A/N: Okay I'm a little sad. I'm really not getting any reviews for my other fanfics. I'm beginning to believe I'm not that good a writer. Please review. And tell me what you think.

Now I'm just pathetic . . .

Disclaimer: I don't own The Host.

Chapter 34

I was about to pull out my knife to cut Jared loose, when a Seeker walked in.

"Hey," he said with surprise. He looked at Arena with eyes wide. "Seeker Sand what is this?" Doc, Mel, and Jared jolted to stare at Arena.

"Oh, hello Seeker Sings," she said calmly.

"I'm in disbelief. Are you to tell me completed your mission already?"

I ogled at Arena. There was coldness in her eyes I didn't notice before.

"Yes I have," she answered. "I've discovered a new human encampment."

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I could I fall for this?

"These three were the leader of the rebellion," she continued. "There will be a lot of information in their brains. Healer James here was about to do the insertions." Healer James? She pointed at me.

I caught on quickly. "Yes. The procedure will be quick." I pulled my sister over to the table and laid her face down. Jared and Doc just stood there dumbfounded.

The Seeker followed me to help move Mel while Arena picked up a cryotank. The Seeker turned the focus light on. It was angle toward me the light hit my eyes. I heard Arena take a deep breath when the light shot at me, but she released it when the light reflected out. The Seeker manipulated the light onto Melanie's neck.

He took a closer look. "What's this? There are scars here from an insertion."

Suddenly, the cryotank came swiftly around and knocked the Seeker clear across the face. He fell to the floor. Arena put the cryotank down on to the table and started chanting, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry."

"Be sorry later," I yelled. "We have to untie everyone." I quickly pulled my knife out and sliced through Jared's rope. Arena was frozen. Jared undid Doc and Mel. While I tried to pull Arena together.

"I never harmed one of my own before. It's unsettling," she remarked.

"We need to jam the cryotanks now. You need to pick sides. Please if you are on ours, help us," I said.

She shook clearing her head and went over to the cryotanks to begin.

"Did you know she was a Seeker?" Mel whispered to me. I nodded. "You should have told us. You put our entire cave in jeopardy by letting her out."

"I know Mel."

"You're lucky she is on our side." She gave me a stern and disappointed look that made me realize I'm in so much trouble.

Doc pulled the Seeker onto the table. "We need to take care of him." He pulled over the prepared insertion tray and Jared brought over an empty cryotank.

"What are you guys doing?" Arena asked.

"A separation," Mel informed her.

"Your scar . . ." Arena's eyes widened. "You know how to do a separation."

Just as the soul was slipped into the cryotank, the alarms went off.

"We got to move!" Jared yelled.

Arena and I finished jamming all the cryotanks, including the one holding the Seeker, while Doc sealed up the Seeker's host. Still unconscious, Jared lifted him onto his shoulder and we all made a run for it.

As we went through the cell block to meet the others, we saw several Seekers piled out cold by the doorways. A faint smell of raspberries radiated from them. I guess Brent's plan was to just spray every Seeker they find with sleep. Humans were running for the exits and the alarms were triggered by the two or three Seekers that were left unaware they were alone.

"This is not good," Arena stated. "The Seekers are outnumbered. It will become lethal."

As if by her words there were shots fired off the second floor level into the main hall. The Seekers were pulling out their guns. Some humans had located pistols and were firing back. We kept clear, ducking behind cell walls.

"Hey there is Aaron," Doc indicated. Jared crawled staying out of view over to where he was. Mel stood in front of me. A lot of good that would do, we are about the same size now.

Being very careful the two came back to us.

"Where are the others?" Aaron asked.

"Aren't they with you?" Mel reminded him.

"We got separated when the alarm went off."

"iHay!" Arena pointed to Brent on the balcony aiming his firearm at one Seeker who had shot several humans. Before he had a chance to take the shot, a few humans grabbed the Seeker. They started beating on him. They kicked at the Seeker and blood could be seen shooting upward even from our distance. Brent ran to them and pushed them away. The humans all rushed in different directions.

"Brent!" I called to him. He turned to us, but suddenly a rain of ammunition came our way.

"Stay back!" Melanie screamed. The one of the two Seekers left was firing at us. The other had a clear view of us, but she was pulled behind bars. Unable to reach her rifle that was now in an escaped human's hands. I saw the guy aim and fire a single shot. The rain of bullets ceased. I guess he hit his target.

Ian ran to us from another area. "Are you all okay?" He had a cut over his forehead, but otherwise unharmed. The humans were clearing out of the cell block.

"We are all fine," Jared claimed. "You couldn't save some for me?"

"Hey, you snooze you lose."

Brent made to us too. "Hey, that wasn't very smart yelling like that," he said to me.

"Brent, where's Kyle?" Ian asked.

"I'm over here," he said from across the room. He was limping over to our direction.

"We need to go," Arena reminded us. "The alarm singles to other facilities. There will be more Seekers coming."

We made it out to the van and drove off in the direction some humans were going. As we caught up to them, Ian stuck his head out the passenger-side window.

"Need a lift?"

They nodded and we opened the van door without stopping. The quickly jumped in, squishing the rest of us in the back.

We went at high speeds until we were far enough away then Jared slowed down as we approached a truck rest area. He stopped the van and the side door opened allowing us to literally pour out.

"Do you guys have a place to go?" Mel asked.

They looked confused, so Arena translated. They nodded then continued to speak to her in Spanish.

"They want to know how it was possible for us to help them," Arena explained.

"Tell them we had help from above on our side. They will understand it as angels and you won't be lying," Ian suggested.

"Oh don't worry, she has no problem with lying," Jared uttered.

Arena's face dropped, but she translated the words to the humans. They nodded with large smiles.

"Ask them if they have room for the Seeker's host. Tell them he has been 'freed.' If he wakes, he could provide a lot of information to help them," Mel said. "Our place is way too full and we already have a Seeker to deal with."

Arena's expression grew more solemn, but still translated.

"Sí, y que Dios bendigatodos sus esfuerzos."

"They said God bless us," Arena said sadly.

They took hold of the Seeker's host and ran off into one of the parked trucks. There was silence and then the ignition sounded. As they drove off, a soul came running out of the restroom yelling over the engine's roar, "That's my truck!"

A/N: So how did I do? Was it a good chapter? I hope you all enjoyed it. Send me a review. It will make me update faster.

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Oh hell! I'm getting tired of that poem.

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iHay! – There!

Sí, y que Dios bendigatodos sus esfuerzos. – Yes and may God bless all your endeavors.