John was unable to look at Pariah while she barked at him over allowing the Gifted to infiltrate the base, and he refrained from looking at her until she she finished telling him to go to the security room. For a moment he looked down at his feet, then clenched his hands. "I guess I'm just not really cut out for this...I can't compete with you when it comes to taking down Gifted. But then again I'm just a tool, aren't I? That's what they tell me...and I just wanted to hear that I was worth something, for once..." John spoke, trying to stall with as relevant a conversation as he could manage, secretly inching one of his hands closer to his shock batons.
"And only just recently did I feel like I was actually worth something..." He added, looking up at Pariah. He then took a slow breath, pulled out his communication device, and contacted the rest of the Gifted. "Hey Cole..." He started, his hand gripping the handle of one of his shock batons. I can't btray them...but I can't beat her in a fair fight... He thought, exhaling nervously. "What's your current situation? I think part of our plan might have been compromised..."
Pariah was suspicious of John from the start of his little speech. "Where is this coming from?", she thought to herself as she listened on to what John was saying. His last statement, about feeling like he was worth something, that's what confirmed her suspicions. What's more when John turned on his radio and mentioned a Cole, that's what sealed the deal. The name Cole was the one on the target file Mallory had given her before she arrived in the city. If this is the same Cole, and Pariah was pretty sure it was, then she'd have to be extra careful if John was with him now. Pariah moved her hand to her combat knife which was holstered on her hip, if anything looked suspicious Pariah would put John down. Maybe not kill him but definitely incapacitate him for later questioning and reindoctrination.
Cole had Jessica's arm slung over him as he started to help her to the elevator across the room. Normally it'd be a simple walk but with Jessica not being in the best state this already large room felt immense. That's when John came on his radio, "We found Jessica and are currently heading towards the garage by way of the elevator. What do you mean the plan has been compromised? What's going on?". Cole didn't wait for an answer he put the radio away and turned to look back at Cia and Car-tali, "We gotta double time it, grab her and let's go!", He ordered before turning back to get Jessica to the elevator.
On the other end of the radio Pariah smirked, she heard Cole mention they had Jessica and were taking the elevator. She looked to John with disappointment in her eyes before turning towards the direction of the elevator, "When this is over John, you'll be dealt with accordingly. Not by me, but by Mallory".
John looked back down at the floor, swallowing. She knows where they are...she'll get to them...I can't stall her any more...unless... He thought as his hand gripped the handle of the shock baton tighter. He slipped his radio back into his pocket, then quickly drew out both of his batons, closing the distance between himself and Pariah. Raising the shock batons he then struck her in the back, aiming to at least knock her off balance if not outright stun her.
In instant Pariah felt a surge of electricity flow through her body. Every muscle in her body began to tense up as she tried desperately to stop the shock. She managed to turn around to see John with his shock batons on her back. "Can't...take...much more!", she could barely function as she slowly lifted her arm towards John. It took an incredible amount of strength but she managed to grab John by the throat. It wouldn't do much good however as she barely managed to squeeze down before the electric shock got the better of her and she collapsed to the ground.
As soon as Pariah fell to the ground, John proceeded to jab her with his shock batons a few more times to make sure that she was really down for the count...after all, the last thing you want to do is underestimate a Warden. He then hurried off to the prison as originally planned, putting away one of his shock batons as he pulled the radio back out. "I just ran into Pariah...Cole you nearly got my ass killed, I swear to god..." He started, catching himself before he went off on a tangent. "I managed to trick and incapacitate her, but who knows for how long...."
"Alright, we're hauling ass to the garage, just get Seth and meet us there!", Cole replied before relaying the information he just received to the rest of his team.
