mgowriter's note: The dialogue at the beginning and end is from Drake's Deception, written by Amy Hennig. Amy Hennig (like you guys don't already know) is the creative director for the Uncharted games and she, Nolan North, Richard Mcgonagle, and all the hardworking people at ND have made me care about Nate, Sully, and the gang more than I ever thought I would, so they are awesome.

Chapter 1: Prologue

They were walking ahead of Nate, trying to find their way back to Elena's apartment without bumping into more of Marlowe's men. As he started to climb the next set of stone stairs, Sully heard a grunt from behind, and turned to see Nate pulling something off of his neck.

"Nate?" Elena asked.

Nate staggered toward them, with the look of unmistakable fear in his eyes. "Run," he whispered. "Run."

No. No, no, no, no. Sully instinctively knew what had happened. He reached out his hand. "Alright, easy, kid."

"Stay away!" Nate said as he backed away.

Sully picked up the dart from the ground, confirming his fear.

"What's wrong with him?" Elena asked.

"They drugged him." He showed her the tip of the sharp needle.

"What?"

"C'mon, we gotta get him out of here." He walked towards Nate, trying to keep his voice calm. "C'mon, son—"

"Don't — touch me," Nate said angrily as he pushed Sully away. He stumbled, but pulled himself back up.

"We just…we just wanna help," Elena pleaded.

"Get away!" Nate shouted, and took a wild swing at her. "Get away from me," he said again, as he half ran, half stumbled in the opposite direction.

"Nate!" Sully shouted. No, Nate, come back. "Nate!"

It was no use. Nate had already pushed through the nearest gate and disappeared into the alleyway.