Chapter 6: The rescue
Goussard, Higgins, Dizzy and Doc were getting closer to finding us. Goussard had his scanning glasses on and stopped the others.
Goussard said," There are bugs!"
Everyone got out their guns and moved foward. Doc made the first move with Goussard by throwing bombs. The bugs came out as they all fired. Green ooze came out of the bugs, as all of them fired. Then they ran and found a blocked entrance.
In the trapped area....
Carl and I suddenly sensed something. My head was spinning. Carl and I got up and backed away, smiling kind of.
I said into the Com-link," Higgins! Anyone!"
Higgins answered," Brandy! It's me! Are you okay?"
I said," Carl and I are fine! Are you outside one of the blocked tunnels?"
Higgins answered," Yes! Back away from the both of them!"
I said," Contact Razak! Found the nests?"
Higgins said," No! We are setting the bombs so back up!"
I pulled Carl and we went back, away from the trapped tunnels. Then a boom was heard. I closed my eyes as I felt a sudden rush of wind. I fell to my knees but Carl held me up. Then Higgins, Goussard, Doc and Dizzy ran in. Higgins came over to me and limped me on him. I suddenly felt my eyes shutting as another boom sound was heard. Goussard came on the other side of me as a rope appeared. I than blacked out.
Later....
I turned my head to the right and then to the left. I felt a hand holding mine as I slowly opened my eyes, moaning.
I heard Razak's voice say," Are you okay?"
My vision cleared as I saw Carl, Rico, Doc, Dizzy, T'phai, Higgins, Brutto, Razak and Goussard.
I said," What happened?"
Doc said," Your oxygen ran out!"
I moaned," Go figure!"
Carl was sitting in a chair with Higgins and Rico behind him.
Razak said," You and Carl did a good job communicating to Higgins through the mind and managing to stay in that cave for 3 hours!"
I weakly smiled as Carl tightened the grip on my hand.
Higgins said," I'm glad you're okay!"
I added," Thanks to you, Dizzy, Goussard and Doc plus Carl!"
Higgins blushed.
Dizzy said," It was nothing but you should be fine!"
Rico whispered in Carl's ear," You're a woman's man!"
Carl smacked him," Stop it Rico!"
I asked Razak," What about the nest?"
Razak said," We sent the air force to deal with it! Dizzy contacted me after you blacked out. Good thing Ibanez showed up and saved you and the others from the bug attack!"
Then a girl came in. She had black hair and I didn't know her eye color.
Rico introduced," Brandy, this is Carmen Ibanez! Carmen, this is Brandy!"
I said," Thanks for saving me and the others!"
Carmen said," Anytime!"
I asked," Who contacted you?"
Higgins answered," It was Goussard! He called her while Dizzy called Lt.Razak!"
Lt.Razak said," You are good in that situation we had down there!"
I said," Yeah! Carl helped me with contacting Higgins!"
Carl smiled," We created the mind link together in order for Higgins to tell the others we were trapped."
T'phai asked," How do you do that?"
I said," Physics have powers the enable them to link with another and then you focus on a person, picture him or her and then send the message. We talk through each others mind to the person we talk to! It took a lot of Carl and mine energy to contact him!"
Razak said," Good job you two!"
Everyone except Carl left. Higgins was hiding around the corner with his camera.
I said," Carl, I want to thank you!"
Carl said," Anytime! Feel better?"
I answered," A little! I just couldn't believe Higgins was easy to picture! He's a nice guy but he worries over situations. I only been here on this squad for one day so far and I'm a complete natural with a gun!"
Carl said," I saw you! You protected Higgins and T'phai on a few shots!"
I said," yeah but I feel like an outcast off survivor!"
Carl chuckled a little and said," That's how T'phai, Higgins and myself felt! Higgins would always be made fun of and be left out. He wasn't very skilled. As for T'phai, He was a skinnie. Rico didn't accept him. T'phai had a control bug that fried my brain and I nearly got killed by him because he almost gave us to a brain bug. As for me, I use to be the only physic until you came. Brutto and I never did get along until we had to save each other's lives. Rico and Dizzy are my friends but some how I changed. I do feel back to normal now."
I listened to his story and was amazed. My mouth went wide open in awe.
Higgins said as he walked in," Carl does speak the truth! I'm sorry to barge in like this!"
Carl said," It's okay!"
Higgins said," Well, I felt like an outcast. I was always behind the others and called Paperboy cause I'm a reporter from Fednet!"
