"Why would we go there?" I said since I was still confused.
"I read in this folder it's a place where they hold their most famous prisoners and shake them and beat them down for information. I like to say Alfred is a pretty famous person considering he is the head of our agency, a strong agency at that."
"Okay, still how can we trust these coordinates?" Dion said scratching
"I used detection Zoe on a man I beat senselessly, to make him write down the coordinates on this piece of paper, and let's face it. My detection Zoe is never wrong."
"That's fair," Dion said, wiping the soot on his face he has from being underground.
"Alright, so we're doing this right?" Apollo said
"Of course we are! Let's get Alfred back!" I said, smiling at them both.
"All right, let's do this! I'm ready to fly!" Dion said getting ready for flight and then jumping off the building.
"Hop on Kid." Apollo said, pointing to his back which I climbed on the back of and he laughed and started to run off the building yelling at the top of his lungs "Hang on! Ha!" He said while jumping and we started to fly.
One thing I can always appreciate is how beautiful the city looks when you're looking at it at night. It's even better in the sky, from the wind hitting your face and going through your hair, and the stars that never seem to stop dancing. It gives me hope, maybe there's hope for humanity.
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CHAPTER 24: Operation Chicken Bone
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Some time has passed since we're in the sky and I can tell they're getting tired.
"We can walk the rest of the distance, can't we?"
"No can do. Unless my reading is off, these coordinates bring us straight to a mountain."
"A mountain!?"
"Yup, look at it yourself," Apollo said, putting his watch behind his back so I can read it. Sure enough, it was going towards a mountain.
"What type of future tech is this?"
"I stole it from the underground area, pretty cool huh?"
"Yeah! Can I have it?"
"No," Apollo said, laughing his ass off.
"It was worth a shot."
"It was," Apollo said, finishing laughing and going slightly faster than before.
"Z man, you gave me a whole new life with that laugh. I can push a little longer but, I might be Zoe restricted if we don't stop in a bit."
"You got this!"
"Thanks, Young Pupil! Hang on, we'll get there! For Alfie!" With that, we went even faster than before.
It wasn't long before we saw the mountain from the speed we were going with Dion keeping up. That's when we realized there was nothing on the top of the mountain that has landed down. The top wasn't peak and was more circular.
It wasn't huge either, only the size of a pizza polar in shape. So as we were on the mountain it all clicked inside of our brains at the same time. "Ground 0. Ground. We have to go underground." We all said with a giant sigh that we all felt like giving up. Just from our tone, you can tell, we're fed up with all the new surprises.
"Well, I'm Zoe restricted right now," Apollo said falling out like a star on the floor.
"Same, so we'll have to wait," Dion said doing the same thing next to Apollo.
"I don't."
"Yeah you don't but what does that have to do wit-"
"Stravinsky Septet: Movement 1, Drill Style! Thirty-Second Note Drill!" That's when my hand started to spin really fast and get coated with Zoe. "I can break into ground 0 with this. Get ready by the time you're ready I'll already be down there!" I said digging straight downwards.
"Thanks, Z!" They both said at the same time in their tiresome voices.
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"This map is confusing..." Koji said, scratching his head.
"No, you're just an idiot," Aza responded by looking at the map.
"Alright Einstein, I'm so dumb how do we get to the confinement room?"
"Well, it says right here that we're in this general spot. With that, we need to follow Hallway B to Hallway C to turn right to go through D to E taking a right and it should be in that general location. Either way, we only need to get halfway because Zeph will meet up with us halfway."
"Okay, I'll take it back. You are Einstein, at least you're of a decent IQ. Let's roll."
"At you're of a decent IQ," Aza repeated in a mocking tone following him.
They walked for quite some time, making it past each hallway with fair ease. Anytime they would be suspicious of Aza they kept walking like they were meant to be there. Most of the time it worked because no one had the energy to contest them except for one man.
"Now, now. What are you two not doing in your sections?" The man with a purple hat and diamond teeth and a demeanor of a drunk man with a snobby and hateful attitude,
"Special orders from the boss, we have to go to Hallway E. It's urgent and we don't have a lot of time sir." Koji said starting to walk forward but getting pushed back by the older man.
"Now hold on there, why would you slaves need to meet with Boss in Hallway E of all places, I don't even get to meet with the Boss!"
