AN: Yup, I'm evil. I know, it's part of my contract. After receiving some reviews of many pleases, I decided that it's time to revive my story. So, here it is! For a recap of what's happening, the crew have made it inside the lab and are on the way to finding Escaflowne only to come face to face with a group of guards. What will happen next?







Chapter 13









"Not good? This is the fun part!" Kai exclaimed as he pulled a blaster of his own out. Sonya and Paige followed in his example and aimed their weapons at the crew as well.

"Come now, you don't really think you can get passed all of us now do you?" One of the guards asked.

"Scatter guys! I've got a plan!" Paige yelled as she started firing. Laser blasts from the guards blasters shot passed them as they followed Paige's instruction and darted in every other direction.

"Whatever plan you've got up your sleeve Paige, now would be the time to use it!" Sonya yelled, shooting at a guard.

"Yeah, I don't think running around this hallway is going to keep us alive for much longer!" Kai stated as he ran to cover Hitomi and Van from the firefight.

"Just stay out of my way if you know what I mean!" Paige said, throwing her blaster to the side. She ran to the middle of the hall and held her hands out in front of her.

"Get back! Go way back! We're about to see some fireworks" Kai instructed as he grabbed Hitomi's arm. Van looked back just in time to see an array of what looked like chain lightning shoot down the hall. He picked up his pace to keep away from the blast and caught up with Kai and Hitomi.

"What was that?" He asked, amazed with the effect.

"Part of Paige's little secrets. The ability to conduct electricity. Nobody really knows how she got it but, whatever works, works. No questions asked." Kai explained.

"All clear guys!" Paige's voice called back to them. They met up with Sonya and Allen and walked back to find Paige standing amongst a pile of unconscious guards.

"Are they..." Hitomi started but, stopped, unable to finish the sentence.

"Dead? No. I'm not a killer nor will I ever be one. They'll wake up sometime." Paige said.

"Are you ok?" Kai asked.

"Yeah, fine. A little woozy but, I'll make it." She replied.

"Let's get moving then. We're wasting time standing here." Van cut in. Kai, usually the easy going, all around nice guy, turned and glared at him. Paige noticed the look and could almost see the flames dancing in his eyes.

"He's right. We can't stick around here. They will have picked up on that blast by now and are probably sending a crew to check it out. Let's get moving while we still can." She said. Kai refocused his attention on her and nodded though, he really felt like giving Van a piece of his mind. Silence took over as Paige led them through the maze of halls.

"This is getting too easy." Sonya commented as they turned another corner.

"Don't ever say that." Kai said as he cautiously looked around the halls.

"Are you that paranoid Kai?" Sonya teased.

"Stop it you two. Something's not right here." Paige said.

"It's a trap." Hitomi plainly stated. All eyes turned to look at her.

"How do you figure that?" Kai asked.

"She's right. They should have realized that the guards they sent were taken out by now. Why haven't they sent backup?" Allen asked.

"True. I have a feeling that we've been had. Someone's been watching us ever since we got here. How else would they have known we were here?" Paige said. She looked around the dim halls and continued walking.

"So, we just keep going even though they know we're here? Isn't that kind of dangerous?" Kai asked.

"We're in here now. They're not going to let us out as easy as we were let in." Paige stated.

"Let in?" Hitomi repeated.

"Just a hunch but, I've got the feeling that they've been waiting for us. Maybe they hacked the system and found us out." Paige replied.

Just as they were about to keep going, a loud noise sounded around them. A thick glass wall began to lower from the ceiling behind them. No one hesitated to make a move and they all ran toward the steadily falling wall.

"Hurry! We can't let them trap us here!" Paige yelled. Another wall began to drop behind them as they tried to get back out the way they came. The first glass wall dropped to the ground, blocking their only exit. Turning back to the way they were originally going, they noticed that the other glass wall had also finished its descent.

"Great! We're trapped! I thought you said you could do this!" Van yelled.

"Don't yell at her! We're doing this for you or, did you forget?" Kai questioned, placing himself inches away from Van's face.

"Give it a rest you two! I've said it once, I'll say it again. Something's not right here. Someone knows we're here. How do we figure out who? Nobody knew we were even coming here! They have been watching us." Paige said.

"And they all said you were a genius. You can't even figure out who's watching you when you're being watched. How pathetic."

"Who?" Just as Paige was about to ask the obvious, a gas began to empty into the small confinement. The group began coughing as the gas clouded their senses and they all dropped to the ground. Just as Paige was about to give in, she looked up at the figure that had just appeared. The owner of the voice. Recognition dawned on her then.

"Why?" She asked then, passed out.

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TBC....



AN: Ok, sorry if that was too short or sucked out loud. I'm trying! Honestly. So, who's the mystery person that dropped in on them and how have they been keeping an eye on the crew? Any ideas? Questions? Drop me a review. ^__^ Hope you enjoyed! Thanx for the wonderful reviews!