Chapter 9
Ticket out of Paris
This place was cold... wet... and dark but most of all really quiet expect for the echo of their walking footsteps. They had been down here for at least two hours now Marla walked staying beside the group at a fair pace still with young Olga on her back who had fallen asleep but she didn't mind as long as the had the SH up ahead. Without their nigh vision like eyes they would be completely lost. She and everyone else who didn't have SH abilities could only see six or seven feet in front of them in the darkness. "So where is this leading to." Jason asked "To a safe place" Francis replied. Jason groaned but didn't even bother to ask again. "We're taking a route that leads to the Metro tunnels so watch out for trains." Wow that's actually not a bad plan "Then we're getting out of Paris even France." Francis had clearly just hit someones nerve. "Whats in gods name do you mean we're leaving! What about Tom... or Ron... errr Jake!" Natalie screamed out bursting into tears. "That's why we're leaving France they'll be taking them straight to the prison in Germany..."
"And how do you know this wise guy... just because your SH doesn't mean..." But Natalie had been interrupted "Because they take every captured SH there and... I've been there many times, still can't believe I'm still alive but I just happened to survive and escape and so had my daughter and Ron along with the other fallen Comrades who had fallen in that horrible place... that's where the apprentices are made..." Marla followed the mans eyes who were now glancing at Olga "And Olga will be kept in safe hands while I go there alone..." Everyone instantly rambled over his last bit of words. "There is absolutely no way in hell I am letting you go alone to save them I have a score to settle with A2" Marcus complained "I won't let my friends and my brother rot in that prison.." Jason stood up to Francis." Marla tried to hush them so they wouldn't wake up Olga but they wouldn't stop Catherine stood there without saying anything. " You can't keep me from going with you." Marcus stood up to Francis along with Jason. "Me too." Natalie stepped up as well "You can bet your ass I'm coming along too."
Francis shook his head furiously not wanting to let them go but he had no choice "I can't keep you from going so... you may come..." The three smiled and and shook hands "They will have freedom again." Marcus announced proudly. "What about Olga where will she go?" Olga was the enemies priority and bringing her straight to the enemy would just be stupid but she knew Francis would never think of such a thing. "We're going to keep her in safe hands with the resistance stationed here in France, Marla I would like you and my daughter to stay with Olga and keep her there with you." Marla was about to plead him to let her with him but in this tight situation they didn't really anytime to argue and she was one of the only members in the group who knew where the resistance was located.
"Aye Aye" Catherine replied in sarcastic tone. Marla could already tell Catherine wasn't the lay low type of person. "Hey Marla follow me its this way." She may know where the resistance base was located in France but she had no clue how to get out of these tunnels safely without getting lost. "Could you wait a second Catherine?" Jason said from behind. Jason held Marla by her shoulder spun her around gently so he wouldn't wake up Olga then unexpectedly smacked a kiss right on her lips. It lasted for a good amount of time but not too long. "Darling please be careful out there." She looked up into the eyes she adored for such a long time while telling herself they would both live to see each other again. "You too hone." Then without looking back she turned back around and began to run following Catherine from behind in the dark and sacred tunnels.
"Do you think they'll make it?" Catherine asked nervously. Marla giggled at the question she gave making Catherine look back curiously. "Of course they will just who and the hell do you think they are." Marla answered confidently without any hesitation. The answer made Catherine smile looking back ahead just in time to see a pillar barely dodging it. "Woah that was close." Having to carry two people back to the resistance base would have been a lot of fun... "Just keep your eyes focused up ahead." Shes just like her father. "Will do thanks for the advice Marla."
As they were running through the tunnels she could she the skulls and bones of the catacombs appeared into view. "Thank god Olga's not awake right now it would had been a nightmare having her getting all worked up all over these dust and bones." Marla could only imagine. "Yea... well don't jinx us." That would be the last thing she would want to do.
"How long has she been sleeping?" Marla didn't even know when the little girl had fallen asleep but she could already tell she was a deep sleeper and could probably sleep anywhere not to mention she was being carried on her back the whole time. "For half the time we've been down in these tunnels, about one and half hours." Thank god there were no French soldiers around because the girl was being held up against her back by her two arms wrapping around her legs and if she, so if she wanted to use her rifle it would mean she would have to let go of Olga... that would probably wake her up.
As they were running down the tunnels she started thinking about how far the French troops were from them. "Where do you think the french troops are?" The question made Marla nervous just asking but Catherine answered with no worry. "We'd know if they were heading are way cause before we left I set trip wired mines in all the tunnels leading toward our general direction, so if they were coming toward us it would sound like a thunder strike." Sure made her feel a lot more safe going through this creepy place. "That would probably wake Olga up wouldn't" Marla said in a joking manner Catherine laughed along. "Yea probably but don't.. jin..." And just before Catherine could finish the word jinx she tripped over a bump in the ground landing on the ground but quickly got back up on her feet beginning to run again. "Jinx.." Catherine sighed. Then just before you knew it they could hear the "thunder strike" and the loud shrieks of soldiers yelling in pain following with the sound of the ceiling collapsing.
The little girl on her back yelped in fright waking up from her deep sleep. "What was that?" Catherine grinned "The sound of thunder sister." Olga laughed "Zeus strikes again!" Catherine laughed along "And the bowling pins had been knocked over by the bowling ball." The little girl then shouted back "Strike out!" This sure wasn't the first time she had been waked up by an explosion. "Haha ok keep it down you two."