Twisted

Chapter 37: WICKED Halls

Sophie jammed her launcher into Teresa's back and made her walk up the stares, following behind Newt. Gally waited for me.

"Everything okay?"

"No. Nothing is okay." I shuddered. "Everything sucks right now."

He just hummed.

We stormed up the stairs to the third level. Sophie shoved Teresa forwards, we needed her key to open the doors. She swiped the card, but nothing happened. We all crowded around the door. Sophie to the left, Gally right in front, I was on the left and Newt crouched down, all our guns raised.

"Again."

Teresa sighed and tried again. The door slid open and immediately we fired. The small room lit up with blue electricity. There were only a few guards and they weren't expecting us, so it was easy to over come them. They all lay convulsing on the ground, blue electricity jumping over them.

"Doesn't feel good does it?" I spat.

I knew they couldn't hear me, but I didn't care. Gally dropped his bag again and set to work on the vault. Sophie and I ran to the control desk, franticly searching the key board.

"Teresa! Get over here! now!" I yelled.

Sophie turned and grabbed her and pulled her over.

"Open the doors! Now!" She pushed a bunch of buttons and the doors clicked open. We rushed over. I felt my pulse quicken. We had the kids, Minho would be here somewhere. We ushed the terrified kids out of the cells into the control room.

"It's okay. You guys are okay now." Sophie called over the noise.

Gally was using a blow torch and some kind of saw to open the thick vault. The guards were still yelling and convulsing on the floor, kids were crying. All the kids looked pale, with big black bags under their eyes. They looked exhausted and were very skittish.

"Newt check that other cell!" I cried, as I ushered a few more kids out. My eyes flicking all over, trying to see if Minho was here. My panic was rising. I hadn't seen him yet. Gally was cursing. Newt spun around towards me, the anger was replaced by fear.

"He's not here!"

"WHAT?" I yelled.

Pushing through the kids, I grabbed Teresa, "Where the hell is he? You said he would be here!" I was so angry and trying to hold the panic inside I shook her, and shoved her towards the control board, the computer and key board.

"Guys, this is going to take some time!" Gally yelled over the noise of the saw he was using.

"Shit." Sophie cursed, watching Teresa franticly type into the computer.

"Where is he?" I demanded again.

"Somebody's him up to the Medical wing." She pointed to the screen. flashing on the screen was:

SUBJECT A7- MOVED; MEDICAL WING- TESTING

There was a small screen with live video feed showing him being dragged to a room. I cursed.

"Charlie, that's on the other side of the building." Teresa cried.

"Take me to him. Right now!" I yelled, shaking her again.

Sophie hefted her gun. "All right, lets go."

Newt shoved his way over, "I'm with you."

The frantic kids had grown quiet, watching the wild exchange. They were smart enough to know something was happening.