The Walking Remix: Book 2

Chapter 9

Third person POV

That night, Caden and Tyler set their plan into action. Nobody knew about it but them, they didn't even tell Kyle the next day at school. So that night, when someone came in to tell them to go to bed, they set into action.
"You ready?" Tyler asked Caden after they wee sure the man was long gone.
"Let's get out of this heck zone." Caden replied smiling. He got up and picked the lock again, and the door opened just like it had the night before.
"Okay, where should we go first?" Caden asked Tyler.
"Let's wake up the girls first, we'll have a lot less of a chance of getting caught.'' Tyler answered. They went down hallway after hallway, and then started following someone.
"Something tells me that our room number should be the same as ours. Don't ask why, I just do." Caden stated.
"I actually think you're right!" Tyler exclaimed. So they set off in search of their room. They found it 2 minutes later. Caden knocked on the door softly.
"What? Why?" Tyler asked confused.
"If I knock to loudly, we'll get caught." Caden cried.
"Knock on it. Hard. Bang on the door." Tyler ordered.
"Won't we-" Caden began t ask nervously.
"Do it." Tyler cut him off. Caden took a deep breath in and knocked on the door really hard.
"What could they possibly want now?" They heard someone mutter.
"That sounded like Venus..." Caden whispered. 
"OPEN UP!" Tyler yelled, not in his real voice.  Caden clapped a hand over his mouth and began to laugh quietly.
'Zip it." Tyler whispered to him.  Finally, someone came to the door.  It was Nani.
"Tyler? Caden?! What are you...?' She asked quietly.  Then she hugged Tyler.
"I missed you." She whispered.
"I missed you a lot too." He replied.
"Isn't that cute..." Caden smirked. Tyler let go of Nani and punched Caden in the arm.
"Dude!" Caden whisper-shouted, rubbing his arm.   Tyler and Caden went inside, stuck something under the door so it wouldn't shut, and close it almost all the way. 
"What's going on...?' Mika asked tiredly.
"I don't know..." Nani replied, looking at Tyler for an explanation.
"Wait a second, where's Allena?' Caden asked.
"You REALLY can't see me from over here?'' Allena asked from the other end of the room.  Caden ran over to her and hugged her quickly.
"I was worried sick..." He whispered.
"Same." Allena replied.
"Guys, we need to get out of here. Now." Tyler said finally.
"Why?" Allena asked concerned.
"These people aren't what they seem..." Caden began.
"Both of you, spit it out!" Nani cried. 
"Alright! Alright!  They're planning on selling all of us to do really crappy and dangerous jobs, no they're gonna sell Fawn and Scarlett to the military so they can kill them!" Tyler cried.  The girls all looked at each other.
"Oh man..." Mika sighed.  Venus swore under her breath. 
"We HAVE to get Fawn and Scarlett." Nani added.
"And where's Kyle?" Venus asked Tyler and Caden looked at each other.  Thy didn't know that the girls were don at the cafeteria that day.
"The isolation room..." Caden replied slowly. 
"They weren't kidding... We were there when the man said that." Nani whispered.
"You guys, stay here, and We're going to get the other three." Caden ordered.
"Hold on a second, I'm going too." Allena added.
"I can't let you.  Kyle would kill us for letting you down there, you know that." Caden told her.
"He's my brother... I'm worried about him... Please?" Allena pleaded. Tyler looked at Caden. 
"Come on man, we probably need another person." Tyler told him.
"What about Venus then?  We can't let Allena go down there, like I said, Kyle would kill us." Caden answered.
'There is no way in heck she'll get caught. You can hardly even hear her sometimes!" Tyler exclaimed.
"Oh... Alright.  Come on then Allena." Caden sighed. 
"Wait a minute, if you try to come back up for us three, won't you guys get caught?" Nani asked concerned.
"I suppose you're right... But all six of us would make quite a bit of noise." Caden replied.
