Chapter three: A Turn for the Worse
The next morning arrived quickly. Every fairy involved got to Police Plaza by 6:30 am. It wasn't necessary, though, because they weren't to begin until the late afternoon. Everyone was anxious to get started. The rest of the day passed as the fairies sat at the table in the staff rec room and fidgeted. It was not until the artificial sun began to sink below the tops of the buildings Artemis said, "I think it's time we began."
"Finally," Lauryn groaned. "We've been waiting all day."
Artemis talked them through the plan once more then they set off to start.
Foaly sat in his specially designed chair and watched on the screen through the camera in John Oak's helmet. Butler was in front of John, but other than that he couldn't see any other people. Although, he knew that a whole team of LEP officers were behind the elfin Captain.
Foaly rolled his swivel chair to another screen and watched through the camera in Holly's helmet. LEP officers were hovering above the roof of Police Plaza waiting. There were several officers behind her too.
"Have they got them yet?" Lauryn said.
Foaly jumped in surprise at the girl's sudden comment. "No," he whinnied, "they're still waiting for Butler and John."
"Hey guys," Corporal Weed called out, "I think I got something here!"
The rest of the officers in the round dirt cell looked and there, behind Weed, was a hole in the wall. The hole was about two feet in diameter and three feet deep.
"That's what you were doing this whole time?" a sprite said.
"Awesome! We're out!"
"Let's go!"
Weed held up a hand. "Wait! We're not out yet. On the other side of this whole is metal. We have to break the metal first…or melt it."
"How about this," Captain Redwood suggested, holding up his Neutrino 3000. He walked up to the hole pointed his Neutrino at the metal three feet away and fired a long stream of level five. After a minute or so of being hammered upon by a Neutrino laser, the metal finally gave in.
"We're out!" the formerly imprisoned officers laughed as they each scrambled out the hole and climbed down the wall holding on to the windowsills.
"Is that the cell?" Nº 1 whispered to Qwan.
"Yes," Qwan whispered back. "I think so…but I'm willing to take a chance."
Qwan conjured up a magical image of a full-grown bull troll and sent him towards the guards. The guards took one look at it and ran screaming. Qwan and N° 1 approached the door grinning. "Obviously not the bravest of demons," Qwan stated.
Sool had added a lock to the door ever since the mud children escaped that time by simply hitting the door repeatedly. The lock was the most primitive model. The mud men still used it.
Qwan held his hand about two inches away from the lock. It made a click as the lock came undone.
"How did you do that?" N° 1 gasped.
"We warlocks have always been able to do that. It's one of our less famous powers. Haven't you ever wondered why they call us warlocks?" Qwan grinned.
N° 1 rolled his eyes. "Ha. Ha."
The two small fairies pried the heavy door open. The cell was empty. Instead of LEP officers, there was a gaping hole.
"Where did they—" A pair of huge demon hands grabbed them from behind.
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