"How did you know I was here?" asked Emmet nervously.
"Your voice echoes in here more than you think it does," answered Inferno simply, getting to his feet slowly from his slumped state and approached a small chair in the centre of the room.
"Now, how can I be of assistance to you today then?" asked Inferno, a bit of sarcasm in his voice as he leaned back in his chair.
While the others looked at each other, uneasy about what they were going to ask the person that set all of the events previous in motion, Chase stepped forward and pushed Emmet aside, so he was standing in front of the glass shield between himself and Inferno.
"We need you to decipher something for us," said Chase sternly, getting to the point of the matter straight away.
Inferno chuckled slightly, before he turned around in the swivel chair so his back was facing the small screen.
"Now, why should I do that for you? After I was locked away inside The Brick here, by you, no less!" said Inferno, his voice raising in anger and the faintest tint of insanity started dripping into his voice.
"I did what had to be done, Inferno; you've been on the run for too long. But…I'm sure we can come to an agreement…" said Chase calmly.
"Uh…Chase? What do you mean by that?" asked Emmet, as Inferno raised an eyebrow curiously and turned around in his chair again.
"Yes, why don't you explain this to all of us, Charles?" asked Inferno, slowly turning around in his swivel chair so that he was facing the window again.
"Charles?" asked Emmet, raising an eyebrow slowly.
"Didn't Chase tell you his real name?" asked Inferno with a slowly forming smirk on his face.
Chase glared at Inferno through the glass, as though daring him to take another step further.
"His real name is Charles-" started Inferno, but he was cut off when Chase pressed a button on the side of the window.
"Sound filterer; prevents any noise or voices from getting in or out," said Chase, turning around to face the others.
"Why haven't you told us your name before, Chase? Or…Charles? Whichever," asked Emmet, scratching the side of his head in confusion, a confused and slightly hurt look in his eyes; why had Chase been keeping these sorts of things from them?
"Look, don't listen to whatever Inferno is talking about; he's insane. The only thing that he's useful for nowadays is helping us. Now, we're going to focus on getting him to give us the information we need, and nothing else. You hear me? Nothing. Else," stated Chase firmly, tapping his hand on Emmet's chest to make sure that Emmet got the point; he seemed the most likely to turn the conversation.
Emmet took a slight stumble back when Chase tapped his chest, Wyldstyle and Laval quickly grabbing his arms so that he didn't end up falling down. Once he was righted again, he looked at Chase wordlessly and silently nodded.
Both Wyldstyle and Laval glared at Chase, before glancing at each other, an unsure expression spreading across both their faces. Zeon and Perri had the same look on their faces; Shan had an indifferent expression playing across her features.
"Good…glad to know we're all on the same page," Chase said, a slight scowl on his face as he turned back to face the tank holding Inferno and tapped the panel again, allowing Inferno to be heard.
"-And that's how you find the missing pieces," said Inferno, acting unaware that he hadn't been heard by the figures outside his cell.
"Cut the filling, Inferno. We need you to decipher something," said Chase firmly, pulling a small BrickPad and showing it to Inferno.
"Oh? You need my help? And what do I get in return?" asked Inferno, folding his arms as he leant against the side of the door, smirking menacingly.
Chase was silent for a few moments; long enough for the others to give him curious looks, wondering what he was going to say.
"…Your freedom," stated Chase suddenly.
All of the figures looked a bit surprised at Chase's bargaining tool; even Inferno looked a bit surprised that Chase had said what he said.
"Chase, you can't be serious!" exclaimed Wyldstyle.
"What did I say about not changing the subject?" asked Chase, his tone harsh as he spoke to the others behind him, turning his gaze back to look at Inferno. "Do we have a deal, Inferno?" Chase asked.
Inferno slowly scratched his chin, folding his other arm over his chest. He turned around and slowly paced back a few paces, considering his options.
"Hmm…I suppose I can deal with that…show me what you've got," said Inferno, turning back to face Chase through the screen of his cell.
Chase tapped a few buttons and a small slot appeared in the door, just below the screen. Inferno approached the door and faced Inferno; the two sharing a glare with one another as the hand over was made.
Inferno took the BrickPad and began going through the information presented to him, tapping a few times as he tried to look through it.
"You can't be serious, Chase?" asked Wyldstyle, whispering furiously against the Agent's ear.
"Do you have any other ideas? Because I'm all ears," replied Chase, his tone harsh like before, as he turned back to focus on Inferno.
"Hmm…this seems simply enough," muttered Inferno, before he glanced sideways to look at Chase.
