Three Years

Chapter Sixteen Part 1 - The Twist Mountain

Hello guys!

And here we go for a new chapter, one week late- I'm really sorry, the chapter wasn't ready for last Saturday so I waited until then to post, sorry.

Also, starting from now and until normally the end of August, the chapters' updates would be on Sunday instead of Saturday. I got a job the Saturday night and once the day come, I'm too tired to edit and post everything correctly so updates day change-

Anyway, hope you'll like this chapter, and thank you again to Hilda for beta reading it!

oOo

     The dark entrance of the mine was covered by fog. It was a dark one with the odour of burning and the taste of ashes, that slowly but surely started to invade Icirrus City. There was no way this fog was natural, everything in it screamed that it was caused by someone. The echoes of an odd whistling that should have ended by now resonated between the rock walls.

     Next to White, Silver could not help but cough. A fire, an explosion, maybe? The origin of the fog itself did not really matter, it was a dangerous fog that could be toxic. The worst that could happen right now for them was to be poisoned by the smoke because the smoke was definitely more dangerous and threatening than the fire or the explosion itself. But its appearance did tell them something important. This was not natural, not in a mine that has been unoccupied for the last week because of security protocol. Even if it was still possible, all the odds for a simple incident happening were small.

     This meant only one thing, it had to be caused by someone, and the people from Testsuch would have never let something like that happen. The more likely reason for the smoke was a move from the terrorists. Was it a diversion? Were they trying to evacuate the laboratory so that they can infiltrate it more easily? Or did they set fire to the building to sneak inside it? Or to escape from the building? Several hypotheses were possible at this time.

     The group exchanged a quick glance. What should they do? Should they wait at the entrance to see if someone came out? But as Lack-Two mentioned before, without including the three main entrances of the mountain from Route 7, the Clay Tunnel, and Icirrus City, there were plenty of ways to get out of the Twist Mountain. This place was an anthill. If they stayed here, there was a high risk they would miss everything that was going on, and miss the opportunity to learn more about the terrorists, their methods, how they battled, their real aim. Should they enter the mine? They had studied the plan of the mountain together before, of course, but would they be able to recall everything they had seen when they would need it? The inside was a labyrinth. The face was clear once you looked at the papers. With the fog and the pressure of the attack, how could they be sure that they will not get lost?

     But no matter what they would decide, they had to make a choice, quickly, before it was too late.

     Blue was the first one who dared to speak and she said her opinion aloud.

"We should get inside. We might get lost, or put ourselves in danger, but it's the best way for us to get at least information on them for now. And maybe, with a bit of luck, we'll be able to capture them."

     No one argued. Was it because she was older? Was the reason because of how she said what they should do as an order rather than a question? Or was it because she had more experience? Whatever the reason is, Silver, White, and Y all nodded in agreement and swiftly entered the dark entry.

     As soon as they entered Twist Mountain, they had to cover their mouth and nose with their hands. The smoke was dense as it was prisoner between the dark and moist walls, making the air barely breathable. It was also hard to see, everything around them looking more like black and grey stains instead of actual things. Their eyes burned, breathing hurt them, even their skins were starting to irritate.