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Chapter 21: Down for the Count

Blood. It was everywhere. Not on just one side of the room, it was on the other side as well. Alice couldn't help but sit there on the floor, frozen to the horror she had just witnessed. Shun had been shot. She didn't know what to do.

"ALICE!" She snapped her head up to look into Dan's concerned face. "Come on, Alice. Don't just sit there. Put pressure on the wound." At his words, her limbs were suddenly able to move and she didn't waste any time. She placed her hands on top of the hole and pressed down with her weight as much as she dared.

Dan sat across from her, just as upset about what happened as Alice. After a few moments he looked at the other side of the room where Vasquez had fallen and the other man was kneeling next to the gang leader. "How is he?" The brunette asked. The man looked up and shook his head. Dan sighed with relief. "Well, at least we won't have to worry about him any more." He muttered.

A groan made Alice and Dan looking at the young ninja that was lying in between the two. "Shun? Can you hear me?" Alice asked firmly, but gently.

He wasn't sure what happened to him. All he knew was he was laying on his back and a sharp pain ran across his chest every time he drew in a breath. It didn't just hurt; it was agonizing. He had never felt this much pain in one spot before. He let out a groan when another sharp pain let itself known. "Shun?...hear me?" A familiar voice drew him to awareness. The moment he was able to open his eyes he wished he hadn't.

Shun saw Dan and Alice's face hovering over him. He opened his mouth to say that he was fine, but when he tried, a blinding pain flashed across his senses. "Don't talk. You were just shot. Save your strength." Shun looked at Alice confused.

'Shot? When and how did I get shot?' He wondered to himself. He drew his attention to Dan when he started to speak. "You managed to shoot that psychopath, too, so we don't have to worry about him anymore." Shun looked at him confused, then his eyes widened when his memory suddenly flooded back to him. 'That explains why I don't remember falling to the floor.' He observed.

"Dan, have you called an ambulance? Shun needs to go to the hospital." The brunette became flustered as he whipped out his cell phone and dialed a number.

"I'll let the others know to make their way in. I doubt anyone will give them trouble now that their leader is out." Alice looked up and saw Panther making her way over, putting one hand to the side of her head where she had gotten hit earlier.

Alice turned her attention back to Shun, who was struggling to sit up. She glared at him. "Stop it, Shun. You are in no shape to move an inch." The young ninja blinked at her blearily, but complied without protest. She sighed, relieved that he wasn't going to fight her. That also made her worry skyrocket. "Are you in a lot of pain?"

Shun looked at her and drew in a rattling breath. "It did, but it's starting to subside." Alice nodded and smiled. On the inside, however, she was panicking. 'Something was wrong, because he should still feel intense amount of pain.' She sighed, placing more of her weight on top of the wound, willing for the blood to stop seeping through her fingers.

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Jin barged through the door to the warehouse, not caring who was going to be standing in the way. He had just received a call from Panther saying that it was clear to go in. The next bit of information is what made him a force of nature. After being told that Shun was severely injured forced the big man to become very overprotective.

Michael, Julie, Runo, and Marucho were struggling to keep up with his long strides, but they didn't ask for him to slow down. They were anxious to see what had happened. When they reached the room that the others were in, the first thing they saw was a body lying in the doorway.

"Don't worry, he's dead." Panther said, waving them in. They quickly entered, being careful to step around the body. They made their way across the room to where Dan and Alice were sitting. Jin knelt down when he reached the group and took one glance at his young friend. He drew in a sharp breath when he saw the blood surrounding Shun. "Oh, man, this is bad." Michael muttered after he caught a small glimpse of the scene.

No one said a word after that. The paramedics finally arrived and took charge of the scene. They pushed everyone, but Alice, away and began to work. After checking vitals, bandaging what they could to the wound and strapped the young ninja down on the gurney, they rushed out of the building. Alice followed closely behind.

The journey to the hospital was a blur to everyone. Alice got in the ambulance while the others all piled back into the two cars and drove close behind the ambulance. As soon as they got to the hospital, Shun was rushed into the ER and the others were forced to sit and wait.

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Sorry it took so long to upload this chapter. Work has been chaotic and just now got enough time to give you this chapter. I know this chapter was short, but the next one should be longer. I will do my best to put up the next chapter this week. Hope you enjoyed the chapter. Please review, my wonderful readers. See ya'll next time! *SaphirePearl*