It took a few minutes for Jesse to get the lever they needed to open the door from a dead bush and a stone generator made from lava and water. Liam had his own, but it didn't need lava or water. Living underground was enough.

"When do you think they'll figure it out?" Nath tugged on Liam's sleeve, looking up at the much taller guy.

"Quickly, that much I know. Jesse's smart; she can easily piece the hardest of puzzles with time."

"But we don't have that much time left, Liam. A guard will pass by any moment now-" The throne room shook a bit, making the younger kid fall on his backside. A door had opened, and Jesse had opened it with the lever she made. Liam helped Nath up, going to join the group on the other side, but he was stopped by guards at the front entrance.

"Go!" Liam hissed, motioning for them to get into the carts and leave them. He held Nath back, pulling him behind him with his good arm.

"We have to get over there-"

"Shush!" Liam looked to the door. Sure enough, the Founder was about to appear with Aiden and the Blazin Jerks and more guards.

"They could be in here!" Aiden claimed, as Nath grabbed Liam's hand, sprinting across the throne room to the window where he had snuck in.

"This time, you're following my lead or you die at the hands of these guys. You in?"

"Let's get the hell out of here!" Liam glanced back. They hadn't looked in their direction yet, but they were getting fairly close. Nath jumped to the wall by the window. He used the torches to climb up. Somehow without burning himself. Liam jumped off right behind him, just barely missing the glimpse of a guard. The two climb until they make it onto the roof. "That's how you got in?" Liam questioned the younger boy.

"I thought the interrogation is over?" Nath deadpanned, as they went around the egg-shaped tower.

"It is, just answer the question." Liam couldn't hide a smirk. He liked this kid's sass.

"Yes, that's how I got in." Nath nods. "I found this room below the castle and it had this odd looking chicken. I sometimes snatch food from there when we're running low."

"So you're a thief?"

"Of course I'm a thief, I steal stuff."

"Why do you steal the food? You could be arrested and probably be killed, you know."

"They haven't caught me yet, have they? Plus, they have more than enough." Nath shook his head with a sigh. "Okay, as I was saying from before, this room below the castle- that door we came across upstairs probably leads down to it, so we'll find your friends there if Aiden hasn't Spartan-kicked them over the edge. It's real idiotic to not have a fence, honestly-"

"We better hurry. There's no doubt that the Founder will realize we were there by the lever that was left out. You have any lead?"

"What happened to the lead blondie was gonna tie me up in?"

"It's blondie's lead, not mine." Nath rolled his eyes at how Liam was getting a little cocky back at him. No one sasses the sass master. The smol redhead tosses his friend a roll of lead, placing down a fence post. He placed another down next to it for Liam. Jeez, and he's freaking 11!

"We go down, we kick their- can I say it?"

"No."

"Fine. Buttocks." Nath goes down first, like he's done this many times before. Liam follows him down, grasping the lead with his good arm.

"Have you done this before?"

"Many times. And, I have to apologize, actually."

"What for?"

"For lying."

"Lying about what?"

"My dad isn't dead. He's one of the guards, and Mom's always have held a grudge against him for divorcing with her. She got me trained and sent me to take things away from him. But it's like it's doing nothing, you know?"

"That's kind of ironic for how I lived my childhood, actually. Instead of taking things from my dad, I got things for him, which is actually just as worse. The only difference, I think, is that I was self-taught how to survive. Almost died a few times."

"Wow, really?" Nath looked at him with a raised eyebrow, and he nods.

"Yep." Liam nods, laughing a little. There was a silence as they continued climbing down.

"Is it bad that I don't have a dream of what to do in the future?" Nath sounded worried for himself.

"It's okay to not yet know what you're doing in the future. Heck, it's okay to not yet know what you're doing now. Life is hard, kid, and it's gonna get harder and harder as you go. There will be mountains and valleys and oceans and so much more to come across. Don't forget that you can do anything and everything, so long as you work hard for it. No path is too difficult to explore and it's never too late to turn back once you walk down the wrong one.

"Now come on, our friends are waiting." Liam gave Nath a smirk, as the two decided to quiet down for their entrance.

