CHAPTER 6

Only two pirates were guarding the gates of the prison.

With an astounding shock, the other pirate guarding the cell's gate turned to his colleague.

“What do you mean took you so lo…”

Before he could complete his sentence, Rakeh, Tydeus's friend who has been disguising himself as one of the Iron Mask pirates since, threw a spinning kick to the face of the other pirate, hitting his head on the wall.

Rakeh pulled off his pirate's Mask, picked up the keys from the other pirate's pocket and opened the gate of the cell. 

“Come on man, move out, let's go. We don't have much time anymore” He said as he pulled Tydeus and the old man out of the prison. 

“This pirate outfit looks good on you,” Tydeus said hysterically to Rakeh. 

“Oooh, spare me the crap; what the heck have you been doing in there since?” Rakeh questions Tydeus as they begin running, finding their way to the nearest exit.

“I was only having a little conversation with our man; I wanted to be sure so we do not make a mistake rescuing someone else”, Tydeus answered Rakeh.

“Oh really? Now you have wasted our time already. I just hope this job won't get any harder,” Rakeh said as he looked up, trying to figure out the right staircase they were to take.

“This way!” He said to Tydeus as they took a stair leading to another floor.

“What about Sakoh? Is the boat ready?” Tydeus asked Rakeh.

“Yes, we just hope his little bird won't be there to distract him this time around,” Rakeh replied to Tydeus.

As the rest of the prisoners in the cell saw the gate open freely, they stormed out of the pit, pushing each other; some even stepped on the other as they rushed outside.

Apphathorus, as he continued running behind Tydeus realized that if he continued asking any stupid questions, he could ruin his chance of becoming free again. He simply held his mouth and followed their lead. 

“Watch out!” Tydeus alerted Rakeh who didn't see two pirates talking to each other in the front.

Tydeus pulled Apphathorus as they hid behind a big wooden box in the passage, waiting for the pirates to take their leave.

“If you had not wasted time, we would have made it out by now”, Rakeh protested against Tydeus but maintained silence as the two pirates in front kept talking.

Due to the noise that stormed out of the prison area by the prisoners who had just made their way out, many of the pirates ran to see what was causing the noise. Maybe that crazy Tydeus has started a fight in the prison.

The noise also distracted the two pirates obstructing Tydeus's way as they ran towards the prison area to see what was causing the noise.

“Alright, they're gone. Let's keep moving”, Tydeus alerted Rakeh as they got out of their hiding and continued running towards an exit.

When the other pirates saw that the prisoners had all made their way out, they alerted the entire pirates in the Fortress. A prison break has just occurred.

The pirates stormed against the prisoners but the prisoners fought back. This is the only chance they have to escape, and they are going to do anything to make sure that happens.

Rakeh, Tydeus and Apphathorus made it out of the passage and came out through another entrance leading to another passage. But this time, two stairs were connected leading to other floors. 

“So which way?” Tydeus asked Rakeh who started looking confused.

“It was your job to study the Iron Fortress, the entire building and all the floors. Hope we are still covered?”, Tydeus asked Rakeh curiously.

“Just keep quiet and let me think!” Rakeh interrupted Tydeus.

“If this job goes the other way round, we know who to blame”, Tydeus said sarcastically referring to Rakeh

“Oh really? If you hadn't wasted any time with the old man, I wouldn't have forgotten the way out”. Rakeh immediately defended himself from Tydeus's accusation.

“Nah, that's not true. There's no way my talking to the old man made you forget the way out. It was your job to study this building and our closest exit”. Tydeus replied to Rakeh again, who was about to put the blame away from him.

Rakeh was about to say something again to defend himself as Apphathorus called their attention, “Eehhmm, boys? I think this might not be the time to argue. Behind you!”

Tydeus turned back and saw Gryza and the Iron Mask pirates behind them with their swords, ready to fight.

“Oh-oh! This way!” Rakeh shouted as he pulled Apphathorus and Tydeus in another direction to the base of the Fortress.

“Get them!!!” Gryza shouted as they pursued Tydeus and Rakeh.

The whole Fortress was already filled with chaos as the prisoners continued fighting their way out and the pirates kept fighting against them to get them back to the prison.

Tydeus and Rakeh continued running as they protected Apphathorus. Rakeh seemed to have forgotten their escape route, but there was an exit, which was the fastest way out of the Fortress. But it is the most dangerous.

It is the main exit of the Fortress, the main gate. If they get there without Gryza and the rest of the pirates catching them, they might still have problems with unlocking the gates. But they might be lucky if they find the gate opened.

Rakeh led them to the main gates as Gryza and the rest of the pirates kept pursuing them. But as they got to the gate, they met their biggest shock. 

Galdashkeh and his bodyguards, the strongest of the pirates, were already waiting at the main gates, ready to break the bones of any prisoner who tried to run outside.

“You want to leave without saying goodbye?!” Galdashkeh said with a villainous smile on his face as he pulled out his sword.