Chapter 11

"Oh, that is so not good. Hey I thought they only flew at night?" You yelled over the wind hitting your face.

"They only fly in the sun when they are either forced to, or when they are hungry. And I mean they have to be really hungry. Now Gabi get out of here! Find somewhere safe to hide! Murtagh and I'll handle this!"

"Um, you might want to rethink that." You said shakily pointing your finger in the direction of Ra'zac. There were thousands of them. Just probably enough to take out two Riders and their dragons, but with three we could maybe, just maybe defeat them.

"No! Get down into those trees now! Before they see you!"

You hesitated. They really needed your help.

"Now Gabi!" Murtagh yelled. What you saw in Murtagh's eyes was something you had never seen before. He was afraid and wait, there was something else, was it concern? Yes, that was definitely concern.

Alright come on. We have to get out of the way, but we'll watch them from the trees they still might need my help.

Are you sure?

Yes I'm sure! Now go!

Haldoryn tilted his wings slightly and started a fast descend to the trees. Fighting had broken out even before Haldoryn's feet had touched the ground and once they did, you jumped off Haldoryn's saddle Eragon had made for you and swiftly started to climb a tree that has enough branches to make the climb easier.

Be careful Gabi.

You looked down at Haldoryn- heights had never bothered you before-and smiled.

Don't worry I have enough experience.

In just a matter of seconds you had made it to the top of the giant Oak tree. Well, it looked like one, but right now it didn't matter. Right now you had to watch and figure out the best way to attack them. You could clearly see the numbers were definitely a little over thousand and that, by watching Murtagh and Eragon fight, that they were weakest on their head shaped things. So, if you just said a few simple words in the AL, and only took off a little bit at a time, you could make Murtagh and Eragon's job a little easier. But even you knew that by doing this you were going to need a lot of energy and stamina to pull this off. Regularly, this was not a problem, but now, you weren't so sure. You had been having nightmares every night since meeting Thorn and Murtagh and you couldn't stop them. They were always about some guy in a white cloak on a gold dragon with a leg missing. He always said, "Come to me quickly Gabrielle of Vroengaurd, I do not have much time." Wherever this "Vroengaurd" was not really important. The important thing was that you were not getting any sleep and that left you tired and weak. "Great, another way to make me weak, send me a half-naked old guy on a crippled dragon and you shall destroy me!" you thought bitterly to yourself.

You did have to admit though, Murtagh was kinda hott, and handled a sword really well. But you didn't think he liked you. After the "almost kiss" he had avoided you because you were the first to jerk back after Eragon's scream. He thought you liked Eragon.

Just as you thought this, you saw a flash and even more Ra'zac appeared over Eragon and Murtagh, surrounding them. Apparently, the guts hadn't spotted you yet. That was good. But Eragon and Murtagh were about to die or get captured. Those were both really bad. You really didn't want them to die, especially Murtagh.

Haldoryn now!

Haldoryn jumped into the air, you falling several feet and landed heavily on his back. He soared upward and got level with the battle that was taking place. "What I do for friendship and love."

"Jierda Ra'zac Finietre!

Emerald light shot out of your hands and hit the middle of the Ra'zac's army. The last thing you saw was Murtagh looking directly in your eyes before both you and Haldoryn began to fall.All at once, the whole army of the Ra'zac was obliviated. Screams filled the air as somewhere, far off a vault was opened and then closed again. Today, 3/4 of the Ra'zac population was destroyed all thanks to a girl who was both incredibly brave and incredibly foolish.

Murtagh's POV

"Oh, god, it's over. I'm never going to be able to avenge Galbatorix and what he had done to me. And mostly, I'm never going to be able to tell Gabi how much I love her." he thought as he watched the Ra'zac close in around them.

"Murtagh look." Eragon said, "It's Gabi."

Right enough, Gabi was standing on Haldoryn's back while he hovered in the air tensing up as Gabi drew her hands up. He heard Gabi shout something, a emerald green light filled the air and Gabi and Haldoryn started to fall. Before Gabi's eyes closed completely he looked directly in her eyes. He made a decision, if she survived this, he was going to tell her how he felt.

With the Ra'zac out of the way, he could tell that the dragon and Rider were almost at the ground. He acted quickly and he shouted,"Eragon get Haldoryn, I'll get Gabi."

Eragon nodded and simultaneously, the two half-brothers yelled, "Drinadik!" and blue and red magic flowed from the Rider's hands and the blue wrapped around Haldoryn and the red around Gabi. Just in time to, they were both inches from the ground. He and Eragon both sent them down gently and quickly descended themselves. Saphira and Thorn landed a yards away from the unconscious dragon and Rider. He ran up to Gabi, kneeled down next her and started to check for any vital damages. He checked her heartbeat. It was slower than normal. To slow.

"Eragon..." he started

"This is not good, he's going into Cardiac Arrest. What about Gabi?" Eragon asked, obviously worried.

"Same." he replied sadly.

"We need to give them electrical shots to the heart to keep them alive. Not a lot, just a little more than a spark to keep their hearts moving."

"How do you know this? "he asked."Brom told me that if you over exert yourself, Riders could either die or go into Cardiac Arrest. He told me how to treat it. Now, do it quickly!"

He gathered his magic and whispered, "Elejat Gabrielle."

A small lighting bolt shot from his hands and into her chest, making her body thrash. He wanted to cry seeing her in so much pain, but he knew that this was normal. After a few seconds, her breathing returned to normal and her eyes fluttered. "How can she already be waking up!" he thought to himself.

"Murtagh?" she croaked out.

He quickly looked back to her face and saw that her eyes were about to close again. but she managed to whisper out, "Thank you."