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The hallways started filling up with steam, so that nothing was very visible. As Amy entered a room, she saw the outline of a boy in the other doorway. Assuming that it was Jonah coming to get his mom, She ran at him, kicking towards his head. The next minute, to her surprise, she found herself flying through the air, with one word on her mind.
"Dan?"
Then she realized that she was going to crash into the floor in two seconds flat and panicked.
Out of nowhere, a hand reached up and grabbed her out of the air.
"Hey, kiddo, are you all right?"
Amy nodded before grabbing Nellie in a bear hug. She felt so… so…. so small. Like she was four and had gotten lost in the shopping mall. She had been so relived when she saw her mother that she had cried, and cried, and cried. She had been so alone these past three weeks. "I missed you so much."
After a few minutes of Nellie just holding her, she turned around and surveyed their party.
Reagan and Madison were guarding the doors. Hamilton was looking at the floor awkwardly, like he had something that he wanted to ask. The Starlings were looking at random parts of the room, Ned, by some miraculous incident, happened to be staring at Madison. Dan was rolling his eyes.
"Can we concentrate on getting out of here?" he asked.
"Actually, I'd, um, like to talk to Amy." Hamilton said quietly. The others stared at him, expecting him to talk. "Alone," he explained.
"Oh! Um, sure."
"Right."
"Okay."
The room was suddenly empty.
"What do you want to talk to me about, Hamilton?" she asked softly. She walked up to him. "It's okay. You can talk to me."
He looked at her, and decision and resignation settled across his face, along with determination. He sighed. "Amy, there's something I have to tell you…"
She nodded slowly. "Okay. You can tell me."
He suddenly reached out and kissed her. She was filled with a feeling like, like warmth and happiness and sunlight. It was like the world was in darkness, and it suddenly lit up. It was nice.
But just nice. It didn't make her heart race, or her stomach do flip-flops. It didn't make her fill up with excitement.
They broke apart, looking around awkwardly. "Just… think about it, okay?" mumbled Hamilton.
Amy nodded, and they left the room.
"Okay, people. Let's get out of here." Nellie took command. "Ned, Ted, Sinead, download a map of this base?"
"We're on it."
"Madison, Reagan, Hamilton? You three guard the exits."
"Deal."
"Amy, where's Cora?"
"I, uh, um, kn-knocked her out."
Nellie raised an eyebrow. "Then she won't be out for long. Do you guys have the map?"
"Yeah," said Sinead. "Down the hallway, turn right at the second intersection, take the elevator up, and turn right…"
"Tell us the rest when we get there," Nellie instructed. "Now, let's go."
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The odd group raced down the halls, taking turns and stairs where Sinead told them. Amy stayed near the front, talking with Nellie about what had happened since she had been captured on the plane. They paused to catch their breath as they stood in the elevator.
"How did they get us on the plane, anyway?" Dan interrupted.
"Well, Isabel was the flight attendant, and she slipped us a sleeping drug in our food. Then, after we fell asleep, somehow or another, she grabbed me…" She was cut off with a gasp as the elevator doors opened.
"…Just like we're about to do now," Isabel finished. Natalie stood next to her, dart gun ready and loaded.
"Amy, get behind me." Dan whispered.
"But…"
"Amy, just do it!"
"F-fine." Amy retreated behind Dan, who stood in front of everyone else.
"Aww, are you going to sic your wittle baby bwother on us?" Isabel taunted.
"Actually, yes." Dan's fist shot towards Isabel's head at the same time as his foot; Isabel dropped to the floor and lashed out at Dan's legs. Natalie attempted to shoot a dart at Dan, but he ducked. The dart sped towards the person who was right behind him: Amy. She had no time to duck, no time to–
Hamilton's hand was right in front of her face, holding the dart. She blinked. "Wow. Th-that was… wow."
He flicked the dart towards Isabel, who fell unconscious the moment the sedative entered her bloodstream. Everyone turned to Natalie, who backed up and ran. They tied Isabel up with some rope that they fished out of Ned's backpack and stuffed her in the elevator. They continued on, this time Amy staying in the back with the Holt girls.
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"Hey, Reagan, Madison, we need you over here!" Hamilton called. They were trying to bust down a door that refused to open. Amy watched from a distance as the girls and Hamilton rushed at the door multiple times, trying to bash it down. As she surveyed the group, she realized that someone was missing, but she couldn't tell who. Dan, Nellie, the three Holts, Alistair… she realized who it was just as someone slipped a rope around her hands and covered up her mouth. The Starlings. As one of the boys tied up her hands, Sinead was trying to cover up any noise that she made. She struggled, but whichever triplet was tying up her hands was stronger than her.
As Amy inhaled to shout to Nellie, Sinead murmured, "I wouldn't do that." Amy felt something cold and sharp at her throat, and realized that Sinead had a knife. As soon as her hands were securely (too secure, in Amy's opinion) tied, Sinead cleared her throat. Six pairs of eyes looked toward them and gasped. "I think that we should take our leave, now." she announced. "I wouldn't try to follow us, if I were you." As Amy's terrified gaze swept over the rest of the party, she noticed that Madison looked especially surprised and crestfallen. "Oh, and, Madison?" Sinead smirked. "That thing about not betraying you?" her smirk grew even wider. "I lied." And with that, Amy's three captors stepped into the shadows and disappeared, dragging Amy with them.
The sweet taste of freedom… sweet but short. Anyway, the first chapter in a series of fast-paced events. Some big things are going to happen in the next few chapters, so hold onto your hats, and review! Constructive criticism welcome.