Chapter 12 - I Spy Something Not Right

The party started and Jack frowned when he heard a weird sound coming from outside of the mall, "Jade... I'll be back... I uh... for... forgot something." He said walking away from the crowd and over to the door, he opened it slowly and peered outside, "Who's there?" He asked also knowing that he didn't want to know if anybody was there, he turned his head and looked down the road, his eyes dropped and his mouth gaped open.

He slammed the door closed and walked over to where Danni and the other tribal leaders were, "Bray, Danni, Ebony... we have a BIG problem... there is a march of a tribe I've NEVER seen, walking down the road outside... there in blue robes... the leader's wearing white... they're holding big Z's in their hands." He said taking in gasps of air.

Bray frowned after taking a sip from his drink and nearly spat it back out when he Jack's words melted in, "WHAT?!"

Jack sighed, "Uh yeah... And they don't look like they're here to celebrate with us..."

Danni gasped, "Well if that's true then we have to get everyone out of here as quick as possible!"

"Right!" Ebony said getting up and walking over to the big crowd.

Jack snook over to the levers and pulled one closing down all off the exits and enters.

Ebony smiled as she finally got everyone's attention, "Listen everyone! I want all of use in one room... The café that room being... Jack, Jade, and Dal... You stand at the sewer access and make sure no one gets in... Bray; you and Lex'll go on the roof and watch from above, and the rest of us get on going upstairs!"

Selene frowned and leaded all of the kids up the stairs and into the café thanks to the help of Ryan, Tai San, and Ebony.

Jack and Jade ran up to Dal and they all headed back to the sewer access.

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Lex and Bray climbed up to the roof and looked over the edge.

Bray watched as the cloaked men went to the back of the mall and began to climb into the sewer access, "Shit! They're going into the sewer!"

"Damn! I hope Jack, Dal and Jade can hold them off for a second!" Lex shouted walking beck over to the door.

"Wait! Where are you going?" Bray asked turning around to look at Lex.

Lex turned the knob and pushed the door open, "I'm going to back up Jack and the others."

Bray sighed, "Ok I'll stay up here and watch what they do..."

***

Jack sighed, "It's not suppose to take Dal THIS long just to go to the bathroom!" He said leaning back against the wall and running his hand through his blond hair.

Jade frowned; "Maybe something happen to him and the others when he was on his way."

The Sewer Access door bursted open and a blue cloaked man grabbed Jack around his neck, two more came out and grab a hold of Jade.

Jack gasped for air and flipped the guard over his shoulder, three more came in and grabbed onto Jack.

Jade kicked the two guards holding him, "JACK!"

"Get... Get the others! ... RUN! Run Jade!" Jack yelped as he was forced on his knees, "GET GOING!"

Jade turned around and ran to the Café.

Jack was kicked in the stomach by one of the guards and collapsed to the ground holding his stomach in pain.

Another guard smiled slamming the end of his staff against Jack's back and the scientist fell completely unconscious.

***

"JACK! JADE! ... JACK!!!"

Lex ran down the stairs but gasped when he found the sewer access, "... Jack? Jade?" He walked up to the empty access door... He spotted a puddle blood on the floor and Jack's over shirt; he picked it up and clenched it tight.

***

Jade ran into the Café, "Everyone! EVERYONE! OUTSIDE!"

Ebony stood up, "What happened?!"

"We have to get out of here now! They're here! And they already got Jack!"

Selene and Ryan stood up.

Ebony frowned, "Ok every one! I want all of you to go out of the front of the mall and to my hotel! Jade will lead the way!"

Jade frowned as everyone began to leave the café, "What about you?"

Ebony sighed, "I'm going to get Bray..."

Lex ran into the front of the mall and stopped, "I'll get Bray! All of you better get out of here!"

Ebony smiled, "Ok! Thanks Lex! LETS GET GOING!"

Lex turned around and ran back to the roof.

Ebony frowned as everyone was now at the doors and then the chosen started coming in from the back.

