The Frozen Heart (Ziall)

Chapter 17 ~ Flight

Chapter 17 ~ Flight

~ Niall's POV~

Liam hadn't looked at the body of Doctor Payne since he shot him. Evil bastard or not, he was still his dad. I can imagine it must have taken some kind of impact on the young man. 

Instead of taking care of the body, Liam had stalked over to the computer on the desk and is looking at the images of the security cameras. 

Louis is making sure Harry is okay after what happened. I am sure Harry will be fine soon. He is just in a state of shock. 

Just as I am. 

My eyes fall on Zayn's unconscious body. I walk closer and crouch down. My gloved hand gently caresses his cheek. "It will be okay. I promise you." I whisper to him softly, but I am not sure if I am trying to convince him or myself. The chip is still stuck in his brain. The only man who has ever succeeded in bringing this operation to a good end is now dead in a chair not even two meters away. 

"The building is surrounded by police," Liam speaks up. "We have to get out of here fast." 

"What about the guards?" Louis looks up to make eye-contact with Liam. 

Liam nods. "Still locked away in the right corridors." He confirms. "I left us a way out through the back. But we will need Harry to conceal us from the police. Is he good to go?" 

We all look at the curly-haired man next to Louis. He nods and gets up. "I'm good to go." He says and forces a smile. 

Liam smiles back at him and nods. He gets a small camera out of a pocket of his suit and leaves it on the desk. He places a letter with it: 'To the police. Play me.'

He had discussed it with us before. That camera contains all the evidence it needs to show the police what had happened here, and what doctor Payne has been doing. There is, however, no evidence of gifted people. The world will never know. They can't know. They are not ready yet. 

"I removed the security footage." He says and nods at us. "We are ready to go." 

"Wait!" I say and stand up. "What about Zayn? The chip is still inside of him, Liam. We have to take it out." 

"I know, but we can't do it here. There is no time." 

"So we will keep him asleep for God knows how long?" I snap. 

Liam sighs. "We have to if we want to get out of here without being arrested. I'm sorry, Niall." 

Harry raises his hand and Zayn is lifted up in one of his purple bubbles the same way Louis had been just a few minutes prior. "Come on then, guys. I want to get out of here asap." 

Together, we run to the back of the building. Liam had memorized the way. 

When we near the door, we can hear the sirens of the police cars outside. "Harry, can you create two force fields at once?" Louis asks worried as he peeks through the small window in the door. 

Harry huffs at him. "Of course I can, water boy." He smirks at Louis and with a snap of his fingers, he creates a bubble around the four of us. "We are invisible now. All we have to do now is keep quiet." 

We all nod understanding. 

I open the door carefully. As soon as the door starts moving, I can hear a symphony of clicks as every agent outside cocks their guns and points them at the door. 

I push open the door entirely and stay close to Harry. 

Carefully, we sneak out. We go slow, not wanting to alarm the officers with sudden noises. My heart is racing in my chest once again, but they don't notice us. The looks on their faces are ones of pure confusion.