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Exodus
Chapter 25: As You Were
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A security guard walked down the narrow, dark hall. His black and sky blue uniform shone in the dull light. A set of keys jangled as he walked down the hall. He stopped at the end of the hallway. A white, stainless steel door stood before him. He stuck his ID card in the slot next to it. A green light appeared and the door slid open. The hall was lightened with fluorescent light. He stepped into the bright room; the floor was covered in white tiles as well as the walls. The fluorescent lights made it even brighter. A cage stood in the middle of the room. Circler in shape, about three bars tall, though the bars had about two meters between each one. In the middle of the cage, was a girl bound to something like a bed standing up. She was bounded by her arms and legs and around her stomach. The girl's black hair hung in front of her face and her pale skin shone in the light. She wore some kind of glove on her left wrist. "Oh, Lord." He muttered in disgust as he turned away from the girl as she was naked. He heard something move behind him. He spun around to see the cage was bent and twisted and the chains were broken into little tiny pieces that floated into mid-air. He scanned the room for the girl, but she was nowhere to be seen. He placed his hand on his gun
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." He heard someone say softly behind him. He swivelled around and the girl stood there. He stared at her. She seemed to not be looking at him. Suddenly he flew backwards into the wall, about twenty meters behind him. She walked towards him. She stared down at him for a minute and then she bent down and pulled the gun out of the hollister. She noticed the keys and yanked them off his belt and then rummaged through his pockets, pulling out a piece of paper and an ID card. She opened up the piece of paper. Room 147, 8:15am, 10:11am, 1:57pm, 3:19pm, 7:06pm, 9:16pm. It had more rooms listed with more times next to them. Then there was a map on the back. A red line showed a path. She got up and walked back towards the door. She slid the ID card into the slot and the door slid open. She peered into the dark hallway, cautiously took a step into it. She walked along the hallway until the corner. She flipped the paper open, looked where the next room was. Mayla peered around the corner and took off in a sprint. She could hear footsteps that were coming towards her. She looked around, noticing the door on her right. She jammed the ID card into the slot and hurried into the room. She heard the footsteps pass by. She leaned up against the metal door and sighed.
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June, 2007
Tokyo, Japan:
Mariah stared at Hilary was she watched the girl enter the room.
"I'm so sorry! I spilt the drinks when I tried coming up the stairs the first time!"
Mariah shook her head."You always do that! And how long have you been living in this house?" Mariah asked, raising her eyebrow.
"My entire life. And FYI, it's okay to be clumsy sometimes."
Mariah took a sip of her drink. "Sometimes?" Mariah asked. "Because I think your clumsy all the time."
"Don't give me that look, Mariah!" Hilary exclaimed at the pink haired girl.
Mariah leaned back onto Hilary's bed."So, when does Tyson get back?"
"In two weeks. It's the second time he has pushed his return home." Hilary said, shrugging her shoulders. "He says he likes it in England and is going to stay a little while longer."
"Didn't he say that last time?"
"Yeah. He's properly in love with some hot, cool British chick over there, knowing him." They laughed.
"What is with you and lovey dovey music?"
Hilary gave her a look. "What is wrong with it? I like it. You got a problem, miss I listen to hardcore rap."
Mariah laughed. "I won't diss you again. Go back to your 'My Heart will go on.'" She sniggered. Hilary threw a pillow at her. "Does anybody know? Besides me?"
Hilary lied down next to her. "Nah. What about you and Tala? That's evil with what is going on with you two."
Mariah smirked. "Ray and I are having a break. I know he slept with Monica, our resident town whore back home last Saturday. Who says I can't sleep with Tala?"
"No-one! But you two have been sleeping together since May. Last year!"
"Well, who wouldn't? He's hot and good in bed."
"Oh god! Do not say anymore! No details!" Hilary shrieked.
"Oh, come on Hilary. Are you trying to say you haven't slept with Kai before?"
Hilary looked at her. "Do I look like I have slept with him?" Mariah nodded her head. "Of course I have. I love him, I said that, and then we had sex. We were drunk. Totally Tyson's fault. It was at his going away party."
"What did he do?"
