When Michael woke up it was still dark. A noise like footprints echoed down the hallway outside his room, Michael quickly sat up, curious. It was to early for anyone to be coming to collect him, and he doubted anyone would be up at this time. Maybe a night guard?

The footsteps continued till they were right outside his room, a key was turned in the lock and the door quietly swung open.

Michael jumped of the bed ready to try and fight. As he rushed to the door a strong hand gripped his waist and another went across his mouth stopping him from saying anything. The door was closed again and Michael was dragged back to the bed.

Michael looked up at his visitor, to his shock it was the younger soldier, the one that had appeared to pity him.

He had shortcomings hair and deep emerald green eyes, he was fairly tall and had a few muscles. He was dressed in army trousers, top and jacket. He looked to be in his young twenty, maybe twenty three or twenty four. On his back he had two backpacks and a gun. One of the backpacks, Michael realized, was his.

"Shh! I'm not going to hurt you, I want to help you and your friends escape." Michael looked into his eyes, looking for any signs he was lying and yet he could find none. He was either an amazing liar or telling the truth. "On one condition though." Of course, Michael thought, no favour was free. "Take me with you." His voice was kind, full of emotion and soft unlike all the other soldier's voices he had heard.

Wow, Michael was not expecting that, he looked in shock at the soldier. Why would he want to leave?

"My name is Dan, I was blackmailed into fighting, please I know where your sister and friends are, we can escape." The now named soldier pleaded.

"Okay, thank you." Michael nodded his head, he was still cautious about trusting him, but if it meant getting out of here, he would try anything.

Dan let Michael out the door, locking it behind him so no one would know they were gone until they checked. The pair quietly rushed down the long, dark corridor, finally stopping at a door near the end of the corridor.

"Your friends are in here, you have to stay quiet though." Dan said as he swiftly unlocked the door.

Michael rushed, looking back once to make sure Dan didn't lock the door on them.

Maddy lay across the floor, with Sebastian and Mia using her as a pillow.  Mystic the cat was curled up next to Maddy's head.

Their cell was similar to his, completely blank, just grey walls. It was also really small and the three parishioners plus a cat looked fairy cramped.

Michael sneaked over and shook all three of his friends while putting a finger to his mouth to tell them to be quite. "Come on, I'll explain later." He whispered to them.

Sebastian quickly stood up then offered his hand to Mia. Maddy picked up the sleeping cat in her arms.

Michael looked back at them before leading them out the door.  "Michael there's a sol-" Maddy tried to say, when she saw Dan.

"I know, this is Dan. He's helping us escape." Michael said and Dan nodded his head as a greeting.

Maddy looked at him wearily.

Dan waved his hand, telling them to follow him down the corridor. Dan led them through dark corridors and black doors, stopping every so often to avoid soldiers. Soon they were at a set of giant double doors.

Dan grabbed a key from the wall and unlocked the door, he motioned to them to go through then locked the door from the outside after he crept through the door.

Michael looked around him, they were free! They had escaped.

He looked around him, they were in some kind of forest, he could hear a river rushing in the background, birds and other animal's calls echoed through the forest. The sun was rising reflecting it's colours through the trees.

But where were they? This was definitely not anywhere he knew!

I know it's really short but I had no idea how to write this chapter.
Where do you think they are, one clue, they are not in Europe.
Hope you enjoy.
Robyn out.