Psymon struggled desperately, trying to grab one of the half-fallen trees
as he was swept further down the mountain. The force of the rushing snow
around him was almost too much to bear, and he felt like he was being torn
apart. His stomach felt about to burst as he tumbled down with the
avalanche. Shards of stone and ice flew at his face, and the snow was
being kicked up into an impenetrable mist. He felt something hit his leg
underneath the snow, and it definitely wasn't a rock or chunk of ice. He
forced his body down into the snow, feeling around for what it was that had
hit him, trying not to let himself get dragged away. He felt the object
brush past his hand, and grabbed it, then started to drag himself up to the
surface, kicking and pushing against the avalanche. Once he reached the
surface, he pulled the object out of the snow. It was an arm. He slowly
dragged the body out of the snow, and saw that it was Zoe. She was
unconscious, but she was still breathing. He clung tightly onto her,
holding her close to him, refusing to let go. He had to survive this, if
for nothing else than to make sure that Zoe was safe. He just hoped that
help would arrive soon, or she didn't stand a chance.
Kaori screamed out, despite the knowledge that no one could hear her. She felt sick, and couldn't make sense of things. Everything was just a hazy blur to her. She could hear nothing but the deafening rush of snow around her, and her whole body was completely numb with cold. She didn't feel the ice and rock that encased her weakened calf, tearing it from her thigh. She didn't feel the nerves as they snapped off her leg, or the muscle as it was ripped away with the bone, spilling blood everywhere. All she felt was the freezing cold that surrounded her body, and all she saw was the snow that passed her eyes, tossing her about like a useless rag doll. She didn't care anymore, she was going to die anyway. Why struggle, when fate has been decided, she said to herself, and closed her eyes wearily.
Moby watched the mountain from where the others were, in a state of panic. He had been one of the first to hear the explosion, and now all he could do was watch helplessly as the boarders up there were being dragged down the track. Zoe still hadn't come back, so she was obviously in the landslide as well. He turned around, and saw the helicopter as it began to lift off the ground, carrying the paramedics with it. The door was still open. Without giving it a second thought, he ran up to the helicopter. He wasn't going to sit there and watch her die, he was going to rescue her. He jumped inside the aircraft before anyone could stop him, and stood there defiantly. One of the paramedics walked up to him, frowning.
"Get out," he ordered firmly. "You aren't permitted to be a part of the rescue team, so leave the aircraft immediately." His voice had a tone of finality, but Moby didn't move. He glared coldly at the paramedic.
"Listen, you," he sneered, grinning slightly to himself as the medic shrunk back in fear. "My girl is up there, and I'm going to help her. If you don't like it, get out of here, because I'm staying right here. Is that clear?" The medic nodded, and walked off sheepishly, to the cockpit. Moby smiled at his own victory, and sat down, looking out of the window for any sign of Zoe and the others.
Kaori felt a rock knock her on the back of her head, scratching her skin, but ignored it. She couldn't be bothered even trying to escape. She knew that it was over, and there wasn't anything left worth living for. Seeiah was dead, the others had probably died too, even Marty. She wondered if he was still alive, or if he had been rescued yet, but that didn't matter now. She wasn't' going to see him again, and he wasn't going to see her alive again. As she was forced along the landslide, the pressure around her increased, and she felt as though she was being torn to pieces. She wanted to hurry up and die, so she could be put out of this pain. She felt something trap her arm, and drag her backwards. This was probably a load of rocks about to snap her in half, she thought to herself. However, she found herself being dragged upwards, against the force of the snow and ice crashing around her. She reached the surface, and gasped, struggling for breath as she slowly came to her senses. She looked up, to see that Marty had caught her. He reached out with his other arm, and grasped a nearby branch, hauling the two of them out of the snow. Now Kaori realised, she did have something to live for - Marty.
