Chapter 5: The capture and escape: Part 2.

"Good lord. You're better with computers than Thomas. He's gonna be pissed."

She turns and sticks her tongue out at him. She brought up another link on the computer and started to hack again. "Ok, just a little further."

"What are you doing now?"

"Hey Thomas, you in there?"

Thomas's sleep ridden face came up on the screen as he rubbed his eye and yawned. "Rain? How did you get through to my laptop?"

"Irvine said that you'd be pissed that I'm good with computers. So I thought I'd patch a link through to you to test out my rusty skills. And Irvine where should I have the geno saurer go?"

"Leave it where it is Rain." Irvine said. "I'm going back to my room, I'm going back to sleep."

"You finally just noticed it's only five in the morning huh? She scoffed. "Have a nice rest. No wet dreams now yah hear." He let out a sarcastic laugh and left the room. She turned back to the computer screen and saw Thomas staring blankly forward. "Hey Thomas? You ok?"

"Yes Ms. Rain." He said in a monotone. "Meet me in the hallway Ms. Rain. WE need to check on the prisoners."

"Are you sure you're ok?"

"I'm fine. Just meet me outside. WE need to check on Reese and Raven."

"But Thomas? Oh fine."

"And bring your laptop with you."

"What?"

"Just do it."

"But? Fine. But I better get a good explanation later."

She packed up her laptop and put it in a pack and swung it over her shoulder and walked outside. Thomas was already waiting for her. "Let's go Rain."

"If you say so. But you better explain what's going on."

"Later."

They make it to their cell and pass clearance. They walk into the closed off cell thinking Raven and Reese were asleep. When they shut the door Rain was pulled down and held on the floor by Raven. "Get off of me you asshole!"

"Oh." He scoffed simply. "Such big words coming from such a small girl."

"Thomas. Lock that door and shut the window." Reese said. Rain watched helplessly as Thomas did as she said. "Good little puppet. You can let her up now Raven."

"Reese." Rain hissed under her breath. "So you're the reason why Thomas has been acting weird. Release his mind now."

"If I do that I couldn't get you to obey." She said slyly as she walked up and kissed Rains cheek. "Now our going to do what I say or we kill the zombie boy."

Rain looked over at Thomas. Than she peered down at the bed behind him ad saw Raven staring at her. She glared back and smacked Reese's hand off her. "Don't touch me again and I'll do as you say as long as you promise to set Thomas free."

"Zoidian promise." She said happily. "Now did you bring your laptop with you?"

"Yes I did." She said slowly pulling it out of her pack. "Why did you want me to bring this anyway?"

"Good. Now go sit down by Raven so he can watch you while I figure out everything else."

Rain walked over and sat on the edge of the bed still staring at Raven like she was ready to kill him. "So what is she going to have to do Reese?" Raven asked inching closer to Rain to look at her screen. "Is she going to send a message or something?" He said looking closely at Rain's face.

"She is going to hack into the bases main frame and make everyone leave the building." Reese answered as she stared coldly as Raven kept getting closer to Rain. "Than she is going to pilot the geno saurer, dibison, and helldiver to our positions so we can escape. And you Raven. You're going to make sure that she doesn't write any distress notes while she does this. Got that?"

They both nodded as Raven had a confused look slowly creep over his face. "I thought that this dolt was the computer genius."

"Actually no." Reese said surprisingly. "Rain has had to hack into main power grids in seconds. As it would have taken the zombie here two, maybe three days."

"I'm in." Rain said sadly. "Now what?"

"Your going to set off an alarm that will force everyone outside so we can escape." She said smugly. "Than your going to pilot those zoids over here so we can leave. And Raven. You're going to have to ride with Rain. Neither the dibison or geno saurer have the room for two."

"You're sticking me with him/her!" Both of the screamed. "Is this your way of keeping me from running away as soon as we get out of the base?" Rain asked simply.

"Of course." Reese chuckled at her. "I need to make sure that you come with us you pretty little thing."

