Hide And Seek ( Alex Goot Elle Fowler Sam Tsui )

Chapter 47

For a moment there, Alex wondered if the bomb had wiped out the camera. However, after a few seconds, after the dust had started to settle, the cameras started to return to normal. Alex was in complete shock, this bomb looked so much worse than the landmine earlier.

" Odin set that bomb off, it was him. He knows we're here," Scott said, pointing at the screen. Right under Odin's right hand was a button. He was the one who had set off the timer.

Elle could not believe it. He was not even looking outside. How on earth could he had known that they were there in the first place? This guy is too good, and he was just probably playing with them.

" Tyler Ward is severely injured, a piece of the bomb had entered his back. We're leaving him here," Will said, his voice laced with regret.

Sam let out a shaky breath. First death tonight. And the five of them here were unable to do anything about it. So helpless, like watching all of this through a television screen.

" Is there really no more hope for him?" Alex asked. He really wanted to save as many people as he could. As much as possible.

There was a long sigh from the other end of the receiver. Alex noticed more movement in some of the soldier rooms, as they were running to get changed into appropriate attire.

" Can't save him, Goot. Paralysed and bleeding heavily," Will replied.

Alex closed his eyes for a moment. They had to make sure that the others would make it out alive. They lost one, they should not have lost another.

By right they should have seen Odin trying to set the bomb timer. But they had missed it. If Daniel had not heard anything, more deaths might have occured.

" Fine, then carry on. I'll tell Daniel about it, " Alex said.

He glanced at Elle.

" Dan, Daniel. Your member, Tyler Ward is down. Back wound from bomb, a fragment entered. Paralysed and will be left there," Elle reported, trying her best to keep her voice from shaking.

Tyler. He was a good man. Hopefully, he died with no regrets, and that he could see successful America from wherever he was.

There was a loud shaky sigh from the speaker. Daniel was processing the information.

" Okay, let's carry on," Daniel finally said.

Alex's head snapped up to the security cameras. Odin was looking right at them, through the surveillance camera, smirking. Mitch pressed the button once more, eye brows furrowed.

" What is it?" Sam questioned.

" We got to search for bugs. I think they already know where we are, it's all just a game to him now, " Scott told them, throwing aside the pillows from his seat, unzipping the first one and picking out the stuffing.

Elle got up, checking on the tables. That would make sense. Odin was smart, and perhaps this was all just for them to send themselves to death.

Alex watched as the first platoon got ready, with their guns. Their exit would be near Chrissy's side.

" All teams. Get ready. Especially Chrissy. Flight members prepare to pour the honey. Release the dogs the moment the door opens, Chrissy," Alex reported.

He got off his seat, as Elle flipped it over. Underneath the plastic was a tiny round black object. Alex felt shocked, Scott and Mitch were right. He crushed it against the surface of the chair with his knife, after inspection. That was to record noise.

" One down, check for others," Mitch said, pulling the carpet up. Instantly, there was an obvious black circle. This was for location tracking.

Scott snatched the tracker out of his best friend's hands, smashing it. He looked at Odin through the surveillance camera, and the general was smiling right at them. Then he waved, and laughed. A loud, maniacal chortle that sent shivers down Alex's spine.

" Reporting. Odin knows where we are," Alex informed everyone.

There was a collective gasp of surprise. Elle could not bear to tear her eyes off that hunk of a man. He was playing them, seeing how long they could possibly last.

" Are you guys planning on evacuation? " the old man questioned. His voice was the only one audible while the other three leaders were trying to get ahold of the situation at hand.

Alex pressed the button to respond, leaning close to the microphone.

" Not yet."

He ground his teeth together, leaning back in his chair. Odin was still smiling eerily into the camera, almost as if he was smiling at them. Alex glared at the repulsive image, he hated that man.

Elle had never felt so fearful for her own life. It was like as if that bulk of a man was planning on fun ways for them to die already.

Even if they eliminated the British army, they had to ensure that they got Odin and George too. They were important, the powerhouse of evil. And they had to be killed.

" Doors near Chrissy opening soon. Release the dogs in five seconds, and prepare for bullets. Stay low," Sam told the teams.

Alex quickly snapped his mind back into action. Odin's death could wait, right now he had to make sure his friends did not all die in a horrid bullet massacre. Elle kept her eyes on Odin, however. She wanted to make sure his every move was watched.

" I heard noises downstairs, I'm going to check, " Scott suddenly said. Alex frowned, he heard the noises of boots too. He picked up his gun.

Scott slunk into the shadows, quickly and quietly disappearing from them. There was a shout of pain, before silence. The tall blonde hair soon returned, blood splattered across his shirt.

" Two soldiers. They must have radioed in our position, and they happened to be patrolling and nearby," Scott explained, cleaning his knife against the fabric of his shirt.

Blood was already spilled. It was confirmed that Odin knew their position. Alex knew that a practical person would start carrying all their stuff out and relocate. But there was one thing they could not move, the surveillance camera screens. And that would defeat the purpose of them working behind the scenes.

On the screen, the battle had already started. Alex felt his heart pound, silently wishing he could be there to watch blood spill. The dogs were tearing and ripping at the soldiers for their clothes, with all the starch. He spotted a second group run up, and Daniel's group started to aid Chrissy.

" Try to slip inside, Will," Alex commanded. That was not planned, they were meant to move in as a whole group, but Alex knew that this was the perfext opportunity.

Odin was watching the fight from his window. George was pacing around. The soldiers were busy.

" Alex! Situation in room?" Will asked. Elle went over to the board full of buttons, zooming in on the frame that Will was trying to infiltrate.

" All clear. We will give you directions to Odin and George, but watch out. I'm pretty sure there are traps," Alex reminded Will, as they hacked down the door.