Gaara Gets Rescued

It's been three days. The three girls have been stuck in a cave, all tied up for three looong days.

It's practically hell for them.

Maxine was bored. When she's bored, she annoys. Hikari is annoyed. When she's annoyed, she starts ranting. Cho was deaf. Need I say anymore?

Hikari growled under her breath. The three girls had not been fed for three whole days. Damn. Anger was taking over… Any second now, any second now…

"Ahhhhhh!" Hikari screamed. As per usual. But what wasn't usual about her scream this time was the bolt of lightning that came with it.

That bolt of lightning just happened to cut through the rope holding them together. Talk about coincidence and luck. Hikari stopped screaming at that moment and looked at the rope in surprise. Cho's hearing miraculously came back too! Okay, it wasn't really gone in the first place… Maxine was smiling brightly, though I don't think that was because of the lightning.

"Pretty light…" Maxine said. Okay, maybe it was.

Hikari and Cho stood up and looked around, checking to see if there was anyone spying on them. Maxine was on the ground, singing 'Breakaway' by Kelly Clarkson.

"I'll spread my wing and I'll learn how to fly."

"So, do we escape now?" Cho asked Hikari.

"Of course. But we must find a way to do that without them noticing," Hikari answered. Cho nodded.

"I'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change, and breakaway~"

Maxine then stopped singing. Not because the song had ended, but because they were going to escape. If they were going to escape, the first and most (or at least, one of the most) important things is to be silent, so as to not draw the enemies' attention to them.

Stealthily, Hikari looked out of the corner they were in and saw a freaky statue with ten people standing on each of the fingers. There was a floating red haired guy floating in the middle and a red haze was coming out of his eyes and mouth.

"Oh my…" Hikari muttered.

"What is it?" Cho asked and looked. She froze there for a while before pulling back. "Why do I have the feeling that I've seen this before?" she asked. Hikari and Maxine shrugged.

"Ooo! I wanna see!" Maxine said excitedly, jumping up and down. She looked and jumped out her hiding place. Hikari and Cho panicked. Maxine pointed at the figures and shouted, "Hey!"

The figures turned to see her and they stiffened. How was she able to get out of the ropes?

Maxine looked at them with a determined look on her face, still pointing. She opened her mouth and said…

"Hi, my name's Maxine. Let's be friends!"

The figures deadpanned. What. The. Hell.

Maxine laughed, embarrassed. Then she saw Gaara.

"Noooo!" she shouted, "You are killing him! I, as a girl guide, must stop every act of cruelty! We must be kind to all living things/people!"

The Akatsuki members were shocked at her outburst. They were slightly amused as well. Does that little girl think that she could take on ten grown men, that are S-ranked criminals, by herself? And she didn't even have chakra!

Maxine jumped up and down. She knew she couldn't attack them physically. So how about mentally? Then she started to sing… (To the 'wheels on the bus' tune)

"I know this song that would get on your nerves, get on your nerves, get on your nerves. I know this song that would get on your nerves and this is how it goes. I know this song that would guess on your nerves, get on your nerves…" She kept on singing. The Akatsuki decided to leave her alone, thinking that she would stop sooner or later. Though, even though they wouldn't admit it, some of them are getting really pissed…

-Two Hours Later-

"Get on your nerves, get on your nerves. I know this song that would get on your nerves and this is how it goes. I know this song that would get on your nerves, get on your nerves, get on your nerves. I know this song that would get on your nerves and this is how it goes. I know this song…" She was still singing.

Joy.

Cho and Hikari were practically dying from irritation. So were Hidan, Deidara, and Kisame. The others were looking really calm but inside, they were dying as well.

Maxine stopped singing. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Finally! She stopped!

Maxine took in a deep breath and proceeded to sing even louder.

"I KNOW THIS SONG THAT WOULD GET ON YOUR NERVES, GET ON YOUR NERVES, GET ON YOUR NERVES! I KNOW THIS SONG THAT WOULD GET ON YOUR NERVES AND THIS IS HOW IT GOES! I KNOW THIS SONG THAT WOULD GET ON YOUR NERVES, GET ON YOUR NERVES…"

The Akatsuki were crying (internally) now. Hikari and Cho were on the floor, twitching.

And Gaara died.

So now we know the real cause of his death.

Amazing.

The extraction of the Shukaku was complete. Finally. The Akatsuki members quickly dispersed, happy to get away from Maxine (lol, Maxine, no offense).

Deidara and Sasori were still there. Just then, the door opened. Four people came in. One blonde, one masked, on pink-haired and one old person. They were Naruto, Kakashi, Sakura and Lady Chiyo, respectively.

Deidara sat on Gaara. He was tackled out of the way by Maxine. It was rather strange. A civilian catching an S-ranked criminal off guard.

Maxine ran over to Gaara's lifeless body and cried. For what, you ask. Well, it's for…

Effect.

Anyways, Maxine turned to Deidara and pointed a finger at him accusingly.

"You killed him! You and the other nine people! I hate you!" she screamed. Cho and Hikari walked out of the shadows, rubbing their heads. They had a massive headache and guess who the source was.

The curious part is, why haven't they been killed yet? Well, the reason is, yes, they have no Chakra, but the criminals could sense a deadly force within them. Or at least Pein could. And he ordered the other members to not attack them. The other members did not know why though, but they did not question the all powerful and mighty leader that might kick their ass if they did question.

The blonde's eyes widened. "Y-you mean Gaara's dead?" he asked Maxine. Maxine nodded her head with a sombre look on her face. Cho came forward and felt Gaara's pulse. Nothing. Just then, Maxine seemed to have an epic idea. She pointed at a confused Cho.

"You!" Maxine shouted.

"Yeah?" Cho was a little scared seeing the look on Maxine's face.

Maxine approached Cho and started shaking her while saying, "You're a first aider! You're supposed to save people! Now save the guy with red hair!"

Cho got out of Maxine's grasp and explained that she wasn't a qualified first aider and all that. Maxine nodded knowingly.

Deidara recovered from his shock and quickly made another clay bird. He put Gaara's lifeless body into the bird and dumped Cho and Maxine in too. Then he took off. Hikari stayed behind to watch Sasori's fight. Deidara did try to take her but she threatened to kick him in a particular spot…

So, as you know, Lady Chiyo and Sakura fought Sasori while Kakashi and Naruto chased Deidara.

So, what will happen next? Will Sasori die? Will Deidara loose his hands? Will Maxine and Cho be able to escape? The first question will be answered in the next chapter.

-Ende-