I said," So everyone has their day of being an outcast!"
Higgins yawned," Yeah! Well, bye!"
Carl said," It's not time to rest yet for us! Rico and the others are in training!"
I said," Let me guess! Another hour?"
Carl shook his head," less than an hour!"
I said," Ah!"
Carl said," I better let you rest and recover! I'm feeling tired myself!"
I said," Have a good rest then!"
Carl said," You too!"
Carl bent down and surprised me by kissing my cheek. I blushed a little and smiled as I closed my eyes. Carl released my hand and set it on the bed. Carl than walked off and closed the door after he put the chair back in its spot. I was in a bunkbed and I saw everyone when I woke up. I found myself waking up again and screaming. I heard rattling noises.
I shouted," Get away from me!"
I got out of the bunk screaming as a bug came out of the vent.I was still screaming as I heard running. I saw the bug closing me in as the door opened. I closed my eyes as I heard gun noises. I put my arms in front of me as tears began to fall. I felt the wall as I heard a sound.I felt the feet running as another sound was made.
A soft voice called," Brandy! Are you okay?"
I was to scared as someone grabbed my wrists. Tears fell as I pulled my arms done. I felt the arms released as I hugged the person. The person kneeled down as I fell down.
The voice said," Brandy, it's Carl! Calm down!"
I asked between my crying," Is it gone?"
Carl said," Yes!"
Carl pulled me up as I tightened my grip around him. Tears were falling off my face as some got on his clothes.
I whispered," I thought....i thought I was dreaming!"
Carl said," Shh! Good thing you screamed! It was also a good thing Razak sent me to check on you!"
He held me as I continued crying. He walked backwards, leading me towards the bunkbeds. He both sat me and him on a bunk.
Razak than came in and walked down seeing the bug. He saw me and Carl.
Razak ordered Carl," Stay here Jenkins! I'll go get a clean up crew!"
I didn't hear him as Carl said," Yes sir!"
Carl rubbed my back as Razak took off. I placed my head on his shoulder and took deep breaths.
Carl shushed me and said," It's okay now! I'm here and I'll keep you company!"
My voice broke each time I cried. I didn't talk but listened to Carl for he was there and he saved my life like he was my guardian angel.
Goussard, Higgins, Dizzy and Doc were getting closer to finding us. Goussard had his scanning glasses on and stopped the others.
Goussard said," There are bugs!"
Everyone got out their guns and moved foward. Doc made the first move with Goussard by throwing bombs. The bugs came out as they all fired. Green ooze came out of the bugs, as all of them fired. Then they ran and found a blocked entrance.
In the trapped area....
Carl and I suddenly sensed something. My head was spinning. Carl and I got up and backed away, smiling kind of.
I said into the Com-link," Higgins! Anyone!"
Higgins answered," Brandy! It's me! Are you okay?"
I said," Carl and I are fine! Are you outside one of the blocked tunnels?"
Higgins answered," Yes! Back away from the both of them!"
I said," Contact Razak! Found the nests?"
Higgins said," No! We are setting the bombs so back up!"
I pulled Carl and we went back, away from the trapped tunnels. Then a boom was heard. I closed my eyes as I felt a sudden rush of wind. I fell to my knees but Carl held me up. Then Higgins, Goussard, Doc and Dizzy ran in. Higgins came over to me and limped me on him. I suddenly felt my eyes shutting as another boom sound was heard. Goussard came on the other side of me as a rope appeared. I than blacked out.
Later....
I turned my head to the right and then to the left. I felt a hand holding mine as I slowly opened my eyes, moaning.
I heard Razak's voice say," Are you okay?"
My vision cleared as I saw Carl, Rico, Doc, Dizzy, T'phai, Higgins, Brutto, Razak and Goussard.
I said," What happened?"
Doc said," Your oxygen ran out!"
I moaned," Go figure!"
Carl was sitting in a chair with Higgins and Rico behind him.
Razak said," You and Carl did a good job communicating to Higgins through the mind and managing to stay in that cave for 3 hours!"
I weakly smiled as Carl tightened the grip on my hand.
Higgins said," I'm glad you're okay!"
I added," Thanks to you, Dizzy, Goussard and Doc plus Carl!"
Higgins blushed.
Dizzy said," It was nothing but you should be fine!"
Rico whispered in Carl's ear," You're a woman's man!"
Carl smacked him," Stop it Rico!"
I asked Razak," What about the nest?"
