It wasn’t very often that Agent Briggs and Agent Sterling allowed the kids in the Naturals program to help them with a hostage situation. Today, however, was different. Since they needed Dean and Lia’s exact skill sets, they’d been authorized to come along.

Briggs and Sterling had taken care of the suspect quickly, leaving Lia and Dean to handle the three hostages that were tied up in the back of the cottage. Lia took two, and Dean took one. That one being you.

You were covered in injuries from head to toe. Lacerations adorned your skin all the way from your face to your legs. You had several bruises beginning to form on your face and arms, and the zip ties digging into your skin had begun to leave marks. There were even a few burns on your arms. What the hell hadn’t they done to you.

“Hi,” He says, kneeling in front of you cautiously. “My name’s Dean. I’m with the FBI. We’re gonna get you out of here, okay?”

When you nod, he takes that as his permission to undo your binds. He cuts away the zip ties tying your wrists and legs together before standing up and holding out his hand to you.

“There’s an ambulance outside for you and your friends.” He explains when you take his hand and shakily stand up. “You might be in the hospital for a while. They got you pretty bad.”