Abandon
Help
He really didn't want to leave her behind, and the thought of it made him sick to his stomach. He helped Dash out when they first met, so why not help this woman out? He walked over to the ladder, released it, and climbed down to help her get up. He flung her inside the vent and she used the stone to break her cuffs. After Henry got back in without the guard noticing that they were both gone, the woman thanked him for bringing her along, to which he nodded in response.
"I'm Ellie. What's your name?" she asked.
"I'm Henry. I also have a friend named Rainbow Dash. I'll introduce you to her when we get outta here."
"Okay. I'm cool with that."
When they got to the end of the vent, they found two guards at the entrance to the room they were in, which appeared to be a storage room. They hid behind some boxes and came up with a plan to take them out.
Distract
Synchronized Takedown
Bounce Bros
Tall Guy
They didn't understand how being tall in this scenario would work, as well as the bounce bros. Distracting them would work if they had something to distract them with, but they had nothing. Their only option was to take them down at the same time.
Distract
Synchronized Takedown
Bounce Bros
Tall Guy
They both snuck up behind them and Henry counted down for them to strike. Once he got to zero, they both lunged behind them and put them into a chokehold. After about two seconds, the guards passed out and the duo laid them down on the floor, then made their way to the other side of the hall.
They then came across a locked door to a room on said side of the hall. Ellie looked up through the window to see a hatch on the ceiling, but a guard on the second floor. They had to find a way up without alerting him.
Ellie looked at Henry and said, "If we can get you up there, you could get in and open this door."
Then they went over their options on how to do so.
Judo Throw
The Force
GraviToR v2.0
Judo throwing wasn't either of their strong suits, so that was out of the question. The gravitor didn't seem all that trustworthy, so that was a no. Henry didn't understand how the force would work, but Ellie told him she had a little trick up her sleeve to help with that, so he gave it a shot.
Judo Throw
The Force
GraviToR v2.0
Ellie stood back while she prepared while Henry looked on with confusion, but then she lifted her hand and Henry felt a slight pressure on his neck and was lifted off the ground. That was when he understood what she meant, and he put his hands to his neck as a sign for Ellie to hurry up and bring him up. He continued to fly upwards until Ellie released her grip and Henry landed on the top. He took a few deep breaths before giving Ellie a thumbs up and dropping down into the room.
He ran over to the control panel and hit a few buttons and opened the door. As he walked through it, however, the doors to the cells opened and all the prisoners inside began charging out. Seems like Henry accidentally caused a prison breakout and their cover was blown.
Ellie noticed another door behind her was open and ushered Henry inside. They noticed a few boxes and ran behind them on opposite sides of the room. One inmate called out to them in a language they couldn't understand, but three guards came after it with guns in their hands.
"Hold it right there, inmates!"
How were they going to get out of this? They had to come up with something fast.
One Each
Henry: Grenade, Sniper Rifle
Ellie: Crossbow, Taser
They both found some items behind the boxes that might be useful. Henry found a rifle and grenade while Ellie found a crossbow and taser. They both discussed how to combo them. Ellie thought about using the taser with the rifle, she would tase the guards and Henry would shoot them while they were being tased.
One Each
Henry: Grenade, Sniper Rifle
Ellie: Crossbow, Taser
Henry checked and confirmed there was ammo in the rifle while Ellie confirmed her taser was ready to fire. However, when Ellie fired, she accidentally fired too early and hit Henry instead. The shock made him fire rapidly at the guards without aiming, but somehow they were all down when Henry recovered.
Ellie shot an apologetic look, but they were both surprised it still worked and Henry went through the door to see two other guards chatting in an elevator. Ellie soon caught up with two hats in her hands.
"Hey, I just grabbed these," She said, "Maybe they'll come in handy?"
If they were going to use the hats to their advantage, they had to come up with a way to use them to get rid of the guards.
Toss
Pass By
Blend In
Blending in seemed like the most logical, but the guards might recognize them as prisoners if they were to slip up. They noticed another elevator with other prisoners inside, but they both assumed they were oblivious to disguises and decided not to join them. If they were going to create a distraction, these hats were the best thing to use.
Toss
Pass By
Blend In
Henry grabbed one of the hats and tossed it in front of the two guards. One noticed and walked towards the other elevator and signaled to his buddy about the other prisoners. While they were distracted, Henry and Ellie slipped into the elevator and activated it before the guards could re-enter.
When they got to the surface, they came to witness an absolute warzone, they had to act fast if they were going to make it out.
Henry sprinted out of the elevator with Ellie close behind but was soon caught by a guard and couldn't catch up. She called to him for help and he turned around, to see her hands behind her back.
"Back to your cell, inmate," he said to her while trying to pull her away.
Adrenaline
Make a Face
The KNEE
Henry looked at the label for the adrenaline but figured out it wasn't adrenaline at all, so he eliminated that option. He was worried about hurting Ellie if he attacked the guard, so that was a big no. His only option seemed stupid, but he had to give it a shot.
Adrenaline
Make a Face
The KNEE
He looked towards the guard and made a face at him. The guard and Ellie looked back with straight faces, confused and a bit annoyed.
The guard eventually spoke up, "What, you think that will upset me? Oh, very mature-"
He was cut off by a car running into him, and narrowly missing Ellie. She stood there stunned for a few seconds before running over to Henry.
"Thanks... I guess?" she said, "Now let's get outta here."
She pointed towards the exit and to three possible options to help them escape.
Dash had arrived at the complex to hear an alarm going off. She looked closer and saw that there was some sort of breakout going on, and she knew Henry was most likely behind it. She hid behind the bushes close by and waited for him to either bust through the door or something.
She eventually saw one person on a motorcycle grab some sort of stop sign and take it with her. Dash questioned what was going on in there, but then saw that same person jump over the wall with someone else with them. She heard them talk for a little bit while she got a closer look on who they were, and realized the person on the back of the motorcycle was Henry. She came running out of the bushes to meet him.
"Henry! Thank Celestia you're okay!" she called to him.
Henry and Ellie turned towards the voice and Henry smiled. He got off the motorcycle and hugged Dash as he was also grateful she was alright. Ellie looked at them confused.
"Uh, Henry. Who is this, 'colorful horse?'" she asked.
They broke the hug and Dash glared at her for the nickname. Henry rolled his eyes and said that she was Rainbow Dash, and Ellie remembered he would introduce her to Dash once they escaped.
"I'm sorry for that, I'm Ellie. We'll do introductions later, right now we need to go."
"Right," Henry said, getting back on the motorcycle.
Ellie revved up the motorcycle and took off with Dash following suit. Ellie looked at Dash surprised that she could fly this fast, but smiled as the three of them were the first few to have fled the complex.
Rank: Convict Allies