Ok so this is chapter two, hope it's not too crappy. :) Thank you to all those who reviewed, favorited or just read my story.
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Running quickly through the hot sand, a young girl with dark red hair followed her allies as they took their positions behind a broken wall. Skidding to a stop the young girl dropped on her knees beside a man in his early twenty's "So what did I miss?" She asked lightly despite the raging army of Turks that was quickly approaching.
"Oh, not much," The blue eyed man answered truthfully only to see their commander gallop away.
"Coward." The girl mumbled, her eyes narrowing in distaste at their leaders retreating figure.
"You never know," a man with a skinny neck and dark eyes whispered shakily "He could've been promoted."
The red-head snorted "Yeah Beni, he got a promotion in the middle of the desert, in an ancient city that most people don't even know exist. That's believable."
Rolling his eyes at his friend's argument the brown haired man glanced around and noticed that many of his fellow soldiers were looking rather restless. "Hold your ground!" He ordered praying that it would be enough to keep them from shooting before he gave the command.
Hearing the order the young girl looked away from Beni and focused on the approaching army letting out a single breath in hopes that it would help calm her nerves. It didn't work too well, but she wasn't about to admit that.
"Steady!" Her friend called out again before turning to Beni "You're with us on this one right?"
"Oh," The man known as Beni replied nervously "Your strength gives me strength."
Quickly glancing at the scrawny man, the red-head raised an eyebrow in disbelief "Really? Isn't that what you told me and Rick right before the bank job."
Beni shot the girl a glare "Yes, and I had the courage to do it."
"You ran off before we could even board the plane!" The girl argued furiously only to have the man, otherwise known as Rick tell them angrily:
"Ginny! Beni! If you two don't shut it we're all gonna be dead!"
Sure enough he was right; at least a hundred angry Turkish soldiers on horseback were making their way towards the buried city with their guns raised, each wearing an expression of vicious anger as they drew closer. Grabbing her gun from where she'd left it, the red-head aimed it at the approaching army with a small frown as she heard the small whispers of different prayers coming from the lips of the men around her. Blocking out the noise Ginny waited for the signal restlessly as the Turks came even closer to the wall. They were even closer now, so close that merely four meters stood between them and the wall, gripping the gun harder so that it almost hurt Ginny glanced once at Rick, making sure that she hadn't missed it. Three meters, three and a half…come on Rick! What are you waiting for?
"Ah!" Benny whimpered bringing Ginny out of her thoughts just as he dropped his gun and made a run for it.
Hearing his friend's departure as well Rick turned around "Beni! Beni! Ugh!" The blue eyed man hissed earning himself a laugh from his young friend.
"Knew it," She told him smugly before turning back to the army so that she could ignore his infuriated gaze. That didn't work out so well, "Holy shit…" The young girl gasped as she realized just how close the army was.
Thankfully Rick seemed to notice that as well, "Fire!" Rick bellowed, his command quickly being drowned out by the sound of gunshots as the men who had already been prepared to shot even if the order had not been given began firing at the enemy. At first it seemed to be going well for the two friends as they saw Turk after Turk fall off their steeds and onto the hot yellow sand, but when the army reached the wall Ginny and Rick found themselves separated by the fight that may very well be their last.
Shooting furiously into the crowd of Turks, Ginny watched as some of Rick's own men fell with holes in their chests. Some of them she knew only too well, others she didn't even know their name. But she did know that they had served well and that knowledge was enough to make her angry at their fall.
"Come on!" She screamed recklessly, her voice being drowned out by the sounds of war "You bastards! Come on and fight!"
Despite the screams and gunshots going off, one Turk managed to hear this challenge and turned towards her, galloping at full speed. Seeing the enemy charging towards her Ginny began shooting once more as she backed up only to miss him every single shot. You've got to be joking! The red-head thought in frustration and slight fear as the Turk drew even closer. Dropping her gun Ginny reached for her extra shot-gun tucked into her belt, but before she could pull it out the Turk reached her. Swiping at her with his sword the solider grinned wildly as his blade caught her shoulder, ripping her shirt and creating a long cut along the length of it as Ginny tried to doge the weapon.
Letting out a hiss of pain Ginny quickly touched her shoulder as the Turk came around only to find her hand covered with her own crimson blood. Swearing furiously the teenager managed to roll out of the way just as the Turk charged her again; turning his horse so that he faced her, the Turk dismounted and pulled out his gun as Ginny tried to get up from the hot ground. Pushing her back onto sand with his foot, the solider smiled cruelly once more exposing his yellow teeth.
"What a shame to waste such a pretty face," He cooed before aiming his gun at her head.
Suddenly a bunch of frantic Turkish soldiers appeared from behind one of the fallen columns and galloped away from the ancient city distracting the solider in till he heard a gunshot and felt a blistering pain in his chest. Turning back to the girl in shock, the Turk glanced down to find that she held a smoking pistol in her hand.
"Here's a tip, next time you're about to kill someone don't turn your back in till you know they're dead." The girl told him with a smirk just before he fell forward.
Rolling out of the way Ginny jumped to her feet and quickly dusted herself off in distaste only to look around to find herself alone in the city of the dead. Well, at least she thought she was; "Ginny!" A familiar voice cried in disbelief "You're alive!"
Spinning around Ginny found herself face to face with a dirty but otherwise unhurt Rick, "Don't act so surprise!" She laughed as the older man encased her in a hug "Anyway, never mind about me, what happened to you?"
The moment she said those words the smile melted off Rick's face as he glanced around uneasily "I think we should get out of here."
Ginny frowned "Why?"
"I don't know," Rick admitted "But something about this place gives me the creeps."
The red head nodded "Alright then, we do we go?"
"Into the desert," The man answered simply making the girl frown in confusion.
"Ok Rick, did you whack your head on the way here or something?" The girl asked worriedly quickly taking his face in her hands and turning it to search for any blood or bumps.
"No, just trust me alright?" Rick told her impatiently, removing her hands from his face and leading her outside the city still looking around as though he expected something to jump out at them at any minute.
Realizing just how freaked out her older friend was Ginny went without further argument, Why is he so freaked out? Rick has never been this spooked before, unless, no it couldn't be… Quickly glancing over her shoulder Ginny saw something she thought that she would never see. There, right in front of the city was a sinkhole in the shape of a face with its mouth open in a roar of frustration.
Turning back toward the vast desert the girl's expression turned grim just as Rick spoke once more, "What are those guys doing up there?"
Following her friends gaze the girl saw what he'd been talking about, five men all on horseback were standing atop of a cliff and they all seemed to be looking straight at them. "I don't know Rick," The girl answered nervously tugging on her friends arm to get him moving again "But I think you're right. Let's get out of here."
With that the girl fixed her blue/gray eyes back on the desert.
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