Welcome back comrades. We journey today onwards. Be prepared for violence and swearing and maybe a little bit of Frella. I haven't decided yet.
Chapter 12- Escape
Stella's P.O.V.
I haven't found Stark yet. I'm starting to get worried that he might have found the others. Then the whole point of me trying to distract him would have been for nothing. I swear though if he's laid a finger on any of them I'll bloody kill him.
I heard footsteps coming from the right and then a voice.
"Stella. Come out, come out wherever you are."
Stark. That was both good and bad.
Good he wasn't near the others
Bad he'd found me
I dived round the corner hoping he hadn't seen me. Please say he hadn't seen me.
"Come out Stella. We know you're here."
Damn he'd seen me.
"Come out now Stella and we won't hurt you."
I stepped out in front of him. He could have me as long as he didn't hurt the others.
"Come here." He beckoned
I stayed put
"I'll use force if I have to."
"Go on then."
His smile disappeared. He didn't like to be challenged. A few guards then appeared from behind him.
"Making your guards do all the work now."
He glared at me
"Why won't you do it yourself? Not executive enough for you? Not what you think a Chief Agent should have to do?"
He didn't say anything
"Or are you too scared?"
His head shot up and I knew I'd struck a nerve
"No.. I'm not scared. Why would I be scared?"
"You are scared." I couldn't help but smile "Oh this is priceless. Absolutely priceless!
"Shut up!" he snapped
"You were never that good at unarmed combat if I remember rightly. Bottom of the class for that weren't you."
My arms were suddenly pulled behind me and a pair of handcuffs were slipped on.
"I told you I would use force."
"You didn't though did you. Your guards did." I pointed out much to his annoyance.
"Where's London and your other little friends?" he asked trying to change the subject
"I'll never tell you."
"You will in time." He opened one of the cell doors "In you go."
The guards pushed me inside and onto the floor
"Will you tell me now?"
"Never!" I spat
"Bye bye then Stella." He waved as the door closed
Not again. I hated this. Being locked up again and again. I let a couple of tears escape. I was stuck now
No Stella snap out of it. Pull yourself together.
Right first things first. Handcuffs. Got to get them off.
I reached up to my hair where I had some hair pins. Bingo.
Just a bit of fiddling and… yes. The handcuffs released.
Now for the camera. I pulled the bed over and had a good look at it. Just like the others. I pulled on the wires and it fell to the floor. I pushed the bed back to its original position and fell on it smiling. They'd have to repair it sometime and I would be ready and waiting.
I heard a bang from the other side of the door. They'd already noticed. Great. I might get home today. I took the bed over to where the door should open and stood up on it. On quick blow to the head with the camera should get them.
The door opened and I struck. As I dropped the camera the person dived out of the way. It wasn't a guard though.
"Frank?!"
"I don't even get a hello before being assaulted."
I pulled him into a hug and hung on for dear life, terrified if I let go I would lose him.
"This is definitely making up for it though."
"What are you doing here?"
"I came back for you and you look like you needed it." He finished
"Well thank you but can we go before Stark finds us please."
"Good idea. Let's go."
We got back to the main corridor and looked for a way out.
"Miss Knight leaving so soon."
We twisted round and saw Stark. How does he always find us?
An idea came into my head about how to get out of this. Flattery. It would either work really well or fall flat.
"Oh dear looks like you're stuck."
"Um yes. Totally and completely stuck" I started. I had no idea where I was going with this. "But before you arrest us, let me and Frank congratulate you on being a worthy opponent."
"What are you doing?" Frank whispered
"Just go with it." I whispered back
I started to clap and Frank followed
"Congratulations."
"Oh thank you very much." He stepped closer
"Tell us how you managed to find us each time?"
"Yeah clever guy like you. It couldn't have taken long to work out."
I elbowed Frank in the ribs. That was the kind of clues that could have given us away. Thankfully though Stark liked to be admired and told he was clever. If he took one more step towards us we could get him.
"Well," he started and took that step "it was all down t- AHHHH!"
He screamed as I kicked him in the legs. Frank took him from behind and paralysed him. He was down
Frank's P.O.V.
"Let me congratulate you on being a worthy opponent?" I asked "Really? Of all the things you could have said."
"At least you're not stuck in a cell." She responded and started walking down the corridor
"But really I thought you would have come up with a better excuse than that."
"Now. You want to do this now."
"Is there a better time?"
"Hmm. Let me think." She said sarcastically "Of course there's a better time!" she shouted shoving me in the chest
"When?"
"Maybe when were not on the run from Stark and his band of merry men. Did you think of that?"
"Good point."
"You've finally seen the bigger picture have you?"
"No need to be rude about it."
"Well I've been in prison for a month and trust me you see a much bigger picture when you're in there." She snapped
"I'm sorry Stella. I didn't know."
"What do you know?"
There we are friends. This is the end of the chapter. Review and share your thoughts.