A few hours later, Trent HQ
Trent sat in his office, waiting silently. Finally, two men and a woman came into the room. "What took you so long?" he asked.
"It took longer than expected for the papers to show up, we got here as soon as we got them," said one of the men.
"Well, then..."
"There were three casualties... But the Cale twins survived," said the second man.
Trent didn't speak. He simply looked at the wall.
"Go," he said, then getting up, "Do whatever you have to, I want those kids in here, and believe me, if you don't have them soon... well, let's just say you better succeed... or else this will be your last assignment. Ever. Do you understand?"
"Yes, sir," the three said, their voices shaking.
"Then go." They didn't have to be told twice and they were out of the office in seconds.
They went down halls and stairs and were finally back in their office. "I don't know what to do anymore," said the woman, "He just creeps me out and I want to leave."
"You know we can't do that. He'll kill us before he allows any of us to leave," said one of the two men, her husband.
"But this is ridiculous. About everyone in here wants to go. We have an advantage, we just have to take it."
"Then take it," came a voice from the door. They turned to find two people they recognized immediately.
"It's you," said the woman. The second man headed for a phone.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," said Jenna as the two of them pulled out guns. The three put their hands up.
"Please, don't hurt us," said the first man.
"We don't want to hurt you, and if you cooperate, then we'll both get what we want," said Jenna.
"What do you want us to do?" asked the woman.
"You said that everyone wanted to leave? Well we can help you," said Zack.
"Even if we leave, as long as he's alive, he'll never leave us alone," said the second man. The two remained silent.
"I see," said the woman.
"So what do we do?" asked the first man.
"Evacuate everyone that wants out, without alerting Trent. We also need to know of any surveillance that might stand in our way," said Jenna.
"I can take care of those," said the second man.
"Then I suggest you hurry, because in twenty minutes... well, you'll see," said Zack.
The three got to work immediately and twenty minutes later, the place was empty, except for Zack, Jenna, and Trent. The woman had supplied the twins with all the material they'd demanded. So they did their part, and before setting it all in motion, they went to a small balcony one window above from Trent's office.
Jenna looked to her brother and he nodded. She took out a crossbow, the woman had supplied it as well, and lit the tip of the arrow, which soon burned. She aimed it for inside the hall beyond the office they saw from the window. She shot the arrow and it hit right on target. It was like a chain... the flames ran up the walls, the floors... everywhere that they'd spilled the gas over.
They waited for a few minutes, already seeing the flames coming inside the offices above and below them. It would soon hit Trent's office, and they waited in silence, perched on the edge of the balcony. Eventually, they heard the sound of Trent coughing, then yelling, but they knew he wasn't trying to leave his office, which confused them.
Zack told Jenna to hold on to his ankle and lower him upside down, so he could see through the window to Trent's office. She did so and when he saw Trent, he was down on the floor, from what he could tell, he was hardly breathing and he was unconscious. He indicated for Jenna to take him back up.
Once he was next to her, he gave her a signal and she gave him a look of shame and disgust and shook her head no. He did it again and still she refused. He did it a third time and she shrugged but approved.
The two swung down from the balcony, right into the fiery blaze that had once been Andrew Trent's office. They picked him up, putting his arms around their shoulders. They went up to the window. Zack pulled the man on his back and together, he and his sister jumped over the border down to the ground. It was only two levels and they landed on their feet.
They saw the employees standing in the distance, and they knew they hadn't seen them go, taking their boss off to the two waiting motorcycles. Zack mounted the man beside himself and they all headed off into the night.
Trent sat in his office, waiting silently. Finally, two men and a woman came into the room. "What took you so long?" he asked.
"It took longer than expected for the papers to show up, we got here as soon as we got them," said one of the men.
"Well, then..."
"There were three casualties... But the Cale twins survived," said the second man.
Trent didn't speak. He simply looked at the wall.
"Go," he said, then getting up, "Do whatever you have to, I want those kids in here, and believe me, if you don't have them soon... well, let's just say you better succeed... or else this will be your last assignment. Ever. Do you understand?"
"Yes, sir," the three said, their voices shaking.
"Then go." They didn't have to be told twice and they were out of the office in seconds.
They went down halls and stairs and were finally back in their office. "I don't know what to do anymore," said the woman, "He just creeps me out and I want to leave."
"You know we can't do that. He'll kill us before he allows any of us to leave," said one of the two men, her husband.
"But this is ridiculous. About everyone in here wants to go. We have an advantage, we just have to take it."
"Then take it," came a voice from the door. They turned to find two people they recognized immediately.
"It's you," said the woman. The second man headed for a phone.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," said Jenna as the two of them pulled out guns. The three put their hands up.
"Please, don't hurt us," said the first man.
"We don't want to hurt you, and if you cooperate, then we'll both get what we want," said Jenna.
"What do you want us to do?" asked the woman.
"You said that everyone wanted to leave? Well we can help you," said Zack.
"Even if we leave, as long as he's alive, he'll never leave us alone," said the second man. The two remained silent.
"I see," said the woman.
"So what do we do?" asked the first man.
"Evacuate everyone that wants out, without alerting Trent. We also need to know of any surveillance that might stand in our way," said Jenna.
"I can take care of those," said the second man.
"Then I suggest you hurry, because in twenty minutes... well, you'll see," said Zack.
The three got to work immediately and twenty minutes later, the place was empty, except for Zack, Jenna, and Trent. The woman had supplied the twins with all the material they'd demanded. So they did their part, and before setting it all in motion, they went to a small balcony one window above from Trent's office.
Jenna looked to her brother and he nodded. She took out a crossbow, the woman had supplied it as well, and lit the tip of the arrow, which soon burned. She aimed it for inside the hall beyond the office they saw from the window. She shot the arrow and it hit right on target. It was like a chain... the flames ran up the walls, the floors... everywhere that they'd spilled the gas over.
They waited for a few minutes, already seeing the flames coming inside the offices above and below them. It would soon hit Trent's office, and they waited in silence, perched on the edge of the balcony. Eventually, they heard the sound of Trent coughing, then yelling, but they knew he wasn't trying to leave his office, which confused them.
Zack told Jenna to hold on to his ankle and lower him upside down, so he could see through the window to Trent's office. She did so and when he saw Trent, he was down on the floor, from what he could tell, he was hardly breathing and he was unconscious. He indicated for Jenna to take him back up.
Once he was next to her, he gave her a signal and she gave him a look of shame and disgust and shook her head no. He did it again and still she refused. He did it a third time and she shrugged but approved.
The two swung down from the balcony, right into the fiery blaze that had once been Andrew Trent's office. They picked him up, putting his arms around their shoulders. They went up to the window. Zack pulled the man on his back and together, he and his sister jumped over the border down to the ground. It was only two levels and they landed on their feet.
They saw the employees standing in the distance, and they knew they hadn't seen them go, taking their boss off to the two waiting motorcycles. Zack mounted the man beside himself and they all headed off into the night.