001 01101 Saviour

Sharon was cursing out loud, as much as she could in the swishing wind of her speed, pushing the air back into her lungs. She was cursing, hearing the pursuit still on their tail. She cursed feeling the weight against her back slide just a little bit.

'Leo, god damn it,' she hissed at the guy and heard him gasp and he stirred a bit. 'Leo, where should I go?' she continued and whatever answer came she did not hear it over the loud swish of bullets. With a surprised squeal she turned yet another corner and then another right after that and drove down a narrow road of the very centre. She changed the direction a few more times and then slid into an open garage, stopping by the exit on the other side. She turned to her companion and saw him breathing heavily, eyes closed. She grabbed one of his arms and almost recoiled at the completely soaked sleeve. Soaked in red.

'Leo, hey Leo,' she called and he looked up at her lazily.

'Why did you stop?' he asked quietly, slowly.

'Cos I have no idea where to drive!' she cried and he hushed her. She continued in an urgent but lower voice. 'Leo, damn it, tell me where I should go cos otherwise we're as lost as right now, we can't go round endlessly and "out of the City" is simply not enou -' She cut short when she saw the guy rise the gun he was still holding. She stared at him with wide eyes and trembled when the weight rested on her shoulder.

There was a bang and only then Sharon realized Leo was not aiming at her. She turned around and saw one of their pursuers fall from the bike lifeless.

'Just drive,' Leo whispered wrapping his healthy arm around her waist and the pain in his voice made her snap into action sharply. She started with the biggest acceleration possible and sped out of the garage, almost running over another biker, who fell off surprised. One more to go, she thought frantically and she made her way straight for the gates.

Their pursuit was keeping well on their tail, despite the turns with which Sharon tried to lose it. Thankfully, there were no gunshots anymore. And she really felt like sighing in relief, until the West Gate appeared from around the corner. It was closing.

'No, fuck, not now,' she gasped shocked and stepped on the gas as hard as she could, determined to make it in time. Over the growing swish of the wind she still heard their pursuit following her actions but decided to lock that out of her mind for the time being. She gritted her teeth feeling how she was accelerating still and how the images started blurring on the sides. It was fucking insane, going at such speed, but she would not let the chance pass. No way in hell.

She did a curve from one side of the road to the other and she aimed for the falling gate from the side, taking a turn. Her knee almost grazed the ground but she kept herself steadily, despite the dramatic feeling of the weight on her back sliding ever so slightly from the tilt. She cursed in her head knowing too well that she could not grab the arm and steady Leo for she could not let go on the handlebars. She could only hope he'd fall on the other side of the gate.

Sharon stared wide-eyed at the gate falling down above her head as she slid under it at an insane speed. She felt the swish of air in the narrow space that was left for them to pass, she felt it push at her from every side. She felt asphalt brush against her knee. However, all this was somewhere beside her, it seemed as if it did not concern her.

She passed the gate and immediately but carefully pulled at the bike to come out from the turn. When she was fairly up she lifted her feet from the acceleration. She dared to let go of the handles with one hand and grab Leo's arm before he slid further. She felt him stir under the strong touch and wrap her with his arm momentarily more tightly. She heard him gasp against her back as he pulled at his wounds and she pursed her lips determined to get him to safety as fast as she could. But how?

She gazed briefly in the wing mirrors and saw the gate closed a no one at their tail. She sighted with relief in her head knowing that it would take some time before the security system allowed them to be opened. She knew all too well about it, since she was part of the security once-

Her attention snapped to the small screen on her bike when it flashed in dimmed red and beeped faintly. Her eyes widened when she saw the navigation telling her that the route was being loaded. What the hell? She gave it no such command! She could never do it when she was not wearing her gear and could not get into Connex-

She almost squealed when the bike took a sharp turn, almost throwing her and her luggage off. The screen beeped once again and it dropped into a sleep mode. Bike lights dimmed almost completely and it sped up a bit in the considerable darkness, in the distant glow from the City. Sharon tried pulling and pushing at the handlebars but nothing happened. She gritted her teeth yet again that night but dared not to jump from the bike, afraid how they both would take the fall. Afraid she'd never find herself in the wasteland. She hoped that wherever they were taken, Leo would get his much needed help.

Sharon felt immediately when the bike started slowing down at some point. She looked around and soon, after one more turn, they drove into the poorly lit street of a small town that once was probably vibrant with life but now blocked out windows were hiding empty buildings. She shivered at the sight of the ghost town and couldn't tear her eyes off the creepy neighborhood. She could only guess where they were, from her good knowledge of the City's surroundings, but no sign proved her right.

The bike turned into a bigger road, probably the main one, and more light appeared. Then it slowed down considerably and Sharon noticed that some houses still had glass in windows, although, they were still black and lifeless. She shivered disturbed by the eerie stillness and made herself look ahead instead of to the sides.

The ride did not last much longer. The bike turned into one gate and stopped at the parking place right before the entrance to a building that looked like a hotel. Maybe it still was one, although there was no one in sight.

Sharon killed the engine and tried to get off but the piercing pain shot through one of her legs. She frowned looking down and her eyes widened with a jolt as she saw the knee and thigh all bloodied, ripped clothes revealing torn flesh. She stared at it and felt herself start to tremble from the horrifying view and the pain that started to flood her and overpower all other senses. She'd have probably screamed if not for the shock she was under.

Over her own quick and shallow breathing she heard a sigh. She looked up with her clouded gaze and saw a strange man standing nearby. He was lean and tall, dressed in most crazy set of clothes in white and purple. His head was tilted, the white longish hair falling to the side. The only visible eye, red, was watching her carefully and the smirk played on his lips. He took a soundless step forward and his whole form shimmered in blue in the dim light.

'I'm delighted to meet you again, Sharon,' the man sang and the girl felt the greatest fear wash over her with a violent shiver. The voice, she thought when her mind cleared out in an instant, the damn voice, the same one she heard before she felt the electric current send her painfully unconscious. No, she pleaded soundlessly, not again.

But nothing happened. In the fearful stillness only black dots danced in front of Sharon's eyes when the pain was too much to bear. She felt herself falling off the bike, taking the unconscious Leo with her. She never felt when she hit the ground.

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