Escape Plan (part 1)
Angela's Point Of View;
I was carried to a chamber under the deck of the boat and then thrown into a holding area where Misty was. He was tied to something that I could only make out as a metal pipe by hearing him struggle with the chain. The man who bought me in here waited for the other man to come in. And one who continued to hold me forced my hand out while the other tried to take off my bracelet. No matter how I struggled he was much more powerful than me. But the bracelet wouldn't budge. It was as if somehow the bracelet felt like it had gotten a thousand times tighter on my wrist. It didn't hurt me but the large man pulling on my wrist would have dislocated my shoulder but instead, I heard him give out a cry of pain.
Then I smelt something burning and the man was holding his hand as it shook. "So this is why we were told not to move the bracelet this way," Was the response of the guy holding me to the other man.
"Just tie her up if we can't break it off her hand well need to try other means when we get to the other side of the lake." The man who yelled out in pain replied. I didn't really know what that meant but at the moment I was just glad that they both gave up pulling harder or my wrist might of broken.
"You two won't get away with this! Our uncle knows we're on your boat and will come looking for us! This isn't the first time we faced morons like you," Misty said as he stopped struggling with his chain.
This might be a regular thing for him and the Angela of this world but I was a complete noob. I really do hope his uncle could come and get us because I don't really know what to do here. The man who had tried to take my bracelet now tied me similar to what he had done to Misty. He struggled a little as his hand seemed injured.
"Correction boy, your uncle knows you are on 'a' boat. Gag them, we'll put them with the other brat and get it all done clean" He said as he took my phone. I didn't like the sound of that statement at all.
"So what are you.... going to do with us?" I still asked but with hesitation.
"Well after all of your experience in these things, you still have to ask."The other man who was holding me steady for the guy let go and answered.
With that, they both left; Yikes! This Angela may have had everything I wanted materially but her life really had some high stakes. How are we going to get out of this one? I looked at Misty who was unusually still. I couldn't tell if he was trying to be calm or if he was absolutely terrified.
"I know the only reason you're letting us stay here is that you want to save the guy's daughter. I heard them talking about it before you came back. You know I'll follow you to the end," Misty said as he sighed loudly and then looked straight at me.
At that moment I could tell he wasn't just Angela's cousin but her ride-or-die pal. But I wasn't who he thought I was. "Trust me right now we'd be better off if you were using the bracelet."
"I'm not talking about you having the bracelet. That doesn't make you a hero, though it helps but you as a person are naturally caring and help others just cause it's right. That bracelet just lets you take it to another level," Misty smiled and said.
I simply nodded at his statement; Misty has so much faith in this girl, she must have been something special. Can someone like me really fill her shoes? I kept these thoughts to myself as the boat felt like it picked up speed. Who knows where they were taking us? The lake was huge from what I saw.
Misty was quiet for the ride. It felt kind of unnatural not hearing him chatter but because of that, I fell asleep for a short while. It felt like it took hours until the boat stopped. I woke up to the noise of the boat's engine stopping woke me up. Then soon the same men reappeared again and untied us. Misty went out first with me not too far behind him with the guy that burned his hand.
The rain had stopped which just caused everything around the lake to look foggy. We were led off the ship to a dock but not the one we saw earlier. It felt wooden but it had no railings or any lights. It was still dark outside and it still had a lot of those orange trees. So we still could be on the lake's land. Unless all the trees in this world are orange. I wouldn't know as I hadn't really seen any here.
I tried my best to remember the path as it went on for what felt like a mile through thick foliage and canopy. The fog lessened the further inland we went. Then we came to a shed-like house that didn't look very welcoming at all. It reminded me of a wooden barn but it was obviously not painted in a while. The wood looked like it was turning color and at night it had a weak fluorescent light above it that shone on it.
