Ash laid out the plan, "Come here guys listen to me this is our new plan."
Rein and Blaze go to Ash and listen to what he says, "The plan is we are going to sneak from the back of the hotel we can't get caught by the cameras and the guards, so I'll just use my phenomena to cover the surveillance camera, but we need to move fast because the guards will wonder why the surveillance camera is not working."
Rein was impressed, "I thought you'd just mess around and find out."
Blaze added, "Yeah you said earlier you'd just break inside the hotel without even thinking about the consequences, you seem mature now what's with the change."
Ash shushes them, "Quite I'm still discussing... what was I talking about... oh right, once we get in the room, we will search the place and get information but I'm sure his in there somewhere."
Blaze raises her hand, "Is that all?"
Ash answered, "Yes, you guys should get ready it's almost midnight it's time to raid that place, I'll wait inside the car."
The girls nodded and Ash left he went to the vehicle and waited.
The girls arrive Ash wondered, "What took you guys so long? Get in," Ash started the car and drove straight ahead to the hotel.
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They arrived at the back of the hotel Ash tried to open the back door, but it was locked they just stared at the door in silence.
Blaze broke the silence and spoke, "So, are we just going to stare at that door or what?"
Ash replied, "I was thinking of kicking it, but it would alert the people from the inside."
Rein walked towards the door and melted the door handle.
Ash said, "You could've done it sooner we wasted time staring at that door."
Rein replied, "I thought you could handle it without any assistance."
Blaze pats Ash on the back and teasingly says, "It's fine Ash rookies make mistakes."
Ash responded, "Isn't your phenomena fire? You could've melted it first."
Blaze froze Ash's words hit her it felt like a brick, "A-ah... r-right I was for you to handle it like Rein said," Blaze mumbled while she gently pressed her two index fingers together.
"Enough you too! We need to take this seriously from now on," Rein had had enough of their drama.
"Fine," Ash walks inside the hotel and spots the first surveillance camera he uses his power and engulfs it with shadow the operator is confused.
"Hm... Why is the monitor black? Is the camera broken? Meh, I'll just report it tomorrow," The operator just sat back and relaxed.
Ash, Rein, and Blaze moves quickly, Ash opens the door, "Oh, it's not locked," They've entered the room Blaze quickly opens the lights Rein and Ash give Blaze a piercing, and Blaze says, "What did I do?!"
Rein spoke softly, "Turn off the light quickly the staff will notice that there is someone in here!"
They heard a footstep coming from the outside of the room Ash said in a low voice, "Quick guys hide!"
The door opens slowly a man in a black suit enters the room and slowly closes the door, the man in a black suit opens a flashlight and aims it at the wall on the left, the man in a black suit walks closer to the wall and searches with his hand.
Ash was peeking around and thought to his mind, "What is he doing? What is he looking for? A button?"
The wall suddenly opened the man in a black suit entered the secret passage and the wall suddenly closed Ash, Rein, and Blaze came out of hiding.
Rein asked, "Do you guys know where the button is?"
Blaze looked at Rein and sarcastically said, "I couldn't see what was happening earlier because someone was blocking my way."
Rein and Blaze glared at each other before Rein could even reply Ash opened the secret passage, "Let's go no more delays we need to follow that man."
They entered the passage it was dark, and Blaze got tripped, "Ouch that hurts."
Ash helps Blaze to get up, "Be careful."
BIaze replied, "I couldn't see because it's too dark in here."
Rein pointed out, "Look! I see a light there."
Ash said, "Come on, let's run."
They reached the end of the tunnel they stood frozen by what they saw.
Ash spoke, "Is this a research facility?!"
A guard saw them from afar, "Hey who are you guys why are you here?! Are you Intruders?!"
Before he could even finish his last word Rein shot him from the head Ash and Blaze looked at her, "What's with the look?"
Blaze replied, "You're a bit cold you didn't even let him finish," Ash agreed and nodded.
Rein answered, "Well if I was the one in his place I bet he would shoot me without even thinking twice," Ash agreed and nodded.
Blaze pointed at Ash, "Hey, I thought you were on my side. Why'd you agree with her."
Suddenly, the other guards rushed out and saw their companion lying on the ground, the bald guard pointed out, "Look those three from above! I think they are the ones who made this shoot them!"
Ash looked from below, "Hey guys we should run," The guards sprayed bullets at them Ash went to the right while Blaze and Rein went to the left, "Let's meet later when we can gather information and find Dr. Faust!" The girls nodded and they parted ways.
Ash is hiding behind a box he is still getting showered by bullets, "If this keeps going I have no choice but to use my phenomena."
Ash suddenly came out, surprising the guards, "Engulf!"
The guards were scared because their feet were wrapped in a dark shadow, "What is this why can't I move? What did you do you bastard?!"
The dark shadow reached up to their waist, and a guard shouted due to the pain soon the others started to scream out loud, "It hurts! Stop it! Please! Stop it..." And when they were completely enveloped in a dark shadow, they disappeared without a trace leaving only their weapons behind.
A man in the shadows spoke, "That was very cruel how can you watch that?"
Ash pointed his gun at the man, "Who are you?"
The man in the shadows showed himself, "No need to point your gun I am not your enemy yet... The fools may call me a clown, but I am Jester," Jester is walking in circles while talking.
Ash lowered his gun and asked more questions, "What is your business around here?"
Jester laughs, "You play detective huh? It's not like you can stop me anyway, I can tell you what's my deal here... I'm here to take Dr. Faust with me."
Ash cautious, "Why take Dr. Faust?"
Jester's tone suddenly changes, "Because he's the only answer to my problem if you're smart, you'll figure it out," Jester vanished like the wind.
"Where did he go?" Ash heard a loud explosion, "What was that?" He heard it again another loud explosion he followed where the loud explosion was coming from.
When Ash enters the room where the sound is coming from, he sees Jester fighting Blaze and Rein they are having a hard time against Jester.
Blaze's arms are covered in flames she's attacking Jester but none of her punches hit, Jester easily dodges her attack.
Blaze was so annoyed, "Argh... This freaky clown keeps dodging my attack! What should we do Rein?!"
Rein was charging up her phenomena and she looked at the entrance she saw Ash, "Ash! What you are standing there for! Help Blaze I'll blast that guy once I'm done charging up."
Ash quickly uses his phenomena, "Engulf!" Jester got caught Ash signals to attack, "Now Rein!"
Rein released the concentrated light energy towards Jester, he panicked, "Oh no I don't want to die!" Jester vanished the place was covered in smoke and ashes.
Rein takes a long breath, "Phew... he's gone."
Blaze coughs, "Yeah thank god that freaky clown is gone now."
The smoke is gone Ash spoke, "Look that door is open should we go in?"
Rein replied, "The coast is clear let's go Dr. Faust is in there."
They entered the other room and did not expect to see that he was in there.