Moby leaned out of the open door on the chopper, looking down at the mountain, checking for any sign of the other boarders. He stopped suddenly, and grabbed a pair of binoculars. He had seen something down there, and it looked human. He peered through the binoculars, and realised that it was two humans, but it was too misty to make out who they were. He dropped the binoculars, and jogged up to the pilot.
"There are two people down there," he said, trying to keep his voice even. "Turn around, I'm gonna try and throw a rope down to them." The pilot nodded, and spun the helicopter around. Once they had been lowered down enough, Moby picked up a megaphone.
"Hey, who's there? Are you okay down there?" He waited a while, then walked away, thinking that they probably couldn't hear him, but then he heard a voice.
"Moby? That you?"
"Psymon? Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm not injured much."
"Who's with you?"
"Zoe. She's knocked out, but she'll be okay. No sign of the others yet."
"I'm gonna throw down a rope. Try and grab it if you can." Moby ran up to a box on the floor of the aircraft, and fumbled about, searching for a rope. He couldn't find any, and cursed under his breath, but then his eye caught on something. Next to the door, there was a lever, with a sign saying, "PULL LEVER TO RELEAES ROPE LADDER". Moby pulled it, and a ladder dropped in front of Psymon, who grabbed it, still holding onto Zoe. He began hauling himself out of the snow, and made his way to the chopper. He had never been so relieved to see Moby before in his life. Once he reached the top, he handed Zoe to the medics, who put her on a bed, before climbing up himself. He knelt there for a moment, trying to catch his breath before he stood up shakily, and made his way to one of the benches in the aircraft. He sat down, gazing out of the window. He just hoped that the other two would be able to hang on until the helicopter reached them.
Marty narrowed his eyes, trying to see through the heavy mist of snow that surrounded them as they clung onto the overhanging branch. He couldn't see the others, but he knew in his heart that if they just held on for long enough, help would come. They just had to hang in there. He looked over at Kaori. He had his arm around her to stop her from falling, because although she was awake, she was too weak to hold on by herself. She looked up and smiled at him, and he smiled back. He wasn't going to abandon her now, he would stay with her until the end. He looked at her leg, concern filling his face, and Kaori smiled again.
"It's okay," she said, trying to reassure him "It doesn't hurt." He drew her closer to him, protecting her from the avalanche that rushed below them. He suddenly felt a breeze above him that seemed to be growing stronger, and looked up. The helicopter was flying above them, but it was going away. He groaned desperately as he realised that it hadn't seen them. He cried out, but it was no use. He felt something sharply poke him in his side, and looked over at Kaori, who pointed at a load of trees that had been dragged towards the centre of the track, sticking out above the avalanche, forming an arch above it. "We can move onto that, then they'll see us." She said, and Marty grinned. There was one problem though. How were they going to get across Suddenly it hit him. They had to go back into the avalanche. He took a deep breath, then started lowering himself down. He looked up at Kaori.
"We're going to have to go through the avalanche, then grab the branches," he explained, as Kaori started sobbing. She nodded, and lowered herself down as well. Marty leaned over and kissed her. "Good luck," he whispered, and they dropped into the avalanche. The force hit them immediately. Kaori flailed about, trying to get to Marty, who pushed himself towards her and grabbed her. He reached up, and grabbed the branches above them, but they snapped in his grasp. He snatched at the air, trying to get to them, but it was no use. The two boarders held onto each other as they were dragged along. They looked up at the helicopter. It had noticed them. Now, Marty could only hope that they could get to them in time.
Psymon and Moby rushed over to the door, and pulled the lever.
"They have to make it," Psymon moaned, as he watched the two people down there. He picked up the megaphone, and began shouting down to them.
