A few days had passed by since Chase's plan had been masterminded but now the day had arrived. The disgusting barbaric treatment from the guards continued and the plan of escape was further justified. Feeling weak and sluggish from the lack of food and regular beatings Chase knew that this needed to be done today.
Inmate 002 was still very distant from Chase and the rest of the boys but he had agreed to help them with the escape and Chase had informed him that it was going to take place today although he did not get a response. This made Chase nervous as the palm of his hands began to sweat and he could not stop fidgeting with anything he could get hold of. Inmate 002 was a big part of the plan and he still had no idea how he was even planning to distract the guards. Scrap that, he had no idea if he would actually help or not, it was impossible to tell as he could never get more than two words out of him.
But this was not the time to be worrying, it was game time. Chase made his way to the canteen taking small footsteps going over the plan over and over again in his head to ensure that every little part would go smooth sailing. As Chase was deep into his own thoughts one of the guards approached him from behind and kicked the back of his feet sending him tumbling to the ground.
"On the floor again are we? .. DOG!" The guard mocked as Chase knelt down trying to contain all of his anger and emotion. Chase wanted to react so badly but he knew this would jeopardize the plan. The plan was the priority, not some petty revenge. He could not blow it now after containing it for so long. Chase dusted off the dirt from his jumpsuit and got back to his feet without saying a word.
"That's a good boy" The guard further mocked.
'Don't react, Don't react, Don't react' Chase continuously told himself. It was essential that he kept his composure right now so he took one big deep breath and continued to make his way to the canteen to meet Wiz and the boys whilst keeping his head titled down the entire time avoiding eye contact with anyone.
Rocky, Apollo and Drew all thought Chase and Wiz were crazy for even considering this plan and were glad to not be taking part. Besides, they felt that if Chase was no longer with them then their own problems with the guards would no longer exist. So in their minds at least, it felt like a pretty pointless mission. Wiz on the other hand was different, he had struck up a great friendship with Chase and was with him till the end. He still felt in debt to Chase for the events that took place at the fight academy therefore was willing to go the extra mile for him. But this was more than repaying a debt now, this was a brotherhood.
The boys were all nervously anticipating for the plan to begin but inmate 002 was nowhere to be seen.
"Where is that fat useless shit?" Wiz ferociously exclaimed.
"I knew he would bail on us… I guess its up to you Rocky to distract the guards."
"NO WAYYY" Rocky replied whilst chuckling relentlessly.
"Hang on a minute… is that him?" Chase muttered to the boys as he pointed across the canteen.
As everyone twisted their necks in almost a 180 degree fashion they saw inmate 002 taking everybody's food. Many were too frightened to confront him but some of the inmates who had their own gangs inside the prison were not taking any of it. It started with some verbal abuse but before no time at all a full out brawl had erupted inside of the canteen. Inmate 002 was taking on everyone. The other inmates tried their best to stop this beating but he was simply too strong for them all. They were being flung everywhere like they were a small child's toys.
It was time for the guards to step in and put an end to this. All of the available guards inside of the canteen rushed towards inmate 002 in an attempt to contain him. He was still struggling as some inmates were still attempting to hit him.
"Now's your chance, get the key card Wiz" Chase excitedly said. Chase was relieved more than anything that inmate 002 had kept his side of the bargain and knew that it was go time for the plan to kickstart.
It was now time for Wiz to get the key card from one of the guards. All of the guards surrounded inmate 002 and were piling on top of him in an attempt to neutralize him. Wiz knew if he used his specialized skill speed, he could take the card without them even noticing. Amongst all the chaos and fighting Wiz ran past all of them in a flash and was already waiting at the exit door with the key in his hand.
So far the plan had worked magnificently, inmate 002 had successfully distracted the whole canteen including both guards and inmates. Chase and Wiz were able to slip out of the canteen without anyone even noticing. Now it was time for the next stage of the plan; operation- guard uniform. As all of the guards had rushed into the canteen to stop the brawl, the guards room was completely empty. The boys could not believe their luck. They found some spare uniform and began to put it on when suddenly they heard a toilet flush in the background.
"Shittt" Chase panicked.
"Don't worry I've got this" Wiz said with confidence as per usual.
As the guard was on the toilet, he missed the whole brawl that had been started just outside. He was blissfully unaware what was going on and had no reason to be suspicious. He made his way out of the toilet block when he was immediately met with a straight right hand from Wiz.
