Can We Make It Out?

Thane and I walk out of the elevator hand in hand. As we walk down the hall, I hear my earpiece come on. "We have a breach. Two down in the break room. Code red, I repeat, Code red!" As we walk, I tell Thane "They know I'm here but they don't know I've got you. We need to hurry before we get stuck down here."

Thane nods silently as we pick up our pace. I whisper "I came through the stairwell but there should be an elevator or two as well." When we turn a corner, we both skid to a stop. Ten or more men in the hall freeze before all lifting their guns and cocking them.

Thane softly says "Twenty or more are heading this way." Shit...

A man yells out "Hands up! On your knees!" When I glance up and see the water sprinkle systems for fire above us, I smirk and say "Let there be rain..." I break all the sprinklers around us and watch as chaos breaks out.

They unload on us, making my heart sink but I won't make the same mistake twice. I lift my hand and strain to catch all the bullets headed straight at us. I think about sending them right back to them but decide against it. They drop to the ground with pings. I quickly reach out and bend all the guns so they can no longer shoot them at us. Several clicks can be heard before several yells and curses ring out as someone yells "She can use metal!!"

The water sprinklers continue to drench us but when I see a water blade heading straight for us, I quickly realize they have a water power user. I step forward and knock the water blade away. It crashes into the wall and goes straight through before crashing into something else. Someone yells out again "She can use water and metal! We need back up, now!"

Thane steps forward, his whole hand covered in blue electricity. My eyes grow large as I realize what's about to happen. He reaches out with his free hand and grabs my arm as he slams his other hand against the wall.

The blue electricity travels through the water, shocking everyone in the hall! Yells and screams can be heard before Thane quickly pulls his hand back. They all fall to the ground, groaning in pain as we quickly walk past them.

Again, we don't really want to kill anyone but at this rate, it might be easier if we did! As we turn the last corner, the elevator door opens up. Men with odd-looking shields come pouring out of the elevator in a uniformed manner.

I take a step back as I mutter "I can't tell what those shields are made of..." Thane growls and says "That's how they're made. They're used against power users like us." We step back a few feet as I ask "What do they do?"

Thane grits his teeth and says "In short... they level the playing ground." Wanting to test them, I send a water blade at them and watch as the shields block it effortlessly. "Get on your knees! Now!" They demand while pointing their guns at us.

I grit my teeth and whisper "Do as they say, trust me." As Thane and I drop to our knees, I use my power to open the ground up right under us. As we both fall, I reach out and grab his arm. I quickly seal up the ground behind us as bullets hit the ground but it's too late.

I struggle to carry Thane and CheeChee with me but within a few seconds, we reemerge in the stairs. I gasp for air as I struggle to crawl out but Thane reaches out and pulls me up without straining himself. He seems completely fine...

I cover the hole back up and point to the stairs as I gasp out "These are the stairs I took to come down here." Thane nods and takes my arm, pulling me up the stairs at a speed that leaves me lightheaded.

When we reach the floor with the lights still on, I wave my hand and gasp out "This one." He grabs the door and swings it open. People were still walking around like they had no idea what was going on downstairs so I use my power to dust us all off as we start walking. I strain to level out my breathing but when I see security looking around, I know it's only a matter of time before they see us.

As we walk past the doors of the elevators, I run my fingers across them and short them out. I also reach out and drag my fingers along the wall, reaching for all the water pipes and bursting them all at once. Chaos breaks out once again as water starts pouring out everywhere and the elevators stop working.

As we head for the front doors, in comes a large military group. Thane's father steps up to the front and comes to a stop to glare at us. Especially me. Thane takes my hand and pulls me behind him as he growls out "You have no right to keep me here against my will. Let us go." The people in the building all run out, leaving us alone with them.

Thane's father sneers at him and says "You have no rights boy! You lost them the day you became a monster! Surrender now and I'll let your lady friend here live." I start giggling until it turns into a full laugh. I slowly step next to Thane as I say "Let me live? You said that the last time..."

His eyes narrow in on me before he looks at me, completely shocked. I give him a sarcastic smile as I say "You and your little butt buddies have a total of ten seconds to leave before you become one with this building. You want to treat us like Monsters?" My smile grows cold as I say "I'll give you Monsters..."

Thane's father stumbles back behind the men as he yells "I want both of them! NOW!" The men yell out in unison as they swing around their shields and slam them down in front of them. CheeChee lowers himself on my shoulder, baring his teeth with a vicious growl.

Thane rolls his shoulders and I watch as his black nails grow in length. I keep the same cold smirk on my face as I crack my neck and shake out my hands. Bring it!