Author's note:

Hello, again! I just want to say that I made a mistake in the prologue: Werner's murderer was Karel, who was disguised in Eckhart, sooo I failed XDD. Anyways, enjoy the chapter!

DISCLAIMER: Tomb Raider belongs to Crystal Dynamics, but the previous owner was Core Design, and you know the rest of story.

Chapter 2: Sudden attack

DoppelGanger stood in front of Lara. She looked as same as the last time when she saw her.

„I told you to stop bothering me." Lara said coldly.

„Well, I wouldn't if you weren't in danger." DoppelGanger replied.

„Danger? Hmph! As if there was someone who wants me dead. Well, except the James Rutland, but that's another story."

„Well, this isn''t just someone unimportant-„ DoppelGanger wanted to say, but Lara interrupted her.

„Spare me, you will tell me everything tommorow, I'M SLEEPY NOW."

„Lara, it can't wait tommorow!"

„Yes it can."

Just as Lara turned around and opened the door, DoppelGanger shouted out:

„Lara, Natla isn't dead!"

Lara stopped. That name was the only thing she would rather not hear at the moment.

„Come again?" DoppelGanger came close.

„Natla isn't dea-„

Her words were again interrupted, this time by Lara's punch in her face.

„I told you to KILL HER! DON'T TELL ME YOU'VE SPARED HER!"

DoppelGanger could not answer. She was covering her nose to stop it from bleeding, beacuse of her hard punch. Lara then came to her senses.

„Oh, I-I'm sorry... I-i'll just go back... in", said Lara, and then went inside really quickly.

Lara was in her bedroom. She was dressed in a blue nightgown with long sleeves, the one she always liked to wear. Then, Lara turned off the lights, and crawled inside her bed.

She couldn't sleep. She was just thinking about that meeting with DoppelGanger. How did Natla survive? Did she survive? Will Dopp be allright? Did I just seriously called her Dopp?

Just as she was sorting these toughts in hear head, Lara heard a loud noise. Normally, loud sounds didn't really disturb her, but this one sounded wierd. So she decided to check out the situation.

At first, she ran to the door, but then Lara decided to takeextra measures. She turned around, and saw a weapon locker near her bed. Lara remembered instantly what was in, so she ran there and grabed a shotgun, loads and loads of bullets, and some medikits. Now she was ready.

It turns out, mercenaries broke in, and now they were holding captive of Zip and Winston.

„Where is the woman!" the leader of the operation asked.

„Yeah, like I'm going to tell you.", Zip answered.

„May I remind you, that I brought 50 of my men along, and they can do whatever I want them to do if I don't get what I want?" leader replied.

„... she's up there.", showed Zip, after realizing the situation they were in.

Leader sent one of his men to Lara's bedroom. The mercenary went in. Suddenly, a loud noise was heard, as if shotgun was fired. Zip and Winston turned around to see what was going on. They saw door fleeing away, and Lara, too! She wasn't hurt, but they also noticed Lara carrying a shotgun, and covered in little bit of blood.

„FIRE!" said the leader.

Soon, 10 men, who were in, began to shoot at Lara. Lara realised her situation on time, so she ran, covering her head with her hands. Some men fired in her legs, convinced she will fall down, but Lara started to wallrun to avoid the bullets. She wallrunned until she got a clear shot of a group, so she jumped off the wall and fired her shotgun. She got them all, mostly killing them by blowing their head off. Lara made a sommersault in the air, as she landed in front of the leader. She wanted a few answers from him, so she aimed for his lower area, and squized the trigger. The bullet blew up the guy's leg, and blood was spewing from it rapidly. „Great, my nightgown is ruined." Lara said to herself, ignoring the man's painful screams. But she knew a lot of mercenaries were outside, as they all came in. Lara realized she was overpowered, so she raised her hands in the air.

But all of a sudden, the lights went out. Lara could hear screams of teroor and shock, as if someone was killing them all. Lara could do nothing but get down, until it was safe. Moment later, lights turned back on. Lara raised her head up to check out the situation. She saw DoppelGanger, standing in the middle of the hall, carrying a sword.

„I should've left you right there beacuse you punched me, buut I guess that wouldn't be a smart choice."

„Where did you get that sword?" Lara asked.

„I stole it from your mansion that's beeing rebuilt." Answered DoppelGanger, giving the sword back.

Lara turned around: „Zip, Winston, I want you to go back to your rooms. I need some time alone."

Afer they went back to their rooms, Lara came closer to Doppel.

„What happened? How is she alive? I tought you killed her!"

„When you ordered me to kill her, I was running as fast as I could. You see, Natla had a hidden device that could allow her to regenerate. I tought I would get there before it's over, but it looks like I was wrong..." DoppelGanger looked down.

Lara puts her hand on her shoulder „Don't worry. We'll just have to deal with her once more."

END OF CHAPTER