"Marty? Kaori? Can you hear me?" In response, Marty looked up and yelled something, but Psymon couldn't make out what he was saying. "Grab the ladder," he called out, and Marty tried to grab it, but missed. Psymon lowered himself down, and Moby stared at him.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm going after them." He began to climb down, ignoring Moby's orders for him to stop. The wind whipped his face, but he carried on. Once he reached them, he held out a hand to Marty. "Come on," he yelled. "I'll pull you up." He grabbed Marty's arm, hauling him up to the ladder. However, when Kaori started to climb, she got knocked off the ladder by the strong wind. Psymon launched himself off the rope ladder while Marty climbed up, and grasped Kaori's hand. He felt himself tumble through the landslide, but pushed against it, and pulled himself towards the ladder. He held up Kaori, who started to climb back up, but his leg became trapped in a crack in a log. He tried to free himself, but couldn't. He looked ahead, and stopped trying to get back to the helicopter. Instead, he pulled himself further down the avalanche, If he could just hang on a little longer, he would be at the finish line, and then he would be okay. He struggled again, and finally freed his leg. He got on top of the log, and crawled to the front end of it. He grasped a branch that was sticking out at the top, and pulled it, trying to steer the log and turn it around. Once it was facing towards the finish line, he just held on for dear life. He knew he could do it now, until he saw where the avalanche was heading. It was heading towards a cliff face, and he knew now that he had to get out. He heard a whirring behind him, and realised that the helicopter was still there. He reached out, and grabbed the ladder, dragging himself up, holding on tightly. He climbed back up to the chopper, and finally reached safety. He crawled up to a seat and sunk down into it, glad that the danger was over. He looked over at Zoe, who was waking up. She looked up at him and smiled. He smiled back, but his face fell as he saw that Moby was standing over him.
"What are you doing with my girl?" Moby asked, growing suspicious. Psymon leered up at him.
"She's not your girl," he growled, and Moby's eyes darkened. He turned around to Zoe.
"You better decide," he sneered. "Me or Psymon. You can't have us both" Zoe sighed and closed her eyes. She wasn't hoping it wouldn't come to this. Eventually she looked up at the two men.
"Neither of you," she replied. "You're both friends to me, nothing more." Moby glared at Psymon, his heart burning with a raging hatred towards the other man.
"You'll see," he snapped. "I'll get her yet, and you'll wish you were never born." With that, he walked to the cockpit, and Zoe looked over at Marty and Kaori, who were asleep together. She looked back at the cockpit. She knew really who to pick, but how was she going to tell them? With that thought, she closed her eyes again, promising herself never to go near avalanches again.
The End
Well, I did it! It's finished! Yaaaaay! :D :D :D as you've probably figure out already, there's a sequel coming soon, so watch this space! For now, thanks for all the reviews, and I hope you've enjoyed this story!
Kaori screamed out, despite the knowledge that no one could hear her. She felt sick, and couldn't make sense of things. Everything was just a hazy blur to her. She could hear nothing but the deafening rush of snow around her, and her whole body was completely numb with cold. She didn't feel the ice and rock that encased her weakened calf, tearing it from her thigh. She didn't feel the nerves as they snapped off her leg, or the muscle as it was ripped away with the bone, spilling blood everywhere. All she felt was the freezing cold that surrounded her body, and all she saw was the snow that passed her eyes, tossing her about like a useless rag doll. She didn't care anymore, she was going to die anyway. Why struggle, when fate has been decided, she said to herself, and closed her eyes wearily.
Moby watched the mountain from where the others were, in a state of panic. He had been one of the first to hear the explosion, and now all he could do was watch helplessly as the boarders up there were being dragged down the track. Zoe still hadn't come back, so she was obviously in the landslide as well. He turned around, and saw the helicopter as it began to lift off the ground, carrying the paramedics with it. The door was still open. Without giving it a second thought, he ran up to the helicopter. He wasn't going to sit there and watch her die, he was going to rescue her. He jumped inside the aircraft before anyone could stop him, and stood there defiantly. One of the paramedics walked up to him, frowning.
"Get out," he ordered firmly. "You aren't permitted to be a part of the rescue team, so leave the aircraft immediately." His voice had a tone of finality, but Moby didn't move. He glared coldly at the paramedic.
