“M’am, uh, are you sure about this?”

[color=ed1c24]“Positive. Keep them fenced into one perimeter just as planned.”[/color]

Somewhere far away from the auditorium, the Head Director was watching the events unfold from the safety of a concealed room. All around her, screens illuminated the darkness with projections on every room in the Academy, monitoring the actions taken by the students. People in chairs and desks worked at blurring speeds, typing away commands and making sure the students were not put into any lethal danger.

Saya’s eyes lingered on one individual however, narrowing as she saw Rei being glomped by a girl with pale white hair. That must be the daughter then, the one whose family had hired her younger sibling to guard and protect her. The Head Director had already arranged for the two to be paired together in all their classes and even their dorm room. It was the least she could do given her history with the “Queen Bee’s” family.

“M’am, several students are escaping the auditorium through the air ducts. We have visual on Mairead Draigen and Mashuka Shamal. They're located in the Third and First Year dorm hallways respectively. Awaiting your orders.”

[color=ed1c24]“Oh? I expected no less from Draigen but a First Year figuring things out? That’s really quite impressive. Alright, alert Donna and Izumi to take position. Have the Second Year guard on stand by and activate all the emergency fans in the air ducts. Keep the speed at minimal though. I don’t want to be teaching a bunch of bloody limbs, is that understood?”[/color]

“Yes m’am!”

It was just as Saya had instructed. The fans located in all of the air ducts began to whir to life, the force generated enough to slowly drag the students currently climbing back towards the large propellers. It was slow enough for the students to react but they would still need to act quickly. As for Mairead, someone would be waiting for her to ensure she wouldn’t escape so easily. 

Back in the First Year hallway, the lingering students in the vents yelped as they too suddenly found themselves dragged back in forcibly. Some of them reached out for their fellow comrades on the ground level to reel them back out desperately.

[color=f7941d]“Oh ho, it’s so nice to finally be called into action by the Head Director herself,”[/color] a cheery voice said aloud. Soon enough, a [url= http://i.imgur.com/rb613dq.jpg]girl[/url] calmly walked out from the shadowsand eyed up Mashuka with a devious look. With her black Kendo stick gripped in her hand, she pointed it at the First Year threateningly and stood her ground.

[color=f7941d]“Sorry love, but I’m afraid this is part of the initiation. Can’t just let you get to the dorms before I bash your skull in six ways from Sunday, oh ho! But hey, just pay attention and I’m sure you’ll pass the first pop quiz.”[/color]

Back in the actual auditorium, Rei glanced up to see that they had six minutes left now before whatever was supposed to happen, happened. She was about to plan some brilliant strategy when a familiar grip latched onto her arm. The “Bloody Bullet” couldn’t spare the time to pay attention to the other idiots around here with this nuisance caught on her.

[color=8493ca]“Addie-san…please let go. The more you crush my arm, the greater the chance we’ll get crushed in turn. Can’t you hack through one of these doors or something?”[/color]

It was then when she noticed the mummy girl from before wielding a lighter that spouted out blue flames. Blue flames? Maybe the match she held was special and they could possibly burn their way out of here.

[color=8493ca]“Hold on,”[/color] Rei said mechanically, gripping Addie’s hand and leading her over to Sayaka. [color=8493ca]“That match of yours…is it strong enough to melt a hole through one of the doors? You don’t need to know my name or this one here. Just help us and I won’t have to kill you.”[/color]

With that said and waiting for Sayaka’s response, Rei couldn’t help but overhear the bubbly delusions of someone that didn’t quite grasp the depth of the situation they were in.

[color=8493ca]“Please take this seriously. That timer is indication of a bomb in the room,”[/color] Rei said with monotone to Katie, setting an icy glare on her. [color=8493ca]“Must be an American,"[/color] she muttered to herself, getting back to Sayaka and Addie.