"Guys! Wake up!" Blarg shouted as he came into Smii7y's and Kryoz's room.
"What the fuck?" Kryoz groaned as he woke up from his sleep. Smii7y sat up. Blarg was already gone and waking up the others. Smii7y got up and went into the common area. It was still dark outside but a bit of orange rising in the east.
"Blarg? What's going on?" Smii7y asked. Blarg managed to get Grizzy and Puffer up already.
"He says we are being surrounded." Puffer yawned. Kryoz huffed as he joined Smii7y.
"We are! There are people on the roof! They are wearing armor too. I hear guns too." He ran into Willow's and Luna's room and got them up. That's when Smii7y heard some light pitter patters on the ceiling.
"Maybe it's just an animal?" Grizzy asked hopefully.
"They are in the elevator too!" Blarg said urgently. Then there was indeed a ding from the elevator outside the front door.
"What about the emergency stairs?" Smii7y asked.
"I'm not sure! Flom snores too loud! I can't hear down there." Blarg said.
"Feel bad for Eli." Puffer muttered.
"Hurry! Get everyone else up!" Kryoz ordered. Everyone split up to the other rooms.
"Back up!" Blarg suddenly shouted. The front door exploded and men crashed through windows and skylights. Something skittered across the floor, releasing smoke. It quickly filled up the room, making it hard to see. Smii7y and Flom quickly blew the smoke granade and the smoke out of the broken windows. Willow yelped as she was almost sprayed with glass shards since the window next to her broke. The men had weapons aimed and primed with laser targeting. Thankfully everyone was up and stood together. Kryoz let lightning arc around his arms as a warning.
"Stand down Thirteen. You too E.A.P.S." Someone barked. Smii7y turned to face General Horizon.
"Easy N.A.P.S. The Thirteen are with us. What is the meaning of this?" Mr. Warner asked.
"We are here to collect a felon. Don't get in our way." Horizon snapped. Smii7y noticed that he was wearing the same colors Sparrow used to wear. He must have been promoted.
"A felon? The Thirteen are heroes?" Mr. Warner said questionably.
Horizon rolled his eyes, "Abilitors are soon going to lose rights for North America. Especially after we catch Commander Sparrow's murderer." Smii7y's blood ran cold.
"Good thing he's already dead. Neo blew up." Kryoz snapped.
"No. Not Neo." Horizon's golden eyes flicked over to Smii7y, "The ice abilitor."
"Hey now! That wasn't his fault! It was Neo!" Byze shouted.
"Either way. He left custody when not obligated to and then committed the murder." Horizon said sternly.
"You can't be serious!" Kryoz shouted.
"Care to test that? It's only a matter of time before your kind lose their rights and you're all in cages where you belong." Horizon retorted.
Mr. Warner stepped in front of Kryoz before he could argue, "Sir Horizon. I'm sure we could work this out peacefully. Abilitors are people too."
Horizon scoffed, "I've never liked your kind. Always cocky with your powers. I don't care if you use them for good or evil. They are all dangerous. Sparrow always protected you all, though. Could never lay a finger on you with her around. Now that she is gone, I can finally deal with you all. I could take all of you now for something but I want to keep my rank. The public doesn't want their special heroes all disappearing at once."
"Woah! Bro is fucking asking for it!" Grizzy growled as his fists tightened.
"Sir Horizon. If we could just talk. You seem to know the Thirteen very well yet don't seem to understand their power." Mr. Warner said much more calmly.
"Is that a threat?" Horizon asked.
"Nope. Simply a warning." Mr. Warner sighed. He glanced back at Smii7y and Kryoz, "I know what happened. I'm afraid there is nothing that I can do." Smii7y looked down. He did leave the plane when he was under house arrest. He also did murder Sparrow even if it wasn't intentional.
"You're fucking with the wrong abilitors, Horizon." Anthony seethed.
"I can take you too for threatening a law official." Horizon replied.
"Guys. I'll just go. I'm the only one who's in trouble." Smii7y said.
"No! You aren't! It wasn't you! None of it was!" Kryoz snapped.
"Take him for interfering with the investigation." Horizon ordered.
"No. I'll go. Just leave them." Smii7y said and walked towards Horizon. Horizon smiled.
"Smii7y don't." Willow pleaded. She ran over to him and hugged him. She had tears in her eyes.
"Look out for them while I'm gone, okay?" He asked her. She nodded.
When Willow let go, one of Horizon's men gripped his shoulder and pushed him away from the Thirteen. They placed him in ability inhibitor handcuffs.
"One down. Twelve to go. Let's go." Horizon ordered his men.
"Twelve down. One to go." Mr. Warner gave Smii7y a wink. Smii7y smiled as he was escorted out of the resort.
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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...
