"Okay." Gabe finally took his hands away from his face, at least a semblance of a plan finally formed in his mind. "Okay, here's what we're gonna do- fuck!"
He couldn't control himself anymore when he saw Alonso kick a hole in the floor of their carriage-prison.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?!"
Alonso didn't even look at him, but continued to kick down the planks until he could get his whole foot out. Then he sent Gabe a triumphant - terrifying, in their current situation - smile and with all his strength kicked the back wheels axle.
The pole snapped, the cart skidded to one side and Gabe crashed into Alonso, knocking them both against the wall. And if he hadn't already accidentally hit him in the head, he'd definitely do it on purpose.
Alonso seemed to understand that, seeing Gabe's furious gaze and really wished his face wasn't currently smushed into his own. He did also start to question if maybe his idea wasn't so good after all.
As if in an answer to the unspoken threat, the cart jumped one more time when the wheel completely fell off and dropped on one side to the ground.
Gabe and Alonso looked at it in disbelief.
Two thugs on horseback looked at them back, in similar disbelief.
"Fuck it," Gabe whispered breathlessly and jumped out of the carriage, dragging Alonso behind him.
They hit the ground and ran, Alonso stumbling and complaining, but following nonetheless.
"What are you two idiots staring at, get'em!"
Alonso turned in time to see the two thugs shake off the shock and rush their horses. His terrified scream however was cut short by another yank from Gabe, dragging him into the forest by the side of the road.
"What are you- It's- Getting lost in the jungle isn't much better than getting kidnapped, Gabe!" he shouted when he finally spat the leaves out of his mouth.
"It's better than getting trampled!"
"They wouldn't do that! We're valuable prisoners! Or at least I am." They had to slow down to push through the thicket which unfortunately gave Alonso the time to catch his breath.
The voices behind them got louder. Their pursuers must've gotten off their horses and followed them.
"Gah, they're catching up on us! Can't you go any faster?" Alonso picked up the pace and was basically breathing down Gabe's neck now. For a moment Gabe considered just letting him get recaptured.
"They wouldn't be so close, if you didn't give out our position with your babbling."
"What does it matterrr," Alonso groaned, since Gabe couldn't see him roll his eyes. "I see a path to the left, we're gonna go much faster in that direction."
They could split up. It was tempting.
"Nope." He turned around and grabbed Alonso by his collar, pulling him again behind him. Elena would probably kill him if he let him get killed.
"Will you stop doing this-!" The prince slapped his hand off. "Why does it matter?! We're walking aimlessly anyway!"
"We're not." Gabe let the next branch hit Alonso in the face. "And we're almost..."
His voice trailed off as they stumbled into a clearing. After a few meters of high grass the ground ended abruptly in a low cliff and fell into a wide river.
"This has been your genius plan?" Alonso huffed and slowly clapped his hands. "Good job general, now we don't have anywhere to run."
"We do." Gabe walked to the cliff. Alonso followed him before his hand once again could reach for his collar. "I hope you can swim?"
Alonso glanced at the river. It wasn't a raging mountain torrent, luckily, but the thought of entering an unknown body of water with no preparation (and without his swimsuit!) still filled him with dread. A chill ran down his spine. He hid it under a scoff.
"Why would I need to? The only time I go on water is in my yacht, of course I don't swim."
That's when the thugs entered the clearing.
Gabe turned to Alonso and it was finally his turn to smile triumphantly - and it filled Alonso with terror.
"Then it's time you learned!"
He tackled Alonso into the river.
If Alonso drowns now, that's on him
Thank you for the request! Can you believe this duo has actually been on my mind lately?
