shook her head and folded her arms across her chest. “Oh, come on, everyone knows that only Lucifer can move about the halls freely. You go where you’re told. So, spill it. How’d you do it?” she watched us. I began to squirm. Shit, I had no idea that they knew what I had done. I didn’t try to charm the halls. I only wanted to get us out of the hall we were in and closer to Seth.
I was a total trouble magnet!
She snorted. “Well, you two little maggots will squeal soon enough. No one hides secrets from him.” She watched us for several minutes, and then apparently satisfied that we weren’t going anywhere, she turned and left the room, slamming the door loudly behind her.
“What the fuck?” Jamie sobbed, her head falling back to connect with the wall. “I think I know who they’re talking about, now. God Gracie, we are so dead,” she sounded defeated.
“It doesn’t matter, besides, we have no time to worry about that, and we have to get out of here.” I closed my eyes and with a thought, we were both back on the ground. “Let’s grab Seth and get out of here.”
The huge tank was made of some super thick glass and a whole lot of metal. We searched for a button or a release lever that would empty him out somehow.
“Can’t you just use your magic?” Jamie whispered.
“This tank is spelled. I’ve been trying to untwist it since I spotted our fine-looking friend here.” I moved along the large control board, reading each button and lever. “There has got to be a release here somewhere.” I mumbled to myself in frustration.
“Maybe this is it?” Jamie jumped and pointed to a large, blue button shining high on the rim of the tank. “This could be it, you think?”
“Or it could be an alarm or a super fast way to make a latte,” I observed with a frown, “but it’s worth a shot.” I looked around for something to crawl on when something else caught my eye. “Wait, hang on.” I picked up a large metal rod and tested its weight.
“You don’t really believe that your yoda-like muscles will be able to break that huge tank do you?” She cocked her hip, folding her arms she scowled at me.
“No,” I sighed in thought, “but if I juice this rod up with some power to amplify the strike, as well as throw some of my Madea mojo at it, that could be enough to do the job.”
“Good thinking. It’s a lot better than pushing the wrong button.” She shrugged and I sighed. This would be a real crappy time to fail her.
“Okay, here goes everything!” I lifted the rod and twisted back as far as I cold go. Pushing my will into the rod, I swung at the glass with all I had.
The huge tank splintered, then in one huge rush of water, it burst and I gasped as water and thick chunks of glass washed over me. My small body was no match for the huge hunks of glass that bombarded me. Searing pain sliced through my leg and the sound of a bone snapping sent me to the ground in agony. I slid in the wave of water, trying to gain my footing through the pain just as Seth’s big floppy body came crashing down upon mine. I struggled to move; Jamie’s tiny screams filled the air as water filled my lungs. The light in the room began to dim and I drifted away in a fog of confusion and ultimately a frightened resolve.
EIGHTEEN
“Your ineptitude is equaled only by your arrogance, fool.”
The voice was deep and melodious, despite the insults being tossed about; the sound was oddly soothing. I tried to move, pain radiated from the break in my little leg and I flinched, sucking in a quick breath.
“You’re awake? Oh, man, I thought you were dead!” Jamie’s whisper was almost too soft for me to hear.
“What happened?” I rolled over gingerly, careful to keep my leg as still as possible. The break didn’t look bad, but as far as I knew, I was one good sneeze away from it shoving through my skin. The damp floor was cold and made my bones ache. I looked around, “Did they just kick us into a corner?” We weren’t shackled or restrained in any way.
“No, I think they’re trying to figure out what happened, how Lucian must have messed up. They think the tank