"We were told it's urgent, we don't have a clue. Maybe we can all learn if you let us pass."
"I don't like your tone."
"Keep talking and you'll find something you won't like way worse than my tone."
"Is that a threat?"
"Is it How about you-"
"Sam! Don't speak to the man like that. We're terribly sorry, can you find it in your heart to forgive us?" Aza said putting her head down has a sign of respect and forcing Koji's head as well.
"I can. Keep speaking like that and I can move you from up the ranks, pretty eyes like yours deserve more than slave work."
"I'd appreciate that sir," Aza said letting the man walk away and shooting their heads back up.
"Why did you do that?"
"You almost blew our cover! I don't like that man just as much as you, and in any other circumstances, I would have thought and done the same thing. However, Alfred's life's on the line, we can't screw this up!" There was silence between the two before Koji sighed really hard.
"You're right, I'm sorry. I just don't like it when people think they're so much better than they are."
"I understand... If it makes you feel any better if we have time, I'm down to kick his ass."
"Same," Koji said while laughing, after the ordeal with the man they started their walk to Hallway E.
"Do you feel like we're being watched?" Koji said, looking around the rooms.
"Now that you mention it, I do."
"That's because you are." Aza heard behind her back and she absolutely freaked out. "Relax, it's just me."
"Zeph! Don't ever do that to me again or I'll make you deaf as well!"
"Okay, Okay. But I couldn't resist. Anyways, are you guys ready for this?"
"Yes, let's get my swords back! Before Z finds out I lost them!"
"Well, that's included with bribe money," Aza said smiling at Koji before walking forwards.
"I forgot she was the devil," Zeph said counting to follow her.
"Sometimes I wonder... I don't even know anymore!" Koji said in a fit of anger and confusion and continued to walk with them. As they continued to walk Zeph explained what they needed to do.
"Alright, before we enter let's get some ground rules stated. A. You're to follow my plan. B. Don't follow my plan if it means danger to yourself or innocent people which would be no one. C. Don't be an idiot, Koji. Lastly, D. Retrieve the swords."
"Alright, so what's the plan for getting them?" Aza said as they finally walked to the door. That's when Zeph hands Aza the clothes.
"Well while Koji and I go in you find a space for you to change. Then, we run in and take the swords."
"That's a horrible plan," Aza said with a dumbfounded face.
"Alright, let's do it," Koji said, covering his hands with Zoe.
"On my count. 3!"
"This is really dumb guys!"
"2!"
"Please overthink this."
"1!"
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"Go!" Has Zeph said that they busted down the confinement room door. The room was huge, there were cabinets stacked to the top and dropping all the way to the bottom. They're labeling was simple 1-A, 2-B, etc.
"Wow, there is a lot of storage in here," Koji said, looking around the room.
"Yup, there's information and stories in here that dates back before I was even born."
"Really?"
"One of the stories in here is really good."
"How good?"
"7/10. It was about this man named Moros and-" That's when alarms started to go off cutting him off from finishing the rest of his sentence.
"Well, I knew this was happening," Aza said walking into the room with the outfit on.
"We can never have a chill moment, can we? Like can't we talk about books for five seconds." Koji said, following it up with a heavy sigh.
"Crap, this plan was full proof! Let's find the sword and dip out!"
"No, it wasn't! I told you that from the start!"
"I know. Such a good plan wasted."
"It was never good!"
"We need to speed this up, Can you feel your sword?
Feel it?"
"It's your sword, right?"
"He's right," Koji whispered.
That's when Koji closed his eyes and sensed the room, that's when he felt it. It was like half of himself was in that blade. "I found it! Buy me some time!" "All right! I've been waiting to do this." "I knew those two were no good!" A man's voice said, making Zeph turn around to see a man in a purple hat.
"Worker, why aren't you apprehending them?" The man said pointing to Aza standing next to Zeph and Koji opening a
"Oh, I'm a traitor."
"Don't say things like that so casually!" Aza said to Zeph.
"Is that so?" The man said, throwing his hat to the side revealing ripped 6-pack abs and putting Zoe on his arms, he looked like a stud.
"Okay, he has no reason to be that fine-looking," Aza said in utter shock.
