Help and Hindrance

By: Saturn

AN- Hello again readers, which basically consists of Star Struck, Yoko and Nnie. ::Sigh:: Oh well, I can only hope for some more readers. I promise that the story will get better within these next few chapters. Ok, I'll stop babbling now. Please review on the way out, good or bad.

Help and Hindrance

Chapter 8: Escape From an Impenetrable Prison

The next morning, the same loud banging sound cam echoing down the hallway. Ryou groggily opened his eyes at the sound and went to turn over. He soon found that he was still in Solara's arms on the rickety bed. I guess it wasn't a dream, thought Ryou, listening as the banging faded away. He relaxed into Solara's comforting hold. A fire in Ryou's cheeks flared as Solara began to stir and wake up.

"Ugg. Ryou, are you awake?" she said, gently shaking his shoulder. Ryou turned over to face her, "Yeah," Solara stifled a yawn and sat up, swinging her legs to the floor.

"What's that?" Ryou pointed to two small trays by the cell door. Solara stretched as she went and brought both trays back to the bed, "Breakfast, if that's what you want to call it." On both trays was a glass of blue liquid, and a bowl of gray mush.

"Um....what is it?" Ryou asked hesitantly.

Solara sipped gingerly at the blue fluid, "Mmm, amovio (AN-made up fruit) juice. Try it, I bet you'll like it." She said, taking another long sip. Ryou brought the glass to his lips and sipped at it. The blue fluid filled his mouth with the taste of grapes. Solara was stirring a blue-green finger in the gray mush.

She tasted it and said, "Yuck. No one could ever make this taste good." Against his stomach's growls of hunger, Ryou decided to put the mush aside. Looking at Solara, Ryou saw she had a large smirk on her face.

"What is it?" Ryou asked.

She looked at the cell door and turned back to Ryou, "I just had a killer escape plan."

"What?! I thought this was an impenetrable prison!" Ryou said, shock written all over his face.

"Only during the night, because that's when most people try to escape," she replied, lowering her voice, "There are half the guards during the day. So if I scream to get the guards attention, you can pretend to be sick. Then once they open the door, we kick some guard ass and run for it. I can take at least two and I know a secret way out of here. We could escape from here!"

Ryou felt doubtful about Solara's plan, "Are you sure this could work? I mean, wouldn't it be worse if we were caught?"

"I swear it will work. You just have to trust me." She said, taking Ryou's hand, rubbing her thumb along his knuckles. Who else can I trust, Ryou thought.

"Alright," he said, "Let's do it." Solara grinned, " You know what you're gonna do?" Ryou nodded and stood up off the bed. He knelt down, his back facing the bars and hunched over, as if sick. Solara took her place by the bars and checked for any immediate guards in the area. Seeing it all clear, she turned to Ryou who nodded again. Solara then began to shake the bars and scream, "Oh God, someone, guards, help!!" In a mere matter of moments, two guards came running up to the gate. Solara stopped shaking the bars but kept her frightened expression as the guard opened the door and they both walked into the cell and shut the door behind them. Solara flung herself into the arms of the second guard, " Oh God please!" she yelled. Ryou began to make strange noises.

"What's the matter with him?" the first guard said, hesitantly pointing to Ryou in the corner.

Solara shouted, "He's ejecting his insides!" Both guards flinched and the first slowly went over to Ryou. As he got close to him, the guard reached out and grabbed Ryou's shoulders and flung him around. As Ryou turned around he threw the gray mush all over the guard. The guard screamed and tripped backwards. Solara took the opportunity to punch the second guard in the gut and head, knocking him out and moving to the next one. Ryou picked up the empty bowl and smashed it over the guard's head, also sending him to the floor.

"Let's go," Solara said, grabbing Ryou's hand and quickly dashing out of the cell, after snatching the keys from the guard. The pair raced down the hallway. Hands groped out at the two and pleas of help echoed from the cells.

Solara quickly went down another corridor, "This way," she said pulling Ryou along. At eh end of the hallway was a small guard station. Solara stopped and quickly grabbed two brown cloaks and a shoulder bag. She threw the cloak to Ryou, "Here, put this on, but be sure to cover your hair. If you don't, you'll stick out like a jem in a mud puddle." She put on one also and slung the bag over her shoulder. Solara climbed the small steps in the room and pushed up on the trapdoor exit. Ryou followed and they both climbed out of a back entrance to the prison.

Solara dug a rope and hook out of the bag and swung the rope atop the palace wall. She handed the rope to Ryou, "Climb to the top of the wall and wait for me. I'll be right behind you." She said quickly. Ryou climbed to the top of the wall with little difficulty and waited as Solara pulled herself up. Solara gathered the rope and pushed herself off the palace wall.

"Solara!" Ryou half-shouted as she fell and landed gracefully on her feet.

"Jump!" she said, "I'll catch you," She held her arms out as Ryou gulped and pushed himself off the wall. The air rushed past Ryou as he fell and then stopped suddenly. He opened his eyes and saw Solara smiling at him.

"We did it," she said putting him on his feet, "Only a little further and we'll be safe in my house." She took his hand and the two ran down a long alleyway.

AN- Yeah! I finished another chapter!! I'll have more out soon. Please review!!