{TPN x Reader} Forever or Never?

{8} Team Tag

Another Day of Planning...

Myself, Emma, Norman, and Ray were hanging the laundry sheets outside. The day was nice.

"Y/N. Emma. Starting today, let's play tag in teams" Norman spoke after a while of silence between the four of us. "In teams?" Emma questions. "At this rate, most of them would die if they escaped individually" "RAY!" I shouted at the black haired boy "But everyone's movements aren't bad, so we shouldn't break them up individually" The less up and going boy slightly redeemed. "We'll make formations and run away in teams. We'll play tag in a way that's similar to what the real escape would be like" Norman states. "The real escape..." Emma mutters. I got closer to Emma and gave her a smile. "We are planning to escape with the little ones arent we?~" I said in a happy tone. "Y-yeah!" Emma said. Her voice was slightly hitched and her cheeks were a bit pink. "And I have another idea" We all looked at Norman.

"Let's Tell Don and Gilda..."

"We'll explain the situation and have them lead the teams" Norman told his idea. "What if they're mom's informant?" "No worries. Finding out who the informant is, and also winning them over, I can do simultaneously" Norman paused for a bit before doing a cute little gesture with a small smile. "And I have made arrangements"

"Emma! Y/N!"

Me and the other female turned our heads to the ravenette who called to us. "For now, I'll tell you two 100 types of formation patterns, so memorize them." Me and Emma looked at each other and gulped. "You mean by ear?..." "you can't do it?" The male said with a smirk. 'God Dammit! I just want to punch that dumb teasing smirk right off his dumb half covered face!!!!' "Easy Peasy!" "Of Course I can memorize it!"

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Time flew by and we were now under the tree where we usually start our game of tag. My team consisted of Chamberlain, Chris, Dalia, Damdim, Vivian, and Of Course Dominic. All the kids smiled as most of them were with their closer partner and were ready for the game to start. "Okay try not to get caught for 10 minutes. Start." With that instead of everyone scattering around the we all went in formation. "Everyone Follow Me!" Emma shouted. "Let's succeed and surprise Ray!" Norman encouraged the kids. "Yeah! Let's keep this pace up and wipe that dumb smirk off Ray's face!"

We had gotten a good distance into the forest and were keeping a good pace. We were coming near a split in the path. I looked back at the kids and held up two fingers. My team and Emma's team ran straight ahead while Norman's team went the path on the right.

Me and Emma's Team tiptoed very steadily in order to win this. The kids responding to the signals extremely well.

The game soon ended as we all grouped back up. "That was Fun!" Phil shouted "yeah! Really really fun!" Dominic shouted along with Phil in glee. "This is really fun! I want to be a leader for the next one!" Don Shouted "But let's take a break for a little bit." Gilda interrupted Don. We smiled at the kids but we turned to each other with a determined look as always.

After a few more games of team tag, We walked over to the small table that had a pitcher on it. Having all four of us grabbed a cup and poured ourselves some water. "It looks like playing tag in teams is going to work!" Emma exclaimed.  "What was Phil's score again?..." Ray asked as he stared at the group of kids that were under the tree a good distance away. I look at Emma as she tried remembering. "Let's see...He's averaging at about 203 lately" "that's high..." Norman mumbled. "he's one of the younger ones but...with that score..." I said. " he was one of the last ones remaining this time and also when we played tag with Sister, He's always looking for you and Norman with Sherry, too" We motioned our eyes to look at the ginger headed girl. It took her a moment of thinking but she has finally got to what we were implying. She gasped and grabbed the sides of her head. "WAAAH! Stop It!!! I don't want to suspect anyone after all!" Emma yelled trying to deny the fact of the spy. "Idiot. Even if you don't want to, you need to be more suspicious! Thoroughly! This is life or death." Ray's words got to Emma as she started to sweat drop.

Norman sighed as he turned to look at me and Ray's direction. "Ray. Y/N. Any progress on how to break the tracking devices? And your little project? How long do you need until you two are prepared?" "Let's see...ten days" "yeah a good ten days for yours, mine would take a bit longer..." "Then let's commence the plan ten days from now!" Norman declared as me, Emma, and Ray all turned our heads to face to Norman with an "Eh?..."

"We'll carry out the plan ten days from now, on November eighth..." the three of us listeners gasped at his declaration. "W-Wait! Isn't it too soon? I mean, it's fine but..." "it's not fine!" Ray exclaimed. "Talk about wrong timing!" I yelled at Norman "it's been two weeks since Conny was shipped, the shipment cycle is at least two months so we Should have about a month and a half! I thought the plan was to carefully prepare during that time!" Ray gave his reasonings to be against the idea. To which Norman was as calm as ever, "Yeah. Just as you thought that way, mom's controlling us to think that way, too. So we need to outwit that."

Emma looked at Norman slightly wide eyed. Me and Ray holding a frustrated look on ours. "Your Crazy..." I mumbled. "And what if we fail from being rushed? Then what?" Ray questioned. "Either way we need to escape before winter comes.As soon as we break the tracking devices let's execute our escape plan as quickly as possible" " that means we have to do what's necessary in the remaining ten days" Emma said. Norman nodded and Ray made a 'tch' sound, I sighed and rubbed my head in frustration but pulled my hand down and forced a smile. "Fine... I guess my little test thing will have to make sufficient for a few...I'm right behind you ok this Norman..." I said 'calmly'