Helga looked on at Arnold as he continued to yell at her. She held back tears as she tried desperatly to say something. They had been ambushed. The entire class had been taken while they were off plotting a path off to the green eyes village. She was supposed to keep a look out for anything suspicious, which she had until she heard something rustling in the bushes. Helga felt her knees shake beneath her and she stumbled back as he advanced. He continued to yell until he realized how scared her bright blue eyes were and the tears that were now carelessly falling down her cheek. Gerald looked between the two and held his breath. None of their fights could compare to this.

"Hel...Helga I'm sorry." he said in a hushed voice,almost cooing as if to a baby

Helga said nothing but, trembling, got up and ran to the opposite side of the demolished campground wiping her eyes as she did. Gerald watched her go and then looked to Arnold who was also watching, clutching his hand in his fists. "What did you do?" he asked angrily

"She...she." came his weak reply the anger coming back to his face.

"She nothing man," Gerald growled "you told her to be on the lookout. So she did. It wasnt her fault that she got trapped in that net! They led her to it. She did her job. It just so happend they were ready for it!"

Arnold looked up at him and glared openly at him making Gerald shiver. "Why are you defending her? What is it with you two anyway? Being all friendly and hanging out."

"That doesnt matter, what matters is that girl just risked her life for you and you are yelling at her for something that she couldnt control."

"Just leave me alone Gerald!" he shouted angrily making Helga look back at them

"FIne." Gerald said calmly. "But when you need us, which you will, we'll be over there."

Gerald made his way over to Helga and sat down next to her quietly watching as she looked through the rubble trying to find anything that might give them a clue.

"He's right you know." she said "I'm a failure. I wasnt watching where I should have been. It's my fault they're gone."

"No it's not. YOu did fine." he said "He was way off. YOu did what your job. They were just smarter than us."

"I got myself stuck in a net!" she exclaimed "WHAT KIND OF HELP IS THAT. I dont belong here, im no help to him."

"NO...no help? Are you serious? YOu are more than help to him. YOu are the only reason why he can get away with the things he does."

"Oh yeah name one." she snorted

They didnt realize that Arnold had come stumbling towards then and when he heard his name mentioned he hid behind a tent that still remained half up.

"I can name a ton." Gerald said laughing slightly "FOr example to parade float, the finding Mai, Saving the neighborhood, yes i do know about that one...all about it, telling him when his girlfriends are phoneys, getting him out of that one situation with SId, helping his grandparents with repairs to the boarding house, helping with every other scheme he has had, and oh yeah...getting him here."

Arnold's mouth fell open as he continued the list.

"YOu are his Gaurdian Angel Helga...that's kinda why he calls you Angel." he laughed

Helga gave a frustrated sigh and kicked some nearby debris. "Then why do I feel so god damned USELESS."

Gerald had no time to say anything as gun shots rang out. Gerald grabbed Helga's hand and pulled her over to the tent where Arnold was hiding. Helga didnt have time to be embarassed as a gnag of men started to surround them. The trio all clasped their hands together and took off towards the forest. They ran foliage whipping them in the face and cutting at their skin.
"look out!" Helga screamed as a man stepped in front of them a gun in his hand pointing straight at Arnold's heart. She instinctivly pushed him to the side andscreamed in pain as the bullet cut through the flesh of her arm. Gerald attacked the man and knocked him out with a tree branch. The duo quickly picked Helga up and took her to a small gaggle of bushed where they hid themselves as the others past by. Tears streamed on Arnold's cheeks as he clasped a hand around Helga's mouth to keep her screams muffled. He kissed the top of her head and tried to sooth her. He whispered words into her ear. THe lack of oxegen made Helga feel sleepy and she drifted off the pain getting fianter and fainter...until all was black.