Hey there! Wait, you don't remember me? I know, I haven't updated this story in forever...school...and stuff. I've got literally all advanced classes and I'm in a lot of robotics stuff right now, going to the national robotics competition for VEX IQ, so that's fun. Wish me luck! Now, on to what you really came here for, what's going to happen next…
Point of view for this chapter is...Ash, it's time to create a flaw...
I don't own this series, I own a computer, and a keyboard, and an account on this website, but not the book series.
"How in the world are we gonna do that?" Kinkajou asked, uncurling herself.
"One, mind reading, two, cell phone." Ash replied as he stopped pacing, taking off his shoe.
"What, are we gonna knock them out with a shoe?" Kinkajou asked, trying to sound hopeful again.
"They didn't check them, I hid my phone in it, and now, we've got a source of communication." Ash said proudly.
"Good thinking."
He grabbed his phone and hid it in his pocket, just in case someone came to check on them. This had to work, they were trapped, and if they didn't do anything, then their friends were probably going to get captured, too. He was NOT going to let that happen on any circumstances.
"Alright, so...what's our course of action?" Kinkajou asked.
"Uh…" he had no idea what to do, this was the first time he was the one to make a plan rather than follow it...and it was everyone's lives that he was responsible for.
"Alright!" a voice shouted from down the jail hall, "we're taking you out for a bit. Get over here Night, Rainbow, if you try anything, I will kill you."
Morrowseer came up to them, unlocking the cell door. Ash could feel Kinkajou slipped his phone out of his pocket while Morrowseer was distracted, and could tell that she slipped it into hers.
Morrowseer walked him down a long corridor of pure white walls until they reached an open room, he never let go of Ash's arm, and he didn't try to get away. Morrowseer for the duration of the trip had a mental barrier up and wasn't letting Ash read his mind, every time he tried, he felt like he received some sort of jolt that felt like static electricity.
When they reached the room, Ash was finally able to get a thought from Morrowseer,
"This is a test, what am I thinking?"
"You're telling me that this is a test." Ash said to him. Quick as lighting, the barrier went back up, but not before he sensed a major sense of insecurity and vulnerability.
"Alright then, you are as valuable as we thought you were." Morrowseer sneered, acting as if he didn't feel scared.
"Aight then, I guess there's no point pretending. You caught me trying to hack into your computer after you were darted, you know that I'm friends with your targets, look at their families. You also know that I can read minds, and because I successfully hacked into you computer, you know that I'm also good with technology. I even skipped a grade, being in advanced high school at only fourteen years old. I'm more valuable to you than you know. The more you hurt me, the more resilient I get. If you break me mentally and physically, I'll lose some of those traits, and you don't want that. Try negotiating with me instead, I will do anything to save my friends, if not...I'll never work with you." Ash finished his monologue.
"We don't negotiate, Night," Morrowseer threatened, "but we do listen to Scarlet. We've already figured out a plan, and there's nothing you can do to stop us."
Ash was silent, alright then, he couldn't reason with the enemy, but...he could learn from them.
"So what is your plan?" Ash asked.
"I'm not a movie or game villain, I'm not going to tell you my entire plan just so you can foil it, idiot." Morrowseer grumbled.
He's scared, he thinks that the plan can go wrong, so that means there might just be a chance that they could stop it.
Morrowseer did some more testing to make sure that he was a mind reader and knew about his friends, as well as having him hack some technology to prove that he could.
Eventually, testing was done, and Morrowseer took him back to his cell with Kinkajou. Well...not like there was anywhere else, it was just the one in the entire hallway.
"What did he do to you?" Kinkajou asked frantically, seeing Ash's stoic face.
"They're doing something big...before, you said she just wanted to rule the mountain area, right?" Ash asked, finally realizing something.
"Yeah…" Kinkajou replied, sounding uncertain.
"She wants everyone else to come here, too. Not for revenge, but for power." Ash said.
"What do you mean?" Kinkajou asked, going wide eyed.
"Qibli, stepson to Thorn. Turtle, son to Coral. Carnelian, came here on Ruby's request. Umber, brother of Reed, who knows Moorhen well. Winter, nephew of Glacier. Moon, best friends with Kinkajou." Ash counted off the names.
"Kinkajou, best friends with Glory." she finished in a hushed voice.
"They're going for world domination…" Ash finally understood the plan that they were worried about.
"I need to call them, if we don't tell them that she's planning this, then they'll come to rescue us." Kinkajou said, grabbing Ash's phone.
"Ready to sacrifice ourselves to save the world?" Ash asked, realizing how drastic this situation was.
"Yes." Kinkajou replied, determined.
"I'll get the password." Ash said, taking the phone and dialing Moon's number.
Ring.
Ring.
Ring.
"Hello?" Moon asked through the end, sounding as scared as she could be.
"Moon, it's Ash and Kinkajou."
"Wait what! How?"
"I hid my phone in my shoe."
"Brilliant."
"Alright, we need to tell you something, Scarlet has us, and wants you all to come try to save us...you won't succeed."
"What? Of course we're coming to get you!"
"NO! You can't!"
"We are saving you."
"If you even try, you'll be caught, and using the people you're in relations with...Scarlet's either going to take over the world, or kill us all...and there's no way to prevent that."
"What do you-"
"You're all related in some way to the people who govern this country…"
"..."
"You can't rescue us...we talked...it's better this than the world being ruled by her."
"..."
"Got it?"
"Of...of course...we understand…"
"So this is the last phone call, we're going to be able to give you…" Ash finally realized what he was saying, and the tears started to fall. He didn't have to look to tell Kinkajou was having the same situation.
"Ash…Kinkajou…"
"It's okay, just...enjoy the future for us…"
"Is this really goodbye?"
"Y-"
"What?"
"I'm-I'm scared, Moon."
"I know…"
"I can't talk anymore, please...don't come for us...here's Kinkajou."
Ash handed the phone to Kinkajou and zoned out. He was curled on the floor as Kinkajou was earlier. He was crying...hard. At only fourteen years old, he would start his life in this awful place. And stay here until he died. Kinkajou was saying something, but he wasn't listening.
"Alright...well, I guess that's that...goodbye, everyone." Kinkajou finished and hung up, giving Ash his phone back. She hugged him and started crying herself. They just had that silent bonding moment together, feeling scared but resolute in their decision. Everything was spinning, they were still in shock.
"Well...that happened...plan B?" someone thought in some other room.
Wait, what? Ash perked his head up. He looked at his phone to see if something had made a real noise rather than a thought, he saw a message that read.
"You just did one of two things, delayed the inevitable, or doomed your school to a fiery end. -Scarlet."
Kinkajou stayed where she was...still unable to grasp what they'd just done.
Ash focused his entire mind on hearing the conversation that Chameleon and Orca so politely left their heads open for.
"So...Night's warned them of what we want...what do we do?" Chameleon thought as he said it.
"Well, we go to Scarlet's plan B." Orca, that had to be her.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes...prepare the missile, and set coordinates for Jade Academy."
Oh wow...that escalated quickly. And now we have it, the intro to the climax. What's gonna happen? How in the world is this gonna work? I have a quick question for you, put it in the review if you want. If you were in this situation, which would you do? Try and save your friends and risk world domination? Or let everything you know and love be blown up by the enemy? It's a touch decision, see you next chapter!
