Note: The story in here is based off an extremely sad chain letter I read. Prepare to cry.
The team did some more walking down the hall.
"We met some really crazy drifters," said Gallows. He nudged Clive. "Get a load of Wolfie over there."
"Guess this is the next cell," said Virginia. "We're back to the same old thing."
Janus opened the door as the room was exact same as the other ones.
"You know what—"
"I already found it," said Gallows, pressing a button. This time, the screen did not clear. A wall shifted, making a passage way.
"Well, this is different," said Virginia. She examined the room. It was just like the others. In the center, a giant sphere rested on the pedestal.
"This must be one of those special chambers," said Clive.
"Leave this to me!" shouted Milton heroically.
He violently pounded the sphere with his spear gun. The others store at his sad pathetic attempt.
Gallows grabbed his hand. "That's not how we do it, Wolf."
Around the room were monitors. Trisk got busy with them.
Password:
"We have a problem," said Trisk.
Trisk typed furiously to override the system.
SYSTEM ERROR
"Okay, any ideas?" said Trisk. He turned to the others.
Gallows thought hardly. "Err; think of what Begucci would enter, money, gella, greedy as hell…"
"There might be another idea," said Maya. "We could steal a guard's armor, and ask another guard."
"It's risky, but I don't see what else we can do," said Ginny. "But how are we supposed to gain their attention?"
Gallows grinned at her maliciously.
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"I never thought I had to do this again," said Virginia. Her dress was remodeled to show the top of her shoulders. Maya had worked on her makeup.
"Go and don't mess this up," said Maya, shoving her out the door. The team pushed the wall so the guards wouldn't know they found the room.
Virginia swallowed as two guards walked down the hall.
"Who is that!"
Virginia stood her ground as they ran towards her.
"Well, where did you come from?" said the guard. The other one got a nosebleed.
Before she could say anything, Clive and Gallows jumped from the door and knocked out the guards.
"Glad that's over," said Gallows.
"Now we need to choose which one of us will wear the armor," said Clive.
xxx
"Well, Virginia and Maya are girls so that rules them out. Trisk is too young and Shady is a cat," said Clive.
"Don't look at me," said Gallows.
"Well, guess that leaves me and—"
Janus backed away, "No, I know I agreed to help but this is beyond what I can offer."
"You're the only one with the specific body type," said Clive. "I'll volunteer myself as well."
"I'm still not doing it," said Janus. Everyone looked at each other.
Janus seemed to get the point.
xxx
"Can't believe I am in this stupid heap of metal crap," said Janus. "Why can't Clive do it himself!"
"You're with him just in case he gets attacked," said Maya. "I thought you knew that being Janus Cascade."
"Relax, you still look quite handsome," Virginia giggled teasingly.
"Shut up, Princess."
Clive pulled on a glove. "Guess I'm ready."
"Yeah, yeah, let's get this over with already," said Janus.
The two walked into the hall. Another sector of two guards was coming right towards them.
"Excuse me," said Clive. "We need some assistance."
The guards ignored them and walked by.
"Guess that wasn't good," said Clive.
"Hurry up and get it over with," said Janus. "This suit is degrading."
Clive caught up with the guards. "We need some help. We seemed to have forgotten the password to the sector program."
The guards continued walking, ignoring Clive.
Janus went up and twisted their arms behind their back. The guards struggled in shock as Janus was squeezing angrily.
"Give us the password, or I will skin you and hang you blokes in my wall tonight."
Clive knew he really wouldn't do it, but it was convincing to the two guards.
"The-the password is Jet."
"Good," Janus let go of their hands as the guards fled down the hall. "I want out of this armor."
They met back in the hidden room. The team entered in the password as Clive and Janus swapped back to their normal clothes.
xxx
"Master Alfred, are we lost?" asked Todd.
"Of-of course not," said Alfred. "I'm just trying to remember the way out."
"Of course master," said Todd.
Alfred sweated as he tried to change the subject. "Uh, Pike, why do you close your eyes all the time?"
"Hey, don't turn it on me!" said Pike, waving his arms.
"And why is your hair green?" asked Alfred.
"Sh-shut up!"
Alfred continued to think of a way out. The elevator moved with a bending sound.
Alfred prepared to throw one of his bombs and Todd already had his sword drawn.
The elevator came to the floor as the door opened. Alfred watched the figure carefully. Then he dropped the bomb in a sweat.
"Hi Alfred."
Alfred was frozen so Todd had to talk for him. "Greetings, Lady Sequoya."
"What are you guys doing in here?" she asked. Shita was carrying fireworks.
"We are looking for a way out, but master Alfred seems to have forgotten." said Todd.
"No I didn't!" said Alfred.
"Yeah you did."
Alfred store at Pike angrily.
"No problem," said Sequoya. "You should take the elevator to this floor and leave through a gap in one of the cells."
"Why haven't you left yet?" asked Todd.
"We are needed here most than anywhere else right now," said Sequoya. She walked into a cell as they heard an explosion of firecrackers.
Alfred went into the elevator followed by Todd and Pike.
"What's with lover boy and that girl?" asked Pike.
Todd sort of smiled childishly at this. "Master Alfred seems to have developed a crush on lady Sequoya."
Alfred frowned. "Shut up."
xxx
Password: Jet
Trisk clicked on one of the icons.
Fugitive information:
Name: Tempest Savannah
Age: 21
Sex: Female
Wanted: Yes
Other team mates: N/A
Information on fugitive: Under any circumstances shall this prisoner be released or moved to another cell unless you have received confirmation by the two head guardsman or Lord Begucci himself.
"Why do they choose her to keep in a cell like this?" asked Virginia.
"Probably had some king of special power," said Trisk. "Like my telekinesis."
xxx
The world is a bitch these days…
A young woman scurried to church as the bell rang on a cold day.
As she was about to make her way in, she saw a wet little girl sobbing to herself.
She walked over to her, putting her arm around her shoulder.
"Hey kid, why are you crying?"
The little girl told her that the people said she couldn't come in because it was "too crowded."
It was storming hard, drenching them both.
The girl was covered in dirt and rags, making the woman understand why they didn't let her in.
She smiled, taking her hand while they walked in. After arguing with the doormen, she finally convinced them to let her and the cold girl in.
She was so happy that day.
After that, the little orphan girl never left her…
A few years later, the girl's mangled body lay in her coffin, her being only seven years old.
She died the night before of illness…
It was like the day they met, storming and cold as she stood on a hill with a shovel in hand.
The woman found a small purse and inside it were two gellas and a note written in childish handwriting.
"I hope this gella I saved up will help build bigger churches so children could go to church."
The little girl, for two years, had been saving up an offering of love.
Tearfully, she shoved the note and gella in her pocket. She picked up her shovel and dug angrily.
The little girl's tale of love and compassion towards others who never gave her any would never be told.
The reason she had for living never got carried out.
She thought of the poisoned wasteland, and the only one who was pure in the world was a little orphan girl.
So the woman was forced to bury the little girl on that rainy day, alone on the hill.
The world is a bitch these days…
xxx
"Hey, Tempest freak, over here," hollered Gallows.
The Gothic looking woman walked towards the Baskar…
