Yay! There's wifi! Il just upload this quickly in case the connection goes out. Sorry that i havent updated in two weeks because im still touring UK. But let me just tell u, UK is AWESOME! The students in the schools we went to were really nice and hospitable. The scenery and the old buildings are so beautiful. Thank you so much, Englanders and Welsh people!
I'm coming back in a few days, so next update will be real soon! Enjoy!
Chapter 9
John POV
I sit with Adamus at a table. We're now comparing notes. My hands are sweating. I'm extremely anxious about Ella. How can we know where she is,yet not try and find her? It's like deliberately abandoning her. Thinking about that makes me feel guilty, but Adamus is right: We need to rest and train a little first, or else we'll be sorely defeated.
"Now," Adamus starts by saying, "here are the locations of the headquarters in the world."
North America: Los Angeles, Iowa, New Mexico, West Virginia, Washington DC, Florida, Las Vegas, Hawaii
Puerto Rico, Barbados
Canada: Ontario, Vancouver, Ottawa
Asia: China, India, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos
Europe: France, Denmark, Spain, England, Finland, Portugal, Scotland, Italy
South America: Argentina, Brazil, Jamaica, Mexico
Africa: Madagascar
Australia: Tasmania, Gold Coast, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide
New Zealand: Queenstown, Christchurch, Wytomo, Auckland
"Cool.." I mutter. I'm amazed, but also worried. How are we going to destroy all the headquarters in the world? I know, I know. We destroyed two, but that's like tearing the fabric of a pocket.
Adamus clears his throat. "On the planet, there are 10000 true borns, 100000 scouts, 1000000 soldiers, 10000 trainers and 10000 research analysts. In total, there are over 1.5 million Mogadorians on this planet."
"Holy sh*t." I mumble under my breath. "What else do I have to know?"
"Um..okay some fun facts. Mogs have no powers, but they are strong and have a lot of training. Their weapons are specially invented by themselves. With the American government on their sides, they have more lethal weapons than ever. Also, they have science labs to invent tonics and poisons that could weaken you guys, since they know your weaknesses...and much more since Five has personally taken notes of you guys." Taking a deep breath, Adamus continues, "Five also managed to steal your Xitharis, so they are making replicas of it. They've studied the bodies of One, Two, Three and Five. As they've captured Six and Nine in their cells for over half a year, they know practically everything about them, as well as the behaviorism of the Loric (which they are both unaware of). Their prime aim is a) make legacies for themselves and b) temporarily make you lose your legacies, then permanently." Permanently. That word seemed to boom around the room. All of a sudden, I found that I couldn't breathe. There could be a day when the Mogs have our powers; or worse still, make us LOSE our powers! That was the worse unthinkable thing that could happen to us.
"And since every single Mog knows how we look like(including me, Sarah, Sam and Malcolm), I suggest we disguise ourselves. Luckily, me and Malcolm have just the right disguises." Adamus says as he reaches into a haversack, and pulls out wigs, hair dyes, hair extensions, real-looking face masks (if you know what I'm trying to describe), theatrical makeup, clothing and heels. "I stole it from the Mog headquarters. This will help us greatly. I only hope that the others will also learn to disguise themselves." Adamus explains. (I will talk about the disguises in my next POV)
I continue to study the papers about us:
Two
Alias names: Maggie Hoyle
Description: Red curly hair, green eyes, glasses, skinny, short, flat nose
January 5, 1995-April 25, 2007
(Age 12)
Height: 144cm
Weight: 33kg
Legacies: NONE
Countries:
Denmark: May 26, 2000- February 3, 2001
Other countries: Poland, Belgium, France, Ireland (dates unknown)
Wales: January 1, 2007- April 21, 2007 (FOUND)
England: April 23-25, 2007 (DIES)
Death: Posted Internet post, "Nine, now Eight. Are the rest of you out there?" Killed by Ivanick Shu-Ra (stabbed her through the chest)
Cepan: Conrad
Age: 42 years old (deceased)
Death: Car accident, April 24, 2007
Just seeing these papers make my blood boil. That's how they killed my siblings in cold blood, when they are barely teenagers. Do they have no pity at all? I try not to crush the papers. Instead, I look at the layout of the headquarters Adamus has stolen. There are 15 training rooms,30 meeting rooms, 3 swimming pools, 2 soccer fields, 15 science labs and 200 offices.