They took us inside it and it had at least 4 animal-like people in there. The inside was brightly lit but still creepy. It had sofa chairs and even a coffee table and chair with a fridge in the corner. Two of what looked like a human-sized frog and an alligator were sitting around the table playing a game on their phones. The other two with being apes and the other was somewhat cat-like. My best guess was he was a black panther. They each had weapons in their hands. Without wasting any time the panther opened a latch-like door on the ground and the men practically dropped both Misty and I in it. The landing hurt but it was nothing you couldn't shake off. Thankfully there was some lighting though it wouldn't do me much good since my eyesight was already bad enough in good lighting. There was practically nothing in here anyway. Just concrete walls and a singular hanging fluorescent light in the corner.
"Hi there, little girl," Misty said as he was talking to someone.
Then I heard a light childish voice answer only to say, "Hello,"
"I'm Mitsuki Murasaki but you can call me Misty and this is my cousin Angela." He continued and seeming to walk over closer to the small figure. The girl's head followed Misty's hand as he pointed to himself and then to me.
"Hello, you were captured by the big men too?"She replied as she came forward more into the light.
Wow, now that I think about it, this is the first time I heard Misty say his real name. I get why the past Angela would say it's hard to remember and Misty really does kind of sound like his name. Then I took note of the little girl. She was not all human. She seemed sort of fox-like as her dad is from what I could tell. But it would seem like these things are common here. Her blond furry ears were on top of her head poking up from her shoulder-length hair of the same color. Her hair was in two pigtails and her bangs were close to her emerald-green eyes. She had human skin and nails but other than the ears the tail really stood out. Though it wasn't as fluffy as her dad, it was still unusual. She had on a little pink sailor dress with white Converse sneakers but it was a worn out. I wonder how long has she been down here all alone.
"Yeah sort of, what's your name?" I answered the girl.
"Camella Willows. I really want to go home now. I don't like it here," She replied.
She started sniffling and crying but Misty went close to her and put his hand on her shoulder to comfort her.
"Well, everything's going to be ok Camella. I know it doesn't look like it but we're here to rescue you and bring you back home. Angela, I think it's about time, don't you?"
Then he looked over to me and the little girl's head followed again. They were both counting on me to get them out of this situation. What can I do? I don't have a plan or an idea of how to use this device. I wish their Angela had kept a diary or something with instructions. What would she do in this situation? All I've ever been good at was being invisible.
Wait could it be like what Misty said earlier? He said the bracelet lets me take things to a whole other level. I was nervous about the water when he pushed me off the ship and I mentally call myself a scaredy cat. And that was what I transformed into earlier minus the scared part. So if I want to be invisible and still help it should activate the bracelet. Then I started to see its familiar glow.
When the transformation was complete, my eyesight was now perfect. I noticed that I was wearing a purple full-body suit that had a golden belt and knee pads. The boots I wore were a lighter purple than the suit but it had a golden opening around the rim of the shoe. The platform heel also had two strokes of gold on it. The long-sleeved purple jacket matched the suit but the gloves were the same as the boots. Ok... not exactly my style but I'm in no position to complain at the moment.
I knew exactly what this girl would do and I actually had a plan this time. "Ok Misty, listen up I have a plan for this, um what did I call this transformation again?"
After asking that question Camella enthusiastically said as she raised her hand. "I know this one! I heard you say it on Tv. It was Faze."
"Why did I call her that? She does turn invisible right?" I asked as I turned my attention to Misty when I asked. He then gave me a 'you should know this' look and he folded his arms before answering.
"Yes and among other things which is why you called her that. It's because she can make her molecules transparent and vibrate fast enough to go through solid objects. Which can really freak some people out. The word literally means 'to disturb someone." You should know this cause you're the one who made it up."
"Reminders never hurt anyone, Misty," I said while nodding in acknowledgment and halfway smiling.
I tried to fit the new information into the previous plan I announced I had. Misty gave me a raised brow expression but didn't say anything more.
"When my dad heard you say that, he started calling Mommy's lawyer the same thing when she comes to get Ali's money," Camella spoke to break the silence.
Wait was there another child here? "Who's Ali?" I asked.
"Wait, do you mean alimony?"Misty put his own question to her.
"Yes, that's what I said," she replied.
Oh so that's what she meant, so it wasn't a person. I then shook my head to start concentrating on the more important issue at hand.
"Ok... well on the previous note, I still have a plan just with a minor adjustment. So here's what I want you both to do."
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