"Listen, you," he sneered, grinning slightly to himself as the medic shrunk back in fear. "My girl is up there, and I'm going to help her. If you don't like it, get out of here, because I'm staying right here. Is that clear?" The medic nodded, and walked off sheepishly, to the cockpit. Moby smiled at his own victory, and sat down, looking out of the window for any sign of Zoe and the others.
Kaori felt a rock knock her on the back of her head, scratching her skin, but ignored it. She couldn't be bothered even trying to escape. She knew that it was over, and there wasn't anything left worth living for. Seeiah was dead, the others had probably died too, even Marty. She wondered if he was still alive, or if he had been rescued yet, but that didn't matter now. She wasn't' going to see him again, and he wasn't going to see her alive again. As she was forced along the landslide, the pressure around her increased, and she felt as though she was being torn to pieces. She wanted to hurry up and die, so she could be put out of this pain. She felt something trap her arm, and drag her backwards. This was probably a load of rocks about to snap her in half, she thought to herself. However, she found herself being dragged upwards, against the force of the snow and ice crashing around her. She reached the surface, and gasped, struggling for breath as she slowly came to her senses. She looked up, to see that Marty had caught her. He reached out with his other arm, and grasped a nearby branch, hauling the two of them out of the snow. Now Kaori realised, she did have something to live for - Marty.
Moby leaned out of the open door on the chopper, looking down at the mountain, checking for any sign of the other boarders. He stopped suddenly, and grabbed a pair of binoculars. He had seen something down there, and it looked human. He peered through the binoculars, and realised that it was two humans, but it was too misty to make out who they were. He dropped the binoculars, and jogged up to the pilot.
"There are two people down there," he said, trying to keep his voice even. "Turn around, I'm gonna try and throw a rope down to them." The pilot nodded, and spun the helicopter around. Once they had been lowered down enough, Moby picked up a megaphone.
"Hey, who's there? Are you okay down there?" He waited a while, then walked away, thinking that they probably couldn't hear him, but then he heard a voice.
"Moby? That you?"
"Psymon? Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm not injured much."
"Who's with you?"
"Zoe. She's knocked out, but she'll be okay. No sign of the others yet."
"I'm gonna throw down a rope. Try and grab it if you can." Moby ran up to a box on the floor of the aircraft, and fumbled about, searching for a rope. He couldn't find any, and cursed under his breath, but then his eye caught on something. Next to the door, there was a lever, with a sign saying, "PULL LEVER TO RELEAES ROPE LADDER". Moby pulled it, and a ladder dropped in front of Psymon, who grabbed it, still holding onto Zoe. He began hauling himself out of the snow, and made his way to the chopper. He had never been so relieved to see Moby before in his life. Once he reached the top, he handed Zoe to the medics, who put her on a bed, before climbing up himself. He knelt there for a moment, trying to catch his breath before he stood up shakily, and made his way to one of the benches in the aircraft. He sat down, gazing out of the window. He just hoped that the other two would be able to hang on until the helicopter reached them.
Marty narrowed his eyes, trying to see through the heavy mist of snow that surrounded them as they clung onto the overhanging branch. He couldn't see the others, but he knew in his heart that if they just held on for long enough, help would come. They just had to hang in there. He looked over at Kaori. He had his arm around her to stop her from falling, because although she was awake, she was too weak to hold on by herself. She looked up and smiled at him, and he smiled back. He wasn't going to abandon her now, he would stay with her until the end. He looked at her leg, concern filling his face, and Kaori smiled again.
"It's okay," she said, trying to reassure him "It doesn't hurt." He drew her closer to him, protecting her from the avalanche that rushed below them. He suddenly felt a breeze above him that seemed to be growing stronger, and looked up. The helicopter was flying above them, but it was going away. He groaned desperately as he realised that it hadn't seen them. He cried out, but it was no use. He felt something sharply poke him in his side, and looked over at Kaori, who pointed at a load of trees that had been dragged towards the centre of the track, sticking out above the avalanche, forming an arch above it. "We can move onto that, then they'll see us." She said, and Marty grinned. There was one problem though. How were they going to get across Suddenly it hit him. They had to go back into the avalanche. He took a deep breath, then started lowering himself down. He looked up at Kaori.
