Bobbie woke to muffled yelling and a loud banging. A man on the other side was yelling for Romona. "I know you're in there! Get out here and-"

"I'm with a customer!" Romona yelled back. "If you have a problem with it, I can call Jimmy for you."

The man on the other side grumbled something before walking away.

"Does that happen to you often?"

"Most nights are like this. But occasionally, there are no kids to take care of, and I end up with customers like that one."

"Kids?"

"Alistar's a good guy. He's been helping kids escape from Sky City for longer than I've been working here."

"Why do they need to escape?"

"It's not a pretty city, sweetheart." Romona went back to stoking Bobbie's hair. "Many of the people who live here are here against their will. And the police aren't much help."

"Why can't they leave?"

"It's either in here or out there. Not all of us can turn invisible like you, dear. Plus, the entrances are either sealed or heavily guarded. They say it's for our safety, but they just don't want us to run."

"Why do you help Mr. Alistar?"

"He helped my own kids get out." She looked at a crack in the wall. "Knowing they are safe is worth all the help I can give that man. Plus, I get to hang out with adorable kids like you." Romona pinched Bobbie's cheek gently. "It might not be as good as being able to hold my own kid, but..."

"Why did you send them away?"

Romona smiled bitterly, "Let's just say that no kid should be in this city without an adult who can protect them."

The door opened, startling the two. Slamming the door shut, Alistar turned to them. His eyes were wide, and he panted wildly. "We have to go now! Turn invisible and follow me."

"What's the matter?" Bobbie asked.

"There's no time! Romona, you know what to do."

She nodded before turning to Alistar and saying, "Sorry in advance."

"Get out of here, you no-good pervert." A lamp flung out the door, just as Alistar rushed out. It crashed to the floor, and Romona yelled. "You know Jimmy doesn't allow that kind of play. You are banned for the week."

Bobbie glanced at the woman who waved for her to follow. The girl smiled before turning invisible and following Alistar out of the room.

Alistar led Bobbie through the most rundown buildings in the city, and on more than one occasion, she found herself squeezing through tight places in order to avoid the cops. But they persisted until they got to the bottom floor. Windows were sealed with wood, and doors sealed with anything and everything. Outside, Bobbie could hear the growls of zombies.

"It's not much further." Alistar crouched before checking around the corner. He chuckled, "You know this is the same route I took when I helped your father get out of Sky City."

"My father? Was he one of the kids you saved?" Alistar gave Bobbie a look. "Romona told me all about what you do for kids in the city."

"Yeah," The man smiled. "He wasn't exactly a kid, though. He was only a few years younger than I was, but he was trapped here. Originally, he was from the Hidden City, but at some point, he wound up here. Me, him, and... we were looking for ways to save others like him. Let's just say that we accomplished that goal. Whenever I save someone, one of his people come and pick them up." He moved a part of a barricade and crawled through.

Bobbie followed him, and just as she opened her mouth to ask another question, a blinding light beamed at them.

"I knew I'd find you here." Anthony stood atop a wall just underneath a rickety bridge with a group of soldiers. "Looks like your father didn't come get you after all."

Alistar stepped in front of Bobbie, shielding her. "He was going to come, but I stopped him."

"It's more like he took the easy way."

Anthony signaled and the soldiers snapped their guns up, aiming for Bobbie and Alistar. "The girl is no use to us anymore. Go ahead and shoot them both."

Alistar tackled Bobbie to the ground, and an array of gunshots went off. Peeking past the man's shoulder, Bobbie could see a cloud of smoke covering the wall Anthony stood on. More gunshots went off, but they were directed away from Bobbie.

She pushed Alistar off her. The man had gone limp. Bobbie's hands shook as she checked if he was breathing. Blood pooled around his body and fresh hot tears spilled from her eyes.

"Run Bobbie!" The familiar voice yelled from the wall. Through the smoke, she caught sight of an invisible force covered with blood and she willed herself to move closer through the firefight. Covering her ears she made her way to a hole at the bottom of the wall and dug out the dirt there just enough to squeeze herself through to the other side.

She was greeted by the forest and a beat up and bruised Anthony. He smiled, looking like a madman as he raised his gun.

