| The Escape |

XXX Chase

My jaw dropped. How did he get in? He grinned at me.

I shift so I can totally look at him. He looked me over.

"You look like crap." He said with anger in his voice.

"I feel like crap. Are they going to wake up anytime soon?" I say moving my head in the direction of the three boys.

"In a couple of hours. Serves them right." He takes out a knife from his pocket. Where did he get that from? He walks over and cuts the duck tape restraining my wrists. Jack pulled me to my feet, I swayed and I had to lean against him. "They hurt you pretty bad, didn't they." Jack says as he helps me into the hallway. I nod. His jaw tightens.

"Mostly last night, you came right when they dragged me back to that psycho-kid. We need to find Vanessa." He looked down at me confused.

"Vanessa?"

"Yes, I was locked up with her, she was a leader of a group but her group was overtaken."

"Do you know where she is in the complex?" He asked.

"Uhhh. I was unconscious last night. But on the way out of the building this morning, I think the room number was 314. I'm pretty sure." Jack nods and we search for the room. And thats when I met my worst enemy. Stairs. My ribs and battered body was laced with pain as I climbed the stairs. Jack helped me as much as he could. We finally found her door. We tasered the guard and took his keys. Vanessa was curled up in her blanket. She just stared at us.

"Chase! Oh my god! Thank god you're not any worse." She stared at Jack weirdly.

"Oh, yeah sorry. Jack broke me out. Let's go!" she scrambled to her feet and ran to me.

"Finally excitement! I've been so bored!" She grinned at me and walked down the hallway. Jack and I look at each other and shrug.

We slowly make our way to the golf carts. Apparently the guards bragged to Vanessa that the golf carts never ran out of gas or electricity, It didn't make sense. We started to hear yelling, and we knew we had to move fast. I stumbled trying to go faster. We were in the parking garage we're they store the golf carts. Jack is basically hauling me since my bruised body can't run, sprint, or speed walk. I was almost completely useless. We finally made it to the golf cart and I collapsed on one of the seats. Jack took the driver seat and Venassa sat next to him. The tires screeched as Jack put on the gas. We speeded through the parking garage and into the city.

"We should keep our distance from the magazine store just in case they try to follow us." Jack said.

My eyes started to droop and I closed my eyes, knowing that I could finally sleep in peace.

XXX Axel

Me and Carson worked well together. We found great homes in the rich side of the town. We found clothes and a lot of canned food. Adaline and I decided we would meet up with Chase and Jack at the magazine store. We packed up food and water for a trip to the magazine store. Adaline and I begin to walk to the magazine store, if we were fast we would make it there before dark.

XXX Chase

"Hey, wake up Chase." I open my eyes. Jack staring down at me. "We found a place to camp." I sit up. Ow, my ribs still flared whenever I moved. We were parked out front of a tall building. The logo said. The Ritz Hotel. Jack helped me out of the golf cart. We walked into the lobby, it had wood floors and fancy couches in the sitting room. Everything looked expensive, there was a fountain in the middle of the room, which to me looks ridiculous. Jack brings me to a room on the first floor. Vanessa was on one of the beds already when we came in.

"Took you long enough" she grinned at me. The room had three beds, there was a tiny kitchen and a bathroom next to the door. I sat on one of the beds, wow this was actually comfortable. Jack goes to the mini fridge and grabs me a drink.

"At least there's food and drinks here." Jack hands me a water. I take it and gulp it down, I hadn't had water or food in a long time. I shift on to my back.

"Chase, me and Vanessa are going to go to the magazine store now, we'll be back." Jack said. I didn't even reply and I heard their footsteps fade away. I get under the covers and fall asleep.

XXX Adaline

We made it to the magazine store. I walk in, and imeadialty see the note in the counter top. I grab it.

From Jack, Axel and Vanessa. Me and Chase got caught up with something and if I'm not back in a day or two, don't look for Chase and I. Chow.

Me and Axel look at each other, jaw dropped. Then I heard a noise. Is that a car? We sneak outside to see Jack! He's in a golf cart with a girl I don't know. Where the heck did they find a golf cart?

"Woah! You guys look worried." He smirked at us and got out of the car. " this is Vanessa, turns out there was another group." Vanessa smiled at me, but I didn't back.

"Where is Chase?" I snap. He smirks at me. Jerk just tell me!

"Chill he's at the hotel. He's not very mobile right now, so we didn't take him." What the heck does that mean? My heart beated faster. Was he hurt?

"Is he okay?" Nick's smile falters.

"Uh, he"s just a little banged up." What?! I jump on the golf cart let's go then. Axel was quite the whole time we drove to The Ritz Hotel. We stop on the curb and I jump off.

"Which room is he in?"

"Room six first floor." Vanessa said. I ran through the lobby. I banged open room six.

XXX Chase

Bang! Ah! Nick? I spring into a siting position. Sharp pain goes through my ribs. I gasp and fall back against my pillow.

"Chase! Are you okay?" Adaline! Relief flooded through me. I smile.

"Never better." Her concerned eyes hovered over me.

"You look terrible!" She grabs a pillow and puts it under my head. "I wish we had something cold! You need to ice your bruises." I smile at her as she sits by me. "What happened?!" She whispered.

"Well, Nick happened." Her eyes widened. "His thugs had rifles and golf carts, they said it was from the maker. They brought me to Nick and beat me up. They were trying to get me to tell him where you guys were. But I didn't because I knew they'd kill Axel and maybe you." She listened thoughtfully. Then she stood up.

"I'm going to try to find you a clean shirt." She walked out of the door. What's wrong with my shirt? Oh. My shirt had blood on it. I settled back into my bed.

And shut my eyes and tried to get some sleep.