Catch Us If You Can [Discontinued]

Five

"Don't let them escape!"

"Y-You bastards! You think you can get away with doing this to me!?" "I don't give a shit! I ain't down for any of this!" Ryuji says. "C'mon, let's get outta here!" I say, and we resume running. Across the hall, we see another cell door. Akira tries opening it, but it won't budge. "It ain't opening!?" Ryuji states the obvious. "Let's try and find another way through!" I say, and run to the end of the hall to a broken bridge. "Think we can jump across this, (Y/N)? I know Akira and I can, I don't know abo-" While Ryuji was talking (And being sexist) I had already leaped across the broken bridge, Akira following suit. "Huh. Y'know, I know Akira and I can jump across, I don't know if you can, though, Ryuji." I say, smirking.

"Huh!? What!? Wait, (Y/N), you were supposed to be the damsel in distress that we needed to protect and save!!" Ryuji exclaimed. "If I ever get captured, I won't be the princess who waits for her prince to save her. I'll be the princess who kicks people's asses and save the day herself. Now, Ryuji, you gonna jump the bridge, or do one of us need to rescue you?" I stand up for myself, and Ryuji jumps the bridge. We continue running and jumping across things in rivers and streams until we see guards. "Hide!" I hiss at the boys and we hide behind boxes for a few seconds until the guards can't see us. "Over there.... they're looking for us, right?" Ryuji asks. "Right." I say. "I ain't playin' along with this anymore! We gotta find a way out of this goddamn place!" Ryuji exclaims, and Akira responds. "We will. We just gotta keep looking for the exit." We run up a flight of stairs and find a door. "Is... is this.... The exit?" Ryuji pants. "I sure hope so. I say, and open the door. "Dude... you gotta be joking." Ryuji says.

"This isn't the exit?" Akira wonders out loud and I start pacing. "The hell is this place!?" I exclaim, adjusting my bag. I start running again, and the boys follow suit. "Hey, look. We really did hear screaming... so we ain't the only one's who got captured!" Ryuji states, looking at a cage with some on in it. We see a bridge and a statue up ahead. The bridge is up, and it looks like there's nothing we can do at the moment to put it down. We keep running, and we run into a dead end. "Another dead end? Dammit! How the hell're we supposed to get outta here!?" Ryuji yells, and I shush him. "Hey, you there. Blondie! Frizzy hair! Princess! Look over here!" An unfamiliar voice called. I looked over at a nearby cell and saw what looked like a cat locked in.

"What is this thing!?" Ryuji exclaimed, and I kneeled down to pet it from behind the bars. "Ohmigosh you're adorable!!" I say, scratching it's head. "I'm flattered, miss. You're not soldiers of this castle, right? Can you get me out of here? Look, the key's right there!" It says, pointing to a key on a hook next to the cell. I stand up quickly and grab the key, fumbling with it to get it off the hook. "We're trying to get the hell outta here! I mean, you obviously look like an enemy too!" Ryuji yelled at the creature. "I'm locked up here, so how can I be your enemy!? Help me out!" It said, trying to convince Ryuji as I still fiddle with the keys, as the hook has been curved up so it's almost impossible to get the key ring off.

"A... cat?" Akira mutters, just loud enough to hear. "I am NOT a cat! Say that again and I'll make you regret it!" The creature said, and I finally got the keys off the hook. "They're catching up all ready!" Ryuji muttered. "Shit. There's still no service. Isn't there any way to contact someone outside!?" I say, peeking at Ryuji's phone. "How the hell do we get out!?" He asked the creature as I insert the key into the lock and fumble again. "It's stuck! One... second!" I say, twisting the key every way I can. "Hey, you three! You wanna know where the exit is? Let me out, and I'll take you there." "I'm working on it, okay!?" I mutter, still working on the lock. "You don't want to get caught and executed, right!?" It asked, and I growled. "Can you really help us?" Akira asked the creature. "I never go back on my word!" It said. "This thing sounds like it's all talk. How are you so trusting, (Y/N)!?" Ryuji asked me. "Who says I trust it? I just wanna get outta here. Heck, I don't know if I still trust you two, yet." I say, surprising the boys begin me. "How can you not trust us yet!?" Ryuji exclaims, taken aback. "An ex-track member who's hit a teacher and a guy who we only know his name, those backgrounds are so trustworthy. Not." I say sarcastically. "Point taken..." Akira says. "Exactly." I respond. "If you  guys think you can get out on your own, then be my guest!" The creature says. "Whadda we do?" Ryuji says, looking at Akira. "Are you seriously not messing with us!?" Ryuji doubts the cat like creature. "If you don't hurry, they'll catch you." It tells me. We all hear a 'click' and the door swings open.