I Now Realize

Chapter 8: Unexpected- One at Peace, One in Grief (part 2 out of 4)

Connor's POV...

Being punched countless times...my muscles ache from the bruises. But I keep fighting. I promised Eira we would see each other again.
"Pin him to the wall again." One guard ordered. The second guard did exactly what he said. He choked me by pinning me to the wall. The first guard came to my left side leaning against the wall and pointed a knife at my left eye. "Wow, Casey...we never thought you would be a spy. But I guess your days are over." I waited for the impact, knowing I'm going to die. I didn't even complain. Then... Nothing? The next second, I'm gasping for air and saw both guards stabbed to the stomach and Alue with a machete in her right hand. I just stared in I don't know what emotion I showed.
"Why did you come back? You were supposed to lead the others out."
Alue held her hand in midair, motioning me to calm down. "One; I have that taken care of. The others are leaving as we speak. Two; I never ditch someone who has helped me or in need of help. Three; you have a family. There is no way I'm leaving you. Four; let's go before Astoroth catches us." She gently pulled me up and I slightly stumbled, but could walk. "Ok," I nodded. "Let's go." We both ran to the passage and entered...

Astoroth's POV
"What do the cameras show?" I asked; irritated.
The third guard showed me. "The prisoners escaped with Casey and the others. We lost them."
I gawk at the cameras. "How can they escape so easily?! Our security is high. Only Casey knows the prison chambers and he also knows-" I paused like a idiot, realizing how they were able to escape.
The third guard stared at me. "Also knows what?" I snapped my fingers. "The emergency escape passage. Of course! He knows that path." But the guard had to question something stupid.
"Isn't it dangerous to go through that passage?" I impatiently sighed. "It's obviously dangerous. But Connor knows where and where to not go. Now, let's track them down. But I don't care about the others anymore. I only want to track down Alue and Casey..."

With Alue and the others...
"This way!" The rest followed Alue through the sewage drainage. Then everyone heard a loud metallic bang, but kept running. "What was that?!" Adam asked. Alue ran backwards. She then quickly felt a sting in her head, as if something gave her a message. 'Take a shortcut!' She saw an image of the second Alue clone mind communicating her. 'Why?' The first Alue clone asked.
'Astoroth found out that we are here. Quickly find a shortcut to escape. Connor and I will lead them off track!' The second Alue clone ordered. The first Alue clone hesitated, but listened to the orders. 'Alright. Thank you. Keep Connor safe.' The first Alue clone prayed.
'He's ok. We'll catch up...' That was all the second Alue clone said.
The first Alue clone answered to Violet and the others. "It's Astoroth and his guards. We have to take a shortcut. What does the hologram map say?" She asked Skull. Skull pulled out the map and scanned the paths in the sewage drainage. "Turn left for the shortcut! Go straight ahead! Then follow a stairway that goes up! Stop, go through the bridge and then go to the second path!" Alue skidded to turn left. "Got it!" She then made a hand sign to her forehead, trying to communicate the directions with the second Alue clone.

With Connor and Alue...
"Change of plans with directions, Connor." Connor seemed confused. "Why? We should be going where we should go." Alue shook her head. "No. The others are taking shortcuts. Now that I think about it, I was about to say let's follow them. But that's a bad idea."
"Why's that?" Connor asked. "Astoroth found out that we are here. He's tracking us down. If we follow Violet and the others, it's like saying we're bringing death to them. Good thing they picked a shortcut. We could use the actual path to fool Astoroth." Connor nodded. "Good plan. I hope it works. I remember the path." The second Alue clone and Connor went straight and turned right.
"I see them!" A guard said. But this one didn't have a black uniform. He had a marine blue uniform. That vexed Alue. Only "second class members" wear that. "This is working." The second Alue clone said. "Go down the stairs." Connor instructed. Alue saw a crowbar and grabbed it. She then aimed at one of the guards at the head, knocking him out.
"Ah, d-mn it!" Astoroth yelled. (Me: I'm not going to actually type cuss words, just letting you know.)
"Kira!" Astoroth yelled. He started speaking Russian, ordering Kira to attack Alue from behind. But Alue understood Russian and spoke to Connor in Spanish. "Connor, el momento que me detengo, irá detrás de mí frente al contrario y ataque." (Me: translation; the minute i stop, you go behind me facing the opposite and attack. I hope I translated well in Spanish.)
Connor nodded and waited for his cue as he and Alue kept running. "Está bien." (Meaning, very well)
The guard in the marine blue uniform, Kira, came closer and closer towards Connor and Alue. Alue skidded to a stop and grabbed Connor at the left arm and spun him, making him face the guards. She then turned to the opposite direction, observing the rest of the guards surrounding them.
Kira took out a machete and was about to slice Connor at the stomach. But Connor caught the machete with his two hands and kicked Kira at the stomach, and made a second kick to a guard's face, knocking him out.
"Prepárate, Alue." Connor said, smirking while Alue nodded. "I am more than ready." She made a fighting stance and encountered a attack from three guards. She kicked the first guard off balance, making him fall against the second guard. As the second guard was distracted, she hit him at the back of his neck, knocking him out.
The third guard stabbed Alue at her leg. She then held both of his wrists and half twisted them. Her eyes glinted in fire at the guard, scaring him. "Big mistake..." Alue smirked...