Vox Machina leaves the hideout and heads in the direction of the prison. They gather in a nearby building and let Percy climb to the roof to use on of his gadgets to peek into the prison and find Archie.
"East wing.Second floor." He says when he joins the others.
"What is that?" Grog asks looking at the large gun with a scope that Percy used.
"This? Oh,nothing but bad news." Percy answers,folding the gun and putting it in an enchanted bag. Vex stands and looks at the group.
"Okay,this is how it's going down. It'll be easier to avoid capture if we split into two groups. Front door team and back door team."
"You know Scandog's all about the back door. But quick quesh: when has splitting the team every worked?"
"Uh,since shut the fuck up."
"Okay,fair counter point."
The back door team,consisting of Scanlan,Percy,Vax and Isona,separate from the others and to ,well,the back door. Vax gets out his lock picks and starts at the back door,the rest of the group standing behind him.
A few seconds pass.
Then some more.
Then the seconds turns into minutes.
Isona crosses her arms and stares at Vax,who would usually have to the door opened by now. Vax grumbles curses as he struggles to lock pick the door. A snap in heard as his lock pick breaks.
"Are you kidding me?" Vax snaps and throws the lock pick to the ground.
"Fucking doors." Scanlan grumbles.
Vax holds one of his daggers in the lock and Scanlan moves around two lock picks. Percy and Isona stand behind them,Percy obviously starting to get annoyed. The dagger slips.
"Ah,my fingers!" Scanlan cries out,clutching his bleeding hand.
"It's not a door. It's a thing of evil." Vax says. He suddenly whips around. "Isona,put your sword in the lock,see if that works."
"Wha- if your dagger didn't work,what makes you think my sword,that most likely won't even fit,will work." She questions while handing Scanlan a piece of cloth to clean his bloody fingers.
"I don't know,I'm trying anything at this point." Isona sighs but unsheathes her sword anyway.
"I'm going to find a window." Percy says and walks away. Vax crouches in front of the door and Isona looms over him. She sticks the tip of her sword in the lock and Vax,once again,tries to pick the lock. After a few seconds her sword slips out and stabs the ground in front of Vax.
"Told you it wouldn't work." She says and puts her sword back,moving to stand next to Scanlan. Annoyed,Vax runs at the door,but Scanlan holds him back by his cape. Scanlan runs at the door,intending to kick it down,but Vax blocks his way and they end up slapping each other. Isona isn't sure if she wants to laugh or roll her eyes.
"Scanlan's foot!" Scanlan sings,strumming his lute and a purple foot shoots out and hits the door. It does nothing. A sudden scream sound out and a body falls onto the group.
"I fell out of the window." Percy says.
"I think you bruised my kidney." Isona groans as she and Percy stands.
"What do we do now?" Percy asks. The door suddenly opens and a whistling guard dumps on container on Vax and Scanlan. Guessing by the smell,it was not water. The guard realizes the group and they all stare. Vax then throws his dagger,stabbing the guard in the neck. They all run inside,Scanlan and Vax groaning as they shake the liquid off of them. They cautiously walk the halls and spot Vex.
"Oh thank the gods." Isona mutters. They walk over and noticed a group behind Vex.
"Wait,what's this crowd?" Vax asked. Isona noticed the group was the rebels that was supposed to wait outside.
"Picked it up along the way." Vex answers as they walk past her. "Why are you covered in piss?"
"Picked it up along the way." Vax repeated. They climb the stairs to the second floor. They walked the halls,looking into the cells. Percy suddenly gasps,running to cell.
"Archie. Archibald!" Isona peeks in and sees a beaten Archie sitting in the cell.
"Percy?" Archie says weakly.
"Vax,get him out of there." Vax nods,takes a deep breath and picks the lock in a few seconds.
"Did you see that? I'm telling you that back door was cursed." Vax complains as Percy enters the cell.
"It's okay,darling." Isona says,patting Vax's head. Vax stands,towering over her as he glares at her. Percy then walks out,supporting Archie.
