in and treat me and pay no attention to you, who escapes out of the cell and uses you pocket knife to pick the lock on the front door, and escape.  Then I will kill the officers with my bowie knife and escape with you.  So......how's that plan sound to you?" asked Doug.  "It's not like I have any plan.  Sounds good to me," said Doug.  Jason started to moan, all of a sudden.  Doug saw Jason mouth these words to him.  "The plan starts now."  Doug immediately understood.  "Someone, man wounded!  Man wounded!  HELP!!!" screamed Doug.  As Jason predicted, the officers arrived in a flash.  When they arrived, they payed no attention to Doug, so, he escaped from the cell with ease.  No officers were in sight.  Doug was a little confused, but he wasn't going to miss this chance of escape.  All of a sudden, he heard footsteps behind him.  He knew he had to run faster.  He turned a corner and saw the huge wooden door down the long hallway.  It was going to be a long shot, but, there was a chance he could make it.  He finally reached the door and ripped the pocket knife out of his pocket.  The officers weren't far behind.  He stuck the blade in the lock and twisted it.  All of a sudden, he heard a click, and the door swung open.  Doug was filled with joy.  Freedom was upon him.  He was about to run through the open door when he heard a shout right outside the door.
     "FREEZE NOW!!!"  Doug whipped around to see who was shouting and his heart stopped.  Chief Buzzard had a pistol aimed straight at his heart.

Jailbreak! Part 2

 Jason Grant.  The name kept ringing through Doug's head.  Jason slowly walked up onto the stage with his whole body shivering.  "Well, what a surprise, Jason.  You were the last person I'd expect to be drawn.  Oh well, onto the next name," said Chief Buzzard.  He sprinted across the stage to the jar and grabbed the first name he saw.  "Shawn Reeve," said Buzzard.  Shawn Reeve, another inmate of Helm's Prison, stood up looking rather joyful and darted to the stage.  Buzzard read of several more names including, George Rodriguiez, Tiffany Homesburger, Rick Sodden and more until they finally got to the last name.  "Now, ladies and gentleman, the final name is about to be drawn......." said Chief Buzzard.  He walked across the stage to the jar and stuck his hand in.  He pulled out the name and looked out among all the prisoners.  "The last name is.........Doug Ferguson" said Buzzard.  Doug's face turned bloodshot red.  He slowly rose from his steel chair and wobbled to the stage.  "Well, ladies and gentlemen, this year's Punishment Day contestants!" shouted Buzzard.  The prisoners cheered, probably because they weren't chosen, but, they cheered.  The officers led of the contestants in to the Punishment Day building and close the door tightly and locked it.  The Punishment Day building has the most high security prison inside, so the contestants have no chance of escape.  Doug watched Jason walk in to his cell behind him.  Then the officers through Doug into a cell, luckily right next to Doug.  All of a sudden, a buzz filled Doug's ear.  An invisible electric force field kicked on and Doug knew it.  Now, there was no way out.  "Doug!" yelled Jason through the little slot they could talk through.  "Yea, I'm here," said Doug.  "We need to make an alliance and think of a plan for the fight," said Jason.  "That's not what I'm thinking about," said Doug.  "What are you thinking about?" asked Jason.  There was a long period of silence.  Finally, Doug's hoarse voice said one word that changed everything.  "Escape."

Jailbreak! Part 1

It was a silent night in the prison.  All of the inmates were sound asleep accept for one.........Doug Fergerson. It was the year 2134 and Doug was enclosed in the most solitary prison in the United States, Helms Prison.  He had been in prison for five years and was sentenced for ten more years to come.  He was the oldest inmate at Helms Prison at the time.  He attempted to sleep many times that night ,but he was restless.  His mind was racing with ideas, ideas of how to escape.  He had tried to escape two other times but failed. He just wanted out of this house of torture.  "Already tried sneaking through the air vents, I'm not strong enough to break concrete and making a reckless charge at the officers is just stupid," thought Doug.  "Why did I murder that guy anyways?" Doug asked himself.  All of a sudden, a high pitched noise filled the prison.  Doug had to cover his ears so he didn't go deaf! Doug's body filled with dread when he realised what that noise meant. He wished he would have escaped before this day came.  It was Punishment Day. All of the cells in Helm's Prison opened, so the inmates could file down the hallway and into the courtyard.  Doug slowly hobbled out of his cell and wobbled down the hallway.  "Hey Doug!," a loud voice behind Doug.  "Hey Jason," mumbled Doug.  Jason was Doug's best (and only) friend in prison.  Usually Jason cheered Doug up from what ever was bringing him down ,but nothing could cheer Doug up on Punishment Day.  "Come on dude, cheer up.  What are the odds you'll be chosen?" said Jason.  Punishment Day is a day when all the inmates were brought out into the courtyard and nine random inmates will be chosen from a jar to fight to the death in the junkyard and the winner will win the ultimate prize.....freedom.  "I just don't want you or I to die okay!!!" exclaimed Doug.  There was a long period of silence.  "Sorry, I just get worried about everything on Punishment Day," whispered Doug.  Doug and Jason had just walked through the huge wooden doors out into the courtyard. Doug and Jason sat down in steel chairs right next to each other, preparing for this terrible moment to begin.  All of a sudden, Chief  Buzzard stepped onto the stage.  "Welcome inmates of Helm's Prison to Punishment Day!  Punishment Day is a reminder of the wrong you have done to get here.  For punishment for doing crime, nine inmates will be forced to fight to the death until one stands above the rest.  That victor will receive the ultimate prize, freedom.  now let's get to the jar to draw the first name!" stated General Buzzard.  He walked across the stage to the jar and paused before he stuck his hand in.  He pulled a name and walked over to the stage to read the name.  What he said next, made Doug wish to have a heart attack.  Cheif Buzzard read this "Jason Grant."