(Y/N) Point of View

The next morning we were escorted to the cafeteria and we were eating breakfast. As I sat with some other girls, I began whispering. 

"When I raise the alarm, I'm going to provide a distraction so that we can get away,"

"What kind of distraction?" Annie asked. 

"One that will guarantee we can get safely,"

"But what about the ice?" 

"There's help coming. They're only less than a day's journey away. I know it's coming. You must trust me,"

The girls including Annie seemed uncertain. 

"Okay," she agreed. "We'll spread the word," 

"Roger Parslow!"

My heart jumped. I turned and saw the nurse with the fox daemon appear through the door. I rotated my head towards Roger from across the room pale with shock. 

"Would you come with me please?" she requested. 

I stared at Roger, shaking my head. 

"Come on. Don't make a fuss," she ordered. 

He slowly rose from his seat, sharing a glance with me as he walked out. Everyone went back to eating, but the girls look pale. 

"We've got to do something Lyra,"  Aster whispered to me. "They'll cut Roger from Saecillia," 

I struggled to think. We couldn't proceed with the plan now. But I couldn't let Roger get cut like poor Billy. 

"Pss," I whispered getting their attention. "I need you to all to create a distraction so that I can sneak out and save Roger,"

"No way. We can't risk getting into trouble," 

"They're going to cut him," I said. "He'll die. Just like poor Billy Costa. I need to get to him. Please," I implored. 

The girls considered for a sec. 

"Food fight!" Annie shouted standing up. Standing up she grabbed her plate and threw it across the plate at a fat boy.

"Oy!" he grabbed his plate and threw it at Annie who ducked. It hit another girl. Then she threw and it hit another boy. And another. And another. And...

Soon the entire cafeteria was a hurricane of flying food and plates and cutlery. With the doctors and waiters distracted I dashed out the door, fast as my legs could carry me. 

"We'll have to head to the power room. We don't even know where the room where they cut children is," I said. 

"This way," Aster remembered where it was. Quickly he guided me through the steel door with the lightning symbol. Much to my chagrin there was a code-number panel. 

"Curses. We need a code," Aster said. 

"What do we do?"

"How do I know you're the one who wants to rescue Roger,"

I struggled to think. I was running out of time. Roger was running out of time. 

(Roger P.O.V)

I tried to break free from the nurses as they tried to place me and Saecillia in separate cages. But they were too strong. 

"Please! Please don't this!" I screamed. 

(Mrs. Coulter P.O.V) 

I stood at the control panel, smiling proudly. 

"I don't see why I have to stand here and watch this," Mr. Sysselman groaned next to me. 

"Don't you want to see the excellence of my project's great discovery?"

"So...kidnapping children. And cutting them. You really think you can free our world from sin?"

"Yes. I know I can," 

(Y/N P.O.V)

"We'll have to find something to get us inside," Quickly I dashed around the corridor looking for something to help me get inside. Just then I passed a spare room with a door that was left open. I dashed inside hoping to looking for something. I spotted a spatula. I grabbed it. I rushed back to the power room and I stared hitting the code panel. It started coming apart.

"Okay. That's enough," Aster shouted. "I think that should do it,"

He was right. I pulled open the door and closed it. Inside were giant boxes of steel with wires hooked in and out. 

"Which one is for the room where they've taken Roger?" he asked. 

"How am I supposed to do know

"Okay. We'll want to find the panel for the right room and not damage the other rooms otherwise someone will come and we'll get caught,"

I scanned my eyes over the labels. Girl's bathroom. Boy's bathroom. Girl's bedroom. Boy's bedroom. Kitchen Cafeteria...

I came to a twentieth label.  Intercession Room. What kind of name is that?"

"(Y/N) This has to be it," 

"Here goes. I really hope this saves Roger," 

Quick as a whip I started banging on the consul, causing sparks of electricity to shower everywhere. I banged and banged and banged until the unit fo the Intercission Room was almost completely destroyed. The power must be damaged enough. I hope Roger was saved and they didn't cut him with some sort of awful machine. 

Suddenly I felt a hand over my mouth and a pang of pain from Aster. 

(Mrs. Coulter P.O.V)

I couldn't block out the boy's screaming as he cried out to his daemon. The blade was raised. I waited a second. Then...click. 

The blade came down and...

"What the..." the nursed paused.

"What is it? Tell me!" I demanded.

"The bond hasn't been cut," she said. 

"What?"

"I..I..don't know. Nothing's happened. The power's down," Suddenly the lights in the rom went out. 

"What the hell is going on with the power?" I demanded. 

I marched outside into the lit corridor. 

Suddenly a nurse appeared from around a corner with Milly Surrey's wrist clasped in her strong grip, her dog daemon with her daemon trapped between its teeth. 

