White kicked Zero into his cage and pulled him up by his shirt.
"I don't know why, but I hate you most of all." White said and punched Zero.
"Funny, I feel the same way about you."
White turned and saw Alec and Max. He trained his gun on them, but Zero grabbed him around the neck.
"Get them." Max said to Alec. Alec went to open the cages.
White pushed Zero off and pointed his gun straight at him.
"How does it feel to die? Does it hurt? Let me know." White said and went to pull the trigger, but there was another shot and White screamed. Somebody had shot him in the hand. Everyone turned and saw Bugler with a gun in his hands.
"I like that kid." Alec said as he undid the last lock.
Max went forward and ripped White's bloody gun from his hand. Then she looked him in the eye, cocked her head, and punched him in the face. He fell back, tripping over Zero, and hit his head on his desk, getting knocked out.
"What's going on?" Ralph asked as she came to.
"No time for that right now." Max said and helped her up. "We didn't knock out all of those guards you know."
Bullet and Fixit came to and they all got ready to run.
"Just follow me to the car." Max said. "The most important thing right now is getting out alive."
They pulled back the flap of the tent and looked out. Guards were running every which way, but none of them were going toward the tent. They moved back when they saw two guards coming.
"You think we should go in?" One asked.
"No, we can just hope he's dead." The other one asked, then they both walked on.
The group left the tent and ran to the fence. They knew some guards saw them, but they didn't stop to see why there were no shots. They leapt over the fence and ran.
*****
The ride to Logan's seemed short to Bullet and the others, but that was probably because Alec was doing about eighty.
When they arrived at Foggle Towers, they allgot out of Logan's Aztek. Bullet, Bugler, Zero, Ralph, and Fixit all stared up at the building. They'd never seen one so high.
"I'd love to join you all inside, but it isnt my scene." Alec said and went off down the street.
"We didn't get a chance to thank him." Bullet said.
"Maybe that's a good thing." Zero said.
Max smiled and led them inside.
"What's going to happen to us?" Bugler asked as they rode the elevator up. The others all looked at Max, the same question on their minds.
"Well, you can't go back." Max told them. "I'm sure Logan can arrange something."
The elevator door opened and they all stepped out. As they were walking to Logan's door, a though struck Zero.
"Why're you ni the phone book?" He asked Max.
Max smiled at them and said, "For this exact reason."
"To save a bunch of crazy kids from psychos?" Bugler asked.
"Not exactly." Max said and opened the door.
They all walked inside, Zero and the others all looking around at all the stuff was worth more than three of their barns combined.
"Logan!" Max called.
"In here."
"Could you be out here, please?" Max called.
"Why can't you be in here?"
"Just get out here!" Max called.
They all heard a sigh, then Logan walked out to see them all.
"Oh." Logan said. "Hello."
"Logan, there was this little problem..." Max said.
*****
"Oh, I borrowed your car by the way." Max finished.
After Logan was caught up on everything, he sat still, letting it all sink in.
"Okay, well... I'll go get you some new identities." Logan said and went into the computer room.
"So, what's going to happen to us?" Bugler asked again. The others all looked at Max.
"I'll go find out." Max said and disappeared into the computer room.
"What do you think is going to happen to all our stuff?" Zero asked, breaking the silence.
"Some drifters'll probably move in." Bullet said and sat on on the arm of the couch then crossed his arms.
"What about our jobs?" Ralph asked, her arms crossed too.
"I guess we'll have to call and tell our bosses that we won't be working for them anymore." Bullet said. "And we'll have to pull Bugler out of that school."
"I can't believe it happened." Fixit said.
"I can't believe Elliot turned on us." Bullet said. then he added quietly to himself, "On me."
"Elliot wasn't stable." Zero said. "And he was really never one of us."
"But he and I were so close, I thought I knew him." Bullet said.
"People are deceiving." Ralph said. "You never really know what's inside of people."
The room lapsed into silence.
After a little while, Max came out of the computer room.
