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Chapter 7 - Chapter 7: Secret Training

Time: 11:00 PM

Two guards stood at their post, half-awake outside the door to the Warden's office.

Guard 1 (grumbling):"Fuck this place, man. The Warden's a goddamn joke. Doesn't give two shits about anything."

Guard 2:"Swear to God, if one more rat runs past my boot, I'm quitting. Whole place smells like piss and bleach."

Guard 1:"Yeah, well, we got a new Warden coming next week. Supposed to be some ex-military hardass."

Guard 2:"Great. Just what we need — another dick with a clipboard and a superiority complex."

Meanwhile, crouched in the shadows, Adrian squinted from the corner of the yard.

"Alright, if my intel's right, that's the Warden's office. I get in, grab the blueprints, and bounce. Easy. Just don't die."

He watched the security cameras swivel, then flicked a coin across the hall. Clink!

Guard 1 (startled):"What the fuck was that?"

Guard 2:"Ugh, probably another rat orgy. You go."

Guard 1:"Fuck no. I went last time."

Guard 2:"Rock-paper-scissors?"

Guard 1 (sighs):"Screw it. Let's both go. Ain't like anyone's gonna break into the Warden's office in the next 30 seconds were you looking."

They both walked off.

Adrian (grinning):

"Bingo."

He sprinted to the door, activated Permeation, and slipped through the steel like a ghost. He landed silently on the other side, checking his clothes.

Seems like my clothes don't fall off.

Adrian: "Hell yeah! My gear didn't fall off! That's gotta be an evolution. No accidental naked missions!"

He looked around the dimly lit office — metal drawers, old coffee mugs, half-empty whiskey bottle.

"Alright, let's rob the hell out of this place."

Adrian rifled through folders, yanked open drawers, and kicked a vent cover loose. Inside, he found:

Master Keycard

Facility Blueprints

Wiring Layouts

An encrypted drive labeled 'Protocol Omega'

A stun baton labeled "Warden's toy"

Adrian: "Damn, you people really don't believe in safety, huh?"

He map and smirked.

"Nice — there's a hidden storage exit right behind this wall. Talk about convenience."

He phased out of the office clean and fast.

The Next Morning

Adrian (pulling Bobby aside):"Yo, Bobby. Got a sec?"

Bobby: "What's up?"

Adrian (leaning in):"I broke into the Warden's office last night."

Bobby (deadpan):"...You're fucking kidding me."

Adrian (grinning):"Nah, man. I got the blueprints. Like, all of it. Facility layout, camera wiring, even shutoff zones."

Bobby (blinking):"Holy shit."

Adrian: "And I might've stolen his stun baton."

Bobby: "You're a dumbass... but a useful one."

Training Yard — Later

Adrian (panting, bruised):"Bro, I asked for combat lessons, not a beatdown!"

Bobby (smirking):"This is the lesson. You wanna survive? Stop being a punk."

Adrian: "You could've at least explained the part where you'd body slam me!"

Bobby: "Dude, I grew up in the hood. We don't do explanations — we do ass- whoopings."

Adrian:" I thought you'd at least threaten me with a gun first."

Bobby: "Fuck off."

Adrian: "No thank you. I'm not into you like that."

Bobby (laughing):"Smartass."

He put Adrian in a playful headlock and gave him a noogie.

Bobby: "You keep talking shit, I'll beat the sarcasm out of you."

Adrian (laughing):"I'd like to see you try."

They both laughed, faces bruised but smiling wide.

Next Days Later

Bobby (staring at the plan):"This is the dumbest shit I've ever heard."

Adrian (serious):"It's perfect. I get thrown in solitary near Cell 13. That puts me close enough to talk to Cassie. No alarms. No eyes."

Bobby: "Dude… that cell has no bed. No toilet. Cold-ass metal floor. They feed you soup and a slice of bread like it's the fucking 1800s."

Adrian (grinning):"I can handle it. If I can't survive that, then my name's not Adrian Zenith Ujiro Kenpachi Lucky."

Bobby: "What the actual fuck was that name?"

Adrian: "I made it up. Still sounds badass though."

Bobby (facepalming):"You're gonna die."

Adrian (confident):"Not today."

Later That Day – The Cafeteria

Adrian sat with Bobby at their table, halfway through a shitty lunch tray of unseasoned meat sludge, when a loud-mouthed inmate walked by and shoulder-checked him hard.

Inmate: "Watch it, rookie."

Adrian didn't even blink. He smirked, looked at Bobby, and whispered:

Adrian: "Welp. Showtime."

Adrian stood up, cracked his neck, and yelled after the guy.

Adrian: "Hey, dickhead. You bump into me or did your ego swing too wide?"

Inmate (turning back):"You got a fucking problem, string bean?"

Adrian (grinning):"Yeah, I got a problem. Your face offends my soul."

The guy charged.

Adrian ducked, kicked out the dude's knee, then sucker-punched him in the gut. A wild fight broke out instantly. Trays flew. Someone screamed "fight!" as Adrian hurled a spoon like a throwing knife and beaned another guy in the eye.

Bobby (eating calmly):"You are such a little shit."

Adrian (mid-fight):"I'm committing to the bit!"

Guards came rushing in with batons and tasers. Adrian didn't resist.

Guard 1:"That's it! Solitary! Two days!"

Adrian (grinning as he's dragged off):"Make it three, baby! I like the peace and quiet!"

Guard 2:"Shut the fuck up!"

Adrian: "You shut the fuck up!"

He was slammed against the wall, cuffed, and hauled away — smiling the whole time.

Adrian look at bobby with the face

You know what to do

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