ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ ʙᴀᴛʜ- ᴠᴀɴᴄᴇ ʜᴏᴘᴘᴇʀ ✓

NINE

MASON WAS recovering pretty quickly which everyone was thankful for. It had been a week since the fire happened and the four were laying low at a hotel.
It was by no means fancy. It was really just for people passing through town. In present time, Sadie was visiting Mason at the hospital, Baylen was at the arcade, and the other two were shopping for food.

Blue laughed. "This kinda looks like your hair." She said, holding up a package of ramen. Vance looked over and rolled his eyes.

Something caught Blues eyes. "Get down." She said quickly, pulling her and Vance to the ground. "They're here." She whispered, moving her head to where they were on the other aisle. "Shit." Vance cursed, running a hand through his hair.

"Follow me." Blue said, keeping her head down. Vance followed. "What about our food?" He mumbled. "That can wait." She mumbled back, making sure it was clear before taking off towards the door.
      Vance followed, tripping over a crate of cans. The cans tumbled everywhere, making loads of noise.

Vance had a hard time getting up but he did, hiding behind a cashiers counter. The men rushed out to look what it was.
      Blue made it outside, hiding behind a wall so she wouldn't be seen. She waited for Vance but he still hadn't made it out.

He looked over the counter slightly, waiting for the men to turn around. They weren't. He brought it upon himself to make a distraction.
   He looked for something to throw. A bucket. He picked it up, throwing it down the aisle that was next to him. Once the men ran over to it he snuck around and ran out the door.

Unfortunately, one of the men caught a glimpse of him.

Blue finally saw him and grabbed his wrist. Vance just about swung but stopped when he realized it was her. They took off running back to the hotel.

Once they ran into their room, Vance quickly tucked the gun he had into his waistband before throwing his back pack over his shoulders.
     Blue did the same but with her switchblade. "What about Baylen and Sadie?" She asked in panic. "We'll get them on our way." He replied. "And Mason?" He stopped.

"I don't know." Before they could go anywhere their door was knocked down. "Hands up!" The men yelled, holding their guns at the two.
Blue froze. Her heart beating rapidly in her chest. Instead of putting his hands up, Vance slowly moved his hand to the gun.

"Vance. Put your hands up." Blue muttered. Before anything else happened a gun shot went off but it wasn't from the men. "On the ground!" A feminine voice shouted.

The two looked up and saw a very familiar woman. "Mom." Vance whispered with confusion. She held a gun at one of the men's head.
"On the ground or your friend gets it." She threatened, putting the gun closer to his head. Vance's eyes widened as did Blues.

They slowly moved to the ground and she lowered her weapon. "Hi kiddos." She smiled kindly at Vance and Blue. "Hi mom." Blue looked between the two, her eyes still wide.
"Okay, I suggest you two get out of here." She said, kicking one of the men. One tried to stand but she put her heeled boot on his back. "I said down." She seethed.

Blue and Vance slowly moved towards the door frame but one of the men grabbed Blues leg. Vance immediately pulled out his gun, pointing it at him with the safety off.

"Let her go." He told them with his jaw clenched. The man took a minute but did as told. They quickly left and not long after Ali followed.
   "Okay, we're going to get your friends than we're leaving this town." Ali told them, getting into the drivers seat of her car.

Vance got in to but Blue was hesitant about it. "Blue, get in the car." She looked at him before doing so. "Mom, how'd you find us?" "I'll explain later. Right now, where is the other three?" The blonde asked, slowly driving and waiting for and answer.

"My brother is at the arcade, Sadie and Mason are at the hospital." Ali slammed on the breaks. "Hospital?" The two nodded. "Two words, fire and tree." Vance explained.
      She started the car again, driving to the nearest arcade. Baylen looked up when he heard a honk, looking at the familiar blonde in the drivers seat.

"No effing way." He mumbled, running outside. "Ms, Hopper!" He shouted, getting in next to Vance. "Hey kiddo." She replied with a toothy grin.
Baylen looked at the other two for an explanation but they just shrugged their shoulders.

They made it in front of the hospital, Ali getting out and going in. "Do we follow?" Baylen asked. "No, she knows what she's doing." Vance answered, looking at his mom through the window.
      About 30 minutes later, Mason came out on crutches. "What the- what are you doing?" Blue asked, hopping out of the car.

"No soldier left behind." Ali smirked, helping him into the passengers seat. Sadie looked at Blue with a worried expression. "You sure this is a good idea?" Vance asked from the back.
        "Yeah, I'm fine." Mason told him. "Okay, now let's get the hell out of here." Ali spoke, driving the car away.

"Where are we even going?" Sadie asked, looking out the window. The backseat was very uncomfortable. Everyone was squished together, giving no one any room to move around.

"Utah." Ali replied like it was nothing. "What?!" They all yelled. "That's a whole other state!" Blue added. "Yeah but the chances of them finding you there are slim to none." The woman tried to reason.
         "What about our mom?" Baylen asked sadly. "She... how do I put this? Got taken?" Both Blue and Baylens hearts dropped.

"Is she okay?" Blue asked anxiously. "From what I know, yes." Ali replied. The siblings looked at each other with worry.
     "Okay, but it's Mandy Parker. She's badass." Vance said, trying to make this situation less scary for the two.
"I know." Blue added, not really sure what to say.

With that, they were off to Utah.

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