A/n: here is Chapter two of my story.
Enjoy.
Chapter two
Too late?
When the helicopter finally arrived they loaded up the unconscious man and the girl who was finally getting warm.
After they loaded them up they searched the area for a two-mile radius for Ben, but so far no luck.
That was twenty minutes ago.
It was just a desert plain for as long as the eye could see and the helicopter had been running for a while now.
"We've got to go or we won't have enough fuel to get back." The pilot said.
"Anything guys?" Kevin asked.
"Negative." Came the response.
Kevin was about to give up when something on his HUD caught his attention.
It was a door.
"I got something here."
Anakin and Ty made it over just as Kevin was removing the twigs and dirt covering the door.
"Interesting. You think Ben went down there?" Ty asked.
"Probably not since it was still covered up." Kevin said, "But since it's close to the house we need to check it out anyway could be more people down there."
"And Ben could have found another way in." Anakin said.
"True."
"Chopper, we found another door. Could be more people or Ben could be down there."
"Relaying message to HQ. Stand by for orders."
"Roger that."
Kevin and the others finished uncovering the door while they waited.
"HQ says to proceed, but I'm leaving. Extraction is in 0200 hours. Good luck!" The chopper took off to HQ and soon the sound of the helicopter got softer and softer till it was non-existent.
"Ok, guys ready."
"Yep."
"Yeah."
Kevin opened the door and they headed into a dimly lit long hallway.
"This is nice." Ty said sarcastically.
"Cut the chatter."
Two minutes later they arrived at another door leading up.
"Ready?"
They nodded and Kevin slowly opened the door and they rushed in.
The room was empty. There was a door to the right and up ahead.
"Ty stay here. Anakin take the door on the right, I'll take the one up ahead." Kevin said.
He approached the door and knelt down taking out his snake cam.
"I've got three guys."
Kevin looked through his snake cam and saw five. Three of them were sitting around the table guns on the table, one on the computer with a gun in his holster and the fifth guy was on the phone, gun also in his holster.
"Ok, Anakin see the guys at the table?"
"Yeah."
"All three of them?"
"Yep."
So, he couldn't see the guy on the phone or the guy on the computer. By just blinking, he marked which guys he need to take out on his HUD.
"On my Mark. Ty watch our backs."
"Roger."
"Three…"
The guy on the phone wasn't having a happy conversation.
"Two…"
He got off his phone and was saying something to the other guys.
"One..."
The guy on the computer shouted and said something about intruders.
"Mark!"
Kevin kicked the door off its hinges and it hit the guy who was on the phone knocking him unconscious. The Three men at the table picked up the guns, but three bullets from Anakin silenced them. The guy at the computer just put up his hands and didn't move.
Kevin grabbed his gun and threw onto the table.
Kevin looked at the computer and it was showing video of Anakin, Ty, and Kevin entering the other building rescuing Kaci.
"Talk about a slow connection. You should get that fixed."
Ty came in cuffed him and the unconscious guy.
Kevin looked at his watch an hour and 30 minutes to go.
"Is anyone else here?" Kevin asked the man."
"Yes, two upstairs. They're interrogating some man who stumbled in here a little while ago.
"Ben!" Ty said.
Kevin hit the man with the butt of his gun knocking him unconscious.
"Let's go guys."
The three of them searched the building till they found the stairs and headed up there was just two rooms and one of them was closed.
"I got this."
Kevin kicked the door in and two men standing in the room had their backs to him turned around to bring their guns on him, but Kevin was already ready. He put three bullets into each of them and they fell down dead.
Anakin rushed in and freed Ben who was tied to a chair and badly bruised.
"How is he?" Kevin asked.
Ty checked a pulse and smiled weakly.
"Barely has a pulse. We need to get him out of here now."
Kevin nodded
"HQ this Alpha two, we have an emergency code blue! Repeat code blue! Request extraction immediately."
Silence.
"Damn it!"
"Alpha two this is HQ. We read your code Blue. Emergency extraction is in route. ETA: ten minutes."
"Roger that command."
"What did they say?" Ty said.
"They'll get in ten minutes."
"But what if that's too late?"
"Let's hope not."
7 months earlier…
April 7, 2007. 11:34 A.M.
Kevin sat around in his house and was watching T.V when he heard the phone ring. A few minutes later his mom walked and gave him the phone.
"Who is it?" he asked taking the phone.
"Holly." She smiled and left.
Kevin closed his door and answered the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hey."
