Alana's eyes widened in greater fury, she advanced to him, an almost sinister aura surrounding her. "I said. Leave. Him. ALONE!" Suddenly the man was blasted back by an invisible force against the wall.

The man fell into the wall and something sparked beneath his cord, as if something electronic was underneath his jacket. The children took this opportunity to run free as the soldiers proceeded around her and pointed guns at her, not saying a thing.

Alana glanced around at them in fury. "And YOU! What kind of sick pricks would kill innocent little children!?" All the guns they were holding bent themselves into knots and the guards were all thrown back, one by one.

One of the guards who weren't knocked unconscious by the insane throw, pressed a button on his arm and an alarm began ringing through the jails. Mark and Arland looked up, coming to a standing position as they looked out of their jail, pressing their faces against the cold, metal door. They watched dozens of men run past, all holding guns.

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The man which was wearing the cowl finally stood and laughed, as he took the cowl from his face to reveal a half robotic and half human physique. He had no hair and both of his eyes were robotic. His neck had a tube through it, which was pumping a greenish yellow fluid into it, mingling with red blood which all came from a contraption which was on his back. "Ah, a glitch in the genetic system." He laughed as he pushed at the air and sent Alana tumbling to the ground, "Nothing new - we tend to eliminate glitches very easily." His half robotic smile failed to waver as a knife slid into his palm and he prepared to throw it at her.

Alana was knocked to the ground and watched as the guards pooled into the room, her eyes darting around cautiously yet daringly. She slowly stood up and kept her eyes on all the monsters she could, not letting the robot man out of her sight.

Before the soldiers had a chance to fire, the roof began crumbling - obviously, Alana's blast of power had done something to the infrastructure of the underground building. Soldiers began scattering as the robotic men charged at Alana, picking her up by the neck and throwing her at one of the tables as most of the soldiers had escaped and an evacuation siren blared.

(these are mental powers btw)

Alana choked and hit the table hard, making it collapse. She struggled to get up but couldn't, she focused on the knife holding Felix down and removed it, sending him a mental message. "Run."

Felix caught message instantly, starting to run as his arm fell by his side limply. His mind raced and everything went foggy. His mind flashed back to family... to his sister... school... He then turned around and looked at Alana and ran at the robotic man. "Run!" He shouted, giving her a slight smile, "And good luck." With that, he gripped the robotic man and pushed him into the wall, but a knife was instantly plunged through his chest and he slumped to the ground.

Felix picked up a grenade from a soldier who was on the ground and pulled the pin off the top. "Run, Alana." And then they exploded.

Alana's eyes widened in horror but it was too late for her to stop anything, she scrambled to her feet and ran out, tears rushing down her eyes. She needed to find Mark and Arland, maybe she could at least save them.

Mark was rocked back by the explosion but Arland began rattling the bars, staring into the gloomy space which was no longer guarded by the soldiers. "Alana?" He called, "Felix?"

Alana heard the calls. "Arland!" She ran in the direction and found the cell, she gave it one look and the bars bent out of shape, allowing them out. "Come on!"

Arland and Mark both ran out in unison, "What happened? Where's Felix?" Arland said as they ran down the elongated hallway, passing dozens of other innocent prisoners which clinged to the bars of their cell.

Alana used her mental powers to open every cell they passed, though it was taking a tole. "He... saved me..." Was all she said.

Arland nodded slowly and looked back at all the cells which opened, amazed by what was happening. "How are they opening?" He asked as Mark reached the end of the corridor and waited for them to reach him as he tugged at the handle of the massive door.

Alana looked down. "I'm doing it..." she said then looked at the door where Mark was struggling and pulled him back. "Stay back..." She used her mind to blast the door open.

Arland and Mark ran through the door, entering a gleaming, metal elevator. Arland clicked the upward arrow button on the elevator control panel and two doors began closing, a hissing sound emanating from the action.

Alana hurried in as well but once inside she closed her eyes and turned her head towards the ground, unable to keep thinking of anything but Felix.

The elevator kept travelling upward until it came to a cease, the hissing coming to a climax until the sound stopped. The doors opened to reveal a dozen soldiers pointing guns at the three fugitives. "Hands above your head. All of you." One of the soldiers said.

Alana slowly raised her hands above her head, her eyes scanning the men, she was already exhausted from using her new found powers so much and there were too many of them. Even if she could destroy one gun the rest would fire at them. She couldn't let anyone else die...

Arland raised his hands but Mark rammed an elbow into the soldier that spoke and stole his gun, shooting him in the chest. He then rolled out of the elevator and shot another two soldiers in the chest, gesturing for Arland to run forward and grab a gun. The soldiers scattered out like a swarm of ants and ran behind cover in the room filled with desks and computers - exchanging shots with Mark and Arland who hid behind a row of large computer monitors.

Alana ducked into cover behind a desk and watched, she took out soldiers guns one by one, bending them out of shape with her mind.

Once the soldiers were either unconscious or they had scuttled off, Arland and Mark through their guns away in unison and ran toward a door which had been left open, letting open streaks of light the sun splayed.

Alana stumbled after them, her whole body weak.

They exited the structure and Mark and Arland paused, looking out at the massive desert which lay before them. "Where..." Mark began saying, "Where the hell did they bring us?"

Alana stumbled out and fell to the ground, clutching her bleeding leg, her back was scratched up from being tossed around and she could have sworn that her mental powers only increased the pain of the wounds.