Chapter 23 "The Fighters"
Melody and the freedom fighters stood their ground in an abandoned village, and waited there to catch their breaths.
"Where do we go now?" one of the younger freedom fighters spoke.
"Hang on, I know of a base around here." one of the 'real' fighters spoke.
"Lead the way." Melody said.
They made their way to a cavern in the middle of a grassy area; there lay two stones each of different angle and shape.
Beside them was a tall tree, it looked like a normal field really.
It was odd he led them there.
"One second." Kit stepped forward.
He tapped against the tree and to everybody's surprise, a door opened from underneath the ground.
It creaked when it opened, loud like a nails-on-chalkboard sensation.
Down the hole was a very bleak and very rundown structure.
"This is one of the older bases," said Kit. "But it's still in the Rebel manifest."
Alec had a keen look in his eyes, drawn to Melody every second.
The young girl was still very curious about all of this, being under her father's thumb for so long made her very oblivious to the outside world.
The lights came on, not very many though most of them were burned out.
The fighters and fake fighters sat down, discussing things.
"Girl, what's your name? And what sector are you from?" Kit asked.
"Oh, well you see I'm not with the fighters." Melody said.
"You mentioned something about your father coming after us, was he a guard?" Kit continued to question.
A fighter quickly closed the trap door now that they were in safe territory.
"My Father, well you see, I'm not like him at all." said Melody. "I completely disagree with everything he's done, murdering countless people without warning or reason. I wanted to rise above that, and when I heard about your people being taken to the base close by, I had to act."
"Wait, what are you saying?" said Kit, the raccoon.
"My father, well you see, he's Blake, the dictator who took you captive." Melody said, worry in her tone.
There was a huge gasp coming from each person there.
"But I'm not like him I assure you!" Melody said.
"I think she's proven herself so far." Alec spoke out; everybody's eyes were focused on him. "I'm with the secret pantaloon, a group within the freedom fighters meant for infiltration, which explains why a lot of you don't know me, but, she just risked her life to get us out of there, and I don't think she should have to pay for her father's mistakes."
Everyone in the room looked suspicious, but they did feel easier by Alec's statement.
Sadly none of them knew that the moment he'd get the chance, he'd double-cross them.
End chapter