Dante's Quest

Billy: I must admit you they are an interesting group, but my patience is wearing thin   I could clearly hear his words although they kept hitting my face, I knew perfectly what he was talking about, but I couldn't give him the information he required, by doing so they would surely kill us all. Even though our hands and foots where tied, we kept laughing at intervals in which they stopped and that irritated them visibly   Billy: you know what? These idiots are not going to talk and if it weren't because what I'm looking for is worth more than their miserable lives, I would kill them all right now, but for now I have other business to attend to, watch them carefully, I'll be back tomorrow so I can continue discussing the whereabouts of the information   Dante: hey Billy, always nice to see you   I and all my comrades laughed before Billy left the room clearly annoyed, but not before hitting me again in the face, the two guards who remained at the door to guard us covered our mouths before sitting down to rest, one upstairs and one downstairs, luckily we did not need to speak to communicate, our years of camaraderie and adventures had given us the possibility to understand each other even with the smallest signs.   When we noticed that the guards no longer cared about us Karla began to move her head, shaking it discreetly, dropping a small razor that was hidden in her hair in her hand, these fools had tied us with tape, although I am not complaining, it was beneficial at this moment, Erick could have easily taken care of them if they had he used handcuffs, I suppose we were a group of many abilities, all appropriate for a certain moment, even today I do not fully understand why they follow me in any of my crusades regardless no matter how crazy they seem, their loyalty is unquestionable, although undoubtedly reciprocal, I met all of them in moments of life and death and I put my life at risk to save them, perhaps it is difficult for me to understand them just for the fact that I did not do it to win their wills just because in those respective moments it seemed like the right thing to do, time has proved me right. Alina who was in front of me moved her eyes making a gesture for me to turn and look at Karla, her hands were already free, I moved my head discreetly to tell her to release our friends first since they were closer to her, and without hesitation she did so, first she free Alina, then Erick, suddenly there were some running steps, too fast for us to react in time, I could only see an arm pass by my side, one of the guards had noticed our escape, Erick without having time to cover himself received a solid blow to the face falling flat on his face, then a leg in the air tried to kick Alina, for a moment I felt sorry for the poor bastard, she was by far the best fighter of the group , received the forceful blow almost without moving, then turned his head with a threatening look towards the guard and with a solid right hand made him take several steps back before falling to the ground, Karla wasted no time and hurried to set me free, I knew Alina wouldn't lose to those fools.   When I was free I approached Erick to check how he was, Alina would check the fallen guard to strip him of anything that could be useful, a lighter, a pistol with a couple of chargers, a small knife and some money, she smiled mischievously when put them in his pocket and said   Alina: for me, really? You should not have bothered   The roll of tape with which they tied us was close so she takes advantage of it to return the favor, Erick was still trying to focus his gaze after that blow to the face   Erick: please tell me that you wrote down the license plate of the vehicle that hit me   All the rest of us stifle laughter so as not to attract more attention   Karla hid the razor in her hair again while Alina checked the place to detect where the second guard was, with a sign she made us understand that he was upstairs, we were in the lowest part of a luxurious yacht, our only exit was through that guard, we got close enough to be able to speak in whispers Alina: I can shoot him in the leg and then hit him in the face so he can't follow us   Dante: it's too risky, I don't think that's the only guard on board and he remembers the rules of this group well   Alina: yes, I know, we shouldn't kill anyone   Erick: maybe we can get his attention and get him down here   Karla: there is no guarantee that he will go down alone and even if he did, if other guards notice his absence they will come down immediately.   Dante: our best option is to find a way out from this point   Alina: all the windows in this sector have safety glass, we would have to shoot to be able to open them and even so I don't think that their size is big enough for us to go out through them   I observe the surroundings quickly, there was nothing we could use to escape, so I detail the guard tied on the ground, his build and size was similar to Erick's   Dante: I think it's time to play dress up   Erick looked back at the guard and said while letting out a long breath   Erick: since, we have no time to waste   Dante: Karla make sure the other guard doesn't come, Alina and I will help Erick   Alina: Does it take 3 people to undress just 1?   