Star Keepers: Rebirth

Chapter 5

"Orion's where?!" Scorpius shouts when they all found each other.

"Don't worry! We can get him out." Landon says.

"How? How do you plan to do that?" Cynthia asked.

"Well...we can break him out."

"Oh, you are just full of great ideas today! Howling at the moon and waking up Mom. Scaring Mr. Reynolds and risking exposure. Going to the amusement park at midnight and running into the guy who tried to kill us when we were born, and oh yeah, getting Orion arrested! Now you want to sneak in and break him out?! How could this possibly go wrong?" Cynthia yelled.

Landon frowns. "Calm down, alright. I never meant for this to happen."

"Well, it did." Scorpius spits. "Great, how are we going to do this?"

"Maybe you can turn into a scorpion and scare the guards away. Then we can sneak in, steal the key, and get Orion out." Landon suggests.

"These are police officers, Landon. They probably aren't afraid of a scorpion. They could capture him. Or step on him." Cynthia said, calming down.

"But you know what they couldn't step on?" Scorpius asks, eying Landon.

"You want me to scare them?" They all nod. "What if they call animal control? Or the zoo?!"

Cynthia laughs at him. "I'm sure one of your great ideas would get you out."

"How are we going to get there?" Landon asks.

"We've got wings." Pegasus smiles, and transforms into a pegasus. "Hop on." She says to Scorpius and Landon.

Cynthia and Corvus turn into their constellation, and Cynthia takes the lead.

"I'm going to turn to a scorpion for two reasons," Scorpius turns to Landon to say. "First, so it's less weight for Pegasus. Second, so it gives you more room and you don't have to hold onto me while we do this." He transforms, then jumps on Landon's shoulder.

After about five minutes, Cynthia slows. "There it is." She calls, then lands in front of the prison.

Pegasus turns human as soon as the boys were on the ground so no one would see her.

"Landon?" Cynthia said, and Landon steps forward, turns to a wolf, then runs inside after she opens the door for him.

They follow slowly behind him, then, hearing the screams followed by the running footsteps of the officers, they walk further inside.

"Where is he?" Corvus asks.

"There he is!" Pegasus points to the last jail cell. "This place is empty, why is he all the way at the end?"

"Orion!" Corvus calls.

"Corvus? Is that you?" Orion runs up to the bars to see. "You're all here! Oh, I'm so glad! You've gotta get me outta here! They're torturing me!"

"How?" Scorpius asks.

"They put my bow right there!" Orion reaches through the bars. "They put it just out of arms length!"

"Okay, okay. Let's find the key." Cynthia said. "Orion, did you see where the policeman put it?"

"Oh...I didn't see much when they first brought me here..." Orion said, embarrassed.

"You were crying?" Corvus guesses.

"You know me so well." Orion chuckles.

Corvus nods. "Don't worry, buddy. We'll get you out."