Okay I made another tweek to the schedule, I know I'm confusing...anyway so new chapters will be popping up every Monday and Friday. Enjoy.
When the elevador reached the surface platform, the doors to the elevator opened with a creak. Mercy and Genji stepped out and went to the edge of the platform quickly. The sound of bullets and screams echoed in their ears. They saw a flight of stairs to their left that led downwards. Mercy was the first to make a break for the stairs with Genji at her heels. They were almost to the edge when a flash of green circled around them. They felt something strong and thin wrap around their abdomines and lift them off their feet. They looked up to see a long, green dragon lifting them in the air, holding them firmly in its talons. It pressed them close to its chest before turning away from the edge and heading for the door.
"NO! GENJI MAKE IT STOP!" Mercy screamed as she thrashed and kicked in its grasp.
"Stop please!" Genji cried out to the dragon, trying to free himself from its grasp, the dragon ignored him though, it ignored both of them.
Holding them firmly, it swiftly glided through the air to the large garage door at the end of the storage unit. When it reached it the dragon pressed a green button to its right with its muzzle. The door started to roll upward but suddenly it stopped when it was only two feet off the ground. The dragon placed its horns under the door and pressed the door upward. It stopped halfway, allowing the dragon to quickly squirm its way out. The cold mountain air whipped at them as if it were begging them to go back for Hauru.
"NO! HOW COULD YOU LEAVE HER!" Mercy screamed as the dragon carried them further and further away from the hidden laboratory and into the forest.
Mercy and Genji watched in sorrow as the lab started to get further away. Suddenly the dragon dropped the two agents into the cold snow of the forest. They tumbled down a tiny slope and into some foliage. The trees swayed gently in the cold breeze, making a soft, gentle sound of branches brushing alongside each other. Mercy boosted herself up on her hands and knees while Genji sat up in the snow. They looked at each other for a moment and then to the green dragon hovering over them. It looked down at them, bright green eyes watching them like a hawk. Mercy scrambled to her feet and moved to help Genij up out of the snow. When they stood up they scrambled up the snowy slope, slipping a few times but not falling or stopping. When they reached the top, the dragon hovered above them. They stared at the building for a moment before something caught their attention. Through the darkness they saw a large shape, trying to wriggle its way out through the half open door.
It happened so fast, both Mercy and Genji couldn't even react to what happened next. The dragon suddenly wrapped itself around them and pushed them back down the slope they had scrambled up from. A loud blast rocked the area, flames shot out into the night air, trees whipped to the side as the after shock swept through the trees. Genji and Mercy laid in the snow, huddled together for a moment before looking up to see a orange glow against the dark, night sky. They ran up the slope this time, the dragon was waiting for them at the top, its gaze focused on the laboratory that was now a pile of rubble. Flames danced around the rubble, eating away at anything it can fuel itself with. Mercy and Genji stared in horror at the sight. Mercy took a few steps forward before falling to her knees in the snow. She watched the flames dance as tears began to pour out of her eyes. She then buried her head in her hands, her sobs were loud and wavering. Genji stood at her side, staring at the burning pile of rubble. His eyes widened. This wasn't real. This was all a dream. It had to be. It had to be.
"HAURU!" he screamed her name, praying for an answer. The dragon began to move toward the rubble.
"HAURU!" he screamed again, she was alive. She had to be. He wouldn't forgive himself if she wasn't.
The dragon slowly drifted through the air around the rubble. Scanning the metal and debris at the edge of the pile. It ignored the flames flickering and cracking as they ate away at their source. It glanced at its master who was still where the dragon had left him, standing beside the angel that had saved both of them. The dragon continued to drift on until it stopped dead in the air. It lowered its head and sniffed a large piece of metal before gripping it tightly in its jaws. The dragon lifted the metal slowly and made it fall on its other side. It grabbed another piece and lifted it too until it was able to get to what it wanted.
