" You mean to tell me that you lost an entire squad of A-rank members to four teenagers "? The man that reported back was the last of his group to survive. Everyone else was foolish enough to keep rushing out at them.
" But I have a question. Why aren't you dead "? The man raised his head in surprise and it rolled to the floor just as quickly. He shook his head in annoyance as he played with his lighter and put the long sword he just used on the table " Can anyone get me any sort of information on those kids? We're working on a schedule here ".
He sighed as he looked out the window, " Or we could just kill a few kids and see what Byran does "? He smiled to himself, holding the lighter close to his face illuminating his mischievous dark blue eyes in it, " I have so many good ideas ".
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When Peach opened her eyes, she realized she was asleep [ Was that all a dream? If it was, it's the coolest nightmare I've ever had ] " Morning ". She looked up and saw Dylan who was sitting in the tree and looking down at her.
She maintained eye contact as she stretched and smiled, " Morning ". She looked around and saw Kofi was still asleep. She nudged her with her foot and she jumped to her feet immediately.
She was about to punch Peach who had gone to the floor just as quickly. Kofi stopped inches from her nose and yawned, " Can we not do this right now "? Peach nodded as she took the hand stretched out to her [ Note to self: Don't wake Kofi up ]
Dylan jumped from the tree, " Now that we're all awake. We should get moving ". Kofi yawned as she scratched her head " Where's Chase and besides, I want to take a bath ". Dylan's eye twitched slightly, " We don't have time ".
She looked up and back at him blankly, " It's barely sunrise. I think we have time ". Peach smiled, rubbing Dylan's shoulder, " But there isn't any water ". She picked Whiskers up and shrugged, " Wasn't there a stream at our old camp "?
Dylan yelled, " Your insane. You're not going back ". She rolled her eyes, " The worst that could happen is I die, so it's not that bad ". Peach took a deep breath, standing between the two " We all need to calm down. It's okay to take a bath but you can't go back, it could be dangerous. Do you want to lose your friends Kofi "?
She gasped and dropped a drowsy Whiskers, " You're right ". Dylan calmed some but she went on, " What if you die before I come back "? Dylan clenched his teeth and angrily lunged for her then, " That's it ".
Peach struggled to keep him back and Chase suddenly appeared from behind a bunch of bushes. They paused and looked at him, he smacked his lips and took a step back " I'll give you three a minute ".
" You're so slow Dylan. Can't you move any faster "? She swayed her hands as she dangled over his shoulder and giggled, " Everything's upside down ". Chase and Peach laughed while he simply wondered whether this was the same person that went on a killing spree last night.
" How did you do that anyway "? She stopped swaying as she patted his back, " Do what "? He looked at her doubtfully, " Last night, at the camp site ". She made a finger gun and aimed at a tree they just passed.
" Easy, just kill before they kill you ". Peach laughed, " We'll work on it ". Chase led them with his handgun filled with rubber bullets, Kofi had taken the one she gave him back, " Where do you think they came from "?
Kofi shrugged, kicking her legs up " They're probably looking for someone or something or could hate our school. It could be all three ". Dylan had enough of her swaying feet and let go. She quickly scrambled for something and ended up sitting on his shoulders.
He stopped and tried to shake her off, " Are you a monkey or something "? She smiled, patting his head [ What's that? Note to self, ask Whiskers later ] " Don't think so ".
Peach suddenly put a finger to her mouth and pointed to the left, " Guys, I think we reached the next checkpoint ". They all turned to the silver gate, it looked similar to those used in the airports she'd been in earlier.
Kofi clicked her tongue as she looked at the thing in the middle of a small clearing, " It's way too easy and a very very obvious trap ". They nodded in agreement and she suddenly reached out for a branch over head and swung to the next one, towards the clearing " I'll go first ".