Hide And Seek ( Alex Goot Elle Fowler Sam Tsui )

Chapter 49

" Explosion in the ground. Check. Explosion in a building, check. Explosion in the sky, check," Elle mumbled, as they stumbled into the British official grounds.

Alex found the dog which Chrissy had left behind for them. It was a rather tame dog, sitting at the base of the tree. Blood and bodies were everywhere, mostly the British soldiers. He quickly untied it and held on to its leash. Alex wanted it for protection and detection.

" Okay, let's go in," Alex said, joining Sam and Elle.

The American and British fighter planes were swirling around in the air, shooting at one another in the sky. Elle mumbled a quick prayer to whatever greater unknown force out there that the adults would be safe before climbing in through the hole that Will had blown up about two hours earlier.

" We are fighting now, soldiers are coming in without weapons. It's quite an easy fight," Daniel quickly updated them. There was a lot of background noises, but Alex quick marked out an 'X' at where Daniel supposedly was. They had no time to fight.

Alex followed the allocated path on the map. He was sure that Odin himself could see them, somehow he might have his own camera sets in his office. But Alex knew that they had to fool them.

" When we approach them hole, say we forgot the hole was there and just fall haphazardly inside. Got it?" Alex said, running with the dog beside him.

His two team mates did not question it, and when they approached the hole, all their acting started up. Elle flailed her arms as she charged into the hole, jumping inside with a strangled yell. Sam soon followed suite. Alex hugged the dog as he jumped, to prevent it from falling dead on the floor.

Alex had no idea whether they had fooled Odin, but there was no time to think.

Debris was everywhere, along with the dead Eric. The earlier team had not bothered to pull him out, and had left him instead.

Alex could not bear to look at those lifeless eyes, and bloody mess. But this was his friend, after all. He knelt down beside Eric, just gently touching his cold hand.

" It's a pity that your dying wish had to be fulfilled after your death," he whispered, before getting up.

" Goot, what's the plan?" Sam questioned, looking around the dark basement. There appeared to be no way out but up.

Alex was sure that there was another way. He put the dog on the floor, and held it loosely by its leash. It begun to sniff around. Alex did not doubt its ability. If there was a path, surely some soldiers, or even Odin has been there. Starch would show.

All of the sudden, the dog begun to bark at a certain side. Alex quickly put his shoulder against the wall and rammed his entire body against it. The wall fell apart. It was a temporary wall, which Will's team had been in too much hurry to notice.

" How did you know that was there?" Elle wondered aloud, picking the dog up and giving it a good pat," Oh, it has a name. Hazelnut."

Sam chuckled, sauntering up to them with a pocket flashlight in his hands. Alex and Elle pulled out their own. This path was completely dark, and they had to rely on their own sources of light along with the dog's keen sense of smell.

" This was all a hunch, because surely the Americans did not have a permanent hole in the ground. The British probably just blew the ground in, " Alex told them.

The three of them begun walking slowly, brushing cobwebs out of their way. Hazelnut kept its nose close to the floor, leading them forward. Alex crossed his fingers, hopefully a miracle would happen and it would lead them to Odin.