"Do you want it loud and fast? Or quiet with a huge chance of us getting caught?" Tyler asked.  Caden glared at him for a few second.
"....Fast..." He sighed angrily.  Then the six of them left. They decided that they would try to get Kyle out first, because he would probably be pretty helpful in finding Fawn and Scarlett, since Fawn was his girlfriend.
"Does anyone have any heck of a clue where he could be?" Caden asked. Tyler shrugged.
"Nope. Well, actually... I do recall them mentioning that the isolation room is in the basement, we should look there first." Tyler suggested.
"Good idea!" Nani exclaimed happily. So they turned a couple corners until they found the stairs, which they assumed led to the basement.
"Well... Down we go!" Tyler exclaimed.
"Dang... This place is creepy." Caden complained when they got to the bottom.
"Agreed." Allena said, looking down the hall.
"I can't believe they would put kids down here..." Venus added worriedly.
"Shall we start the search?" Nani asked. Everyone nodded. They all began to walk down the hall, until they heard banging on a particular door.
"Do you think it's-" Caden asked.
"It- it couldn't be." Venus said shocked.
"Well, let's check!" Allena exclaimed, eager to figure out who was behind the door. To the groups surprise, it was Kyle.
"Kyle!" Everyone said at the same time, and Nani opened the door. Kyle was standing there, looking drained.
"Kyle!" Allena exclaimed, and they hugged.
"I was so worried." She said exhausted.
"Me too." Kyle agreed. "About all of you." He added. But then he looked upset.
"Where's Fawn?" He asked nervously. "And Scarlett for that matter."
No one wanted to break the news to him.
"Their planning to kill them, for the military." Mika said nervously. Kyle looked pale.
"WHAT?!" He yelled upset.
"Shh... Kyle I know your worried, but we have to be quiet." Nani said, looking out of the door. Kyle looked angry.
"What- just... How could they? They didn't even do anything!" He fumed.
"... Yeah..." Allena said sadly.
"Well, let's go find them!" Kyle said nervously. And everyone followed him.
"Wait... Guys, I know we said we'd find them, but what if we get caught? I mean-" Tyler began. Kyle shot him a glare.
"Don't. Even. Say. That." He said seriously, his eyes looking around for any sign of Fawn and Scarlett. They took a couple more turns, when they saw a military person walking down the hall next to one of the men in charge.
"Yes... I believe they were somewhere around here..." The man in the suit said to the military man. Before Kyle had a chance to get mad, Tyler put his hand over his mouth.
"Sorry bro, you can't blow our cover." He said, looking at Kyle. Kyle yanked his hand off of his mouth.
"They- their looking for them. Oh no oh no oh no..." Kyle muttered worriedly. 
"They'll be fine.  I know it." Allena told him.  He looked at her and smiled a bit.
"Thanks." He said.  Allena smiled in reply. 
"All we have to do is get to Fawn and Scarlett before they do." Nani stated pointing at the two men.
"Exactly.  but... How?!" Venus added. 
"I think we should split up.  One group of us go and make a diversion or a distraction if we have to, and the others make a run for it and see where the men go." Tyler explained.
"That has to be the smartest thing I have ever heard come out of your mouth in the past eight years that I've known you for." Mika smirked. Tyler shoved Mika playfully.
"Shut up..." He replied laughing.
"I'll go find Fawn and Scarlett.  Fawn's my girlfriend anyway. And if you wouldn't mind Allena, I'd rather you stay with me." Kyle stated.
"I'll go too." Caden added. 
"Okay, it's settled.  Mika, Venus, Tyler and I go this way, Kyle, Caden and Allena, follow them before it's too late! They've been stalling for a while." Nani orders.  Then they split.  Kyle, Allena and Caden were following the two men for at least two minutes.
"How big is this place...?" Allena asked. 
"I don't know. But we have to be quiet..." Kyle whispered.
