VenatIO (Book I Of The IO Series)

XVII

DAY ONE

1200 HOURS

LOCATION- EARTH, SPECIFICS UNKNOWN

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"Sapph, wake up, Sapphire, come on," Alex said shaking me hard, I groaned before opening my eyes slightly, adjusting to the darkness of the room.

"Hey," I said getting up and resting myself on my elbows as I analysed the room. The four walls, seemed to close in on us, the smell of dust wafting up our noses. I cracked my neck.

"Sleeping beauty arises from the sleep," Eli said from the corner of the room, as I make eye contact with you. I scowl at him, not even bothering to ask how he knows about sleeping beauty.

"How long have you been awake for," I asked Alex.

"long, it seems like the drugs got you good," Eli responded instead.

"Well, I don't do drugs back home unlike some people," I said scowling at him.

"I don't do them either."

"Right," I said as I stood up, dusting the dust of my jeans. I looked around the room for an escape route.

"What's the plan, team captain," Ty asked me ruffling my neat hair, leaving it to look like a bird's nest.

"Leave my hair," I said glaring at him.

"You don't like it when people touch your hair," Eli said getting up looking at me mischievously.

"No, Black, sit down."

"What would I do that, Phye, when I have a perfect reason to annoy you."

"Phye?" Jaz muttered said getting up from the floor finally waking up, I looked at her guiltily. I glanced at Eli, I guess it was one of his nice days.

"You have some explaining to do young lady," she said imitating Nina. I shrugged. Feeling someone touch my hair, I turned around and taking Eli's hand off my head twisted it behind his back.

"Calm down, Phye," I glared at him trying to ignore the weird feeling of his hand, the feeling which was trying to shoot down my body.

"I can't believe, Marine chose you as our leader," Michael said slapping his head.

"Like you'd be any better, Mikey," I said flipping him the finger.

"Still though," he replied.

"Neither can I," I muttered, "But I have a plan." I looked at Alex and raised a brow.

"You ready," I asked her a smile spreading across my face, time to show off some skills.

'Which wall,' I transmitted to her. She faced each of the walls in turns and then pointed at one. I nodded.

'Michael look through the wall and tell me what you see,' I transmitted him, he glanced at me curiously and then obliged.

"Fire," I said looking at Alex. She started to weave fire through her fingertips into a breathing standing cube, just like I taught her. Her hand moved around us in circles until a complete room stood in front of us. Done, she mouthed. Taking a deep breath, I put my hand into the fire to see if it was cold or not.

"Phye," Eli said warningly and then yelled as my hands went through the flames, "Are you crazy, you could have got burnt,"

"Wow, Black, you care about me," I said smirking, "And by the way, we've practised this so much, trust me she's amazing at this."