Chapter 3: Sewer Escape

Note: This is chapter, Sweeney explains some things to Anthony. They also dodge the police and will find a place to plan their escape. The next chapter will be when they finish the escape and find a place to plan for Johanna's rescue. I'll introduce a minor original character to help them escape in the next chapter.

We could hear the sound of the water dripping in the sewer. The sound of rats and mice scurrying about could also be heard. I was walking down quickly with Mr Todd down the main road so to speak. "Where are we going sir?" I asked. "We need to walk straight down to the end of the sewer" He answered. "The bars at the end of the sewer have always been loose and easy to push out and push back in."

I nodded to him and we kept walking. As we walked Mr Todd tripped and would have fallen if I didn't catch him. There was a clang as something fell out of his coat and fell into the water. The barber's eyes widened and yanked himself from my grasp before I could let him go. "No, no, no" I heard him shout. He moved past me and rolled up his sleeves plunging his arms into the sewer water. "What is it Mr Todd?"

"I can't lose it, I can't." "Lose what?" My family, their portrait, I can't lose it." "Mr Todd please, it will float out of the sewer, and we can grab it then." "Right Anthony, you're right we'll find it." He began to march down the sewer faster.

I had to almost jog to keep up with him. "Lucy," I heard him say. "Who?" I asked, confused. "My wife, whom I feared I'd never see again." I stayed silent to see if he would tell me more. "We were courting for a while and we married.

She took my breath away, the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. But she was also kind, compassionate, and moral. She was the most amazing woman on earth. We had a child together, and we were happy for a while until." The look of pain on his face changed to one of anger. I had only seen so much anger from him once, directed at me.

"Then the vile animal, who had tried to date my Lucy, made his move." "Who was the animal?" "His honorable Judge Turpin" he spat venomously. My eyes widened in horror. "He had me framed for a crime I didn't do, and arrested me, sending me to work to death in Australia. But I survived and escaped smarter, stronger, and awake to the true cruelty of the world.

I was shipwrecked and saved by you, and I finally returned. When I went home, Lovett turned it into her own home. I learned that monster had my wife brought to a party where Turpin drugged and took advantage of her." He began to shake in rage as he spoke. "He deserves to be killed, and after he had his way with her, he took my daughter from me. He is a piece of shit, a vermin who deserves to be crushed like a bug.

I swear Anthony, I will kill him." "Johanna isn't it. She is your daughter, isn't she?" The barber stopped and nodded. We had finally arrived at the end of the sewer. "We can push this open easily," the barber stated.

He dropped to his knees and pushed the grate out. It was barely in the sewer as it was. Sure enough the picture was floating in front of us. He bent down and picked it up, swiping the sludge off of it. He sighed in contentment and hid it in his coat. "We need to be careful," he said.

"The police are looking for us. We need to escape London if we are going to be able to plan to save Johanna." I nodded, accepting the barber's logic." (Now to Sweeney's POV.) I had decided not to tell Anthony everything yet. "I have a friend who lives near the end of London," Anthony said.

"He can help us get out of here so we can plan." I nodded to him. "Let's dodge through alleyways until we get there," I suggested. We began to trek while avoiding people. We hid behind a building as we saw police ahead of us. "I thought they would be by the sewer."

The other officer swore and they left. "This way sir" the sailor said. He pointed past where the officers had been. We ran forward ducking to the next alley. For hours we walked until the whole day had passed. "We need to get a carriage," the sailor said.

"So I finally found you two." We both whirled around to see an officer holding a baton. "Stay behind me Anthony." "Come quietly Mr Barker, and I won't have to use this." "You think I fear you" I sneered. "You should Benjamin, because I bashed you with my baton before."

"I realized He was one of the men who dragged me away. I Pulled out one of my razors, pointing it at him. "YOU BASTARD. YOU RIPPED ME AWAY FROM THEM!" "That is your own fault for breaking into the judge's home." "That arse framed me.

He did it so he could take my wife, my angel, my life. And now my friend you will die." "Surrender Mr Barker, and this won't be too painful." I rushed toward the officer prepared to stab him. But he was fast and smashed his baton into my shoulder. I gritted my teeth and spun to the side to swipe him, but he leapt away.

He went to hit me with the baton again, but I leapt to the side. I rushed forward and slammed my shoulder into his shoulder. He stumbled back from the blow and I took advantage of this. My razor's blade hit his hand causing him to drop the baton. "Bastard" the officer snarled. He tried to grab his baton off the ground, but I kicked it away.

"What's wrong sir, unarmed" I said with snark. He reached for his gun but I tackled him to the ground before he could. "I don't think so." I went to plunge my friend into his throat but he grabbed my wrist. I went to finish him with my other razor, but he rolled me off him. He was about to drop down on me to pin me but I punched him in the gut dropping him to his knees.

I got to my feet and pulled out my other razor. Just as the officer recovered from the sucker punch, I kicked him back down. Pinning him to the ground with my knees to his gut, I put both razors crisscross on his throat. Before he could grab my wrist I swiped my blades across. I stood up glaring down at him. "Mr Todd," Anthony stammered.

"You killed him." "That I did boy" I snarled. "I understand we have to escape sir but you didn't have to." I cut him off with a withering glare. "Let's find that carriage before anyone sees this." "OK sir," The sailor said nervously.

"I've ridden the world of many filth boy" I growled. "You try to turn me in for this, then I'll rid the world of you too." The sailor gulped and nodded. So me and Anthony began to look for a carriage to hire. I believed Anthony's opinion of me had changed. The poor lad had no idea how he was now with a demon.

Note: I already told you what will happen in the next chapter. There won't be a chapter next Saturday or Sunday since I will be with my family for Christmas but i'll get it up a few days after Christmas day. Then I will return to the normal chapter posting schedule.