Freedom... //Yakusoku No Neverland

32] Action - Part 1

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"Yeah, I haven't given up" Emma smiled

"You haven't either, right?" I asked

"Yeah. So in the end we're on the same page. We were planning the escape while pretending to have given up" Ray said

"Let's run away, Ray. I came here to talk to you about it" Emma said

"Perfect timing. I wanted to talk to you too. We couldn't talk for two months because we were worried Mom would see us" Ray said

"Yeah. We just didn't want mom to figure out our true intentions" I said

""True intentions"?" Ray asked

"Yeah" I replied

"In that case, we could use that against her. If she was watching me... I could keep her eyes away from people who weren't me" Emma said

"Y/n, Don and Gilda, eh?" Ray said

"Even if Mom was watching us like a Hawk, she only has two eyes. The more she guarded us, the less she watched the others. I left everything to them. Training and all of the preparations" Emma explained

"And? How far along are you?" Ray asked turning to me

"Supplies, food and warm clothing. Everything is ready. We can leave any day" I told him

"That's pretty good. Now for the method. How will you run away?" Ray asked, now turning to Emma

"I came up with a scheme. I have a plan. Let's run away from here tomorrow during the day" Emma said

"Hold it. You're getting out during the day. That's crazy. The situation's different now. I think the escape should be at night. Sit hear me out" Emma and I sat down "Okay. Past the wall is a cliff. We can't go down it. If we're getting out, it's via the bridge. But there's only one bridge, and it's leading out of headquarters. That's the situation we're in right now. And there are two problems. Mom's watchful eyes and the security on the bridge"

"The problem with mom's eyes... Is that she is watching us and she'll be holding one of the younger ones, right?" I said scratching me head

"She'll be doing that during the day, and at night, the babies are in mom's room" Emma added

"Right. That's why, when we escape, we'll have to shake mom off to run. And unless we separate the little ones and mom... It'll be difficult to take everyone. Next, the security on the bridge. It's the only way out. I'm sure there's security to begin with. Once they find out there's been an escape, the guards will rush there. And even without that, it's at the edge of headquarters. Those monsters are going to be all over the place. Which means... It's over if mom stops us. It's over if she notifies headquarters of our escape. It's over if we're spotted on the bridge. A reasonable person would give up. It's impossible" Ray explained

"So what do we do?" Emma asked

"I think this is the best answer. We'll light the house on fire at night" Ray said, a dark cloud appearing on his face

"You're going to start a fire?" Emma asked

"That's right. When mom is distracted putting it out... We'll lead everyone out, saying it's an evacuation. We also put some clay or something into the keyhole of the door that leads to the basement room. The mom won't be able to notify headquarters. And headquarters will just think it's a fire. Not an escape. Then the security won't be focused on the bridge. At least for a while. And at night, it'll be easier to hide. So the escaoe should be at night. I also prepared something as a bonus. Ten molotov. They're hidden behind rocks in the forest" Ray explained

"M-MOLOTOVS?!" Emma exclaimed shocked

"Don't take my six years of preparation lightly. We'll throw those molotovs into the plants next door on the way to the bridge. If it goes well, there will be another fire to make security even scarcer. Since it's nighttime, no one will be in the forest. No one will die. So forget tomorrow. Let's run away tonight? Can you two do it? Don and Gilda are probably still awake. The other siblings are ready. They've trained to run in a file. And your leg?" He turned To Emma

"It's fine!" Emma exclaimed

"And your arm?" Ray now turned to me

"I'm good" I replied

"Good. Then let's put the plan into action right now" Ray said

"Ray..." Emma paused

"Don't worry. This dining hall is the farthest from everyone's badrooms. Everyone will be able to escape before they get trapped" He finished putting out on the floor "watch out. To tell you the truth... I'm still against the idea of taking everyone. I think it's impossible. Especially with us being surrounded by cliffs. I thought you should only take Don and Gilda. I believe that would be the best thing to do. You should at least leave the babies behind. For your sake... And theirs. But you won't listen even if I stop you. And it's better than having you stay behind and not escape. Much better. That's why I won't say anything more. It's your decision in the end" Ray explained

"What are you doing? Go tell Don and Gilda" Ray commanded and I obeyed

I ran up to tell Don and Gilda

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