A/N Nothing to say today. Enjoy!

Chapter 8: The great escape

Earlier

Mike groaned and struggled in his bindings to no avail.

"Damn... No use..." He murmured. A bully kicked him in the sides to silence him. Mike groaned and wheezed as the air was knocked out of him. He doubled over and tried his best not to give them the satisfaction of his pain. He gently rubbed his knuckles, which have stopped bleeding at that point.

"Mike... are you... Okay?" Chara asked. She, as well as Six, were beaten just as Mike was. The bullies were cruel, relentless, and lacked any remorse.

"I'm fine... We... We need to get out of here... They're gonna kill us..." Chara whined and wiggled in her restraints a bit, only to be rewarded by a porcelain fist to her jaw. She fell on her side and groaned in pain, smacking her lips and tasting blood. Mike growled at how his sister was being treated, but even this earned him a knee to the face. He fell back and his eyes met Six, who was doing a good job at hiding her pain, but the wetness in her eyes betrayed the agony she was in. But even then, behind her pain, he saw an anger in her... an anger he understood all too well, though maybe not in the same context. Where she wanted to survive, he wanted Chara to survive. Mike slowly rose back to his knees and locked eyes with Six. They stared at each other for a few moments. Meanwhile the bullies, who were at least five units strong, watched them like hawks. Mike glanced at Chara, who recovered from her most recent beating. Chara glanced over to Mike and narrowed her eyes. She then glared at the nearest bully.

"That's about enough." She said plainly. The bully quickly rushed over to her, ready to beat her senseless, but she did not notice Chara and Six had locked arms without her knowing. Just as she came within reach, Chara stood to her feet and spun fast around, lifting Six off the ground and using her momentum to kick the bullies head into the hard wall beside it, smashing it to bits. Once Six's feet hit the ground, she did the same for Chara, allowing her to kick another one and redice its skull to powder. She had just enough to kick another before repeating the process with Six again. At the same time, another bully ran up to them from behind, but didn't manage to get far before Mike bum rushed him and caused him to go flying and smash his head on a pipe. Meanwhile, the girls had knocked down another bully and kicked it over and over and over again until it grew still and didn't move anymore. They took a few moments to catch their breath before glancing at Mike, who had the final bully in a chokehold using his ropes. They were wrapped around its neck in such a way that the more Mike pulled his arms apart, the tighter the ropes got. And oh, did they get tighter. And tighter... and tighter... All the while Mike was giving off an angry growl that got louder as he tightened the ropes. The volume of his growl eventually escalated to a scream all the way up until the bully's head popped clean off its neck. Only then did Mike take a deep breath and drop to his knees to rest. He glanced around and grabbed a lose piece of shard from the bully's. He used the shard to cut himself free and did the same to the others.

"You guys okay?" He said between breaths.

"Never better. Well, except for my ribs, those might be bruised." Chara smiled a bit to make light of the situation, which seemed to work, but the sudden absence of light put a quick end to it. The trio glanced and saw a small army of bullies standing in the doorway. Anyone else would be terrified at the sight... but they weren't in the best of moods right now. Mike found a few loose boards and pipes and handed them to the others. Tapping them in their hands; they glared at the bullies and snarled before charging in and making short work of the bullies. Shards of ceramic and bodies flew as the fury of strikes landed true. Once the glassy dust settled, only they stood without even taking a hit. They took a few moments to congratulate themselves before hearing the sounds of screaming. They quickly sprinted in the direction, taking down any and all bullies that dared stand in their way. They eventually skidded to a halt after smelling the sweet, musky smell of book. They heard even more screaming now, but it was closer than ever. This must be the right place.

"Over there!" Six exclaimed as she pointed to the teacher, who was stretching her neck trying to catch... someone.

"Is that... Mono? And Frisk?" Chara asked.

"Looks like it." Mike replied. "Yuck... that neck... she seems to be chasing them into a supply closet..."

"Look, there's a way in through the side, see that hole in the wall?" Six pointed out. The others nodded and they sprinted down and pushed through the hole. They were a few feet above the lady, who was staring down Mono and Frisk. The teacher had a sinister grin and prepared to lunge, but the trio noticed a filing cabinet to their left. It was then that the greatest plan ever popped into their heads. They began to push and shove on the cabinet, their combined strength made short work of the poor defenseless filing cabinet, but the satisfying sight of the squished made it all worth it. Not long after, they heard Frisk and Mono shout at them.

"Yep," Chara said. And let me tell you, it's an an interesting story."