"I thought you were smart, Chase; seeing as this follows a pretty simple deciphering code," said Inferno.
"Which would be?" asked Chase gruffly, starting to get annoyed with all the time they were wasting.
"Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, A, B, Start," said Inferno casually, tapping the BrickPad in tandem with his words. A light bleep came from the BrickPad as he finished, before he slowly handed back the device to Chase through the slot.
"Hope you have diving equipment," he stated just as he handed it over.
"What do you mean?" asked Chase, glancing down at the BrickPad.
"You're going to Atlantis," Inferno stated, leaning against the side of the door with a slight smirk.
Chase turned around to look Emmet and Wyldstyle, before glancing at the others. He turned his gaze down to the BrickPad, and saw that the dark green line that represented the last Oblivion Crystal was cleared up, and the screen showed an image.
"The Gateway to Atlantis," muttered Chase, before he glanced at Inferno and said, "You'll get your freedom when we've confirmed this."
Inferno smirked slightly, saying, "Oh, I look forward to it."
Chase turned around and headed away, walking between the Master Builders as he headed towards The Brick's exit.
"Oh, Emmet? I quick word before you leave," said Inferno just as Emmet turned to follow the others.
Emmet turned around to glance at Inferno, before he looked back at the others.
"Make it quick; we're leaving in five minutes," said Chase gruffly, before he continued on; expecting the others to follow him.
"Don't be too long," whispered Wyldstyle, concerned for her boyfriend, before she too headed after Chase.
Emmet turned back to look at Inferno, before he slowly, and cautiously, approached the cell door. He looked through the window, and asked, "What do you want to talk about?"
"I just want to give you some frien-well, considering we're not friends, let's just call this 'advice'," started Inferno, before he leaned in close to the glass.
"Don't trust your friends, Emmet," he stated firmly, adding, "They'll end up stabbing you in the back!"
Emmet blinked in surprise and screwed his eyebrows up in confusion, before he looked back at his retreating friends, as they headed towards the exit.
"I…I'm going to leave now," said Emmet slowly, before he moved away from the cell door and began walking after the rest of his friends.
"You best listen to my advice Emmet; when the time comes, choose your friends wisely," said Inferno, his voice raising as Emmet walked away.
Hearing the echo of Inferno's voice around the walls, Emmet tried to block it out as he quickly ran after his friends.
"You got the location of the final Crystal? Atlantis? Alright, I'm sending a care-package to provide you with the necessary equipment. Contact me when you have the Crystal."
Blackstar hung up the call she had with Chase, leaning back in her chair as she looked out of her office window, now that she was back in Astor City.
"Did they take the bait?" asked a voice behind Blackstar, yet there wasn't anyone visible in the room at the current moment.
Blackstar didn't even bother turning around to speak, "They are on the way to Atlantis as we speak. Chase will contact me when they have the Crystal."
From the shadows cast from the sun in her office, Anti-Builder stepped forward and into the light; in one of his hands was the dark grey Oblivion Crystal that he had collected from the Mines, and in the other hand, was the dark red Oblivion Crystal that Chase had brought back to Blackstar.
"Good…They will lead me right to it," growled Anti-Builder, before he turned around slowly to face the door.
"Then you will take control of the Oblivion Trinity, and rule of the worlds," said Blackstar, standing up from her seat to face Anti-Builder. "And I'll take my place alongside you."
Blackstar looked as though she was expecting a response to come from Anti-Builder instantly, but he didn't; instead, he waited for a few seconds before he responded.
"There has been…a change of plan," grunted Anti-Builder, slowly turning around to face Blackstar again; putting the Crystals into pockets.
"What do you mean?" asked Blackstar, a suspicious tone in her voice; she slowly reached under the desk, reaching for the pistol she kept under her desk.
"You…have been taken out…of the equation," said Anti-Builder slowly.
His hands suddenly extended forward, and red lightning shot forward from both of his hands. They both landed on Blackstar; dark red arcs of lightning stretching over her body, as her pained shouts filled the room.
Anti-Builder kept the red lightning arcs up, before he added an extra burst of energy; this extra burst sent Blackstar flying outwards, smashing through the glass window of her office. She fell the two story height of the Agency, slamming into the ground.
Anti-Builder approached the remains of the window, looking down as a small crowd started to form around Blackstar's body, before he grunted under his breath.
He slowly walked away from the window, grabbing Blackstar's iBrick as he passed, and walked into the shadows of Blackstar's office.
And if any of the officers were to come up to investigate what happened, they wouldn't find anyone there…
For anyone that didn't get the reference, 8635 of Inferno's prisoner ID, is the first set he appeared in :)