Harry watched as the sun gradually made its way down. They had just returned from the second and final meal of the day and they were somehow at almost the perfect time to catch the sunset. It was a perfect setting for what the day was to bring. And so begins the best night that I will ever have in this camp, scratch that, second best night. The best night will be the one that we escape on.
Harry attacked the spaceship with renewed vigor. They were taking care to strip away only the innards and leave the shell mostly intact. They'd decided that having as much of the ship's main hull intact as possible would serve them well when it came to the escape. It'd give them a little more cover should things go wrong.
It was not long before darkness had properly set in and the stars began to show, indicating that the end of the day's work was rapidly approaching. As the time for them to leave drew closer and closer, the tension in the air seemed to increase. It was as if the Earth itself was reacting to the weight of what was going to happen that night in the next half an hour.
The three of them carried out their now routine fifteen-minute resting period and then set off into the gloom. Harry was fighting hard to contain himself. Once they'd done their part tonight, they could find out tomorrow if the others had been successful. If both plans did succeed, they'd be out of her by the day after tomorrow if not tomorrow.
He hung behind the other two, Aria leading the way with Daisy sandwiched between them. The three of them made their way into the silent Hub, ears and eyes strained for any kind of indication that the other two were there.
Harry scanned the hallways that he knew were the passageways that led to the other two residential areas. There was no sign of any life inside. He looked back to see Aria and Daisy also shaking their heads.
"Do you see anyone?" whispered Harry, leaning in closer to the two of them.
They both shook their heads.
"Maybe they aren't near the entrances," said Daisy, also in a whisper," it would be safer for them that way."
"So should we go check them out then?" asked Harry.
"I think so," said Aria," why don't you two go to the one where Kathryn should be. I'll check out the one that Ryan should be coming through."
The two of them nodded and set off towards the doorway, Daisy holding tightly to Harry's shoulder as the two of them made their way to the unfamiliar passageway which was now even more daunting in the darkness that shrouded the area. Making their way inside it, Harry scanned the length of it, trying to see if he could make out anything in the distance. Is that what I think it is? Harry saw something that looked suspiciously like a length of blond hair peeking out from a niche in the corridor. He tapped Daisy on the shoulder to get her to look in the direction that he was looking in.
"Do you think that's Kathryn there hiding in that nook?" asked Harry.
"Well it definitely is someone with blonde hair," said Daisy," I guess there is only one way to know for sure."
"Yup," said Harry," come on then."
The two of them quickly made their way towards the spot, taking care not to make any noise. It would not be a good idea to give away their position in case it was not Kathryn hiding there.
They came up on the hiding spot to run into a pair of bright green eyes. Harry breathed a sigh of relief. It was definitely Kathryn.
"Hello," said the girl, coming out of her hiding place.
"Hi Kathryn," said Daisy, stepping up from behind Harry.
"Hey...Call me Kate, no one actually ever uses my full name," she said, with a smile before adding, “well besides adults.”
"Okay...Kate," said Harry, slowly, before asking," did you manage to pull off that plumbing situation?" asked Harry.
"Yup. Did my best. Hopefully it all holds up in case things end up going...well you know...wrong."
"I'm sure we'll all be fine," said Harry," come on let’s see if Aria managed to find Ryan."
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