Chapter 13

"Its with me Jess" said Nate still observing the bullet and its content.

"Oh. . .I thought I lost it"

"There's something strange about it" he said

"It was blinking a while ago" she said taking a sip of her drink to get her up. Xavier was a little puzzled why would it blink unless...He realized what had happened it wasn't to kill him, Jamarh wanted them both dead and he led him to him but worst, he led them to. . .

"We got to get out of here" he said trying to get anything they might need Nightingale looked at him like he was delusion.

"What. . .why?"

"There's no time, the bullet was a tracking device and..." there was no need to explain, Nate already sensed danger as a missile was fired straight at their location.

"Jess DUCK!" they dove to the ground as the missile blew up her wall and windows. The glass scattered to the floor as Chains and some men started firing at the cabin, Nightingale covered her head to prevent the glass from falling on her, Nate had to retaliate.

"Do you have a gun?!" Nate shouted over the gun shots

"What?" she had to cover her ears, the shots were deafening. He repeated himself again until she gestured into the closet. Nate crawled towards her direction and broke the closet open, revealing three riffles placed standing he took one and checked if it was loaded lucky for them it was. He had to first shield himself from the rounds of bullet flying, at least Jess wasn't hurt but what about her home it was wrecked and destroyed but before he could attack he had to know who he was dealing with. He glanced through what was left of the window he saw five jeeps and five bikes. The bikes had launchers, they really meant war and knowing Jamarh he will stop at nothing until he sees both of them dead or make the other one suffer.

The bikes were moving in, he had to eliminate them fast he brought out the riffle and released three bullets into the one on the right to make him crash into the one in the middle. That caused the other two to dispatch that should give him time to reload.

The two remaining riders regrouped and started to attack, Xavier had to take them down he aimed for a head shot to set a target point for the riders on the left then pulled the trigger hitting his throat. The other one fired at Nate's location causing him to dive away from his post there was nothing he could do they had to escape. Jessica got the key to the hummer and flung the door open for Nate to escape. Nate took the disc from the counter that's what Jamarh was mostly after the disc might have a deactivation code for 'DEADLOCK'.

Jess was starting the engine waiting for Nate "NATE COME ON!" she shouted looking through her rearview mirror as another explosion forced Nate to hit the floor but he reached the jeep as he locked his door Nightingale didn't wait she crashed through the garage door and thrust the car out of reach of the soldiers. Chain spotted them and ordered the men in the jeeps to chase after them, there were two passengers in the jeeps a driver and a shooter. Chain rode an open hood jeep to get a good shot at the driver and her passenger. They were chased into the forest one of them fired a shot through Nightingale's window but didn't hit her.

The window was cracked, Nate went to the back of the Hummer broke the rear window wider and placed the riffle set as he looked into the eyes of driver 1 and fired between them causing him to spin out of control and into a tree. Driver 2 got close to the Hummer and bumped it the man with the gun had a clear shot on Xavier but Nightingale hit the brakes causing him to release the gun out of his hand and Xavier to fire two bullets at his targets as the car's brake was applied by the dead driver's foot which caused him to crash into driver 3's jeep as it the jeep pushed out of the road. Driver 3 was reaching the Hummer but instead of aiming at the driver he aimed at the front tires and the cars engine as the explosion caused Nate to fall back dropping the riffle to the floor of the hummer he stayed down as an open target Nightingale was vulnerable for a head shot. Nate snatched the gun from the ground and continued firing at the three remaining jeeps.

The jeep with Chains in it had a perfect shot at Nightingale as it was fired, the bullet hit her in her right arm causing her to spin the car out of control, she used her left arm to steer correctly however, she was bleeding fast.

"Damn!" she groaned as she looked at the slugged arm, Nate aimed at Chains forehead as he pulled the trigger, Driver 4 bashed into the hummer causing Xavier to miss fire.

Bastard, said Xavier, though he managed to hit a branch onto driver- 5's front engine at least it wasn't a total lost as for Nightingale, it caused him to take over the wheel and steer it straight. This was an advantage for Chains to barge them down. They reached a narrow exit towards the river. As Nate turned the car into a 360 degree, it made the Jeep dive into the river and the other two to crash. Nate revealed the riffle and fired three shots into the conjoined jeeps, one for the car to leak, the second to cause it to blow up and a third in case the other one didn't work, as the two jeeps blew up into ashes.

Xavier got out of the car to check for any survivors he notice the guy in the open hood jeep didn't drown with the driver. Then he heard some moaning coming from the hummer, it was Nightingale she was in serious pain her right hand was shot and gushing with blood.

"Oh shit, Jess" as he rushed towards her seat her hand still covering the bullet mark.