Genji and Mercy both lifted their heads to see the dragon start removing scraps of metal to the side. Its head disappeared behind some metal pieces before grasping something. Slowly the dragon began to drag something out of the rubble. In the dragon's mouth it held the scruff of a giant grey wolf's neck. The dragon slowly dragged the wolf out, leaving a thick streak of blood behind the body. The dragon carefully laid the wolf's head in the snow before turning to Genji and Mercy. It made a desperate, begging sound, beckoning them to come closer. Mercy slowly stood up and stared at the dragon who was now nudging the wolf with its muzzle gently. Genji started to walk toward his dragon and the beast in the snow. He was closely followed by Mercy. When they approached the dragon vanished into thin air, coming part of its master's sword once more, leaving both Genji and Mercy alone with the wolf. The wolf's side was heaving slowly, dying no doubt. The red, blood stained fur had smudges of black on it. Blood seeped into the snow around it, making it red. Suddenly the wolf slowly cracked its eye that was facing the night sky open. Golden irises framed a dark pupil that was now staring at them weakly. Its mouth twitched as both Genji and Mercy stared wide eyed.
"Hauru!" Mercy shouted before collapsing in the snow on her knees beside the wolf's head. The wolf let out a soft whimper of pain that escaped its throat. Mercy placed her hands on the wolf's head, careful not to touch the nasty scratch on the side of the wolf's face. Genji quickly moved around the wolf's head and dropped to his knees behind her forehead. Genji gently laid his hands on Hauru's forehead and neck.
"Hauru...come on hang in there süßer…" Mercy whispered gently, Genji was silent but his hand on Hauru's neck was slowly stroking through her fur. Something was telling him that they could do nothing for her. He rolled his hand on her neck into a tight fist, the pressure he was using was making the metal armour around his flesh arm shake. Behind his faceplate he gritted his teeth in frustration.
Mercy quickly placed her hands over a gaping bullet hole on her neck. She was putting pressure on it but what good would it do? Genji lowered his head and deactivated his lights on his armour. He gently placed his head on the side of Hauru's face, letting the tears drip down his face silently. A soft whimper escaped from Hauru's throat again. Mercy slowly turned away from the wound and to the wolf's head. Suddenly Hauru attempted to raise her head off the bloody snow covered ground. Mercy quickly went to Hauru's head just as it was about to fall limply to the snow covered ground. Genji managed to catch her head in his arms and hold it there for a moment. He looked over at Mercy who slowly crawled over to him. Genji gently placed the wolf's head on Mercy's lap.
"When we get back to base...we can go for a walk…" Genji murmured softly, Hauru eyes softened and her tail weakly thumped the ground. Mercy and Genji smiled at her softly, brushing through her matted fur.
"You can play with Alphonse...he's going to be so happy when we get home." Hauru gave a delighted whimper as the tears on their face streaked their cheeks. Mercy and Genji watched as Hauru's slow and weak breathing got slower and slower. Her side was slowing down with the breaths.
"I'm sorry…" Mercy whispered, tears dripped down her face slowly and fell into Hauru's fur. Hauru still had her weak gaze fixed on them.
"I'm sorry for everything…" the woman murmured, her voice cracking through the tears.
"We both are…" Genji whispered, trying to control the waver in his voice. Hauru blinked slowly before taking a deep breath. Her eyes slowly drew away from them and looked up at the night sky. Mercy and Genji noticed colors of teal, purple and green in the pupils of her wolf eyes. They looked up to see a sky full of colorful lights dancing across the dark sky. Colorful ribbons of purple, green and teal waved in the night sky, shining their beautiful colors.
"The northern lights…" Mercy whispered, taken aback by their beauty. Among the lights was a familiar aircraft was heading in their direction. Genji smiled as the ship started to descend from the heavens, not far from the place they were at.
"Hauru...we're going home…" he said, Mercy let out a sigh of relief as a cold night air whipped their faces as the ship touched down gracefully. Mercy and Genji both looked from the plane to Hauru. Their joy soon went away.
Hauru's eyes were closed, her body motionless in the snow and blood that surrounded her.