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Chapter 14: The Breaking Point
The entire prison was up in an uproar. The other three wings were put into lockdown and five guards assigned to each control room. Meanwhile, the prisoners that had escaped from B wing was running all over, trying to gain full control.
In the visitor's room, three guards stood around the small group of visitors that had been pushed into the middle of the room. The five Brawlers sat on the floor, concern and worry written all over their faces. "I wonder what is going on." Runo whispered, afraid to attract any attention. The other four agreed and hoped that their friend was ok. "I hope Shun isn't involved." Alice said as she grasped the angel pendant tightly. All five of the friends were scared but they were unable to go anywhere until the riot was over.
Suddenly, the door that accessed the prison was kicked open and prisoners started pouring in. The three guards did their best to protect the visitors, but were eventually defeated and were beaten into unconsciousness. The prisoners rushed to the other door but soon realized that it wouldn't be as easy to get through that door. They then all rushed out except for six. One of the men looked over the visitors until his eyes landed on an orange haired girl. He stared at her, unsure why she looked familiar. He placed his hand in his pocket and heard the crinkle of paper. He pulled it out and saw the drawing that he had taken from Shun. He looked at the drawing then at the girl that sat in front of him. He smiled as he put the drawing back in his pocket. He walked forward until he was standing near her.
Alice watched as the man walked up and stopped only a couple of feet away from her. She started to shake, feeling the terror that was working her way through her body. She swallowed and slowly raised her eyes until she met his gaze. "Hello, Darlin'. The name is Alice, isn't it?" She remained silent. She didn't trust this man at all. When he didn't get an answer, he reached down and grabbed one of her wrists and pulled her up. Alice immediately started to struggle, trying to get away, but he had an iron grip. "Oh, yes, I think you will be perfect to draw out the little rat." He smiled. Alice didn't know what he was talking about, but she knew it wasn't good.
The man spun her around until her back was to him, then he placed an arm around her waist and picked her up. He started walking away telling his men to go ahead of him. Dan suddenly sprang up and jumped onto the man's back. All three of them fell onto the floor. Alice continued to struggle while Dan began to punch and kick the man, trying to get him to release his grip on Alice. Dan was then knocked back by a kick by another man.
The man holding Alice got up, still having a tight grip on her. "That was stupid, kid. I would suggest not doing that again." He then walked out with Alice still struggling in his arms. She started to feel tears run down her cheeks. 'This is not what I was expecting when I came here today.' She thought despairingly. After several twists and turns, they walked into a room where she was placed in a chair. One of the men had taken some fabric and ripped them into strips, which he used to tie her to the chair. Alice was terrified and she didn't know that to do.
The man that had been holding her turned around and looked at her. "I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Vasquez and I already know your name is Alice." He walked until he was standing directly in front of her and then he placed his hands on the back of her chair. He leaned until he was only a foot away from her face. Much too close for Alice's comfort. "Now, why don't we let that little rat know that you are here. He will come straight here, when he finds out that his little girlfriend is here with me." He gave a small cackle as he straightened up.
A microphone was placed into Vasquez's hand, the one that you would see at an elementary school and he clicked it on. Alice could here him clearly as he began to talk into it. "Listen up, Kazami. You will come out of your little hidey-hole and come up to the medical ward. I have someone here with me I think you wouldn't want to miss. You wouldn't want any harm to fall onto her little orange head, now would you?" He laughed for a few seconds before he clicked off the microphone. He turned back to Alice and gave here a cruel smile. "We need to prepare for his arrival now." Alice couldn't help but feel her heart sink; realizing that either her or the man he was calling out wasn't going to make it through this.
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Shun sat in the closet with disbelief flooding through his mind. He only knew of one person that had orange hair and that was Alice. He realized that that meant the other Brawlers were here as well. 'They must have come for a visit.' He growled in frustration. His original plan was to hide in the closet until the guards were able to take control of the prison, but it seemed the Vasquez had other ideas.
Shun stood up and got himself psyched up for what he was about to do. 'Hopefully my ninja skills haven't suffered too much.' He thought as he grabbed a black piece of fabric. He arranged the fabric around his shoulders and covered his mouth and nose. 'He's going to be sorry he ever crossed my path.' He thought angrily as he flicked the light off, slowly unlocked the door and opened it.
He looked left and right and didn't see any one. He slipped out of the closet and got his bearings. He saw the hallway that led to the dining hall and he knew exactly where he was. He took the hallway on the left and made his way silently down the hallway. He stayed to the shadows as much as he could as he made it to his destination. He slowly opened the door and slid in, making sure to stay as low to the ground as possible. He silently closed the door and crawled to the corner of the barrier and peaked around the corner. He saw four prisoners guarding the group of visitors on the ground. He could see his other friends huddled together and his concern went up a notch when he saw Dan was lying on his back. Obviously he was out cold.
For a few minutes, Shun watched the prisoners' patterns as they walked around the group. Once he was sure he knew their pattern, he made his move. As soon as the one prisoner got in front of him, he dashed forward, jumped and gave a roundhouse kick to the side of his head. The man fell unconscious before he hit the ground. Shun didn't noticed for he had moved onto his next target. The prisoner on his left came charging at him. Shun waited until the last minute and he sidestepped while turning to get out of the way. The man crashed into the wall and Shun ran up behind him and delivered a strike to the side of the man's neck with the side of his hand. He too fell unconscious before he hit the ground.
Shun turned to the man on his right who was trying to sneak up on him, but was failing miserably. The young ninja got into his fighting stance and beckoned the other man. The man took the invitation and jumped forward throwing a punch at Shun's abdomen. He easily blocked it by grabbing his wrist and turned his body on the inside of the man's arm as he tossed him over his shoulder. The man crashed to the ground and laid there not moving.
The last prisoner stood behind one of the visitors, using her as a human shield. "Come any closer and she dies." Shun just looked at him without any emotion. He looked down and saw a man had a pen in his pocket. He knelt down and reached for it. "Excuse me, sir, I am going to borrow this for a moment." The man only nodded as Shun pulled it out of his pocket. He stood back up and looked for his opening. The prisoner shifted and a small part of his neck was exposed. Before anyone could move, Shun had thrown the pen with as much force as possible. The pen sliced through skin as it flew by his neck, not killing him, but enough for him to let go of his hostage as he grasped at his neck. As soon as the woman was clear, Shun jumped over the group of visitors. As soon as he landed, he threw his foot out in a kick, which slammed into the prisoner's chest. He hit the wall hard and slid down the wall, losing consciousness.
As soon as he was sure the room was clear, he turned and knelt next to Dan. His other friends were relieved to see him. "Thank goodness, you are here, Shun." Julie exclaimed while hugging him. He ignored her while he shook Dan by the shoulder. "Dan! Wake up!" After several hard shakes, Dan's eyes slowly opened. "Ugh….what happened?" Runo jumped in at his question. "One of the guys that took Alice kicked you and we couldn't wake you up."
Dan nodded, then his eyes widened as he shot up when he remembered what happened to Alice. "We have to go get her." A hand was suddenly placed on his shoulder. "I know, Dan, but I need your help." Dan looked at the cloaked figure in surprise. "Shun? Is that you, buddy?" He rolled his eyes. "Who else would it be?"
Dan nodded. "Ok, what is your plan of attack?" He started pulling himself into a standing position as everyone else stood up. The other visitors were pounding on the other door, demanding to be let out. Shun shook his head and started for the other door. "Come on, I need to make a few stops first. I'll explain on the way." The four Brawlers followed closely behind as they began listening to the plan.
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