Chapter 25

CAMMIE POV:

It wasn't long until we heard them. The sound of the Circle Of Caven trying their hardest to get to me. To break through our barrier of temporary safety. I looked to Zach next to me, he like me was listening in for any sound of entrance of the COC; he noticed me looking at him and gave me a sad smile, giving my hand a gentle squeeze.

"Ready?" He whispered, since we had to seperate, reporting to our own duty, for preparation for when the COC break in. I inhale, then exhale, nodding my head, "Yeah" I blew out shakely. He leaned in, gave me a gentle yet passionate kiss then, I stood and began walking out of the hall, pressing on the coms unit in my ear.

I hadn't yet even gotten to wear Group 1 was located, when there was a crash coming from the Grand Hall. They're in. I began running as fast as I could, to Group 1's room. I ran into Madame Dabney's tea room, where her group of students were all sat down, muttering quietly to each other. I regained my breath then cleared my throat to get their attention. They all looked up, "They're in" I said, then left. Because, I knew they knew what I was talking about.

I continued this with every group, however, on my way to the last group I did have to fight off some gooney COC men. I returned back to the Grand Hall, but this time it wasn't like it was when I had left not long ago. Oh no. It was filled with members of the COC, all the Gallagher Academy staff and many of the students, all fighting.

Instantly, I spotted Zach. He was behind the podium, holding a triggered gun in his hand, looking round for his mom. I quickly dashed over to him, placing on a hand on his shoulder blade, and crouching down beside him. "Hey" I whispered. He turned his head to me, and smiled.
"Hey" He looked around again, then back at me, "You seen my mom anywhere?"
I shook my head, "No, just a few of her goons"
"Crap"
"CAMMIE!" I heard a familiar british voice call to me, I turned towards the direction of the voice and saw Bex running towards me.
"Bex!" I shouted to her, "Whats wrong?"
"It's Liz, shes been shot" My heart sank, Lizzie? Elizabeth? She got shot?
"What?" I stuttered,
"Shes asking for you" Bex explained, her eyes stained with tears.
I nod, getting up, but to be stopped by Zach, "Cam, take this" He hands me another gun from his belt, and I take it nodding.
I get up following Bex through the crowd of gathered fighting agents and Gallagher girls, many stepped in my way, with knives or guns in their hands, and I shot them, until I ran out of bullets. I dropped the gun down onto the ground, kneeling down next to Lizs' weak form.

The stomach area of her shirt was stained with blood, and her hands were covering it, placing pressure on the wound so that less blood would be lost. "Cam" She muttered quietly, "Your dad hid the list in a vial" She stated, knowing that I knew that.
"Yes" I nodded, urging her to continue,
"The vial was placed not long ago by Joe Solomon in one of the many secret passages in Gallagher, but its one that hasn't yet been discovered, and there is a key for this one passage because of what is hidden inside"
"Okay" I nodded, again.
"Zach's mom got the key, somehow. And she is now looking for the passage way with Dr Steve, you need to find her and get the vial before she does, we don't have much time" Liz breathed out, tightening her hands grip on her bloody stomach.

I immediately stood up, giving a look to them which said 'Be right back' then rushed back over to Zach who was still in the same position. "Zach!" I shouted to him, crouching back down next to him like I had before. He faced me. "We have to go, your mom has the key for the passage way in Gallagher that has the the list hidden in it, shes with Dr Steve and we need to find her and get the vial before she does" I said quickly, standing up again, but this time pulling Zach up with me.

We both rushed out of the hall, and down the corridor. Where could this passage way be? I thought about where all the passage ways I knew were, which were pretty much all of them. We were now walking on the fourth floor walking down the corridors of Culture and Assimilation, we then froze. We froze because we heard that all to familiar slightly raspy, yet bellowy, yet womanly voice. The voice of none other than Catherine Goode.

She was indeed the same, same hair, same eyes, same evil-i-want-to-rip-you-apart smile, even the same outfit like last time. In her hand held a rifle, not a gun I thought she would have used but all the same. Behind her was the man who had been my therapst back when I was in Gallagher after I lost her memory, he also looked the same, and he also had the same gun, with a similarly looking evil expression yet it was slightly arrogant in attempt at a Catherine Goode evil smile.

"Looking for something?" She teased, her voice laced with venom, as in her spare hand she held up the key that Liz was referring to. Zach stepped forward from behind me, sending glares her way, but she wasn't taking any notice. She just laughed. Laughing her venomess-sickly-sweet-evil laugh. Zach lifted the gun up in his hand, aiming it at her chest, aiming for her heart. Her smile grew. I looked at Zach, his eyes transfixed on his aim of the gun in his hands, it was already triggered, so all he had to do was pull the trigger and end it all.

"Pull the trigger" I whispered to him, he didn't move. "What are you doing?"
"Wait" He whispered back.

"Give us the key" I said her to her, anger dripping off every word I spoke. Her smile kept it's place where it was, "and why should I do that?" She asked.
"Because you have no real reason for obtaining the list, you don't even know where it's hidden"
"Oh I have a reason, and you don't know where it is yourself"
"Yes I do" I shouted back at her.
"I don't believe you" She chuckled emptily,
"Then don't. But you still have no evident reason to be taking the list"
"WRONG" She yelled, "I have a debt to pay for my husband. All your family have ever done, is take everything for yourselves. Including my husbands life" She glowered at me, her smile gone.
"My family aren't bad people" I mutter, staring down at the floor. I sense Zach look at me.
"My family aren't bad people" I repeat louder, so that she heard this time, "They only kill those who should be killed in order to keep others safe"
"Well by killing people like your family, I'm keeping the Circle Of Cavan safe" She retorted.
"That doesn't make them safe. It creates more risk for you to be killed"
"Better to be hated than loved" She stated, tightening the grip on the rifle in her hand.
"You would rather die than have a good well rounded life?"
"In your case. Yes" She nodded.
I looked to Zach, the gun in his hand wasn't up and aimed at his mom anymore, it was in his hand at his side. He looked at me, he seemed to know what to do from looking in my eyes; the message must have been evident.

He lifted the gun up again, his index finger began pulling the trigger, he then released his finger, letting the bullet travel through the air. It hit the person, making them fall back and let out a pained sound.

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Who got shot?