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The teenagers had all gathered in the living room. They surprisingly awake considering the time of night. "All right. So what are we gonna do this?" The group's leader questioned.
"Could we try tracking her PMR?" Herry asked.
"I highly doubt Cronus would allow us to track her that easily." The small African American boy beside him countered.
"Do you have any other ideas?" The purple haired cause of their situation retorted.
"No…" He sighed. "I guess it's worth a shot, but it will never work…" The boy pulled out his PMR, and messed around with the settings for a few seconds. Seven small dots appeared on the screen. Six in one cluster, and one off on their own. "Wha… Wow. Cronus must be losing his touch."
"What do mean?"
"Her PMR is still giving off a signal." Archie's head immediately shot up, and he practically leapt off of his chair.
"Well what are we waiting for? Let's get a move on!"
"I dunno…" The smaller boy clanked at the small blue device. "This seems kinda suspicious…"The ginger haired girl sitting opposite him then spoke up. "Do you think it's a trap?"
"I dunno… Maybe."
"When is anything Cronus does not a trap?" Archie hissed. "Let's go!"
"Archie's right. We can't stay here any longer. If it is a trap, I'm sure we can handle it." Standing up, Jay gestured towards the door, and the team soon clambered into the large red car outside the building.
The six of them huddled outside a large cave, weapons in hand. "All right, we all know the plan?" A series of nods followed. "Alright, let's go." Slowly they entered the cave, hugging the wall to stay hidden. Their only source of light was that emitted from Archie's PMR, as he walked a metre or so ahead of the group.
"Come on you guys hurry up!" He groaned.
"Alright! Calm down, we're…" As Odie was about to retort, the team saw a dull light emerging from one of the tunnels. The all ran into the room, except for Jay. He quickly grabbed Archie's hood, pulling him backwards.
"You, go find Atlanta." He whispered. The younger of the two immediately nodded, before dashing off away from the tunnel.
Jay strode into the room, his sword unsheathed. "Ah Jay, nice of you to join us." Cronus smirked, emerging from the opposite end of the cave. "What's your plan now Cronus? What do you want with Atlanta?"
"Oh, now why would I tell you that? That would be spoiling the fun now wouldn't it?" The man snapped his fingers, and a group of three or so giants stomped into the room. "Oh, and tell little Archie he's never going to find her." As he finished his sentence one of the giants lunged towards Jay. Reacting quickly he darted out of the way, his head just missing the giant's grasp. Swiftly, he slashed the giants arm with his sword. The giant howled in pain. Out of retaliation it swung its other arm directly into Jay's chest, sending him across the room. A thud echoed throughout the chamber as his body collided with the stone walls. He groaned and lifted his head up. The giant was charging towards him, ready to attack again. Eyes tight shut; he waited for the blow to come.
Archie raced through the halls of the cave, the small flashing dots on his PMR the only guide. He was pushing himself to run harder than ever before. It wouldn't take long for Cronus to realise why he was gone, and he'd no sooner send a gang of giants after him. Or worse, Atlanta. But it was harder than he had expected. Sure, the PMR told him where she was, but it didn't tell him how to get there. With all these different twist and tunnels, he hadn't a clue which one lead to Atlanta. He just had to guess, and hope that he would end up in the right place.
"Wah!" He skidded to halt as a wall came into his view. Another thing that made it difficult? He couldn't see further than a metre in front of him. Examining it closer he realised it wasn't a wall, but a rock fall. "Hmm. Great… Another dead end." He groaned. Swivelling his body around, he raced off in the other direction, back to find another path that may lead to the girl.
Jay slowly opened his eyes. The punch he had expected never came. Instead of seeing the giant charging towards him, it was flailing its arms around wildly, something on its back. Upon closer examination, he realised the thing, was Herry. He had wrapped his arms tightly around the giant's neck, attempting to strangle it. But the giant soon managed to grab a hold of the boy. Pulling him in front of its face, the giant growled. Thinking quickly Jay leapt to his feet. He was still a little wobbly from being slammed into the wall, but it was manageable. He charged forward and plunged the sword into the giant's fat stomach (arguably the weapon wasn't long enough to do much damage). It howled in pain and immediately dropped Herry. "Thanks man."
"No problem."
On the other side of the room he could see Theresa and Neil had managed to take down another giant. Meanwhile Odie hid in the corner, his claustrophobia taking hold. The last monster could be just seen running off into the distance. Cronus snorted. "If you want a job done well you have to do it yourself…"
"Arrgg!" Archie groaned as he reached another dead end. "Atlanta where are you!?" Shoulders slumped, he turned back around and walked to the last fork in the road. He walked slowly down the path, no longer racing in an attempt to find her. His energy was almost spent, as was his hope. "Maybe I should call the others… Maybe Odie will be able to figure out a way to navigate these god damn caves?" Just as he was about to reach for his PMR, he heard a noise coming from further down the tunnel. Someone, or something, was down there. "Atlanta!"
Breaking into a run, he quickly turned the corner. Sitting there, with her hands and feet bound, was Atlanta. He sighed in relief. "Thank god you're okay…" He dropped down in front of the girl and pulled her into a tight hug. "Oh thank Zeus you're here. I was so scared!" She said. Archie pulled away and stared at her, puzzled. "Wow, it must've been bad," he joked. "You never admit you're scared!" Atlanta looked a bit taken back at this, but quickly shook her head. "Yeah, I was uh, just joking, yeah! I sure fooled you!" She laughed half-heartedly. Archie raised an eyebrow, but decided to ignore it.
Suddenly he realised Atlanta was still tied up. "Oh, whoops. Let me get those for you." Using the sharp point of his whip he was able to cut the strands of rope with ease. Atlanta swivelled her hands around her wrists, testing the movement. "Thank you." He nodded. "Are you alright? Did Cronus hurt you, or anything?"
"No, no. I'm fine." Taking her hand, the two of them stood up.
"Come on, the others are probably getting their asses whooped by now, we should get going."
The two made it back through the cave quite quickly. All the time Archie had spent with Atlanta had enhanced his sense of direction a fair amount. It wasn't long before they came to the large tunnel their friends were fighting in. In the centre Jay and Cronus were battling head to head, sword against sickle. Archie was about to jump into the fight, when Cronus caught sight of him. Immediately he backed away from Jay, a slight smirk on his face. "Oh, it would seem you have thwarted my plans once again…" His voice was strangely mocking. "I had hoped you'd get lost in there, but oh well." With that, he disappeared into one of his trade mark portals.
The other team members headed over to Archie and Atlanta. Wide smiles all appeared on their faces when they caught sight of Atlanta, now safe and sound.
"Huh. That was easy…" Archie remarked.
"Yeah… Almost too easy."
