Wars and Lies

Chapter Twenty

We don't have a lot of people but we're prepared. We're stood waiting and the more we wait, the higher the anxiety levels get. Ashton comes over and stands next to me. "I can't lose anyone else." I say to him. "Not after my dad."

"You won't. I promise." Ash says as he grabs a hold of my hand. Emily, Brandon and Stephanie come stand by my side as well.

"So, who's ready?" Brandon asked.

"Well, I haven't showered in weeks and look a mess so I'm peed off so I say bring it," Steph laughed as she tied her hair back. I did the same to keep my hair out of my eyes but in a low ponytail instead of high one like hers.

"I'm terrified." Emily stated.

"So am I but we got to do this and if we die at least we die together." I laughed, nervously. To be honest, I don't think I'm gonna make it out alive but I think I'm okay with that. As long as everyone else is safe, I'm okay saying goodbye to life. All that matters is stopping Sinead and Christopher and keeping the others safe. Suddenly, loads of banging and shouting started. "They're here. It's time." Malcom shouted.

"We fight together. We fight as one." Abraham chanted, Max and the other Stone guards chanted with him.

"We fight together. We die together." I joked.

"We're gonna die." Steph stated.

"Try to stay positive." Ashton said.

"We're gonna die. Yippee." Steph replied, sarcastically. I laughed. The barricade crumbled away and the door flung open. I pulled out my dad's sword and Ashton readied his bow. Stephanie pulled out her daggers and started humming to herself, she likes singing in her head when she fights to make herself feel badass. Emily, Max and Brandon cock their guns. It's odd seeing Emily carry a weapon, especially a gun, as she's such an innocent and non-violent person.

The guards come flooding in with Sinead and Christopher stood at the front, they're both carrying swords. I can tell Ashton seeing his dad hurt. Malcom pushes through the crowd and steps forward. "Malcom get back," Ashton says.

"This doesn't have to happen." Malcom said, "you can stop all of this and come home."

"What so you can lock me up for the rest of my life? So, I can remain powerless? No thank you." Sinead pulls out a small knife and throws it at Malcom. Abraham quickly reacts and pushes him out of the way, only managing to narrowly dodge the knife himself. Max reacts and shoots Sinead but misses and hits a guy behind her. This causes Sinead's guys to start charging at us so we do the same. This is terrifying. A guy comes running at me and I know exactly what to do. He's left all of his weak spots open so I go for them. I don't want to kill. Seriously injure is fine but never kill. I block his sword with my own and due to him stupidly having both hands on his weapon, this gives me an opportunity to hit the pressure point on his neck knocking him out. The guy dropped the floor and I stepped back and am now back-to-back with Brandon. We use each other and fight off the attackers coming from every direction. Brandon grabbed a hold of me and swings me around allowing me to kick some people in the face. "Feels like we're back in class," Brandon laughed. Our karate teacher taught us how to fight together and use each other's strengths. I can see Stephanie fighting people off and she's surprisingly skilled with those daggers. Some guy touched her behind and I don't think he meant to but the look Steph gave him could've killed him then and there. Max is staying close to Abraham and Malcom; they aren't the most skilled but are trying. I did a quick turn and kicked someone in the face. I may be small but I can kick high. Everyone's fighting each other and using all of their strength. I turned around and saw Emily being cornered. Me and Brandon quickly react. As I'm running towards her, someone swings their sword at me so I drop down and slide under it. This girl is about to stab Em so I grab the her ponytail, yank it back and Emily stabs her boob. "Damn you two play dirty," Brandon laughed. Our side is winning. From the looks of it, most of Sinead's side is down.

"Katie, Sinead's escaping." Emily quickly said and pointed behind me. I looked around and saw her walking out the door. I look at the others worriedly. I can't go. What if they need me? "Go. We've got this."

I chase after Sinead but get stopped by no other than her boy toy. "You're not going anywhere." Christopher said as he punched my face. I can feel blood dripping from my nose. "I'm a lot stronger than you. You can't stop me."

"I can try." I go low and knock him off his feet. It doesn't take long before he's back up and attacking me again. He's attacking from every direction without taking a second to rest. I'm managing to block him but I can't keep this up forever. He's a skilled fighter. I already knew this. I trained with him. He knows all my moves. Finally, an opening. I didn't think and just went for it. I quickly kicked him in the balls which caused him to wince in pain and cling to them. I swung on to his shoulders then strangled him with one arm while I pummelled his head with my elbow. It's not working. I tightened my grip and this time used both arms but he's still not passing out. Christopher grabbed my arms and flipped me over and I crashed onto the hard floor on my back. I can't move. My body's crying with pain. Christopher climbs on top of me and pulls his knife. I try to push him off or wiggle free but he's a lot stronger than me. "I'm going to finish you off for my love." He lifted his knife high into the air. I slammed my eyes shut preparing for the end.

Nothing came. No stab. No end. No death. "You dare hurt her!" I opened my eyes and saw Ashton with his bow and arrow pointed directly at his dad's head, the tip of the arrowing touching Christopher. "Get off her. Now!" Ashton ordered; he sounds angry. Christopher dropped the knife and complied. I quickly got up and got behind Ashton.

"You can't kill me son."

"I am not your son and you bet I will. Katie go stop Sinead; I'll handle him."

"Ash..."

"Go on Katie listen to your boyfriend. You go off to your demise. You won't be able to stop Sinead."

"Don't talk to her. Go Katie. I'll be okay." Ashton reassured but I'm not sure if he will be. He has to fight his own dad. I picked up my sword and headed for the door. Just before I left, I looked back and saw Ashton throw down his bow and pull out a knife and charge at his dad. I just have to hope that he'll be okay. I just have to hope that they'll all be okay. They've got this. I believe in them. I need to stop Sinead.

I leave the building and look around for Sinead. Hopefully she's managed to not go too far. I look around and spot her black hair walking up a hill that overlooks the ocean. I race after her. I'm doing this. I'm stopping her now. I will not let her get away. "Sinead!"