And then it finally happened. She saw several aliens hurrying towards one transport, carrying a multiple crates across to it. She could make out some sort of small table thing being pushed towards it by one alien. Another alien held some kind of device connected by a tube to the table contraption. Some sort of refueling station. She could two aliens, dressed in something that looked different to everyone else walking towards the transport purposefully.
It looked like one of the transports was about to head out of there. It was the third one in the row directly opposite them. It was time to get going.
She gestured towards the window, and let everyone quickly take a peak, as she began to think of a plan to get in and out of the transport at the right time. The trick was going to be figuring out if that door could actually be opened after they were inside. There was no time for her to think too much further on that problem however, because soon everyone had gotten a look at the transport they needed to aim for and they were out of the transport and headed across the warehouse. For better or for worse this was going to be it. Please let this go well.
The first leg of the journey was relatively easy. They’d already covered that part once after all. A few more jumps across the gap later they were back in front of the door that they had come through, looking towards the far right of the warehouse, where the biggest obstacle in their path lay. Two empty slots, which meant the gap that they had to get across with no cover was absurdly large. This is it.
There was no time for them to think about it for too long. They had to get on this transport and get moving or they wouldn’t be making it out of this place alive. If we can't get out on this it might be too early in the morning for us to escape off it unseen. I have to somehow get everyone through this. One last leap of faith.
And so, hoping against hope that the aliens were distracted enough by the process of getting the vehicle ready to leave, they peeked around the corner of the final transport in the back row. There were a couple of aliens milling about but their eyes were all currently on the refueling station. Aria went first as always.
It felt like she could be gunned down any minute, but she forced herself to keep her eyes rooted to her destination and didn’t stop till she was safely behind the correct transport. They had timed it well enough that the aliens loading the transport were no longer there. And thankfully, the doors were also still open. That meant that there were probably more aliens with boxes headed that way. On the bright side however, it meant they could still actually get in.
She began to inch her way towards the door even as Ryan ran across, followed by Daisy. Come one half of us through. Don't look this way. Don't look this way. With that declaration, she jumped and then before long she was clambering inside the transport. Thankfully, the fuel pump and general chatter was making enough noise that she could get away with the light clang from the jump. She helped Ryan jump in next and waited for Daisy to make the jump.
Behind them, Kate had also made it across the large gap. It was only Harry left. And then Daisy was beside her, diving into the crates to hide as Ryan did the same. Harry made it across the gab and Aria allowed herself to relax just a tiny bit more. Safe. Safe. Now we just need to leave.
Kate was soon in and then her brother, sporting a very large smile was also on board. The two siblings scrambled for cover behind the nearest crates even as they began to hear someone approaching the back of the transport. They’d made it in the nick of time. Aria let out a quiet sight of relief.
They didn’t dare to breathe as two aliens carrying crates came into view. The crates were quickly tossed in. It looked like they were in some sort of hurry because they didn’t even jump in to organize the crates; they were left in the spots they landed in. The doors were quickly slammed shut and Aria immediately moved towards it. She quickly brought out the stick she’d been carrying since the forest. She had to somehow crack the doors open and wedge the stick in it so that it couldn’t be locked. She made sure to stay low, just in case the drivers up front looked through the window that opened into the cargo area. This better work. I have no idea how Mom and the others missed this.There was nothing on the plan about the getting out of the transport.
A jolt spread through the area and Aria nearly fell flat on her face, catching herself on her hands at the last second.. It looked like they were starting to move. She could hear the revving of an engine. And then she could feel the transport move. Aria listened carefully to see someone move to lock the latch shut. To her surprise there was no sound. Either they had forgotten or the latch wouldn’t be locked till later. Maybe they just don't lock them at all. Its not like they have anyone trying to steal from them usually. But what if they look it at the outer wall gate?
These thoughts crowding her mind, Aria settled back as the transport turned and then began to roll out slowly. As it began to pick up speed Aria settled down back into a hiding spot. This one allowed her to see the side window so she could keep an eye on where they were going. Soon, the transport began to pick up speed. With any luck, they would soon be speeding through the door of the outer wall. If they stopped, Aria was ready to do what was necessary.
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