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Episode 13:

The O'Malley Fire Maze

-Frankie-

Wednesday morning of June 7th, Frankie jolted awake as glass shattered.

LT O'Malley stood with her hands on her hips in the midst of the broken window, "Wake up laggards! I heard you've gotten yourselves into a bit of trouble. Seems you have too much energy to stay cooped up inside studying for finals."

She cast her eyes about the room and grinned from ear to ear when she spotted Faybelle, "Of course, some of you love flying headfirst into trouble. Careful you don't fly into your sister's mess, it might be the death of you."

Faybelle frowned, "My sister can handle herself."

O'Malley tilted her head back, "Ha! When you get hurt don't say I didn't warn you, sugarplum." She glanced around the room, "I've decided to have a bit of a fun run today and you're all invited. Be outside in ten minutes in PTV gear."

She jumped out the broken window and flipped as she threw a bomb to propel herself up towards the freshman dorm.

Evie groaned as she rolled out of bed, "LT O'Malley seriously needs to chill." She dabbed at her cheeks with her fingertips, "Suppleness needs at least eight hours to reach maximum potential."

Frankie kicked open her trunk, "I have a funny feeling LT O'Malley doesn't care about those kinds of things."

Evie hugged herself as she shuddered, "I hope my face doesn't scar like hers."

Ghoulia moaned as she shuffled towards her trunk. Crecha snorted, "Yeah but when she throws those bombs at us its still possible."

Blondie rolled her eyes, "Ugh, groan all day long but I still won't understand zombese."

Robecca tilted her head after she pulled on her white t-shirt, "Have you tried actually listening? Comprehending what others say is an acquired skill, if you give it some time I'm sure you'd learn."

Blondie narrowed her eyes as she hopped out of bed, "I have perfect listening skills, I just don't understand zombese. Not everyone is great at new languages."

Frankie slipped on her brown skort, "I hear ya, even with my ears still ringing."

Crecha laughed as she donned her shoes, "Well LT O'Malley only has one volume and its bust your eardrums obnoxious."

Faybelle tied the ribbon of her ponytail, "Whatever after, let's just get out of here before she falls from the sky and blows us up for badmouthing her."

Evie shoved on her shoes and lolloped towards the door with small steps, "Well I for one don't want to be both burnt and tired so I'll wait in the hall."

Robecca followed after her, "I, too, am ready."

Blondie put her hair in a bun with a scrunchy, "We shouldn't dawdle either."

Ghoulia shuffled towards the door with a groan. Frankie furrowed her brow as she followed, "I'm worried too, but we won't know until we see what's down there."

The pre-dawn sky hung like a heavy curtain of cool velvet as they trekked outside. Down at the outdoor drill pad, barely visible stood O'Malley as she cranked the large wooden pulley system. Frankie's eyes widened as flocks of birds from the edge of the forest squawked in outrage as the inclined wooden platform shook from its perch. It rolled across the waters, and the city that rested atop the inclined wooden platform emerged from the dark into view as it neared the lantern lit shore.

The overall layout of the city appeared hourglass in shape. It was wide and spacious with what seemed to be two long apartment buildings in the very middle which created a choke point dead center. The course was a steep uphill climb with fish hooks, nets, and barrels sitting around to give off the feel of a fishing village.

Frankie's eyes narrowed as she noticed several low lying strings all along the course, "There are traps all over the place."

Crecha folded her arms as she leaned close to her ear, "Don't play the hero here Frankie, avoid the traps and just try to get to the finish line."

Ghoulia shook her head as a low rumble burbled from her throat. Cleo sashayed up to them with a wave, "Morning ghouls. Ready to dominate this run?"

Frankie pointed towards the various strands strewn across the city, "Its going to be dangerous."

Abbey laughed as she jogged up to them, "This look easy." She gazed down at Frankie, "You stick with middle to avoid falling in water. Is best strategy."

Frankie grimaced, "The middle is a choke point, anyone that goes through there-"

"Will have the fastest time," Darling exclaimed with a grin as she joined them at the sophomore start point.

