Chapter 7: Infiltrating the base

The triplets plus Aqua easily made it to Alvin's fortress with no delays. They quickly sneak in. They crept along the dark, frightening, hallways when they spotted some guards. "What do we do?" Aqua demanded. Andrew smirked and said with a maniacal smile "Watch and learn" then jumped out surprising the 10 evil guards and quickly took 3 blunt tipped arrows shooting them all at once knocking the targets out. Andrew grinned. Three down, seven to go. Four guards went to attack Andrew while the other three ran to the alarm. Ethan, Leo, and Aqua then snapped out of their shock and right when the guards were about to pull the alarm, Ethan and Leo jumped out of the shadows, startling them and took them down, taking advantage of their shock. At the same time, Aqua snuck up behind the guards attacking Andrew and nailed them all before the guards could even see what hit them. "Yeah!" the triplets cheered pumping their fists into the air while Aqua simply stood there, arms crossed, thinking what kids! They all then stumbled a few steps backwards because there in front of them, was an army consisting of around 50 soldiers. Aqua panicked and screamed "GO! I'll hold them off! Stop Alvin!" "Wh-wh-what! But we c-can't" Ethan stutters but Aqua cuts him off by shouting "JUST GO!" The triplets hesitated then spun around and ran. Suddenly, an assassin spots them and shoots an arrow but before it could hit Ethan, Leo dived in the way and the arrow pierced him right in the stomach. He let out a shrill scream and dropped to one knee, clutching his wound, just like his mother Lucy. Ethan's eyes widened and by that time, all he could see was red. Next thing he knew, the assassin was on the freezing cold ground his eyes dull and lifeless. Leo was slowly getting up with the help of Andrew, groaning like crazy. "Are you O.K. Leo? You had me worried for a second there." Asked Ethan. "Yeah I'm good" replied Leo. "Andrew! Ethan! Leo!" the triplets turn around to see Aqua panting, looking exhausted, her face beaded with sweat. "Aqua!" the brothers cry simultaneously "are you O.K?" "Yeah, I'm good" Aqua panted "just a little tired. Let's go!" They kept walking in the mysterious castle when they see a door labeled: Lord of the universe "Yup, definitely Alvin" Aqua chided. "What makes you think that" said Leo dripping with sarcasm. With that, the triplets gave an almighty push and the door swung open with a loud bang that echoed through the metal walls. "I'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU!" Alvin bellowed. Ethan yelped, lowering his weapon by an inch, stumbling a few steps backwards in shock. "I see you've convinced Princess Aqua too" Alvin boomed and snapped his fingers. Suddenly, an army of one hundred soldiers came pouring in the room, attacking the triplets and Aqua. The fighting started immediately and Andrew was rapidly shooting five or six arrows at a time like a pro. Ethan's strategy was simple: slash, block, stab, roll, repeat. Leo was using his swords as arcs of destruction, nothing in his way while Aqua was calmly dodging and fighting. Together, they finished off the army. Alvin was shocked but tried to cover it up with a grin. Then, he calmly said: "Princess Aqua, why do you side with these losers?! If you come onto my side, I'll give you a quarter of the world to rule and I won't destroy your castle, army, or friends! There will be no more wars! Come to my side! It'll be worth it!" Leo smirked knowing Aqua would never betray them but it faded when he saw that she was hesitating. "Aqua?" he asked concerned. Aqua turned to him, the mischievous glint in her eyes glowing in the dim light, with a creepy, insane, crazed grin on her face. "Aqua?" Leo asked again. Suddenly, Aqua took her knife, spun around, and stabbed Ethan in the back. Ethan instantly crumpled onto the floor and whispered "Why?