Breakout (7) - Into the night | The Endless Forest

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Nad this was going on on the other side of the wall...

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"Don't move!"

They finally where close enough to see him standing there... in front of the wall... the bright beam of a torch cought him, forceing to close his eyes.

A new wave of adrenaline shot into his veins... blind rage cought him.
How many times have they used the light as a weapon against him... to force him to play their stupid games... to force him down so they could torture him with their needles and injections...

But he mustn't lose time now...

... he started to run, ignoring the insane pain in leg and shoulder...

"STOP!"
A shot... a bullet missing his leg closely... dirt and small stones thrown up as the projectile hit the ground.
Jack stopped immediately.

Something insite him snapped again...
... he tourned around... screaming... and fiering blindly into the piercing light.

The light started to move wildly, hit the ground long before Jack ran out of bullets.

Panting he stood there, gun still pointing into the direction the torch lay... and the guard must lay now...
... more lights where approaching.

He didn't lose any more time now... turned around, for a new run-up to the wall... throwing away the empty, useless gun. He woud need both of his hands to get up there...
Again shooting behind him... bullets passing by left and right...

...he almost reached the wall...
... driving his body farther and farther...

Jack jumped up, grasped the crown of the wall. The sharp spikes on the top piercing and cutting into his hands...
.. he moaned... dragged himself up with his last bit of strenght...

Jane let out a sound of surprise and relief, when she finally saw a pair of hands reaching over the wall.
Since she heart the first shots she had standing there in breathles despair, unable to do anything but starring and screaming against the wall...
... but then after moments that felt like hours... her 'brother' showed up.

She ran towards the wall... not caring for the sharp stones cutting her feet, grasping for his hands, to help him...

Jack was panting, his face wet from sweat.. he fought himself up the wall, over its crown... takeing his 'sister's' hands...
... finally gravity won and both of them falling to the ground.

The woman let out a scream as the weight of her brother hit her with full force....
... something pierced into her back...

Steps echoing down the way they both where laying on...
... they where comming.
Now it was her, who didn't lose any time... pushing up the weight of her 'brother'. Trying to get up.
"Jack...! Bist du in Ordnung... steh auf, komm...!"
('Jack... ! Are you okay...get up, come...!')

He looked up, his breath fast...
"Lauf!"
('Run!') His voice was weak, but resolute...

... he gave her to order to run.
But... didn't he want to get up...?
It didn't look like he was able to for the moment...

She made a decision. Jane reached for his arm, dragging him up... his arm around her shulders.
Now it was her turn to drag him with her...
... it was not that hard for her... in spite of his size... he was not that heavy. That was his 'gift'. Balance, speed, precision...

The steps came closer...
... the noise of gunfire filled the air again.

Jane clunched her teeth... started to run...

Both ran...

...away from the steps, the shooting...
...away from the Institute...
... away from the light...

... into the night...

... into freedom.

So. That's it... the corny story of their escape.
Of course a few more will follow since they aren't out of danger now... but the actual escape ends here...
... now they have go home. (yes, yes I am not done spamming you. hah.)