Ray led the escapees out through the doors. He faltered slightly as he found himself in a car park. Then he carried on running at breakneck speed.
Tyson found a phone box and dialled Mr Dickinson's number. It was what they were used to doing in situations like this.
Ray was staring in awe at the neighbourhood. It looked so peaceful and quiet. He could barley believe that the bland looking office building was they'd been held captive. There was no sign of the men who had chased them.
"Ray!" Max said suddenly "Where's Kai?"
Ray looked around and saw that Max was right. Kai was no-where to be seen.
After much arguing, they grudgingly agreed to wait for the police. Mostly because Me Dickinson insisted and partly to do with the fact that they were still hand cuffed. That fact was earning them some strange looks from passers by.
They weren't surprised to see that amongst the police cars and ambulances Mr Dickinson's car was there. What they were surprised about was the fact that Hilary, Kenny and Rage stepped out of his car as well.
Policemen swarmed into the building, while medics swarmed around the boys. Tyson and Max managed to fight their way through the crowd to Mr Dickinson. After convincing the medics that they weren't suffering from anything. Ray with his head wound wasn't so lucky.
"So mister D, what's the news, have you found Kai yet?"
"I'm afraid its bad news Tyson, police have been through the entire building and haven't found anyone yet. There are a number of locked rooms..." Mr Dickinson said to the worried youth.
"But" continued a police lady that Mr Dickinson had been talking to. "These doors are pretty solid and will take a long time to get into. Plus there's so many of them."
"But Kai needs help now, he's in real bad shape" Max pleaded.
"I can help" came a sudden voice from behind Max. There stood Rage, who now turned to the police lady.
"You get your guys out of there for five minutes and I'll find Kai in no time."
The police lady looked to Mr Dickinson who nodded his approval. She smiled at the teenagers.
"I'll see what I can do."
"My name is detective Alice Thompson by the way" was what she said as two minutes later they approached the building.
Ray hadn't been able to come, as they were still fussing over his head wound. Kenny had stayed with him, so the group now consisted of the detective, Rage, Tyson, Max, Hilary and two medics.
They all introduced themselves. Rage walked ahead of the others and stopped when she stepped into the building. She was clearly examining the room; paying no attention to the questions the medics were asking the boys about Kai's condition.
"Alice" she said capturing the whole group's attention as well. "You want to know what happened here, don't you?"
"That's my job" was the easy reply.
"There" Rage said pointing at a spot at the bottom of the stairs. There were small smears of blood there they realised.
"He was running, then" she frowned moving to the top of another flight of stairs.
"He was hit to here, surrounded".
"How do you know this?" asked Alice suspiously.
"Mostly by smell, instinct from my bitbeast. Plus I watch CSI."
Rage walked carefully down the stairs, the others followed.
"He ran down here and tripped there," she pointed to a closed double door.
She pushed against it lightly and they saw that it wasn't locked, but jammed from the inside.
"He shut himself in here, many people wanted to get in but they couldn't. He's in there still." Rage said pushing harder and examining the door. Suddenly her face turned a deathly white.
"Hilary" she said, her voice commanding. "You won't want to see this, go and see how Ray is doing".
Hilary was about to argue when she met Rage's eyes. She turned around meekly and went to do as told.
Tyson and Max were glad to have the full use of their arms back. The police had expertly uncuffed them before they re-entered the building. They stood by ready to help.
"Kai, its Rage".
The door was going to be near impossible to force. If it had just been locked it might have been easier. Rage was just about to repeat her message to Kai when she heard something.
"Are they gone?" The voice was so quiet that even Rage had trouble hearing it. And her hearing was known for its acuteness.
"Yes Kai, they've gone. But Tyson and Max are here". Rage shot each of them a look.
"We're here Kai" Max called, understanding that Kai needed proof before he opened that door."
"We made it out fine, and the police are here...."
"We can't open the door from this side Kai, you're going to have to help us" Rage said interrupting Tyson.
Kai groaned as he tried to get on his feet. He ached all over, and his right leg refused to hold his weight. But he knew he had to do this. He used his left leg to push himself toward the door.
Every movement sent a jarring pain through his back and chest. He winced as his back touched the cold metal of the door. Then he reached up and using his arms rather than his hands. He hit the rod that was holding the doors together. Until finally with a clang it hit the floor and the door opened.
The light from the hallway was dim. But Kai still closed his eyes against it. After sitting in a pitch black room to him the light was blinding.
He heard Rage whisper "Just like old times". She sounded near, but he didn't open his eyes to check. His task done, he allowed himself to slip out of consciousness.
"Jesus" Alice said as Kai was rushed by on the stretcher the two medical men had brought. And she was supposed to be the hardened police detective. Then she looked at the two boys and imagined how must feel, he is their friend after all.
"Tell you what, you lot must be hungry after that ordeal. How about we go down to the hospital, I hear it has a nice cafeteria. You can tell me what happened, and we can wait for news on your friend. How does that sound?"
Both boys readily agreed, especially Tyson who could not believe that he had missed a whole days worth of meals.
"I'd be interested in your input too Rage...." She looked up, but the girl had gone.
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Oh, and does anyone know where I got Alice Tompson's name from. Cause I have no idea, it just seems like her name. Just popped into my head.
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