The Night Hunters

Abella's plan to escape:12

During this time, Tony and the other night hunters brought Grant to a dungeon cell. They had brought Jeffrey back to the infirmary.

"You'll never get away with this." He told Tony. Abella was with him.

Jeffrey was laying in a hospital bed. His chest paralyzed with pain.

"Who do you think Keenan will believe? Jason Bowel's best friend, who would probably lie to get him un-banned? Or me. The night hunter who caught Grant Walker, Frank Keenan's worst enemy."

Abella looked at him in disgust. "I will tell Keenan that Grant is innocent."

Tony chuckled. "My word over yours princess." He took her arm and pulled her into a broom closet in the room. He shut the door.

"Hey!" Her muffled voice was barely audible through the door as she tapped.

"Let her out Tony!" Jeffrey said as the pain was intolerable.

Suddenly, Frank Keenan entered the infirmary, and into their room .

"Tony. I've heard you've brought Grant Walker to the dungeon."

Tony nodded hiding the window to the closet.

"Could you give me and Jeffrey a minute to talk."

Tony nodded. Abella wasn't tall enough to show her face through the window. So Tony left the room.

"So Jeffrey, do you know where Jason is?" Keenan heard some tapping behind him.

"What's that sound?"

"Tony locked Abella in that closet."

Keenan's eyebrows furrowed, walking towards it to open it.

"Thank you commander." Abella said breathless.

"Why did Tony lock you in there?"

Jeffrey looked at Keenan in the eye.

"Because he is a jerk."

"OK calm down. Can you tell me where Jason is?" Abella cleared her throat.

"Lydia and Jason both left on separate occasions."

"But why would they leave?"

They both looked at him.

"I think you know." Abella said. She explained why Lydia was so eager of leaving after Keenan told her she couldn't. Jeffrey continued saying Jason just left because he didn't want to be banned permanently.

Keenan hesitated.

"How does Grant fit into the picture?"

They explained about them being captured. And Grant saving them from the dragon. Keenan listened to the whole story.

"Walker would do anything to get his name cleared, and this doesn't mean I forgive him for his crimes."

Jeffrey tried to lift himself up.

"What are you going to do to him?"

The commander looked at him.

"I'm going to have a chat with him right now."

Abella wanted to say something to stop him. Jeffrey gave her a sign to speak.

"Lydia knows you're hiding something from her." She blurted out.

Keenan stopped and turned towards her.

"Did Grant say anything?"

Abella had gotten his attention.

"He told her that you blame him for murder seventeen years ago." Jeffrey added.

"If she knew who he murdered, she would hate him too."

Keenan face turned angry again. He left the infirmary locking the room door from the outside, so Abella wouldn't follow him.

"No. Keenan you're making a mistake." She tried opening the door despite it being locked. She gave up after tapping it and sat on the floor. She looked at Jeffrey in the infirmary bed.

"What do we do?" Jeffrey couldn't even lift himself up.

"I don't know."

Abella noticed a wooden chair in the corner of the room. She tilted her head and pulled her long hair out of her face. She got back on her feet and walked towards Jeffrey's hospital bed.

"If I help you get to that chair, can I use your bed to ram the door?"

Jeffrey wasn't sure he heard her right.

"Would that be considered vandalism?"

Abella smirked.

"It isn't worse than if Keenan decides to kill Grant right?" Jeffrey nodded.

"OK can you help me up?" Abella nodded and came beside him. She carefully put his arm over her shoulder, and helped him walk over to the chair. Jeffrey sighed.

"OK, I hope Jason and Lydia are coming soon. Go ahead, break it down."

Abella rolled the bed away from the wall. She place the end of it parallel with the door. She pulled it back a little to earn more momentum. She was two meters away from it. She sighed.

"Okay, 1, 2, 3!" She started pushing the bed towards it. Jeffrey closed his eyes. But suddenly the hospital room door was opened by Jason.

"Whoa!" Jason yelled.

Luckily Abella pulled the bed back just in time.

"What are you guys doing?" Lydia asked surprised. Brad came in as well. Abella ran out the door.

"Keenan is heading down to the dungeons to question Grant." Jeffrey told them.

"What?"Jason, Lydia and Brad said at the same time. Lydia ran after Abella. Jeffrey looked at Jason and Brad.

"Do you mind helping me get up?" Jason and Brad nodded.