"You're all set."
"I don't know why, but I hate you most of all." White said and punched Zero.
"Funny, I feel the same way about you."
White turned and saw Alec and Max. He trained his gun on them, but Zero grabbed him around the neck.
"Get them." Max said to Alec. Alec went to open the cages.
White pushed Zero off and pointed his gun straight at him.
"How does it feel to die? Does it hurt? Let me know." White said and went to pull the trigger, but there was another shot and White screamed. Somebody had shot him in the hand. Everyone turned and saw Bugler with a gun in his hands.
"I like that kid." Alec said as he undid the last lock.
Max went forward and ripped White's bloody gun from his hand. Then she looked him in the eye, cocked her head, and punched him in the face. He fell back, tripping over Zero, and hit his head on his desk, getting knocked out.
"What's going on?" Ralph asked as she came to.
"No time for that right now." Max said and helped her up. "We didn't knock out all of those guards you know."
Bullet and Fixit came to and they all got ready to run.
"Just follow me to the car." Max said. "The most important thing right now is getting out alive."
They pulled back the flap of the tent and looked out. Guards were running every which way, but none of them were going toward the tent. They moved back when they saw two guards coming.
"You think we should go in?" One asked.
"No, we can just hope he's dead." The other one asked, then they both walked on.
The group left the tent and ran to the fence. They knew some guards saw them, but they didn't stop to see why there were no shots. They leapt over the fence and ran.
*****
The ride to Logan's seemed short to Bullet and the others, but that was probably because Alec was doing about eighty.
When they arrived at Foggle Towers, they allgot out of Logan's Aztek. Bullet, Bugler, Zero, Ralph, and Fixit all stared up at the building. They'd never seen one so high.
"I'd love to join you all inside, but it isnt my scene." Alec said and went off down the street.
"We didn't get a chance to thank him." Bullet said.
"Maybe that's a good thing." Zero said.
Max smiled and led them inside.
"What's going to happen to us?" Bugler asked as they rode the elevator up. The others all looked at Max, the same question on their minds.
"Well, you can't go back." Max told them. "I'm sure Logan can arrange something."
The elevator door opened and they all stepped out. As they were walking to Logan's door, a though struck Zero.
"Why're you ni the phone book?" He asked Max.
Max smiled at them and said, "For this exact reason."
"To save a bunch of crazy kids from psychos?" Bugler asked.
"Not exactly." Max said and opened the door.
They all walked inside, Zero and the others all looking around at all the stuff was worth more than three of their barns combined.
"Logan!" Max called.
"In here."
"Could you be out here, please?" Max called.
"Why can't you be in here?"
"Just get out here!" Max called.
They all heard a sigh, then Logan walked out to see them all.
"Oh." Logan said. "Hello."
"Logan, there was this little problem..." Max said.
*****
"Oh, I borrowed your car by the way." Max finished.
After Logan was caught up on everything, he sat still, letting it all sink in.
"Okay, well... I'll go get you some new identities." Logan said and went into the computer room.
"So, what's going to happen to us?" Bugler asked again. The others all looked at Max.
"I'll go find out." Max said and disappeared into the computer room.
"What do you think is going to happen to all our stuff?" Zero asked, breaking the silence.
"Some drifters'll probably move in." Bullet said and sat on on the arm of the couch then crossed his arms.
"What about our jobs?" Ralph asked, her arms crossed too.
"I guess we'll have to call and tell our bosses that we won't be working for them anymore." Bullet said. "And we'll have to pull Bugler out of that school."
"I can't believe it happened." Fixit said.
"I can't believe Elliot turned on us." Bullet said. then he added quietly to himself, "On me."
"Elliot wasn't stable." Zero said. "And he was really never one of us."
"But he and I were so close, I thought I knew him." Bullet said.
"People are deceiving." Ralph said. "You never really know what's inside of people."
The room lapsed into silence.
After a little while, Max came out of the computer room.
"You're all set."
