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It didn't take the four long to get out of HQ, the two girls practically dragged Ling and Ed out. "Alright, where we checking fist?!" Olivia asked, literally jumping as she walked. Ed was holding the paper in his hand and glanced around the street. "Everything on this list is old abandoned shops or warehouses.."Ed mumbled "Isn't that where they always are?" Hailey laughed nervously.


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Nearly two hours later they'd checked all but two of the addresses all were empty so far. Ling sighed as his shoulder brushed with Olivia's every once in a while as they walked slowly down the darkening street. Ed walked a little farther ahead, Hailey at his side like a dog, the was she always followed him around.

"This is the place..." Ed muttered as he looked at the small building. It didn't look to big, must had been an old shop that was closed down years ago. He sighed, about ready to go back home. "Well, wonder what's in here..." Ling sighed tiredly as Olivia yawned along side him. Ed stepped forward and leaned against the door, he shoved and it easily gave way. He blinked at how easily it opened, but he shrugged it off.

The inside was dusty and dirty, but other wise it was empty. They all stepped in and glanced around. It was quiet to. Ed sighed as did the girls. "A dead end again..." Ed sighed, but Ling just continued to walk around a bit, he then stomped his foot hearing a hollow thud. He looked up. "Floors hollow, there's a basement." He said as Ed stomped his own foot, feeling the hollow thud for himself.

Ling glanced around for anywhere the basement could be accessed by. Ed growled to himself as he looked around for a staircase or something. Hailey walked a little ways away from Ed, Olivia with her. She glanced around "What about this?" She asked looked at Olivia, as she pointed to a small, narrow door. Olivia nodded and Hailey grabbed the handle of the door.

"Lucky guess.." Ed smirked as he walked through the door, though it was a form of praise to Hailey. Of course, she had found stairs behind the door and Ed led the way down. Hailey laughed nervously and followed after Ed, keeping as close as she could, and her hand on the square of his back lightly. Olivia and Ling followed close behind Hailey as they went farther down.

At the bottom of the stairs was a large metal door. Ed pressed a hand against it pushing a little on it. It creaked a little at his touch and he looked back at Ling, Olivia, and Hailey. They nodded and he slowly pressed his hand harder as the door creaked open loudly. They all braced themselves for the worse, holding their breaths to see what was on the other side of the metal door.

Once the door was finally open, they all looked around carefully, but nothing looked to suspicious. It seemed clean. Concrete floor wiped clean, only a large cabinet sat against the wall, and there was another small door that looked like a closet. "I think this ones a fake too..." Ed mumbled. The room was actually rather big, and eerily empty.

Ed sighed an turned, scratching the back of his head, facing the stairs again. He went to speak again, but he heard something from behind him. It sounded like someone falling, then again. Hailey heard it too. Ed turned first to only catch a glimpse of Ling and Olivia laying on the floor, there was a tall figure behind him, but he didn't see the face before he was knocked over the back of the head.

Ed fell forward hard as Hailey jumped, staring wide eyed as he lay on the cold floor unconscious. "E-Ed!" She yelled, then seeing Olivia and Ling. "Olivia!" She yelled as she took a step twords her, but then she was to hit. She felt it hard against the back of her head as she fell forward, cheek on the cement as she looked up to see a man glaring down at her. She struggled to keep awake, but soon enough unconsciousness sucked her in.



((A/N: Well. There's chapter 4. I found a couple today before I had to split for the hospital, so, I'll get more as soon as I can. sweatdrop