"Whoops." Allena replied guiltily.  Then the men they've been following came to a stop. 
"The older one is right behind that door. Careful, she's very disobedient though..." The man in the suit explained, laughing darkly. 
"That little.." Kyle muttered.
"Kyle..." Caden warned. The man went to open the door.
"Oh no oh no oh no!!! We will never be able to get them away from that door in time!!!" Allena cried quietly, putting her head in her hands.
"Calm down Allena, it'll be okay." Caden told her reassuringly. 
"I'm getting Tyler's attention, before it's too late.'' Kyle said.  
"Tyler!" He whisper-shouted.
"I'm on it!" They heard him reply.
"YO!!!! YOU BIG MEANIE POOPY HEADS!!! OVER HERE!!!" Tyler yelled childishly. 
"There we go." Caden sighed in relief. 
"Do you hear that?' The military man asked.
"Yep.  I'm very sorry sergeant, I'll have this boy dealed with immediately." The man in the suit apologized.  Nani looked at Tyler concerned.
"Run!!!!" She cried.  Then Tyler ran down the hall, the two men not far after.
"Nows our chance!" Kyle exclaimed as he ran to the door.  When they opened the door, Fawn was staring at them startled.
"G-guys?!" She asked shocked.
"Fawn!" Kyle cried happily before hugging her.
"How did you escape?" She asked him.
"The rest of the group let me out." Kyle replied. Fawn then saw Caden and Allena.
"Why? What's going on? And where's Scarlett?" Fawn asked nervously.
'These people were going to sell us to do some pretty bad things... We had to get out of here." Allena told her.
"And.. they were planning to kill you and Scarlett. There was a military man right outside the door! That's why we recused you first.'' Caden finished.
"Oh my lord... We HAVE to get Scarlett!" Fawn cried before running out the door. 
''I remember she's just down the hall from here, I see her sometimes through that window on the door." Fawn explained.  They reached Scarlett' room and Fawn opened the door.
"Scarlett!!" She exclaimed.
"Fawn, what's going on?" Scarlett replied tiredly.
"I'll explain later, but we have to get out of here." Fawn replied. 
"I'm not opposed to that!" Scarlett exclaimed happily. Then they ran out of the room. 
"Will you get back here! There are serious consequences for this behavior!!!!" The military man yelled. Caden and Allena looked at each other nervously.  Allena looked like she was about to yell, but Kyle put his hand over her mouth quickly.
"Don't even think of it kid." He told her sternly. Allena turned to look at him.
"But-he- We HAVE TO FIND TYLER!!!!" She stammered.
''And Nani, Mika AND Venus!!!" Caden added.
"Where are they?" Fawn asked.
"I don't know. They went off to distract the two men for us. But if we don't find them soon, they're going to get caught." Caden answered anxiously.
"TYLER!!! WHERE ARE YOU?" He yelled after. There was no reply.
"Uh oh..." Scarlett said nervously. Then Allena ran in the direction they last saw Tyler go. The other four looked at each other, then followed her. Not long after, they heard a few people yelling at the top of their lungs. It wasn't understandable what they were saying though.
"They're screwed." Kyle muttered. but they followed the voices anyway. They finally found Nani, Tyler, Venus and Mika 2 minutes later.
"Scarlett!!!" Mika exclaimed as they hugged.
"I was worried..." She added.
"Me too." Scarlett replied.
"Well, if all nine of us are here-" Venus began, but they were cut off.
"You're all in huge trouble, you know." The man from before smirked. The group exchanged nervous looks.
"Oh no..." Mika said nervously.
"Oh no indeed." The man smiled before lunging at them.
"RUN!" Venus yelled.  Then they made a run for it.  They ran back up the stairs, but couldn't find an exit that wouldn't trigger an alarm of some sort.  They were running for three minutes now, when some of them started to get tired.
"I... Can't... Run... Much longer..." Allena said tiredly.
"Me neither!" Mika added.
