Yellow Hearts

2.17

"Are you sure we'll fit?"

"We have to."

"Fine, ladies first."

"Tyler."

"Fuck you."

Tyler ended up going last. Ashlyn climbed in and Taylor followed. The vent was small and cramped but somehow they all fit.

The explosions had started not too long ago and Alex let them out of their rooms.

"Aiden, what's the next turn?" Ashlyn asked.

He checked the map Alex had printed for them and said, "Left."

They went on like that for a few minutes before they finally found the exit. Ashlyn kicked the vent door out and dropped down.

"MOVE–" Tyler said as he swung down from the vent, hanging above Aiden. "I will land on you."

"No you won't." Aiden snickered.

"Querido, we don't have time for him to crush you, just move." Bonita said from beside him.

"Alright."

"Good."

Aiden grinned and the others sighed.

"God you're a simp..." Logan muttered.

"What?!"

"Am I wrong?"

"I–"

"No time." Ashlyn said. "Bonnie, do you know where we can escape?"

"..."

"..."

"Well–"

"Bonnie!"

"Are you kidding?!"

"ASHLYN!" Alex came running down the hall and stopped in front of them. "Go for the east exit, the 4th one, it has the least traffic right now."

"At least someone knows." Tyler crossed his arms.

"Fuck off and kill your–"

"I saw some guards headed this way, so you kids need to hurry. Don't worry about the prisoners, I'll free them. Just follow your plan and get out of here."

"We'll message you if we make it out."

"When we make it out." Bonnie corrected.

"When we make it out." Ashlyn nodded. "And... thank you Alex."

Alex brought them all into a hug. "Be safe."

Bonita sighed. It'll work.

"THEY'RE OVER HERE!" one guard yelled as he and a coworker ran into the hall.

"Shoot."

"GO!"

"I'll make sure they're safe Alex!" Bonita yelled as they ran.

'They're?' Alex thought. 'What is she... no–'

"BONNIE!"

But they were already gone, Charlie running with them after Ashlyn called on him.

"We have five more minutes before the Andragathía pulls out."

They ran into another hall right as a guard was walking by. He reached out to grab Ashlyn.

"HEY–" Before he could do anything Tyler grabbed his shirt and slammed him into the ground making him drop his gun. Ashlyn stomped on his leg and a cracking noise rang through the air. "AAAHHGG!!"

Charlie covered his mouth in shock. Logan picked up the gun and they all looked around.

"Ash, the ones behind us are catching up." Aiden said.

"And there's guards coming from the right." Taylor nodded.

"Let's–"

All units report to the Cryo Center immediately! I repeat, report to the Cryo Center immediately!

"What the..."

Infected have escaped!

"Shit." Tyler grunted. "Anyone got a weapon."

"Only this gun." Logan said.

"I'll take care of it." Bonita said. "Let's go."

They heard someone yell and saw an infected person run and slash a guard's chest, the other guards immediately firing at it. Logan aimed his gun instinctively before Tyler grabbed his arm and started dragging him off.

"Leave them, they can handle themselves." he said. "We need to go!"

"Hey, brats!" They looked over to see a man with a buzzcut. The same guy who kidnapped Bonita. "This way, hurry up!"

Her claws extended and fangs appeared; she was ready to charge at him before someone grabbed her arm. She looked up to see Tyler.

"Alex told us about him, remember."

She growled but relented, retracting her claws again but left them sharp enough to cut if he turned on them.

"Ryan?" The prisoner pointed at him. "What are you doing here?"

"Charlie?? Aren't you supposed to be locked up as punishment right now–"

"Okay, yeah, whatever reunion this is, it can wait." Ashlyn began pushing Ryan forward. "Some idiot let the infected loose and we're running out of time."

"Hey- I did it cause we needed another distraction, you should be thanking me!"

"It was you?!"

"Oh, yeah, thanks for making me have to kill some people." Bonita grumbled.

"You do know that they're attracted to us, right??" Taylor asked as they ran.

"WHAT?!"

"This'll be interesting." Aiden grinned.

"Shut up Aiden!"

Bonita felt a shiver go down her spine and grabbed the boys by the back of their shirts making them stop.

"EVERYONE, STOP!" Ashlyn yelled.

An infected lunged past them a hair away from hitting Ashlyn and landed on one knee. It turned and tilted its head.

"LOGAN, SHOOT!!" Tyler yelled.

"I can't!" he yelled back. "The others are in the–"

A gunshot went off but it wasn't from Logan. The infected dropped to the ground dead and someone came around the corner.

It was the woman from the Sorrel house. The woman who released Laden on Bonita just for her entertainment. The woman who was the reason they ever even entered the phantom dimension.

"Well." she said. "Ryan, I was expecting, but Charlie's a surprise. What should I do in this situation? I feel so betrayed on Mavie's behalf, y'know?"

What she didn't notice in her teasing was Bonita Cabrera coming up behind her, pupils declined to slits and claws at the ready...

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short but I did say I'd make the next real chapter once I got the second free episode so here you go

sorry for the cliffhanger but eh I don't have enough money to make it longer

also ppl didn't immediately get my costume but once I said it they loved it so I'm happy w that