Part Five
By Ranma Inverse
Hikaru was in shock, even as Quatre carried her. Everything was a blurr, but she heard shouts and murmurs as the wind batted against her face.
"Where do we run?!"
"RUN GUYS!! RUN!! DONT LET HIM CATCH UP!"
"Make sure Ms. Hikaru stays okay! We have to find a safe place
to heal her!"
"Weak Woman, can't even run by herse--OW!"
"Don't insult Hikaru!"
Hikaru felt the light drain away in her eyes...and the last thing she heard was the rustling of people running, and one with her in their arms.
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Duo, behind the others, had given up running and turned to face Lantis. "One, you're an idiot. Two, you're insane. That's a bad combination, you know!"
Lantis stepped towards him. "Don't think you can beat me yet,
fool."
"You're the fool! You think Hikaru's gonna like you after what you've
done?" Duo growled. No one messed with Duo Maxwell's
friends.
Lantis walked in front of him, so he was only one foot away. "You
are too weak to fight me. Go home to your mother."
He turned...
...and walked away.
Duo blinked. "H-hey! Aren't you going to fight me?"
"I do not repeat myself, except this once. You are too weak to
fight me." He continued walking off.
"I'M NOT WEAK! COME BACK HERE AND I'LL WIPE THAT SMIRK OFF YOUR FACE!"
Duo growled, turned, and walked in the direction the others took.
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Quatre layed Hikaru down on a rock slab in the cave they had taken shelter
in. He looked to the others. "Now one of us should search for
Duo."
Wufei raised his hand. "I'll use it as an excuse to get away
from these weak women."
Umi coughed as she raised the mallet she usually used to hit Mokona
with, and smashed it over Wufei's head. He fell to the floor unconscious
with squiggly dizzy eyes, and little Umi's dancing around his head.
Umi coughed again. "Whoops! I slipped."
Fuu blinked at Umi, and giggled. She then looked to Quatre.
"I will go, Mr. Quatre."
"Call me Quatre." He smiled.
"Okay then, Quatre." Fuu walked out of the cave. "I shall
hurry back soon."
Umi and Quatre looked down at the unconscious Hikaru meanwhile.
Her hair had lost it's shine, and most of it fell out of her braid.
Her skin was dangerously pale as Umi checked Hikaru's pulse.
Umi's sapphire eyes lost their sparkle. "Quatre..." She
whispered. "Her heart isn't doing to well."
Quatre's face filled with concern. "...That's...not good.
This is not good..."
Umi shook her head. "I know...but what do we do?"
While Quatre was trying to think of a way to help Hikaru. Umi
was worrying. Hikaru...she might keep fighting for her life for
us...but what about Lantis? She might wish to die because of him...The
balance is equal. She might do either...
Umi kept her voice at a prayer whisper. "Hikaru, keep on fighting."
Quatre looked at Hikaru and turned to Umi. "This is bad. We have to stop the bleeding or she'll bleed to death, and she's close to it, at that."
"How...?" Umi blinked. She then frowned. "Alright,
take all the extra clothing you have off." Quatre blinked.
"Wha..?"
"JUST DO IT! Like that vest! Take it off!" Quatre got the
idea and did so, then wrapped it around Hikaru's bleeding waist.
Umi took off her coat and wrapped it around Hikaru's left arm, which
looked like someone painted it red and the paint hadn't dried. "The
left arm...it's broken, look how it's bending the wrong way..." Umi
winced, and shuddered looking at it.
Umi walked to Wufei. She took his chinese shirt off as he laid unconscious. He has a black tank top underneath. "Sorry Wufei, but Hikaru needs this." Umi murmured, and wrapped it around the leg that was bleeding the worst.
"C'mon Hikaru...get better."
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In a seperate-seeming world altogether, like a glitch in time and space, where spirits floated amongst themselves, three human-shaped spirits talked, looking upon a mirror which reflected an injured red-head.
The one with pale blonde hair (Or white, you pick.) looked to the Regal female. "Being dead is not good when Hikaru needs help, Emeraude." His face was filled with concern.
The regal female--Princess Emeraude--shook her head. "But I do not think there is much we can do to help the Magic Knight." The one with long black hair put a comforting hand on Emeraude's shoulder.
"I think there's two things we can do. Pray while watching...and...it's
a possibility..." Zagato murmured. Eagle blinked.
"Eh?"
Emeraude blinked. "What do you mean Zagato?"
"Emeraude, remember...?" The sparkling blue eyes of the dead
princess went wide.
"You don't think that would really work though?" Emeraude blinked
again.
"It may...it may not. The theory has always been there untested,
though."
"What?" Eagle took a step closer to Princess Emeraude and Zagato.
"This..." Zagato looked to him and began to explain.
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Fuu blinked as she looked at Duo, who was looking down at the ground, walking straight towards where the cave was. "Mr. Duo!" Fuu ran to him. "Quatre said one of us should look for you...how'd you get so close so easily?"
Duo looked at her, in a bad mood. "The tracks." He pointed to the ground. Making her feel idiotic.
Fuu blushed and adjusted her glasses. "Oh..." She looked at the ground. "Gomen Nasai."
"That's okay." Duo shrugged and walked into the cave with Fuu. "So how's every--HOLY SH--" Duo shut up before he said it, and stared at Hikaru. The clothes used as bandages to wrap around her...were beginning to show signs of blood through their thickness.
"...Hikaru?" Fuu stared at her. Hikaru's skin had gone ashen.
Umi checked her pulse quickly, then her eyes went wide in shock as she dropped Hikaru's hand, and put her hands to her mouth. "No..."
Duo checked her pulse. ...No beat...
"Does anyone know CPR?" Fuu screamed.
Wufei, Quatre, and Duo raised there hands. Duo was reluctant.
But he'd do it to save a friend. "I'll do it." Duo said, and
he bent down and pushed on hikaru's chest. "Breathe..." He whispered.
He pushed her again, harder. "Breathe."
--He continued the rest of the CPR at which the author isn't willing to describe because she doesn't exactly enjoy writing certain things. And of course her friend will most likely kill her for leaving this part out. So pays the price--
--End of Part Five...see ya at part six ^~ Don't worry! This story has
a happy ending!--