I raced over to Midnight and picked her up. "Greyson! Follow me!" I yelled. We ran to the Big Hall, where everyone else stood. The kids got on the ground, and screamed. The room was filled with chaos. "Guys! Everyone!" I yelled, "BE QUIET!!!!!" The room fell in a hush. The sound of stomping filled the room, but no one was even walking. "Panbems!" I gasped. "Get to the Panic Bunker! Now!" Greyson ordered. Everyone raced toward the Panic Bunker. "Wait! The you-know-what!" I yelled. I raced toward my room before anyone could say something. I got the little pieces of the Omega Machine I had, and realized I was still holding Midnight. Panbems. The word played over and over in my head.

Panbems. Panbems. Panbems. Panbems. Panbems.

I ran, and ran. I finally got to the Big Hall, where the stomps were getting louder. "I'm not leaving without C.J.!" I heard Greyson yell. I ran over to the stage and felt around. I finally found a little flap, but it was locked. I banged on it. "Please!" I yelled. The stomps were near, and when I looked around, I saw the Panbems shadows. "Panbems!" I yelled. "She's in there!" A voice yelled. It didn't sound like a Panbems voice. More like a humans. I froze with fear, when I fell inside the stage. "C.J.," Greyson whispered, "this way." He lead me down a narrow pathway, where a door stood at the end. Greyson types in a code and the doors opened. "It's is a very merry Christmas," someone said sarcastically,"How'd they know we were here?!" Another voice broke out, "Wait, where's Jay?!" Mumbles filled the room, when I started putting the pieces together. "He's with the Panbems!" I yelled. Someone started again, "What?! Are you-" "I SAID HES WITH THE PANBEMS!!!" I said cutting off the person, "There was a voice with the Panbems! A human voice! Jays voice! He came looking for this!" I sat Midnight down, and held up the little bit of Omega Machine The Hope had. "He did us this! He dealt us this card!" Gasp and mumbles filled the room. "We all need to get out of here," Webeni said, while cutting through the crowd. She made it over to me and Greyson, bringing Ashley, Hencio, Unios, and another boy. "Who are you?" I asked the boy. I realized he was my age. "W-Will," he shuttered, "A-And y-you are?" "C.J.," I nodded, and held out my hand, "Leader and founder of The Hope." Greyson leaned over to me and whispered, "Will. Used to be a rouge hunter. Not very strong. Fast, and really smart, though." I nodded. "We need to get out of here!" I yelled out to the room. "What about Christmas?" I squeaky voice yelped. A child. "We'll stay here for Christmas. We have food here. A sleeping area. You kids have your toys," I said, loudly, "We'll be fine for tonight. We'll leave tomorrow morning." The room filled with noise -kids playing, parents finding sleeping areas, and fixers, heading to their stations to cook. We'll be fine. The words echoed in my head.

Panbems. Panbems. Panbems. Panbems. Panbems.

The word was crazy scary. More than normal. Especially to know that they're in The Hopes Base. After twenty minutes, the fixers called everyone to eat. We all ate turkey or chicken or ham. I had turkey, Greyson had chicken, and Ashley had ham. After that, the fixers went back to work, making Christmas dinner. The only reason they were making their special Christmas dinner is because I told that kid Christmas will continue. They're doing it for her. For the kids. Isn't that what I'm doing it for? For the next generation of heroes? For the generation of us? I shook the thought out of my head. I walked into a different room, where rows of bunkbeds stood. This is why we call this place the a Panic "Bunker." These bunkbeds were here when we found the place. What did you think? We mined the whole place out? Ha! I found three bunkbeds in the back. "Greyson! Guys! Found us some bunkbeds!" I hollered. They came over and paired us each up. Hencio is with Webeni, I'm with Greyson, and Unios is with Will. Ashley is with a child, named Gigi, across from my bunk. The fixers called us for dinner, and we ate. There was cranberry sauce, herb soup, and some kind of berry. The berries are blue, with a mixture of pink and purple in the center of the berry. After I was done I went to my bed and slept. Midnight woke me up, again licking my face, but worriedly today. I walked over to wake up my friends, but they weren't there. I walked into the eating area, surprised to find Greyson, Ashley, Will, and Gigi rallying everyone up. I walked over to them. They stood on a long, and tall table to make them noticeable. Greyson helped me up onto the table. The crowd started to cheer, "Be strong for the human race!" over and over again. I joined in. Later everyone went to plan a way to escape, while me and Ashley watch the kids. All of a sudden stomping begun to fill the room. "Go get the guys," I whispered to Ashley. I went over and grabbed a sword off a shelf. The stomping got louder. "Get the kids!" I ordered the fixers, "Put the food job you have away! And hide the kids!" The fixers came over and hid the kids. I stepped back, and the door plopped down on the floor, and I was standing face to face with Jay.