BlueAsh666: Thanks a bunch! I kind of adapted her way of speaking by combining two of my friends way. It's pretty ace ;D
"Okay, ew." I scrunched up my nose as Jack swung open the cover to what appeared to be the sewers.
"After you." Jack said, pushing me in. I ducked down, yelping as my hand brushed something wet and slimy. Jack chuckled as the adults crawled in after me. After about three feet, it was dry and I frowned, looking back at Jack, and he nodded encouragingly.
"There's a grate here." I said. Jack grunted told Alex to move back as I awkwardly moved my legs around before lashing out, kicking the grate off and swinging out.
"Oh, oh dear." I murmured, clinging to the ladder. "Big drop, really big drop. Not wanting to do this big drop." Jack poked my head gently and I whimpered but scrambled down as he climbed out before reassuring Alex. Suddenly, the entire tunnel thing shook and I screamed, losing my grip with one hand.
"Exhaust furnace." Alex said, starting to climb back up.
"No there's a tunnel here!" I called, sliding in. Jack tumbled in after me, followed by Alex and they scrambled back as burning flames raced past, sending my hair flying everywhere. I tripped and screamed as the tunnel turned into a slide and grabbed Jack hand. I twisted and landed, flattening myself against the wall as Jack caught Alex.
"Not doing that again." I whimpered, irritably brushing my hair out of my face. Alex nodded in agreement and we hurried on.
Jack pulled me out of the chute and leaned around the corner before pulling back as a cart drove by.
"What now?" I whispered, breathing heavily.
"Find the kids, don't get caught." Jack replied.
"Good plan." Alex muttered and I cracked a small grin before leaning around Jack.
"What about their ship?" I asked as Jack pulled me back. He shook his head and pointed up to the small catwalk above us. I trailed my eyes across the walk and nodded before Jack boosted me up. We ran across the room and dropped down, threading through tunnels and corridors. We stuck by a rocky wall as the public announcement unit crackled to life.
Attention all personnel. South perimeter is now closed off. South perimeter closed off. Jack leaned around the edge of the rock and leapt back. I crouched down, leaning around his legs, and saw the government guy from before standing in a glass room overlooking an operating theatre.
"Stupid son of a sea-bitch." I muttered, getting a weirded out look from Alex. "We have to do something or they. will. die." I said before jumping as alarms started go off. "Oh for fuck's sake! What now?" I hissed, straightening back up. Jack grabbed me by the shoulders.
"Stay here until we come back out okay?" He said. I hit his hands away but he shushed me. "We'll need backup in case of an emergency." I huffed but nodded and he took off, pulling Alex behind him. They moved behind a cart and managed to get around to the entrance of the white room. All of a sudden, the cavern shook with a muted boom and I tumbled to my knees, swearing. No one else seemed to notice and I watched as Alex took out one of the men on the platform with a roundhouse kick.
"Ace!" I hissed. "Respect for her has gone way up." I sniggered and nearly fell over laughing, despite the severity of the situation, as Jack and Alex walked into the actual theatre dressed in the white hazmat suits. They then proceeded to kick ass, knocking the dudes everywhere, before falling out of the glass walls. I took my chance and darted across, kicking the dude in the head for good measure, before jumping through the broken window and straight across to Seth, seeing as Jack was already working on Sara.
"Come on, stupid pieces of metal." I muttered, tugging at the manacles on his wrist. "The locks are too strong." I called over as Alex started rewiring the beeping machine by Sara before moving onto Seth's. She looked over him as I tugged at the manacles again. I growled in frustration and kicked a window down before Alex grabbed my wrist. Seth sucked in a breath, his eyes opening, and I slammed my hands on the manacles again.
"These won't unlock." I said before he slowly lifted his wrists through them. "Or you could do that." I laughed sheepishly as he sat up, facing me. "Seth? It's okay, you're fine." I said, touching his shoulder. He reached up to brush the hair out of my face, resting his hand on my cheek, and I semi-smiled before he cautiously got off the berth, swaying slightly before straightening up.
"Come on." I said, pulling him along. "Jack we gotta go." He nodded and we hurried out of the white room, racing down the deserted corridors.
"Can that device find the ship?" I asked, my feet pounding on the concrete. Seth nodded and we veered right, coming up to a five inch thick door with a square peephole in it. Jack opened it carefully, gesturing us in. I ducked through, following Seth as he held his device up, the lights flashing.
"It's over there." He whispered and Sara clutched at my hand, smiling nervously at me, and I peered out before jumping back as scientists walked through.
"Too many people." I muttered before Jack waved us over, keeping his eyes on the scientists. Seth slipped his hand into mine, pulling me after him, and we climbed the stairs carefully, ducking behind a row of boards.
"Oh my god." I breathed. "Is that your ship?" Seth nodded, hinting at a grin, and I squeezed his hand. "That's so ace. You guys are ace. I want one." I pouted and Sara smiled brightly.
"We must hurry." She whispered.
"Tell them that." Jack snapped, gesturing at the scientists. Alex blinked, moving over and grabbing a white coat.
"Good idea." She said before throwing her black jacket back. I caught it and handed it to Jack without a second thought, watching as Alex started towards the scientists. She started snapping at them, naming off random scientific things, and I gaped as they all disappeared before sprinting down the stairs, pulling Seth after me.
"You are officially one of the best people Jack has ever had in his cab." I said. Seth let go and pulled Sara after him, up the platform, to the ship and holding his device in his hand. He traced the rim for several seconds before sticking the device on the metal. Lights lit up and it…woke up, for lack of a better term. Two panels opened, blinding me momentarily, and Seth and Sara appeared back next to us and I slipped my hand into Seth's as a walkway of pure light stretched down to touch the ground and Seth tugged me forward, smiling brightly for the first time since he'd gotten in Jack's cab.
"This is amazing." I whispered and he smiled, pulling me further up. But suddenly, guns were being loaded and pointed at us and I jumped, reaching out for Alex.
"Thank you." Henry Burke appeared, looking smug. "We were having a hard time figuring that part out."