A/N This chapter is kinda short because I want it to feel rushed. The team is under time pressure and you should feel it too. Good luck.

One of the cops slumped and skidded to the floor, blood spraying onto the hallway wall. The other officer raised his gun and fired twice, running straight for Maria. She ducked down and Lafayette shot the cop straight in the chest from behind her. She slowly spun around and looked back at Lafayette with a malicious smirk. He stood, slowly bringing the gun down, with an ecstatic smile dancing on his lips. Hercules grabbed Lafayette's gun hand and lifted the barrel to his nose, taking a deep whiff and sighing with delight.
"I forgot how good that felt." Lafayette hummed as Hercules released his hand.

"Get used to it sugar," Maria spoke with a nod, continuing to sprint down the hallway. The group ran until another 10 guards began running at them from behind and in front. Lafayette, Hercules, Aaron and Theodosia swivelled around to take on the guards behind while the others took on the ones up front.

Maria dropped to a solid kneel to steady her posture better, firing two shots and knocking two officers dead straight away. She prepared to fire another shot when an officer grabbed a fistful of her hair from behind. She yelped and fell forward to the ground with the officer on top of her, the gun skidding out of her hand. In the heat of the moment, Alex launched himself forward and grabbed the gun. He threw his arm up and without a second thought, shot the officer on top of Maria in the shoulder.
The officer screamed and Maria took the opportunity to throw him off. She pounced on top of him and pressed her well-manicured fingers into his bullet wound, causing him to writher and scream in pain until he passed out.

Alex stood, jaw hanging slack in shock as he looked at the man he had shot. John threw his fist across an officer's face, throwing him to the floor before he hurried to Alex's side.
"You okay?" He asked anxiously, rubbing his hand in soothing circles on Alex's back.
"John, I just shot someone. I just shot someone." He stammered, the gun shaking in his hands. John cursed under his breath, remembering the last time Alex shot someone.
"Hell yeah you did! You're a criminal, own it!" Maria cheered from where she was slowly getting up.

"I'm a- oh fuck did I kill him?" Alex asked with wide eyes, looking up at John in horror.
"No no he's ju-ACK!" John began to reassure before his body was thrown forward, twitching and shaking.

An officer stood behind him, pressing a taser into his back. Alex yelped in horror and jumped back, flinging his fist at the officer. The taser was knocked to the floor and the officer stumbled back when Alex's fist smashed into his jaw. Alex didn't stop, throwing his leg up and kicking the officer right between the legs. The officer hissed and fell to his knees. Alex grabbed a fistful of his hair and slammed his face into his knee with a crack much like the crunch of biting into an apple.

Alex let the officer slump to the floor, his breathing heavy and sharp. He rushed to John's side and skidded to his knees, grabbing John and rolling him over to rest his head in his lap. He was out cold.
The fighting came to a stand still and everyone crowded around John's limp body, still twitching every now and then.
"C'mon, get him up let's go!" Maria ordered, turning to continue their escape. Reluctantly, Sam helped Alex tug John to his feet, slinging his arms around their necks.

They ran down the hallways until they smashed through a pair of large green doors, reaching a damp and musky warehouse-like room. Theodosia scanned her ID card and slapped her hand against a big red button, a whirring sound echoing through the room as a roller door revealed itself, slipping open to reveal the cold night outside and the wheels of a car.
The group held their breath when a pair of black pumps came into view.

The door continued to rise and two slim blue denim-clad legs came into view.

The door rose further and a woman's torso in a white button down was revealed, the sleeves rolled up to her elbows.

"Eliza!" Alex cheered breathlessly. Eliza's face brightened into a kind smile at the sound of Alex's voice and she ran forward, capturing him in a tight half-hug since he was still holding John up. "You're an angel," he grinned into her silky black hair, holding her tightly.
"I'm doing this for Peggy," she whispered melodically as she leaned back.

"You knew Peggy?" Sam piped up, his eyes wide and sparkling with tears. Eliza sent him a sad smile and nodded slowly.
"I'm her sister," she said quietly.
"Your sister was the most amazing woman, and the best friend I could've asked for, I'm so sorry for your loss," Sam spoke quietly, his voice wavering.
"Than-" Eliza began before a series of gun shots exploded in the distance behind AND in front of them.

"I'm loving this heart-felt-shit but now's really not the time," Maria yelled out over the gunfire, breaking her gaze away from Eliza. "Let's go let's go!" She exclaimed, waving her arm and running for the car. The others followed hurriedly and another car skidded up beside Eliza's.

The door swung open and Thomas Jefferson jumped out of the car, sweat dripping down his forehead.
"HURRY HE'S BEHIND US!" He yelled frantically, ducking back inside.
The group bolted towards the roller door in a furious flurry of gunfire and pounding footfalls.
Suddenly the green doors behind them were thrown back open. A gun shot whizzed by and sliced through the loose fabric of Alex's jacket, burning a hole in his pocket.
He gasped in shock and jumped a little, continuing to run with fear pumping through his body now.

There was a loud hiss and whir, and the roller door began to close.
"Shit." Alex breathed as he ran, sweat beginning to bead on his forehead.
Were they going to make it?

Eliza slipped out.
Followed by Maria.

Alex, John and Sam all stumbled out, ducking their heads.

A gunshot rocketed through the room and there was a shout of pain.

Aaron and Theodosia ducked out hand in hand.

Lafayette ducked out, almost losing his balance.

Hercules was right behind him.

Sam spun around watching the roller door slip closed.
"CHARLES?" He screamed. He threw off John's arm and scrambled towards the door. He dropped to all fours, tears dripping down his cheeks as he screamed helplessly. "CHARLIE!"

Charles' hand shakily reached forward into the light. He crawled forward, blood spilling from his lips with a hacking cough.
"Run, Sammy," he gurgled, reaching out his hand.
"NO! CHARLIE NO!" Sam cried, dropping to his stomach and reaching under the roller door. His hand brushed Charles' and he tried to latch on but he was pulled backwards from the outside. "NO! CHARLES!" He screamed, thrashing out of the grip of whoever was holding him back.
"I love you, S-Sam,"

He met Charles' glossy, tear-welled eyes once more before another gun shot echoed through the room. Charles slumped to the floor and the roller door slammed shut. 
"NO! NO! FUCK NO!" Sam cried, slamming his fists against the door. "Not again not again no no!"

Hercules grabbed his hand and tried to tug him back.
"We need to go!" He yelled.
"Charlie no, no no no," he sobbed, banging his head against the roller door.

Another car came roaring around the corner and everyone's heads spiked up in panic.
"GO GO GO!" Jefferson screamed in horror, waving his hands frantically to usher everyone forward.
"Fuck it." Hercules growled. He swooped Seabury up and threw him over his shoulder in a fireman carry, running to Jefferson's car which was the closest to them.

Lafayette helped Alex get John into Eliza's car, Maria slipping into the front beside her. Aaron and Theodosia jumped into Eliza's boot.

As soon as everyone was in Eliza slammed on the gas, spinning her steering wheel like a mad man, launching the car forward and skidding around in a circle.
Up ahead Conway jumped out of his driving seat and leaped onto the hood of his car, raising a gun with a grin. Lafayette was still running to Jefferson's car from where he helped get John into his seat. Hercules' breath hitched in his throat as he put two and two together.
"Laf duck!" Hercules screamed from the car,
but he was too late.