The Reckless And The Brave

How Cliché

A/N: Hey guys, so sorry I didn't post yesterday. We took a day trip and were gone all day. I didn't have wifi or service or anything. We got back super late, so in my opinion, I didn't have time. Mynx disagrees with me. So anyway, I'm getting punished. There will be a write up posted after the punishment. Wish me luck:) ~Nova Coleman~

Emily's POV

My eyes fluttered open, and I saw that I was outside. With my wrists and ankles tied. Dangling over a pool.

I groaned. Then, I looked around. "Hmm." Tatum looked amused. "How cliché."

Jake was wiggling around. Alastair was inspecting his prosthetic hand, with not a care in the world. Asher looked at me, his face filled with pure terror.

"It's okay." I told him. "We'll think of something."

"I don't know, dear." The old lady came out on to the deck. "You seem pretty stuck to me."

"Let them go." I nodded my head toward Asher and Jake. Tatum began thrashing around furiously. "Tatum." I called. "Stop."

My best friend sighed, looking at the old lady. "What are you going to do?" She asked, unimpressed. "Eat us?"

"Of course not!" The lady cried. "I'm going to send you your separate ways."

I raised my eyebrows. "What?"

"Alastair will go back to whatever rock he was living under. Jake will go back to his parents. Tatum and yourself will go to a foster home, and Asher will go back to the scientists."

At this, Asher began moving around so violently, he broke the rope and fell into the pool. Unfortunately, his hands and feet were tied, so he couldn't swim back up.

"No!" I cried, remembering he had a thing with water.

"Oh, relax." The lady's guards or whatever they were came out and fished Asher out of the pool. He looked terrified. The lady and her guards went back inside, after tying Asher back up with us.

"Asher," I called. He looked up at me. "We'll find a way out of here. I promise."

Tatum gave me a weird look. "Since when did you get so good at this?"

"Oh, shut up." I rolled my eyes, and looked around. I locked eyes with Alastair, who gestured to his prosthetic arm. I nodded. He popped the arm off, and slid his other wrist out of the rope. He swung around on his ropes toward Jake, catching hold of his ropes. Alastair untied Jake's wrists. The cycle went on like this, until I was untying Tatum's wrists.

We all hung upside down by our ankles.

"Everyone untie yourselves." Alastair instructed. "We're going to fall in. Try to do that quietly."

We all began untying the ropes. Alastair was the first one to fall in. He tried to do it gracefully, but it didn't work. Luckily, it wasn't loud enough for the old lady to hear. Jake was next. He was about to yell, but he covered his own mouth as he fell into the pool.

Asher looked terrified. "Nothing is going to hurt you." I promised. On the other side of me, Tatum dove in somewhat gracefully. I noticed the others were hiding in the pool, only coming up for air when they needed to. Asher nodded, and fell in with everyone else.

I was halfway through untying myself when I heard a door open. "Shit." I muttered, falling into the pool. I rose to the surface immediately. "Everyone, out, now! Go!"

We all scrambled out of the pool, and ran along the field, the old lady's guards right behind us. We reached a fence. Tatum went flying over it. Jake grabbed it and tried to climb up it. I pulled Asher over to the other side, and helped Jake down. I heard a crash, and assumed that was Alastair.

"Blasted fence!" He shouted, sailing over the top of it. He landed in a way that should have broken every bone in his body, but somehow didn't.

He stood up immediately, grabbed his prosthetic arm, and took off running. "For Narnia!" he shouted, waving the arm in the air.

We all stared at each other, then took off after him. Once we got far enough, we began walking.

"I don't run." Tatum gasped, collapsing to the ground. I joined her, and everyone else followed. We were soaking wet, and exhausted.

I sat up, looking at Asher. "You okay?" I asked.

"Yeah," He nodded. "Fine."

"That was fun." Alastair sighed.

"How did she know about us?" I asked.

"She's probably got something to do with the prince." Alastair said.

"No shit, Sherlock." Tatum muttered.

"You mean she's a bad guy?" Jake asked.

"Aye." Alastair nodded.

"We should keep going." Asher stood up. I groaned. I was too tired from running. I pushed myself up, and we kept walking. We walked for what felt like hours, before we decided to make camp. Tatum and I collapsed, falling asleep instantly.

A/N: So, that's that chapter. I hope you enjoyed. I'll let you know all about the punishment as soon as I get it over with. Mynx still has to come up with it first. Anyway, "Quiet people have the loudest minds." Mynx, I will see you on Tuesday,