Chapter 8
Laura and Lucky walked down the corridor toward the staircase. Slowly they climbed the stairs, expecting to see a guard appear at any moment.
"This probably leads to one of Helena's mazes," Lucky said.
Laura nodded. She knew Helena's fondness of mazes all too well.
They reached the top of the stairs and cautiously opened the door. There was no one in sight. They stepped out into a small room. On one side of the room was a elevator, and on the other side was door that led outside. Lucky tried the door. It opened easily.
They walked outside and looked around. They were in the middle of a heavily wooded area. The building stood alone in a clearing. There was no sign of anyone guarding the building.
"Something is wrong. This is too easy," Laura thought.
They made their way through the trees and came to a small cove. Looking around Laura and Lucky realized that they were on an island. There was a large boat anchored in the cove and two men were bringing supplies ashore in a small motor boat. A narrow dirt road disappeared into the trees. A truck was waiting on this road.
"That's our chance at getting off this island," Lucky whispered pointing to the boat. "We just have to find a way to get aboard before they leave."
"I have an idea," Laura said. "Come on."
Laura led him behind some trees that bordered the beach. They watched while the men unloaded the motor boat onto the truck. When the boat was empty to truck drove away. The two men headed back to the boat. Laura threw a rock into the woods a few feet away from where she was hiding.
"What was that?" one of the men asked.
"Check it out!" the taller man said. It was obvious that he was in charge.
The shorter man headed off in the direction he had heard the noise. "I don't see anything!" he yelled back. Before he could head back to the beach, Lucky leaped out of a tree and knocked him out. He pulled him into the bushes and changed clothes with him.
"Joe? Joe!" the other man yelled from the beach. "This is no time to play games." He sighed and walked towards the last place he had seen his partner. "Joe?"
Lucky hid behind a tree and waited until the man's back was to him then hit him over the head. The man fell to the ground unconscious. Lucky quickly took off the man's coveralls and hat. He gave them to Laura. She quickly put them on and hid her long hair under the hat.
They ran to the motor boat and headed out to the larger boat that was still anchored off shore. They boarded the larger boat. None of the crew paid any attention to the newcomers since they were dressed like everyone else.
Lucky and Laura heard the boat's engine start. The boat began to move slowly away from the island.
Back on shore, Andreas stood watching the boat through binoculars. "They're getting away Ma'am," he told Helena.
"On the contrary," Helena said with an evil smile. "I have Laura and Lucky Spencer right where I want them."