Chapter 11
The van pulled up behind a hill.
"Alright, you guys." Nepeta smiled. "Good luck!"
Eridan and Feferi hopped out of the van and began their climb up the hill. On the other side of the hill sat the enterance to the large pipe. Covering it was a rusted grate. Eridan pulled the grate off and set it down on the ground next to him. He jumped in, Feferi dropping in behind him.
They began treading though the dark pipe, slightly bent down and hand up against the edge. After about a minute of walking, Eridan noticed a small light beaming from the end of the pipe. He picked up his pace a bit.
They both stopped under a large grate covering the exit into the restroom. Eridan got up onto his toes and slid the grate open. He then bent down and cupped his hands, motioning for Feferi to climb up there.
Feferi placed her foot into Eridan's cupped hands and pulled herself up and into the restroom. After getting herself up, she leaned down into the pipe and pulled Eridan up.
"Alright." Eridan whispered, making sure only Feferi could hear him as he opened the bathroom door. "Step one is done. Lets get to the vaults."
They stalked down the hallways to the row of vaults lining the walls. Eridan stopped at the first one.
"Ok, Gam."
The earpiece crackled. "Alright bro. The first vaults combination."
"Alright!" Sollux pulled up next to a hill, where his assigned spot was.
"Perfect!" Terezi leaned back in her chair. "This will be easy! All I have to do is wait until I smell or hear something."
"Which maketh my job a million timeth harder." He parked the car.
Sollux looked out the window in front of him.
"Huh?" He looked down at where the sewage pipe had an enterance. The grate was pulled open.
"What is it, Captain?" Terezi asked.
"Thtay here. I'm gonna go check thith out."
Sollux hopped out of the car and looked down into the opened pipe.
Would thith have been where they would entered from? He thought, climbing down into the sewage pipe. I'll jutht take a look around.
He reached for his flashlight as he trudged further into the pipe. Flipping the switch, he realized the flashlight wouldn't turn on.
"Damn flathhlight." Sollux began banging the flashlight against his palm.
He heard someone drop into the pipe. He stopped.
Turning around, he saw no one at the enterance.
Then it mutht be my robberth! He smiled as he felt a sence of accomplishment.
Another person dropped into the pipes, a little less forcefully.
Two? Damn. I'm out numbered.
He banged the flashlight against his palm again.
"Eridan, did you hear that?" Feferi stopped.
Eridan stopped and listened for a second.
A bang echoed through the pipes.
"Stay quiet." He muttered, pulling out a flashlight and a hand gun.
They both stood there, completely silent, listening to the growing sound of multiple bangs.
Eridan pointed the gun strait forward and flipped his flashlight on the person in front of him.
A flashlight shown back on Feferi and Eridan. There was silence.
"Sollux?" Feferi's eyes widened.
Sollux stood ten feet away from them, shaking as he desperatly held his flashlight.
"FF?" He whimpered, looking at her and then the bags of cash Eridan and Feferi held.
Eridan fired a shot into the lightbulb of Sollux's flashlight.
"THHIT!" He dropped it immidiatly.
Eridan shut his flashlight on and grabbed Feferi by the arm.
"COME ON!" He yelled, pushing past Sollux.
Sollux fell to the ground. Eridan and Feferi ran as fast as they could to the opening.
"Dammit!" Sollux rubbed his head. He layed in a pile of sewage as Eridan and Feferi got away.
He stood up and began running in there direction. He watched them climb out of the pipe, carrying the bags of cash.
Once he pulled himself out of the pipe, he saw them already climbing down the hill. He heard a van start up.
"Terezi!" Sollux flew the car door open. "Get the Cheif on the radio!"
"Ok!" She felt her way around the radio and turned it on. Sollux started the car up as a huge black van sped away from them.
He began to drive after it, sirens blaring.
The radio crackled.
"What is it now, Captain?" Karkats voice sighed.
"Thir!" Sollux kept his eyes on the van. "It'th the robberth! There headed down North Av. going thouth! I'm in perthut of them now!"
"Alright! I'll call in for back up!" The radio shut itself off.
They rushed past the edge of the huge fence and raced along a dense forest to their left. On there right, a wide river sat calmly.
Sollux heard the sound of more police cars coming up behind him.
"Oh no, oh no, oh no." Feferi kept muttering to herself.
"What's wrong sis?" Gamzee turned in his chair.
"Wwe wwere seen right as wwe wwere comin back." Eridan sighed.
"What?" Equius began to worry.
"Think we're going to need to start up plan B?" Feferi asked, half shaking.
"I would think that would be smart." Nepeta sat in between Gamzee and Equius on both arm rests.
"Ok," Eridan half stood up. He slid the right door open and picked up a bag of money. "Me and Fef wwhale go dowwn the rivver."
"And me and Nepeta will head down the forest to that one tree." Gamzee smiled.
"Wait." Equius argued. "I don't think I want to leave Nepeta in your care."
"Aw, that's really sweet, Equius." Nepeta purred.
"Alright then, bro." Gamzee sighed. "I'll get the van away. You can go with Nepeta."
"Thank you, Highblood." Equius gave the wheel to Gamzee. Nepeta got up and slid the left door open.
"Ok." Feferi picked up the other bag. "Everyone jump on three. One..."
Equius got next to Nepeta.
"Two..."
Eridan placed his hand on the edge of the van.
"Three!"
Everyone jumped out of the moving van. After the signal, a gunshot was heard, and Feferi screamed.