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Saga and Brooklyn were lucky to make it to the Exemplar Academy but they knew that time was running out. The place was on lockdown with the Authority currently running about the place rounding people up who were causing trouble. Soon they would come here and they would be taken. They both had to think quick.
Sage POV
I was scared at the moment. We had gotten past them two guards that came after us in Industry sector but I don't think we have any luck left. I was happy being here in Brooklyn's arms and would happily stay here forever. I knew we had to move fast if we wanted to make it out of here without being captured.
I looked at Brooklyn who gave me a little smile.
"What are we going to do now?" I said.
"We have to get out of here and make it back to your home in Nature sector. They will be able to keep us safe until all of this calms down." Brooklyn said.
I nodded.
"Do you think we will be able to make it there?" I said.
"I hope so. The place is surrounded but if we keep out of site it shouldn't be a problem. Come on."
Brooklyn stood up and offered her hand for me. I accepted it and then she pulled me up.
Brooklyn lifted my chin up and leaned in and kissed me. It was full of passion and gentleness. I smiled when she pulled away and we leaned our foreheads against one another.
At that moment the door burst open and four Authority guards burst in. We pulled apart and all of them came at us with stun sticks with them. I ran at one and dropped kicked them as they fell to the floor. The other one came at me while two went for Brooklyn. She had manged to knock one out but was struggling with the other one as they got locked in a fight. I jumped on the other one and was repeatedly hitting them in the face until they fell on the ground. When she was dealt with I tried to help Brooklyn by hitting the person on the back. Brooklyn used the distraction to her advantage and got the stun stick to shock them to sleep.
We smiled at each other before Brooklyn grabbed my hand and we hurried out of the room.
Brooklyn POV
I was worried for Sage but she had it handled. Sage is such a badass. We were running through the halls now trying to dodge the Authority and others who were struggling with them. We helped were we could but ultimately had to keep on running before we got caught. They were everywhere trying to capture the other candidates that it hard to get through it all.
Someone had grabbed sage and I had turned around to see and Authority figure hurting her and I just reacted as I picked up a statue that was on a desk and smashed it over their head. They crumbled to the ground as Sage was standing looking scared. I pulled her in for a hug and patted the back of her head.
"It's okay. Just don't think and we will get through this. I know I wasn't there in the riots and we will both make sure nothing happens to each other. I promise."
Sage smiled weakly and then we moved on. We were running down a corridor when a door opened to the right. It was Mentor Watts who was motioning his hand for us to come in. We were going to run but had no choice as more of the Authority came round the hall and we wouldn't have been able to fight them off. We went in and he was typing something into the wall. Next thing a hatch opened up and he pointed at it.
"Get in there quick. I need to lock it when I come in."
We were hesitant but then he pushed us in and came in after us. He typed something in to the wall again and then it sealed itself up and the lights came on and we were ina white room. There was a stack of food and a tv. There were seats and a bathroom off to the right.
"What is this room?" Sage said.
"It was built by an old Mentor who used to run this place. He had it made in the event of something liked this happened. It has been passed down for generations as more and more people took over it. The only one who knows about it is me since everyone else is dead and gone. This door here will lead you to a tunnel that will take you out far past the checkpoint and towards the shield."
Mentor Watts was opening drawers until he pulled out a device.
"This is a disruptor for the shield. I have no use of it as I don't want to leave New Babyl. I have known about the other two cities for some time now. Maybe it would be safer for the two of you there for now. It is up to you but you can't stay here as this place was meant for one person and I want to live here until things quiet down a bit for me to return."
"Why are you helping us?"
He looked sad for a moment.
"I told you not to cause this. We have a rebellion on our hands and one I fear can't be stopped. The Authority will squash it out today but I fear one day it might return. There is a city called New Lazerus. I suggest you head there as it is a free city. Not like here. They will accept you in and maybe you can find it better than here. Good luck to the two of you and I hope not too many people get hurt because of this."
We nodded at him and then went to the door. We thanked him and then closed it behind us. There was a small corridor that took is a tunnel. We went on for ages until we could see light and kept on going until we got out and were met by the shield. We turned around to find that the tunnel had disappeared. We continued on to the shield which was swaying in front of us.
"I can't wait to see what is on the other side." Sage said.
"Are you sure you want to go?"
Sage smiled and leaned in and gave me a long kiss.
When we parted Sage was still smiling.
"I will go where you go. I want to see this new city and finally have our freedom. Hope some of our friends made it there too."
"Okay sweet Sage. New Lazerus, here we come."
I grabbed Sage's hand and pressed the button and the shield opened and we walked through to the beautiful world outside.