Chapter 3- Retrieval
'What happened to keeping watch?' Chase asked Jinja directly
'I was keeping watch' Jinja cried back
'If you had been, how was we snuck up on?' Chase argued
Jinja frowned upset, she was clearly at fault for letting Bren be taken away
Dax had just finished tying the soldier to a nearby tree when he entered the argument
'If you hadn't been making eyes at Monkfish here, you probably would've spotted the truck'
Jinja clenched her fists in rage
'I'm no perfect, I made a mistake!' She cried out 'Not like you two perfect boys!'
'Regardless at who is at fault, we must rescue Bren, otherwise the prophecy will not be fulfilled and the world will fall into ruin' Beyal imputed standing defensivly in front of Jinja 'We must find out where he has been taken'
On cue, the unconscious soldier awoke with a jolt. He looked up and saw the faces of four very angry teenagers.
'I'm sorry!' the soldier cried out
Chase removed the mans yellow and black helmet, underneath it was a young boy, barely older than they were
'Where have they taken our friend?' Chase asked
'i…i.i..' The soldier began scared
'Best hurry up- otherwise it's feeding time!' Dax threatened
'I don't know exactly… but nearby is a research division..' the soldier stuttered terrified
'A Research division?' Jinja asked
'It's the Eastern research facility for S.T.O.R.M, theres a security prison inside and a huge lab! But that's all I know I swear' the soldier sobbed
'is he telling the truth?' Chase asked Beyal
Beyal looked at him calmly 'I believe he is, his emotions are pure'
Dax looked at the soldier in anger 'it's your lucky day!'
'Please don't hurt me! I can lead to there!' The soldier cried
Dax looked at Chase 'What do we do?'
'Without Bren's Core tablet, we're stuck here…' Chase began looking at the soldier 'We'll get him to lead us, but if he betrays us..'
'We'll let Lock have him as a chew-toy' Dax finished
Jinja remained quiet, it was her fault that Bren was taken away and she was determined to get him back, no one makes her look like a fool and lives to tell the tale.
With a quick motion, the soldier was freed from the tree and pushed ahead of Chase, but behind Dax. His hands bound behind his back on a leash that both Dax and Chase held onto
'Are you ok, Jinja?' Beyal asked walking alongside the young girl
Jinja blinked
'Sorry Beyal, I was thinking..' she replied
'Sometimes it is best for two heads to think rather than one'
Jinja couldn't help but smile again, anything the young monk said always cheered her up.
'It's my fault that Bren got kidnapped- I was the one keeping watch'
Beyal listened carefully
'Now we're all split up!' she finished angrily
'At least we are trying to correct that wrong- that is the only thing we can do at the current time' Beyal smiled at his friend
Jinja felt better, even if it was just a little, she felt better.
Her small bubble of happiness was popped by a voice
'There, the facility' the soldier cried.
Through the trees, almost hidden by the wilderness was a huge dome, surrounded by a 8ft wall and if that wasn't enough protection, S.T.O.R.M vehicles and patrols were scattered around the wall, clearly not wanting outsiders to get inside.
'Whats in there?' Chase asked the soldier
'i..i don't know, we're only allowed on the first floor- the soldiers quarters… everywhere else is off limits to unrestricted personal' the soldier cried
'I bet theres tons in there that we can use!' Dax smiled 'Blackmail perhaps?'
'As long as we get Bren I don't care what happerns' Chase replied as he tied the soldier back up to a tree
'You be quiet' Jinja whispered to the soldier 'and nothing will happern to you'
Threats were easy for her to throw out there
'Do we go inside?' Beyal asked as he crouched next to Dax watching the research facility
'We do, if B's in there…we have to' Chase sneered bending down next to Dax
'But how?' Jinja asked beside Beyal
There was a rustle above them in the trees
'who are you?' Came a voice
