:V *calls M and tells her to go on as self in China*
Thanks.
IdentityUnknown was quiet on the way back. She didn't completely trust this Shannon Lancaster. She was deep in thought about something else she had realized and been considering while she slept. If they could do that one thing...there might be hope, however slim and however small, there was still that inkling of hope, provided they got that one thing...
Before she knew it, she had fallen asleep again. The ride was bumpy, but IdentityUnknown was used to rough rides (I've ridden in the desert and once slept through my friends' annoying and very loud chatter, I know I could handle it) and managed to get some rest. She almost laughed when she remembered a story she had once read about soldiers sleeping whenever they could to conserve energy -- somehow she had done something similar.
When she woke, they were parked in front of a hotel. "Good," Shannon said, relieved. "You're awake. Lia, Tsukiko, and KKLT are inside. The others were...captured."
Damn it, IdentityUnknown thought. No. Please no. Not now. She stiffened her shoulders and rubbed her wrists. "I can't go in," she said firmly.
Shannon looked at her, half in shock half in curiosity. "Why not? It's safe, the safest place we have right now."
IdentityUnknown shook her head. "I can't. I have somewhere to go."
Shannon stared at her. "I'm sorry, I can't let you go, Seren," she said firmly after a while. "I don't know if you were mixed in before or if you were randomly kidnapped, but you are now in the middle of this and it's my job to protect you."
"Then I'm sorry." Before Shannon had time to react, IdentityUnknown pressed a button on her watch. A fine mist sprayed out and IdentityUnknown covered her nose and mouth whilst getting out of the van. "What the--" Shannon said before closing her eyes.
IdentityUnknown took out a sheet of paper and scribbled something to KKLT on it. She signed it, dated it, and sealed it in an envelope with KKLT written on the top. She placed it in Shannon's lap and went off.
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Yes! Now I'm not captured...and free to move around. And that's just one of my watch's many abilities.