"We're going to have to go through the avalanche, then grab the branches," he explained, as Kaori started sobbing. She nodded, and lowered herself down as well. Marty leaned over and kissed her. "Good luck," he whispered, and they dropped into the avalanche. The force hit them immediately. Kaori flailed about, trying to get to Marty, who pushed himself towards her and grabbed her. He reached up, and grabbed the branches above them, but they snapped in his grasp. He snatched at the air, trying to get to them, but it was no use. The two boarders held onto each other as they were dragged along. They looked up at the helicopter. It had noticed them. Now, Marty could only hope that they could get to them in time.
Psymon and Moby rushed over to the door, and pulled the lever.
"They have to make it," Psymon moaned, as he watched the two people down there. He picked up the megaphone, and began shouting down to them.
"Marty? Kaori? Can you hear me?" In response, Marty looked up and yelled something, but Psymon couldn't make out what he was saying. "Grab the ladder," he called out, and Marty tried to grab it, but missed. Psymon lowered himself down, and Moby stared at him.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm going after them." He began to climb down, ignoring Moby's orders for him to stop. The wind whipped his face, but he carried on. Once he reached them, he held out a hand to Marty. "Come on," he yelled. "I'll pull you up." He grabbed Marty's arm, hauling him up to the ladder. However, when Kaori started to climb, she got knocked off the ladder by the strong wind. Psymon launched himself off the rope ladder while Marty climbed up, and grasped Kaori's hand. He felt himself tumble through the landslide, but pushed against it, and pulled himself towards the ladder. He held up Kaori, who started to climb back up, but his leg became trapped in a crack in a log. He tried to free himself, but couldn't. He looked ahead, and stopped trying to get back to the helicopter. Instead, he pulled himself further down the avalanche, If he could just hang on a little longer, he would be at the finish line, and then he would be okay. He struggled again, and finally freed his leg. He got on top of the log, and crawled to the front end of it. He grasped a branch that was sticking out at the top, and pulled it, trying to steer the log and turn it around. Once it was facing towards the finish line, he just held on for dear life. He knew he could do it now, until he saw where the avalanche was heading. It was heading towards a cliff face, and he knew now that he had to get out. He heard a whirring behind him, and realised that the helicopter was still there. He reached out, and grabbed the ladder, dragging himself up, holding on tightly. He climbed back up to the chopper, and finally reached safety. He crawled up to a seat and sunk down into it, glad that the danger was over. He looked over at Zoe, who was waking up. She looked up at him and smiled. He smiled back, but his face fell as he saw that Moby was standing over him.
"What are you doing with my girl?" Moby asked, growing suspicious. Psymon leered up at him.
"She's not your girl," he growled, and Moby's eyes darkened. He turned around to Zoe.
"You better decide," he sneered. "Me or Psymon. You can't have us both" Zoe sighed and closed her eyes. She wasn't hoping it wouldn't come to this. Eventually she looked up at the two men.
"Neither of you," she replied. "You're both friends to me, nothing more." Moby glared at Psymon, his heart burning with a raging hatred towards the other man.
"You'll see," he snapped. "I'll get her yet, and you'll wish you were never born." With that, he walked to the cockpit, and Zoe looked over at Marty and Kaori, who were asleep together. She looked back at the cockpit. She knew really who to pick, but how was she going to tell them? With that thought, she closed her eyes again, promising herself never to go near avalanches again.
The End
Well, I did it! It's finished! Yaaaaay! :D :D :D as you've probably figure out already, there's a sequel coming soon, so watch this space! For now, thanks for all the reviews, and I hope you've enjoyed this story!