Warning this chapter describes some scenes that maybe incredibly unsettling to those with week stomachs.

Please note that the bolded word in this chapter means that the word is a sound effect.

Chapter 11: Escape

Inside the main security office, officer Pembry watched one of the many glowing monitors intently as Conan closed the door and hurried downstairs to the landing below where another camera spotted him as he caught up with one adult and two other children who appeared to be waiting for him. After conversing with them for a short while the boy rejoined the group which proceeded to walk off screen as they continued their journey. So you think you can get past me, he thought with a smile, for he had seen what Johnny had done to his boss and was now hoping that by catching the culprits the vice president would be willing to increase his pay check thereby allowing him to open another business else ware. Mind swimming with thoughts of finally leaving this miniature underworld Pembry pressed a call button on the intercom and announced, "Attention, attention we have a security breech on floor 129 suspects are currently traveling down stairwell A apprehend with caution as suspects could be armed and extremely dangerous I repeat use extreme caution."

S#&#, Johnny thought to himself as the booming voice echoed through the stairwell "Run!" He shouted to the others and began dashing down the stairs followed shortly by Conan, Todd, and Ai. They kept running until they could go no further and stopped to catch their breath. Suddenly they heard the sound of running feet approaching and Johnny after fumbling with the keys unlocked a door labeled Lounge and pulled Todd and the others inside; wehere they came face to face with several hundred armed officers. The head security officer grinned broadly as he 

bit into a jelly donut allowing the goopy purple mess to ooze out onto one of his many chins. Johnny stared in disgust as his fat rubber lips slowly chewed the food. After swallowing he cocked his rifle and grinned triumphantly "Congratulations F#&#&#& you made it now stand still whale we blow your wacky mother f#&#&#& brains out" he said, as he proceeded to aim the barrel of his weapon at Johnny's head.

A maniacal grin spread slowly across Johnny's face as he addressed the officer politely "Oh dear must we really began devolving human speech into an intelligible mass of random curses" "What?" said the head officer raising an eye brow in confusion. Before he could get another word out Johnny tossed one of the bones like a throwing knife so that its sharp point pierced the man's throat and lodged its tip into the back of his chare with a dull thunk. This triggered an all-out battle as the cops sprang one after another from their seats, unhostered their weapons and began to fire indiscriminately at the escapees. Conan, thinking quickly pulled Todd and Ai inside a nearby supply closet where they crouched among the shelves of office supplies and other various pieces of equipment; there they watched as Johnny darted into the fray ignoring the bullets that tore into his flesh staining his cloths a deep crimson as he fought his way to the exit on the other side. His campaign was joined by Naruto who seemed all too happy to help with the mass slaughter of the room's occupants. Unable to stand the thought of anymore innocent people getting hurt at the expense of one ignorant person Conan quickly ducked out of the supply closet where he attempted to shoot Johnny in the back with one of his tranquilizers but this was proving to be difficult because in the chaos of the battle it was difficult to get a clear shot. Determined to stop the killing in some way he grabbed a mettle basin, used to chill wine bottles during fine parties, placed it on his head and entered the fray. As the bullets pinged harmlessly off of his improvised helmet he saw his chance and, ears still ringing with the sound 

of bullets striking the helmet, managed to hit Johnny in the back of the neck with a well aimed dart. Satisfied that he had taken down at least one of the attackers he set his sights on Naruto, who had not until recently disappeared from the battle. Unfortunately with Johnny down the only way for him to locate the demon child was to wait as the remaining officers dashed out of the lounges entrance into the main part of the building, no doubt to look for backup, he thought to himself. Once the throng of people cleared he was able to see Naruto lying in a far corner of the room lazily gnawing what appeared to be the remains of a human femur, while Johnny lay unmoving in the center of the room in an ever growing pool of blood. After removing the dart from the back of Johnny's neck Conan, not being able to stand the horrible scene any longer rushed back into the supply closet.

After slamming the door shut he turned around to face the other occupants panting, eyes wide in fear, face as white as a ghosts "What's wrong Conan? What happened out there?" asked Ai concerned. For a few minutes he didn't respond afraid to tell her about the horrible things that transpired on the other side of the door. Than he finally found his voice and replied "Johnny and Naruto, they-they killed them." Todd whimpered as Ai took one look outside and gasped in horror "but why the rest of the men weren't doing anything" she said to no one in particular. Conan was about to respond when the silence was broken by a shuffling noise that sounded as if someone was dragging something across the floor. As the sound got closer Conan braced himself for an attack. The shuffling stopped right outside the door and the cabinet slowly opened to revile a bruised and bleeding Johnny; blood seemed to come from everywhere but the wounds though deep were located mostly on his arms and legs as if the officers were only shooting to cripple instead of kill. His breath came out as a wheeze and in an irregular pattern that spoke of several broken ribs. Come on he whispered as he slowly began to limp away Conan ran around 

and stopped in front of him to block his path "No we're not going anywhere until you are at least bandaged up" he said in a stubborn voice. Even though this man had killed possibly thousands of people over the course of his lifetime he was still human, and therefore deserving of medical treatment; taking a pair of scissors from the supply closet Conan went over to the couch and removed the upholstery from one of the cushions, cut it into strips and used them to bind his wounds.

Just then the sound of barking and the clicking of nails against linoleum permeated the air the security personnel had no doubt returned with attack dogs. Conan stood his ground intending to explain to the guards what had happened. Just then a little Chihuahua appeared in the doorway surrounded by a group of fierce looking Dobermans; Johnny took one look at the little dog and screamed "I knew they were with the dog!" and all at once grabbed Todd, Ai, and Conan, and despite his wounds rushed out the door into the frigid Alaskan night.

Johnny's reaction was a reference to the comic entitled A Survey in Hell.