Hey Guys Chapter 25! I kno I've been missing a long time after the school term my family and I went on a little vacation so I didn't have much time to write. So I am sorry but I do hope you like this chapter and will leave a review, I am accepting hate-mail for my extended absence :) Enjoy

My left hand started shaking vigorously at two am; I tiredly raised my hand seeing that my pager was flashing like mad. I slipped out of bed making as little movement as possible not that I needed to, Luke slept like the dead. I grabbed my gear and left the room. I pulled all of it on as I walked through the hallways, brushing my hair with my fingers before tying it into a high ponytail. As I stepped out of the room I heard the loud alarms coming from the lobby. If I could hear them from here there was no chance the elevator was coming.

Two people suddenly jumped into the hall, I aimed my pistol and nearly shot Tracey in the head. A small scruffy looking agent stood behind her. "Whoa, back up slick," she said, holding her hands up. I lowered the gun and emitted a small laugh "What the hell is going on?"

"Captain will let you know all the details when you get upstairs oh and the elevators aren't working and the stairwells are locked off."

I gave her a questioning look "The how do I get upstairs?"

"Do what we did. Climb the ropes that normally hold the elevators." Not a bad idea.

"K, thanks oh and one more thing, what are you doing here?"

"We're the evacuation crew," she replied.

"Oh," I said "Do me a favour? Keep em' safe." She nodded.

Figuring out how to climb up the elevator shaft and was actually quite fun. When I reached the top the doors were open so I hoisted myself into the lobby and dusted myself off. Captain was frantically looking the screens over pressing buttons and shouting orders. So I went to Marty who appeared slightly less frantic. "Whats going on?"

"Perez is out there with twelve of his arrow men shooting the troops while he blasts them to death," he spat out.

"Pleasant," I stated.

"Look Steph," Captain's voice said from behind me "We don't have time for the sarcasm, people are dying out there so get your ass out there and help them or have you resignation on my desk in the morning." I stared at him in shock, he'd never spoken to me like that and agents never had to go on missions if they didn't want to but I always did. But still what had I done to him for him to treat me like this.

"Yeah, that's right," he said "you're getting a bit of tough love for once because maybe the thought of children dying stresses us out a bit."
"There are students out there?" I asked, mortified.

He nodded "Go." But I was already on my way. He'd finally done it he'd crossed the line. Perez had crossed it before but this was way worse, killing kids was the most disgusting thing he could do.

I made it out there killing as many of his men I could get my hands on, but we were still losing. I wasn't doing any good like that; the other agents could handle the troops on the ground. Reaching out, my left hand touched a bow and a quiver over loaded with arrows that was unfortunately hooked onto a carcass. Grimacing I removed it from the dead man and took aim. 1...2...3...4...5 opponents down. I was sizing up the sixth and last arrow man when he aimed at two men appearing out of the main entrance. Captain and Marty. He fired. I leapt through the air at any incredible speed praying I would be able to reach them before the arrow.

Something pierced my lower abdomen and I began to fade away. The poison would have had to have been strong for it to happen so quickly but I still heard things. Cries for help, Gunshots, Sobbing. I felt the arrow being removed and something else being shoved through my skin. It hurt, I cried out in pain. Liquid was being forced into my body. Then...the pain faded. I could breathe again. My breath came out in shallow pants and I shot up from the ground. Just to be tackled again.

It was Timane luckily. "Stop doing this to me!" she screamed.

I covered my ears "Jesus Christ Tim! Could you lower the register please?"

She laughed "Sorry." I got a good look at her, her face was covered in red blotches, she'd been crying. "Of course," I said "I was only out for what five minutes and you start crying."
"I'm sorry, it just scares me so much," she sobbed.

I looked around me and then to Marty and Captain "Keep her here, she won't be able to fight like this unless you give her some tough love and make her," I spat. They looked at me with no expression on their faces as I rose from the ground and walked away.

I loaded my bow with another arrow searching for the last arrow man but he was gone. Looking around I found some agents grappling with their opponents who could use a little help. I took aim, double checking which direction the arrow would go before firing. Shooting my own colleagues wouldn't do the agency any good. I shot twelve more enemies before the fight was over at which point I announced "I'm going to bed," then I looked at Marty and Captain "Unless you need my resignation."
"Steph," Marty began, regret toning his voice.

At which point I interrupted "Save it, talk to me when I've got the patience."

I looked at the time when I was riding down the elevator it was six am, my family would have been up by now and in any other circumstance I would have treasured every moment with them. But by then I was thoroughly pissed off. I slammed the door behind me as I walked in before stalking into my room and locking the door, not even glancing at my family the whole time.

Luke's pleas for me to open up sounded from the other side of the door but there was no way I could let him near me like this. I grabbed a chair in the corner of the room and smashed it into pieces. Luke's pleas became more urgent and I sighed. Lying down on the bed, I channelled my magic and pushed the air against the lock. The knob turned, the door flew open and Luke stood there. He saw the chair in the corner and sagged in relief. "Thank god," he sighed "I thought you were hurting yourself or something." I cracked a smile. He closed the door and approached me "Are you alright"
I shook my head "I'm pissed off and tired, I wanna go to sleep."

He smiled down at me "You can sleep."

"Mmmmm lay with me?"

He complied and I drifted into sleep.

When I woke Lukes arms weren't there and I moaned, I wanted him there with me. And suddenly he was there, standing in the doorway smiling at me "Sorry I went for a glass of water." My pager started buzzing. Moaning again I checked it.

I jumped out of bed relieved I was still in uniform, not even bothering to check my hair I walked out of the bedroom door. Luke grabbed my arm before I left the apartment "What's wrong?"

I took a deep breath "William's been shot."

Ahhahaha did you enjoy. As I said in the authors note at the beginning I am accepting hate-mail for my extended absence, I am also accepting it for that nice little cliffhanger at the end. Remember to review nonetheless.

Until next time

-G