"I'll go in first." Nath whispered, and Liam nodded, beginning to swing himself side to side. When he looked down, all he saw was the end of a lead and three people falling into the deep Void. One had blond hair and the other two had darker hair. The blond couldn't make out who they were, but he hoped they were guards. Just guards.

Grunts and groans could be heard from inside the room as Liam continued to pick up speed and running along the wall. He did a pretty huge semicircle, and let's just say, Aiden didn't know what hit him. Literally.

"What is-" He began, but he didn't get to finish as Liam had tackled him to the ground, landing punches left and right. The guards seemed confused on what to do; an ally just became an enemy. Gil and Maya were too busy dealing with Nath, who wasn't handling the two so easily as he did Aiden. Petra, Milo, and Ivor were surrounded by guards in a corner.

"Where's Lukas?" he exclaimed in questioning, managing to hold Aiden's hands, including his injured arm.

"He's in the Void, you brat of an older brother!" Aiden glared up at him, before landing a punch on his jaw. Liam flew back, and now it was Aiden on top of him, holding his punches down. Liam allowed himself to look weaker, and kept bringing his hands down lower and lower to where Aiden wanted them. Right before he yanked one away and socked him in the mouth. Aiden's head snapped back with a grunt, and he looked to the side, spitting out a tooth. "You bastard! I'll kill you!" Aiden growled, finally landing punches on Liam.

"You let go of him!" Petra shouted, charging into his side. She was weaponless, as the guards had confiscated her weapons when she was first surrounded. Now it was Petra's turn to throw punches.

"You idiots! Help me!" Aiden exclaimed at Gil and Maya. Bad move, bud. Liam smirked, then realized there was blood in his mouth. From Aiden, he got a bruised jaw and a cut lip. The lip was probably the source of the bleeding. Nath grabbed Gil's sword from his pockets and cut his knee just like Gil had to Liam earlier, making the older guy fall. Nath still sat on his own buttocks, possibly injured. Liam dodged Gil and scooped up Nath in his arms, making his escape.

As soon as he and his friends got outside, Liam realized that they left the chicken inside. Petra swore, as he did not know the chicken was valuable.

"What?" Liam questioned, as he continued walking in the direction of Nath's house. Nath's knee was broken, making him unable to walk.

"That chicken back there was the damned Eversource and we left it in the hands of Aiden and the Blazin Jerkfaces!" Ivor groaned, as Petra and Milo follow him.

"This is going to be bad. If there's one mob out, there's no doubt that there's many more. We'll have to evacuate this place."

"And go into the Void? No way, that'll be erasing the human race!" Milo looked down at the blond as the small redhead rested in his arms.

"He's right. Jesse, Lukas, and the Founder haven't quite gotten back. We'll have to wait to see if they're alive. For now, we'll protect the people." Petra spoke up. Ivor and Milo appeared to agree.

"Go and start doing that, then. I have to get him home to his mother." Liam felt a bit hurt that Petra didn't agree with him, but it was their opinion, their plan.

"There's going to be no home to go to soon-"

"Shut up!" Liam snapped at Milo, glaring at the older blond. Yep, Liam held a burning passion.

"Woah, Liam, are you alright?" Petra began, stepping towards him, but he sighs.

"I'm fine, Petra." He nods, continuing on his way. Petra only sighs, looking away as she and Liam went their separate ways. Petra to take on the monsters and protect Sky City while Liam walked his friend home.

"Liam!" Lily exclaimed, clearly surprised. She noticed he was holding her son in his arms. "Wh-what happened?"

"Your kid injured his knee on a little theft adventure. You're lucky it's for the good and not for the bad. And he's lucky it was my brother and I who had found him and not his father."

"He told you, didn't he?"

"Yes. And you were surprised to have helped a criminal when you live with a thief."

"I had to keep us on the lay-low!" Lily protested, inviting the two in.

"Lily, relax, alright? Look, the bad people I said I was fighting and had to be the reason of coming here to you the first time, they've got the Founder's Eversource. There's no doubt that they will release chaos. Can you fight for you and your son?" Lily was shocked, as Liam placed her son comfortably on the bed.

"As long as you fight for me while I take care of his knee." Lily nods, and Liam took out his sword, going near their front yard to take down the zombies that were spawning like mad.

This was going to be one long battle.

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