Chapter 3
Kim stood there looking a Jack for several seconds, but before she could say anything a Jack spotted a movement out of the corner of his eye. Springing forward he hauled a young man with a dagger out from behind the drapes, flipped him onto the bed and pulled his own dagger out of his boot and held it to the guys throat. Jack recognized him as the Latino waiter that had been serving food to Overlord as he watch Jack and Frank fight.
"You have exactly ten seconds to tell me why I shouldn't kill you!" hissed Jack
"Wait," said Kim grabbing Jack's arm, "This is Jerry he's our inside man here at Overlord's castle."
Jack re-sheathed his dagger and let Jerry go.
"Sorry about that," he said, "honest mistake. Rudy never told me about you."
"He's on our side," said Jerry in disbelief as he clambered up off the bed. Kim nodded.
"What about all that stuff about a nudge and rough housing?" said Jerry.
"That was all a flim-flam to get a chance to talk to Kim alone," said Jack, "I needed to tell her that Rudy sent me to rescue her."
"There's a secret passage behind the set of drapes where you found me," said Jerry. "Its how I got in and it's how you can get out of this room without being seen." Jerry led them into the secret passage way and down a flight of stairs. After a few seconds they came to a place where the passage split off in a T shape. Jerry pointed down the left side of the T.
"That's the way you want to go," said Jerry, "The tunnel comes out in the old indoor pool building, the back door of which opens right next to the weakest part of the wall." He started to lead them but Kim's hand on his shoulder stopped him.
"We'll take it from here," she said, "You need to get back to kitchen before anyone gets suspicious."
Jerry nodded and started off in the other direction.
"Good luck," he whispered before disappearing back into the shadows!
Jack and Kim continued down the passageway until the emerged in the pool room. Jack suddenly stopped in the door way and held up a hand signaling Kim to stop. Kim looked around Jack's shoulder and saw what had stopped him.
There was a guard patrolling the room. He paused by the diving board with his back to them. Jack motioned for Kim to stay put. Easing out of the doorway he slipped noiselessly up behind the guard in the in the blink of an eye had him in a sleeper hold. The guard tried to struggle but Jack's grip only tightened and in a few seconds the guard was out cold.
Jack turned and motioned for Kim to follow. Jack paused at the outside door and looked both ways to make sure that the coast was clear. He crossed the fifteen feet to the wall and standing with his back to the 8 foot high wall he cupped his hands and braced them on his bent knees. Kim caught on immediately, sprinted forward and jumped placing her right foot in Jack's hands. Jack boosted her up and over the wall. As soon as the heard her land he jumped up caught the top of the wall and pulled himself up.
Just as he stood up on the top of the wall, a guard on one of the towers spotted him. The guard started banging on the warning bell and with his other hand he raised and fired a crossbow. Jack's hand shot up and caught the arrow mere inches from his chest. Jumping down from the wall he and Kim disappeared into the woods.
The two escapees raced up the trail jumping logs dodging trees and vaulting boulders. Kim was impressed with Jacks agility it was almost as though had and traveled these trails before. Finally after an hour of fox and hounds, with their water supply running low, Overlord's men gave up and headed back to the strong hold.
Kim and Jack arrived back at the rebel base to a hero's welcome. Little Jenny Lynn was so excited to have Kim back that it took awhile for her father to get her into bed that night. A little while later Jack was out in the courtyard of the base practicing with his sword.
Kim suddenly appeared in the courtyard a sandy haired, green eyed boy stood next to her. As Jack ended his practice he immediately noticed that his boy was holding Kim's hand.
"You disappeared before I got a chance to thank you," said Kim, "You took quite a chance getting me out of there."
"Don't mention it," Said Jack with a wave of his hand, "I always enjoy bending that reprobate out of shape."
Kim smiled and Jack smiled, and immediately the boy cleared his throat loudly.
"Oh sorry," said Kim, "This is my boyfriend Alex." Alex nodded and Jack responded in kind.
"Just for the record," said Alex, "I could have gotten her out of there but Rudy would let me he said I was too important to risk."
"I'm sure you could have," Said Jack, trying to be diplomatic even as his teeth clenched. If there was one thing that Jack couldn't stand it was arrogance, but he doubted Kim would like it very much if he cold conked her boyfriend right in front of her.
Something about Jack's calm demeanor riled Alex and he felt pressured to prove his point. Letting go of Kim's hand he grabbed one of the swords from a nearby rack and went into a fancy routine of parries, thrusts, and so on.
Jack stood there watching this with his arms folded across his chest an unreadable expression on his face. Finally Alex finished and looked at Jack as if to say, 'how do you like that?'
"I think I should tell you the truth," said Jack, "for your own good."
"Oh and what's that?" snapped Alex,
"I see now why Rudy wouldn't let you got on the mission. It was because you wouldn't last two minutes in a real fight." Said Jack Calmly
Kim's mouth dropped open and Alex's eyes flashed with anger. Before Kim could intervene Alex was up in Jack's face.
"Oh yeah?!" he snapped
"Yeah," said Jack his arms still folded across his chest.
"Alright, smartguy," snapped Alex moving back into the center of the practice yard, "You and me Right here, Right Now!"
Jack smiled and drew his sword.
To Be Continued…..
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