"It's too early." Tucker complained. They walked through a humid arid desert. Tumbleweeds and burrs stuck to their pants. It was early dawn before the sun came up.
"Aytrix's base is here." Mr. Warner stopped and placed his walking cane down into the dry dirt.
The abilitors looked around. The iconic tumbleweed blew across a barren desert. "There's nothing here." Willow stated.
Mr. Warner gave them a side glance, "There is always more than meets the eye, child. Especially with terrorists." He smacked his walking cane down into the dirt again and this time a metal clang echoed around the dark sky.
"How are we supposed to just get into an underground base, full of abilitors that hate our guts, and can control our friends?" Blarg asked.
"You guys think too hard." Luna smirked and walked forward. Sirens suddenly blared through the sky. Two metal doors started to open into a large underground hangar where a two-rotor helicopter rested fifty meters below.
"Your brother, right?" Nogla asked as the doors fully opened.
Luna nodded, "Let's go before we are late to the party." She found a ladder on the edge of the hangar.
"You seven be safe. I'll be waiting back at the heli for you once you're back." Mr. Warner said. Tucker fell off the edge and turned into a hawk in midair. He soared downwards. As Kryoz started to climb the ladder, he heard shouting and yelling.
"What's going on, Blarg?" Nogla asked.
"Fighting." Blarg answered, " Lots of it. I hear Neo and Shade. They are arguing with someone- er... were arguing with someone. Sounds like they just got impaled with some ice."
"Yeah. I feel a cold draft. I doubt that's from the desert outside." Willow said.
"I'm sure. Titan and I were counting on a mutiny from Aytrix's abilitors. The only thing we have to focus on is getting the others out." Luna explained.
"And killing Neo." Kryoz added.
"That would probably be wise." Luna agreed. Luna was the first to reach the bottom. She signaled to stay quiet while everyone else reached the bottom. Tucker changed from a bird and stayed close behind to cover their flank with Flom. Luna and Kryoz covered their front.
"Blarg. Let us know if someone is coming." Nogla whispered. Blarg nodded. They headed for a hallway where a cold gust of air was drafting from. Kryoz knew it had to be Smii7y.
They started to make their way down the hallway. A few of the lights were out. Ice and scorch marks littered the floor. "Smii7y and Anthony." Nogla mouthed.
They turned a corner and Kryoz nearly ran face-first into a dead man. He had a blind eye and a scar over it. There was an ice spike through his chest that suspended him in the air. Willow let out a quiet whimper and shuffled behind Kryoz. She grabbed his hand and he squeezed it encouragingly.
"I guess that means S.C.A.R.E. is taken care of." Flom muttered.
Luna crouched down and picked something off the floor. "Shit." She growled.
"What?" Kryoz asked.
She held out a device in her palm, "It's a dead man's switch. Neo and his recklessness just killed us all. This base is about to blow."
"What?!" Everyone yelled at once.
"I'm not sure how long we have but I don't want to test our luck." Luna said.
"Then let's pick up the pace." Tucker ordered. Everyone nodded. Instead of carefully scouting the base, they were in a full sprint.
"I hear fighting up ahead!" Blarg stated.
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Fugitives
Fanfiction⚠️ This book contains rough language and gore. Three years. That's how long Smii7y has known he was an abilitor. A person with undescribed powers. Smii7y and his team of twelve other abilitors rescue others who are being exploited for their power...