"Finally. A fight. I've been waiting for a good fight." Zeph said with a chill face he always has.
"Beware, old man, I'm not a child."
"Well that's good I can beat you down as much as I want. However, please go easier on me... I am blind." Zeph said before dashing right in front of the man and punching him square in the face and sending him flying back.
"I didn't expect you to listen," Zeph said with a smirk.
"I didn't listen." The man said standing up has a plethora of soldiers for their government to show up.
"Oh, so you're just that weak then?"
"What did you say?"
"What did I say?"
"Huh?"
"To slow," Zeph said dashing over and punching in the face again and dashing back to his place.
"That's it, no more games! The man said dashing just as fast as Zeph and almost landing a fist on Zeph, however, swept Zeph's feet and uppercutted Zeph.
"How's that for two slow?"
"Pretty decent. However," Zeph started before putting both his legs around the man and flipping him over, and slamming him down on the ground.
" you still haven't taken my advice," Zeph said with a laugh.
"Zeph then back up soon had a lot of his men charged in and started to try to attack Zeph but Zeph was dodging them all.
"Keep fighting until I gain my energy back!" The man with the purple hat said staying on the ground where Zeph left him.
"I don't like people who throw their men in front of them to save themselves," Zeph said starting to fight all the men around Zeph but the more he started to take the more and more they started to come.
"This isn't even hard! It's just annoying!" Zeph said.
"Zeph do a backflip out of the crowd!"
"Okay," Zeph said listening to the voice he could only assume was Aza's as he did a backflip out of the crowd.
"Calling the lighting to my hands! Specialty Zoe! Direct Beauty Strike!" Aza said shooting down on lighting on the crowd below shortening the numbers by half.
"Zeph get the hat dude, I got your back!"
"Thanks, Aza. Alright purple dude It's just you and me."
"Bring it, even if you're strong I will power through."
"Let's fight then!"
That's when they both started to throw hands, however, no matter how hard the man tried he couldn't lay his hands on Zeph from that point from earlier. It was like throwing punches in the air, it wasn't hitting anyone or anything. At this point, the man was getting frustrated, and to Zeph, it was getting even funnier.
"Why can't I hit you!? You can hit me!"
"Yeah, that's unfortunate," Zeph said with a chuckle
"I hit you before I can do it again!"
"I'll let you do that."
"What? You did what now?" The man said with no emotion in his voice.
"I said, I let you hit me earlier. I wanted to see if I could handle your full strength and I can... quite easily."
"That's it! Why hide my power any longer? Specialty Zoe: Equivalent Exchange" That's when Zeph's scenery changed to a fully white room with an equal side on the roof.
"Oh, so you're a Zone user, huh?"
"Yes, yes I am! This is my Equivalent Exchange, it has the power to set rules but with an exchange that holds the same value. If I fail to offer up that value to the rule while setting it I will lose the ability to set a rule for five minutes."
"Unique power."
"Aren't you going to explain yours?"
"Don't need to. I'm not on the brink of trying yet."
"That's it! First rule, No detection Zoe for you, and for that I will give up my own eyesight." The man said in a fit of anger.
"So just to confirm you're using full power now?"
"Correct!"
"Good." That's when Zeph dashed straight towards him and punched him with a fist full of Zoe.
"Get ready, I don't feel like holding back."
"Gladly."
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"That should be the last of them," Aza said, sitting on top of an army of people.
"So, you're the girl that causing a ruckus." A random woman said walking into the room. She wore a band over her right eye and had a single cut going through that eye still visible where the band couldn't quite cover. Other than that she was beautiful with her long hair and gorgeous body she could have been a model, especially with the high heels, earrings, and makeup she had on.
"If you want me to be, it's not like anything going to change."
"How can you be so sure?"
"Well, I'm not. I just feel like nothing can happen to me at times, weird feeling huh?"
"You're right. Good thing I'm here to change that." The woman said, taking off her earrings and her high heels.
"See you know how to fight."
"See you know when someone is going to give you an ass-whooping."
"I'm peeing my pants as we speak."
"Let's cut the chit-chat and get right into the chase, I can't stand being late to my routine."
"Sure," Aza said, getting up.
"Looks like a fight going down, can I join?"
