Chapter Twenty-Five: "Breath Spray is Pretty Effective"
The sun shone through onto the comfortable sleeping bodies of the six zodiacs as they stretched and snuggled back into their beds, is what I would say if they weren't in a cold jail cell with no windows and no beds.
Sagittarius stretched and got up from her uncomfortable sleeping position on the floor, her bones creaking and protesting as she struggled to stand up. She looked to the cell door and saw Virgo tapping the keyhole, "Be careful, that mashed potato turns rock hard after a few hours, you don't want that in your stomach," He said, deepening his voice in an attempt at imitating Ophiuchus. He tapped the keyhole again, "Well, looks like old crap-face is right. Just like cement, I can imagine why Capricorn threw up now. What do they put in this stuff?"
Eventually, everyone had woken up as they huddled around Virgo for a recap of the plan. They had smothered the keyhole and the hatch with the mashed potatoes. Overnight, it had hardened like superglue and now the keyhole was blocked and the hatch was not able to be opened. They also placed some in the door hinges. In the corner of the room, in the pee bucket, all of them had placed their stinky meat. The previous night, after Ophiuchus had left, Libra had taught them a few Muay Thai moves, shaking her head in disappointment more often than not, complaining about how they were useless.
There came a sharp rap at the door as they saw someone attempt to open the hatch. They all scrambled to their positions as they heard the sound of keys being jammed into the lock. "Hey?" Came the voice from the guard Larry as he tried to unlock the door, failing miserably. Aquarius stood behind the door as Leo stood by the entrance, holding the bucket in his hands. "Open up," said the gruff voice of someone who wasn't Larry, probably another guard.
There was a sudden loud bang as the door fell forward off its hinges, almost squashing Aquarius in the process. Pieces of the cement-like potatoes flew in all directions. Two men stormed in, one of them being Larry. The other was a short stubby man with an eye patch and his muscles rippled through the sleeves of his tight shirt.
Immediately Leo slammed the bucket of rotten meat over Larry's head, receiving a grunt in response as Larry yanked it off. However, it was too late, as the disastrous effects of the treacherous scent had already started. The meaty smell started its work and invaded his weak senses as Larry began to feel unsteady on his feet. He stumbled back a few steps and stumbled into Leo, who immediately kicked him in the groin. Larry fell to the ground and groaned in pain.
The other guard, Michael as they later discovered, turned around. This was a bad idea as they used this distraction to their advantage. Libra charged towards him and punched him across the face and kicked him in the stomach, sending him staggering back a few steps. However, he quickly recovered and made a beeline towards Libra. He raised his fist, ready to throw a punch when Aquarius suddenly emerged from his hiding place and jumped on Michael's back.
Michael, not being ready for the attack, promptly fell forward, flat on his face. He tried to get up, but Aquarius sat on his back. He eventually gave up and lay on the ground, Aquarius patted his stomach and grinned, "This is why you should eat three meals a day, kids."
Larry was still tripping all over the place as Sagittarius came up behind him and hit him over the head with the metal bucket, instantly knocking him out. She sent the bucket clattering down as she kissed her bicep proudly. Capricorn picked up the bucket and did the same to Michael, who had begun thrashing again. It took a few tries to knock him out, but eventually, he fell quiet and Aquarius clambered off him. Virgo clapped as he took the keychain and walked out of the door, he clasped his hands in front of his chest like happy mother, "I'm so proud of you guys," he beamed and they all laughed. Aquarius patted his back,
"Well, we were only following the orders from our fabulous leader,"
"Hey! I'm the leader!" Capricorn complained as everyone shook their heads.
The area was surprisingly empty as they walked through the halls, turning randomly every now and then. "Do you even know where we're going?" Libra asked, catching up to Virgo, who was striding ahead of them.
"Nope," he replied, popping the 'p'. They were passing a large room when Capricorn was roughly yanked backward, yelping as she came crashing down on someone. The others immediately jumped into fighting position as they spun and froze as they saw, Scorpio.
He beckoned then frantically as they followed him, ducking beneath a window. "How do we know you're the real Scorpio?" Leo whispered and Scorpio groaned. He pointed at the window and everyone looked through it, seeing Ophiuchus tampering with something on his desk. "Okay," Leo said, shutting up.
