Chapter 15: Escape
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The sound of water trickling under his door made Ryan jerk from the floor. His head ached, as did every part of his body. In the dark he really thought he saw the water rise up and slowly solidify becoming a girl, but he knew it could not happen, it had to be the bump on his head. Then he heard a voice.
"Ryan?" A tiny light turned on.
A small girl stood in front of him. She had short white blond hair and she wore a leather body suit with teal flames on the stomach. Ryan's eyes went wide. "Who are- how'd you? I mean-"
"No time to talk, just grab my hand, we're gonna try something," the girl said.
"What?"
She shook her head and held out a hand. "Just trust me."
Ryan looked at it hesitantly, but then reached out and took it. The first soft hand he had felt in a long time. A rushing feeling like water flowed through his body. He looked over at the girl and his eyes bugged.
She went completely transparent, like water.
He looked down at his own arms and he felt himself sink to the ground. "Oh, my gosh."
The tile floor slide past them as she pulled him along gently to the door, then, faster than he expected, they shot underneath it. It felt like going on a water ride and being shoved out of a tube by rushing water. Once they cleared to door they materialized again. "Wow, how did you-"
"We're just like you Ryan," the girl said.
Ryan looked down at his bare feet. "I sure hope not."
She sighed. "I'm Andie and this is Hope."
Ryan could not see in the dark, but someone squeezed his hand. Warmth that he had not felt in such a long time filled him.
Hope, what an appropriate name, he thought.
The sound of pounding feet filled their ears and at the end of the hall they saw a mammoth guard pass an exit sign.
Hope grabbed their hands and the guard ran right by them.
He opened the metal door, looked around with his flashlight, groaned, and ran back down the hallway yelling in his warlike talkie about the missing mutant. Once the circle of light disappeared, Hope let them go and turned to Ryan.
"Can you walk?" Hope asked.
"No time," Andie said. She grabbed Hope and Ryan's hands and shot off down the hallway at an amazing speed. Just as they reached the door, the lights flashed back on.
Andie pulled them under the door and they sprang back up.
"Nice timing," Max, laughed.
Andie pushed him ahead of her and they ran to the center of the roof.
A ladder dropped down from what looked like a bunch of clouds to Ryan.
"You first kid," Andie said.
"Look, I'm not sure-"
She growled and shoved him to the ladder. Reluctantly he climbed. As they sped away from the lab, Ryan sighed. They have no idea what they are getting their selves into.