Chapter twenty two

Chapter 22: Ethan

Shortly after Kichi told us the plan we started our journey. Storm had me scout out the area in squirrel form first. I found nothing interesting, so I made my way back to the cave. We had decided to go in groups of two: Storm and Adara; Ares and Fire; and Kichi and I. Storm and Adara went out of the cave first and two minutes later Kichi and I left. It was kind of sad to leave the cave after it being our refuge for so long, but I still left with pleasure. We caught up to Storm and Adara about two miles through the forest, where we had planned to meet. We hid behind a tree and waited for the other two. After a boring four or five minutes, we heard a scream and we jumped out from the tree. Ares was running towards us while Fire, who was in horse form, was shooting fire behind them. A light fog surrounded us and we lost sight. I heard a chopper overheard and saw a bright yellow beam shoot down next to us. Five trucks—at least that’s what it sounded like—came up in front of us. The flashed their headlights and over a horn loudspeaker we heard the scientists.
“You can’t escape, we have this place covered in security.” Creepy, much?
At that moment, Fire shot a ball of fire at one of the trucks while Storm threw a lightning bolt. Two of the trucks exploded, and we heard gunfire. I morphed into a small porcupine and made my way over to the trucks. I slipped under the bullets, which were whizzing past my head, and crawled to the third truck. I stuck some needles into the tires and morphed into a tiger. I pounced on the man who was manning the turret, and made my way to the driver. The moment I slit his throat, the truck next to me exploded. That left the last truck. I looked over and saw Ares throwing the men out of the car. He took the wheel and drove by me. I jumped in next to Storm in the back seat and we made our way to the Grand Canyon.