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Slowly, a group- a large group actually- of Silvers began coming into view.

Quarrel relaxed, bowing his head respectfully. The children continued to take down the creature, not noticing the Silvers.

"What are you guys doing here?" Red asked- not bothering with formalities.

"We came to retrieve you and the rest of our brothers," Quarrel's mother explained. "But it appears that you have already done just that."

She barked an order and the silvers flew forward, landing on the creature and brutally attacking with their tails. The children began to scream in alarm and back away.

"No, its okay!" Aireio cried, desperately. "They're protecting us!"

Red felt sudden wave of soothing wash over him as the Silver's emitted their calm. It was amazing that they could divide their minds to attack the creature and reach out to him and the children like that.

Soon enough, the creature was falling to the ground in a heap, unmoving.

The children calmed, though they backed away as the Silvers approached - towering over them.

"Your teachers have lied to you," Quarrel's mother addressed in her heavy accent. "We wish you no harm... you are our little brothers and sisters."

The children all looked at each other in worried confusion. They couldn't run away because the Silvers had encircled them. Red and Aireio moved to stand beside Q's mother.

"Go slow, they're all just fresh out." Red told her. "Q! Come help!"

Quarrel came over, seeming to hang back a little bit.

"Listen to her," Aireio addressed the kids. "Who was the one poking and prodding us... who was the one zapping us when we questioned them? The doctors! The Silvers protected us from the creature... those doctors are the ones that let it loose on us!"

The children began to murmur amongst themselves in agreement.

"Hey!" Red said in alarm. "Remember Kayen! Oh shit! Kayen!"

He looked at Quarrel.

"And the other one," Quarrel whispered. "The one still in the lab..."

"Yeah, we need to get to it before they power back up!" Red said quickly.

Quarrel reached out his hand for the redhead's - almost like he was beckoning him into what they both knew could be a suicide mission.

Asking him to trust him.

Red didn't hesitate to take the boy's hand and move back towards the building.

"Outta the way!" He said to the Silvers.

"Quarrel?" Q's mom called out.

"It'll be alright," Quarrel assured as he and Red slipped back inside.

He reached out, before pointing down a hallway. "That way!"

"How do you know?" Red asked.

"Can't you feel that?" Quarrel asked, frowning. "Take down your walls... you'll know it when you feel it."