Chapter 121 Close Call (1/2)

Kyle brought his leg back down and studied the small opening. He judged the distance and sprung forward, effectively latching onto the opening with his fingers. He made the opening bigger. Using the forward momentum, he brought his hand to the other side of the panel.

Thus, he was now hanging on to the panel by holding on to its two sides of the panel. Gravity helped pulled the panel down, and just like Edward said, it slid in front like how a drawer slides open when you pulled it. Kyle found himself sliding foward in the direction of the lift door.

Once it was fully opened, Kyle switched his hands position. So now, he was facing the back of the lift with the lift door behind him. He brought up his legs into the opening that was the same size as the panel. He spread his legs wide open so that his feet could hook onto the sides of the panel.

So now, he was U shaped. Hands on the sliding panel that had opened and his legs in the panel opening.He released his grips on the panel and hung upside down before bringing himself up again, his head just at the entrance of the opening.

It wasn't over yet.

He had only managed to open the ceiling panel, not the opening of the lift itself. Kyle was now looking at the keyhole and studying it. He reached back to his back pocket and took out his wallet. He then opened a secret compartment and a lock pick set was revealed.

In truth, the wallet was never really a wallet, but a lock pick set. The card compartments were in front but in the area where the bills would be kept, was actually the lock pick set. Only a few bills were placed to hide the hidden compartment.

Choosing the correct tool, Kyle set to work.

.:*・°☆...:*・ TEAM ZERO HQ .:*・°☆...:*・

Xing Han, Ali, and Sam were watching the laptop screen with unblinking eyes. They were watching it, but they couldn't quite believe it. Each laptop had different things being shown but there was one thing that was the same: the inside of a lift that had Kyle in it.

No, not Kyle. BatKyle. He was hanging upside down like a bat. No, change that. He's now Pretzel Kyle.

”Is he doing what I think he's doing?” whispered Xing Han.

”Yes, he's picking the lock,” answered Ali.

”Oh. Then it's not what I was thinking then,” said Xing Han.

Ali turned to look at Xing Han in surprise, actually taking his eyes off the show in front of him, ”Then what on EARTH did you think he was doing?”

”I dunno,” Xing Han said, ”He looked like he was trying to put money into the ceiling. You know, like when you pay for parking tickets.”

Now it was Sam who turned to look at Xing Han.

”W-what?” Xing Han spluttered, looking indignant, ”He took out his wallet and started poking the ceiling. What was I supposed to think?”

Ali patted Xing Han on the shoulder, ”Your innocence is truly cute, Xing Han.”

”Like I said,” Sam stated, ”Opposites attract.”

”Look! He's out!!” Xing Han said excitedly, completely forgetting whatever they were saying. He didn't know what was going on but from the way Team Zero was acting, it was serious. So he didn't want to ask anything until it was all over.

”Subject has gone dark” Zero said.

.:*・°☆...:*・ KYLE .:*・°☆...:*・

Kyle breathes a sigh of relief once he managed to unlock the panel. Pushing it open, he climbed through. He then reached back into the lift, closing the sliding panel so that the ceiling of the lift was secured again. He then closed the opening, not bothering to lock it back. All the while, he made sure to wipe the opening with his tie, to ensure that he did not leave any fingerprints behind.

Standing up on top of the lift, Kyle held onto the cable as he looked around. There were no security cameras here, so no one could see what was happening. He noted that the lift was stuck between two floors, so he quickly made a running jump to the closest ledge.

He didn't want to stay on the lift longer than necessary.

At the precise moment that he was about to kick himself off the lift, the lift jerked suddenly and fell.

The sudden jerk and drop at his foot made him stumble and affected his momentum forward.* Kyle felt a sharp pain at his ankle as his foot twisted a bit. The whole thing had happened so unexpectedly and suddenly that Kyle had no time to adjust the speed and force of his jump.

So, instead of landing accurately on the landing, he hit the wall that was just below the landing he had been aiming for. His forehead hit the hard wall, making him see stars. Despite the unexpected jolt and smash, Kyle still managed to grab onto the ledge itself.

His head felt like it had split open, he was dizzy and his ears were ringing. The fact that he was even hanging on was not due to any conscious effort but his body's natural reaction after years of training. His hands latched out from muscle memory, his body instinctively knowing that it must not let go.

[KYLE! KYLE!!]