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The next two days went by like any other for Odd and the others. The terrorist attack a few days earlier weighed heavily on their minds, but it still didn't stop them from going about daily life. Odd was walking to the gym with Ulrich when Jim came running up to them.
"Boys, I need some help, can you and your friends help chaperone the fifth graders on their field trip today?"
Odd and Ulrich smiled, this would get them out of class for the whole day. They agreed and ran off to grab the others. Jim smiled; relieved to have some help with the loud rebellious kids he had to watch all day.
"So where are we going Jim?" Jeremy asked.
"Well son, you'll actually like this, we're taking a tour of the local computer assembly plant."
Odd groaned and the others laughed, "Never volunteer unless you know what you're getting into," Odd complained.
Kasey lightly punched him in the arm, "Oh come on Odd, how bad can it be?"
"I guess you're right, besides, it's fried spinach today in the cafeteria and that is the only food I down right refuse to eat. Maybe we can grab a meal while we're out."
"He never stops thinking about food." Ulrich laughed and they all boarded the bus along with thirty fifth graders.
The bus pulled out of Kadic and the older students settled into their seats, starting idle conversation with the younger kids to pass the time. The bus passed three white vans heading towards the school.
"Hey Jim, what are those vans for?" Ulrich asked
"Oh, they're probably fixing the plumbing, we've had a lot of leaky pipes and the principle ordered an overhaul of the whole plumbing to bring the building up to date."
"Sounds like a mess." Ulrich sighed and closed his eyes to get some sleep. He didn't get any due to the fact that the fifth grade girls kept looking at him and giggling. He smiled at them and they giggled again and blushed, afraid that Ulrich would notice their crushes on him.
Odd seeing his best friends little admirers leaned forward to whisper in Ulrich's ear, "Hey, stud, looks like you got some fans."
"I know, do you think they'll be following my every move all day do you?"
"Yep!" Odd answered cheerfully and Ulrich sighed, trying again to close his eyes.
Sissy's father, the principal of Kadic walked outside to meet the three vans that pulled up. The vans stopped and men began jumping out grabbing what looked like boxes of pipes and sealants.
"Oh I'm so glad you came we've had so much…" Sissy's father was cut off by a pistol shoved into his stomach by what appeared to be the leader of the men.
"Dear sir, you will take us inside quietly or we will start shooting everyone."
The principal turned and opened the door leading the terrorists inside. He saw Mrs. Hertz in the hall. "Why hello Mrs. Hertz, how are the new burners working out?"
Mrs. Hertz looked confused for a moment, and then spoke, "The burners are great sir." She went straight to the office. The school hadn't had new burners in years, it was the code word the staff had set up if something was wrong. Mrs. Hertz quickly dialed the police.
The terrorist leader ordered the principal to call an assembly. The students gathered in the gymnasium with the normal groaning and muttering that came with assemblies. Suddenly the other men in the group appeared brandishing their AK's and set chains on all the doors. The leader stepped up on the stage to address the frightened children and teachers.
"Hello, my name is Mahib and we all work for AMEA. You have been chosen as an example of the horror to come to your nation as well as those who have for years spoken out against our ways."
Whimpers from the smaller children were heard as the older students and teachers sat in paralyzed fear. Sissy was sitting with her two henchmen. She leaned over to them.
"Guys, I just want to say…well if we don't make it out of here, I'm sorry if I've been mean to you."
Herb and Nicolas, stared in shock at Sissy, this was the first kind word ever directed towards them. They both nodded to her. One of the men saw the movement and grabbed Herb out of his seat.
"Mahib, this one can be first!" Mahib laughed and the man dragged a struggling Herb up on stage and put him on his knees. Mahib reached into his jacket and pulled out a pistol and placed it to Herb's head.
"Be proud young man, you are to send a message to the world." Mahib cocked the gun and paused. Police cars roared onto the campus and swat personnel enveloped the school. Mahib took out a cell phone.
The girls were still attached at Ulrich's hip, way more interested in him than the boring tour they were on. Yumi laughed, she found all the attention Ulrich was getting hilarious. Ulrich caught her glance and smiled sadly. The tour continued, none of them aware of what was going on at their school.
"Yes Hades I said cops, they have us surrounded." Mahib said into the phone.
"Mahib, I am sorry, but I do not think you will make it out, not after our previous attack. Send a message my loyal soldier, send them a message."
