Clary's POV:
I pointed to Max and Izzy and then back down the stairs. They nodded and headed quietly back down. I turned off my flash light and motioned for Jace to creep over and cause a distraction by the pool table. He crawled along the ground, quickly and quietly. Once he got behind the pool table on the opposite side of the room he gave me a thumbs up. My heart pounded and I texted Izzy to call the police. She texted back saying ok. Once the men weren't looking Jace hit the balls on the table. The went flying into each other. The men jumped and swore and my heart leapt out my chest. I took a deep breath to calm myself. The men headed over to the table.
"It's fine. The table's probably on a slant Mason," one said.
"No names!" Another snarled. This was my que. I stood up and headed over quietly. I was standing right before them before I swung the bat and hit "Mason" over the head. He went down with a thump. The other guys reeled around.
"Well, well, well. What do we have here?" "Z" asked. I swung the bat around in one hand before smacking another guy over the head. Z let out a yell and tried to grab me. I ducked and hit him between the legs. He let out a yell as I kicked him back onto the pool table. He landed with a crash and was still. The other three men rounded on me and I ran, Jace hot on my heels. We ran down the stairs to the ground floor. They were still chasing us. We passed Izzy and Max.
"Come on!" I yelled. I led them to the basement, forming a plan in my head.
"Get them!" One of the men roared. I led everyone to the laundry room.
They all followed me in. The door slammed behind us, the door locking.
Izzy screamed and pounded on the door.
"Let us go!" She yelled and I heard the men laugh then a the rumble of thunder. Lightening crashed. The men walked off and Izzy started crying. I pulled her to me.
"Sh, Izzy. Sh, I have a plan." I whispered.
After a while her tears stopped and she rounded on me.
"It's your fault! If you hadn't led us here then we would be able to do something!"
"Izzy shut up! This was part of my plan!" I whispered yelled. I turned to Max.
"Can you be brave for me?" I asked, he nodded silently. Lightening crashed again. I turned to the wall and pulled open the laundry Shute. Max and I were the only ones who could get up it. We had done so when playing hide and seek one day.
"Izzy, Jace. You need to stay here and keep up the charade that we are locked in," Jace shook his head.
"Your not going up there!" He said. "I will," he tried to climb up the chute but his shoulders got stuck. He dislodged himself. I quietly explained my plan. Max and I were going up the chute. Max would go and get the neighbours whilst I would distract the guys without them knowing. Then I would get Izzy and Jace out and we would trap them. They nodded as I explained it all.
"We need to record voices," I told them. Izzy held up her phone and recorded us all yelling at each other. I gave her the portable speaker that was sitting on the table and she connected it. "When I come back you have to play it!" I told her. She nodded. Phase 1 of the plan begins now.