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I know this is short but Ramona's ribs have healed and she's back in actions, for the time being. Please read and review and give me your opinions or thoughts. (:

Chapter 8: Sneaking In

We had been planning for over two months while my ribs healed and tonight was finally the night we would sneak into the Interpol station so we could get my safe back. I was ready to start crawling through the air vents the moment we snuck into the nighttime grounds. After being out of commission for over seven weeks, I was ready to get back out into the field. Even though Charlotte had researched the buildings blueprints a thousand times, we still could only pinpoint the location to two possible rooms. Since we weren't sure which one we really needed, we would have to look through both; or I would have to look through them. Like we normally did, I would be the one to sneak in while Sitka and Charlotte would sit and wait in the car. Which I didn't really mind, I liked doing things myself so I knew they would be done. Since I needed to sneak in with no possible way for me to be detected, I would have to shimmy my way through a series of air vents, which I dreaded. Yes, I would fit I just didn't like the dust, dirt, cobwebs, spiders, and other various bugs inside. And since I had fur, getting cobwebs out was always that much harder.

I groaned when I got a face full of spider webs and heard a laugh through the other end of my earpiece. I moved quickly through the air vents and finally found the floor grate to the first storage room. I tried to be as quiet as I could while I removed the floor grate into the vent and crawled up. Even though there wasn't any security in the room itself, it only took one slip up to get half the police force on my tail. Trying to fit the cover in the vent while I tried to squeeze out of it was difficult but eventually got it done. This room was rather large and filled with confiscated items and I searched and searched for my safe.

"I don't see it." I muttered softly into my earpiece. I had searched every shelf at least two times and I didn't see it.

"Then it has to be in the other room. Go back into the air vents and get to that second room, it has to be in there." Charlotte muttered back. So, I crawled back down into the vents and replaced the grate to the floor opening.

I quickly crawled my way through the vents again and tried to find my way to the second holding room. I had to stay silent while in the vents. They ran all throughout the floors of the building and the footsteps of the people walking echoed in the vents. It was dark in the vents and my night vision didn't really help. So, I had to feel my way around in the vents in order to find the opening. Like with the first room, I lifted the grate into the vent and crawled out. This room wasn't as full as the last one but I still searched thoroughly. I searched it over and over and over and I still didn't see the vase. I was starting to get worried that the police had cracked the lock and gotten everything out.

"It's not in here. Are you sure there aren't anymore place to check?"

"I-I'm positive! There aren't any other holding rooms in the building! Look again, while I look over the blueprints again." I looked through the shelves again while she did whatever she was researching. I muttered a curse when the door opened and my gaze rested on two officers in uniform. There were no windows in the room and if I went back through the air vents it would slow me down. Both men drew their weapons and told me to freeze and I darted between their legs and bolted down the hallway.

"Give me an escape route here!" I shouted while more officers caught on to what was going on. I groaned when I had to pass by my sisters' officer. Not only was Carmelita in there, but my two brothers who recently returned to Paris, were in there as well. Pretty soon, the only officers that were 'permitted' to follow were the people I was related to. Unfortunately, they were good at their job and the men were catching up quickly. I darted in and out of the hallways and tried to find and exit that didn't include jumping out of a window. I had lost communications with my siblings and was on my own to find and exit. I jumped when I heard the zipping sound of shot off shock pistol rounds. My heart almost stopped when I saw I had just led myself to a dead end and realized I was completely surrounded. I slid to a stop and looked around frantically to find and exit.

I grunted with I was sent to the ground by my Carlos while Daniel slapped a pair of handcuffs on my wrists. I was roughly lifted up before the two foxes started leading me somewhere in the building. I kicked my legs, wiggled within their grasps, and tried to stop them from walking while they carted me away but nothing helped. Even if I was older than them, they were still a larger than I was and stronger as well.

"Put me down, Carlos!" I shouted at the officer at my left and he simply smirked, "I swear if you don't let me go I swear I'll-" I was cut off.

"Do what? You strike us and you'll get charged with assault on an officer." The officer on my right added. I rolled my eyes and gave a silent snarl as they dragged to a holding cell. The cell door slammed shut after I was inside and I watched my brothers walk of proudly. I fumbled around with my earpiece until I picked a signal.

"Sorry, lost my signal." I said into the earpiece and waited for a reply.

"Don't worry; we'll get you out of there soon. We just have to wait for things to die down a little and we'll sneak in and get you out." Sitka replied.

"Thanks guys." I quickly shut off my communicator when Inspector Fox marched in front of my cell.

"Smooth Ramona, real smooth. After we make sure you didn't steal anything from the storage rooms, we'll bring you in for a brief interrogation before booking you and sending you to a nicer cell." She threw a fake smile before waltzing away. I gave a soft growl and slumped against the wall and crossed my arms. This definitely wasn't my best break in but it would be so much better if my own siblings didn't gloat at my apprehension.