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Chp 19 Hostage.
Bailey told the others everything that had happened to her in the bathroom. She explained that Chance did think Cody was Ed and that he had killed her.
"She is going to hurt him we need to get out of here." Bailey said.
"We can't remember." Zack said.
"There has to be a way." Bailey said.
"If we try and break the glass or the door she might start throwing things again." London said.
"We need to risk it, the longer we stay in here the more in danger Cody is." Bailey said.
"I don't fancy going for another flight in the air again." Cody said.
"Would you prefer a ghost trying to kill you?" Bailey pointed out.
"No." Cody replied. "Okay, but how do we get out of here?"
"Like London said, break the glass. If we can't open the doors then we will need to break the windows." Bailey said.
"She will try and stop is again." Woody pointed out.
"I don't care. We have to give it a go." Bailey said. She slipped her hand in Cody's. Zack looked at the pair.
"I agree with Bailey, we have to try again." Zack said. "We can protect ourselves from any flying glass or whatever. Mr Moseby?"
"Well I don't believe in provoking the ghost and putting you all in danger, we do need to get out of here."
Adam was feeling dizzy as he walked along the corridors. He could feel himself walking but he had no control over it.
He tried many times to remove the gun from his pocket and throw it away but David was a lot stronger and was preventing him from doing it. He passed doors and noticed broken glass and a mess all over the corridor floor.
He didn't want to hurt anyone.
He wished the group had never arrived, he wished he had never allowed them in. If he had known the danger they would be in, he would have warned them. Now here he was, the unwitting slave of a murderous ghost wanting to kill a poor kid. This wasn't going to happen.
Adam summoned all his strength and stopped. David tried to move Adam, but Adam was holding tight.
"Move" David said inside Adam.
"No, I won't let you do this." Adam replied.
"You have no choice." David yelled. Adam put his hands up to his ears as the voice echoed inside. He felt himself being pulled forward. He couldn't stop him. Yards away he could hear voices.
The group decided to upturn some tables and hide behind them as they threw heavy items at the windows in an attempt to get out. They armed themselves with ornaments, large books and tools they had found. They hurled them at the windows but they bounced off and fell to the floor. The group didn't give up. They retrieved the items each time and keep throwing them hoping to weaken the glass of the big windows.
"Its not working." London called.
"Keep trying, its all we can do." Moseby replied. Large ornaments kept flying towards the windows but failed to crack them.
"They are some of the best made windows I have seen." Cody said.
"No time to admire the craftsmanship Cody, keep throwing." Zack said. He stood up and hurled his stone. A pain shot through his ankle and he fell to the ground. Cody picked up Zack's stone and rushed over to him.
"Stay down, rest." He said.
"No, I have to help." Zack said.
"You are going to be no good to us if you aggravate that ankle. Sit still." Cody demanded.
"Hey, I am older then you and I say I help. Stop being mom and throw." Zack said.
Cody shrugged stood up and hurled his large candle he had been using. It bounced off the glass and flew behind him. He ran over to retrieve it as Zack hurled his ornamental stone. The group gasped as the stone made contact with the window and a crack formed. In seconds it shattered making a hole in the glass.
"It worked." Zack said. The group yelled in excitement and ran to the broken window as the air flowed through.
"You did it Zack." Cody said from the side of the room his candle had landed. A noise behind him made the group stop and turn. The door opened and a figure was stood in front of them.
"Adam?!" They called.
"The ghost didn't get you." Woody said.
"But you are need of a stylist." London said.
"Where have you been?" Moseby asked.
"Its great to see you bud, we thought you had been hurt." Cody said extending his hand out to welcome the man.
But Adam moved quick.
He grabbed Cody's arm and pulled him towards him, he yanked Cody around and twisted his arm behind his back.
"Adam, what are you doing?" Cody asked in fear as the pain went up his arm.
"I'm sorry. I need you." He said. He pulled the gun out and pointed it towards the group. "No one move, I will hurt him." Adam said.
"Adam, what is going on? Let him go." Moseby said.
"Cody!" Zack yelled as he tried to run forward. Woody pulled him back.
"I am backing out of here with him. No one moves from this room or I hurt him." Adam said. He backed up pulling Cody with him.
"Cody!!" Bailey cried.
Adam looked at the group as he got closer to the door. In a split second he disappeared out of the room with Cody.
"No!" Zack screamed.