Chapter 9
Angel made a point to disappear into the crowd of prisoners making their escape. 'If I keep to the middle of the crowd there's less likely chance of being noticed by unwanted people in general'. The large group of prisoners (plus the Rhino and his mate) rounded a corner only to be met with a large metal door. The Rhino Man made his way to the front, cracked his knuckles together and tried to shift the door, to no avail. "Uhh Finn, it's not moving" this "Finn" gave a worried squeak and moved next to his Rhino friend speaking in hushed whispers, Angel sighed, rolling her eyes. And then she heard a voice she hadn't heard in weeks, an accented voice that suspiciously sounded like French. "What's going on?"
'So much for keeping to the middle of the pack!' Angel pushed her way towards the doors access panel and punched in the code, leaning against the wall and watching amused as the door rose upwards her eyes then falling on the astonished looks of the two boys and Dove as they looked up 'No doubt wondering what's going on'
"I was dragged though here a few days ago" their attention snapped onto her and Dove's eyes lit up like lights "I saw them punch in the code. Memorized it." Angel stated casually with a shrug.
She ducked through the door, Dove following her lead then everyone else.
Dove ran up beside her "Angel it's good to see you're alright. I was wondering what happened to you" Angel looked over at her and smiled, then faltered and skidded to a stop. Turning to the other two she posed a question that had not occurred to her previously, "Where are we going?" the Rhino's friend (a blue eyed spiky blonde haired boy) also skidded to a stop in front of her, nearly mowing her down but it was the Rhino who answered her question "Our ship is meeting us at docking bay six" Angel deadpanned "We're nowhere near bay six! But I know a short cut, we have to move quick! Come on!"
She ran further into the room and then moved off to the right, down a wide hall with the group close on her heels. They encountered no other doors or blockades of any kind and certainly no Talons or other Cyclonians on their way there, it was unnerving but Angel figured that the other two had some friends who were acting as a distraction 'But still, I need to tone it down, they might get suspicious. The path spits up ahead. Maybe if I...' Angel tripped over her own feet trying to slow down and rolled onto her knees and looked from one path to the other, feigning confusion "Uhhh...I don't know where to go from here" Dove came to her side and pointed down a path "This way" Angel looked up at her as she got to her feet "Are you sure? How d'you know?" Dove pulled Angel in a direction as she explained "I was brought through here a few times too, I know how to get to Bay six from here"
Within five minutes they had reached Docking Bay Six and saw a Carrier waiting for them with the Bay doors open. Everyone rushed onboard, some moving further in to make room for others. Angel lost sight of Dove and the other two, she could hear them calling to each other though and suddenly another voice was heard over the speakers asking if everyone was on yet and two minutes later the doors were closing.
Angel leaned against the wall trying to catch her breath 'I haven't run like that in god knows how long' her legs gave way beneath her and closed her eyes, breathing heavy.'I can't believe I'm finally outta there. I wonder what'll happen when Cyclonis finds out I'm gone. I wonder what'll happen when she finds out I helped! Well I know I definitely can't find out, it might be the last thing I do!'