Open fire

Part 24 "On your way"

"So what's the catch, we're going back directly to the village?" Ashton nudges Calum who slowly nods, almost as if he himself isn't sure anymore.

"We are here to regroup with Charlie and check up on everybody else, then we're going to the center" Calum explains further more. It looked like a scene from the movie, twelve people standing and looking over the place they have to go to, wind slowly breezing through, sun high upon the sky.

"How much longer 'till their break?" Sarah questions Niall, so he looks at his watch, narrowing his eyes to see better as the sun wouldn't allow for him to see it straight away.

"Five minutes" he informs, looking ahead.

"We timed this amazing" Michael smiles proudly, you did time it awesome, finally! And really five minutes later there were multiple alarms that sounded throughout the first part of the peninsula, indicating that the break for all the workers has started. You could see they had already set up trailers everywhere, some would go in, others would sit on the grass or go somewhere else.

"Let's split up. Make sure Louis, Liam and Niall are with one of us for communication" Calum whispers, going the way he decided for himself along with you and Mali following behind.
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ou mostly moved in the shadows or as far away as possible from people. However, if they did stop you you had your fake passes that Niall printed out yesterday along with Louis' help.

"Any troubles?" Luke's voice rings throughout your head and you would shake your head no but he can't see you so you verbally answer no.

"Michael how are you holding up?" Mali asked, allowing you and Calum to listen in.

"We're almost to the spot" he answers calmly which was a good sign.

"Ashton?" you questioned your brother.

"We're here. I think I see Michael too, all's good" he reported back.

"Alright, just continue straight ahead" Calum motioned forward through the shadow of the woods.
Some footsteps were heard here and there, birds flying around, little twigs breaking beneath your feet, but nothing alarming. Soon enough you arrived to your meeting spot with the others. It looked just like a normal side of a steep hill, but you knew there were well hidden doors somewhere around.

"And that's twelve, we're not missing anyone thankfully" Sierra said after counting who was here.

"How do you guys know where the entry is?" Louis asked, curiously looking around.

"Well, if you look behind these leaves" Sierra says doing so.

"There's a black circle indicating that this is one of them" she shows him by pushing the stone to the side, but since it was too heavy Luke had to help her.

"And in we go" Luke smiles as everybody enters the tunnel. It was the same just like the first time you went through these. Some small ones where you could bearly fit through, others wide and long where you could hear the echoes of your running. Following the path home would be a little more difficult since there are no pictures to show where they are, it was done just in case someone do wants to find them. Thankfully you and Sierra could just go out and see where they are. Niall, Liam and Louis rode on Calum, Luke and Ashton even if you and the girls said it's fine if you switched, but they insisted. During the night you slept in a circle with a fire going in the center, somebody would stay awake for some part of the night just in case or if there were noises heard from up. You would usually have that job because of the nightmares that kept reoccurring, and the others, especially Calum would try and get you to rest some more, but you didn't want to keep reliving those dreams. They came in a sequence, the first one with the flash, the second one just without Zaine's soul, the third one where you change the perspective. And so only three nights have passed.