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They sneaked over the axle to the opposite side of the car Though there were platforms on both sides of the tracks, the second platfor the periht, shortcake, when that guard has his back to us again, we’re going to sneak forward as fast as we can Once he starts to turn, crawl under the train and hold still"

Cress glared at the back of his head "Don’t call me shortcake"

Up ahead, souard turned away

Jacin and Cress darted forward Her heart was thuuard’s back and his threatening gun, the other on the tracks beneath her feet The guard started to pivot Cress dropped to her hands and knees and scurried under the train car Sweat matted her hair to the back of her neck

"Over he--!"

A yell was cut off, followed by two loud thuds and the clang of ed toward the tracks, vaulting over an axle A gunshot A grunt

"Freeze!"

Another gunshot

With the platform unexpectedly clear, Jacin shimmied out from beneath the train and waved for Cress to follow Her elbows scraped against the hard ground as she pulled herself out Jacin dragged her to her feet and they took off running toward the front of the train The sounds of a struggle continued on the opposite platform

They reached car A7 and plastered themselves to the side to catch their breath Now they only had to sneak around to the other side and cliht--as another gunshot made her jump

Cress looked back and her heart leaped into her throat

A girl was on the ground, crawling beneath one of the train cars just like Cress had been seconds before Though Cress could see very little of her, she couldn’tshades of blue

"Iko!"

Iko’s head snapped up Her eyes widened The look was brief, though, as she turned her head toward so on the other side of the train She started to scuffle forward, her belly pressed against the ground

Jacin cursed, then launched hiun was already in his palh withno weapon of her own She crouched down against the train car and inched her head forward

Her throat dried

Thorne

He earing the unifor him

She clapped both hands over herwith the guard frouards and two flashlights, their bea random spots on the tracks, were scattered across the platforainst one of the cars at the saed out frouard as trying to get a good shot at Thorne It was an aard tackle, though Sorabbed Iko and pinned her to the ground, wrapping his hands around her throat, oblivious that oxygen intake wasn’t an issue

Spotting an abandoned handgun a few steps away, Cress leaped for it But the ht, her arun before