Chapter ten

I don't own the Darkest Powers trilogy I only own my OC's and the plot for this story.

A/N PLEASE READ! This is just to say that I've altered chapter eight a tiny bit. It so small you don't have to go back and read it again. Instead of Nike and Tye arriving the next day they actually have driven for two nights. That's why Tye is so tiered. I'm really sorry for the mess around but I'm useless at time scales. So Chapter nine from Chloe's POV is a day behind Nike's chapter. I hope this make sense. From now on all chapters will be happening at the same time. If you don't understand feel free to PM me I'll try to explain better. Sorry again.

Oh and there is more swearing

Previously…

"Oh" Tye say's nothing and I look to see him sprawled in the other flower printed bed his eyes already closed. I let him sleep while I force my stomach to calm down. I managed but then started to think about how nice it was Tye being nice to me calling me Sweetie, it was cheesy but I couldn't explain to myself why and how good that felt. Damn him it was all his fault. I couldn't wait till this afternoon now. When I would be able to think of something else.

Nike

It was time. Tye had slept for eight hours straight keeping me awake for at least half that time. Not because he snored oh no it was the complete opposite it was because he didn't snore. He didn't move I'm sure he didn't breathe! It was freaky I thought he was dead! Not that I needed to sleep. Since he was the one who had driven all that time but he refused to let me drive. Anyway now he was back to his normal grumpy self.

"Come on" I turn to look at Tye in the door way his clothes were extremely rumpled. He had ignored my logical suggestion to get some cheap clothes by saying I quote "We're freeing a prisoner not going to meet the president".

"I'm coming" I snap back.

"I'm coming doesn't mean sitting on your backside twiddling your thumbs!" Ok maybe he was a little more grumpy than usual.

"You should have slept for another four hours" I grumble standing and walking to meet him refusing to let my knees buckle from nerves. Never in all my years of working for the Edison Group had I had to set fire to building. I would have taken the punishment if they had asked.

"If I had I would have missed our wonderful conversations" his voice oozed sarcasm. Since waking up five hours ago we had pretty much argued the whole time. The clothes I have already mentioned. The time we should leave. We had talked about it over breakfast; which seemed years ago I was starving, but now we were rethinking everything! Only to come up with the same plan just an hour later. We had decided to not go for day time but night since it gave us better cover and Tye could be more help, and we could rest up. Our plan was pretty much full proof I would start a fire in the building, the boiler room which I knew would spread into a laboratory then some other rooms none that held anyone in it. Tye had told me there was another Demi fire demon staying there. That should get people either evacuating or running to put the fire out but it should leave us able to find Kit, Derek and Simon's dad. Then when we had him we would run get straight in the car and drive away quick. Now there where only a few problems we didn't know the condition Kit was in or if as soon as there was a fire they would run to get him out.

"Stop worrying this was your idea"

"I'm not worrying" I snap. Tye rolls his eyes.

"No I'm sure everything will go to plan"

"I'm not going to ask you to trust me again" I snap looking up to him flicking my hair behind my shoulder. I would need to tie it back. I pull at he band I always have around my wrist and twist my hair up. Tye watches me.

"You look respectable enough to leave?" He asks once I was done.

"No I'm not sure which lip gloss to go for" I smile sweetly at him while I kick him out of the door. He hurried and locks the room. We didn't have anything with us so we could just leave.

The car ride was silent only the hum of the engine and tires on the road. We parked the car half a mile away from the head quarters and were now walking to our starting point. We had the map I had drawn on a napkin to lead us the right way. We had been walking side by side but suddenly Tye stops dead in his tracks.

"What is it?" I whisper my voice loud in the silent night. Tye holds out a hand his eyes wide as he searched the area his nostrils flaring as he sniffed the air. A low growl rumbles from his throat and I feel the nerves I had been holding back shove their way forward.

"Tye?" I whisper again. He snaps his head to me.

"I thought I smelt something"

"What?"

"Doesn't matter"

"DOESN'T MATTER?" I nearly scream.

"Shit keep your voice down!" Tye hisses at me. "It doesn't matter the scents a weak but It's rained recently so I can't tell how old they are but they are no threat to us they are leading away from here"

"How do you know?" Tye looks to me even in the darkness I could see his face. It was wearing an expression of patience's.

"I just do now lets move" Then with that we were moving again stopping every now and then at every noise and breeze. It was nerve wracking and as we got closer I could feel the air getting tenser. I knew Tye was getting ready to run if there was even a slight sign that I was leading him to the Edison group. While I was trying not to puke. I knew what the building would smell like how the fire made things pop and sizzles, how the smoke chokes you, burns your lungs. How the fire could burn others. How I wished for the numbness I had before where I just went in and out easy as pie. When I cared only about my safety but now it avoided me. I cared about others and refused to let them down.

"Ready?" I ask Tye. We were crouched down behind some shrubs that surrounded the yellow brick building that had been my home for years.

