Jason watched as people walked by, no one noticing them as they hid in a dark alleyway. Once no one was around, he turned back to the group. Alex winced as he tried to move his leg. A long rip went down the shin of his right pant leg, with a white cloth wrapped around the inside.

"Will we be able to make it back?" Teana, whom they just saved, asked.

"Not with his leg in this condition," the medic in training said.

"Nor with the calling," Jason added. "Everyone's out, along with all the guards. If we tried, we would surely be caught."

"I should have been more careful," Alex told himself.

"No, Alex," Jason said. "It's not your fault. No one is at blame here."

Jason looked around the group, making sure no one had left. Him, Alex, the medic Allena, Carson, Teana, and Carol. He looked over the boxes, which kept them out of sight from the street, watching people walking by. He saw some men dressed completely in black along the street, watching with weapons in their hands. He ducked as one walked past the alleyway.

"Well, we need to find a way to get to safety," he whispered. "And fast."

Alex looked at his leg, and sighed.

"I'm not going to be able to run," he said. "I don't see how we can get out of here."

Jason looked out again, and the guard had stopped and stood at the end of the alleyway. He motioned for everyone to stay silent. He stood, his back turned to everyone as people walked by them. He never moved from that spot, and everyone stayed silent. That is until the wind picked up and shifted a box. It fell and he turned, spotting the bright blue of Jason's outfit.

"I see you in there," he said. "Come out here, boy."

Everyone panicked and Jason ducked.

"You, in the blue, here at once," the guard said again.

Jason looked at the others, mouthing I'm sorry. Alex took his arm, giving him a look, telling him to be careful. Jason nodded, slowly climbing to his feet.

"This way," the guard told him.

Jason moved slowly towards him, terror ran through him. Once he was at the entrance to the alleyway, the man grabbed his arm.

"You're part of the resistance, aren't you," he sneered. "You're coming with me, buddy."

Jason then broke out in spinjitzu, knocking him to the ground and grabbing everyone's attention.

"Ninja!" a voice yelled.

Jason immediately turned and dashed up the street, opposite of the way everyone else was walking. He pushed past people, running as fast as his legs could carry him. He looked over his shoulder, he was at least five guards on his tail. Once he looked forwards, he skidded to a halt as four more stood in front of him. He turned and dashed down the street to his right, and all nine of them were chasing him.

"I've got to lose them," he told himself.

Sliding down a corner, into a small side street, he jumped onto a balcony above him. He pulled himself up and onto the roof of the house. The guards all took around for him.

"We lost him," one said.

"Master won't be happy," another added.

"We'll find him," someone said. "And he'll regret escaping us the first time."

Jason gulped and waited until he didn't hear anyone below him. He looked down and sighed in relief. He was about to climb down when he heard someone call his name. He looked down and saw a head peeking out of a box on the side of the street.

"William?" he questioned.

He jumped down, landing beside the boy as he crawled out of the box. Sam then appeared beside him.

"What is he doing out here!?" Jason cried to Sam.

"I tried to stop him, but he wouldn't listen," Sam replied.

Jason shook his head, looking at William.

"It's not safe for you to be out here," he told him. "We've got to get you back inside."

"You're not my parents, you can't tell me what to do," William said.

"Sometimes I wish I was so I could put you in your place," Jason muttered to himself.

"What?" William asked.

"Nothing," Jason replied. "Now…"

They all toppled to the ground as a loud explosion shook the street.

"What the heck was that?!" Sam shouted.

"I don't know," William said.

"Let's go find out," Jason replied.

He climbed back onto the roof, with Sam. Together they both pulled William up and ran, jumping from roof to roof towards the smoke from the explosion. Once they got close, horror struck all of them. Everyone from the resistance, fighting, trying to protect each other.

"No," William whispered.

Jason saw Alex, Allena and everyone else from the group in the mix. They must have made it back right before it started. Sam grabbed Jason and William, pulling them away from the edge.

"We need to get out of here," he told them.

"But we can help," William insisted.

"Not without getting caught ourselves," Sam told him.

"Sam's right, Will," Jason said.

"No, we need to help," William refused to leave.

"I didn't want to have to do this," Sam sighed.

William looked confused. Then Sam laid a hard blow to William, knocking him unconscious. Sam lifted William onto his back, and ran off with Jason close behind. They jumped onto the streets and ran for theirs lives.

"Where are we going?" Jason asked, panting as he followed Sam through the streets.

"There is one person I know who went into hiding herself," Sam called over his shoulder.

"Who?" Jason asked.

Sam didn't respond. He slid around a corner, Jason nearly tumbling behind him to get around. They continued down the street, into an area which seemed abandoned. Sam slowed to a walking paced, laying William against the wall of a building. Jason was bent over, gasping for air.

"Who is this person?" Jason asked again.

Sam, once again, didn't respond. He looked around the area, making sure they weren't followed. He then walked over to the wall of the building William was at. Pulling out a piece of chalk, he drew a detailed snowflake on each brick and formed the elemental symbol of ice.

"Sam, please answer me!" Jason shouted.

"Hush," Sam told him. "I need to focus."

Jason cocked his head, confused. Then Sam whispered something softly, and the chalk turned into actual snowflakes, which fell softly onto William. Then he stirred, looking around, confused.

"Wha….What happened?" he asked.

"It's a long story," Sam told him.

Sam looked around, clearly for something. Jason moved beside William, who was still confused about where he was.

"I think someone has lost it," Jason whispered to William.

"No kidding," William replied.

Sam rolled his eyes, and walked over to a old store. It's windows were covered by boards and the door had a couple wooden planks blocking it. Sam found a small crack in the glass and peeked inside.

"Sam, what are you doing?" William asked, confused.

Sam, once again, didn't say anything. He spotted a candle flame, and with a small blast of ice, it flickered out, leaving a frosty texture on the wax. He backed over towards the others, his eyes never leaving the building.

"Sam, what's going on?" Jason asked. "Say something. Anything!"
Sam held up a hand, and then William felt someone else nearby. Really close actually. He tensed, and Jason noticed it, tensing up himself. They watched movements from inside the house.

"Sam, what did you do?" Jason whispered. "This isn't funny anymore."

"It was never funny," William corrected.

Then they heard a door creaking open. Sam motioned for them to follow him, but they weren't so sure. Sam frowned, and they finally gave in, trusting Sam. They walked into a dark alleyway, Jason and William staying close to each other. Sam walked up to the side door, opening it.

"Come on," he said.

"Sam, how do we know this isn't a trap?" Jason asked.

"You trust me, right," Sam asked.

"Yeah, but we would like to know who's in there," William said.

"Come and see," Sam said, walking inside the building.

William and Jason exchanged worried looks, then followed inside. They walked in, but the door slammed shut and Sam was nowhere to be seen. They couldn't see anything in the darkness of the building.

"Sam," William called.

"Sam, where did you go?" Jason asked.

Did Sam lead them into a trap? Was he in trouble now?

"Just two others," a voice sighed. "Such a disappointment."

So, that just happened. So many questions to be answered in the next chapter.

Question: Who do you think Sam brought Jason and William to and is he/she on their side, or the other side?

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