"We gotta get out of here!" I yelled, holding my hands out. They were inches away when the Mogadorians exploded through the door. The blast knocked us all off our feet. Nine grabbed my arm and slung me out of the line of fire.

"There's no way in hell we can fight them all off!" he yelled. Debris fell from the ceiling. Another Blaze flew past Emmett's face. Combaters were flying down the hallway towards us.

"We can try." Emmett growled. He shoved off and charged. Nine started crawling up the wall, and then he was RUNNING across the ceiling. I watched as he dropped into the middle of the fight.

I shifted, turning invisible. Emmett had a Mog in a headlock, turning just in time so that it took a Blaze and crumbled into ash in his arms. Nine was being overtaken, swarmed, when a blast of red light sent every Mogadorian within a 4 foot radius flying. They crashed into the walls, ashes raining upon us all.

"Emmett!" I threw an unsuspecting Mog in his direction. Emmett's Lumen snapped on, burning the Mog in mid-air.

They just kept coming, set after set, as if there was a never ending supply of them. Emmett took a Blaze and toppled into me. I was visible. I scampered to my feet, trying to avoid the grip of a Combater. It got hold of me anyway, its grip growing tighter and tighter around my neck. I was almost positive I'd choke to death, until it's flesh became stone. I hit the ground in a cloud of ash.

"Sophia!"

She was standing above me, Nine's bedpost in hand. She smiled and helped me to my feet. "How'd you get here?" I breathed. Sophia winked and gave a long, high whistle. Seconds later, the biggest dog I've ever seen in my entire life crashed through the corridor, smashing every Mogadorian in its path. For a moment, the air was so filled with black clouds that I couldn't see in front of me.

All 5 of us stood in silence, taking in the fact that we were all still alive. Nine jogged over doing a double take when his eyes landed on Sophia.

"Well hello there," he cocked an eyebrow at her. Sophia narrowed her eyes at him and Emmett shot him a look. "What?" he asked innocently.

"We have to go. Now."

Sophia hopped back onto the Hellhound.

"Hold on!" The Beast braced and exploded through the chamber. We were in the snow again, charging, the cold air streaking our faces. A good 5 miles after, the trees were no longer a blur and I didn't feel sick to my stomach anymore.

We all slid off, Sophia thanking her friend for its help. The Hellhound began to shrink, down and down until it was the size of your average boxer. I sank to my knees in the snow, tears finding their way down my cheeks. We were alive. Barely, but alive. We had made it out, but I'd never been so afraid in my life. This was only a sliver of what we were up against. We didn't stand a chance.

"Sam," Sophia wavered. "Sam we gotta go, we all gotta go!" she helped him up, and I'd barely gotten to my feet when a jeep flew over Sophia's head. She screamed and scrambled back to her feet as another swung over the hill, Blazes flying past our heads. We were running faster than inhumanly possible.

"Nine!" I shouted. He threw Sophia onto his back and sped ahead, me doing the same with Sam. "Emmett, let's go!"

I threw Sam into the back of the truck and climbed into the front as Emmett tried to get into the driver's seat. "WATCH OUT!" Emmett tossed an oncoming jeep off its course, even then it only missed the truck by an inch.

We sped down the road, Sophia doing her best to deflect the oncoming Blaze.

"Emmett, give me your Lumen!" Sam handed Emmett the Lesius, who gripped it for a moment before tossing it to Sophia. Her hands snapped to life and she winced at the burning.

"I have an idea." Nine murmured. I couldn't believe my eyes. He began to seep through the seats like liquid.

"Nine!"

"NO, SOPHIA, HE DOESN'T NEED HELP HE-" Sophia grabbed Nine's arm as if to save him, and she too bled through the back of the truck. "Dammit!" I screamed.

Emmett turned sharply, and the truck screeched to a side-stand, the tires hissing against the pavement. Sam and I shoved our noses to the glass. Sophia's Lumen came on full force and the first jeep flew 20 feet into the air, ash and metal littering the surrounding sky. The second was too close, there was no way they'd have time to move. Sophia was like a deer in headlights, frozen in place. Emmett screamed behind me. Nine flipped her over his shoulder, her fearful eyes met mine and I counted the last seconds I'd see them both.

*Sam

Eight buried her face in my shirt. The jeep shattered into a million pieces as it met Nine's skin, Sophia staring dead at me as he towered behind her. The two stood perfectly still as light and metal framed their silhouettes. Nine's arms clenched Sophia tightly to him, chest to back as her curls whipped around pink cheeks. It was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. Emmett threw the truck in reverse and sped towards them, Nine phasing through the back with Sophia in his arms.

"Are you alright?"

"Fine…" Sophia breathed, her panting filling the car as she and Nine stared at each other warily. He tore away from her gaze. We had a lot of explaining to do when we got home.