Chapter 23 : Do you have a better idea?

Kofi immediately had a gun in hand as she shot randomly from side to side in the enemy direction. She knew she had taken down more than a few when she reached level ten.

Peach had gathered herself the fastest and used Chase's back as a stool as she threw two more red potions. She punched another two in the face as she landed. She laughed breathlessly as she got up, " I can't believe that worked ".

A bullet whizzed past her cheek and into another's head, standing behind her. She looked at Chase who had a slightly annoyed expression on his face, " You owe Kofi a new shirt ".

Kofi threw Dylan a gun and he immediately started to fire. Though they were faster than the enemy, they were being pushed back. Using the bodies like a shield, they ended up in a tight circle as they kept firing. Peach groaned in frustration as she threw her fan, " They keep coming ".

Chase yelled over the noise, " What do we do Kofi "? Kofi clenched her teeth tightly as she threw her trident at one that got to close, " Simple, kill before they kill you ". Dylan glanced at her, taking two more down " Yeah, till we run out of ammo "?

Kofi was beginning to worry, not for herself but the others. She was very confident in her ability to survive this but for some unexplainable, she didn't want these dummies to die.

" Need a hand Kofi "? She looked down at Whiskers who was calmly liking his paws and she laughed with relief [ I forgot about you ] She suddenly frowned and kicked him, " Do something you fur ball "!

Whiskers glared at her before getting up and snarling his teeth. Chase was distracted for a bit as the animal grew to the size of a tiger and suddenly became very vicious.

It seemed to shock the bad guys too and they stopped firing. Kofi hugged him with a smile, " That's my big boy. I missed you ". She turned to the men in black and smiled, " Now rip them to shreds Whiskers ".

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" Did you guys hear that "? The others turned to Charles doubtfully and continued to walk. He jogged after them, " I'm serious, sounded like gunshots or something ". Cassie rolled her jet black eyes, " Of course it did ".

" Can you please take this seriously Charlie ". Charles frowned, running his hand through his light purple hair, " I told you not to call me that ". Jubilee suddenly spoke, her voice as icy and serious as always, " Enough, we're wasting precious time while Dylan's team progresses forward ".

They all nodded and continued to walk. Charles looked behind him and squinted, " Guys, something really feels wrong about this ". They ignored him and he went on, looking up at the trees, " Seriously, it's almost like we're being watched ".

They heard a rustling coming from their right and were instantly on guard. Cassie shot her handgun at whatever emerged from them without a second thought and heard a thud.

" How can you shoot your vice principal "? Byran shouted angrily as he helped Hawk up. Cassie immediately put away her gun in a state of confusion, " We're sorry "?

Byran nodded, " You better be ". Charles looked at them calmly, " Is something wrong? To make the principal and VP come out, it must be bad ". Hawk nodded, " We can talk about that later, right now we need you to go back down. The evaluation is over ".

Jubilee frowned, " But why "? There was a loud ruckus and it seemed a tree had fallen over and Byran sighed, " That's why. We really need you guys to go back down ". They were about to leave when Dexter spoke up, pushing his glasses up his nose " Would it really be wise to let us go back down unsupervised when there's a life threatening attack nearby "? Jubilee nodded in agreement with a smile, " Would it "? Hawk and Bryan looked at each other, suddenly unsure.

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Kofi had taken real bullets from a few bodies on the floor and decided to fell a few trees behind them. Chase glanced behind them and turned to Kofi, " Why not just obstruct the path "? She shook her head, " And obstruct our only way back? I think not ".

Dylan clicked his tongue, " This isn't getting us anywhere ". Kofi frowned, " Ow I'm sorry. Why don't you come up with something better then "? Peach held out her last potion, " We need to call for help ".

Chase had a panicked expression on his face as he pointed at the glass bottle filled with a white liquid, " And you think a poison would be a good idea ". Both Kofi and Peach retorted in annoyance, " Do you have a better idea "?