(Y/N P.O.V) 

I was pushed to the floor, landing right in front of Mrs. Coulter. 

"Caught this one in the power room. She damaged the power to the Intercission Room," 

Mrs. Coulter knelt down at me. "What did you think you were doing?"

"Stopping you from cutting an innocent boy," I hissed. 

From right behind Mrs. Coulter appeared Mr. Sysselman. The moment his eyes were laid on me, he gasped. "That's her! That's her! That's the girl I saw in Trollesund,"

"The aeronaut's daughter?"  

"Yes. (Y/N) Scoresby,"

My heart jumped. My cover was blown. 

Mrs. Coulter steered her head back to me with a snarling growl. "Mmm. You're as much trouble as you look if you think you can deceive us with a fake name. What do you know of a girl named Lyra Belaqua?"

"I don't know who you're talking about,"

"Oh...I think you do. And as for that, we're going to have a separate chat in another room. In the meantime get the power to this room fixed all of you!"

"It will take a few hours," a mechanic confessed. 

"Then get to work!" she ordered impatiently. 

"What do you we do with him?" asked the doctor. He had taken out Roger from the cages. 

"Take him to a separate room," she ordered. "He mustn't tell the other boys what we're doing,"

Roger was hauled out the room. He tried to scramble out of his captor's hands and get to me but the man was too strong. 

"It's goanna be alright Roger!" I called. "It's goanna be alright!" Suddenly I was hauled up by my hair by Mr. Sysselman. 

"You're goanna wish you hadn't be naughty," he sneered. He pulled me out through the door following Coulter who's monkey daemon kept a tight grip on Aster. His strong grip made me struggle to catch my breath. I was taken inside the same room that the poor female bear was kept in. As we entered I was met with the sight of a poor bruised and chained and muzzled bear. Her eyes stared at me and I saw sorrow inside them. 

Sysselman threw me to the floor on the far side of the room. The golden monkey kept Aster pinned down, pinning me down too.

"It seems like we're going to have do this the hard way," Mrs. Coulter said as she circled around me. "Usually I don't take children inside this room. But naughty children? That's...an alternative,"

 "At least...I don't capture children...and take them from their families," I hissed. I screamed as Aster's throat was squeezed tighter. 

"Mr. Sysselman here told me that you and your father lee took his bear and you were seen with a slim girl with short brown hair. That was my child...Lyra Belaqua. Now am I going to ask you again. Where - is - she?"

"Even I wanted to...I couldn't. I don't know...where she is," I croaked. 

She frowned. She grabbed my throat and strangled me. 

"You know. I know you do. Now tell me. Where is my daughter?"

"You're wasting your time searching for someone who doesn't want you,"

"She may not want me but she needs me,"

"No she needs people who are openly kind to her. Not people who don't abuse her...like you did. You can threaten me. You can torture me. You could do whatever you want to me. But I will never tell you where Lyra is. She deserves so much better than you,"

"She's my daughter!" 

"A woman who kidnaps and cuts children doesn't deserve someone like her. You are far too cruel...and she is far too good. 

"You'd better reconsider if you don't want to be cut," she sneered. 

"Never," I croaked. "Go ahead. Do your worst," 

She pulled back holding a menacing face and let go of my throat. She clicked her fingers. 

The golden monkey stopped squeezing Aster and he scrambled into my arms. 

Mrs. Coulter towered over me. I was scared but I tried my best to remain strong for my father and Lyra. 

"Fix the power," she ordered to the doctors outside. "Prepare it for the next cut,"

I froze. I gulped. I struggled to breath.  

"I will leave you in here to have a time to reconsider. And don't even think of trying to escape or freeing this bear. These Tartars will be outside the door at all times,"

"You're leaving her in the same room with my bear?!" Mr. Sysselman shouted. 

"She is not your bear yet,"

"But we had a deal!" 

"We did. And I will not give her to you unless this girl has served her purpose,"

"But she's refused to give in. And you're going to cut her," 

"She might change her mind. Unless she wants to be cut. In the meantime you should begin a search warrant for this aeronaut Lee Scoresby. Now that we have his daughter, we can use her for persuasion, whether's she cut or not cut," 

Mr. Sysselman growled as they disappeared. 

They went out the door locking behind them, leaving me alone in the forbidden room with the poor restrained bear. I had never felt more scared than I had now. I hugged Aster close to my chest. He nuzzled my fingers and kissed my face with licks. 

Oh dad, Lyra, Iorek! Please come soon.

Another chapter done. Please let me know what you all thought. Will (Y/N) be saved in time? Will Lyra come rescue her? Please send me some ideas and don't be around let me know what you all think of this chapter. I hope you're all enjoying it.