Dimension Travelers

Chapter 30

After we were all rested, we waited outside the cellar to strike. I was ready. Ready and waiting. Would they really expect an attack in the dead of night? I doubt it. I mean, it's not like they have had one before. No one is brave enough to even try. That's why we're going to win. We know what to do and how to do it. Chloe and Rick will be one "team" while Firefly and I'll be another "team."

Chloe and I are going to fly Rick and Firefly onto the roof. We are going to kill every guard and maintenance guy--anyone who works in this prison. While we waited, Chloe and I grew wings so we would be ready. We looked at each other. We haven't talked since her and Rick got back from getting the shields. But there wasn't anything I need to say because I have already said it.

Chloe nods to me. It's time. Firefly holds onto me and I take off into silent flight. We have our weapons at our sides and shields at the ready. I land on the roof without as much as a sound. Firefly and I get up against the wall. We wait for Chloe and Rick. Once they are here, they will go up against the wall. Chloe had already warned me about the dead bodies. I look around the corner. The dead bodies are gone. I went over to Chloe.

"The bodies are gone," I whisper, "I think someone found them. Someone might be waiting for us."

"Take 'em out. We can't blow this." She says.

I nod. "Let's do this."

We sneak in the door we found earlier today. I hear guards. I signal Chloe and she nods.

She and I are on offense while Rick and Firefly are defense. We slowly make our way in. The guards are getting closer. We are up against the wall that leads to the door. My heart pounds as we are about to strike. I can hear them talking:

"Yeah, inspection was brutal. They found some missing weapons today. You can imagine how upset She was."

"Not only that, but some shields went missing too."

They are getting closer.

"Did you hear about all the dead guards they found up there? Someone had to have been here."

"How? There's no evidence of that."

"Then how do you explain the missing weapons, shields, and dead guards?"

"I guess you're right. They say it was likely a shadow person that was desperate."

"Then how'd they get up the wall without as much as a scratch?"

"How am I supposed to know?"

"You're not."

Chloe and I struggle not to laugh. Damn, we are good at what we do. (B&E is our specialty. As for assault, well, you don't even need to ask.) We wait for the guards to get a little bit closer. They stop and discuss the possibility of a ghost. We continue to wait, but they have been talking for the longest time.

"Should we take 'em?" I mouth.

Chloe nods.

I slowly, carefully step out from the shadows. I take out my bow and shoot the guards before they know what hit them. They are on the ground and we check their pulse. They're dead. We signal Rick and Firefly to come on down. They are ready to fight. We make our way to the prison center. It's empty. Where are the prisoners?

We look all around but couldn't find them. We wander the halls. We found a guard and I pin him against the wall, my dagger at his throat. He tells us what we needed to know. We decide that we can't leave him here, knowing what he knows. Rick gives him a good whack on the head. That should cause some memory loss. We move on to the prison hold, where the prisoners are allowed to sleep during the nights. There are guard towers everywhere. And there are guards on the wall. We crouch down and strategize: