Radiation? What radiation?

by HungryInTheDarkForNachosLOL

Set after the FAYZ, looking at how the US copes with mutant children. Yay! Surely they don't strap the starved kids down and do tests on them- that would be immoral and bad.Or would it?... No, I was right the first time, hurting kids is EVIL!

14. Down the Stairs and Out the Door

14

'What brought them here?' Sam glared at Phoebe as all the teens ran down the stairs. 'It wasn't me, I swear Sam!' Phoebe yelled, leaping down four stairs at once. Astrid brought in some logic as Sam continued to focus his suspicion at the pale haired girl, 'We must have brought some foreign object back here during the last raid…'

Caine's eyes widened, 'The tranquillizer dart!' Astrid's thoughts flicked back to the dart she had pulled from Caine's abdomen, that she had left on the floor with the spare bandages without thinking twice, 'I'm such an idiot!' she muttered to herself as her feet flew down the stairs.

Their shoes made an echoing clattering sound as they came to the ground floor, 'What's the plan?' Sam asked. 'Phoebe makes a distraction- they haven't seen her yet… Have they?' Phoebe shook her head. 'Act normal, then everyone else goes for a surprise attack…'

Phoebe adjusted her jacket- making sure her wings were hidden. Andrew came up with a thought as she crept out of the door, 'Won't they have heat sensors in the helicopter?'

'Crap, I didn't think of that…' Phoebe slowed slightly. 'Don't stop now, improvise or something… Give us the clear by saying something, some keyword…' Astrid continued quietly. Phoebe stepped out into the bright sunlight, 'Afraid?'