Joao
As Abtik took to detailing his plan with his group, Joao followed his lead and did the same. He signed to them, grunting accompanying the hand movements, until he had explained to his followers what both they and Abtik''s group would be doing, and also that they were not to harm unarmed humans, by Abtik's orders. They all seemed to understand, enough for Joao to be satisfied. He took a moment to mentally prepare himself and after Abtik's group had gotten themselves out of the room, Joao roared with a sweep of his arm to make his point. He could hear the thundering of his group behind him as he galloped down the hallway, sure that his feet and knuckles had never hit the ground quite as hard as they were now. His actions had purpose, an end goal, and the others were depending on him to lead them to that goal. It was more power and responsibility than he'd ever had before, and although it should have been fairly overwhelming, he was only determined. Maybe it was the adrenaline coursing through him that made him feel more powerful than nervous, but whatever the case, he was grateful for it. It was what he needed right now, what his followers needed. All it would take for this to fall apart around them was a second of hesitation or unsurety.
The Bonobo's lips pulled back to expose a flash of white fangs at the first sight of a human. He was in the hallway, and as soon as he saw the charging group of Apes, he exclaimed and ducked off to one side. This allowed the Apes to run past him without difficulty, but many of them took it upon themselves to hiss or scream at him on their way by. Joao didn't reprimand it; afterall, was that harming? He didn't think so. Instead, he continued on, and the others followed him. They invaded the cafeteria within moments, humans still stunned from Abtik's escape scattered around the room. Now, they screamed in terror at the sight of so many more escaped Apes. Joao relished in their fear, and had to remind himself: no harm. That didn't stop him from yelling angrily at one of the humans, though, as he tore past them on the floor. Some of the other Apes leapt from table to table, their muscles both grateful and tired from being able to be used now. The humans were cowering, backing against the walls, and allowing the Apes through. It was a best case scenario.
That is, until a security guard stumbled into the room, his finger already on the trigger. Humans were not stupid, and Joao acknowledged this, begrudgingly. But he hadn't expected them to be able to pick out which Ape was leading the others. The gunshot was deafening in the enclosed room, and the pain in his shoulder was nearly paralyzing, but the bullet had only grazed his flesh. It was enough, though. This human was armed. This human was dangerous. Before Joao had fully whirled himself around, an Ape was already on the man. And another. Another. Joao snarled through his teeth and charged towards them as quickly as he could with his new injury. The other Apes were already pummeling him with fists and feet, some with teeth. He had already taken to covering his face and crying out, rather than continuing to fire his gun. The surrounding humans were screaming now and Joao would have enjoyed the sounds of it, had he not been so focused on revenge. The Chimpanzees backed off when Joao arrived, growling down at the unfortunate guard who had only been doing his job.
At first, Joao seemed unsure of what to do. His eyes flicked to the shining black object clutched into one of the man's hands. Even injured, Joao had enough strength to wrench the gun out of the man's hand. He held it in his own, breathing heavily as he ran his eyes over it, consideringly. He turned his focus to the terrified human, tears streaming down his face. Joao's face twisted into a grin at the sight of a human cowering powerlessly beneath him. But fortunately for the human, Joao didn't know how to operate a gun. Instead of shooting, he lifted his good arm and brought the object down onto the man's head as hard as he could, easily knocking him unconscious. The Apes hooted and hollered their support and excitement, and Joao placed the gun in his mouth - shooting side away from him, of course - and leapt off of the human. He would bring the weapon with him, but he had to get these Apes to safety before he could think about figuring out how to use it. Still, the absolute power surging through him was the best feeling he had ever experienced in his life...
With that, he lead them out of the cafeteria, following the hallway that Abtik had instructed.
Cozy
Frankly, Cozy was relieved that he would be in Abtik's group. He trusted Abtik's leadership much more than Joao's. Already, his allegiance was clear.
He listened to each of Abtik's instructions and readied himself for what was to come. He nearly forgot to breathe once he was actually out of the door, loose in a hallway for the first time since he'd arrived there. The tiling of the floor felt foreign under his feet, but he ignored the strange sensation as best he could and pressed on, doing his best to stay in the front lines, as close to Abtik as possible. He didn't want to be caught in the back if something were to happen. He clenched his teeth over the chain that he had to keep off of the ground to avoid tripping as he waited for Abtik to type in the correct series of buttons, something he had seen the humans do countless times without measure. The sight of an Ape doing it felt strange somewhere in his gut, but it was also empowering. Cozy felt a strange rush of pride, even. There had been a time in his life where he had wondered if he was a human, like his caretakers who had raised him. He had liked the idea at the time, until he had been given a mirror for the first time and he had realized quickly that he was something different. He hadn't known what he was, for a period of time. He had figured it out, of course, after he had been placed with other Chimpanzees. Even then, he hadn't been completely comfortable with the idea. But now? Now, he was proud to be what he was.
He nearly hesitated when the doors to the experimentation room opened, to reveal what they considered a torture chamber that they had visited entirely too many times. His heart was in his throat at the sight of the tables and the chairs, the equipment that had been used on him, but he knew he had to press on and ignore the fear and the memories. That was all over now, but only if he could focus. So, he followed Abtik. Through the room filled to the brim with terror, down a hallway that reeked of chemicals to the point of nearly making him feel nauseous. He didn't know how close they were to the crate room that Abtik had promised an escape route through, but he hoped they were getting there. He had seen plenty of the inside of the laboratory and all he wanted now was grass and trees and a life without humans. But the journey wouldn't be over when they reached the outside... They would have to get through the human jungle before they could find a forest to call their own. There were still many obstacles ahead.
The sounds of the other Apes alerted Cozy to the fact that Joao's group had caught up with them, to the doors that he assumed and hoped were the ones that would lead them into the crate room. But as soon as he laid eyes on Joao, some of the anticipation sunk and was replaced with a firm knot twisted into his intestines. Both the blood from his shoulder and the gun in his mouth told Cozy that this was a little more complicated than he had thought it would be. How would Abtik react to this?