Chapter 2: The Climb (NOT REFERING IN ANY WAY TO THAT TERRIBLE SONG BY HANNAH MONTANA)

AMBROSIA POV

I stared in disbelief at the huge mountain in front of us. After that stupid plane had dropped us off in the middle of nowhere, we had to climb a freaking mountain. I would never even get a good shot at getting Eylador back now…

Well, that is, if Alexa was to die. We had agreed that the rest of the group would keep the Director and her cronies busy while I used my power of mind control on Escalus. I repressed a shudder. What a terrible name.

Anyway, I was going to use my mind control on him to make him stay put while Alexa was going to mentally beat the shit out of the evil computer in his brain. So yeah, it's not a blueprint to Westminster Abbey. But it's a start.

So if Alexa was to die before we got there…I snuck a glance at her. Elfohrys had gotten her to fall asleep again, and was making everyone be quiet; he didn't want her up and about. Or, wheeling about.

That's another thing. How the heck are we going to get her and the Rides up the mountain?

Edward raised his eyebrows. "Couldn't you make a pocket of air?" Air. Right.

I sighed and created a pocket for each human around their head. Elfohrys picked Alexa up bridal style. She didn't even wake up. I…think that's a good thing. Then the wolves morphed and we began to run, fly, and climb up Everest.

The group stopped a couple times to let the humans rest. I had progressively expanded the air pockets and made them warmer to keep the humans from freezing. They ate as they climbed something I found very interesting.

I threw out an arm to stop Elfohrys. Almost by magic, Alexa snapped into alertness. I pointed. If we had gone any farther, we would have been goners. A seemingly normal patch of snow had vanished to reveal a huge cavern.

A plane smoothly took off and disappeared. The snow returned. But not before a worker could get inside. But then he walked through it. I squinted. It shimmered.

"Hologram." I announced. Slowly, we slithered up to the cavern. Cautiously, I poked my finger through. No alarms sounded. Silently, we snuck in.

ALEXA POV

Crouched behind barrels, the group and I scanned the area. It was a huge hangar. Further back, it morphed into labs and even offices, marked off by what I assumed was sound proof clear Plexiglas.

The whole building was a huge circle, which fit right up to the tip of the mountain. Circular balconies went up in a dizzying fashion all the way to one office. At the very tip.

"I wonder who works there?" I said sarcastically in a low whisper. "There is a skylight." Elfohrys observed. Edward and Alice where already nodding their approval.

"Ok, share with the less talented please." Seth said. "We have to get up there, break the skylight, and lure Eylador-Escalus whatever his name is to the top. We will kill two birds with one stone." Elfohrys said.

"Ok, but how are we going to get up there?" Ambrosia said, motioning to all the guards. He grinned. "Let's remind Escalus who he really is."

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RANDOM DUDE POV

I sighed and itched my arm. My job sucked, staying in a hangar on steroids all day, watching freaks run around like they belong in Medieval Times, ugh!

Talk about an occupational hazard.

Suddenly, a whole being rose up from behind the barrels. She was made out of fire. She flew over and leaned close to my face. I felt the beard I was trying to grow singe.

"I think you should call for the director now…what do you think?" She asked. Then she motioned with her hand, and more random mutants flew into the air and headed up to her office.

"I NEED BACKUP!" I screamed. She laughed, laughed! And shot up after them. Guards swarmed in from all over. The mutant group hovered at the top.

Fire chick kicked in the office door with a huge kick. "Knock, knock!" She said sarcastically.

"Who is there?" demanded the cold voice of the super mutant behind me. I squeaked and ran.

AMBROSIA POV

My breath caught in my now flaming throat. Escalus stood calmly below, covered in the black armor. But it was more of a deadly calm.

"Why don't you come up here and find out? EYLADOR." Alexa taunted from Elfohrys arms.

The Director appeared from nowhere beside Escalus. My heart tightened. That bi-

"You have your orders ESCALUS." She emphasized, shooting Alexa a glare. Kill them." Alexa snorted. "Why don't you get your lazy ass up here and do it yourself, instead of letting EYLADOR do all the work." she shouted.

"Kill them!!!" the Director screamed, losing her cool. Flames burst from Escalus's soles, pushing him rapidly up to us.

I noticed guards beginning the long descent up. I burst through the skylight, Alexa and Elfohrys following.

The area above was the hollowed out inside of the tip of Mount Everest. A hole punched through the roof provided light for the huge space. Rock formations hung from everywhere, and the air was cold.

He set Alexa down, gave her a kiss, and punched another hole through the roof, descending just as Escalus came up through the skylight, and hung there, deadly.

Alexa yawned, the signal. I immediately clamped down on his mind with all my strength, and forced him to land and remain still. A vein bulged in his neck as he began to fight back.

And he was stronger! The Director must have given him the elf enhancement. Still, I fought hard and Alexa stood up, walked over, and put a hand on either side of his head. Her knees shook a little as she closed her eyes and began to sort out Eylador.

Meanwhile…

ELFOHRYS POV

I punched back down through the roof and into the Director's office, where the rest of the group was hiding out.

"Check it." Jacob said, and opened a door. Inside were enough weapons for a small army. I grabbed a set of numchucks, (spelling? I know its wrong…) my child hood fantasy. Then I stretched and slithered down a hole and began to fight the increasing number of guards.

The rest of the group made it down and joined the fray. Emmett made his way over to me. "WHERE IS THE DIRECTOR?" He bellowed over the noise. I frantically looked around, hitting a guard in the face with my numchucks at the same time.

"I don't know!" I yelled back.

(Cue dramatic music) The battle is on! I actually wrote this chapter listening to The Battle from the first Narnia movie. Ironic huh? Maybe you should read it while listening to it… (HINT HINT) Just kidding, you don't have to…I'm just a nerd like that…anyway…can Alexa get Eylador free from Escalus? Where is the Director?

All will be explained…^^

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