nineteen - Mount Weather Is A Prison, And I'm Gonna Make Miller My Bitch

Brandi reaches over to the small portable radio and grips onto the knob, twisting it to the right to raise it's volume as Jasper and Maya take a seat with herself, Miller and Monty.

The music was to help drown out the conversation for any authorities of the building that might have been listening.

''Anything?''

Miller shakes his head.

The trio have been have been in the empty room all day, observing the map of Mount Weather thoroughly for places Harper could be.

Unfortunately, they're search was a dead end.

''Keep looking. What ever happened to Harper, someone must have seen something.''

Brandi tucks back her dry and loose strands behind her ear, pulling them away from her face as she breathes out ''Now, how many places could she be? We're in a sealed bunker.''

She gains contact with Maya before resuming. ''There has to be rooms we don't know about, places that aren't mapped.''

Jasper turns to Maya as well. ''Is that possible?''

''I doubt it. But maybe.''

Miller brings a hand up to his forehead, dragging it down as his way of dealing in distress. A habit Brandi notice a lot of guys do, Bellamy for instance.

''Thanks, you are just a big help.''

Her concentrated features soften while hissing out ''Miller, she's on our side.''

''Are you sure about that? Come on, Brandi, I know you of all people haven't grown soft?''

She furrows her brows and instantly gets defensive. ''What the hell is that suppose to mean?''

''You never gave a damn about anyone back at camp. Now that you've been there and done that with Bellamy, you're suddenly warming up to us. What are you lonely? Need friend-''

Brandi pulls out a stylus stick from within her hair, that she did use to keep her locked up in a bun but now as a weapon.

As her hair falls over her shoulders, she holds the thin wooden stick tightly and ready to be used in the way she intended.

''You have two point five seconds to apologize or I won't hesitate in stabbing this stick in you're eye'' She threatens with her voice low and steady.

''Brandi, considering everything else going on, don't do it. Not now, when we need much of everyone as possibly'' Jasper whispers. He buffed his shoulders out to block an view of Brandi's position from surveillance.

Miller had his jaw tighten while watching her with almost timid eye's.

''I said apologize.''

''Brandi'' Maya whispers softly, but the agonizing emotions were laced with her words. ''Please.''

''Miller, apologize and be done with it'' Monty quickly stammers, wanting to get past this moment as quickly as possible. If he wanted to escape with his people than he need Brandi.

His Adams apple bobs visibly as he mutters out ''I'm sorry.''

Her once clenched muscles soften but she kept the wooden stylus in sight for the rest of them.

''I found something'' Monty shares, easing the very thick tension back onto the original topic.

He pulls the map back out in front of everyone to see, pointing at the highest point of the map. ''That leads to an antenna on the ground. If we can access the radio, we cab send a message over the Ark-wide channel and tell them we're here.''

''The only radio's in the command center on the level seven. It's highly restricted'' Maya informs.

Jasper shrugs. ''We got in before.''

''Only because it was scheduled for decontamination. That won't work again so soon.''

''We don't need the radio. We need the wires that run into it.'' His finger drags further down into another mapped room. ''Here.''

''The art warehouse. That, I can get us into.''

''Great. All we have to do is break through a two foot section of the wall, find the outgoing wire, jack into a closed system without being heard by anyone on the command center or in the field'' Monty explains thoroughly while continuously at the same spot in the map.

Miller shrugs his shoulders while asking ''That's all, huh?''

''No. We also need to steal some copper wire, the guards schedules and a walkie-talkie.'' Monty stops when he notices the distraught features tightening everyone's state. ''Oh yeah, and a big ass hammer.''

''Ay dios mio'' Brandi remarks at how complicated this plan ceased to be.

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Maya waves them all in, letting the group know that the coast was clear.

Monty leads them with his flashlight and map, taking them to wall that was covered by a giant neatly framed piece.

''Right here. The communication lines are behind this wall'' He informs back to them.

He sets his items down aside before removing any other art work away from the wall with the help of Brandi and Jasper.

When the wall was cleared out, the attention was landed back to Miller who was proudly holding a sledgehammer in his grip.

''Big ass enough for you?'' He mocks with an eager smile.

Monty nods and stands out the way, leaving Miller to prep himself.

When he lifted the heavy tool, Maya stopped him. ''Wait, they'll hear you.''

''This was the plan'' Miller reminds, the ecstatic feels that was once running through him diminishing quickly into annoyance.

''Our plan could be ruined if you don't listen to what she has to say'' Brandi objects.

''Or she could just be trying to trick us so she won't lose her blood supply.''

The lines creased on Brandi's forehead dropped, impacting the amount of seriousness she's become. ''I'll gladly take out the stick.''

He scoffs humorously while bouncing the sledgehammer in his hands. ''Sweetheart, I have this.''

''If you think that gives you enough balls to be a man, it doesn't'' She insults and she would've went further when Maya placed a hand out in front of her.

She looks back at Brandi took shot her a warning glance before turning to Miller. ''Listen, you don't have to like me, Miller. You can blame me for what my people are doing, but I'm trying to make things right.''

''Then take you're little bitch and move out of my way.''

Brandi pulls out the stick from her back pocket and forcefully pushes Maya's arm out the way, charging for Miller. That is, until Jasper rushed up behind her and pulled her back from her torso.

''When we're done, you can dump him in toilet water for all I care, but you need to cool down'' He whispers to her as her breathing level accelerates, panting of how furious certain teammates were becoming.

Miller stares at her with almost a taunting smirk that had Brandi scowling. She rips herself away from Jasper's touch and moves behind him.

''Just wait five more seconds. That's all I'm asking'' Maya pleads after looking down at her watch.

''What happens in five seconds?'' Monty asks.

''That Miller realizes that he's my bitch?'' Brandi asks, mimicking his taunting smirk.

An alarm starts wail and Maya turns to everyone with a proud smirk. ''A friend owed me a favor.''

''Time it to the blast'' Jasper comments, allowing Miller to swing the sledgehammer repeatedly into the wall with grunts along the way.

Electrical wires came in sight, intriguing Monty in seconds as he approaches his with his flashlight shining on it.

He smiles. ''Jackpot.''