Triggered Memories

As I was selecting the characters I noticed Alister's name is spelled 'Allister' - now I'm just going to keep it as Alister for now but in my future fanfic's is they are Tomb Raider I will make sure it is Allister.

I am currently working on a LaraxAlex one shot from the Reboot but it keeps on going wrong so I've quickly wrote this for the moment.

Can be LaraxAlex or LaraxAllister if you choose it to be.

R&R please :)

Lara sat there in despair as the flames roar around her, Alister's dead body lying in front of her, a pool of blood forming around him. Fortunately, the flames have not yet reached close enough to choke Lara; she still has time to get out.

"Damn it," Lara swears under her breath, déjà vu overwhelming her of another time that involved an explosion.

"I'm not gonna make it out of here, Lara," Alex says in a broken voice, his leg has been pinned under a fallen pipe. "Take the tools."

"Not without you," Lara says in attempt to sound determined but only to sound equally broken.

"How often does a guy like me get to be the hero?" Alex asks before an islander runs above them and shoots down. Lara lets out a scream and attempts to cover herself as Alex shoots his pistol.

Thrusting the tools towards Lara, they pant as a one of the islander shouts: "Nowhere to run!"

"The others are counting on us," Alex states as bullets rain over them, "Go!"

Lara shakes her head as Alex stares at her before saying in a stronger voice, "Now."

Feeling defeated Lara grasps the tool before leaning over and kissing Alex on the cheek, she stands up and runs as the islanders attempt to shoot at her. Behind her, Alex lets out a couple of shots.

Running out of the ship engine room, Lara seals the door shut and stands there. Inside the room, Alex twists his body towards a container which is leaking gas and aims his gun. He shoots and a moment later, the room explodes.

"ALEX!" Lara screams as sobs tremble through her.

I had failed them and now I have failed you, Lara thinks.

Anger and determination begins to course through Lara as she stands up, grabs Alister's body, and gently throws him over her shoulder. She begins to walk out of the mansion.

Outside is Zip and Winston, as Lara reaches them she gently drops Alister's body onto the ground.

"No…" Zip says. Winston checks for Alister's pulse and shakes his head at Zip as he finds none. "What the hell was that thing?"

"I've only seen something like it once before; a doppelgänger that Natla sent after me years ago. That one didn't have a mind of its own…" Lara answers, disgust laced through her tone.

"But how could Natla have sent it if she is Amanda's prisoner?" Winston asks confused.

Lara turns away as she answers, "They're a team of sorts now; Amanda and Natla, her pet Atlantean God."

Zip throws his arms out, "What are we going to do?"

"After I deal with the authorities: I'm going to Southern Mexico to retrieve Thor's Belt," Lara answers as she paces.

"What?" Zip asks in disbelief, "Alister's dead and it's just 'business as usual?'"

Lara turns to Zip and walks towards him, she states with venom in her tone, "I need Thor's Belt to get his hammer, and I need the hammer to kill a God."

Walking away from her dumbfounded friends Lara stalks towards the sirens with one thought running through her mind: I may have failed them, Alister, but I swear I will avenge you.