So I went ahead and wrote another chapter. Enjoy.

For a brief moment, all Pyrrha and Yang could do was stare at each other. Neither of them could really believe what had just happened, but they couldn't deny it either. For that brief moment in time, they were the only two people in the world. Unfortunately, the moment was ruined by a police helicopter flying over, it snapped them out of it and brought them back to reality. "We should go," Pyrrha said.

With the door fully open, the couple ran back to the bus. Pyrrha jumped in the driver's seat and Yang joined the others in the back. With everyone now on board, the Pyrrha hit the gas. As they sped away from the prison and toward the exit, they finally got to see the shitstorm the riot had kicked up. There were dozens of cop cars and SWAT vans parked out front, with multiple choppers in the air and more police than they cared to count.

"If anyone stops us, let the officers do the talking!" Pyrrha shouted to the inmates, as they rapidly closed in on the front gate. "Nora, Ren. If anyone asks, we couldn't regain control and were forced to evacuate." she then told the other guards. Despite everything they had just been through, this was the most crucial part of the plan. If they failed here, there would be no survivors.

Before Ren and Nora could respond, the bus reached the gate and was forced to stop. The road was blocked by police cars, and behind them stood numerous officers with their guns drawn. This was the moment of truth, would they fall for it. "Driver step out of the vehicle and identify yourself!" shouted one of the officers.

With everyone's lives in her hands, Pyrrha opened the doors and walked off the bus with her hands up. "Officer Pyrrha Nikos, sir," she told the officer. Having once been a highly decorated police officer and now being a well-respected prison officer, this was where she really made her contribution to the escape plan. No cop would ever suspect her of aiding criminals in a prison break, she was too good for that.

"I've heard of you, the most decorated female officer in Vale's history. It's an honour to meet you in person, but what are you doing driving that bus?" the officer asked. Of course, she could only get so far on her name and reputation alone, now it was time to try out her cover story.

"We did all we could, but we couldn't regain control. The inmates killed the other officers, took their weapons and raided the armoury. They've taken complete control and they're slaughtering each other. We had no choice but to evacuate, it was that or die in vain." she explained. Although she was deceiving the officer, pretty much everything she said was true. She just had to hope that he was willing to believe it.

"Shit, is it really that bad in there?" the officer asked. The fact he even had to ask, made it very clear that the police had no idea what was happening inside. For that she pitted them, they were in no way prepared for what they were dealing with.

"It's no longer a prison, it's hell. The things we've seen in there, we're never going to forget them," she responded. Again, she was deceiving him but at the same time being perfectly honest. The situation was truly horrific, and she wouldn't forget many of the things she had seen. With any luck, her brutal honesty would put her above suspicion.

The officer looked at the others around him "Clear the road, we can't keep them in there." he ordered. He then looked back to Pyrrha "I can only imagine what you've all been through, and I hope to the gods that you can recover from it. Now you get yourselves away from this nightmare, we'll take it from here." With that, the cops cleared the way and opened the gate.

Getting back in the driver's seat, she drove out through the crowd of cops. She could barely breathe as she crept past them, knowing they could be caught at any moment. She wanted to floor it and get away as fast as possible, but that could raise suspicion so she had to go slow. The only problem with going slow was that it increased the chances of someone looking in and recognizing one of the inmates.

By some miracle, they managed to get through without getting caught. They drove in silence at the same speed until the prison was out of sight, then Pyrrha put her foot down and the inmates started to celebrate their freedom. "We did it, we actually fucking did it!" Yang shouted in delight. She had been certain they would do it, but actually doing it gave her a hell of a rush.

"Damn right we did!" Ruby shouted in agreement. She couldn't contain her excitement, she had led her friends to safety. Now she knew for certain, she was a natural-born leader and the Huntresses would follow her into hell and out the other side. She went to prison thinking her life was over, to say she was wrong was an understatement. Her life started the day she entered Beacon, and she had a lot more life to come.

Their escape had been an ordeal, but that didn't matter. They were free, free to take their place in Vale's underworld, before tearing it apart. But first came the small matter of dumping the bus and finding a place to hide. So when the celebration wound down and the prison became a distant memory, it was time to plan the final step of the plan.

"Hey Pyrrha, any ideas about where we can stay for a while? You know this area better than the rest of us." Ruby asked. As inmates were deliberately kept in the dark as to the location of Beacon, only the officer's had any idea where they were. Dumping the bus would be the easy part, but finding a place to stay would be particularly difficult given how many of them there were.

"There are a few abandoned buildings nearby, but those are the first places they'll look for fugitives. So we need somewhere less obvious, we need to hide in plain sight. With any luck, law enforcement will be too busy cleaning up that mess to notice us." Pyrrha answered. Yet again, her knowledge of law enforcement gave them an edge. If anyone would know the best place for fugitives to hide, it would be her.

"I like that idea, but I don't care where we end up as long as I can get this stab wound fixed up," Yang added. Thanks to adrenaline rush caused by their dramatic escape, she had almost forgotten Vernal's parting gift. But now she was starting to calm down, she was really starting to feel it. It didn't hurt particularly much due to her high pain threshold, but she was now more aware of the continual blood loss.

Pyrrha gasped "What stab wound? I didn't know you were hurt!" she said. Yang had neglected to mention her injury and hadn't shown any signs of being injured, so she had no idea that she'd been stabbed. It was a real shock and it really made her worry about Yang. Had she not been driving, she would have immediately tried to attend to Yang's wound.

"Oh, yeah Vernal stabbed me before I killed her. It's nothing big, but I probably need I few stitches." Yang calmly explained. She understood that it wasn't the ideal situation to be in, but it could have been much worse. She saw no point in making a big deal about something so minor, even if it did have the potential to become quite serious.

"That's it, we're dumping this bus in the forest and we're all going to my apartment. It's going to be crowded, but Winter is there and I can tend to your wound properly. I also can't imagine anyone will come looking for you there, they wouldn't expect 17 fugitives to be staying with a prison officer." In all honesty, it was probably the best place for them on such short notice. They would have to find somewhere else to stay eventually, but it would be fine for a day or two.

"Hell Yeah, let's go to your place." was the response from Yang. That was all it took for the Huntresses decide, they would be living with Pyrrha until they could find a better place to live and set up their operation. Of course, it being the best place to hide for a few days wasn't the only reason Yang was so enthusiastic, she was excited by the prospect of living with Pyrrha.

So they're out of prison and now we can move on to the next phase of the story. There was only so much that could happen within the confines of the prison, but now the possibilities are endless. This is where the real fun begins if you stick around.