Razak said," We sent the air force to deal with it! Dizzy contacted me after you blacked out. Good thing Ibanez showed up and saved you and the others from the bug attack!"
Then a girl came in. She had black hair and I didn't know her eye color.
Rico introduced," Brandy, this is Carmen Ibanez! Carmen, this is Brandy!"
I said," Thanks for saving me and the others!"
Carmen said," Anytime!"
I asked," Who contacted you?"
Higgins answered," It was Goussard! He called her while Dizzy called Lt.Razak!"
Lt.Razak said," You are good in that situation we had down there!"
I said," Yeah! Carl helped me with contacting Higgins!"
Carl smiled," We created the mind link together in order for Higgins to tell the others we were trapped."
T'phai asked," How do you do that?"
I said," Physics have powers the enable them to link with another and then you focus on a person, picture him or her and then send the message. We talk through each others mind to the person we talk to! It took a lot of Carl and mine energy to contact him!"
Razak said," Good job you two!"
Everyone except Carl left. Higgins was hiding around the corner with his camera.
I said," Carl, I want to thank you!"
Carl said," Anytime! Feel better?"
I answered," A little! I just couldn't believe Higgins was easy to picture! He's a nice guy but he worries over situations. I only been here on this squad for one day so far and I'm a complete natural with a gun!"
Carl said," I saw you! You protected Higgins and T'phai on a few shots!"
I said," yeah but I feel like an outcast off survivor!"
Carl chuckled a little and said," That's how T'phai, Higgins and myself felt! Higgins would always be made fun of and be left out. He wasn't very skilled. As for T'phai, He was a skinnie. Rico didn't accept him. T'phai had a control bug that fried my brain and I nearly got killed by him because he almost gave us to a brain bug. As for me, I use to be the only physic until you came. Brutto and I never did get along until we had to save each other's lives. Rico and Dizzy are my friends but some how I changed. I do feel back to normal now."
I listened to his story and was amazed. My mouth went wide open in awe.
Higgins said as he walked in," Carl does speak the truth! I'm sorry to barge in like this!"
Carl said," It's okay!"
Higgins said," Well, I felt like an outcast. I was always behind the others and called Paperboy cause I'm a reporter from Fednet!"
I said," So everyone has their day of being an outcast!"
Higgins yawned," Yeah! Well, bye!"
Carl said," It's not time to rest yet for us! Rico and the others are in training!"
I said," Let me guess! Another hour?"
Carl shook his head," less than an hour!"
I said," Ah!"
Carl said," I better let you rest and recover! I'm feeling tired myself!"
I said," Have a good rest then!"
Carl said," You too!"
Carl bent down and surprised me by kissing my cheek. I blushed a little and smiled as I closed my eyes. Carl released my hand and set it on the bed. Carl than walked off and closed the door after he put the chair back in its spot. I was in a bunkbed and I saw everyone when I woke up. I found myself waking up again and screaming. I heard rattling noises.
I shouted," Get away from me!"
I got out of the bunk screaming as a bug came out of the vent.I was still screaming as I heard running. I saw the bug closing me in as the door opened. I closed my eyes as I heard gun noises. I put my arms in front of me as tears began to fall. I felt the wall as I heard a sound.I felt the feet running as another sound was made.
A soft voice called," Brandy! Are you okay?"
I was to scared as someone grabbed my wrists. Tears fell as I pulled my arms done. I felt the arms released as I hugged the person. The person kneeled down as I fell down.
The voice said," Brandy, it's Carl! Calm down!"
I asked between my crying," Is it gone?"
Carl said," Yes!"
Carl pulled me up as I tightened my grip around him. Tears were falling off my face as some got on his clothes.
I whispered," I thought....i thought I was dreaming!"
Carl said," Shh! Good thing you screamed! It was also a good thing Razak sent me to check on you!"
He held me as I continued crying. He walked backwards, leading me towards the bunkbeds. He both sat me and him on a bunk.
Razak than came in and walked down seeing the bug. He saw me and Carl.
Razak ordered Carl," Stay here Jenkins! I'll go get a clean up crew!"
I didn't hear him as Carl said," Yes sir!"
Carl rubbed my back as Razak took off. I placed my head on his shoulder and took deep breaths.
Carl shushed me and said," It's okay now! I'm here and I'll keep you company!"
My voice broke each time I cried. I didn't talk but listened to Carl for he was there and he saved my life like he was my guardian angel.