Kofi clenched her teeth tightly as she felt a bullet graze her hand. It was so close, she was starting to think she'd lost a finger. Dylan groaned in annoyance as he moved closer to the stem of his tree, " I'm running out of tree here ".
Chase looked up and gasped, " They got Peach ". They looked up and saw her throw the other fan and get shot just as quickly. Without much thought, they started climbing in her direction.
Dylan nearly fell as the branch he landed on gave way from all the bullet holes in it. Chase managed to grab him by the hoodie but burned his hand, trying to keep them from falling.
" Are you guys okay "? Dylan nodded, " Yeah, just get Peach ". Chase shook his head with a smile, " Easy for you to say, you're not the one with splinters ". Kofi looked up and was surprised, Peach had fallen from her tree.
And the mist was coming down too. She looked beneath her at the ground and gritted her teeth, " What do I do? That fall could kill her ". Whiskers used his soft paw to touch her forehead, " Calm down, I'll help the boys. You think of something ".
She nodded and they split. She jumped faster, not minding the splitting headache that already overcame her. " Why am I even doing this? Do I really care whether she lives or not "?
She found herself acting without thinking as she jumped off the branch and caught her. Just as she reached the next tree, she felt a bullet in her back. Falling forward, she scraped her hand on the bark and turned, falling backwards, " Shit ".
She tried to think of something as she free fell, still holding Peach close to her chest and using her back to shield her from the leaves and branches, but nothing came to mind. In fact, she was beginning to feel the burning sensation Peach had warned her about.
She screamed out, another bullet finding it's place in the back of her thigh " Today is definitely not a good day to die " [ Think Kofi. Think ] and it suddenly came to mind. " Please work ".
She'd been at a store yesterday and they sold mattresses, it was the softest thing she could never imagine sleeping on and she'd bought more than a few. If the bullets didn't get to them first, the ground definitely would.
She closed her eyes tightly as she beared the scratches causes by the small twigs and sticks around the leaves. She suddenly opened her eyes, " Mattress " and the mattress landed on the ground before they did.
Bouncing on the thing, she laughed hysterically as she put her head down, " We're alive? We're alive "!Her celebration was short lived as she heard guns being loaded. Though some of them had been taken out by Peach's potion, it was far from enough.
She couldn't fight anymore, her body hurt too much [ Awn. But life was just getting better ] When the bullets never came, she realized they weren't planning on shooting. She even heard one call out, " Boss has the Atrotar jade. Fall back now ".
Kofi frowned as she heard rustling and when she opened her eyes again, they were gone. She looked around in a daze and fell back into it, pushing Peach aside " I guess I'm not dying today ".
She looked up and saw Whiskers in his large animal form, carrying Chase and Dylan on his back as they came down. Chase had taken a bullet to the leg while Dylan had taken one to the side.
Whiskers threw them on to the mattress with a thud and the two looked at Kofi. Dylan had a slight smirk on his face, " I'm not even gonna question why there's a mattress here ". Chase shook his head, his body slightly burning " What now "?
Kofi turned, looking at Whiskers who was back to his usual size and smiled, " Let's just lay here for a while ".[ I'm never gonna risk my life for anyone again ]
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Jubilee and the others were worried by the sound of bullets and it seemed to be in rapid fire. Charles shook his head, " Sure Dylan's still in one piece "? Cassie shook her head, fighting back tears " He has to be, I wouldn't be able to live with myself if he wasn't ".
Dexter pursed his lips as he continued to run despite the ache in his legs [ Its not just your fault Cassie ] Hawk glanced back at the kids and looked at Bryan [ It's very unlikely those kids were able to survive this....but Bryan won't hear of it ]
Byran clenched his fists, " I'd like to believe their fine Hawk. Just stop looking at me like that ". Hawk nodded as he took his walkie talkie which vibrated, " Did you see the white smoke too "?
The breathy tone on the other side was a bit unsure and he nodded, " Yeah, why "? She heaved a sigh of relief, " My goodness, I thought I was beginning to see things again ".
Byran suddenly held Hawk's hand, yelling into the device " What took you so long "? There was silence then a very serious tone, " Are you talking to me Byran "? He suddenly lowered his tone, " Not at all sweetie ".
Hawk rolled his eyes as he took back the walkie talkie, " We can do this later. Just get the helicopter to their location ". Cassie smiled slightly, " He's alive ". Charles shook his head, " He could be dead. What if it's one of his teammates "?
Dexter and Jubilee frowned, giving him a beating as they yelled " Stop talking "!