ESCAPE TIME! Also I am sad because Spring Break is nearing its end… *SOB* WHY MUST ALL GOOD THINGS HAVE AN END!!!!!!!!!!!
Disclaimer: Must I say it again? I don't own +Anima
Chapter 17 (Breakout)
(Amber POV)
As Aaron and Nikki walked back inside I could see the telltale-thinking look on Nikki's face. She sat contemplating who knows what as Aaron told us about the little girl and Nikki's hypothesis. "So what do you think is happening with Monty, Nikki?" I asked. Nikki's head snapped up at the sound of her name. "What are you thinking Nikki?" I said again. "Hmm? Oh. Well so far I've guessed that Monty has been trying to kidnap kids around our age, such as Angela and Lucas. I don't think they knew who Angela was when they took her either. Even if they did know who she was, then why were they hanging out in dark alleys anyways? Plus the last time we spied on them we learned they wanted to increase their numbers." said Nikki. "And didn't they pick to have their hideout near the water for a reason?" asked Sam. "What I can't understand is why'd they want the water. I doubt they wanted the view and the water is freezing. The only thing it you would accomplish by swimming in that water is dea-" Nikki stopped and her eyes widened in understanding. "Oh my God. They want to make more +Anima." We were all silent. It made perfect sense. Carmen was the first to recover from this surprising news. "Well we can't just talk here while they go and kidnap kids! Tonight were going to save Angela and whoever else might have been abducted." she said. "Now you're talking!" said Aaron. Later that night we were all dressed in black and were outside the building I saw Jacob enter before. "How'd Jacob get in before Amber? The door's locked." asked Nikki. "Well he knocked on the door in a pattern. So all we have to do if figure that out then-" I stopped when Aaron took a running jump at the door which was knocked off its hinges. Taylor lifted up the door to see a guy unconscious under it. "Must've been the guard." said Taylor. "One down about twenty more to go." said Nikki who was already walking down the hall.
(Angela POV)
I snuck down the hall quickly trying not to run into any more people. I had already knocked out two guards patrolling the hall. One was a bat and the other a skunk. Needless to say they weren't the hardest opponents. But if I ran into something too nasty this might not end well. I passed a door when I heard cries for help. I picked the lock with my claw I opened the door. Inside were dozens of kids my age. I thought of what Jacob had told me about Monty trying to expand his numbers. "Don't ask questions. Be as quiet as possible, and follow me." I went back out into the hallway and looked back. A boy was peering through the door. "You guys coming or what?" I asked. The boy looked back into the room and nodded. The kids flooded out into the hallway and the boy I had seen before went up to stand beside me. He had a second pair of black stick-like arms sticking out of his sides. "I'm Lucas." said the boy. "I'm Angela." I replied and we all set off down the hall.
(Aaron POV)
We all followed Nikki down the halls knocking out the few guards we encountered. Nikki froze and pressed against the wall. We were about to turn a corner when we heard footsteps. We all mirrored Nikki. I tensed as a group of people turned the corner. I leapt at the biggest one in the front. We rolled until I was pinned. "Aaron?" said the figure. "Angela?!" I said recognizing my sister. She got up off of me and I said, "We were coming to save you! How'd you get out?" She snorted and replied, "I can escape easily enough. And I'll let you know that you don't need to save me, though I'd appreciate the help." "Come on! Let's get out of here." Carmen said. She started going down the hallway from where we came. "Who are these guys?" I whispered to Angela. "Other kids that were kidnapped. Monty was planning-" I cut her off "We know what he was planning." Suddenly Carmen said "Which way to the exit?" There were two passageways both equally dark. "Take the left one." said a voice from behind me and Angela. I turned and there, looking back at me, was Jacob. I growled and tensed but before I could leap at him Angela stood in front of Jacob. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" I screeched at Angela. "Shut up before people start coming! And it's ok, Jacob's helping us." she said. This was getting so weird. "Let's just get out of here." said Nikki setting off down the left hallway. I ran up to Nikki and said, "You're really believing this guy? How do you know he's not leading us to a trap?" "Got any better ideas?" she snapped back at me. "Hey when life gives you lemons make lemonade!" said Amber, bouncing up to us, still unbelievably peppy. "Unless life's going to give me water and sugar too my lemonade's going to suck." I said under my breath.