"Do your thing" I smile shakily as my heart hammered loudly and quickly in my chest. So hard I'm sure it was breaking its way out. I close my eyes centring myself, pulling at my power that my father had so generously given me, and focus on the boiler room. I feel the heat build up inside of me. Not burning but warming. Then I let go. Cooling instantly I wait to hear the high beep of a fire alarm. I don't have to wait long. Tye stands and I follow breathing shallowly. I could smell the bitter scent of smoke and burning brick. Tye nods to follow me and we make our way to the window we were going to enter through. I step forward again holding out my hand feeling the heat radiating off it as the glass melts. It was a cool trick that I used often to get into building. Instead of the mess and noise of breaking glass melting it only meant you had to wait a few seconds for it cool down. Or end up burning yourself pretty badly. Believe me I've had experience. As soon as the window was melted and cooled down I jump through. Tye was still edgy and checks the room himself before jumping through the window.

"You better not lead me to some cage now" He warns whispering in my ear. I hold back a shiver and nod. I had never been in this part of the building. A yellow light flickered casting the grey walls in a sickly light. The long hallway had doors on each side some had glass with bars so we could see in some didn't. I didn't know what door Kit was behind.

"This one" Tye whispers veering off to the left. I jump at his voice. It wasn't silent I could hear people shouting and running around in the other part of the building.

"How do you know?" I ask. As we walk up to a plain white door.

"Kids tend to share a similar scent to their parents. I can kind of smell Simon" I nod impressed. Tye places a shoulder on the door ready to bash through. We couldn't pick the lock on this door. It seemed they really didn't want him escaping. I focus on causing an explosion and nod just as a large band filled the air. Tye breaks through door easily causing it to fly off the hinges. A man stood in the room. It was plain white with only a bed, toilet and sink. Nothing else. He fitted the description Tye had been told by Simon.

"Who are you?" He asks "Is there a fire?"

"Your knights in shining armour and yes" I answer looking outside the room, checking the corridor it was clear. Then why were my instincts nagging me that something wasn't right.

"We need to move quick something isn't right" I say quickly turning to look at Tye. He nodded I could tell he was testing the air but with the smoke quickly getting thicker I knew he would have problems.

"We need to move quickly come with us" I motion to Kit as I run out of the door. I couldn't hear Tye but that was normal I look to see him running carrying Kit. I make a note to laugh about it later. We run down the corridor and break neck speed to the window we had entered through. Turning into that room a sense of dread takes over me. It was too easy. Way to easy. I jump through the window followed quickly by Kit then Tye.

"This was too easy" I whisper as we start to run. Kit now on his own to feet.

"Don't…" Tye starts but gets cut off by a bullet.

"Shit!" I duck as more bullets start to rain down on us. I look behind quickly to see eight people on the roof with snipers. That was impossible that took time to arrange. My heart drops. This meant only one thing. They knew I was coming. How? I look forward again running faster my lungs burning from exertion and the smoke.

"Fuck!" I snap my head to Tye. He was clutching his arm as blood that looked black in the night oozed around his hand.

"Tye!" I scream.

"It's only a flesh wound now keep running!" His voice was strained but I look forward keeping my eye on Kit. While my head went mad. My heart was beating so fast and my knees felt weak. I couldn't believe what I had just done and what had just happened. Tye was shot, the Edison Group knew we were coming and I hadn't told them. It meant they had a leak. I felt the hot metal of a bullet whiz by my face and put on more speed even though my legs felt like they couldn't hold me up.

"Left!" Tye shouts and we swerve sharply. We were getting further and further away from the snipers but they could have people patrolling the area. In fact they would. They would have found the car and they would- we were dead.

"Where are we going?" I pant.

"Away from the bullets" Tye shouts back.

We run for a few more minutes till it was silent. I couldn't hear anything but our heavy breaths. Well mine and Kits Tye seemed fine. I lean against a wall of a warehouse heavily. Adrenaline making my blood fizz.

"They will be patrolling" I say as soon as I could.

"I can't smell or hear anyone close by" Tye answers frowning. He still clutched his arm which was covered in blood.

"Let me have a look" I motion to his arm but he shoots me a frown.

"Later" At least was shouting at me and tell me that I was a lying traitor. Not that he would shout he was smarter than that. I nod then stiffen as I hear ascrunch that sounded like a foot step. Tye tests the air and frowns again.

"We need to move" I nod and start forward. Winding our way through the alley ways till we were out in the open. Every sound making us stop and wait. It was one in the morning an hour and half since we started this mission, it felt a hell of a lot longer. We were passing a park when Tye stopped. His hand grabbing my shoulder to make me stop as well. He bent his head to whisper.

"Wolves" My eyes widen and my breath whooshes out of me. Great just what we needed.

"Kit?" He has stopped as well and looks to me questioningly. "Run" I knew he needed to run quickly. We would have to find him later but we couldn't have him torn apart by werewolves. Tye and I would distract the wolves. I knew Kit would be able to take care of himself, Derek and Simon seemed to be able to and he must have taught them. Kit doesn't waste time but runs. As soon as he was out of sight I turn to Tye.

"What do we do?"

"We-" He starts but sways slightly. I grab his uninjured arm and drag him into the park sitting him on the round about.

"We should run too, lead them away your in no state to-"

"I'm fine it's a flesh wound"

"No your not you-"

"Will you stop bossing me around!" Tye snaps angrily looking to me his eyes a black storm.

"I-" I start ignoring his anger he seemed the type to get angry injured.

"You should listen to your girlfriend pup"