"Just try and keep going guys!" Caden told them. All of the sudden, the group heard a scream.
"WOAH!" Tyler yelled. The military man had tripped him. 
"TYLER!!" Nani screamed.
"Oh... You have no clue how big of trouble you're in." The man smirked.
"Guys, run." Tyler told them.
"There is NO WAY in HECK that we're leaving you here." Caden yelled.  Then Venus poked Nani on the shoulder.
"We should trip one of the alarms, run to the front door, then meet the rest of the group there.  That way the man will let Tyler go." She explained. Nani nodded her head in agreement and they left.
"Where are they-?" Mika asked confused
"No clue." Caden replied. Then they heard the alarm go off.
"Oh... That's why." Fawn said quietly.
"What are they up to now?!" The military man sighed. He pushed Tyler to the ground and ran after Nani and Venus.
"Oh no, we have to warn them!" Allena cried.
"I think they did that for a reason, Allena." Mika told her.
"Oh... Right..." She replied embarrassed. Kyle helped Tyler up.
"Are you okay?" He asked Tyler.
"Yep. Now let's just get OUT of here!" Tyler exclaimed. Then they started off again. A few minutes later, they found the front door. After they were outside for about a minute, there was still no signs of Nani or Venus.
"If they don't show up soon, I'm looking for them myself." Tyler said nervously.
"Guys!" They heard someone yell. It was Nani and Venus.
"Sorry about the long wait, we had to take the long way around to lose that guy." Venus apologized.
"Thanks for doing that for me you two, I would've been DEAD if it wasn't for that." Tyler said.
"Thanks for busting us out of here!" Nani replied happily.
"Now let's just go before that dude comes back!" Scarlett yelled. Then they ran until the building was completely out of their sight.
"Well, it has been an INSANE three days, if I may say so myself." Mika exclaimed tiredly.
"You can say that again.' Caden sighed.
"How did those idiots find our group, anyway?" Tyler asked. Everyone looked at each other.
"My parents ratted us out..." Allena finally admitted. The group turned to look at her.
"Seriously?!" Scarlett asked shocked.
"I'm really sorry guys... If my parents just liked me...if I wasn't so different... They wouldn't have abused me, and none of this crap would have happened. We would still be at the cabin. This is pretty much my fault..." She added. By now she was holding back tears.
"Allena, you can't blame yourself for that. You're parents are just idiots." Fawn told her. Allena stayed silent. Then Caden walked over to her and put his arm around her supportively.
"Fawn's right. They are pretty stupid. It's not your fault. They shouldn't have minded that you're different. I can't believe anyone would do that to their own kid, especially you. You didn't know they were going to do this... And besides, if you were still living with your parents, how would any of us know you?' Caden added.
"If you put it that way, You are one of my best friends. I would have never met you!" Nani exclaimed.
"Things just happen for a reason." Venus said. Then the group started walking before they got caught. For the next little while, they just talked about the past 72 hours. How stupid their teachers were, how worried Fawn was about Bear, how glad they were that EVERYONE was finally back together again. 
"I just can't even believe that they would make me leave Bear like that... Oh, I hope he's okay!" Fawn said worriedly, while walking next to Kyle and the others.
"Don't worry, he's a smart dog, I know he'll be okay!" Allena said supportively, smiling at her. As the group got closer and closer to the cabin, they started to talk about how stupid the teachers were.
"Like honestly, I can't believe they would  hire idiots like that to teach kids! You should've seen the way he talked to  Allena-" Nani began to say.
"Those little..." Kyle mumbled angrily.
"I wasn't there, Allena. What happened anyways?" Mika asked confused.
"Well..." Allena began, still shocked by what had happened.
"I... I'm just going to flat out say it... I have learning disabilities!" She said embarrassed, looking at the ground. Then Caden came up to her, and put his arm around her.