One grabbed a hold of Patsy and Tai San. Ellie was held back by two of the guards and she was forced into a corner of the mall with Selene, May, and Ryan.

Ebony frowned, "Everyone come this way!" Everyone that could get away followed Ebony out of the mall and all of the way to the hotel.

***

Lex and Bray watched as most of the mallrats ran out of the mall.

Bray frowned, "Some were caught I guess."

They both turned when they heard the roof door opened.

Dal peeked out and smiled when he saw Bray and Lex, "Come on KC..."

KC and Dal walked over to where Bray and Lex stood, "Why are you two up here?" Dal asked looking at Bray.

Bray frowned, "Lets get going before the Chosen come up here and get us..."

Lex looked over the edge of the building, "There's a BIG trash bin full of sheets down there... I say we make a jump..."

Bray smiled, "Ok who wants to go first?"

KC frowned, "You first fearless leader..."

Bray smiled and jumped over the edge when the door was pushed all of the way open and chosen guards ran out. Dal frowned and jumped over the edge when the chosen ran up and grabbed Lex and KC.

***

Ebony frowned as they finally reached the hotel... It had remained untouched since she was there last. And there was no sign of any chosen guards.

"Ok everyone! Get inside! Quickly now! We must hurry! The chosen may be on their way here as we speak!" She opened the door and let everyone in. She looked up and smiled when she saw Bray and Dal running over to the hotel.

"Where's Lex?" She asked as they reached her.

Bray and Dal stopped running; "He and KC were caught by chosen guards... How many did you manage to get out of the mall safely?" Bray asked looking into her eyes.

Ebony frowned, "Glenn, Jade, Chloe, Amber and Danni... But that's all..." She said letting them in and locked the front gates and the gates around the hotel.

***

Selene and Ryan sat in the corner of the mall and Ellie walked around nervously...

They all looked up when the doors opened and Alice was forced into the mall with three others: A girl and two men.

Ellie stood up and ran over to Alice, "SIS!" Alice smiled and pulled Ellie into a hug.

One of the men stood up and sighed as he dusted off his pants and placed a hand on the other guy to help him up, "Gosh... You try to save he mall rats and men in drag decide to jump you."

The other guy sighed, "Yeah I know what you mean."

The first guy smiled as he looked around at all of the captured mallrats, "Oh... Sorry, m name is Rivan... You can all me Aren."

Tai San stood up, "Aren?"

Aren smiled, "Yeah that's me... The one that died in the fire at the government labs."

KC and Patsy ran over to Aren, "YOUR BACK!"

Aren smiled, "You bet… You think I'd leave my family here to de in the cutter with these transvestites? So… Where's Jack?"

Lex frowned, "Got the shit beat out of him that's for sure…"

"What do you mean?" Aren asked growing angry.

"Well… Him and Jade were guarding the sewer access… When I came there… All that was left was a puddle of blood and his over shirt." Lex said when he heard a sound.

"ZOOT! ZOOT! ZOOT! ZOOT!"

Chosen guards walked down the hall and stopped at the second set of stairs on the second floor.

A guy clad in white walked forward with a smile on his face, "So you're wondering where the scientist is huh? … He fought back… So we had to knock him out of consciousness."

"You bastard!" Aren yelled gritting his teeth.

The Guardian smiled, "He's awake now though…" He snapped his fingers and the guards behind him shoved a boy against the black railing.

The chosen turned around and walked up stairs and everyone stared up at the boy as he sobbed into his hands.

Aren growled and watched as the boy leaned to the side, he lost his balance and came falling down the right side staircase and hit the ground hard landing on his stomach.

Aren yelled running over to him and picked him up, "Are you ok!?"

The boy looked up at Aren, his bleach blond hair was stained with his own blood and his brown eyes were filled with tears, "Ar… Aren?" He fell unconscious.

Aren pulled him close, Jack…

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Well… That was another LONG chapter… But I hope you enjoyed it! I dedicate this chapter (chapter 12) to a person who claims I am her hero and her idol! Andrea! This one's for you, girl!

~Signing out for the day-J.G.S.N.T. ^.~