Chapter 10
After the last incident, the Paris Police Department had really stepped up their game.
Wardens stood outside every door, armed with long guns that looked like muskets. Each one had a scowl on his face, due probably to the overtime.
The group of animals where standing on the roof, checking each skylight individually.
"It looks like they're all guarded." Spark said as they regrouped.
"Yeah." Shadow moaned.
"What do we do now? You can't stay this way." Amy said to her boyfriend.
He looked down at her and smiled. "There's always a way."
Twix raised her hand, making the group turn to her. "Allow me." She said, walking to the nearest skylight. Spark ran up to her.
"What're you doing?" He asked her.
Twix ignored him and smashed the glass with the heel of her shoe, and dropped down into it. The three wardens in the room started and went for her. The closest was cut off by a skilful roundhouse kick to the face and the other two where blinded by strong beams of pale light produced by her palms and they stumbled back. She sprung forward and caught one of them on the chin with her foot, knocking him over, and the last one took a smack in the face with a fist. Twix checked the three guards where unconscious, then looked up to the skylight at the five gaping faces. She smiled.
"Come on down, they must have forgotten to patrol this room." She said, joking, then turned and inspected the doors. Spark landed behind her., but didn't say anything, surprised by her strength. Twilight and Silent landed on either side of him and the three of them helped Shadow down, who caught Amy when she jumped.
"Let's split up." Shadow said. "Amy and Twix, come with me through that door." He said, pointing to one of the two doors in the room.
"Right." Silent said. "Me, Twilight and Spark will check the other way."
The group separated to their prescribed doors.
Twix, Shadow and Amy...
Shadow took Amy's hand as the two slipped down the corridor with their backs to the wall just behind Twix. It was dark, only half of the lights where working, and Amy was scared. She began to shake, but Shadow sensed this and pulled her into a hug, calming her down. The blush that formed on her face blotted out the negative emotions.
In front of them, Twix held out a hand, making them stop. She didn't turn her head.
"Shadow. You're a vampire, right?"
"Yes." Shadow replied.
"I need to drink."
Shadow nodded, knowing what it was like in these situations.
"I keep a bottle of blood type O on me." Shadow said, unclipping a bottle from his belt and handing it to her.
She took it thankfully and took a swig. "Your favourite type?"
Shadow nodded.
"I prefer the type B, really."
"Type B, eh?" Shadow said, clipping the bottle to his belt.
"Yeah. Very sweet, I have a sweet tooth. Oh yeah, there's a door ahead. It looks like a meeting room in there."
Shadow stepped out from the wall, still holding on to Amy tightly. There was, indeed, a door.
"Should I beat them up?" Twix whispered.
"Too many guards." He whispered back.
Silent, Twilight and Spark...
Spark ignited a spark of electricity on his finger, using it to light the way. All of the lights where dead, and it was dark. On top of that, it steered right hard at one point and Spark almost walked straight into a wall.
Behind him, Twilight was bombarding Silent with questions.
"So, who's this Zack, hmm?" She asked.
"I don't want to talk abut him..."
"Oh, come on. He obviously likes you, and you blush whenever I mention him."
"No, I don't." Silent said, desperately trying to hide that blush.
Spark raised his hand and they stopped. In front of them was a warden with a torch, idly standing there.
"Could you take this one, Twilight?" Spark asked.
"With pleasure." Twilight lunged forward, sprouting long black wings whilst in the air. She rammed into the warden, knocking him to his feet before he had time to react. Her eyes glowed a bright, brilliant white as she gathered up all her power and strength...
And then she kicked him in the testacles. He made a whining noise, like a cat after a scratch-out, and slumped over.
"Overkill?" Silent asked as Twilight walked past the man followed by the other two.
Twilight turned to her. "I haven't had a good fight in weeks."
There was a door ahead, leading into what looked like an armoury. Spark saw all those guns and fancy helmets and, without thinking, beat the door down and rushed in, triggering an alarm in the process. Twilight groaned, and Silent facepalmed. Spark turned to face them and tried to look innocent.
The booming voice of the alarm was in French-
'Manège militaire en détresse! Manège militaire en détresse!' It wailed.
Three wardens appeared at the end of the hall they came from, running at them and loading their muskets. Twilight lunged forward as she did before and struck one whilst Silent forced a powerful lightning bolt into the chest of the one next to it, knocking him down. Spark ran forward, yelling-
"Fridge Magnet Kuchen! Fridge Magnet Kuchen! Fridge Magnet Kuchen!"
- and proceeded to deliver a concentrated blow of static electricity into the third guard.
The three formed back into a line and turned, facing the group of wardens aiming muskets at them from the armoury. Taking their combat stances, they prepared, yet again, to fight.