A/N Hello! Random challenge for reviewers, can you guess why I named the chapter this?
Guest: Yup (hehe). Thank you so much!
tobi-is-an-artist-too: Lol and thanks!
potatospwat: You don't die.
Smiley: They always do. Thanks! And Wonder Women is a totally awesome movie.
starryworlds: Here is the new chapter!
ImaginationStories: Do you mean Lottie? I'm glad you thought so! Well. . . I can't guarantee it.
justanothergoldengirl: I'm glad! Thank you! And like I said earlier, I can't guarantee it.
Leo's POV
I froze. There must have been rebels in the safe room. At least one.
"Now turn around and put your hands in the air."
I slowly turned around, seeing everyone doing the same.
In front of me was a small girl with tangled brown hair and a fierce gleam in her grey eyes. She held a gun, the barrel pressed to Elodie's head. Elodie whimpered in fear.
"Now," she instructed. "Move to the middle of the room and sit with your backs touching."
We all moved to the middle of the room. We sat. Another rebel came and tied my hands together. He then tied Elodie's hands together, and the short girl shoved her to us. He did that to everyone else.
Except one.
Ari sauntered over to the other girl. She flipped her hair out of her face, twirled on her heel, and smirked cruelly at me. The shorter girl threw a gun in the air, and Ari easily caught it.
"Thanks Zinnia."
The whole room seemed to spin for a second.
What?
"A-Ari? Wha-What are you doing?"
"Sorry about this," she said casually, walking around us. "But there's only one person I'm loyal to."
She pointed her gun at the other girl, Zinnia. "Her."
My whole body went numb. No. She couldn't be a rebel. She just couldn't.
She does know karate, a voice in the back of my head said. This would explain why.
I shook my head. She couldn't be a rebel.
But there she was, standing in front of me with the rebel girl.
"W-why are you doing this?" Luna squeaked. She was pale and her bottom lip was quivering, but she managed to get the words out.
Zinnia laughed, but it was cold and empty. "We rebels are doing this for Illea. For it's citizens."
"You haven't been helping Illea!" I protested.
She paused. "That's true. We'll start helping when the my boys take the palace. Then we'll kidnap you and kill you," Zinnia said, the corners of her mouth quirking up. "I wasn't going to kill the Selected, but I guess it can't be helped now. Ari here told me that this was the only way I could get you all in one place."
I turned and glared at Ari, my shock turning into anger. "You betrayed us," I growled. I got up, running toward her. She barely flinched. The male rebel grabbed me, and shoved me back into my earlier position.
"You betrayed the citizens of Illea," Ari said sharply. "People are out there dying. The homeless are starving to death. There is violence, and you royals don't even care. As long as you stay up here in your lavish palaces, the whole world could disappear and you wouldn't even care."
"That's not true!"
"Really? Ask your father. Do you really think he would care?"
I couldn't believe it, but I agreed with her.
"When I rule things will be different!" I said.
"Do you really believe that? To change thing you royals will have to do something hard. I wouldn't want it to be hard for your wittle heads," Zinnia said, openly mocking us. She stuck out her bottom lip.
Kalliope nudged me. I glanced at her, she winked at me. She slid something into my hand. It was warm and sleek and kind of big.
Her phone.
"Swipe left," she whispered in a voice I could barely hear. I did as she said.
"Move your thumb up a bit."
I moved my thumb.
"Up more. Now tap."
I moved my thumb and then tapped.
"You'll never get away with this," Marius said.
"Hmm, I think we will," Zinnia said, studying her nails.
"Scroll down. Mor down. Like all the way."
"Now tap."
I tapped. Kalliope smiled.
"If you wanted to stop us, why didn't you kill us right away?" Kalliope asked kind of loudly. "Why kidnap us?"
"Just killing you would be no fun," Zinnia said. "And we can't give away our plans. That would be spoilers!"
She grinned, and I realized she was kind of crazy.
"But why this safe room?" Kalliope asked even louder. "Why safe room number nine near the basement? Why tie us up and threaten to kidnap and kill us here!?"
"It's the closest to the theatre. Why are you asking? Are you stupid?" Zinnia asked.
"No. Just clever," Kalliope said with a cocky grin.
Suddenly Ari's mouth dropped open.
"Zin! She's calling someone!" she screeched.
The male rebel shoved my sister to the side and grabbed her phone. He handed it to Zinnia, who swore with words that would make a sailor blush. She threw the electronic object across the room, and I heard it break.
I suddenly realized Kalliope's plan.
"You called the head of the guard," I said, almost breathless.
My parents were always worried the twins and I would get into situations like this one. We never believed we would. They still put the head of the guard on each of our contact list. I stared at my sister, waiting for confirmation.
Kalliope nodded, a triumphant grin on her face. Suddenly Zinnia hit her over the head with the gun, which made her crumple to the floor.
"Kalliope!" Luna and I screamed. Luna grabbed her and turned her over. Kalliope's eyes were closed, her smile gone.
I heard yelling from outside the door. Zinnia and Ari swore at the same time.
"We don't have time for this!" Zinnia yelled.
I heard someone banging on the door. I could feel hope rising in me. We could be saved!
Zinnia's face turned from panic to stone-cold. She looked over at Ari. Ari looked back. They both nodded.
"Shoot him," Zinnia said.
Ari turned to me and smiled apologetically.
She grabbed her gun and aimed for me. I froze.
She pulled the trigger.