Abbey turned to Darling with a smile, "You want race for fastest time?"

Darling stretched her arms in front of her, "First one to the end wins."

Abbey stretched her arms behind her head and nodded.

Twyla slid out of shadow and tapped Darling on the shoulder, "Hey, there are a lot of traps here. I don't recommend rushing through."

Darling glared, "If I wanted what you recommended, I would have asked."

Twyla shrank back, "Sorry. Geez, what has gotten into you?"

Darling closed her eyes and turned her nose up with a harrumph.

Twyla sighed as she turned towards the rest of the class, "This place is beyond trapped and let's not forget about LT O'Malley, she'll change the layout of the course in a heartbeat."

Frankie watched O'Malley jump onto the platform and scale a building where she pried open several cases of bombs.

Crecha pursed her lips, "Try not to get hit by LT O'Malley again, you just got out of your cast."

Twyla cast her eyes towards Faybelle, "No need to tell me twice."

Faybelle flinched and avoided Twyla's gaze.

O'Malley scanned the crowd and smiled when her eyes landed on Faybelle, "You all, are my morning entertainment. Amuse me!" She tossed a bomb into the air and it burst with a flash of orange into the word go.

Everyone that could, took off at a sprinting pace. Abbey and Darling jumped onto the platform and dashed up the hill through the middle of the city.

Frankie sighed as she jogged behind her friends, "Running up the middle is a terrible idea!"

Darling and Abbey ran past the second row of buildings. Dim light from hanging lanterns glinted of the thin fishing wire strewn across the street. It latched to the gutter railing of a fish oil barrel on the roof.

Frankie cupped her mouth and shouted, "Look out!"

Just as Twyla, behind everyone, screamed, "TRAP!"

Abbey glanced down as she bulldozed through the wire. She cut left and Darling followed as barrels split open and flooded the streets with oil.

O'Malley cackled as she lobbed a bomb, "Go faster!"

Frankie squealed as Crecha shoved her into an alley. Ghoulia's eyes widened in surprise as she too was tossed to safety.

Cleo stood her ground with shimmering gold pharaoh hands above her head. She brought her arms forwards and clapped. The rolling oil parted around her.

Frankie crouched by the wall just as the bomb burst and fire roared to life. She shielded her face, "Cleo!"

Cleo turned towards them her eyes aglow, "Ghoulia, calculate the safest route, LT O'Malley is clearly after blood."

A sudden thunk sounded up ahead.

Frankie gasped as a ramp raised at the junction near the choke point, "Oh I knew the middle was a bad idea."

The flitter of wings drew her eyes up and she spotted Faybelle and Farrah darting around most of the air-suspended obstacles. Faybelle's wings clipped a low hanging wire. Two harpoons, connected to a net, shot out from the adjacent building and snared them.

"Oh my ghoul!"

Ghoulia grabbed Frankie's arm and dragged her towards a side street where other runners hustled.

Evie and Robecca where up ahead with the freshman class. Ghoulia screeched.

Robecca turned towards her as steam gushed from her boots, "As you say, I'll be right back."

Evie scrunched her brow, "Where are you going?"

Robecca skated away, "To retrieve Cleo."

Evie exhaled in exasperation, "And what am I supposed to do until then!"

Ghoulia pointed towards the freshman with a groan. Frankie nodded, "She's right, we can't stand in one place for too long."

Evie huffed as she turned towards the freshman, "Stick with the plan."

Rochelle nodded, "Oui." She jogged up the street, "Let us get past this third row of buildings. If my calculations are correct we should be able to go around the ramp and avoid any unpleasantness."

Frankie shook her head, "How many times do I have to say the middle is a bad idea?"

Rochelle gave her an inquisitive gaze, "This is my first time hearing of this."

Evie put her hands on her hips as she narrowed her eyes, "Do you have a better plan Frankie?"

An explosion overhead rained splintered planks onto them. Frankie shielded her face as she kept running, "Yeah, get inside a building."

