Back in Lord Licorice’s prison, Rachel was trying to think of a way out of the chamber that was really uncomfortable. There were bugs on every surface, and bats that tried to suck their blood! Rachel was hiding in a secret passageway she had found. It had a little door that kept them away from the bats and bugs. She pulled Charlotte, Kate and Lea there with her. It was tiny, but it worked. It had a little lantern inside. Lea was picking the lock of another tiny door in the back of the passageway, trying to see if it was a way out!
Lord Licorice sent his minion in to check on them. He looked around and didn’t see them anywhere! He told Lord Licorice they had escaped! Lord Licorice was mad! But they hadn’t really escaped; they were just hiding in the secret passage way!
Lea had some exciting news; she managed to pick the lock! She crawled inside the door. There was a window. “We could climb out the window!” said Lea.
Rachel said, “Charlotte, we need a rope!”
Charlotte’s pockets had always been the black hole... she had lots of things in her pockets and if she just went in there, she could find just about anything. She pulled out a piece of gum and handed it to Kate to chew on. She found a hair brush. She also found a bright pink rope that Avery had spray-painted and covered with bows for a birthday present. Charlotte hoped Avery was ok. She handed the rope to Lea and Lea put it through the window and helped her friends get through so they could come down the tower with her.
They all crawled out, Lea first, grabbing hold of the rope climbing downward. When she had gone about halfway down the rope, she called Rachel to climb down. When Rachel was halfway, and Lea was at the bottom, Charlotte climbed down. When Charlotte was in the middle, Rachel and Lea were at the bottom and Kate climbed down all the way. But they were not out yet... they were still in Lord Licorice’s fort. They just weren’t in the prison anymore!
They ran through the halls. Lea took out her pick to pick a lock that led outside of the fort, but it would not work!
Lord Licorice creeped behind them. He grabbed a hold of all four of the girls’ capes and stared into their souls with his purple eyes.
“Well, well, well,” he said in a crinkly voice. “You thought you were going to get out so easily!”
His minions, pink and blue cotton candy robots with spears and jet-packs so they could fly, surrounded them. The minions took hold of their arms and trailed them back to their cell. They were so discouraged as they watched Lord Licorice relock the secret passageway and take away Lea’s paperclip.
But, Kate had a plan.
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