"Hey, I thought you were going to hang out with your friends?"
"I was, but I don't feel so good."
"I'm sorry; do you want me to bring you some soup?"
"Yes, that would be nice."
"Ok, so I'll make you some soup and bring it over."
"Sounds good."
"See ya in a few."
"Bye."
Kevin put the phone down and went to make some soup and then head over to Holly's house.
Kevin arrived at Holly's house thirty minutes later soup in hand. Kevin knocked on the door and Holly's mom answered.
"Hello." Kevin said.
"Holly is in her room." She said and she went into the kitchen.
That was odd, she usually asked how I'm doing and chatters me until Holly rescues me.
Kevin thought. Maybe it is because Holly is sick. I hope she doesn't think I got her sick. I haven't been sick in forever.
Kevin walked up the stairs to Holly's room and knocked on the door.
"Come on in."
Kevin opened the door and saw that Holly was still in her PJs lying on her bed.
"Hey girl, I brought soup." Kevin said indicating the container he was carrying.
"I'll have some in a bit. You can just put it in the kitchen."
"All right, I'll be right back."
Kevin headed downstairs and into the kitchen where Holly's mother was.
"She doesn't want it right now." He put the soup on the counter and smiled.
Holly's mom didn't even look at him.
As Kevin headed back up the stairs he heard the backdoor open and a voice.
"Now what did you say?" a man's voice, her father probably, said.
"You know what I said." Her mom said.
"How?"
"I don't know."
Kevin entered Holly's room and sat down next to her.
"You okay?" he asked
"I think I'll be ok."
"Good." Kevin smiled.
Holly didn't smile back
"What's wrong?"
"I'm late."
"Late for what?"
"My period."
"Ok and?"
"How are you not getting this?" She said as she sat up.
Kevin looked at her puzzled and then it hit him like a ton of bricks.
"Oh! You mean…"
"Yes."
"Oh! Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"Positive?"
"Yes. I checked four times."
"Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit!" Kevin paced the room as he cussed.
"What do we do?" Kevin asked. Then it hit him why her mother wasn't friendly.
"Your parents know?"
"Yes." She replied. "And I don't know what to do. I know I'm going to the doctor tomorrow."
"Umm. Ok… I'm dead."
"You're dead? What about me?"
"They can't kill you; they'd be killing two people, so they'll just go with me where it's only just one."
"I see."
Kevin stopped pacing and faced Holly. He took a deep breath and let it out.
"Ok, I'm here."
"Huh?"
"What ever you decide to do I'm here for you."
Holly smiled weakly.
"Thanks Kevin."
Present day…
November 29, 2007. 6:29 P.M.
"Chopper is almost here!" Ty said. Anakin and Kevin both carried Ben outside and then Anakin went back and grabbed the two men they had cuffed.
"Good. I don't know how much longer he can last without medical help."
The chopper was in sight heading towards them.
"Thank God!"
"Alpha two this is Chopper Delta. Please confirm position."
Kevin grabbed a green smoke can and pulled the pin out before tossing it slightly.
The green smoke went up into the air.
"Roger that Alpha two, position confirmed. Please advise, enemy also knows your position. This is going to be a fast extraction."
"Delta, do you have medical support aboard?"
"Affirmative, Alpha two."
Kevin smiled. Ben was going to be ok.
The chopper finally arrived and set down two men got out and Kevin helped them with Ben, while Anakin and Ty grabbed the two unconscious guys.
"HQ, this is Chopper Delta, I have the package and heading home."
"Roger that Delta. Please advise, Enemy troops are in route fast. ETA one minute."
"Roger that."
The pilot turned around.
"We good?"
Kevin gave him the thumbs up.
The helicopter slowly rose into the air and away into the distance.
"How is he?" Kevin asked the medic.
"He is pretty beat up. He's lost lots of Blood and his left lung is on the verge of collapsing."
"How…"
"He was shot."
"I didn't know."
"Because they patched it up so we wouldn't know."
Alarms went off and Kevin looked at the monitors.
"Left lung collapsed." Said the other medic.
"Damn it!" Kevin said.
"Sorry, I'm gonna have to ask you to give me some room."
Kevin backed up and sat down next to Anakin and Ty and watched as the two medic operated on Ben right there in flight.
After ten minutes Kevin saw what he dreaded, the flat-line. The doctor turned his head and looked at his watch.
"Time of death 17:39 hours"
Kevin hung his head and everyone was quiet the rest of the way home