"Oh , I was so embarrassed. 'Oi, let's play spin the bottle! Kai's going first. Kai has to kiss Hilary!' I wanted to die on the spot."
"Why?"
"What if they found out? I would NEVER live it down."
"How would they find out?"
"If they snuck into my room, snooped and found my diary. My diary has everything that I know. Everything from your illicit affair with Mr. Valkov to Kai's and mine relationship."
"Damn."
"Yeah, so I have hid my last two in two different spots. Oh! That reminds me!" She rolled over so that she faced her bedside table and opened the top draw. She pulled out a stack of photos. "Tyson's party!"
Mariah lent up."Show!" Hilary shoved one in her face. "Aww, you looked so pretty!"
Hilary rolled her eyes. "Yeah right! I looked horrible like always and I'm pudgy."
Mariah punched her in the arm. "If you say you are fat then I am a house."
Hilary punched Mariah in her arm. "You are not a house!"
Mariah flipped through the photos. She suddenly chuckled then jammed a photo in front of Hilary."I like this one. Can I have a copy?" She asked. Hilary looked at the photo. It was of Kai and herself. Kai had worn his stoic face and Hilary smiled sweetly. Mariah stared at her best friend as she stared at the photo. Mariah knew that Hilary was in love with him.
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Mayla looked at the room. It was small and cramped. Almost the four walls where covered with metal ledges. She turned towards the one in front of her. It had a pile of black clothing on it. Mayla pulled the first thing off top. She noticed a familiar long-sleeved black top. Mayla wondered how her clothes were here. She noticed that her jeans were underneath. Mayla frowned. Next to where the clothes had been were her boots and socks. She pulled them on and jammed the piece of paper and ID card into her pocket before she started down the hallway again. She turned right at the next corner, and walked up the stairs. Room, 289 was closest to the staircase. She looked around quickly. The hallway was brighter up here. She slid her ID card into the door and it slid open. She heard a noise of a bed creaking inside.
"Hello?" Mayla heard someone call out. She stepped in.
"Mayla!" Hilary exclaimed as the door slid shut. "What are you doing here?" She asked as Mayla made her way over. Mayla looked up and down at Ivania.
"Whose she?"
"Ivania Mishta, she used-, still works here. Long story short, she found out something and then she ended up here." Mayla nodded.
"We have to go. I think I know where everyone is. I found this." Mayla pulled out the piece of paper.
Ivania looked at it."Room 412 is Jasmine. She's back on level four, where you came from." Ivania took the piece of paper off Mayla. "Jamie's in room 318 on level three. And Louise is in med room 115 on level one."
Hilary looked at Ivania."Do we get Jasmine first?" She asked.
Ivania shrugged her shoulders. "Do we?" Ivania asked Mayla.
"Why does everyone ask me for an answer?" Mayla mumbled.
"We're going for Jasmine, then Jamie and then Louise." Hilary said. They quickly shot out of the room.
"Why would Louise be in a medical room?" Mayla asked Hilary. "Did she fall over again or run into a tree?"
"She got stabbed with her own sword."
"She stabbed herself with her own sword. I've said it before, what an idiot."
"No! A ninja caught her arm just as she went to stab it, and then the ninja stabbed her with the sword."
Mayla nodded. "She's still an idiot thought." Ivania led the way as the quickly and silently made their way through level four's maze of hallways.
"Why are there so many hallways?" Hilary grumbled as they turned another corner.
Ivania shrugged her shoulders. "Room 412 should be around this corner." Ivania said as she went around the corner. Ivania came back less than a second later with panic in her eyes. "It's another guard!" She whispered. Hilary froze. Mayla, on the other hand went right around that corner.
"Mayla!" Hilary hissed, as she stepped towards the corner. Ivania followed the two girls.
"OI YOU!" They heard the guard yell. "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!" Hilary grimaced and followed Mayla's footsteps around the corner. The guard noticed Hilary too. Ivania shook her head. 'What did I do to deserve this?' She mentally asked herself. She bit her lip and turned into the hallway. The guard rushed towards them. Mayla kicked him in the stomach. He landed about ten feet away, unconscious. Mayla walked over towards him. She pulled his gun out of the Hollister and handed it to Hilary. She pulled off another set of keys and another ID card.
