The Ultimate Rescue

Chapter VI

MACKENZIE

Music: Space Junk Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy

After Mia and I are captured, we're taken to the room where the illuminati keeps prisoners. My phone is also taken from me, cutting off all communication either of us have with the others. Mrs. Smith dumps Mia and I off inside a jail cell, then leaves for a few minutes, leaving the two of us alone. Neither of us say anything to each other during that period of time, mostly because there isn't anything to say. Our plan was a failure. We were so close to ending the illuminati's up-and-coming reign, but Mrs. Smith just got the better of us. My only consolation is that our friends most likely made it out safely, so we might still have a chance against them.

And, while this plan failed, I do know of one other way to overpower Mrs. Smith's energy. The only problem is, it can't be initiated without all ten of us, which means Mia and I have to escape from here somehow.

When Mrs. Smith returns, she floats over to our cell and greets us with, "Hello, sweetie." This woman is one hell of an actor. With the way she speaks to me and with how genuine her smile looks, you'd easily mistaken her for my real mother. Both Mia and I know better than that.

I narrow my eyes at her and growl, "Mother," even though she's not my real mother. This is the woman who kidnapped me at childbirth, changed my identity, and forced me to be raised with this abomination of a family. It was her who made me go into two years of torturous illuminati spy training, which made me grow a foul hatred for the illuminati as a whole.

Mrs. Smith changes the mood of the conversation quickly. "Let's get to the point here. I believe you have something I want." She motions to the bag of energy I'm still holding onto.

I raise an eyebrow at her and snort, "Do you honestly think I'm going to give this back to you?"

In response, a devilish grin forms on Mrs. Smith's face, and she raises her left hand forward and pretends to squeeze something with it. Mia begins clutching onto her throat and gagging, and my mouth drops open in horror. Mrs. Smith is telekinetically choking Mia.

My urge to save Mia quickly gets the better of me, and I yell, "Alright, alright! I'll give it to you."

Mrs. Smith "lets go" of Mia, and Mia collapses to the floor, gasping for air. "I had a feeling you'd cave in," she smirks. The bag is lifted out of my hands, and hovers over to Mrs. Smith, officially ending any remaining hope our plan had.

I rush over to Mia and get down on my knees next to her. As Mia's breathing pattern starts to return to normal, she looks up at Mrs. Smith, and with the most hateful glare I have seen from anybody, growls, "I swear, as long as we're still alive, we will continue to fight against you."

"Then I'll just have to make sure you aren't alive for much longer," Mrs. Smith replies. "We're already set to take this nationwide. Soon, the entire planet will pledge and obey us." She then shifts her glance towards me and says, "Y'know, Mackenzie, we still have room for you if you want to enjoy the experience with us."

Both Mia and I gape at the horrific "offer" Mrs. Smith just made to me. I scowl at her and declare, "I would rather DIE than go back to the illuminati!"

"Suit yourself. If you continue trying to fight us, then that's exactly what's going to happen," Mrs. Smith smirks. "But, in case you ever change your mind, the offer will remain open. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have work to do." With that, Mrs. Smith hovers out of the room and slams the door shut.

Right as the door shuts, I get down on my knees and start working on picking the lock, which, funnily enough, is something I became good at from illuminati spy training. It has been a while, though, so I struggle with getting it open for almost a minute. "Mackenzie, what's the point? We've already lost," Mia sighs as she watches me.