The search for the loose experiment was in force for a while
now. So far, the select team of Searchers was unsuccessful in their attempts to find the mutated being. The
Villain Leaders were starting to think that the search, requested by Darkon
himself, was becoming a waste of time and resources. But Darkon insisted they
make sure that the experiment was dead.
His real reasoning
behind the continual search, though, is to make sure the experiment did not
cause harm to any Villains, or damage anything that belongs to the Villain
Leaders. That would end in his demise, most likely. He had the nagging feeling
his experiment was still alive, somewhere, somehow.
And he was right.
--
As time went by, the 3 Strays had finally gotten down all of
the Searcher and City Guard’s patrol patterns. They knew exactly where and when
there would be a platoon of Villains. The Hunters had been oddly quiet lately,
for reasons unknown. Either the City Guard had driven them out, or they have
gone into hiding. Either way, they hadn't been much of a problem for The
Alliance, the official term decided upon by the original team of 3 Strays and
two former Villains.
Also, The Plan was slowly, but surely. progressing and that
meant the team had grown. They had now found a new female Stray, named Kate,
and a Hero named Caliber. The Hatch was starting to feel a little crowded, but
not so much so that it wasn't comfortable. So, with more individuals meant more
supplies were needed to just survive. But,
with the Alliance’s knowledge of when and where Villains would be, they could
sneak around patrols, get as many supplies as they could, and get to the Hatch
safely.
An advantage of having a larger team is that they could have
eyes and ears in multiple places at once. This would be a great advantage over
the Viliains, and made their Plan more doable.
Oran was getting exited! He made every effort to help this
Plan come into fruition. It was just better for him that way. The funny part
was, he thought, was that none of them knew what would come from all this. As
he usually did while he thought about this fact, he chuckled on the inside.
--
Drack sat across the cold metal table from the Fire Lord, in
the Fire Lord’s Chamber. Their discussion went very well, and not once did the
Fire Lord seem to get angry, or sound like he was being betrayed, which was
slightly surprising to Drack. This conference went a little better than it did
with the Witch Doctor. The Doctor took more convincing to become an ally of his
than the Fore Lord did. And, Drack was serious about these alliances. No foul
play was present in these agreements. The only Searcher or City Guard who knew
about these alliances was Cain, who was sworn to secrecy. Drack was actually
starting to like Cain better than before. It wouldn’t be worth betraying him,
since Drack and Cain now had each other’s back. But, Sheer still did pop into
Drack’s mind every now and then, but his feeling of depression was pushed from
his mind, and he carried on. Maybe with this alliance of the two major Hunter
leaders, the Witch Doctor and the Fire Lord, maybe he’d have a chance to
find Sheer again.
This type of alliance wasn’t forbidden by the Villain
Leaders, but it was frowned upon. Drack had agreed that if a group from one of
the Hunter Leader’s gangs (Witch Doctor and Fire Lords's) was attacked by a platoon of Villains under the
Villain Leader’s control, he would not reveal his alliance with the Hunters,
and that Cain would not either.
The Hunter Leader, Fire Lord, and the Searcher arose, shook hands, and Drack went on his way, satisfied.
Now he had brought together some of the most powerful
Villains, other than the Villian Leaders, together. He knew if there was division
among the Villains, it could mean a civil war, whether it be between two
different Hunter gangs, or Searchers plus the City Guard against Hunters. It
could only mean war at some point in time. So, at least this faction would not
be at war. It was important they remain loyal to each other too.
--
In the Hatch, The Alliance was gathered to further discuss
The Plan.
Oran suggested that, if they were going to continue to bring
in more bots, they were going to have to find a new place to stay, one that was
larger, that could house many more , and had more space to store supplies to
survive on, and that it should be their first priority to do so.
“Maybe,” Oran thought to himself, “I can get everyone in the same place.
Hah!” He smirked. “That would make my job a whole lot easier.”
Jerin objected. “I think it would be better to have more than
one place to stay. With our knowledge of the Villain’s rounds, we might be able
to set up a second hideout. And, if it’s large enough, we could store away
larger amounts of supplies, and not have to go back to that storage place for a
while, saving time, and possible lives.”
“Yes!” Sheer said, “Also, that way, not everyone will be in
the same place, if something was to happen to one of our hideouts.”
Everyone agreed, except for Oran.
That would make Oran’s secret plan a little harder.
Oran finally said that he agreed, and stated he’d help in the
search for a new place.
That worked for everyone else.
So, Sheer, Zakor, Kate and Alek would remain at the Hatch,
while Jerin, Oran, and Caliber would go out to search for a new place for more allies to stay.
Oran had another suggestion, just before they were about to
leave. “Why not look around for more Strays and Heroes on the way there?”
Everyone thought it was a good idea, and they set out to look
for others to join The Alliance, and a new place for them to stay.
--
As time passed, The Alliance found more Strays and yet another Hero. The next phase of The Plan was becoming more of a reality every day. It was going great! The Strays just hoped their family and friends were still fine inside the Cities. It was only a matter of time before they'd be able to effectively create an underground escape route to free some of them. They had even found an abandoned house not too far from where the Hatch was concealed, where more of the other Strays could stay. The new Hero volunteered to be the guard of that place.
It seemed the Searchers and City Guards were becoming less attentive in their patrols and had even started doubting the presence of more Heroes and/or Strays. So, the Alliance took full advantage of that.
But, there was only one group of Villains who had been doing random searches lately, for some reason. Zakor figured they were looking for him, so he was extra cautious.
To Be Continued
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