Chapter 17 - The Ager
We arrived at Orthina's house,
We did a group huddle and started disusing the plan.
"Ok here's the plan. China you get your camera ready. I want you to record everything, don't leave out anything." I told her. She nodded and started recording.
"Bull you stay by me in the front. You're the muscles. If we need to move something, you do it. "I said while pointing at Bull. He nodded yes.
"Isacc you're the leader. You make all the moves and call all the shots." I told him. He gave me a fist bomb and nodded yes,
"What! Why is he in charge? I think, I would make a good leader." Jackson questioned. We all laughed at him.
"He's the leader because, I said he was. Besides you're a clown and that's exactly why you're the diversion in the other hand, you're the test dummy." I smirked and Jackson rolled his eyes.
"If we all have jobs, what is your job?" China asked.
"I'm the brains. I tell everyone what to do. I plan out everything and call all the shots with Isacc." I tell them.
"Sounds good! So, are we going to look at the cannibal's house or...? Go in?" Isacc asked.
I took and long deep pause. "Let's do this." I said while walking to the house. Isacc stopped me and handed everyone a thick metal pipe.
"Now, we are ready." Isacc smirked while letting me lead the way.
I clinched the pipe as hard as I could and walked slowly towards the door. The group followed behind me. Every step I took, felt like I was sinking in quicksand. I keep repeating to myself I can do this, giving me courage for the next step. Even if I was positive that I couldn't do this.
We reached the edge of the property line, one more step and we was officially on Orthina's territory. I slowly put my foot down on the concrete Orthina's driveway and felt a chill down my spine.
"We are here." I took a big deep gulp. "There-There no turning back now." I told them.
When we got to the middle of the driveway. I heard a creak noise, I looked down and saw broken glass everywhere. It was from the top window that I broke. Orthina and Moxie most have not cleaned it up yet.
"Guys, watch out. There's glass everywhere." China said while pointing at all the glass on the ground.
"No dip' Sherlock." Jackson rolled his eyes. We all pretended we didn't hear him.
We stepped around the glass and made it to the front door. I knocked on the door, but no one responded. Isacc then looked around for something to open the door with. He looked under the door mat, and found a spare key, fit it into the lock of the brown windowless door, and push cautiously inward.
We peered into the gloom beyond the doorway. A room contained a table and three chairs. In the far wall were two stairways, one leading upwards, and the other leading down.
"I would leave the door open." Bull admitted.
"I had no plans on closing it." I agreed.
"IS THAT BL-BLOOD!" China screamed, while pointing at a red trail leading downstairs.
"Shhhhhh." We all said in unison.
The red train was indeed blood but, I wasn't going to tell the others that. We decided we would follow the trail downstairs. We walked down the stairs. It was so dark in the stairs that I felt like I could hardly breathe. We kept close to the side and felt our way into the pitch darkness. With a beating heart. We went down the stairs on our hands and knees as slowly as a snail.
"Have you guys reached the top yet?" Jackson whispered behind us.
"Not yet but, we must be very close. Stay quiet." I whispered back, still clinching the pipe as we crawl on or hands and knees.
About two more minutes pf crawling, I felt a flat plat form. I started to stand up and walked slowly.
"We are at the top, find a light." Isacc told them.
"I have a flashlight on my phone but, I would have to stop recording." China told us. I whispered no to her and felt around for a light.
"What the hell? There's liquid goop here." Bull disgust announced. I walked over to be his voice was coming from. I felt around and found a flashlight on the table next to him. I shined the light at Bulls hands. Blood.... He found fresh blood.
"Don't scream but you have fresh blood on your hands." I whispered to him. Everyone walked over to Bull and me And Screamed.
"Guys, Shut up! Do you want to be eaten? "I asked them all. They shook their heads. "Good now find everyone a light." I said.
I always shined my light at the staircase, I had a feeling that Orthina and Moxie would pop out at any minute.
"Found a glow stick." Bull announced and snapped it on.
"I found one too." China said. She snapped it on, but no light came on. I did hear a creak noise. "THAT WAS NOT AN GLOWSTICK!!! ITS AN FINGER!" She yelled.
"Shhhhhh." We all shushed her again.
From where I was standing, the room looked like an old garage full of tools. There was a chainsaw, two Axes, and a big woodchipper. I had still the whole room to explore but, from this angle this was an old garage. Why would Orthina need all their man-made tools? Did she have a husband? DO SHE STILL HAVE AN HUSBMAN?!
"Alright, a light switch." Isacc smirked while flipping a switch. No light come one but, we did here an Erragh noise followed by an engine starting
"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! HELP!" China screamed.
We all ran over in her direction as fast as we could. I shined my light at her to see what was wrong. I found out that Chinas hair was getting sucked up in a giant man-size shedder. Isacc must have turned it on when he flipped the switch.
"Isacc turn the switch off!" I yelled to him while putting the light in my mouth and tugging her.
"What the hell?! You're making it worse, Michael! Turn this off and stop pulling on me!" China screamed while kicking and punching me.
Erragh. We heard the engine shut off. I pulled China free and gave her a big hug.
"Thanks guys." She said while blushing.
Thank god we are in the dark or else China would be pissed off even more right now. Her hair was down to her shoulders, her clothes torn to shreds. Thank god.
After we saved China, Isacc, china, and Jackson all found lanterns and started looking around. In the light.
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