Chapter 3

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They landed in a shabby neighborhood in southern London. The air was full of dust, and people walking around wore masks. The houses resembled run-down shacks. A man walked out of a house with a gun.
"Why are you here? Are you allied with the Queen?" the man lifted the gun. People started crowding around in curiosity. Echo stepped forward.
"We are not here to threaten you, and we are not allied with the queen. We are only here to gather an army," she stated bravely. The man lowered the gun.
"An army for what?" he asked.
"To overthrow and kill Queen Ivy," Scarlet said, as a rush of voices filled the crowd, "she has murdered so many innocent people, young and old. Controlled so many minds. We wish for revenge by attacking the palace." Flynn stepped forward as well.
"Who will join us in our mission?" he asked. A teenage boy ran up to them.
"We are risking our lives. Why should we join you?" the boy asked.
"Think about what Queen Ivy has done to you," Zaila added.
The crowd started talking again. People started walking up to them.
"She killed my sister."
"She executed my son."
People continued to step forward, describing the harm Ivy had done to them and their families. Scarlet heard shouts from the crowd affirming they would join the army. Soon enough, one thousand people joined them. Scarlet yelled out the instructions, and handed out firearms they had stocked up in their spaceship.
"WE WILL MARCH TOWARD THE PALACE! WE WILL SHOOT THE ENEMY, AND KILL QUEEN IVY!" Scarlet belted, the army cheered. They marched toward the palace, and as they got closer, they heard the enemies yelling their battle cries. Ivy's army had gathered their weapons and were ready to fight and defend the Queen.
"GO!" she heard Flynn scream. Everyone started running and shooting with a rush of adrenaline. Soon enough, blood covered the floors. The crew aimed and shot, people falling to the ground. Scarlet saw Ivy at the back of the palace, her throne being carried to the next room.
"There's Ivy! We need to follow her!" she said. They ran past the guards and soldiers, past the screams of death, past the penetrating gunshots. They followed Ivy's soldiers to the room. The soldiers saw what was going on and shot, but Flynn ducked just in time.
"I'll go this way with Scarlet, and Echo and Zaila, you follow them," Flynn instructed. Scarlet and Flynn ran around the corner to a secret passageway leading to Ivy's hideout. Ivy was already sitting on her throne, a smug look on her face.
"Ahh, Flynnigan Carswell. How nice to see you again, my son," Ivy said. Flynn raised his gun at Ivy's head.
"I'm not scared of you, mother. You don't have the guts to kill your own son," Flynn said, his hand shaking.
"If you come any closer to her I will shoot you," the guard said, also raising his gun. Echo took a step closer. Scarlet heard a bang and then Echo's scream. Echo fell to the ground, clutching her blood soaked foot.
"No!" Zaila cried, shooting the officer that shot Echo. Now it was his turn to scream and fall. His gun clattered to the ground. There was only one soldier left. Scarlet shot at Ivy, but she ducked and the bullet hit the back of her throne. Scarlet heard a bang, and then felt a piercing pain in her arm. She cried out and shot with her eyes closed. The last thing she saw was blood splattered... Everything went black...

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