- Escape from Captivity

Déjà vu sprung to mind as Kurtis and Lara were aggressively led to the exit of the complex by Lydia's backup. During this time Lara was putting her plan of breaking free into motion. No doubt there will be vehicles near the entrance waiting to be hot-wired, it was just the matter of overcoming these four guards that had hold of them. Luckily enough the duo wasn't cuffed which was a bit of an oversight on their part but Lara was not complaining as it would make their attempt at escaping that much easier. As long as Kurtis would guess at what she was going to do then it should be alright.

'Perhaps a wink or a nod at him would give the message of follow my lead or something along those lines.' Lara thought as she looked over at his direction. He had a look of defeat about him, his head tilted down and expression all negative. She had to do something to change that…

"Kurtis!" Lara called across to him.

"Quiet! Otherwise this could go much worse for you!" A deep male voice from behind warned. Fortunately, Kurtis did look up at Lara and she managed to give him a reassuring wink before she got told off.

Kurtis's mood seemed to have lifted since and not only was Lara pleased to see this, but knew whatever the case he would have her back. Getting closer to the entrance of the underground cave, Lara decided this was the best time to make her plan turn into reality. With Lydia far behind and just four of them to take on, she made her strike…

"ARGH!" One of the henchmen squealed out as Lara stomped on his foot hard. Meanwhile Kurtis head-butted the person behind him which in turn allowed his arms to be free and he punched the second henchman next to him in the stomach. In a matter of a few seconds the couple managed to knock out the four that was supposed to escort them out cold. They all laid there unconscious.

"Phew! All in a day's work." Kurtis quipped as he rubbed his knuckles.

"Indeed, come on let's get out of here and find some transport." Lara said and without any hesitation the newly free couple headed towards the sunlight exit.

The rays of sunshine immediately hit them as the duo snuck out of the cave opening. With caution they crawled over to a nearby boulder and hid behind it out of sight. Safe for now but time was of the essence, so Kurtis and Lara observed their surroundings. It looked like what was previously a wasteland had been turned into a military camp. Tents, spotlights, lamps and remains of campfires were all set up in the perimeter of the place. Cars, vans and quad bikes were parked ahead, however to get to them was going to be tricky. As expected some of Lydia's patrol were there also waiting for their return from underground.

"They're dotted around the place…Looks like we'll have to split up, I'll take care some of these goons." Kurtis announced, as Lara planned her path to the vehicles.

"Okay, I'll find us a ride out of here, just be careful Kurtis." She then planted a kiss on his cheek.

"Let's go."

The couple went their separate ways, with Kurtis infiltrating one of the tents on the left side whilst Lara went over to the green vegetation that was miraculously growing on the land to conceal herself. When the opportunity presented itself as patrol looked the other way, the tomb raider made her move and dashed across to the parking area. Simultaneously, Kurtis laid low for a bit as one of Lydia's henchman was within the tent checking over some documents. The Demon Hunter waited in the shadows for the henchman to face away from where he was, then finally the moment came. Kurtis swiftly got him in a sleeper hold gaining the advantage and after trying to get out of the hold the man eventually passed out.

"Great one down, five to go." Kurtis cheered himself in his hunt, he was about to move onto his next target but the recognisable voice of Lydia was heard…

"They've escaped! I want them found now! Dead or alive it doesn't matter as long as they don't leave here!" She ordered her patrol in rage.

"Yes ma'am! I want you and you over there!" A team leader barked out ready for his team to search around.

'Blast! Oh well that's my cue to meet up with Lara.' Kurtis summed up as he went through the back of the tent and sprinted to the parked cars.

"There!" Someone shouted, catching a glimpse of the Lux Veritatis warrior.

"What are you waiting for, fire you fools!" The leader shouted at his comrades. A spray of gunfire came out of their weapons but by then it was too late…

"Over here Kurtis! Jump on!" Lara screamed to him as she revved the quad bike engine. Kurtis acknowledged this and straight away he climbed onto the back of the quad bike. As soon as Kurtis got on Lara wasted no time a hammering that accelerator to speed off into the distance.

"After them!" Lydia exclaimed from behind, and not long after the other cars roared into life as her goons got ready to give chase. The miles went passing by as Lara and Kurtis got further away from the site. However, closing in on their tail were Lydia's henchmen ready to acquire both targets.

"I like your style!" Kurtis commended the archaeologist for her choice in vehicle.

"Why thank you, the quad bike has some advantages that we'll no doubt use." Lara theorised as she continued to drive. Kurtis took a peek behind to see how far the goons were to them…

"Lara! They're gaining on us. We need a change of direction…Here, take the main road!" He advised and soon after Lara swerved the handles sharply left going uphill then onto the long stretch of road. Signposts started to appear alongside the gravel surface and reading them Lara could guess where they were.

"I recognise that language…Kurtis we're in Brazil and it looks like we're getting close to Rio de Janeiro!"

"That's good news, we'll lose them in the traffic."

There was still some distance to go and by the time they reached the outskirts of the city Lydia's party had caught up with them.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Bullets came flying and began hitting the back of the quad bike. Lara did her best to dodge the oncoming fire and there were certainly some close fatal shots that just missed. At last traffic started to build up and Lara took the situation in her stride. Manoeuvring in and out of the rush hour traffic the tomb raider managed to widen the gap between them and their pursuers until they lost them altogether.

"Looks like they're long gone Lara, we can relax for a bit." Kurtis breathed a sigh of relief. They were now in the heart of the metropolis.

"Excellent, now time to find a phone and get into contact with an old friend."