The Battle of the Stairwell

The Battle of the Stairwell
The boom reverberated across the sterile halls when the door of the service corridor burst open, Isaac exploded, his attention fixed on the image of Vivienne, a monstrous creature dressed in cheap scrubs, ruthlessly shoving Evelyn's gurney in the direction of the dark stairway,
With the savage rage of a man about to lose everything, Isaac yelled, "Stop right there, Mother, "
Before pushing the cart through the fire door and onto the concrete landing, Vivienne simply let out a shrill, unrestrained laugh, Isaac jumps over two steps at a time as he chases after Vivienne down the stairwell, In contrast to the awful, scraping sound of the gurney wheels, the sound of his hefty, pricey boots hammering the concrete was a desperate rhythm,
The gurney's repetitive bouncing against the steps creates a startling image of Evelyn's fragility as her head lolls to the side, pallid and completely still, Fear makes Isaac's stomach turn, and his feverish search is fueled by the realization of her helplessness,
"Mother, she's unconscious, " Isaac yelled, drawing closer, "You're going to kill her, "
With wide, angry eyes and a firm grasp on the gurney's handles, Vivienne screamed back, "She gave you the heir I deserved, and I'm just correcting your mistakes, my son, "
The chase arrived at the landing on the fifth floor, Vivienne looked over her shoulder, exhausted yet motivated by sheer, obsessive malice, She briefly dropped the gurney when she saw Isaac closing the distance,
"Isaac, you always undervalue me, With her hand automatically flitting to her waist, she spat, "Always, "
A little, silver, pearl, handled automatic gun that was dreadfully out of place against the shoddy hospital cloth is tucked into Vivienne's waistband, The last evidence of her deadly intent was the touch of her fingers against the cold metal,
Ignoring the danger, Isaac sprang forward, "Mother, this is over now, You're not going to harm her, In a tackle driven by anger and protective instinct, he struck her with the full weight of his massive body,
It was a nasty crash, Isaac throws Vivienne to the ground, causing the silver gun to skid across the concrete floor and spin harmlessly into the corner as the air whooshes out of her lungs,
Vivienne thrashed beneath him, screaming, "Fool you pathetic, weak man, " The sheer, searing contempt in her eyes was evident,
"Mother, you're done, Crane belongs to Marcus, Isaac gasped and pinned her wrists to the gritted floor, immobilizing her with his enormous weight, "The police are coming for you, "
Vivienne, pinned beneath her enraged son, struggled like a poisoned, trapped animal, She was older and smaller, but she was driven by decades of bitterness and a strong sense of her own superiority,
She screamed and attempted to bite his arm, saying, "After everything I gave you, you betrayed me for that little tramp, "
"You killed my father and tried to kill my wife you are a monster" With a shout, Isaac revealed the passionate and unvarnished reality of their connection,
Vivienne slightly twisted her hand free, Isaac's face is raked by Vivienne's nails in a brutal, well, practiced move, Immediately, a red streak appeared on his dark, unshaven skin, tracing four bloody lines across his cheekbone,
She hisses, her rage visible in the tight chords of her neck, "Your father was always weak and so are you needing me to protect this family, you always did, "
Isaac retorted, grasping her throat just firmly enough to stop her from flailing, "My strength comes from her not your toxic empire, " "Mother, it's over, Give up,
She spat "Never" with burning eyes, Isaac ignored the excruciating pain of the deep wounds on his face, determined to hold her until the cops arrived, "I will burn this entire dynasty to the ground before I let her breed the heir, " He saw the gurney slowly roll backward down the stair incline while still holding the comatose Evelyn,
Abruptly, a strong, booming footfall reverberated from the floor above, Just as Dominic emerges at the top of the stairs, his face a mask of icy, determined resolve, Isaac succeeds in pinning Vivienne down, The assassin was pointing down the stairway with a big black gun,
"Blackwell, let her go, or the baby gets an instant exit, " Dominic's icy, lethal voice pierced the atmosphere,
Under Isaac, Vivienne grinned triumphantly, "Look, son? "I always put my family first," Isaac said without hesitation, Just as Dominic fired, he pushed himself off Vivienne and cried, "Marcus Fourth floor, " His reflexes save him by inches as he ducks barely in time, In the little area, the gunshot was so loud that it was deafening, Jagged shards of wood fly into the air as the bullet splinters the railing next to him,
Rolling, Isaac pulled out his own gun and fired a warning shot that struck the wall next to Dominic, By ducking back, Dominic gave Vivienne the crucial moment she required,
Dominic was forced to back down for a minute by the warning shot, It was Vivienne's only opportunity, Isaac staggers back into the wall, briefly stunned, as Vivienne kicks him off her with a furious burst of strength,
She screamed and stumbled to her feet, saying, "You should have killed me when you had the chance, "
She clutched the moving gurney urgently, ignoring her still, immobilized hands, She seizes Evelyn's gurney and pushes it in the direction of a highly barred door at the far end of the landing with fresh, insane power, The wheels of the gurney screamed in disapproval,
Isaac swiftly recovered and lunged after her, warning, "You won't get far, Mother, the entire city is looking for you, "
She shouted behind her, "The Blackwells always fly private, darling, " She broke the weak bolt by shoulder checking the door and vanished, hurrying through a door marked "Rooftop Access," the metal banging behind her, When Isaac arrived at the door, he frantically tugged on the doorknob, but it was securely locked from the opposite side, Alone and breathless, he stared at the damaged door, knowing that his wife was only a few seconds away from taking to the skies,
Evelyn is in the middle of an early labor, and Vivienne has locked herself in the rooftop access area, Will Vivienne, Evelyn, and their unborn child flee by helicopter, forcing the birth in midair, with Dominic Crane having secured the top floor and the cops still minutes away?