Chapter Two

In the previous chapter Aurora gains a team mate that agrees to help with her plan, as well as solve his own problems. They are now on their way, but Flynn is wanted in his quarter, and no stone is being left unturned. How will they make it past the guards, security, and stay out of the way to not get noticed?

Aurora and Flynn traveled down the path more before taking a rest. While taking a drink of water from her canteen, she kept her new ally in her periphrial at all times to make sure she wouldn't try anything.

"How do you expect to not get caught, Rider?" The blonde asks getting out another apple.

"Well," he started opening his satchel to reveal a folded up map, Aurora moved closer to observe it alongside him. "The most heavily guarded areas are here, here, and here."

"Holy shit… has to be at least the entire boundary!"

"But wait, that's only for the actual quarter. Getting into the palace will include us having to work are asses off big time, blondie." He said pointing to the palace gates on the map. "If we go under the boundary, we can make it right in the middle of town—where it's not so heavily guarded, because what criminal would be out in the open like that?" Aurora understood his point, if it's the place where a wanted man or woman would least be expected to be, why should the guards look? But then again, that in itself is a good enough reason to look…

"Okay, I see your point, but ever heard the phrase expect the unexpected?" Aurora asked dubiously raising a thin eyebrow; it sounded more like a statement.

"We will have to crawl through the abandoned emergency exit route under the city."he said ignoring his new companion.

"How do you know it's abandoned, wise guy? I'm not trying to get stopped this early on." Aurora said getting agitated—she was doing fine by herself and sure as hell wasn't going to let a new ally drag her down under.

"I know this city like the back of my hand."

"Screw this up and your face will see the back of my hand." Aurora muttered under her breath as she stood up and began walking. "COME ON!" he frantically folded the map back up and placed it bag in his satchel before silently joining the sixteen year old.

Flynn had been too right—as the quarter got nearer, Aurora could see the boundary wallks, and the guards surrounding them. To stay at of view, they had crouched into some nearby brush.

"See, I told you!"

"I didn't say I didin't believe you, Rider. Now where's this underground path?" he pointed a few feet behind them, and sure enough there was a path descending into the groundm unguarded. Aurora groaned. "Big problem—if we walk over there the guards will see us!" It was true. Diagonally from the bush they were hiding in were the guards and there horses. A few good feet behind them was the path—they risked being seen.

"Look I have a plan. I'm going to need an apple." Aurora fumed.

"That's perfectly good food!" Flynn gave her an annoyed look and she complied.

"Throw the apple, when they go to observe, we amerge from the shadows and kick guard ass." She nodded and and gulped. She threw the apple right into the middle of the path. Startled, a guard approached the apple slowly, and peered over to the brush. Right when he called a few more over, Flynn nodded and jumped from the bush, kicking him in the gut. As he bent over, the trained criminal cracked the guy's nose with his knee, and then kicked him to the ground knocking him unconcsious. Red blood poured out of his nose and onto the ground.

Aurora's heart was racing as she snuck up behind a guard that was sword fighting with Flynn, and with all her might stabbed right through his spine emitting a painful screech from him and bending over she grabbed this sword and tossed it to her ally who now had two blades.

"Not bad, blondie." Out of nowhere a guard came charging at Aurora, and she held her sword up blocking the hit, and pushed him back, panting. She then kicked a guard sneaking up behind her in the groin and also hit the back of his neck with the tip of her foot, a cracking noise was heard as he fell to the ground. You could hear metal slashing, and Aurora groaning as she tried her best to hold off all the men. Flynn meanwhile was surrounded, and gulped nervously, yet he didn't show fear. He backed up against a tree in defeat as Aurora kneeld on the ground panting. She felt her faced and winced as it stung, she had a cut, and bright red blood was slowly seeping out. She then noticed a rope hanging from above the tree—she noticed a large stone was hanging right above the guards—a trap set up by them.

Holding her aem back, she threw her sword with expertise and sliced right the rope, causig the boulder to fall right on top of the guards, crushing bones and caughing blood to splatter everywhere, including onto Flynn's attire and face. He opened his eyes and looked above him, noticing the blade was stuck in the tree, right above his head. He exhaled and then had an angry look on his face after wiping it.

"ARE YOU INSANE? YOU WERE THIS CLOSE TO IMPALING ME!" Aurora rolled her eyes and stood up.

"Me and my 'bad swordsmanship' have just saved your ass. Let's go." She retorted, walking over to grab her sword tiredly. She was utterly exhausted, and got a shallow but long cut on her cheek.

"I could've handled it!" he said throwing his hands up.

"Yeah, you were handling it pretty fucking well before." She then was about to walk off but stopped dead in her tracks. "Do… you hear that?" Flynn strained to hear and widened his eyes.

"THE ALARM!" he then picked up his satchel and fled to the hidden trail.

"CRAP!" Aurora yelled, grabbing her wagon and backpack, and the following the criminal. The siren blared with urgency as the duo ran through the tunnel panting.

"YOU DIDN'T MENTION THEY HAD AN ALARM!" Aurora screeched as she ran alongside the 24 year old.

"I DIDN'T EXPECT THEM TO SIGNAL IT!" Aurora looked out him dumbfoundedly and they kept running until they were too tired. They were both bent over, catching their breath,the sixteen year old even decided she might ditch the wagon to loosen up.

"You're… an… IDIOT!" she said in between breaths. She observed their surroundings. It was like a cave, with wooden stalks acting as a structure. There were unlit tourches along the wall but it was still dim enough to see. Aurora noticed water dropping occasioanlly and stalagmites forming on the ceiling. Getting out her canteen, she took a swig and then took off her jacket because she was sweating. Flynn was leaning against the wall of the cave, also getting a drink of water and noticed the shallow cut on his blonde companion's face.

"Your face…" he said with true concern.

"Now is no time to be a pervert." He shook his head and took out a small glass corked bottle. Inside the corked bottle was a water like substance.

"Here, put this on it. It'll heal your cut." He said, facing the ground and then turning away. Aurora eyed the liquid suspiciously but agreed, and dabbd some of the liquid onto her cut, but not before smelling it. It was salty, and she at first eyed Flynn strangely.

"They're only tears, calm down." He said before snatching the bottle back and walking ahead. The tears belonged to the one he loved—and they had a magical property—the ability to heal wounds or cuts. Feeling her face, she noticed her cut was gone and smiled, trotting after Flynn- she left her wagon.

They walked along the path before it began to get chilly again, so Aurora slipped her coat back on.

"So what's the rest of your plan?" she said observing the area. It was damp and the air was humid, and she could hear water drops. If you concentrated, you could still hear the siren blaring.

"Well uh, now it's gonna consist of a little hide and seek—we hide, and we seek." Aurora nodded and stayed close as they tried to stay quiet to make out any noises. "Thanks. For uh, saving my life."

"It… it was nothing." The blonde said hiding a barely visible blush.