After a few more meters Scorpio stopped, abruptly, making everyone bump into each other. "Would you stop doing that?" Capricorn whispered loudly. They looked around him and saw the rest of the zodiacs. Taurus pulled Capricorn into a tight hug and slowly everyone joined, this time forcing Leo and Scorpio, despite their protests. Leo scrambled to his feet and pulled Aries into an unexpected kiss. She placed her hand on his chest and pushed him away, her mouth hanging open in utter shock, she quickly composed herself,
"Since when have you been into physical contact?" She asked, raising an eyebrow,
"I'd do anything for my love. I've missed your beautiful-" He stopped and stared at her eyes before continuing, "colored eyes," He smirked,
"Since when have I been you love?" she inquired mockingly, still blushing slightly from the kiss.
"I hate to break up this lovey-dovey reunion, but we have a plan to continue," Virgo interrupted as he watched Leo and Aries and then Scorpio and Capricorn, who stood awkwardly next to each other. The non-prisoners looked at him in confusion, but the inmates nodded. Capricorn looked at him gratefully and turned to Leo,
"You're up Mr. Obnoxious," she said, Leo looked at her and winked,
"Let's do this,"
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Ophiuchus let out an irritated sigh as there came a knock on his door. "Larry, I'm busy. Can't you find another time to bother me about feeding your fish?" He shouted. He heard no reply and continued to figure out a, no doubt, threatening plan on his desk. The door quietly opened and closed, and he heard the gentle click of the lock. He furrowed his brows and looked up, "Did I not tell you to-" He stopped midsentence as he saw who was in front of him. "How did you escape?" He hissed as he stood up and threateningly stalked towards his intruder.
"Well you see, I think that's a story for next time," Leo said cheerfully, picking up a random gadget from Ophiuchus's desk and inspecting it, "What's this?" The gadget, which happened to be a stapler, flew out of his hand and landed back on the table.
"Something that is mine," Ophiuchus said, crossing his arms in front of his chest.
"Oh, possessive are we?" Leo asked rhetorically, casually strolling past him. Ophiuchus turned lazily, watching Leo with wary eyes. His back was now facing away from the door and the walls. Both the walls and the door was glass, meaning you could see through them.
"How. Did. You. Escape?" Ophiuchus growled, "Don't make me ask again." Leo raised his arms in surrender and sat down, making himself comfortable in Ophiuchus's desk chair.
"You understand, what I am going to tell you is top secret, you are not permitted to tell anyone." Ophiuchus waved his hand in a circular movement,
"Get on with it," he said as Leo began rambling on about something random. As he did this, the others quietly snuck behind the room keeping a watchful eye on the two conversing enemies. Leo's eyes flickered briefly flickered to the group that was slinking past, however, Ophiuchus caught this quick movement and made to turn around. Leo saw this and quickly grabbed his shoulders, forcing Ophiuchus to turn to him and stare him in his eyes.
"You see, I ate.. a rabbit." He said randomly, Ophiuchus narrowed his eyes.
"What?"
"A rabbit. I ate a rabbit," Leo sniffled, "I regret it, and I wish I could take it back,"
"You think I don't know what you're doing?" Ophiuchus asked. Leo tilted his head in question, "You're trying to distract me." Leo widened his eyes, Abort Mission, Abort Mission, an alarm rang in his head. He sighed,
"You are very smart you know that," Leo said and Ophiuchus smirked,
"I know,"
"Oh it's too bad, now I'll have to do it the hard way,"
"Wha-" Ophiuchus started, but he was cut off when Leo yanked something out of his pocket and sprayed it into Ophiuchus's eyes. Ophiuchus cried in pain as he fell to his knees, clawing at his eyes. Leo looked at the spray in his hand: Breath Spray.
"Oh, I thought it was water," He took another bottle out of his pocket and sprayed it into his mouth, "Oh this is the water. Hehe, sorry?" He chuckled nervously as he edged around the hunched body of Ophiuchus and darted out of the room. The others gaped through the window, watching the show as it unfolded before them. They turned to Leo as he walked out, "We're not going to talk about it," Leo grumbled. They all nodded and continued walking, looking around for anything that would save them.
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A/N Ahaha, honestly, the breath spray thing was extremely random. I don't know why I thought of it. I usually pick up a deo or perfume if I hear weird noises. Or I just screech and evaporate.
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Yours truly,
Zodiac Lover No.1,
Leslie
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