"Alright,we're getting out of here together." Vex says. Sudden laughter makes the group turn. They see a short general,Stonefell,approach them,dropping his giant hammer on the ground.
"I'll give you this girly. You'll at least die together." They hear muffled grunting. They see Scanlan being held by guards behind Stonefell.
"Throw down your arms,return to your cells,and maybe I'll let you live." Stonefell says,pointing at them with his hammer. The group all glance at each other.
"Kill the gnome." Stonefell orders.
"No,no,no. I'm too handsome to die." Scanlan whimpers. Someone clears his throat,everyone turn to see another Scanlan.
"What does a man gotta do to get some action around here?" He asks.
"Scanlan?" Keyleth asked,confused. The guard slashes the other Scanlan,making him disappear in a puff of purple magic. The real Scanlan runs away.
"Don't just stand there. Get him!" Stonefell orders. Several guards run after him. A rebel woman suddenly surged forward and stabbed a guard.
"For Whitestone!" At those words everyone charges forward,the prison filled with sounds of yelling and weapons clashing. Two guards charge for Percy and Archie. Vax knocks one down and stabs him,Isona trips the other and stabs him.
"Go on. Get him out of here." Vax tells Percy.
Isona see the rebels getting cut down. Isona frowns,rushing forward and stabbing a guard that just killed a rebel in the back. As soon as the body falls to the ground,another guard rushes at Isona and pushes her into the wall,the impact making her yelp and drop her sword. He thrusts his spear at her,she quickly rolls out of the way,unfortunately moving further away from her sword. They stare at each other,a plan forms in Isona's mind. The guard runs at her,she steps out of the way and runs up the wall,using the leverage to be able to jump onto the taller guards back. She makes him fall backwards,her arms tighten around his neck,then twisting,the sound of his neck breaking resonates. Panting,she stands up and grabs her swords. She notices Vax standing near her.
"That's my girl." He says and they both run off to find Percy. Vex joins them as they spot Percy.
"Fun's over. Where's our exit?" Isona asks.
"Not this way. There are guards everywhere."
"Percy,let me go." Archie speaks up and starts to walk away.
"What are you doing?" Percy questions him.
"Just like the old days,creating a diversion while you get away." Archie says,grabbing a sword from a body and starts attacking a group of guards. The group meets up with Grog and Scanlan. They run for the exit,not noticing Percy stopping. Archie knocks over two guards,making them open the doors that lead outside.
"As promised,your exit." He says to Vex.
"How chivalrous." She responds. Isona looks at the group,the few remaining rebels and Vox Machina,minus one.
"Wait,where's Percy?" Scanlan asks. They look around,Isona sees a flash of his coat running around a corner.
"Percy,wait!" Archie calls after him and runs after him.
"We'll get him." Vax says as he and Isona run after them. They run down the hallways,Isona could hear the familiar sounds of Percy's pepperbox. She turns the corner,Vax not far behind her,and sees Percy standing over the body of Stonefell.
"Percy!" She says as she skids to a stop next to him. Percy whips around,pointing his gun at Isona,making her let out a small gasp. Vax pulls her back and knocks Percy's gun away.
"What the fuck are you doing? Running off,risking this entire mission. Then you point that thing at Isona. And for what?" Isona puts her hand of Vax's shoulder.
"Vax,it's okay-"
"For what?" Percy interrupts her. "Stonefell helped slaughter them and laughed while it happened." Percy gets a crazed look as he keeps stepping towards the couple,making them step back. "I am the sole surviving de Rolo. I will have my vengeance and no one will stand in my way!" Isona moves her hand from Vax's shoulder to his hand.
"But Percy." Archie says,snapping Percy attention to him. "You are not the last de Rolo."
"What?"
"Your sister,Cassandra,she lives." Percy looks at him in shock.
"Oi,sorry we're late." Isona yells as they run back to the other.
"Grog,toss the booze." Vex yells to him.
"But I just got it." Grog whines,holding the barrel closer to his chest.
"Do it!" With a deep breath,Grog throw the barrel. Vex shoots a fire arrow at it,causing an explosion. The group runs,leaving the burning building behind them.