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The spinning blades inched more and more towards Lara's face. Lara tried to wriggle out of the machines grip but had no luck. She turned her head to the side to avoid having her nose took off. She looked over to see the other guests being held hostage by other killing machines.

'Could this get any worse?!' Lara screamed in her head. Lara tried to escape one more time. She managed to wriggle her legs free. She brought them up and kicked out at the machine. It flew backwards and landed in her hedge with a thump. Lara rolled to the right and flicked herself up. She grabbed her Uzis and positioned them on the robots holding her family and friends hostage. Lara was to busy focusing on them that she didn't see one come behind her. It raised its blades and went to hit her but Alistair caught it off guard. Alistair dived at the machine and brought an axe down hard into the machined chest panel. Sparks were flying everywhere as Alistair ripped it open and tore away at the wires.

'DIE YOU BLOODY MONSTER!' Alistair screamed. Lara watched in shock as he ripped at the machine. It eventually stopped flailing about and lay motionless on the ground. Alistair stood up slowly and stared in disgust at the machine. He jumped off it and looked at Lara.

'Are you OK?' He asked. Lara nodded before looking back at the robot.

'Are you?' She asked him as she noticed bruises around his wrists. Alistair looked down at his wrists before answering.

'Yes. I'm fine. I'm not used to ripping killer robots apart everyday.' He joked. Lara saw a shadow move behind him.

'ALISTAIR MOVE!' She shouted but it was too late. The robot sprung out of the darkness and hit Alistair half way across the garden. Lara screamed out as she pulled the trigger and millions of bullets bounced off the machine. It ran towards her with great speed. She luckily managed to just move out the way. It rolled along the ground before facing her again.

'The one has been chosen.' he robot bleeped. Lara took a few steps back.

'What do you mean?' Lara asked it. The robot just growled and launched at her. She ran towards it and slipped underneath it. She picked herself up and ran in Alistair's direction. He lay there. Not moving. She wasn't even sure if he was breathing. As she got closer to him, tears began to slide down her cheeks. Lara dropped down by him and rolled him onto his back. She put her two fingers on his neck and searched for a pulse. She found one but it was very faint. She grabbed his shoulders and started to shake him. More tears flowed down her face now.

'Alistair. Please. NO! Alistair. Wake up. Please.' She cried. One of Lara's tears dripped onto his cheek. At that moment, his eyes slowly flickered open. He looked up into Lara's watery eyes.

'L…Lara?' He whispered. She smiled slightly. At least he was alive.

'Yes…Alistair it's me.' He brought his hand up and wiped the tears from her face.

'I'm sorry…I couldn't prot…protect you.' He managed to smile.

'No Alistair. You did. If it wasn't for you I would be dead.' She cried harder now.

'Yeah. I did pretty…pretty good for a geek.' He joked. Lara shook her head.

'You're not a geek Alistair. Don't listen to Zip, he's just jealous.' She giggled but her eyes were still streaming.

'Lara, I'm always with…y…you.' Alistair smiled and brought his hand up to her face. Lara smiled back at him.

'Goodbye Lara.' Alistair whispered as he exhaled one last time. Lara's eyes widened and she shook him again.

'Alistair! NO! NO! Alistair…you can't go! ALISTAIR!' Lara screamed. More tears slid down her muddy face. The guests all stared in shock. Anaya even let a few tears slip down her cheeks. Lara picked Alistair up and cradled him in her arms. She cried into him. Lara stood up and carried Alistair over to his favourite flowers. She placed him next to them. She looked down at him one last time before turning back to the robot. Nothing but pure anger flowed through her now. She growled at the machine and aimed her weapons at it. The robot made a bleeping noise before diving for her. Lara screamed at the machine and fired. One of the bullets managed to penetrate the metal and embed itself in the chest panel. It lost its balance and feel to the ground with a crash. Lara immediately jumped onto the machine. She used her Uzis to break through the metal. She punched and lashed out at it. She pulled at the exposed wires and ripped at anything she could grab. She wanted to cause it as much pain as it had caused her. It made some ear splitting screeching noises before exploding. Lara was blown back. She hit one of the walls with a thud. She fell to the ground and lay motionless.

'Oh my god! Lara?' Amanda shouted. She wriggled free of the machines grasp and leapt over to Lara. She picked her up and held her in her arms. She placed her ear to her mouth. She couldn't hear her breathing.

'Shoot. Lara!' She began pressing on Lara's chest. (Like they do on Casualty and Holby City.) She searched for a pulse but found nothing. Amanda started to panic big time now.

'LARA!' She screamed. At that exact moment, a blinding white flash filled the garden. A boom followed it. They shielded themselves from the light. After a few clashing noises, the light faded. Pieces of metal were scattered all across the garden.

'Whoa. Looks like that belongs to the machines.' Zip said.

'State the obvious.' Anaya whispered. After everyone had finished looking in shock across the garden, they all ran over to Lara and Amanda.

'Let's take her inside quick!' Zip shouted over everyone. Winston hurried over to Alistair and picked him up. Anaya grabbed Lara's arms and Amanda grabbed her legs and they lifted her up. They all headed back into the manor. The place was totally wrecked. Everything was practically broken. They carried Lara into the dining area and placed her on a half intact table. Winston placed Alistair beside her. Everyone huddled around the table. Amanda and Anaya started to push on her chest once again.

'Damn it Lara!' Anaya shouted. A tear slid down Kurtis's face. Amanda noticed and softly smiled at him.

'She's going to be fine.' She said to him.

'At least, I hope.' Amanda thought nervously to herself.

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Oooooo! Is Lara dead? What will happen to Alistair now? How about Kurtis? Poor Kurtis. Has he lost Lara? You will find out on the next Chapter. I will start now. By the way…Review please.