Chapter 13

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Theo looked around and watched the others dart off in the direction of where the first pieces laid for them to collect

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Theo looked around and watched the others dart off in the direction of where the first pieces laid for them to collect. Much to their surprise, their first pieces weren't within reach; they were all placed in a window in one of the buildings which they all darted into. Theo looked up to see the brightly coloured pieces of the scarf hanging there and quickly followed the rest. Theo ran through the doorway and saw the stairwell in front of him, the echoing noises of feet on the stairs were others; they got a head start and he had to bolt up the staircase. Once he reached the floor that everyone else had darted out of the stairwell door and entered a hallway with many doors. The place was empty there weren't any souls lingering around which made it eerier.

Theo proceeded after the group they were trying to determine which apartment had the scarves. Soon enough they were trying every door Theo decided to act smart, the beeping sure was close and it got louder, he turned away from the group and headed in the down the hallway and soon enough the beeping was louder. Theo turned the doorknob that was enough for whoever was paying attention to him to notice. Theo burst into the apartment which was an empty room and there on the window were the scarf pieces he raced over to get him but he was soon descended upon by the others. Whilst none of their voices could be heard at all the sudden invasion upon Theo he felt a desperate fight to retrieve the piece and move onto the next one. Theo grabbed his bit and made a break for it as the others were scrambling they got there and soon were on his tail.

Alice was driving the car keeping an eye on the tracker and she saw the first dot had disappeared from the screen and the timer was ticking. Alice focused on the road ahead; she was following the other cars trying to overtake but the road was quite narrow she couldn't get past them at all unless she found a spot that allowed the three-wheel vehicle to slide past. She couldn't afford to be last at the meeting point that meant they were behind in the race. Back at the fortress, the reapers were watching their contenders progress on their screen tablets Max and Randolph notice Theo had found the first piece though so had the others. 

"Off to a good start at least, Alice needs to get to the endpoint so Theo could get some buffer time or else it will be cutting it close," 

Randolph said as he watched the timer on the screen. It was clearly going to be a close followed race often they will all follow each other cause every piece is placed together to lead a pathway to the tallest landmark inside the heart of the city area.

Theo was darting down the stairs though he was trying to bypass the other contenders though they all spilled back into the street in search of the next piece. Theo looked at the tracker and was lucky the next piece wasn't that far, so the group ran towards the many poles that were once supplied electricity, now it was a useless structure in the rather empty street way. Theo managed to snatch up the second piece he had clench both of them in his hand. He had no time for him to even stop and attempt to stick in the backpack at all. Theo wanted to make contact with Alice as he was already on foot again desperately looking for the third piece he decided to tap into his subconscious though he was startled to hear Alice voice.

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