"Look, he was a jerk, you know that right? He had no right in THE WORLD to treat you like that!" He said supportively. Allena smiled, said a small thanks, then continued the recap.
"We were assigned some questions to do, and while everyone was already on questions 10 or more by the time ten minutes had passed, I- I..." She said, unable to finish her sentence. Fawn looked to her supportively.
"It's okay, you can tell us. That's what friends are for." She said kindly.
"I- I was still on question 3... So, the teacher found out, and asked me to write it up on the board. When I got most- well all of the questions wrong... He- he got really mad at me." Allena said sadly. Caden looked red with anger.
"That little..." He said angrily.
"Hey, that's Kyle's line!" Tyler said jokingly. Kyle glared at him.
"Not... The time..." He growled.
"Then he asked me why I got them all wrong, and he called me stupid. When I tried to tell him that I have a disability, he got even more mad at me, and told me to go out in the hall, so he could 'have a little chat' with me... I will admit, I was really nervous..." Allena said, remembering the scenario.
"If I ever get my hands on-" Kyle began to mumble.
"So, when I got into the hall, and he followed me, he yelled at me a lot, and told me I was stupid, and threatened to put me in the isolation room. I tried to explain to him that I have a developmental problem, but he just kept getting me in trouble. He was getting really mad, to a point where I was sure I was going to be heading to the basement when Fawn came along, and told him to- well, basically shut up and leave me alone." Allena continued. The whole group looked shocked, as it was not in Fawn's nature to do such things, being the shyest person in the group.
"So basically he threatened Fawn too, and called her a- you know what I'm not even going to say it. Then he pushed me down and walked back into the class room. Fawn helped me back up, and we walked back into the class together." Allena concluded, smiling at Fawn. Fawn smiled back.
"I can't even believe they would do that Allena... Those people are just horrible! Treating kids like that..." Nani said comfortingly.
"Thanks!" Allena said thankfully.
"Hold on a minute...You and Kyle both said something about you having troubles controlling your emotions, are they two separate problems?" Tyler asked confused. Allena looked down at the ground.
"No... they aren't. The emotional problem doesn't exist. Sometimes I don't fully understand a situation and I'll overreact, or I won't know how to handle it properly so I'll kinda freak out... We made it up so I'd have an excuse for acting a bit differently..." She explained.
"Oh Allena... Why didn't you just tell us to begin with?" Nani asked sympathetically.
"I.... I was worried you'd all treat me like a little kid, or you wouldn't take me seriously because I don't know as much as you guys." She sighed.
"We would never do that, Allena. You're our friend, no matter what!" Scarlett exclaimed supportively.
"You're a great person either way." Caden added. Allena smiled at him.
So, the group continued the long journey back to the cabin, when they decided to stop for a 10 minute break. They all gathered around and tree and talked for a bit, when Fawn walked off a closer near the stream they were by. Kyle followed her.
"What are you doing here, kid?" He asked, before he took a seat beside her and put his arm around her.
"Oh- hey Kyle! Sometimes I just like to watch the stream... I find the sound to be kind of soothing..." She answered, looking at Kyle.
"Look, I wanted to thank you for standing up for Allena. It means a lot." He said kindly, sitting beside Fawn.
"Anytime, she is one of my best friends. Besides you of course." Fawn said happily. Kyle smiled at her.
"Except for when you turn into an overprotective grump monster!" Fawn added jokingly. Kyle laughed, and punched her arm jokingly.
"I'm joking, I'm joking!" Fawn laughed. Then Kyle stopped, and put his arms onto Fawn's shoulders.
"Look... I really don't know what I'd do without you Fawn, I really care about you, you know." Kyle said kindly, smiling at Fawn.
"I care about you too, Kyle. Honestly, I don't know what I'd do if something happened to you." Fawn said smiling.
"Oh, don't you worry about me. Now, we better go back to the group. They'll be wondering where we where." Kyle said, helping Fawn up. So, they walked back to the group by the tree.