CHAPTER TWO
Lizzie joined the others on the meeting they were having about what to do next and it ended with them quickly shutting off all the lights when WICKED security was close to discovery where they were hiding.
Later that night, she had woken up to Newt telling her that Thomas was going to go after Minho and that both of them and Frypan were going with him whether he liked it or not. Lizzie, of course, was on board with the plan, wanting nothing more than to save her boyfriend.
So, now she sits in the back of the Jeep with Frypan in the drivers seat. Newt was standing nearby the Jeep, leaning against a table that had a lamp on it.
She perks up when she sees Thomas walking into the room they were in and that's when Newt turns on the lamp, gaining Thomas' attention.
"Where do you think you're going then?" Newt questioned.
Thomas sighs. "Newt..."
Newt shakes his head and walked towards him. "Don't be a twat about it. I'm already in." He grabbed the backpack Thomas was holding and walked back to the Jeep. "Come on."
"No. No, not this time." Thomas shakes his head, following Newt over to the Jeep. "Look, even if we find Minho, there's no guarantee we make it back from this."
"Well, then you'll need all the help you can get then, won't you?" Newt smirked and opened the door to the drivers seat, revealing Frypan. He then opened the door near him to show Lizzie was in the back.
Thomas scoffs, shaking his head in disbelief. Newt leaned against the Jeep, crossing his arms. "Well, we started this together. May as well end it that way, too."
"That sounds like a wonderful idea, Newt." Lizzie comments, sharing a smile with him before she looks back at Thomas with a smile. "By the way, we're going after Minho with you no matter what you say."
"Okay." Thomas said, knowing that there was nothing he could say to stop his friends from going with him.
Lizzie looks at him with surprise. "Really?"
Thomas nods. "Let's go get him back."
Lizzie sat in the back with Newt while Frypan drove. She leaned against the window as she lost count for how long they have been driving. At some point she must've fell asleep because when she woke up, she was the only one in the Jeep, and when she looked forward she noticed they were at a tunnel.
She wipes the sleep from her eyes, letting out a small yawn as she got out of the Jeep and walked over to the boys.
Upon noticing her, Newt chuckles lightly. "Look who finally decided to wake up."
She shoves him lightly. He just laughs a bit, looking at her with an amused expression which made her sent a small glare to him while childishly crossing her arms. "I blame you guys for not waking me up." She said to him, rolling her eyes.
She looks at the dark tunnel in front of them. Her eyes grew wide as she felt fear start to grow. "We're not going in there are we? 'Cause that's creepy and most likely full of Cranks."
"Like I told Newt, I don't think we have much of a choice." Thomas responded after taking another glance at the map he held.
"Alright, I get shotgun." Newt called after a moment of silence and then walked to the Jeep.
"I wanted shotgun though." Lizzie whined, her lips forming into a pout.
Newt points at her. "Put the pout away. I called shotgun first."
Lizzie sighs and grumbles, "Fine."
Thomas and Frypan chuckled at their friend's antics. Thomas patted Lizzie on the shoulder. "It looks like you're stuck with me in the back. Come on, let's get moving."
The three of them got back into the Jeep, but this time with Thomas in the back along with Lizzie and Newt was in the passenger's seat. Frypan drove down the tunnel and after they found flashlights, Newt, Lizzie, and Thomas shine their flashlight down the dimly lit path in front of them. Lizzie noticed there were broken cars throughout the tunnel, trash and random items were also scattered around the ground.
"Crank ahead." Lizzie pointed out when she spots one in front of them and Frypan quickly presses his foot on the breaks. They look at Thomas on to what to do next.
"It's okay." Thomas reassured them. "It's just one, so take it slow, go around him. We'll be fine."
"I hope you're right." Lizzie mutters under her breath as she eyes the Crank in front of them, wondering if the boys could hear how loud her heart was beating because she thought it sounded very loud.
"Take it slow." Frypan repeated while Newt, Lizzie, and Thomas turn off their flashlights and Newt rolls up his window.
Lizzie looks over at Thomas with confusion when he bumps into her accidentally after getting starteled. She then looks at the window, her eyes widening and a gasp escapes her lips when she sees the Crank standing outside of it. Newt and Frypan look back to see what was going on, their eyes widening as well.
The Crank starts pleading for them to help her, trying to get into the Jeep. Lizzie turns around quickly along with Thomas when she hears a loud thud against the window she was sitting next to. Her heartbeat increases, watching the Crank claw at her window while he pleaded to be let in.
"Fry, now would be a good time to leave!" Lizzie said in a rushed tone.
"Yeah, Fry, we gotta go." Thomas agreed as more Cranks start appearing at Newt's window and Frypan's window. "Just floor it, Fry!" Thomas exclaimed and Frypan did what he was told.
Lizzie and Thomas were sent backwards to their seats because of how fast Frypan went. A Crank jumps on top of the hood, punching into the glass while other Cranks chase after them.
Lizzie quickly put her seat belt on while Frypan tries to get the Crank off of the Jeep by swerving around. Lizzie looked at the back window seeing the other Cranks were a bit behind them now. Looking back at the front she saw the Crank was now hanging on Frypan's side of the Jeep.
