The Games Villains Play (20 page)

“No
,”
Jay mumbled, but they had no time to waste.  They ran towards the plane
as fast as they could.  “No…no Bob…”  Jay continued shakily.

As they neared the plane, a large mass of people suddenly sprang out from around the corners of the surrounding aircrafts, completely blocking their way.  They turned to run back, but more appeared behind them, and before long t
hey were completely surrounded.

Captain Williams walked out from the crowd to the side.  He was clearly tired, but was nevertheless satisfied with the state of things.  “Well, well, well, Bob Rogers, you certainly had me fooled.  You left your wife and kids at home in order to…how did you put it
?.
..
‘
make
sure our enemy remains
under control’?  It looks to me like you’ve go
t the sides a little mixed up.”

The man, whose name apparently was Bob Rogers, stepped forward.  “I do
not
have the sides mixed up Williams.  This school has remained on top of the world because there has been nothing powerful enough to challenge it.  Don’t you remember what the founders said when they formed the Academy?  There are only two things that could stop them, to be outmuscled, or to be outthought.  Well that time has finally come, and I believe these boys have what it takes to do both.  You are th
e one with the sides mixed up.”

“Oh Rogers, can’t you see?  Your muscle is crippled, and
will not
be able to fight for days at least, and your brain is standing behind you pe
trified.  You stand no chance.”

“There’s one thing you’ve missed though Williams.  I have other muscles under my control, and they a
re being led by another brain.”

With a sudden crash, battle erupted close to where Captain Williams stood.  A large army was suddenly there, fighting with Captain Williams’ army.  They quickly broke through the circle and made their way to where Rogers was standing.  A Prometheus was in front of the group, followed c
losely by a Titan and a Hermes.

“You three guard us.  Get us to that plane.  The rest of you, fight back the school
,”
Rogers commanded of those in front.  Without a word or a hesitation, they made a circle around Rogers,
Donny,
Silverfist
, and Jay, and began moving them towards the plane.  As they moved, Donny noticed that their new Prometheus guard was getting overpowered by a pair of Hermes.  The Prometheus turned to face one, moving to disable them, when Donny saw the other pull out a blade and move in to strike.  At the last moment another blur collided with the bladed one, and in an instant the Hermes with the blade was flipped onto the ground, and the blade was launched away.  To Donny’s surprise, t
he rescue had come from
Zahrah
.

Zahrah
looked up at the Prometheus whom she had just saved with surprise. 
“Brain!
  What a relief, Duke thought you guys had teamed up with a group
of villains for your getaway.”

“We did
,”
Rogers replied as they continued their motion towards the plane.  “Brain is being controlled by the school, along with the rest here. 
It is
a long story, but essentially, I overrode the system, and sent this group a command that I was their leader.  The school was keeping them nearby in case they were needed.  I sent word to them once it looked like we might need assistance in our
escape.”

Zahrah
looked confused, but said nothing.  The group continued further, but those that they were fighting off were drawing closer each moment.  With each of their guards occupied, three Titans stepped in front and blocked their way.  Just as the Titans moved forward to grab them, three paintball shots hit them each in succession square in the face.  Blinded by the hits, Lenny and Spark came at them from the sides, tripping and pushing them out of the way.  Donny turned to see that the shots had come from Duke and Juan Pablo, who were now with them as well
, each holding a paintball gun.

“Nice shooting you guys
,”
Donny
said as they joined the group.

“Not guys, guy.  All three hits came from Duke.  Mine didn’
t fire
,”
Juan Pablo responded.

Finally they managed to reach the plane.  The door to the plane was set so it could only be opened from the inside, but as they reached it the door was pushed open by someone who had clearly bee
n waiting for them from inside.

“Wow, I thought you said it would just be the three of you?”  Donny knew the voice at once, and upon looking up, ther
e stood Michael in the doorway.

“Plans changed a little
,”
Rogers replied.  “Donny, here’s that thi
rd I was talking to you about.”

They filed into the plane as quickly as they could.  First went
Silverfist
with Jay, then Donny, Rogers, Duke, Juan Pablo, Spark,
Zahrah
, Hummer, Hammer, Brain, and with a final throw to push back those who were still trying to get at them, Lenny, who grabbed the door and threw it shut behind
hims
elf
.

Rogers ran to the cockpit and started up the plane.  Donny went with him to make sure everything went smoothly, while the rest of the group waited in the main cabin.
 

“We will find you, all
of you.  This is not the end.”

The voice came in over the radio.  Captain Williams had made his way into one of the other planes, and was talking to them over the radio.  Rogers ignored it, and began making his take off.  Just before they left, Donny picked up the radio a
nd replied to Captain Williams.

“Captain Williams, this is Donny.  I thought about your proposal, and I’ve made my decision.  My answer
is no.  Good luck finding us.”

Their plane took off, and they left the Academy far behind them.