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[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

"When we get through, it's me and Cesca in the lead. Sam and Ryan, your heading for the surveillance and records via Cesca instructions. Cesca, your goig for the kennels. I'm going for her. You two," Now addressing Savota and Jacob, "Are going to go with Cesca. She may need your help."

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

Jacob nodded obediently, but Savita looked as if she wanted to object.

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

Pyro sighed. "What is it, Savita?"

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

"Are you sure you'll be alright on you rown?"

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

Pyro blinked at Savita, and then gave Jacob a long, steady look. Savita-or anyone else- could by no means come with her.

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

Jacob shrugged one shoulder, nodding slightly. I'll keep her back. Or, at least, I'll try, his eyes said.

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

Pyro glanced back at Savita, and her face morphed into an easy grin. "Who? Me? Piece of cake." She was getting increasingly tired of lying all the time...

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

Savita sighed exasperatedly. "Be careful," she finally said.

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

Pyro stared up at her, her head slightly cocked, her mouth forced into a grin. She knew that she was clipping their chances of getting to her before it was too late. She was ensuring that she was entering a shark tank covered in blood. "Always."

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

She managed a faint smile. "I'm sure."
Jacob just watched Pyro carefully. There was no way she was getting out alive, and Pyro knew it. I can't let this happen...

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

"As you should be. If it came down to it, I could slip away in a rage of fiery madness." Pyro smirked. "I could tear that place down if I wanted."

"When's rendezvous?"

"And hour after arrival. We are on a tight schedule. You all know the backways, I presume."

"You betcha."

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

"Right," Savita muttered.
"We'll be there."

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

"Good. Now, Ryan, Cesca, your distractive qualities are needed." Cesca and Ryan quickly moved over to an area away from the pool, they had already started arguing loudly. Pyro and Sam started for the pool.

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

Jacob hesitated, then pulled his arm around Savita's waist, drawing her flush against him and crushing her lips to his. Her eyes widened in surprise, then she wound her arms around his neck, stretching up cloeser. After a moment, they broke apart.
"What was that for?" Savita finally managed.
"Just in case," he said with a sad smile, closing her hand in his and jogging after the others.

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

Pyro and Sam had reached the pool, and Sam had already jumped into the corner. True to Cesca's word, there was a drop point. Sam grabbed his penlights and dove. Pyro followed suite.

Cesca and Ryan were now screaming insults at each other.

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

Savita and Jacob dived in after the two. She'd already pulled the pins out and tucked them in her pocket. For later, she promised, not allowing herself to think that there might not be a later.

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

There was a pocket up air directly above them, and a hatch on the lower wall area. Sam dove to it and began to turn the handles. It opened easily, and he quickly dove inside of that, gesturing for the others to hurry.

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

((Sorry, starting Merlin.))

Savita pushed Jacob ahead of her--he couldn't breathe underwater like she could. He dived into it, her on his heels.

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

((scool))

Sam immediately shut the hatch and the water level disappeared. All the was left was a shaft-like upward direction with a regular door at the top.

Pyro was already climbing up it.

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

Jacob rubbed water out of his eyes, fingers coming away black. Dammit. Forgot about the make up.
Savita blinked the colored water out of her eyes, grasping the ladder and pulling herself up.

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

Pyro reached the top, threw open the door and paused, looking around. It was a white washed, empty hallway. No surprise. She bolted right.

Sam let Jacob go ahead of him on the ladder. Already, the water level was rising.

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

Jacob nodded thanks to Sam, stepping into the hallway just behind Savita, who was watching Pyro go.

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

Sam climbed up, saw savita's glance, and sighed. He couldn't help but watch Pyro wheel a corner. She never once looked back.

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

Savita closed her eyes and whispered a short prayer, something she'd only done once before in her life.
It hadn't worked then. She hoped it would now.

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

((Well, of course I can't kill Pyro off... Yet...))

Cesca and Ryan slung the door open. Cesca frowned at the lack of Pyro, but all of the party started walking left.

