Nick saw me get impaled with the flying javelin. As if bonded by pain, he fell to his knees in utter shock and watched in horror as my body fell to the side and didn't move for several heart-pounding seconds.

"CHRIS!" his voice silently screamed my name, but he snapped his head towards its originator, knowing the voice wasn't his own. It was Spectre, running in slow motion, which Nick saw everything as if life was set at half-speed. Spectre slid like a baseball player sliding into home plate next to my body and examined the damage done to my body. He saw the blood pooling around my body, making him gasp, "Oh God…CHRIS DON'T DIE ON ME!"

Remembering what Melissa said about me sleeping with the hybrid, Nick's rage sparked back to life, making him run over to him and punching him in the jaw. "You asshole!"

Spectre hissed and when Nick geared up for another punch, he quickly caught it and snarled, "Hate me all you want, but if you want her to live, you can start by not making me your enemy! I can destroy you with literally a twist of my body. I'm a Marine. I could murder you with my bare hands in 20 different ways. Your move, Nick."

His threat made not only Nick angrier, but he also brought my helplessness into it. However, if he was killed, then there would be no way he'll see me again, so he only growled lowly, "Save her…"

"Cover me," Spectre let go of his fist and went back to my body, gently but quickly pulled out the javelin out of my side. He waiting nervously for the healing process to kick in, but every second he waited, slowly his hope began slipping away.

He let out a howl of sorrow after a full minute of nothing.

Nick looked down at the blood soaked ground, trying not to cry, but it was impossible. "I…I lost her…again…" he sobbed to himself.

Spectre looked up and suddenly screamed in pain when a javelin caught his arm. He hissed as he gripped it, but there was a force pushing it deeper into his limb. Looking up, his eyes narrowed as the Haggard stared him down, vengeance in his eyes. Thanks from the previous fight, his jaw never recovered, so he couldn't speak, but he could still make noises. "You…I remember you…"

Nick quickly reloaded his weapon and took aim, "Hey! Look over here, ya walking spike trap!"

He looked and got a faceful of bullets, making him recoil away a little, letting go of the javelin that was embedded in Spectre's arm. The chimera hissed as he pulled it out quickly and charged it into the lumbering beast, going through the body and right into the tree behind him.

"GO!" Spectre yelled, ushering Nick out of the immediate area. While the two collected their breath, Spectre's eyes watered a little; I'm dead and he'll never get me back.

Nick was depressed as well, until he looked up and saw Cleo fighting viciously, her acid claws making very quick work of the caviler armor the soldiers were wearing. Nathan rushed in after her, jabbing his claws into the openings the acid created, making the soldiers' numbers drop.

With a deep inhale, he stated, "We must fight on. Chris would want us to keep fighting."

"You're right." Spectre cleared his throat and looked back at the hulking Haggard, which lowly bellowed as he ripped the tree out of the ground, but was still attached to it. "Let's do this. For Chris."

"For Chris."

Both men looked at each other and nodded. The woman they loved is the only thing they had in common and that was enough to allow this newly formed alliance to take place. With their eyes set on different battles, they ran from cover, ready to win this war.

Scar: Man, this one was short!

Sheila: Well, it kinda needs to be. Each chapter shows what characters are doing within the same time span, say a good 15-20 minutes into the war. Or based on the last chapter (aka Chris vs Melissa fight), then five minutes after that.

Scar: Makes sense. What pair is next?

Sheila: Nathan and Cleo, since those two have tag-teamed and was introduced in this chapter.

Scar: Ok. Pairs, same time span, short chapters. Got it. Who will be paired with me?!

Sheila: Oh, you have to wait and see! Spectre belongs to Awkward Headshot and Dragon doesn't own anything from the L4D and L4D2 franchise.