"Goodnight" Wiz smirked as the guard dropped unconscious to the floor.
Now that that little hiccup had been dealt with it was time to continue with the plan. Now it was time for the trickiest part as Chase deep down did not know how this part of the plan would unfold. He was anticipating on the guards at the door not being able to recognize him and Wiz as they had guard uniforms on rather than their usual orange jumpsuits. The guard uniforms were dark blue in color therefore did not stand out significantly and Chase was hoping to use this to their own advantage as he hoped they would simply just blend in.
Both of the boys managed to walk through the back corridors of the prison without being noticed as they kept their heads down and did not engage with anyone. They had made it to the exit door. The problem was that this was heavily guarded by two armed guards. Chase knew that this was the part that would make or break the plan. The boys were nervous as hell on the inside but could not let this show as they made their way towards the guards. Just as the nerves could not get any worse, Chase noticed that it was the old guard who had initially made the proposal to him who was on duty on the door today. There is no way he would go unrecognized now he thought to himself.
Chase kept his head down the entire time as he nervously walked on ahead. Just as he was about to pass the guard, a husky voice was heard.
"ID please, you need to clock out" the old guard asked.
Chase did not take into account that the guards would need ID proof before leaving the building.
"Follow my lead and do exactly as I say" Wiz whispered into Chase's ear.
Wiz looked up and told the guard that they had forgotten their ID passes today. However, the guard insisted that they could not leave the building without clocking out with their ID passes.
"Sorry pal but you know the rules, I cant let you leave without your ID passes, prison policy" the old guard politely insisted until he glanced over towards Chase and suddenly began to realize all was not what it seemed. "Wait a minute, I recognize you!" The guard shouted as his tone of voice had changed to somewhat more aggressive. He had recognized Chase, the game was over for them both, the plan had been busted and there was nothing they could do now as Chase was quizzing himself trying to think of a solution to fix this problem. Before Chase had even finished his thoughts, Wiz had already dived on top of the old guard whilst the other guard tried to wrestle him off him.
"Run! Now…" Wiz screamed whilst being tangled up with both of the guards.
Chase was in two minds; he did not want to leave Wiz inside of the prison but he also knew he had no choice. He had to leave now but he also could not live with the guilt if he left without saving Wiz.
Chase attempted to pull the guard off Wiz until he noticed that Wiz was in fact the one holding on to both of them so they could not pursue Chase.
"Leave you idiot… I can't hold on to them for much longer". It was at this moment that Chase had realized that Wiz had sacrificed himself so that he could be free in which was a similar story as to what Chase did for Wiz back at the academy. The selflessness between the two of them, always putting the others needs before themselves is what made them more than friends. They were brothers.
Chase quickly rushed out of the exit door in which he was immediately met with a ray of sunlight that was blinding. He proceeded by blocking the sunlight with his hand and saw a group of guards rushing towards him. Now seemed like the perfect opportunity to test out his new specialized skill. Whilst bouncing on his toes Chase began to run towards the on-rushing guards. One by one he nimbly dodged each and every one of them further emphasizing that agility was his true specialized skill. He made it look effortless as he danced between all of the prison guards who had been alerted about an escape attempt.
The escape was almost complete. He had escaped the prison doors and had already rushed through the entire courtyard avoiding every single guard in the process. The impossible had become possible. Chase could smell the freedom in the air. He now needed an escape vehicle to get as far away from the prison as possible. A fair few meters had been ran by this point as Chase was trying to flag down any by passing car to see if he could hitchhike a ride. By this point it seemed that he had lost any of the prison guards who had attempted to follow him.
With his arm extended outwards Chase took a breather and waited hopefully for a car to stop. Just as he was about to give up a big black land rover with tinted windows pulled up beside Chase. Chase could not see the driver due to the tinted windows but knew he didn't have the option to be picky so he opened the back door and got inside the vehicle. The front seats and back seats were separated by a black screen so Chase still had no idea who had just potentially rescued him from the prison.
"Just drive me as far away as possible sir.. or ma'am" Chase urgently suggested to the driver still uncertain about there identity.
The wheels of the car began to move and the doors in the back were shut locked.
"Don't worry boy.. I know exactly where you need to go" said a deep voice which was recognizable to Chase.
The black screen separating the front and back seats slowly began to lower and there sat in the front was a mountain of man. The man slowly turned his head and left Chase completely speechless. He literally could not and did not have a word to say.
It was Colonel Cannon.
The escape had failed.