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

((Yay!
If I vanish, my Internet shut off.))

Savita trailed at the back of the group, gnawing on her lip nervously as Jacob stepped ahead.

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

Sam and Ryan casually broke off into another hallway. They still hadn't seen any people, but this didn't seem to surprise Cesca.

((kay))

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

"Where is everyone?" Jacob asked quietly, glancing around the deserted hallway.
Savita remained silent, eyes darting around for any cameras.

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

"These are exit hallways. Not popular."

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

((Ergh. This never showed.))

"I see," he muttered, following Savita's gaze towards the ceiling.

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

Cesca sighed. "There aren't any physical cameras. The facility is too big to be able to cover eveywhere, so since these are unoccupied, unused hallways, they get the boot on surveillance."

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

Jacob nodded slightly. "Good," he said shortly.

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

Cesca sighed. "So.... Why did Pyro say I'd asked for you guys to be with me?"

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

"She didn't, not really. Just to help you."

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

Cesca blinked at them. "If we get through this alive, I'm killing her." She muttered as she began to jog.

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

"Get in line," Savita said with a dry smile, dashing after her.

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

Cesca knew exactly where she was going. She rounded several corners, finally stopping right before another door. "Here's where it stops being unpopulated..." She paused, looking at the others.

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

"Great!" Jacob said enthusiastically, perking up.
Savita just nodded slightly, hands curling into fists unconciously.

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

Cesca sighed. "Don't... talk to anyone. We're in the viewing halls, so there shouldn't be anyone anyways. And remember; they can't see you." With that she pushed open the door. The inside seemed pitch black in contrast to the brigtht hallways. Cesca, undaunted, sauntered into the darkness.

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

Jacob hurried after her, grinning slightly. I love this.
Savita followed, more wary than Jacob had been, into the darkness. It wasn't the pitch black atmosphere that bothered her; it was the sterile, antiseptic smell, the cold air.

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

As soo as the door closed, floor light came on. It did nothing to cheer the air up, but it provided for sight. Ahead, black panals had foldto the sides, revealing row upon row upon row of prison-like cells. In them? Alot of mutants. Cesca, again, didn't even blink at the clear appearance of suffering.

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

Jacob winced slightly, averting his eyes as so to not make eye contact with the mutants. For all his time in the cages, he'd never gotten used to the despair.
Savita didn't react, gaze drifting over the cages with a clinical scrutiny.

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

"I'll take this moment to repeat that they cannot see nor can they hear us." Cesca informed them coolly. "Yet."

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

"We know," they said in unison, moving up to flank Cesca.

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

Cesca glanced down, her gaze looking directly for one mutant in particular. Not finding the mutant, she frowned. "Now we wait, for a few seconds while-" Suddenly there was a low whining sound, and sparks flew out of several corners. "The boys... turn off the security. Nevermind."

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

Savita followed her gaze, frowning slightly. She's looking for someone specific. I wonder who... Shaking the thought away, she nodded slightly.
"How much time do we have?" Jacob asked.

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

((sorry, I'm rewatching the ending to "The Dark Knight"))

"It doesn't matter how long the security will be off. We have and hour and.... fifteen minutes."

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

((S'okay, working on hw.))

Jacob nodded slightly. "Let's hurry, then. There're a lot of cages in here."

[Vanillaice *there aren't any good new songs, so...]

((I <3 the Joker))

Cesca nodded. "Jacob, you take the left. I'll take right. Savita? Look for an auto-opener, or keys." With that, she punched through the glass. It was a shattering, loud sound that echoed. "Well hello, little monsters!" She called cheerfully, dropping down. "And how was naptime?"

[Savita, is Pumbaa <3 (I...don't remember who Pumba is....)]

((...*neverwatchedDarkKnight*...))

Jacob nodded, dropping in behind her obediently.
Savita stayed close to the walls, eyes narrowed carefully. There had to be something 'round here.