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// Escape 
// Story: MLP EG: My little Hero 
// by vvHunterr 
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Des had finally managed to obtain a keycard from one of the guards.  Wasting no time, he went to all the cells and opened the first door he saw.  There was a three year old girl curled up in a ball.  She had probably heard Des coming torwards her cell and was crying in fear.  As soon as Des tried to approach her, she gave a yelp of terror and disapeared.  She reappeared at the corner of the room.  She was still shaking and crying, her breath uneven with shuddering stops.  The look of fear and hurt in her eyes made Des's heart break.  He then noticed something very disturbing.  There were a plethora of bruises on her body but the worst was a long and deep gash on her leg.  Seeing this horrific sight bought tears to Des's eyes.  How could anyone do something so cruel to an innocent child?  When he got closer the little girl began to cry.  


"D-d-don't hurt me please!" She whimpered.  Des felt his heart break in two as he tried to get the little girl to come to him.  


"I promise, I'm not going to hurt you," he cooed gently.  The little girl heard and got up but the gash on the leg was too painful and she let out a yelp before falling back down.  Des quickly went over to her and hugged her while she pressed her head against his stomach and wrapped her arms around his waist.  Des rubbed her back and began to hush her softly.  "Shhhh it's ok, I'm here." The little girl looked at Des with tear-filled eyes.  He looked down and smiled at her.  "What's your name?"


"Saphire," the girl said nervously.  "I want my mommy and d-d-d-d-daddy!"



Des picked her up in his arms.  He was a little surprised how light she was.  But this was just a disturbing reminder that she didn't get to eat.  Hell none of them did.  He took her to a larger room that had no cameras in it.  It was an empty room  "You are to stay here and not go anywhere.  I'm going to bring the others here so we could all go home together.  He turned to leave but Saphire grabbed his leg and started to cry.  It was clear she didn't want him to leave.  Des frowned and spoke softly to her.  "I promise I won't leave you.  I have to save the others but I'll be back okay?"  He made a ring of fire around the outside of the door to prevent anyone from coming in or out.  "And don't approach the fire, it's going to hurt you, understand?"


Saphire nodded and let go.  Des quickly left the room and locked the room.  A noise of a door banging could be heard down the hall.  He ran towards it and opened the door.  Out stepped Bryson and Lola who barked excitedly.  


"Quiet down, girl." Bryson said petting Lola on the head.  "Thanks, kid.  Now we have to find Rosie.  She's the only one who can turn off the reactor."


Des nodded in agreement.  "Let's go then." 


*Meanwhile*

"Where are we going?" Aria asked.  


"We're getting the hell out of here that's where we're going!" Adagio snapped.  


"But we don't know where to go!" Sonata pointed out.  "I thought we were gonna ask Chaos?"


"We'll figure it out ourselves!" Adagio took in a deep breath.  "Now come on before we get killed!"  The sirens made their way out of the building and got into their car.  As they drove they were disappointed that they never got to get their revenge on those girls.  It would have to be another day.  


Back at the BlazeCorps, Ace saw everything on surveillance.  He pressed the intercom button and announced to the entire building: "Nobody leave this building!  Lock all doors and possible exits immediately!"  The sounds of sirens wailed throughout the building and all of the doors locked.  Bryson and Des were running down the halls followed by Lola as a few guards got in their way.  


"On the ground!" They shouted but were met with a brutal end of flames as Des attacked them.  They screamed as they began to burn to death.  There flesh melting which almost made Bryson feel a little sick but he did not have time to think about it because they had to keep going.  Once they made it up to the top they tried open the door but it had been locked.  Bryson decided to shoot the door but the fact it was made of metal didn't help matters at all.  


"They're coming!" Des shouted as he saw a few guards start to climb up the stairs.  Bryson was hesitant on shooting because he didn't have much ammo left but there was no other choice.  He fired one shot hitting a guard in the head followed by another shot to the second guard.  He and Des continued to bang on the door trying to break it open but it was useless.  


Meanwhile, Chaos had Rosie held at gunpoint as Sunset threatened, "you make any funny moves and there will be a bullet to the head!"  However all guns were pointed at Sunset as Charles laughed.  


"Ha! You shoot our leader and you'll meet the same fate as well!" 


"You wouldn't kill me, Sunset.  You need me," Rosie chuckled.  I'm the only one who can deactivate the reactor."


As much as Sunset didn't want to admit, it was true.  An intense brief moment of silence passed by as Sunset took a deep breath.  "Now you are going to do exactly what I say.  Chaos, if I get shot, shoot the bitch." she ordered.  He nodded as he had his gun still pointed.  "Now you are to go down to the bottom floor and deactivate the reactor," Sunset said in a low voice. 


"And what if I don't?  You won't kill me, right?"


"Not really.  But I'll make you wish I did."  Charles's thugs looked ready to open fire but didn't want to take the risk of having Rosie shot.   The scientist began to make her way towards the reactor.