"Oh brother go ahead, we can beat this ugly girl down." That's when a handsome man stepped out and held out a sword. "I haven't smelled blood as sweet as her before. I can't wait to make tiny dents of teeth marks then stab you where it hurts."
"Dude, I'm a minor. Don't catch a case." Aza said, sticking her tongue out.
"That's it!" The man yelled and started to charge at Aza having a full blade of Zoe, that's when a dash of energy breaking zapping through the sky came towards Aza right before the blade could hit her.
" 6-Pack Hold, Light Mirror," Koji said as he deflected the attack and shot it straight back at him, sending the man in a fly.
"Brothe-" Aza then shocked the woman with lightning.
"Who told you to take your eyes off me?" Aza said, getting a growl from the girl.
"Aza, can I fight the one with the sword? I need to learn these blades more, Zeph brought a point to me I wasn't considering before. I think I'll be way stronger than before, a potential of thousands times the strength ."
"Go for it. If you finish slowly I'll help you. It's a joint effort. After all, they're just filler."
"For you're information, we four siblings are on our way to becoming top officers!"
"Four siblings?"
"Yes, four! My youngest brother is out to get the remains of the Undershow! Why am I saying this to you!?
"Sorry, you're brother must be dead. Since he didn't come for the Undershow considering I'm part of that group."
"Stop lying! I know you're doing this to get in my head to mess up my Zoe."
"I'm being so serious, wait... You're missing an eye, huh?." Aza said with a menacing smile
"So what?"
"You have pretty eyes, let me keep them! My sister would love those eyes."
"Oh my gosh! We totally killed him, or at least we might have ran over him. To be honest we don't know what happened to him but the fact he hasn't come back here probably means... he's dead." The woman froze and didn't move; she just stood there in a fit of anger.
"Dang. Seriously, now... Pick up the pace you're making me yawn." Aza said slamming her head down on the ground in a second after dashing straight towards her.
"Brother!" She screamed again seeing Koji attack him again and him still not landing a single hit.
"It's time! Use them! It's the only way! They killed Chris!" The woman said before kicking Aza off her and injecting herself with a body enhancer and throwing it to the ground and the brother followed her footsteps once he kicked Koji off.
"Again, with the drug enchants again..." Koji said with a sigh before he had to dodge a hit that could have killed him on impact.
"Aza, I don't think these are the same as before! He went from a stepping stone to someone who can kill me with one blow!"
"I know! I know! Aza said dodging every attack with fear now.
"Okay! New plan! Survive!" Koji said before getting tossed to the top of the filing room onto a half balcony that you can't even see unless you're this high up then slammed back down and kicked far away from the filing room into the next room leaving blood all over the medal plating on the roof.
"Koji!" Aza said before getting slammed hard against the wall so hard you heard a crack sound when she hit the wall. "You're way easier than I thought. Where's all that confidence no-" The woman started but Aza kicked her very hard in the gut and tried to make it to where Koji was but the crack she heard ended up being her leg.
"Dammit, it's my leg that's hurt. I won't make it in time to save him! He's going to die!" That was all Aza could think. Just like before Koji was about to die in front of her and she was totally helpless, she was always helpless.
That's when Aza started to dash across the room at tip-top speed trying to get to Koji.
"Don't be helpless. You're not a damsel in distress, you're a world-class hero! Adapt!" was going through Aza's head as she dashed towards Koji who was seconds away from dying if he took another one of those attacks.
"Take this bastard!" Aza said going for a punch to save Koji. "How did you-" The man started but then was cut off by his sister kicking Aza from the side, throwing her off course. "Sorry brother, I got too cocky. Continue with taking his life." "Remember we're not here to play dress up, we're here to kill." The brother said he was starting to deliver the last punch.
"To think someone who uses a sword would switch to their fist just because of drugs proves you're not on my level." Koji managed to speak as blood dripped down from his face and out of his mouth.
"What was that?"
"Aza. I'm going to die. I wasn't strong enough to face some weak-minded person who works off fake power. Who am I to say though? Bye Aza." Koji said while smiling and keeping his eyes open.
"Koji! No! Stop! Fight! Fight!"
"You want to say I'm weak then admit death? What a loser!" The man said he went for the final blow.
"No! Koji!" Aza screeched
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