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Chapter 10: The Cave

Harry felt the hard ground beneath him and slowly opened his eyes. He was in what looked like a large cave. He was lying on dust, dirt and mud, but he didn't have the energy to sit or stand yet. The walls were a light brown colour and surrounded him on both sides of him. He finally found the strength to sit up and he caught more of where he was. In front and behind him was a path leading deeper into the cave. He tilted his head upwards and was surprised that he couldn't see the ceiling.

"Numbuh 361," called a hoarse voice. He turned to see Thomas standing next to him and holding out his hand.

Harry took it and pulled himself up. "Where are the others?"

Thomas pointed over Harry's shoulder. Harry spun around, almost losing his balance, and saw Truman and the girls dusting themselves off. Truman was the first to see him and pointed. He and the girls ran to Harry and Thomas. They asked whether he was okay and he replied that he was fine.

"What was your riddle, Numbuh 361?" Kellie asked eagerly.

"Uh..." Harry hesitated. He should have known this question was coming, just not so soon. He remembered Anne-Marie's last riddle, proclaiming she still had feelings for him. "Let's not talk about that right now, okay? We need to defeat Anne-Marie and Father and get out of here."

Kellie happily accepted the response, but the others weren't so convinced. He could feel Thomas burning holes into the back of his skull and he saw Melissa and Truman exchange glances that were filled with worry and puzzlement. The one he paid attention to more was Celeste, who was glaring at him in a way that told him it wouldn't be the last time they talked about the riddles.

"So, how do we find the enemy?" Melissa wondered. "I mean, they're not just going to pop up and say "Here I am! Come and get me!" At least not straight away."

"Wait, didn't Anne-Marie say that we'd be heading into a trap?" Celeste remembered.

Harry slapped a palm to his forehead. "Oh yeah, I totally forgot about that!"

"Some leader you are."

"Excuse me, Numbuh 58?"

"You heard me. I said you were the most useless leader in the Kids Next Door!"

"You're just angry because of the fight we had yesterday!"

"That has nothing to do with this! It doesn't make you any less of a dumb leader!"

"Well, for your info- What?"

Harry had stopped the argument to address Kellie, who was pulling on his sleeve. Her eyes were wide and staring down the path. Harry followed the direction of her eyes and he felt a pang in his stomach. He heard the others turn their feet and gasp.

In front of them were strange, blob like monsters. They looked like marshmallows with round bottoms and smaller tops. They were twice the size they were and had pointy teeth that could chew them to bits in an instant. Their colours varied from which direction they were coming from. On the left were lime green ones, the middle's were bright orange and the ones on the right were dark purple. As far as the team could tell, there were five in each group.

"Numbuh 43, you need to distract them and take them over there while two others hit them from behind. Any volunteers? Numbuh 80 and Numbuh 52, you have the job. Numbuh 58 and Numbuh 40 follow me deeper into the cave. I have a feeling Father and all his followers are down there somewhere. Kids Next Door, battle stations!"

Everyone immediately sprung into action. Kellie threw rocks at the monsters and poked her tongue out at them until they were all chasing her. Melissa and Thomas brought up the rear, hurling anything they could find. It was a wonder the monsters weren't coming after them the way they were chucking so hard. Harry, Celeste and Truman were running down the path as fast as they could.

Harry felt someone pull his arm and he turned around, not stopping. His eyebrows shot up in surprise when he saw Thomas in front of him. He was wearing a concerned expression he had only seen once before.

"Are you sure she should be letting all of those things chase her?" Thomas asked, eyeing the black haired girl currently dancing teasingly in front of a purple monster.

Harry smiled reassuringly. "She'll be fine, it's what she's trained to do."

Thomas nodded and returned to Melissa. Harry didn't wait to watch him leave and sprinted in front of Celeste and Truman so he could lead the way. Not that he knew where he was going, he was somewhere he hadn't been before. As a leader, he had to let his instincts take over. It was for his team.

"Hiss!"

"What was that?" Celeste whispered, still running. Harry and Truman shrugged their shoulders.

"Hiss!"

All three of them halted and cautiously looked everywhere they could. Every nook and cranny was clear and there were no signs of movement. They decided to rest so when they carried on they wouldn't pass out. Even though they seemed safe, they couldn't help but shift their eyes from one side to the other.

"Hiss!"

Celeste screamed and Harry gave her a harsh look. But when he saw the root that was stuck to the spy's leg, he too screamed. He jumped on the rock, along with Truman, and took out a pocket knife he always kept in case of emergencies. He sliced the root and hurriedly hauled Celeste onto the rock. They checked to see if any other roots were there, which there weren't, and made a break for it.

"What the hell is with this place?" Truman shouted. He was the slowest runner, so he was lagging behind by a couple of metres.

The other two didn't have the chance to answer because of the high-pitched shriek. They instantly thought it was Kellie or Melissa, but the noise came from in front of them. They almost skidded on the ground when they had to quickly slow down. They had reached the end of the path, but they had a decision to make.

"Left or right?" Harry questioned.

Two paths on were on either side of them, leading into darkness. One was covered with moss and smelt of dead animals while the other was exactly like the one they were on right now. Both of them were very uninviting, by they didn't have a choice. They had to choose one.

The squeal sounded again, louder this time. They all whipped their heads to the left tunnel and yelled, "Left!" in unison.

They dashed down the path, but were restricted to a walk when they realised they were running in a river of wet plants. The water and green plants were up to their waist and Celeste shut her eyes so she wouldn't have to look at it. She only opened them again when she almost tripped and fell face first into the water. From then on, they held each others' shoulders so they knew where they were.

"Gross," Truman murmured when a drop of water leaked from the ceiling and hit his nose.

"We'll be out of here soon enough." Harry sighed when Truman gave him a look of contempt out of the corner of his eye. Celeste was more obvious, giving him a full glare of hatred.

"It's not my fault!" he defended. "We all chose to go left, didn't we?"

"S'pose you're right..." Truman agreed. Celeste huffed and took more interest in the wall.

After what felt like an eternity later, the pool shrunk before disappearing completely. As much as they wanted to attack all of the plants attached to them, they had to keep going. They ran faster than they had previously on Harry's orders. They had been slowed down enough, they needed to pick up the pace.

At last, they saw light at the end of the tunnel. They raced to the end, ready for what was waiting for them.

Hope you liked it! Just a question about the third part of the trilogy.

What point of view should I use?

1. Keep the point of view it is now.

2. Make one of the characters narrate the story.

3. Make all the characters narrate the story one chapter at a time.

Tell me what you think! Review!