Chapter 4
Henry winced as he started to wake up. The last thing he remembered was driving to the vault on his scooter when attacked. He sent his scooter with his stuff to his vault, having it on autopilot mode. It should be there so it’s fine. Where was he though?
Ahh, you’re awake Henry. Welcome, to the wall.” A voice spoke, making Henry look up at the warden.
Henry listened to the man drone on about how the most notorious criminals were kept here as Henry thought of a way to escape. He didn’t think he would get caught going to the vault. Did they know where it was? He doubted it, the road was pretty far away from it. He had still been two days out after all. Fuck, Henry hoped that his dads didn’t find out.
“Grigori, take him.” The warden spoke and a man came out of the shadow and took Henry.
Henry was then dragged down the halls to a holding room, where a red-headed girl with cuffs similar to his sat looking sullen.
“You. Stay here til cell found.” Grigori told him before going and guarding the door. Henry rolled his eyes before looking up, seeing a hatch before looking at the girl. Maybe they could break out together.
“Pssh.” Henry tried, to get her attention. The girl looked up at him, making Henry nudge his head towards the hatch.
She nodded, helping Henry up. Henry was quick to hook his feet on the pipe, opening the hatch and swinging his body in. Inside the vent, Henry found a rock where he broke off the cuffs before helping her up.
“Thanks. I’m Ellie.” Ellie told him, making Henry nod.
“Henry. Do you understand sign?” Henry signed at her, watching as she watched his hands before looking at him, realization seems to dawn on her before she nods.
The two of them slipped through the vents, coming up on a storage room where two guards stood talking about some game. The two of them quickly knocked them out before running down the hallway of cells to the door.
“Here,” Ellie said, lifting Henry with the force, choking him in the process, before dropping him down on the top of the room controlling the doors. Henry took a breath of air before giving her a thumbs up, hopping into the room, and flipping the switch.
Not only did it open the front door, however, but also all of the prison cell doors. The two looked at each other before rushing out, hopping into an empty elevator, and getting to the top quickly.
“Come on Henry!” Ellie told him, the two of them running and hopping on a motorcycle.
Henry yelped in surprise as the warden knocked him off as Ellie drove the bike off, leaving him struggling against the warden.
“There hasn’t been an incident in fifty years. But on the day you show up this happens. I-” The warden was cut off by a stop sign to the face by Ellie, knocking him off to the side.
“Come on!” Ellie yelled, helping him on the bike before ramping up and over the wall, driving down the road as the two drove their way to freedom.
Henry sat at his usual seat at the bar, Ellie sitting beside him.
“Henry, I haven't seen you for a month and you come back with a girl. Break up with pilot boy or something?” Jack joked, serving the two of them. Henry flipped him off while Ellie giggled at him.
“Who’s he talking about?” Ellie asked with a smile.
“My friend Charles, he’s a military pilot but he’s pretty cool. He doesn’t mind my criminal background at least. Charlie is awesome.” Henry told her.
“Whoa, he sounds pretty cool,” Ellie answered, smiling. Henry shrugged with a smile, sipping his drink as he texted Charles, letting him know he was at the usual bar and wanted to know if he could stop by, as he had made a new friend he thought Charlie would enjoy. Henry could see the two get along. Their personalities seem to match well after all. Hell, the thought of the two dating eventually wouldn’t seem that far fetched.
A pang went through Henry’s heart as he thought of it. He didn’t know why, but the thought of Charles in a relationship seemed to bug him, a lot. Henry was confused by it. Then again, Henry knew he was very much bisexual. Had he started to gain feelings for Charles? He didn’t know the answer to that one.
“Henry? You’re zoning out there are you alright?” Ellie asked, making Henry snap out of his thoughts and nods, smiling at her. He could figure that stuff out later
“Sorry. Was just thinking of something. I texted my friend Charlie to see if he would show up. I think the two of you would get along. He’s a military pilot, but he’s cool, and doesn’t actually mind too much that I’m a thief, actually sometimes helping me stay under military radar about it.” Henry told her, making Ellie blink in surprise.
“Whoa. That’s pretty cool. Great friend you got there can’t wait to meet him.” Ellie replied, smiling at him as Henry nodded smiling.
Henry’s phone went off and he looked at it, before blinking repeatedly, freezing up from the text from Sven. “What’s wrong Henry?” Ellie asked, noticing the sudden shift.
“Charles has been kidnapped by the Toppat clan,” Henry told her, throat going dry.