"That's crazy," I whisper to Adamus. "I know right? Finding your way through there is nearly impossible." Using a red pen, he marks a few entrances and arrows. "Unfortunately, we have no idea where Ella is kept. I am assuming shes kept in one of the deluxe offices, where there are apartments connected to the offices. From the tablet, we can see that Five is at the same place, so we can rescue Ella and kick Five's ass at the same time." Adamus' face is grim. He continues, "so here's the escape plan: we enter the headquarters, destroying the entrance and the guards guarding it. We then run pass this exit, then this exit, then turn left and kill some more Mogs, then turn right and enter this exit, then this exit, then this exit, then run up the stairs, run through this corridor, kill Mogs and save Ella."
"WHAT?!" I stare at Adamus blankly. So much for being an expert navigator. Finally, I sigh and say. "Fine. We'll figure that out when we reach the headquarters."
Adamus blushed. "Um,well, sorry." He lowered his voice. "The problem is, my family moved to the very same headquarters a few years ago. Which means.. Which means...my father will be there." I understood the situation immediately, but what could I say? We sit in silence.
Finally, I give Adamus a shaky grin. "Thanks, bro. You've been a great help to us, when u could have, you know, yeah."
"Don't mention it. I like you guys a shit lot more than the Mogs, honestly." Adamus replies with a grin. I grin back at him. A new devoted Ally at last.
Scene 2
I walk into Sam's room to check on him and Malcolm. Sam is still snoring, a bandage on his forehead, but Malcolm is awake.
"Hey, John," he says smiling. I put my arms around him. I've only just met him, yet he's been like a father to me. "Hi, Malcolm. You feeling better?"
"Kind of, kind of. Thank you son." He says with a grin. He frowns a little. "I know I should have apologized earlier, but I was too sick to say anything. Anyway, I'm sorry if I jeopardized you guys in one way or another, especially if Setrakus may have used me to spy on you guys. Oh John, I feel so guilty. I'm not sure if I could be trusted. I'm so sorry."
"No, Malcolm. It was Five who gave us away. You've been loyal to us the whole time, and you've sacrificed so much. Don't you ever think otherwise." I reply. I'm touched that Malcolm has held on to his beliefs and stuck with us devotedly. Sam is lucky to have a father like him.
Malcolm pats my arm and smiles. "Okay, thanks. I'm going to sleep right now-" just then, he dozes off. I smile to myself and walk away to find Sarah.
It didn't take long. Turns out, Sarah was practicing her shooting again. Malcolm has installed a sound proofed room, so Sarah has been taking advantage of it again, she practises there every day. I grin as I watch her crease her brow in concentration, lift her gun and shoots. "Bang!" The bullet flies across the room and hits the target squarely in the middle.
"Perfect, babe," I say. Sarah looks up and smiles. She aims the gun at me and I put my hands up,pretending to be frightened. "It ran out of ammo, silly," Sarah laughs. She drops the gun and hugs me tightly. We kiss and all of a sudden, it seems as if there are only two of us in this world and nothing, absolutely nothing matters anymore, so long as we're together. Finally, I pull away gently.
"You hit bull's eye, however you can hold your gun like this," I pick up the gun and demonstrate,"for higher accuracy."
"Oh come on, it was flawless." Sarah giggles.
"Um no, it wasn't, but great improvement dear, you can help us kill more Mogs!" I say, laughing. It was true. Sarah was becoming better and better in shooting. Although she's not very good at combat training(we're going to train her for that), She can use just about all the weapons Adamus and Malcolm brought perfectly and effectively. She can certainly help us fight any battle. I toss Sarah another gun, and both of us begin shooting targets together. Sarah wins by 5 points.
"I win, I win!" Sarah jumps up and down and squeals bimbo-ly. I roll my eyes and try not to flush. "Good try, Sarah." I say, trying not to sound embarrassed.
"And...I beat an alien!" Sarah shouts triumphantly. "In your face!" She yells and does a victory dance. Honestly, her egoness goes up as high as Nine's sometimes.
I pick her up an twirl her around. "Put me down!" She screams.
"Not unless you declare me the victor!"
"Never!" Sarah yells. I smile to myself, satisfied. Sometimes, the little things are what truly counts.
