At the vault, the armoured man from earlier, whom the scientist ordered walk into the vault filled with children sitting on the ground. The children seemingly all came from a poor environment, with their clothes being torn, dirty, and their faces filled with scratches and bruises.
"You, with the weird eyes."
The armoured man spoke, looking at a female child with purple eyes and short white hair. She looked like she was a mess who came from the dumpster, as she was wearing a raggy tanktop with some shorts.
The female child looked at the armoured man with surprise and fear in her eyes.
"Get up, you're being picked off."
The armoured men spoke with a cold, harsh voice.
The female child stood up from the ground, her legs dirty, and her clothes were messy. She walks towards the armoured man before he pulls her arms towards her back and handcuffs her.
"Be a good girl, alright?"
The armoured man said while putting handcuffs on her hands.
…
Gloraski, who had just assassinated the scientist, walks out of the lounge room calmly, with no remorse or regret in his eyes.
He walks through the hallway, trying to find the way to the vault, opening every door and checking every room he sees.
He was being stealthy and observant of his surroundings for any cameras or guards around.
Gloraski opens a door to find cleaning supplies and boxes. It seemed like it was the janitor's storage room. The room was quite tight, almost the same size as a porta-potty. He steps into it before immediately closing the door.
"This is perfect."
He said to himself before taking out 3 C4 Bombs from his coat, setting them up with a timer, and planting them in different boxes.
"5 minutes. Should be enough time to get the kids out."
He whispered to himself while placing the last C4 Bomb into a box.
Gloraski opens the door slightly, peeking to see if there are any guards around, before stepping out of the janitor's room and closing the door behind him as he continues walking into the hallway, still in search of the vault.
He then sees the armoured man from earlier, walking with a female child with white hair. It was they, the guard was heading back to the scientist to bring their 'product' to Gloraski to finish the transaction.
He kept himself calm and steady.
"Ah, Mr Gloraski."
The armoured man spoke as he saw Gloraski at a distance.
Gloraski's expressions switched to friendly, with a wide smile on his face again.
"Ah, that must be the product."
He said with enthusiasm in his voice.
"Indeed. Where is the professor?"
The armoured men asked.
"He had to use the bathroom, he told me to come here to pick up the product."
Gloraski replied with confidence in his voice.
Gloraski approached the two before gently guiding the female child from her back, walking oppositely from where the armoured men and the female child was supposed to go.
"Mr Gloraski, the exit is this way. That area is prohibited for customers like you."
The armoured men looked behind him, warning Gloraski and the kid.
Gloraski looked back before tossing a sticky bomb onto the armoured man as it sticked into his armor.
The armoured man was startled as he began firing at Gloraski and the female child, but Gloraski was able to cover the kid. He was wearing a bulletproof vest under his clothes.
The female child was startled, in confusion about what was happening. Why was this man covering her from being shot? Why did the man throw a bomb at the guard? Questions only stirred up in the female child's head.
While Gloraski was covering the child, the armoured man then blew into pieces from the sticky bomb that was attached to his armor, causing a bloody and gory scene for the child to see.
TICK.
Gloraski looked at his watch, to see there were only 4 minutes left to evacuate the kids before all the C4 Bombs he had planted would explode.
He didn't hesitate; he dragged the female child's arm with him, towards the vault, which was at the end of the hallway.
The vault was tightly locked, but he had no choice but to hack its lock device.
"Shit."
He complained as he realized he had no choice but to hack the lock device.
He takes out a tablet, which he then plugs into the lock device's port, before beginning to hack it.
"Stay close, kid. We'll be out soon."
He said to the female child, while his eyes and fingers were locked into hacking the lock device.
The female child, who was standing behind Gloraski, was in complete shock of everything happening. Her eyes were wide throughout the whole thing; in her head, she kept asking the same question: Why is this man saving me?
TICK.
3 minutes left before the C4 Bombs explode, Gloraski didn't even react to his watch ticking; he was too focused on hacking the lock device open.
Suddenly, the lock device malfunctioned, opening the vault door, but at a cost of alarming every guard in the site with the lights becoming red, in sign of an intruder.
As the vault door opens, Gloraski sees the sight of plenty of kids inside, wearing dirty clothes with their bodies bruised and scratched.
"This is a lot more than I expected."He thought to himself.
"I'M HERE TO SAVE YOU KIDS! DO NOT PANIC! FOLLOW ME AND STAY BEHIND ME!"
He yelled before gesturing for every kid in the vault to follow him.
The children were in shock, confused, and lost in their minds about what was happening, but if it was an escape, then they didn't hesitate to follow the man, because they were made to follow orders, no matter who it was from.
Now, there is a horde of dirty children behind Gloraski, running in the hallways.
It wasn't long after that that they were ambushed and found by a group of armed men who were guards.
Gloraski stopped in his steps; the children did the same.
TICK.
2 minutes before the C4 Bombs explode.
"Surrender! Or else every kid dies! Including you, Gloraski!"
The armed man in the middle yelled.
Gloraski stayed calm, figuring out ways to escape and get out of this situation with the guards.
He looks up at the ceiling to see that it is slightly hanging from the bolts.
Gloraski gently moved his hand into his coat's pockets…
The armed men then pointed their guns at Gloraski, ready to open fire.
Until… Gloraski threw a smoke bomb filled with poison.
"Hold your breath, kids!"
He yelled.
The smoke covered the area in a deadly poison, causing the armed men to fall. Some held their breath but couldn't see well due to the smoke.
"AH! WHAT THE-?!"
"Shit, I feel… dizzy."
Some words of the armed men right after the deadly smoke went off.
Gloraski guided the kids quietly in the smoke, while they were all covering their mouths and noses from breathing the deadly smoke.
They were able to get far away from the deadly smoke. Gloraski then threw a small sticky bomb into the hanging ceiling he saw from earlier, before it exploded, causing the ceiling above the armed men to fall.
TICK.
1 minute left before the C4 Bombs explode. Gloraski and the kids kept running the hallways until they could finally see it, the exit.
"THERE IT IS! KEEP GOING!"
Gloraski yelled.
They kept running, closing in on the exit…
Until…
One of the armed men who held their breath earlier from the deadly smoke came after them and opened fire at the kids and Gloraski.
Gloraski notices this, before he immediately turns back and jumps into the firing bullets to cover the kids who were about to get shot…
But one child was shot directly in the head before he could take cover for them.
Gloraski's eyes widen, seeing the male child get shot directly in the head, as he fell over onto the floor, while the other kids were able to exit.
But even in the most shocked and tragic moments, Gloraski had to keep his guard.
He took out his pistol and fired directly at the armed man's head…
TICK.
Right before the C4 Bombs exploded, causing a massive explosion in the hallways and the entire building.
…
The children were outside the building, and some had already run off into the chaotic city.
The remaining kids who were waiting outside the building for Gloraski watched the entire explosion happen right in front of their eyes.
The female child watches as the building explodes into pieces, her eyes shocked and full of fear, wondering what had happened to the man who saved them.
It then began to rain, causing the fire from the explosion to be extinguished, and the children sought shelter from the rain, some heading to a building, some using a cardboard box as an umbrella. But the female child stood still in the rain in front of the exploded building, still waiting for the man to come out.
Her eyes were sorrowful, remorseful, and shocked. Trying to make up for what is happening inside her head, she asked herself; Who was that man? Why did he save us? Did he sacrifice himself to save us?
—Chapter 19, End : Ticking Bomb