"Hey are you okay?" he said checking her arm

"I don't know" she said her eyes were closing she wasn't going to die Nate assured her, he took his shirt and tore it into a piece of cloth to tie up the wound.

She laid her head down on the car seat. She'll be fine thought Xavier but something was still itching him where was the man called Chains? Just then, a question being answered, Nate was attacked by an unknown figure as the man rammed him down. It made Nightingale get up and gasp.

Nate received an unpleasant blow by Chains. He fell to the ground. Even he didn't expect that move so fast for a guy who was 3ft taller than Xavier. He slammed Xavier with his fist to the face causing his head to explode who is this guy? He turned away from a disabled Xavier and headed for his next target, Nightingale, Xavier wasn't going to let him if he could see where he was. Chains approached her revealing a metal chain five inches long she saw him approaching she struggled to move away from her position as Chains got closer, he grabbed her by the left leg and twisted it, she used her right leg to push him off but he was stronger than both Nate and Jess as he dragged her out of the car and onto the sandy ground he used the chain he had to strangle her but it was temporary, Nate thrust a kick to his face, he had to keep him away from her. Xavier kicked him again to make sure he doesn't get up but Chains grabbed him by the calf and swung him to the ground as he got up and grounded Nate's face to the sand. Nate tried to grab anything usable for this emergency, he found a stone. He had to use it fast before his face got blended. He slammed it into Chains face releasing himself which made Nate throw several kicks to Chains abdomen forcing him back. He yanked Xavier by the ankle, Nate used the front of his shoe to slice Chains left side.

He elbowed Xavier until he lost conscious. He was out cold but Xavier had to get up Nightingale's life depended on it as Chains marched towards her, she tried to move away. Her cursed bruised hand slowed her down as he grabbed it and pulled her to the ground and stomped on her face. Her right was paralyzed but her legs weren't. She used her two legs to kick Chains off as she got up, her bandage was torn but she wasn't going to need her arms to fight him she whirled a kick towards his face still trying to keep her balance while covering the bandage which was a disadvantage for her as Chains got up and ran her to the hummer causing pain to her back she wriggled to kick

Chains off her but she was immobilized.

Nate was unconscious but his mind wasn't as he was telling himself to get up, Nightingale was in trouble she needs his help, he forced his body up he was a little shaken but that didn't stop him from landing a blow towards Chains spine he felt it he using his left arm to wipe Xavier back, but Xavier held his stamina and reached for the riffle and smashed the back of Chains which caused him to release an unconscious Nightingale to the ground.Xavier didn't like how it looked. She looked lifeless, no she couldn't be dead but the rage took over Xavier which made him charge into Chains throwing several blows until his face brought blood from his nose he didn't stop, he used all his strength to make sure that at least Chains fell to his knees, but that wasn't the case. Chains grabbed him and tossed him to the car and rammed his elbow into Xavier's throat. Nate almost choked but he made sure Chains received a head butt on the face, Nate tried to get up but he coughed out blood Chains threw his fist towards Xavier just then he notice the riffle on the ground he grabbed it and use the handle of the gun to hit Chains in the lower level it made him stop at his tracks as he used the gun to give him an uppercut Chains landed on the floor but Xavier didn't consider it justice he got the riffle and choked it on Chains neck, but Chains revealed his wrecking chain and wiped Xavier with it. The heavy metal felt like Nate was blown by a dumbbell he collapsed to the ground as he got on top of Xavier and strangled him as if Nate hadn't suffer enough the pain was too immense, that if Chains was to deliver the final blow Xavier would be dead. He tried all his might to fight back but his head was pounding his brain out, not to give up would make it worse for him, it was all over even he couldn't escape this. He didn't try to rebel because there was no use. Just then he heard a gun shot. Before he could ask what the. . . Chains was frozen still as if he had seen a ghost. He fell off Xavier and onto his back he was dead but how? just then he saw the riffle in the hands of Nightingale before she collapsed. Nate rushed towards her aid as he held her in his arms.

"Oh god Jess" he said giving her mouth respirations until the final one became sensuous he felt her breath in his he held onto her not letting go.

"I thought I lost you" he said.

"Nate" was what she managed to say until he hushed her to save her words he carried her to the dense hummer still standing.

He put her inside the car for her to recover she gestured her head to the driving seat he saw a cell phone near the driving gear he used it to contact Guadalupe. He had no idea of where he was but it was at a village that was one thing he was sure the village was near a forest, but with Nightingale out of action he had no idea where he was.

His guess was as good as anyone else but he might have seen something to give them a little help he noticed the trees they looked like palm trees It seems like this is the place loaded with them. Once Guadalupe was given the description he knew where they were but he had to get there fast because Nightingale needed the hospital as soon as possible.