"Let's go now." Ivania said with panic in her voice. They rushed up the stairs up towards level four.
"You two stay here and keep an eye out for anyone coming. I'll get Jasmine." Mayla said, turning the corner and quickly moving down the hallway. She stopped outside room 412 and looked down both ends of the hallway. She slid the key card into the slot and the door opened. "Jasmine?" She called into the dark room.
Jasmine stepped into the light. "Mayla?" She asked. "Thank fuck your here." She said. Jasmine followed Mayla down the hallway to Ivania and Hilary.
"I'm so glad your okay." Hilary said.
"Good to see you." Jasmine said to Hilary before sending a apphrensive look at Ivania. "Where are the others?" She asked as they made their way towards the third floor.
"Jamie's on level 3 and Louise is on level 1." Hilary said as they went down the staircase. "What about Louise's sword?" Hilary asked as they made their way along level three's hallways.
"It's most probably on this floor in the storage room. It's not far from her room. 327." Ivania slid the ID card into the slot next to the door.
Jamie barrelled out of the room. "What do you-" She stopped ranting. "Hi guys." She gave a little wave. She noticed Ivania.
"Ivania Mishta. Works here… kinda." Hilary said.
Jamie nodded. "Where are we?"
"In a building that is part of Biovolt. The Marduk Institute." Hilary answered as they went down the hall, towards room 327.
Ivania rushed in and came back out almost instantly with Louise's sword in her hands."Only one more stop." She said once they were up the stairs.
"Who?" Jamie asked.
"Louise."
"Oh." Jamie stared at Ivania's back as they walked down the hall. Mayla shoved the ID card she had and they all stepped into the room. Louise lied on a bed, with an I.V hooked up into her left arm.
"Oh my god." Hilary breathed as she stepped towards Louise. Louise's once almost ankle length white hair now just reached her chin at the front.
"Can she be moved?" Mayla asked, looking up at Ivania.
"She can. I don't know what condition she's in though." Ivania looked at the clipboard at the edge of the bed. "Her stitches have been taken out. The I.V can be taken out. She has, wait had four fractured ribs on the right side. It took 18 hours just for all of these injuries to heel, this is amazing!" Everyone looked at her.
"18 hours for stitches and four fractured ribs to heel?" Jamie exclaimed.
"How many stitches?" Mayla asked. Hilary gawked at Louise's body. Ivania placed the clipboard back.
"12. Let me take-" Ivania started to say but she stopped when Mayla yanked the I.V tube out of Louise's arm. "Mayla!" she exclaimed.
"She'll live."
"Louise?" Hilary asked as she softly shook her. "Louise? Wake up! Mayla is going to come over here and kick your ass if you don't." Louise's eyes sprung open.
"I'm awake! Guten Morgen jeder!" She said cheerfully. She noticed where she was. "OH- MEIN GOTT! WO WIR? SIND! ERHIELTEN WIR DURCH ALIENS? ENTFÜHRT!" Everyone looked at her. "Where are we?" She asked in a small voice.
"In a building called the Marduk Institute." Jamie responded.
Louise hopped off the bed and stared at Ivania."And who are you?" She asked snidely.
Mayla grabbed Louise's medical chart."Someone who is going to get us out of here." Mayla said as she read Louise's chart. She looked up to Ivania. "Can she run?"
"She can. But usually someone would have those stitches in for weeks. Not 18 hours!"
Louise raised her eyebrows."I don't have stitches."
"You had stitches, dickwit."
"Where?!" Louise exclaimed, feeling her body.
"Right shoulder, 15 stitches. Left hip, 22." Louise pulled the singlet up, revealing a scar just starting above her hipbone.
"What's that?" Hilary asked, pointing to an older scar that was over her rib cage. She recognized the scar from somewhere else, somewhere like the one Mayla's rib cage, except Mayla's was on the other side and had more of a curve. "Louise, were you in Biovolt Abbey?" She asked.
Louise dropped the singlet and looked at her."Yes."
Ivania licked her lips and looked away."We should be going." She said, quietly.
Mayla threw the clipboard onto the bed."You two, move your asses now." Mayla barked at them as she walked past. Hilary gave Louise one final look before following Mayla.