Dante: oh come on darling, I don't want to deprive you the opportunity to hit that poor bastard again if he woke up while we stripped him of his clothes   Alina said nothing but smiled mischievously while nodding her head, the guard had no opportunity to move or the ability to do so, we made some jokes by moving his hands and legs, stifling our laughter, until clearing my throat I let them know that the moment of the jokes was over, Erick took the clothes and put them on in a hurry, it fit him quite well, enough to pass for a guard   Dante: do not abuse your luck, go to the door and ask the guy on the ladder for help, here we will take care of him   Erick finished arranging the clothes by shaking them a little, he gestured to Alina near the door and she flopped down on the floor, then Erick came to the door with a firm step and said   Erick: hey, give me a hand here!   In a few seconds footsteps were heard coming down the stairs   Watchman: what the hell is going on down there?   Erick: this girl, she thought she could easily get out of my hands, but I put her to sleep for a while, although she managed to give me a good fight   When the guard entered, he immediately observed Alina's body on the ground, Erick a few steps away seemed to cover his face with pain, the subject without thinking much approached the lying body to begin to tie it again, just at that moment I approached from behind with silent steps, when the watchman noticed my presence and turned around, I was able to hit him firmly in the face making him fall to the ground passed out Dante: we must hurry and get out of here, Erick climbs the stairs and discreetly check the boat, without attracting attention, observes how far we can be from the coast to see if we can swim out of here, go and come back in less than 10 minutes if possible   Erick went upstairs while the rest of us finished tying up the second guard, after a few minutes Erick reappeared with the situation report   Erick: we are in luck, they anchored the boat near the coast we can swim easily, well, that is the good news, the bad news is that there are several armed men guarding the party upstairs, if they detect us they will not be so easy to reduce   Dante: We don't want to attract attention; did you notice any way we can go down without creating a fuss?   Erick: we can use the anchor mooring to get off the boat without making noise, if we are lucky and they don't notice us in the water we can get to shore without problems   Alina: we need a distraction in a different sector of the ship, something simple like a small explosion or fire   Karla: it is an excellent idea, if there is a party they must be serving hot food, it would only take a little oil to do the trick   Dante: maybe it's the opposite, is there a possibility that all of you will go down without being seen?   Erick: I think so but what would be the idea?   Dante: where you are down I will be in charge of creating the distraction, as soon as you hear the commotion, start swimming as fast as you can, I will follow you shortly in the middle of the confusion   Alina: I don't like this plan, a thousand things can go wrong, but somehow you always manage to get out of these situations, so I will trust you, but don't make me go back to the ship to look for you   Karla: or me   Erick: we won't leave without you and you know it, so don't get caught   Dante: don't worry, I also need the confusion to get into Billy's room, the i***t doesn't know he already has the flash drive   They all turned to see me dumbfounded   Erick: what are you talking about?   Dante: the unit that contains the information of the accounts, is hidden in a necklace that they took from me when they brought us on board   Karla: that means that all this time it was in front of his nose and he don't notice it   We all stifled laughter before we stood up   Dante: I'm going to need our new friend's clothes, although I don't think it fits me very well, for now we have no alternative   Between all of us, we stripped the second guard of his clothes and took what he had in his pockets, just like the previous one, we took a gun with a couple of chargers, a little more cash and a cell phone, when I took it I immediately removed the battery, the sound of that device could dilate us at any moment   Dante: perfect, Alina, you have a weapon, I will give this to Erick who will remain on the stairs secretly until the time is right and he will notify you so you three can get out of here, when I leave, wait between 5 and 10 minutes to start moving, that will give me the necessary time to set up the distraction and locate our belongings, since there are guards surely Billy will have placed them in his cabin   Alina: that plan is totally crazy, the cabin must have guards posted at the door and if that's the case you will need the weapon   Dante: you know well that I never use weapons and I always manage to achieve my goals   I told her while smiling   Alina: you are an optimistic i***t, I just hope that today is not the day your luck runs out, take the lighter that I take from the first guard, the fire could help you with your distraction   I took the lighter and put it in my right pocket, then I looked up, we all met eyes and nodded at the same time, then Erick and I started walking up the stairs