| "We have to get out of here... tonight," he said. I nodded in agreement. We both stood and went over to Ike while Zac still comforted Amy. "We've got to work out a plan," Taylor began as he knelt to his left. Ike looked at me as I sat in front of him. "So let's think... what do we have to consider, apart from getting by them?" he said. "We're surrounded by a barbed wire topped fence," I said. "How tall?" he asked. "Only five or six feet, we can reach it if we jump," Taylor glanced at me. "Woah, woah, wait... you're not actually gonna do this, are you?" Angie looked around at us. "Well... yeah," Ike said. "I don't know about you, but I don't plan on staying around here forever," Taylor raised his eyebrows. She looked at Zac and Amy. "Do you know what's outside the fence?" Ike asked. "Mostly bushes. There's a main gate, probably guarded," Taylor replied. "Ok, so we go for the fence. What about the main door?" Ike asked. "It's metal, maybe an inch thick," Taylor hesitated. "Bolted?" Ike asked. "Locked," I replied. "Could we break it down?" Ike asked, looking at Taylor. "If two of us worked on it, yeah," he shrugged. "Ok then, that's our way out," Ike nodded, glancing at Zac and Amy. "So how do we get past them?" I asked, watching him. He sighed. "If they see us through that camera untying you, that'll bring them here," Taylor said to him. "And how many will come if we're not restrained?" I pointed out. They thought. "Probably not that many, especially if they're armed," Isaac replied. I nodded. "Matt will show up for you. You know, because it's you," I looked at him, "Troy might not, but at least two others." They agreed. "Basically I think someone needs to be behind the door," Taylor was careful not to point anything out, "to spring on whoever comes through the door first. Someone else needs to be where Amy is to make sure they can't turn their back." I noticed Zac and Amy listening. "What happens when we spring on them?" I asked. "We need something to keep the others back," Taylor said thoughtfully. Ike suddenly smiled. "What?" I asked, noticing. "Don't make it obvious, but check my right hand," he said, wiping the grin off his face. I glanced at Taylor, then put my head in my hands and looked up. He moved his hand a little, and I saw that he'd snapped the end off, leaving sharp splinters. I shook my head. "You're so sneaky sometimes, you know that?" I laughed. "What?" Taylor asked. "He's broken the end of the chair off," I looked up at him. He chuckled. "So are we doing this?" Ike looked between us. Taylor and I glanced at each other. "We're in," we said. "What about you two?" Taylor looked at Zac and Amy. "We're in," Zac replied. Then Isaac looked up at Angie. "Are you with us?" he asked. She hesitated. "Ok..." she said, "but I'm not very experienced with jumping six foot fences." Taylor stood up. "We'll help you," he said. She glanced at Amy, and nodded. "Let us know when you're ready," Taylor said to Zac. He nodded, and began whispering to Amy. After a moment, they stood up. "Ready," Zac nodded, "what's happening?" I stood up as Taylor began giving directions. We were ready in a couple of minutes. "Everything's a go," Taylor looked at Ike, a hand on his left wrist. Ike hesitated, and took one last glance around. "Go," he ordered. Taylor quickly began untying his wrist, then started on the other. As Isaac stood up, he quickly hid the piece of wood down his sleeve. Then he jumped a couple of times, as his legs had gone numb, then went to stand by the door. Taylor stood back against the wall near where the door opened. Zac stood near him, and I kept Amy and Angie out of the way. It was a few minutes before we heard footsteps. We glanced at each other as the door was unbolted, and suddenly opened. As thought, Matt was the first through. "Now what did I tell you," he began, turning to Taylor and Zac, "about freeing certain people?" Before he could say another word, Isaac had him around the throat, the sharp wood at his neck. "Isaac, I believe," he began. "I'd shut my mouth if I were you," he warned, pulling him backwards into the room. Taylor took the next man's gun, and directed him and two others into the room. Zac led Amy and Angie out of the room. "How far do you think you're going to get?" Matt demanded. Taylor took some handcuffs from the last man and passed them to me. I went over to Ike. "Sit down," Ike ordered. Matt smiled at him, but sat in front of the pipe. I began to hand cuff him. He turned to me. "Did you enjoy it as much as Troy did?" he grinned. "I told you to shut your mouth!" Isaac ordered, beginning to dig the wood into his neck. Matt groaned. I purposely made the hand cuffs tight, then went to leave the room. "We have to be quick, they'd know by now," I indicated the camera. Taylor glanced at it, then beckoned to Ike. He soon joined us, and we closed and bolted the door. Zac, Amy and Angie were already at the door. We ran to join them, and Isaac and Zac began to ram the door. "Quick, they're coming!" Amy exclaimed. As soon as she finished saying that, the door gave way. We ran through, and to the left. We'd seen the gate straight ahead with one guard. We stopped at the side of the building for a second. "Go for the fence!" Ike exclaimed, before running for it. We followed. Then we heard someone coming through the door. They didn't turn the corner until we were at the fence. First, Taylor and Ike helped Angie up and over while Zac helped Amy. I jumped for it and climbed over, my finger just catching on the barbed wire. Zac jumped after me as Ike gave Taylor a leg up, and he jumped up last. By now, the men were more than halfway across the field. A couple of shots were fired, hitting the fence causing sparks, as we ran into the dense surrounding bushland. We heard Troy's shouts to get a vehicle ready, as we ran deeper and deeper. |
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| Chapter 20 - The Plan |
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