Ok how was the last one? A filler you say? Well of course.

Avery was wondering around again. Her mind was still on the conversation with her uncle from two days ago. He had not really questioned her but interrogated her. After nearly two hours of questions she had claimed that she was tired and wanted to go to sleep. At first he was hesitant to let her go but when he did she went to the rec. room and not bed. After that 'conversation' she didn't want to be alone with Snake Eyes for a bit. Yet that night Snake Eyes and her had been together and she forgot all about Hawk. That is until Snakes got called out on a mission and she had nothing to distract her self with. And now it was a full twenty-four hours later.

The train of thought was turned to the mission. It was outside. And the only times she was outside was for the jogs and her month of training. Now she hadn't been allowed back out, that's excluding the time she had been running for her life in the jungle. With that thought she wondered where Unk was. But that quickly passed as she wanted to go outside to a place free of enemies, big cats, and sand. She needed to run this by someone, but who could she run it by without being immediately rejected?

Hawk would say no and try to question her more. Most of Alpha Team would like to but then they had no real say. Maybe Snake Eyes and her could sneak out. But that was immediately shot down. If they did sneak out he would get in trouble and she didn't want that. Sergeant Stone, he had power enough to get Hawk to consider it and he might like to get out also. She and him were on friendly terms but they weren't friends so if she ran this by him he would actually consider it.

Now Avery was looking for Stone. She was just about to turn down the hall to Stones office when the voice that she was growing to hate quite a bit spoke. "Now, Stone, Where is the orange haired girl?" The white ninja's voice drifted to her. So he had come back for his escaped prisoner. "I'll give you this one chance to tell me Stone. If not I'll just lop off your head and find someone else."

Stone glared at the white ninja before spitting out. "Fuck You!" Shrugging the white ninja pulled his arm with the sword back, getting ready to behead Stone. Avery let out a small scream. "Run! Avery get out of here!" With out a second thought Avery did just that. She ran to where the elevator to the open desert was. As she went up she saw the white ninja, and his unbloodied sword, enter the room. He saw her go up so he followed by the stairs. As soon as she was out in the open she mad a mad dash for the oasis. She didn't dare look over her shoulder at the white ninja. In everything, life, books, movies, etc., when someone looked over their shoulder at their pursuer they tripped. And when trying to get away from someone tripping is one of the worst things to do. So she kept her eyes forward.

Once she entered the green oasis she ran to the pond. Covergirl had told her about a safe spot under the water that had lead to a cavern. Never had she thought that she would have to use it, mainly because she couldn't swim. But now was as good of a time as any to learn. Jumping into the water she made her way to the bottom and found the hole that would lead to the caver. She was quickly running out of breath but she forced her self to continue forward. Just when she thought that her death would be drowning the waterway ended and went strait up.

As soon as her head went above the water she gasped for air. Her arms felt weak but were still strong enough to drag herself out of water. She laid there for a moment before picking up her drenched body and going to sit next to a wall. Her eyes were closing when she heard the white ninja. It sounded as if his voice was right behind her. Looking at the wall she stiffened, not daring to move for fear of him hearing her. He must have been talking into a communicator. "She got away somehow." Silence, this must have been when his superior talked. "I searched the whole damn place." Some more silence before he spoke again. "I've got Vipers scouring the entire place. She couldn't have escaped into the desert but she isn't here." After several more moments he yelled to someone. "Gather the troops. They are to stay right here. Next to this rock." The muffled reply of someone reached her ears. "Because," His voice was a hiss and she had trouble hearing it. "When we use a body heat finder I will kill anyone that I find out there."

Then the sounds of feet reached her ears. The Vipers were gathering right behind her. Avery wanted to laugh at her dumb luck. Had she not been right where she was the body heat thing would have found her. Standing up she would look like most of the Vipers. After what seemed like an eternity of waiting she heard the whit ninja's voice. "Alright, pull out! The girl is not here." She heard every single one of them leaving. Waiting a few extra minutes she sat down.

How was she to get out? There was no way that she could go back through the water. Adrenaline had been the only reason that she had made it in. And it was dark, she wasn't so nieve to think that her sorry eyes could see. Maybe in the morning she could make it out. Her eyes drifted close. What felt like seconds in her mind but in reality was nearly two hours her eyes shot open. There was arguing out side the cavern. "She has to be here! Storm Shadow hadn't gotten her, otherwise we would have found her." It sounded like Anna.

"But where? If Storm Shadow and his Vipers hadn't gotten found her what makes you think we will?" Duke yelled. Avery could never mistake his annoying voice. She was just about to yell to them when she heard yet another voice.

"I'm sorry, it's my fault." Avery wasn't sure but she thought this was Sergeant Stone. "If I hadn't said to get out of there-"

"If she had stayed in the base she would have been caught." Duke said this a bit softer. Pity was evident in his voice. Now Avery decided would be the best time to intervene.

Yelling as loud as she could she hoped that they had heard. "You guys! In here!" She was sure that they were dumbfounded. "In the stone. In the pond there is an underwater tunnel that lead to in here. I don't really know how I managed to get in here when I can't swim. So I have no idea how to get out."

Duke laughed and Avery heard Anna slap him. "Don't worry Avery, we'll get Snake Eyes and send him in." Avery wanted to tell them no, tell them not to leave her, but she knew that they needed to go. The silence seemed to eat her up from the inside. She was scared but she kept her heart beat normal and her breathing even. When a light appeared in the water she went over to the hole and looked down. When she saw an ungloved had she scurried back.

Once she was against the wall she waited. A man came up, and it obviously wasn't Snake Eyes. "So this is where you've been hiding girly." He came at her and she jumped to the side, rolling away. "Oh come on. We just want to hurt you." He came at her again. She ducked down. Once he was nearly right over her she used her arms to hold her weight and lifter her whole body, kicking him with both feet. He stumbled back. Getting back to her feet she go into a fighting position.

She was unable to actually see him because the light blinded her. Watching the light she noticed how immobile it was so she closed her eyes and listed. There. The scuffing of his booted feet on the ground behind her. Kicking backwards she hit him in the gut. He flew back again. Waiting for him to get close enough she went to punch him with her right arm. He caught it with his right hand so she went to kick with her left leg. This too he caught with his left hand. Smirking he couldn't see it because of the light behind her. But she quickly spun her body and kicked his head with her right leg. When he let go she used her left hand to catch herself and spin so as to land on her feet.

Just as he was coming at her again someone else got in the way. Instead of hitting Avery, the man ran into a sword that went though him fully. Blinking the man went to hit Avery's savior but her savior was to fast and beheaded the man. The light still behind her showed her exactly who had saved her. Snake Eyes turned to look at her. Avery only had a few cuts and she was grinning up at Snakes. "Thanks for saving me."