Posted by Joana Ribeiro in Attack at City Center: Four Days Later - Protests (Sacred Heart Hospital) // TAG CIA, Police, CCDA, Medical, and anyone interested
A few blocks away from the Governmental Building, crowds were gathering at the entrance of the Sacred Heart Hospital, wielding signs displaying the same messages as the ones in front of the Governor’s Office, only a little more personal to the Holloways themselves – “Not on my watch!”, “Go back to New York City”, or “Cruise out of here” were maybe the nicest ones.

Inside, the yells, shouts, and amplified chants of “What do we want? Out with the Holloways! When do we want it? NOW!” were starting to be heard.

The Protesters

Alone in Lucas Holloway’s hospital room, Molly nodded off next to her uncle. With a start, she was brought out of her doze by the beeping sound of her Starfleet Intelligence issued wrist chronometer.

Looking at her wrist, Molly read the single headline: BREAKING NEWS: Activist group Together for Peace claims attack on Lucas Holloway’s life.

What? That didn’t make any sense. Newton herself had told her they were behind the attack, who were these guys? Yet another Section 31 front for the Syndicate? Or just a different organization all together trying to get something out of the whole thing?

For a moment, she pondered contacting Ryan, but what he had told her a few days ago about no line being secure given it was an inside job, made her decide against it. He would know anyway, and if he needed to talk to her, Molly knew he’d show up.

Reaching for the remote control to the viewscreeen on the wall, Molly flipped through the channels until she found FNN. In horror, she watched as the channel repeated the ‘story’ about her and Cal’s involvement meaning that HHI and the CCDA were working together to create weapons that could… go through the new atmospheric shield!? Molly couldn’t believe what she was hearing. It was clear that people did not know what an atmospheric shield was or how it worked if they thought it was meant to stop any kind of external attack.

As pictures of her, Lucas, and Cal were shown on the screen, the footage changed to show crowds with signs gathering first at the governmental building, then Holloway Heavy’s Headquarters, and finally at the Sacred Heart Hospital. Molly couldn’t believe what her eyes were seeing.

Inside the tightly secured hospital, no external sound came in through the window panes. At least not in the rooms. Molly assumed that the chants would be able to be heard in the lobby.

Getting up and turning off the light in the room, Molly walked to the windows and discreetly peered outside, hoping not to be seen. It was true… At least a large group of the population wanted them off the planet… and over what? A conspiracy theory that had no foundation whatsoever, certainly fueled by Newton and her bunch to take their scent off of them. She wondered what the group had to gain from it.

Still in the darkened room, the only light coming from the active biobed, Molly sat back down on the chair. Looking at her uncle’s unconscious form, she could feel the anger simmering back to the surface. What had they done to them? Even though they were recognizable figures in OED, Molly had always felt safe walking around. Now, every single person who saw the report would know what they looked like. What would that mean for their safety? Or in Molly’s case, for the safety of anyone that tried to lay their hands on her or anyone she knew.

Molly sighed, trying to figure out if she could find the contact of the offices of the Federation News Network and tell them exactly what she thought about their report.

Molly Holloway, CEO Holloway Heavy Industries