"Hang on!" Frypan told everyone, swerving the Jeep into the side of a nearby car and Lizzie lets out a sigh of relief as the Crank gets knocked off.
Lizzie looks to the front when Thomas suddenly yells, "Frypan, watch out!"
Frypan accidentally ran into some barrels and somehow the Jeep flipped over. Everyone coughed because of the dust that was brought up from the Jeep landing. Thomas then asked if everyone was okay.
"Fine, but, uh, my seat belt is stuck." Lizzie groaned, doing her best to unhook the seat belt that kept her locked in. Thomas kicked the glass of the window Frypan was at so they could get out since there wasn't an easier way for them to get out.
"Okay, just hold on, Liz. I'll cut you free." Thomas reassured her. He got a knife out of his pocket and reached over, quickly cutting the seat belt while making sure he wasn't hurting her.
"Thanks." Lizzie thanked him after the seat belt was cut in half and she could move around. He nodded, putting his knife back in his pocket and then climbed out the window that he broke.
"Newt, Fry, can you guys get out?" He asked while Lizzie managed to climb out the window he did.
"I'm trying to get this door open." Newt replied, banging on the door that just wouldn't seem to budge. Lizzie went around to the side Newt and Frypan were now at along with Thomas just as Newt had open the door, tumbling onto the ground.
"Newt, you okay?" Thomas questioned. Lizzie looked at him with concern as she helped him up.
He nodded, holding onto his right arm. "Yeah, I think so."
"Fry, you good?" Thomas looked back at the Jeep, seeing Frypan still trying to get out.
The three of them looked over when they heard the loud screech of a Crank. Lizzie slightly stepped behind Newt when the Crank started coming towards them. Newt went to get his shotgun out, but groaned when he realized it was out of bullets.
"Frypan, I think we gotta move." Thomas told him.
He, Newt and Lizzie start backing up as the Crank gets closer to them, ushering Frypan to move with them when they see him get back into the Jeep to grab something.
At the last minute, Frypan got out of the Jeep, holding a gun and fired at the Crank that was standing in front of him. Lizzie let out a sigh of relief she didn't know she was holding while the Crank fell to the ground.
"Nice shot, Fry." Thomas said to him, pointing the flashlight he hold at the crank the four of them were staring at.
"Thanks." Frypan nodded.
They looked over when they heard more screeches from Cranks and they quickly take off running when they see a lot of Cranks heading after them. Frypan takes a few shots at them and then turns around to run along with his friends.
Lizzie lets out a surprised yelp when she suddenly gets pulled to a stop by Newt. Her eyes grew wide, staring at the Cranks in front of them while Newt let go of her arm. She glanced behind them, seeing that the Cranks had them trapped. "That's not good."
"Fry, you got any left?" Thomas glanced over at Frypan who started shooting at the Cranks behind them.
"Yeah."
They tried going out towards the end of the tunnel, but the Cranks kept getting closer so they turn around and try to find a way to get out the other way when sadly Frypan's gun is out of bullets.
When they thought they were done for, they hear the sound of an engine and see a truck driving past the Cranks towards them. Then Brenda pops out the open top of the Truck.
"Hey, get in!" She exclaimed, shooting at some of the Cranks.
"Don't have to tell me twice." Lizzie mutters and quickly climbs into the back along with the boys. Once they were all in, Jorge takes off down to the end of the tunnel.
"I'm pressed!" Jorge exclaimed. "You almost lasted a whole day."
Lizzie stayed in the back of the truck while Thomas climbed into the backseat next to Newt. Brenda turned around to face the four of them. She just shook her head.
"I'm sorry. I didn't want to bring you guys into this." Thomas apologized.
Frypan patted Thomas' shoulder. "I think what he's trying to say is thanks for saving us."
Lizzie nodded in agreement and Brenda smiled. "You're welcome."
"Hey, don't get your hopes up. That checkpoint back there, that was the city's last defense." Jorge explained. "If that was overrun, chances are the city is, too."
"Yeah, unless they figured another way to keep the Cranks out." Newt said, looking out the window at the wall around the city.
Lizzie eyes widened at seeing the wall, wondering how they were going to get into the city now. Everyone beside Lizzie and Frypan got out of the truck. Frypan stood up while Lizzie turned around, leaing her arms against the side of the truck.
"Funny...spent three years behind walls, trying to break out, and now we wanna break back in." Newt stammered.
"Yeah, it's hilarious." Frypan sarcastically commented and a small chuckle escaped Lizzie's lips.
"Jorge, how do we get in?" Thomas looked at Jorge.
"Don't look at me, hermano." Jorge pointed at the walls. "Those walls are new. I guess that's WICKED's answer for everything."
"Well, we aren't gonna figure it out from up here." Brenda noticed. Lizzie nodded in agreement. "Yeah, so let's load up and go down there."
Brenda was the first one to get back in the truck, followed by Jorge. Frypan sat back down while Lizzie noticed Thomas staring at the city and Newt had walked up to him. "You really think he's in there?"
Thomas glanced over at Lizzie, biting his lower lip as he looked back at Newt. "I guess we'll find out."
"You know she'll be there too." Newt reminded him, referring to Teresa.
Thomas didn't say anything, he just looked back at him, and then looked out at the city one last time before he and Newt got into the truck.
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