Bobbie clenched her eyes shut and her fingernails dug deep into her palms. This is it, She thought, I'm going to die here, and I never got to tell father how sorry I am. Tears streamed down Bobbie's cheeks and she let out short, shallow sobs. I should have told him how much I love him.

The gunshot sounded, and she slowly opened her eyes only to see smoke steaming off the ground in front of her. Anthony was struggling against an invisible force, and the gun flew out of his hands. Bobbie's survival instincts kicked in as she turned invisible.

Anthony cursed and pulled a knife from his belt. The still invisible person struggled against him. Then the knife disappeared, Bobbie held her breath as she watched the invisible's body reform from his feet up. The man clutched the knife as he fell. Then he looked right at her, and blood spilled from his mouth, and Bobbie's eyes widened with shock as her father's face formed. He sputtered and coughed as Anthony approached him after retrieving his gun.

With his last word, her father yelled, "Run!"

Bobbie covered her mouth as she took off into the forest, chased by a single gunshot. She tripped over a branch, tumbling down a hill as a stampede of soldiers followed her. As she stumbled into a brush, the men fired erratically in her direction, and she muffled a cry as something sharp pierced her side. But she didn't stop, running faster than before.

Her breathing was heavy, and her legs felt like two sacks of potatoes. A symphony of helicopters chased her. Lights beamed down, and she fell to her knees as one spotlight caught her. It lingered for a moment before flying off in the direction of the Hidden City.

"There is nowhere to hide, fatty." Anthony's voice cut through the noise. "Your Hidden City is doomed, and you're all alone. Just come out and I'll give you a quick death."

Muffling a cry, she watched as Anthony trekked through the forest, getting closer to her. He looked around, then right at her. Her entire body trembled, yet despite how scared she was, she still couldn't help but think about how beautiful his blue eyes were. She grit her teeth, searching for a way out when her hand happened upon a sharp rock. Like those arrowheads from the time of the natives, before the world fell into the hands of zombies.

Anthony took a step closer, "If you don't show yourself soon, I'm going to be angry."

He was right in front of her now. If she so much as breathed, he would be able to hear her.

"I know you are here, fatty."

Bobbie couldn't help but let out a quiet whimper, but that was all Anthony needed. The gun was pointed at her head, I don't want to die!

Her hands trembled as she clutched the rock tightly, and it sliced through her palms. Anthony smirked as he watched blood drip from between her fingers.

"I found you, fatty."

The man reached down grabbing at the air until he clasped a handful of her hair, hoisting her up off the ground. Bobbie whimpered in pain as the man toyed with her, yet... She grit her teeth as her heart beat wildly. How does he still look this good even with that evil expression on his face?

"There's nothing left for you to do but die. Your father's precious city is about to fall along with all the people who live there."

"What?" She said, "What do you mean the city will fall?"

"As long as your father isn't there to fire his arsenal in retaliation, The Twelve can do whatever they want with the city."

"Are you working with zombies? But you said..."

Anthony's beautiful blue eyes twinkled, "Did you believe me? You really are dumb, you kno—"

Bobbie plunged the rock into Anthony's eye. Hot tears streamed down her face, and with shaky hands she pulled the stone down and across the man's face. He screamed in pain as he pulled her away from him, shoving her to the ground. Bobbie tried to crawl away, and he stepped on her hand. She screamed as a loud crunch echoed throughout the forest. Once more, the gun was aimed at her head, and all she could do was wait for her death.

Bang!

Bobbie watched in shock as Anthony fell to the ground. She wailed as she backed away from his body, and when a hand landed on her shoulder, she swatted at it. But when she finally looked up, she saw Torrez.

Jumping to her feet, Bobbie hugged the big man while sobbing. "It's okay. I'm here."

"I thought I was alone. I thought everyone died."

"The city may fall, but the people live on. Your father made sure of that."

"Father!" She could no longer hold back, "Anthony- stabbed- him."

Torrez patted her head, "I'm sorry we cannot mourn him now."

Streams of light searched through the forest, and Mr. Torrez led Bobbie by the hand, back towards the Hidden City. She gripped tightly as they disappeared from the world.