Chapter 259 - Another Jailbreak (part three) (1/2)
The rat bound toward the shackled woman, not stopping until it placed two small paws on her arm. It squeaked softly at her and nodded its head up and down.
Chiba's ugly old face broke into a wide smile. ”My loving Apprentice has come for me? Is this a Jailbreak?”
The rat turned around and ran back toward the door, a moment later it reappeared dragging two rat dolls behind it. It easily bit through the string that bound them together and left one with Chiba before dragging the other toward Beta's cell.
Beta watched the Rat King as it approached her, it pushed the rat doll next to her and rubbed its head against her arm causing her to laugh. ”I think Rat-Nix is a bit more affectionate then regular Nix.”
The rat squeaked at her before backing up a few steps and sitting on its hindquarters. It stared at her patiently.
”I'm not sure what...” Beta looked down at the doll, she understood the theory behind Taxidermy but had never seen it displayed. Nix's skills had obviously improved quite a bit since his time with the Sasi family. ”Are you saying that I can animate this?”
The yellow-eyed rat nodded its head up and down, the effect causing Beta to smile at him.
Beta placed her hand on the rat doll and closed her eyes. ”Animate.”
The second rat looked around for a moment, the room spinning in her vision while she tried to orient herself.
”Take your time Beta.”
Beta-Rat looked at Nix in surprise. ”Hey! I can understand you!”
”Hmm... we are both rats after all. Follow please.”
Chiba cackled in pleasure when she saw the two rats bounding toward her. ”It's a rat escape! Animate.”
Chiba-rat experienced the same disorientation when she assumed control of the third Rat-King. She recovered quickly and scurried toward the other two that had stopped to watch her. ”Nix! You're my f*cking hero!”
”Hmm... Follow me.” Nix moved back toward the corner of the room and squeeze through the small hole in the floor.
Chiba paused at looked back at her body. ”Hey, Nix. It's not an escape if our bodies don't come with us!”
Nix's quiet chuckle came from the rat hole. ”Don't be so unreasonable.”
Chiba scurried down the hole after him, her keen hearing told her that Beta was right behind her. ”What's the play here Nix?”
”Scout first. We'll find your gear, something to free you from those chains and the location of the bad guy.”
”So we can f*ck him up.” Chiba chittered her teeth together in happiness. ”Am I a male or a female rat?”
”I didn't check. You tell me.”
Chiba squeezed through the tight passageway, her feet struggling to keep up. ”Damn it Nix, you're a fast rat-bastard.”
”Lots of practice!”
”I guess... Hey Nix, you're hindquarters is nicely muscled. Just the right amount of fur on it too.”
”Why don't you switch places with Beta?”
”No way, I'm staying in the middle.”
The three rats finally ended up in a kitchen, the light from the wood fire made shadows dance on the walls.
Nix glanced around before scurrying up on the table and carefully searching through the utensils.
Beta followed him, her eyes darting everywhere. ”This is pretty amazing Nix. Can I have this Rat thingie?”
”No.”
Beta moved closer to him and peered into the drawer he had managed to push out. ”What are you looking for?”
”You're the lockpick right? Something to open the shackles.”
”Something to open?” Beta nodded her tiny brown head suddenly. ”Right! Rats have great dexterity.”
After a few minutes of searching, Nix located a four-inch-long pin that closely resembled a metal toothpick. ”Will this work Beta?”
Beta nodded and hopped down, her eyes spotting Chiba who was busying gnawing on a large orange ball. ”Let's go, Chiba!”
”It's cheese! Who doesn't like cheese?” Beta scampered after them, gnashing her teeth together when she discovered she had become the third rat.
”Hey Beta!”
”I won't switch places with you, Chiba.”
”Your master is tired Nix, let's take a break and try out some rat-sex!”
”Pass!”
”Fine, just ignore this rat while she takes care of it herself!”
”If you try that, I will blow you up.”
Chiba rat stumbled slightly before speeding back up. ”What's that mean? Do I have a self-destruct?”
”Yes.”