Chapter 12: Last Survivor, Once Again

HUNK and Midnight were running through a corridor when HUNK suddenly felt a sharp pain going up his spine. His legs gave away and he collapsed. As he slipped away into darkness, he could see an Echo Six soldier who had shot him, two or three times, he couldnt figure out what had happened. 'He was right...' HUNK thought 'One day they'll get me as well...but...of all times...this is the worst. I...Gumi...If anything happens to you, I cant be there to save you...forgive...me' and he had completely lost his conscience. After a struggle, Midnight had managed to throw the soldier back and shoot him. Thinking he was dead, she dropped next to HUNK to see if she could do something to tend to his wounds, however the soldier used the last of his energy to shoot Midnight one last time. Exhausted by the battle, Midnight knew her body wouldnt make it through. She looked down on her bloody chest, one last adrenaline shot was strapped onto her utility vest. She drew it and aimed at HUNK's leg. 'It was an honor serving...sir...' she muttered 'Go ahead, do the impossible...what the rest of us couldnt do...finish the mission' and with that, she thrust the needle into HUNK's leg.

Soon, HUNK had woken up, he had noticed that he was bleeding severely. However, using whatever medical equipment Midnight still had on her, he patched himself up, in every way he could and got up and kept walking. At some point, he thought that he couldnt make it, and even if he did, he would most likely be to weak. But then, he realised, that now it wasnt about his survival anymore, hell, it wasnt about the mission either. It was so that she could get out alive. 'Until I can no longer walk, until my legs cease to hold me, until my hands can no longer hold the trigger, until my eyes can no longer aim, until my chest cant take any more bullets...I'll always be there...until my final breath...forever yours...my Gumi' he kept saying to himself, and he gained motivation, and continued his way to where Bravo team was.

Meanwhile Alpha Team had got slaughtered into the firefight, Bravo team faced heavy resistance too, but since they were indoors they had more places in which they could take cover in and thus had suffered no casualties soon. However, the advanced at a slower rate than Alpha, so they had just found the target. She was in a room, protected by four Echo Six operatives, which the team cleared quickly. The girl's eyes were filled with fear as Kaito approached her. 'Please...I beg you...dont kill me...I wont tell anyone...just...please' she started to cry, knowing of her upcoming fate, yet still she tried to postpone the inevitable in hopes of a miracle. 'No can do lady,' Kaito said raising his shotgun at her, 'If it was up to me, I may have given you a chance, but, when the higher ups want you dead, there aint nothing I can do about that now is there?' Kaito cocked the gun, 'Pray to whichever God you believe in, I'll give you the opportunity to do that' he said. 'Please...no...I'll do anything...dont kill me' she pleaded more and more, hoping for that miracle, and as if someone was actually seeing her distress, Len held up his gun to Kaito. 'Agent Beltway, stop...'