Sorry this has taken a while, I've been giving myself time to figure the
storyline out properly instead of just going with the flow. It ought to
get better now, so R&R please! Hope you enjoy! Oh yeah, I decided to move
up the age rating due to some pretty nasty gore, so watch out if you're
squeamish!
*****
Lumps of rock crashed to the ground around them, kicking up snow in a thick mist. They raced on, as boulders fell dangerously close to them. Bits of stone whipped across Psymon's face, cutting him. Blood trickled into his eyes, blurring his vision, but he had to keep moving. If he didn't, they would be killed. He would be killed. He didn't care about Kaori so much as himself, but he at least wanted to see the kid alive. They came flying off numerous ledges, trying to escape the threat that was following them. Then, it happened. A huge hunk of rock crashed onto Kaori's board, shattering it, along with her leg. She fell, screaming in pain. Tears of desperation filled her eyes, as she called for Psymon to help her. Psymon skidded to a halt, and turned to look at her. Blood oozed out of her leg, onto the clean white snow beneath it. Why should I help her? He thought to himself. It's her own fault for not looking where she was going. Still. He sighed, and reluctantly released his feet from the bindings, then made his way to Kaori, trying not to get hit by any falling rocks. Her leg was pretty badly mangled up, and was still trapped under the boulder. He knelt down next to her, studying the damage.
"How bad is it?" He asked, trying to move the boulder. Kaori looked up at him, her face almost white.
"I think.I think it's broken," she sobbed, panting in pain. Psymon frowned, deep in thought. He had to get her out of here as soon as possible or they'd both be killed, but if her moved the leg too much, it would cause even more damage. How was he going to move that boulder without hurting her? Looking at it, the boulder didn't actually look that big. Maybe he could lift it straight off her.
"Keep still," he instructed, and slowly lifted the rock up. It was a lot heavier than he'd guessed, but he couldn't dare drop it on her, or for all he knew, it might even take Kaori's leg right off. He dropped it to one side, where it landed with a heavy thud, and then moved back to Kaori. Her leg was almost unrecognisable, it was so badly damaged. It was covered in blood, and underneath the ripped leggings she was wearing, he could see that the skin was torn off at some places, exposing the muscle, and the bone stuck grotesquely through the skin that remained. Psymon felt his stomach churn, but ignored the feeling and looked into Kaori's eyes. They were glazed with pain, and she was struggling to focus. He put a hand on her shoulder, trying to comfort her, but the landslide had begun again. Psymon looked around desperately for a place to take shelter, then saw a tunnel in the side of one of the cliffs that had been previously covered in ice. It had been opened by a boulder, and wasn't too far for Kaori.
"Listen, there's a cave over there we can take shelter in," he told her. "Think you can make it?"
"I'll try," she whimpered, and tried to stand up. Her damaged leg buckled under her, and she fell down with a yelp of pain. "I can't move my leg!" She moaned, and started crying silently. Psymon bent down, and untied her feet from the board. He gently picked her up, trying not to move her leg too much. She whimpered slightly, and winced in pain as her leg was lifted off the ground.
"Almost there," Psymon said softly, trying to reassure the girl. He stooped down to get into the cave, and laid her down on the stony floor. Once he made sure her leg was comfortable, he walked to the entrance of the cave and looked out. He wondered if the others were searching for them, or if they even noticed that they hadn't come back. Had Zoe got past the avalanche alright? His thoughts trailed back to when he had first joined SSX. Everyone else just shied away from him, and instantly took a dislike to him, treating him like he wasn't even human. But not Zoe. At the opening party, all the girls were taking bets on who could get closest to him while he was at the buffet without running away, then Zoe just walked up and got drinks for them all, not unnerved by him in the slightest. Moments later, they were talking together like they'd known each other for years. Getting back to reality, he realized his board was still outside, and ran to get it. As soon as he had picked it up, he heard a familiar voice calling his name. Turning around, he saw Seeiah skidding towards him on a snowmobile. She came to a stop in front of him, trying to catch her breath. After a few seconds, she looked up at him, surprisingly relieved to see him.
"Are you okay?" She asked, shaking slightly from her rough ride. "Is Kaori with you?" Psymon smiled.
"Yeah, I'm okay, and Kaori's with me. Her leg is pretty badly screwed up, though." He led her to the cave. Seeiah's eyes widened as her gaze moved down to Kaori's leg.
"Oh my god," she whispered, and moved closer. Kaori tried a weak smile, but her discomfort was evident on her face. "Don't worry," Seeiah said, smiling back at the kid. "The others are on their way, we'll have you outta here in no time." Just as she said it, the ground started rumbling again. Psymon rushed outside and looked up. The rocks had started falling again, and if they didn't move fast, they'd be caved in.
"We have to get out of here now!" He yelled, rushing back inside. "How are we going to move Kaori?" He asked Seeiah desperately.
"Don't panic," Seeiah replied. "I came here on a snowmobile remember? It'll fit me and Kaori in, and you can use your snowboard." Psymon nodded, and walked over to Kaori.
"I'm going to have to move your leg again, do you think you can put up with the pain?" He asked her. She smiled bravely, and nodded. He picked her, and headed outside, following Seeiah. He placed Kaori inside Seeiah's snowmobile, and strapped his shoes to his board. They moved off, and Psymon only hoped this nightmare would end soon.
