I Am Number Four

Chapter Twenty: Rescuing Henri

"So these Mogadorians are here to kill you then take over my world?" Sam asked after listening to John and Avalon explain to him what was going on; he was still trying to wrap his head around the fact that they were aliens. 

He had been looking for things like this his entire life and it was what he had been teased about in High School and it was something that he had once shared with his father. 

John and Avalon nodded their heads, they were sure that they would find Henri before things could take a turn for the worst; Avalon's vision made her uneasy about all of this. 

"So my dad was right," Sam exclaimed smiling, he was so relieved to know that his father hadn't been crazy and it gave him hope that they would one day find him again. 

John looked at Avalon, who shrugged her shoulders not entirely sure what Sam meant; she had known him longer but she was unsure about what was going on. 

Sam grinned, he couldn't believe that his father had been right the whole time about this sort of things and that he was sitting in a truck with two of them right now. 

It wasn't long before they found Henri's truck and Avalon couldn't stop the sinking feeling that she got; she doubted that this was going to end and she feared what John might do. 

Sam pulled the truck to the side before they all climbed out and headed towards the truck that was parked in the dark street; it was dark now and Avalon got the feeling like they were being watched. 

Avalon placed a hand upon the truck before a rush of memories and images assaulted her; she snapped her eyes open and looked at John sadly, her vision certainly hadn't changed. 

"He's here," Avalon replied not wanting to tell him what she had seen, it had only confirmed her previous visions about what would happen and she didn't want to have to break his heart with the news.

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It was easy for John and Avalon to gain entry into the house and the couple walked quietly through the dark halls trying to find where Henri was being held; they didn't want to find themselves captured as well. 

"The basement," Avalon suggested making John nodded before slowly opening the door allowing the pair to slip down the stairs where they found Henri tied to a chair; his face was all cut and bruised from being beaten. 

John sighed in relief before moving to untie Henri while Avalon stood back and watched a nervous look on her face; she didn't like being here and she could sense that something dangerous lingered in the house. 

Henri opened his eyes weakly, his eyes finding John and he knew now that he should have listened to Avalon; he had brought death to them and there was no avoiding that now. 

"You shouldn't have come," Henri whispered, his eyes moving to look at Avalon wanting her and John to leave; it had been a trap and he had brought them right into it. 

John shook his head before he finished untying Henri and carefully helped him to his feet; they had to get moving and they didn't have time to waste. 

The three jumped in surprise as Sam hurried down the stairs making John open his mouth to scold him, however he stopped when they heard someone walking on the floor above them. 

Avalon held her breath as she slowly moved away from the stairs, she felt her heart pound in her chest at the fact that this was actually happening and they were trapped in the basement.

The group stood quietly before a man holding Sam's shotgun appeared, he was actually surprised that this had worked and there was no way that he was going to screw this up when there was so much at stake.