In which the Seekers escape, the Suits prove particular persistant...
The entire group of Seekers could hear the Suits below cursing as they ran into Willowisp and invoking their own Titans to retaliate. "Eclipse." Exiel said seemingly at random.
"The bikes." Alice replied snapping her fingers a glint appearing in her eyes. "All we need to do is get to the roof and we're set."
"What bikes?" Lok asked a little boyish wonder shining on his face at the thought. Sophie punched him on the arm lightly.
"Just follow us." Exiel sighed running out of the apartment and straight for a set of stairs.
"We got you into this we'll get you out of it." Alice promised taking hold of Dante's arm and all but dragging him from the room, his team in tow.
Below the Suits were attempting to get past a darting flame that had taken over the stairs but would not move.
"You got the hang of him then." Dante stated as the spiky haired woman pulled him up the stairs with scarcely a glance to her Titan.
"Run now. Talk later." She ordered pushing him ahead as the Suits saw their escape. Half a dozen Auger Frosts flew their way and Alice pushed the remainder of Dante's team up the stairs, through the door and onto the roof before turning around and directing a Touch Ram at the staircase.
On the roof Exiel was wheeling out two motorbikes; one was black and green the other black and red. He tossed a red helmet towards Alice who caught it simply before throwing it to Zhalia. "There's only two bikes." Dante stated. "And there's six of us."
"I could fly me and Sophie out." Lok jumped in Kipperin already clenched in his fist. Exiel guided the boy's amulet back to his neck.
"Kid, this is England. You'd cause a panic." He murmured passing the blonde a helmet that was eagerly jammed on his head.
"Yeah and riding motorcycles off a building won't." Zhalia added passing her helmet along to Sophie who smiled her thanks before placing it on her head.
Alice straddled the red bike carefully, placing a key in its ignition.
"Nope. That's quite normal round here." She grinned beckoning to the blue haired woman. "Come on you're with me." Slowly, with raised eyebrows, Zhalia moved over to the bike before taking a seat behind Alice and wrapping her arms securely around her fellow Seeker's waist. "Nice to know you trust me." Alice muttered eliciting a quiet chuckle from the woman behind her. Regaining focus she saw that Dante was seating behind Exiel mirroring Zhalia's position with Lok and Sophie standing alone.
"Sophie. Go with Ally." Exiel spoke up directing the girl with a short jerk of his head. "I'll take Lok." The door behind them blew off of its hinges and Suits poured onto the rooftop just as the younger Seekers clambered onto the small space at the back of the seat and the engines roared to life. Before the Suits could begin to fire the bikes sped off in different directions; Alice drove across the roof and away onto the neighbouring buildings while Exiel drove straight over the side.
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Alice pushed the bike faster as she directed it across the buildings, she could see a couple of Suits using Hyperstride to follow them but she was running out of roof which meant so were they. She could hear Sophie yelling at her to slow down and she could feel Zhalia's grip on her waist tighten but she didn't touch the brake. She wrenched the bike to the side skidding to the edge of the corner and speeding along the next side of the roof effectively ditching the Suits at the edge as they fought the Hyperstride in order to turn, and failed falling to the ground. Alice let out a laugh not slowing in the slightest much to her companions' annoyance. "Slow down!" Zhalia yelled in her ear.
"Never had you down for someone so easily scared Zee." She replied, prompting a punch from the blue haired Seeker.
"I'm not but Sophie seems to be having trouble holding on." Alice slowed down a little not wanting the Casterwill to fall but still managed a reply.
"Whatever you say Zee. Whatever you say."
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Exiel's grip on the handlebars intensified as the trio fell down the building. Dante was yelling with a strange excitement, Lok was screaming, but he, himself was silent, trying to judge the drop perfectly as the ground sped closer. Seconds before the bike hit the concrete he pulled the handlebars so the vehicle would land straight and muttered a Featherdrop spell under his breath giving them a perfect landing. The multiple Suits around their landing spot turned, yelling for others to join them. "They've seen us." Lok yelled through his helmet to be heard as Exiel revved the engine but didn't move.
"I wanted them to." He replied so only Dante could hear him. The other man leaned forwards.
"Why?"
"Alice has Zhalia and Sophie right? Rassimov had Zhalia hit twice earlier today and he just plain hates the Casterwills. So if he's chasing us, he won't be chasing them." He released the brake and the bike flew forwards speeding away from the Suits who promptly gave chase to the weaving motorcycle.
"I think that was the most I've heard you speak." Dante said in Exiel's ear as they sped through the traffic.
"Yeah."
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The two motorcycles skidded to a halt in almost perfect unison at the docks and everyone but Alice and Exiel clambered off looking thankful to be on solid ground again. "Oh come on. Stop being dramatic and get on the boat." Alice laughed pushing her bike into a small shelter alongside Exiel's. The Huntik Seekers whirled on the spot.
"What boat?" Sophie asked, eyebrow raised in a silent challenge. The spiky haired woman smirked.
"Oh right. Breakspell." She waved a hand to the small pier beside them and the air shimmered briefly before revealing a small white ship, more than capable of taking all of them. "That ship." Dante stepped forwards before Sophie could retaliate.
"I'm sorry but we can't go with you. We have to get Pendragon to a Huntik safe house." He said beginning to walk away. Zhalia caught hold of his forearm.
"England is entirely under the Organisation's control Dante. It's our best chance to get out of here." She said softly, Alice sent her a bright smile of thanks as the man turned back to the boat.
"I get the feeling you do this often." Lok said as he followed his mentor up the gangplank and onto their newest mode of transport.
"Nope. Holidays." Exiel grinned getting on last and removing the wood that had served as the ramp before taking his space at the tiller. "Any requests?" He asked eyes twinkling as they began to drift. Suits ran onto the pier and he pushed the engine faster.
"Far away would be good."
...Exiel finds himself at home on the sea and I make my home country seem under complete evil influence XD