Hell's Smitten (Gordon Ramsay x Reader)

Chapter 61- Laser Tag Part 2/2

Thursday, July 11th, 2013

"Let's go down the middle, I didn't see many people go that way. Stay close, OK?" Abel requests.

I nod and clutch my shotgun as I follow him out through the center hallway. After a few feet, it opens into a circle. From our spot directly in the middle of the laser quest field, we see two castles. The castle on the left has two floors– the bottom floor has a maze of mirrors and the top floor has windows with black bars on them to shoot through. I see blinking green vests rush past one of the barred windows.

The castle to the right has an assortment of dense plastic plants on the bottom floor that look to provide excellent cover, while the top floor has black-barred windows. Unlike the left castle, the right castle has a third level big enough for one or two people to scope out the entire playing field. I notice Abel eyeing the crow's nest vantage point along with me.

"Where should we head? The top of that castle looks perfect for my weapon, but there are still so many people we're bound to get surrounded if we go there."

"Maybe into the plants? At least if someone tries to shoot at us, we can hope a leaf will save our lives from the laser," I suggest.

"Sounds good. We'll try to stick near an opening so we can see who runs past and I can watch into the left castle." He heads towards the plants.

We slide into position, facing the left castle from the cover of a plastic palm plant.

"Let me know if you see anything, OK? We won't know who's working together, but the teenagers might group up and try to take us out, so we have to be prepared for an ambush."

The lights on our vests stop blinking and the building fills with the sound of lasers firing. A loud dwindling sound plays when someone on the floor directly above us gets hit.

"Fuck!" the teenager yells, and a second sound plays as we hear their footsteps running down the stairs. Abel readies his gun, pointing it towards the exit of the stairs. When the two boys come running down, Abel fires a shot at the leading boy's center target. It sounds off loudly and the kid starts looking around for who shot him. His friend points towards our hide and both of the boys approach.

"Get ready..." Abel whispers as he pulls his gun back to give me space to fire. I kneel on the ground to hide my glowing targets and wait for the kids to get closer.

As soon as I get a clean shot, I fire. The sound of being hit blares and the leading boy's left shoulder light flashes red.

"Aw shit dude, I'm gonna be out in the first ten minutes! Let's get outta here!" the kid tells his friend. They turn and run towards the left tower. I fire a single shot at their backs, but they're too far away and I miss.

"Good work, more incoming through the plants." Abel directs my attention to where a few green lights can be seen weaving through the plastic leaves.

I raise my shotgun and continue to kneel. Abel joins me and we wait for an opening. When I see a green shoulder light blink about five feet away, I fire a shot. I miss, but the sound of my laser going off makes the approaching footsteps lose formation as they scatter.

Abel holds the sniper to his shoulder and leans into the scope. He fires once, and the hit sound goes off. The plants rustle and he fires again, blaring yet another hit sound into the air.

"We need to move, they're not stopping." He begins crouch walking backward while facing the greenery.

I quickly look around. There are a few lights and shots sounding from both the upper floors of the castles, but the mirror maze is silent.