Book 4 | Agent 34 and the Last Gem

Chapter 12 | Only One Way

They made it to the docks as the sun set over the water, the first time they had seen the sun in a while due to this awful storm obscuring the skys of Renya.

The group had decided on keeping Sarah alive, but tying her up and carrying her the entire way to the Zena until they could either properly lock her up or cure her of her evilness. They were doubtful on that second plan, but didn't decide against it.

And as they had expected, there were no boats left. The Zena had evacuated without them. But of course, they had assumed that anyone that didn't make it in time were lost in the storm or killed in the battle.

"Well that's great," Ben said as he sat down his mother gently onto the dock. "What do we do now?"

Cathy studied the area, looking for some sort of transportation. She also sat her passenger on the dock, Calvin, making sure to stand between him and Sarah in case she somehow escaped her makeshift chains.

"Ben, you aren't going to like this," Cathy eventually said. "but it may be our only choice."

"What is?" He responded.

Cathy flashed a worried smile and tilted her head behind her. Ben's eyes flickered at a small boat that was tied to the docks by a single boat, floating on the water. It looked as it could fit around eight people and was equipped with four oors.

"Please no," Ben said, looking back at Cathy.

"It may be the only way to get to that island," She stated. "Think of your siblings. We need to get them to safety at all costs, they shouldn't be exposed to this war and fighting at such a young age,"

"Hey, I'm old!" Rose said, piping in. "I'm seven years old and about to turn eight! I can handle this stuff!"

Cathy just smiled at her. "It's our only choice," she told Ben, her smile fading.

"Fine," Ben said, rolling his eyes.

All of them jumped into the small row boat with slight hesitation. The small boards used for seats were splashed with water, a small puddle at the floor of the boat. Sarah was positioned at the end of the boat, the children at the other end and Cathy and Ben in the middle. They grabbed the oors that were on the floor and prepare for their trip.

Ben leaned over and untied the rope that connected their boat to the dock.

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"Thad, we know where the last gem is!" Agent 34 explained. "An Ar'gual has in back at the mainland, and if we could just take the boat and–"

"No." Thad stated. "That boat is our only protection right now and it's currently our living space until the base is fully constructed. Whenever the other boat gets here, and I'm starting to wonder if they ever will, then you may use that one,"

"But Thad," Ismara began. "It might be our only chance. We need to find that gem before Braunick does, it's the only way we can stop him from reaching ultimate power,"

Thad sighed, plopping himself down on a barrel that rested on the dock of the ship. "Listen. We are going to—"

"Agent 34!" Marque ran up the stairs of the boat and onto the deck, a red piece of cloth in his hand. He waved it around in the air at the ground, breathing heavily as he reached them.

Once Marque was beside Agent 34, he held out his hand and handed him the cloth. "I did it," his breath heaved. There's your bandanna. It will protect you from unwanted mental visitors and attacks,"

Agent 34's eyes flickered from Marque to the bandanna, grabbing it from the human slowly. He looked at it for a minute before reaching up above his brow and tying it there. The ends of the cloth blowed at the end of the knot he just tied to hold it on his forehead. Agent 34 felt something strange come over him and all of a sudden, he felt pure isolation. He felt safety. Agent 34 felt like he could do whatever he wanted and no one would know. His mind was hidden from anyone else.

"Congratulations," Marque commented. "You're invisible to mental attacks and you now have a cool apolcalyptic style,"