Mahib smiled a hideous evil smile, "Yes sir, and sir?"
"Yes Mahib?"
"It was an honor serving by your side."
"The honor was all mine." With that said Hades hung the phone up at his safe house outside of Paris. "Damn it!" He screamed at no one as he slammed his fists down on the desk. He knew many of his comrades would die in the war they sought, but he didn't plan on losing his right hand man so early. 'Oh well, Mahib will serve the cause well.'
Mahib gathered his men on stage and told them to open fire after he fired the first shot. With that he dragged Herb off the stage towards the door. Sissy and Nicolas stared in horror at their friend. Mahib unchained the door and stepped outside.
The police saw a man step out of the building with a gun to a kid's head. "Frenchmen, your children have been chosen to serve a greater purpose, we thank you!" Mahib shouted at the hundred of guns pointed at him. With that he looked down at Herb.
"Goodbye child."
Herb's eyes opened in fear and Mahib pulled the trigger. The bullet shot into Herb's head killing him before his body hit the ground. The police stood in shock for a moment as the watched the boy's body fall to the ground. Mahib took the chance to open fire on the police and news crew gathered outside. A few police were hit, but they soon gathered their wits and opened fire. Mahib's body was racked up and down by bullets, the swat rushed the gymnasium.
The trip was over and all of the students and chaperones piled back onto the bus. The bus headed back to the school. None of them expected to find the horror that awaited them.
When Mahib shot Herb the other men inside opened fire on the mass of students with their AK's. The children and teachers were still seated and struggled to get up. The chaos only created more of a panic allowing for more of the students to be gunned down. Millie and Tamia were in the back and dove to the ground and crawled for the door. Millie crawled as fast as she could until she noticed that Tamia wasn't at her side. She turned back and saw her friend struggling to catch up. Their eyes connected for a moment and then a bullet struck Tamia in the back. She collapsed and Millie crawled to her dying friend and held her close.
"Don't die." She sobbed, but her friend was already gone.
The Swat team rushed in and opened fire on the terrorists. Both sides opened fire on each other and both swat and terrorists began dying. Sissy stood to run but was dragged down by Nicolas. Unfortunately for others, they thought as Sissy had and were gunned down in the crossfire. The firing died down and soon all the terrorists lay dead amidst their victims.
The bus pulled up and Jim gasped at the sight of all the cops. Odd and Ulrich jumped off the bus and ran for the school, yelling for the others to wait behind and protect the kids. When they got to the police line they gasped at the sight of Herb's bloody body strewn across the entrance to the gymnasium.
"What happened?" Odd asked in shock.
"I…I don't know."
They snuck past the police tape and ran to the gymnasium. They stepped inside and suddenly wished they hadn't. All around were their peers, the kids they had grown up with for the past years, dead, wounded, and dying. The two caught movement to their left and ran to the girl collapsed on the ground.
"Millie…are you hurt?" Odd asked.
"No…but Tamia…she's….she's…"
Ulrich gently lifted the girl away from her friend's body and carried her outside. Odd looked around in horror. It looked like half the school had been gunned down. The survivors were limping out of the building and Odd stuck his hand out. His hand was grasped by a blood covered Sissy.
"Sissy!" Odd gasped.
She broke down in tears and clung to Odd. Nicolas who was beside her was no better off. Odd led them out and got them to the paramedics. He found Ulrich over by some bushes vomiting.
"Yeah I need to as well." He said as he unloaded his lunch on the ground.
"They will pay Odd, they will pay." Ulrich said through clenched teeth.
"I know, I know."
The two exhausted from the horrors they had seen went back to the bus to tell the others. They left the younger kids on the bus and took their friends and Jim outside where the younger children wouldn't hear. Odd and Ulrich described the horror and the others gasped. Yumi and Aelita started crying and Kasey just walked over and clung to Odd even though he was covered in blood. They all knew that Xana had suddenly become the least of their worries.
"Can we use the return to the past?" Yumi sobbed.
Jeremy shook his head, "Yumi they're already dead, it'd do them no good."
Jim ran ahead to help and the six stayed with the fifth graders trying to keep them from running to the school. Eventually the police came over and relieved the friends of their guard duty. They all walked to the dorms to grieve together.
Hey everyone, I know this chapter was, well lets face it, it was sad, violent, and just evil. I hope you enjoyed reading it, and I promise not all the chapters will be so morbid. Please review so I know how you feel about the story so far. Thanks.