The Return of Ares The God of War

Sudden Twist

Gunshots were firing in the air.

Clip! Clop! Clip! Clop!

“Come on Ella, they're going to get us at this rate!” Jayden yelled at her (though his yell sounded a lot more whispered than normal).

“I….I know….I have to catch my breath” She said as she stooped, with her hands on her knees, while she panted heavily. Jayden couldn't really blame her; she wasn't cut out for all this military stuff.

“Alright, hop on” he said, squatting in front of her. She hesitated for a couple of seconds, and he immediately picked her off the ground. “We don't have all day, you know?” He said as he picked her up and kept running. “Come on Elsie. We can't stop now” he said, holding her by the hand as he led her through the terrible labyrinth of alleyways.

Olivia's men were like ravenous wolves; they searched every corner for them. “Find them! They couldn't have gotten far” she barked, running her fingers backwards through her hair in frustration when Kevin suddenly walked up to her.

“Relax babe. We'll find him for sure and those brats too,” he said. She smiled a little on hearing Kevin's words. Kevin always seemed to know the right words to say to make her happy.

“Yeah, I know we will. I just despise him so badly! Urghh!” She clenched her fists when suddenly one of her men ran up to her.

-“Ma’am, we've pushed back the remnants of his reinforcements” he said as he gave a slight bow.

“And why do I not see Jayden?” She asked, her eyes filled with enough spite to melt human flesh.

“Our men are still searching for him. He couldn't have gone far. I'm sure we'll find him soon” he said.

“Well, don't just stand there then. Go find him! Why are you guys so useless?!” She groaned, almost pulling out her hair.

Meanwhile, back in the alley, Jayden and the others hear some sound coming from one of the turns in the alleyway. Jayden stops abruptly and with his fingers gestures for them to be silent. Elsie and Ella nod silently and Jayden lets Ella down. He pulls out his handgun and corks it, whispering to them; “You two go and hide”. They nod in response and hide behind one of the dumpsters.

Confirming that they're well hidden, he picks up an empty metal can and tosses it. As soon as it lands, a barrage of gunshots destroys the silence and soon the sound of boots approaching fills the air. Jayden hides behind a wall and as soon as the men are in sight, he takes them out, hitting them at astonishing speed with the hilt of his gun. Luckily for him, there were just six of them.

“You guys can come out now,” he said, panting a bit and wiping the sweat off his forehead. “They just seem not to ever end” he muttered with his hands on his hips as he stared at the unconscious soldiers. Elsie and Ella emerged. They looked really worried; more so for Jayden than for themselves.

“Jay, what's going to happen to us?” Ella whispered to Jayden as she walked up to him. Jayden's men had been virtually eradicated. He failed to account for the fact that Olivia could have had more men hidden but on standby. As soon as his men showed up, a shootout began and men armed to the teeth suddenly popped out from nowhere and began assisting Olivia's men - who'd have thought she would be that smart?

“Relax sis. Nothing's going to happen. I'll protect you, okay?” He said reassuringly, though he was clueless as to what his next move should be. Ella nodded in response. ‘I should have known that girl had more up her sleeve’, he thought as he gritted his teeth. He needed to find a way out of this place; there simply was no way to win - they were heavily outnumbered!

Olivia's men, their eyes almost wild, stalked them around the perimeter. Even though Jayden's miscalculation had gotten them trapped in this mess, he racked his brain for a way out. “There's got to be a way out of this” he muttered as he tried up the last of the men. He took off their guns and gave Elsie and Ella one each; “Just hold these in case. These jerks could pop up from anywhere” he said, “Anyway, let's keep moving.

Meanwhile, back at the base, Nova felt rather odd - something didn't feel right. He never liked the idea of the general going over there in the first place. The Four Giants already had their eyes on them and messing with that double-crossing weasel, Olivia, was too close for comfort, according to Nova.

“Guys, we have to go check on him”, Nova said to the surrounding guys.

“But the general said…..”

“What the general said…. He'll be dead if we don't do something”, Nova barked. Everyone had deep respect for Nova, even Jayden. Of course, he had his flaws; his temper being the most obvious, but he had a great combat sixth sense to say the least - he could literally see the danger long before it came. “Get the jets ready. We're going on a reconnaissance mission.

Jayden cussed as they hit yet another dead end. He placed his hands on his hips, looking at the ground as if searching for an answer in it. He didn't want to go out like this - not at the hands of Olivia. It was beyond shameful. He felt a hand on his shoulder as despair and worry colored his face. Looking to the side, it was Ella; “We're in this together, okay?” She comforted him.

Elsie, taking the cue from Ella, joined in; “Yeah. Even if we die here, you'll always be our hero” she said with a smile. Jayden smiled as his eyes began to show signs of moisture building up.

“Thanks a lot, guys” he hugged them, “I promise I'll do everything to make sure we make it out of here.”

As Olivia's men sniffed around for Jayden and the rest, suddenly, a thrumming was heard above, in the skies. The noise intensified into a sonic boom that shook the ground. Looking up, diffusing, sleek streaks of gas could be seen over the city as the deafening sounds of roaring jet engines tore the skies. Everyone looked up in surprise and Olivia stared at the jets in shock - the patterns on them - she recognized them.

“O…oh no…..” Olivia muttered, her lips trembling as she let go of her phone.

“Are those……! Everyone take cover!” Kevin yelled as he picked Olivia up and began to run to the nearest shelter. Before Olivia's men could react, there was a barrage of bullets from the machine guns attached to the jets.

“Tchhh...ome on boys. Let's finish ‘them off….”

“Roger that Cap”...

Wails and screams could be heard from all corners as the repetitive sound of gunshots filled the air.

The unexpected attack caused a disruption among the ranks of Olivia’s men. A lot of her soldiers stood still, totally disoriented as their sheer numbers were cut down by the incoming fire. The very aggressive guerilla-trained men who were seemingly on the hunt earlier on, had now somehow transformed into a herd of confused and scared prey - scattered in their bid to escape getting hit.

“That sick Jayden!” Kevin growled in anger as he made his way through a convoluted system of alleyways to avoid taking a hit. “I knew it wouldn't be this easy.”

Meanwhile, just as Jayden hugged Ella and Elsie, the three suddenly heard a loud bang in the sky. Their eyes all darted up only to see a squadron of fighter jets flying overhead. Jayden's eyes lit up as he recognized the pattern on the jets. He hurriedly picked up his communication device.

"Nova!” He yelled, “Is that you?”

‘Loud and clear sir,’ came a voice from the earpiece. ‘We came to get you and the crew out - I figured you'd need some help. Pardon me for not requesting permission first.”

“At ease…” Jayden smiled and looked at Ella and Elsie. They were saved….