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To Protect You
Chapter 3
AWP
Justin opened the lair door and peaked into the Waverly Sub Station. Sirens rang through his head as red and blue lights flashed through the closed windows. He looked back at Alex and Max, and motioned for them to follow. All three, with piles of stuff in their arms, carefully proceeded by the counter and ducked behind it.
"Here's the plan." Justin said in a hushed tone. "When the police come in, just stay here and don't move. We'll wait until they go upstairs, and then we'll make a run for it."
"Why can't we just run right now?" Alex asked.
"They're right outside. They'd just take us as soon as we'd come through the door." He whispered.
"Why can't we just use magic to pop us somewhere?"
"It's critical to use as little magic as possible."
"And yet we're carrying all this magical junk?" Alex commented.
Justin rolled his eyes. "When I give you the signal, Max, you'll run first."
"What signal?" Max questioned. "And why do I have to go first?"
"For the fifth time, this," He moved his hand up, then down, "is the signal. And you," he pointed to Max, "are the youngest."
"What does being the youngest have to do with who runs first?" Max hissed.
"Because I said so and believe it or not, it's safer to run first." Justin told him, Max set the supplies down on his lap and huffed. "Alex will run when I give the second signal, and then I'll go." Justin coordinated. "Now enough questions."
"Why will we have to run at different times when the police will be upstairs?" Alex asked, ignoring Justin's comment.
"It's for when we actually come out of the building. Police may be out there at the time too." He leaned his head on the counter. "Now, just stay quiet."
There was barely a minute of waiting until the doors to the Waverly Sub Station flew open. Justin cringed, and then stayed as silent as he could. Alex was pressing her back to the counter and Max was on his knees with his shoulder leaning against the same counter.
"We're here!" A man with a deep voice yelled. "This is the police! It's safe to come out now!" Squeaky footsteps came from the stairs case, presumably known as Miss. Donafeild's.
Gasps were heard from the police officers as they stared at the elephant-like woman that stood in front of them.
"Are you alright ma'am?" Another officer asked.
"Of course not!" Miss. Donafeild screeched. "Look at me! I have a trunk!"
"How did this happen?" The one with the deep voice asked.
"Well, I was babysitting these kids," She explained, "and I told them that they were misbehaving! The youngest one attacked me and the oldest took out this wand type thing!"
"A wand?" The officer said, rolling his eyes. "What kind of a trick is this woman?"
"This is no trick!" Miss. Donafeild scoffed. "How else could this have happened?" She pointed to her morphed face.
"Is it real?" A young one said, about 23 years old.
"Highly doubt it Mike." The deep voiced officer said.
"Yes it's real! Just come look at it!" Miss. Donafeild said. The officers looked over the woman's fascinating elephant trunk.
An officer gasped, "Yes! It's real!"
"How are you sure?" Mike asked, not taking his eyes off of the hideous trunk.
"She's breathing out of it!"
"Alright. Search the place. They can't hide for long." The deep voiced officer announced.
Behind the counter, Justin listened for all the footsteps to disperse away. He waited about a minute for another sound to come up. Nothing. He breathed out a steady breath, stuck out his right hand, and waved it up and down.
Max got into leap frog position, getting ready to jump up and sprint. He nodded to his brother and sister, who were staring at him with anxiety and deep worry.
Justin nodded back to his brother in approval.
Max leaped up and stood, frozen to the spot. His eyes were wide, and his mouth was ajar.
"Run Max!" Justin ordered in a whisper.
Max didn't move. All of a sudden, Justin heard a voice bellow, "Put your hands up!" A shiver ran up Justin's sign as he was about to call the plan off and brew up a new plan. But before he could open his mouth, Max was off.
Max ran around the counter and ran right around the officers. The officers seemed stunned for a moment, but soon noticed that the kid was only a few feet from the door. Max was tripped and sent fumbling to the ground, the magical utilities scattered across the floor.
Alex didn't wait for a signal; she got up only seconds after Max had. She gripped the spell book to her chest. "Alex!" She heard Justin call. She kept running, but turned her head around. Without noticing where she was going, she slammed into an officer and grunted in pain as the corner of the spell book jammed into her ribcage.
The force applied when running into him made her stumble backwards into another officer. He grabbed her by the shoulders. Max was forced up from the floor and was in the same position as Alex.
Justin couldn't just hide behind the counter much longer, he had to help his siblings. He stood up and said, "Stop!" Everyone paused and looked at him. "You can't just barge into our Sub Station! It's closed! And how do we know you're really the police?"
Alex and Max were surprised that Justin was talking to them in that way. He's going to get them into even worse trouble!
The one who had tripped Max came forward and laughed at Justin. He stood in front of him and said in a 'matter-of-fact' voice, "We're not the police. We're the AWP."
"The AWP?" Alex said, confused.
The 'officer' chuckled again and turned smoothly to the teenage girl. "Do you want to know what we are?"
Alex didn't answer, nor did she nod her head, but he continued anyway.
"We're part of the Anti-Wizard Program."