Up ahead, Abbey and Darling had reached the apartment with Blondie not too far behind them. Darling leapt through the apartment window. Abbey froze a section of the wall and punched through it.

Blondie glanced at the damage, "Those girls are beast."

Frankie paused outside the Abbey sized hole and stared into the plain room, "Yeah...where did all the debris go?"

Blondie shrugged, "I don't know probably melted," as she jogged into the apartment.

Frankie furrowed her brow, "Abbey's ice doesn't melt that fast."

Blondie screamed as the floor tipped over. She slid into a chamber below and the floor returned to its flat position.

Evie rushed to her side and stared into the room, "It needs a counter balance." She grabbed a heavy chunk of broken wall from the outside and tossed it towards the other side of the room. The floor tipped in the opposite direction

Blondie quickly flipped from wall to wall until she landed next to them just as the floor reset to a flat position. She smiled as she pat Evie on the shoulder, "Thanks, I think I'll take my chances with the roof."

Frankie watched Blondie climb the pipe attached to the apartment, "But up is where O'Malley is."

Evie spread her arms out as she glided into the room, "Well we already know where the balance is, all we need to do is walk on it. Simple."

The building shook as bombs went off overhead. Frankie winced, "I told her." Her eyes widened as Robecca flew towards her with Cleo and Twyla gripping her arms.

Crecha ushered everyone into the apartment, "Balance away, go on. The sooner we finish this the better."

Frankie walked along the balance towards another set of Abbey-and-Darling-shaped wall holes. She climbed into the second room and paused. A low humming noise emanated from the far left wall. The air was dry and warm, far warmer than the previous room.

Evie stood by the exit with her hands on her hips, "What's the matter?"

"Do you hear that?"

"No, hear what?"

As Frankie stepped closer her body flushed with warmth, "Something in here is interfering with my circuit."

Evie tilted her head, "Like what?"

Others filtered into the room, all seemed none the wiser. Ghoulia glanced up at Frankie and groaned.

Frankie shook her head, "I don't know, there's just something off here."

Robecca flew into the room Cleo and Twyla. Her eyes widened as her body stiffened and she zoomed through the air. She slammed onto the wall her eyes twitching, "Ah, it seems there is a magnet attached to the room. You must go on without me."

Cleo rolled her eyes as she sashayed towards her, "Don't be ridiculous Robecca, if you hadn't spotted that plaster cannon on the roof we would all be caked in it like Blondie. Ghoulia, get everyone out of here, I will save Robecca."

Ghoulia groaned in acknowledgment and turned towards the exit. Frankie gripped her bolts tight as she moved forward. The pull of the magnet made her twitch but she wouldn't let it deter her as she exited the apartment.

Ash coated the ground as scorch marks marred every wall. She spotted Abbey and Darling as they frantically darted back and forth along the fifth row of buildings to avoid a bomb happy LT O'Malley.

Crecha grimaced, "She might be focused on them but as they are its going to be impossible to move forward."

"I've got an idea follow me," Frankie crept between buildings to get behind Abbey, "Hey, I can make those bombs detonate early to create an opening for you."

Abbey glanced at Darling, who nodded. Abbey smirked, "Perfect. I am still intending on beating this game."

Darling laughed, "Oh you can try but I'll will be winning this race."

Crecha rolled her eyes and folded her arms as she scowled. Frankie waited until O'Malley lobbed another set of bombs before she threw a lightning bolt that detonated the bomb early. Darling and Abbey wasted no time and sprinted uphill once more.

Frankie chuckled to herself as LT O'Malley jumped from roof to roof to follow, "And there's our opening."

Ghoulia screeched just as a barrel careened with the top of Frankie's head.

Frankie slammed into the ground, breathless as the weight of the oil drum rolled over her. Warmth oozed from her as her vision blurred and her hearing focused on a dull ring.

Green and brown, Crecha's eyes were so close to her face. Frankie couldn't hear what she said, but she seemed upset as she closed her eyes.