The Nanny // Faye Yoko AU

Chapter 47 Jailbreak

Mikey and Louis crouched behind a large tree, their small forms blending into the shade. The two of them peeked out cautiously, their eyes fixed on the group of nannies and children by the playground. The air was thick with suspense, their little hearts racing as they prepared for their daring plan.

"What do you think they're up to?" Jo asked casually, sitting on a nearby bench and munching on a bag of chips. She had one eyebrow raised as she observed the kids' suspicious behavior.

Yoko leaned back in her seat, crossing her arms with a faint smirk. "Looks like secret agent stuff," she replied, her gaze following Mikey as the girl rolled dramatically across the grass to hide behind a bush.

"Oh, Louis loves that game," Jo said, her tone cheerful. "He's always sneaking around the house pretending he's on a mission. Keeps me on my toes."

Meanwhile, behind the bush, Mikey held up her rubber ducky, Captain Feather, as if it were a pair of binoculars. "What do you see now, Captain Feather?" she whispered, her tone hushed but filled with authority.

Louis, lying flat on his stomach, poked his head up just enough to peek over the edge of the bush. "Enemy base remains unguarded," he reported in a hushed voice. "Now's our chance."

The two nannies, unaware of the spying children, continued their discussion by the wagon. "No, it's half a juice box each," the head nanny said firmly to her colleague. "If they drink a whole one, we'll have to give them a bathroom break."

"Ridiculous," Mikey muttered under her breath. She gave Louis a determined nod. "Let's move."

With quick, quiet movements, the two children crept out from the bush, darting toward the wagon where the restrained children sat. Mikey was the first to reach it, placing a finger over her lips as one of the kids opened his mouth to ask a question. "Shush," Mikey whispered, her tone urgent. "We're setting you free."

Louis scrambled up beside her, already fumbling with one of the seatbelts securing the kids. "These knots are tricky," he whispered, his fingers working furiously but clumsily against the tight buckle.

"Hurry, Louis!" Mikey urged, her voice barely audible but laced with urgency. She managed to free one of the kids, a small boy with wide eyes, who looked at her in awe.

The boy whispered, "Free?" as if he could hardly believe it.

"Yes, free," Mikey whispered back, her voice steady and full of determination. She glanced nervously over her shoulder, watching the nannies, who were still deep in their discussion.

"Just what are they...?" Yoko muttered, her eyes narrowing as she watched Mikey and Louis move from one seatbelt to the next, unbuckling the children with a determined precision that belied their young age. She leaned forward slightly, her sandwich forgotten in her hand.

"Oh dear," Jo murmured, her voice tinged with nervousness as she fidgeted with the bag of chips in her lap. "That doesn't look good."

Just as Mikey and Louis finished freeing the last child, the strict nanny's voice rang out, sharp and accusatory. "What the—?" The woman's words were cut off as Mikey turned on her heel and bolted, her voice ringing out across the park.

"JAILBREAK!" Mikey shouted, her tiny voice carrying with surprising authority.

Louis burst into laughter, his steps uneven as he ran behind Mikey, his head swiveling to take in the chaos erupting around them. The freed children scattered in every direction, screaming gleefully as they embraced their newfound freedom.

"Get back here!" one of the nannies yelled, chasing after a little girl who had somehow managed to climb a tree.

"Not in the water!" another nanny screamed in panic as a boy splashed gleefully in a nearby pond, his vest abandoned on the grass.