"Stop hitting on me." She said in monotone. "I'm in. 3… 2… 1… Alarm." Right then the alarm went off and Rain started to program the zoids to come to their position. "Everyone under the beds." She said quietly. "They all did as she said as Rain made the helldiver blow out the wall. "Come on guys. There are the zoids." They all jumped into the zoids shot out of the base at full force.

"Was that the dibison? And the hellcat?" Van asked as everyone stared at the disappearing zoids. "Huh? Hey Irvine? Where are you?"

He was too late. Irvine was already in the saix and bolting off the chase the others down. "RAIN! STOP YOUR ZOID! RAIN!"

"GO AWAY IRVINE! I DON'T WANT YOU HURT!" She screamed at him. "IF YOU DON'T LEAVE RIGHT NOW I'LL SHOOT YOU MYSELF!"

"Rain?" Irvine said sadly. "Is that Raven in your cockpit? Why is he with you?"

"If I told you they'd kill Thomas." Rain cried out. "Go now! It's a 248. Now go!"

"248? Oh shit!" Irvine screamed as he turned his zoid around. "I need to get back to base. I need to tell them."

"Come on helldiver." Rain cried out. "I know you can go faster then that, please. Thomas's life depends on it." She put the zoid on auto-pilot to follow Reese where ever she went. So she tucked her knees up under her chest and laid her head on her knees. "Why Raven? I know you awful. But did you have to go this far?"

"What are you talking about?"

"You let Reese turn Thomas into puppet!" She screamed as she turned around in her seat to face him. His face was cold and his eyes had no feeling. "You are so cold. So fucking heartless!"

"What's your big problem Bitch?! Why are you yelling at me? It wasn't my idea."

"But you followed through with it! You were willing to put someone's life in danger just to escape a cell! You do know you or Reese could have overloaded the lock and would have been free in no time, right? Let me at least ask you that!"

"Than let me ask you something." He said solemnly. "Why didn't you return Reese's kiss?"

"What?"

"Why didn't you kiss her back?"

"Why would you want to know? Your heart would never understand, it's to cold."

"Try me."

"Because I don't love her. You happy?"

"Of course. So what's a 248?"

"A bounty hunter code. What's it to you? You Maverick. No wait, you're an assassin!"

"So what does it mean?"

"Why should I…" He kissed her before she could finish her sentence. She made a squeak as he pressed closer to her. She tensed a little bit before she slugged him in the jaw, knocking him back in his seat. "You arrogant, egotistical…" She let out a low growl as she slunk into her seat facing her back to him. Not noticing the broad smile on his face. "What the fuck was that for?"

"Impulse." They were silent the rest of the trip. When Reese finally stopped she had stopped at a small cottage in the middle of nowhere. Jumping out she waved for everyone to follow. "Where the fuck are we?" Raven asked suspiciously.

"How the fuck should I know?" Rain said aloud. "Do I look like a human map? Hey, what are you doing?"

"What does it look like. I'm tying your hands together. Now come on." They walked into the small cottage where they found Reese had already tied Thomas up to a bed, he was back to normal. "What do we do with her Reese?"

"Let her be. She won't leave without her Shuebaltz friend her."

"Rain?" Thomas gasped. "What happened? Where are we?"

"I have no idea Thomas. Reese led us into a trap by taking control of you, than we ended up here."

Meanwhile Irvine was back at the base trying to explain what a 248 was. "Come on guys. It's a code between me and Rain, I know what I'm talking about."

"How can you be sure she didn't let them out on her own free will?" Colonel Shuebaltz asked glaring at him.

"If she did that Karl do you think Thomas would have done that with her willingly?" Irvine yelled as he fell to the floor in a heavy slump.

"So what is a 248 Irvine?" Van asked helping him up. "What kind of code is it?"

TBC

Rain) Hahaha, another cliffhanger, ready to kill me yet?

Raven) I am if you don't get on with the story and tell us what happens.

Rain) Next chapter is The journey, later.