“Can you get us out of here?” the mad scientist asked.
“Um, I’m checking.” Toby closed his eyes, focusing hard on searching the memories of all the angels that came before him. To his delight, one of his predecessors had known of the secret portal leading to and from Hell. “Okay, follow me.”
Ully obeyed. They crept through the hallways, avoiding any that seemed crowded. Toby followed the directions he saw in his memories and led them to a small chamber near the center of the fortress. They entered and closed the door, seeing the open portal hovering in the middle. He took Ully’s hand, and they stepped into it.
“We’re going to Mama?” Toby asked as they walked towards a glowing portal.
“Yeah. We’ll probably get in trouble for this. Can you find her?”
“We’ll have to see.”
“Do you have any more angel superpowers?”
“Not yet,” Toby said with a sigh. He ran ahead of Ully through the place between worlds and the portal to the underworld. “Hurry, Ully!” He let out a whoop as he emerged into the underworld. “We’re here, Ully.”
“Eh, I kinda prefer the other world,” the scientist said, looking around.
Toby darted into the jungle, knowing they had little time, and that he had to find his human before anything else bad happened to her. He didn’t know where the demon with her wanted to take her, but he knew where anyone leaving the underworld would go to escape.
“Toby, wait!” Ully called.
Toby slowed until he caught up then darted ahead again.
“Do you know where you’re going?” Ully demanded and snatched his shoulder.
“Ow,” Toby muttered. Ully’s fingers dug into his shoulder. The Immortal didn’t look as if he had that amount of strength in him. “I sense her this way.”
“I think we have a better chance if we go to Death’s fortress.”
“No. Because then we can’t beat Death to her.”
“But if Death already has her, then –“
“Then it’s too late. We have to go this way,” Toby said and pulled away. “Trust me.”
When Ully didn’t follow, Toby turned to beckon him forward. The scientist looked in the direction of where Toby’s angel memories told him the fortress was. Grudgingly, the Immortal followed him.