*****
Lumps of rock crashed to the ground around them, kicking up snow in a thick mist. They raced on, as boulders fell dangerously close to them. Bits of stone whipped across Psymon's face, cutting him. Blood trickled into his eyes, blurring his vision, but he had to keep moving. If he didn't, they would be killed. He would be killed. He didn't care about Kaori so much as himself, but he at least wanted to see the kid alive. They came flying off numerous ledges, trying to escape the threat that was following them. Then, it happened. A huge hunk of rock crashed onto Kaori's board, shattering it, along with her leg. She fell, screaming in pain. Tears of desperation filled her eyes, as she called for Psymon to help her. Psymon skidded to a halt, and turned to look at her. Blood oozed out of her leg, onto the clean white snow beneath it. Why should I help her? He thought to himself. It's her own fault for not looking where she was going. Still. He sighed, and reluctantly released his feet from the bindings, then made his way to Kaori, trying not to get hit by any falling rocks. Her leg was pretty badly mangled up, and was still trapped under the boulder. He knelt down next to her, studying the damage.
"How bad is it?" He asked, trying to move the boulder. Kaori looked up at him, her face almost white.
"I think.I think it's broken," she sobbed, panting in pain. Psymon frowned, deep in thought. He had to get her out of here as soon as possible or they'd both be killed, but if her moved the leg too much, it would cause even more damage. How was he going to move that boulder without hurting her? Looking at it, the boulder didn't actually look that big. Maybe he could lift it straight off her.
"Keep still," he instructed, and slowly lifted the rock up. It was a lot heavier than he'd guessed, but he couldn't dare drop it on her, or for all he knew, it might even take Kaori's leg right off. He dropped it to one side, where it landed with a heavy thud, and then moved back to Kaori. Her leg was almost unrecognisable, it was so badly damaged. It was covered in blood, and underneath the ripped leggings she was wearing, he could see that the skin was torn off at some places, exposing the muscle, and the bone stuck grotesquely through the skin that remained. Psymon felt his stomach churn, but ignored the feeling and looked into Kaori's eyes. They were glazed with pain, and she was struggling to focus. He put a hand on her shoulder, trying to comfort her, but the landslide had begun again. Psymon looked around desperately for a place to take shelter, then saw a tunnel in the side of one of the cliffs that had been previously covered in ice. It had been opened by a boulder, and wasn't too far for Kaori.
"Listen, there's a cave over there we can take shelter in," he told her. "Think you can make it?"
"I'll try," she whimpered, and tried to stand up. Her damaged leg buckled under her, and she fell down with a yelp of pain. "I can't move my leg!" She moaned, and started crying silently. Psymon bent down, and untied her feet from the board. He gently picked her up, trying not to move her leg too much. She whimpered slightly, and winced in pain as her leg was lifted off the ground.
"Almost there," Psymon said softly, trying to reassure the girl. He stooped down to get into the cave, and laid her down on the stony floor. Once he made sure her leg was comfortable, he walked to the entrance of the cave and looked out. He wondered if the others were searching for them, or if they even noticed that they hadn't come back. Had Zoe got past the avalanche alright? His thoughts trailed back to when he had first joined SSX. Everyone else just shied away from him, and instantly took a dislike to him, treating him like he wasn't even human. But not Zoe. At the opening party, all the girls were taking bets on who could get closest to him while he was at the buffet without running away, then Zoe just walked up and got drinks for them all, not unnerved by him in the slightest. Moments later, they were talking together like they'd known each other for years. Getting back to reality, he realized his board was still outside, and ran to get it. As soon as he had picked it up, he heard a familiar voice calling his name. Turning around, he saw Seeiah skidding towards him on a snowmobile. She came to a stop in front of him, trying to catch her breath. After a few seconds, she looked up at him, surprisingly relieved to see him.
"Are you okay?" She asked, shaking slightly from her rough ride. "Is Kaori with you?" Psymon smiled.
"Yeah, I'm okay, and Kaori's with me. Her leg is pretty badly screwed up, though." He led her to the cave. Seeiah's eyes widened as her gaze moved down to Kaori's leg.
"Oh my god," she whispered, and moved closer. Kaori tried a weak smile, but her discomfort was evident on her face. "Don't worry," Seeiah said, smiling back at the kid. "The others are on their way, we'll have you outta here in no time." Just as she said it, the ground started rumbling again. Psymon rushed outside and looked up. The rocks had started falling again, and if they didn't move fast, they'd be caved in.
"We have to get out of here now!" He yelled, rushing back inside. "How are we going to move Kaori?" He asked Seeiah desperately.
"Don't panic," Seeiah replied. "I came here on a snowmobile remember? It'll fit me and Kaori in, and you can use your snowboard." Psymon nodded, and walked over to Kaori.
"I'm going to have to move your leg again, do you think you can put up with the pain?" He asked her. She smiled bravely, and nodded. He picked her, and headed outside, following Seeiah. He placed Kaori inside Seeiah's snowmobile, and strapped his shoes to his board. They moved off, and Psymon only hoped this nightmare would end soon.