Smilys:Heh.Sorry about the Cliffhanger.Didn't know what to put -_-

Apollo:Thankies to Aurora Daughter of the Sun for your support!

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Drip.Drip.Drip.

Maria slowly opened her eyes.Her vision was blurry,but where ever she was,it was dark and smelled funny.Maria blinked a few times so she could see clearly.Hhhhiiiiiisssssssss.Maria looked down.A huge rat hissed up at her.She looked up at her arms.Her hands where chained to the wall,her feet were free and she was in a standing position.Maria looked at the rat hissing at her.She picked up her foot and kicked the rat to the other side of what she was guessing was an old fashion dungeon.It hissed at her and scurried away.Maria pulled on the chains,they where tight.Maria looked around for something,anything to get them off.As she looked around,she saw something,or someone in the same position as her,it was a little dark,she couldn't see the person's,if it was a person,face.She timidly said."Hello?"

"I say we search the whole base,and at lest 5 miles out into the desert."Bit said to the Colonel after he inspected both Maria and Jamie's bunkers."I agree with checking the base,but is it really necessary to check the desert as well?"Bit had to convince him."Sir,I'm positive that its necessary. We have our best BTS officer missing as well as our best pilot who justs happens to be my younger sister sir."The Colonel thought it over."Very well.Do what ever you like to find them."Bit stood and shook the Cornels hand."Thank you sir."Bit left to get some other pilots together to find them.

Drip.Drip.Drip.

The person wasn't answering.Maria picked up a rock with her foot and tossed it at them.They looked up slowly with a groan."Ow…my head…where am I?"Maria knew that voice."Jamie?"They looked at her,now she could almost see his face."Maria?"He asked unsure."Yeah,its me.Are you ok?"Jamie shifted."I think so.Ah,my head hurts.How about you?"Maria was glad that she wasn't alone."I'm ok,a little dizzy though."Jamie lifted his head to look at her."Do you know where we are?"Maria shook her head."No idea."

Bit's radio cracked."Sir.Nothing on the north side."Bit was getting worried.The west was clear,now the north side.Bit spoke into the radio."Check it again,report back if you find any tire tracks that look like they belong to a jeep."His radio cracked."Roger that."

Maria looked around.One door was to their right,but most liking it was locked and guarded.Maria wrinkled her nose."Phew…It stinks in here."Jamie was quit most of the time."I agree,must be the rats."Maria shuddered."I hate rats…"She mumbled.

Bits radio cracked again."Sir!Sir!We found something!"Bit spoke in the radio."What is your positon??"Crack."South Sir!"Bit pointed the driver south."Drive that way!"The driver did as he was told.

Drip.Drip.Drip.

Maria looked for anything that could get the locks undone,nothing.She shook her chains angrily."CRAP!"She yelled in frustration. Jamie winced."Aw,stop yelling Maria."Maria looked over at him."Sorry."The door opened.Maria looked over as did Jamie,but slower.In walked a tall figure,dressed in black with a hood,on either side stood two others,dressed the same.Maria couldn't see their faces,but she NEW the figure in the middle was snicker at them!Maria glared at them,but said nothing."Ah," Drawled the middle figure."Men,take him,"he pointed at Jamie who's head was drooping a little."And unchain him."The two nodded and walked over to Jamie.One held him up while the other unchained him as he was told to do.Jamie's head drooped to his shoulder,he had to fight to stay conscious. The middle figure looked at Maria."As for her.Keep her here for the time being.Men!Let him go,that weight does no good to his condition."The men nodded and layed Jamie on the ground,Maria watched everything.Maria looked over at the tall figure,scared at what they might do.He snicker at her under his hood,He nodded to the men.Maria looked over,sacred.One of the men raise his foot and sharply kicked Jamie in the ribs.

Bit jumped out of the jeep."What have you found!?"Bit quickly walked over to the searcher who had called him on the radio."More tire tracks Sir!"Bit inspected the tracks."They head north…..MEN!Get some more jeeps,a few zoids and head north!Follow those tracks!"Every body got ready as quickly as they could."YES SIR!"

Maria winced as they continued to beat up Jamie.His body was going limp and she knew it.She yelled at the middle figure."STOP IT!YOU'LL KILL HIM!"The figure merely snickerd."That is the general idea miss."(A/N:ooooo 0.0 he said the bad word!!!)Maria's temper grew.She lunged at the figure,lashing out with her chains.The figure laughed at her,she couldn't reach him no matter how angry she was."Ah ah ah.I wouldn't do that if I was you.Someone could get hurt."Maria glared at him."Mainly YOU!"She said the last part with so much hatetred.The figure snickered at her.He nodded to the men."That's enough."The men stopped.All three left with out another word.Maria stared at Jamie's motionless body.Her voice cracked."Jamie?"

No answer.

Maria tried again."Jamie?Please answer me…"Again,no answer.Tears formed in Maria's eyes.Her head dropped,the tears freely flowing."Aaahhh…ooowww"Maria looked up,Jamie was trying to get to his feet,very slowly.Maria wanted to reach out to him help him,but the chain prevented her from doing so."Jamie!?"Jamie looked at her,he couldn't stand,so he crawled next to her,holding one of his sides and wincing.Maria tried to go as far as the chains would let her,which wasn't far.Jamie coughed and leaded against the wall,coughing and holding his sides.Maria tried to kneel next to him,the chains wouldn't let her."Jamie?Holy crap you scared me."Jamie coughed."Hey *cough *Look,I'm fine,they didn't kill me like they said they would and….I got this!"Jamie reached into his pocket and pulled out a silver key.Maria smiled."Well what are you waiting for!Get me out of these!"Jamie handed Maria the key.She got the chains off and slumped next to Jamie,rubbing her hands."When we get out of here,"Maria said while rubbing her hands."I'm going to hurt every one of them so bad…"

Jamie sighed and coughed.Maria looked at him."What?I can't hurt them??"Jamie nodded.Maria would have gotten angry,but this was Jamie and he was injured.Maria sighed in a defeated way."Fine."Jamie looked at her.

"What?"Maria looked at him."I said 'fine'.I won't hurt them."Jamie looked at her closely."Not much or even a little?"Maria shook her head."Nope.Promise."Jamie smiled."Good,it wouldn't solve any thing any way."Maria sighed and leaded her head against the wall,looking up at the ceiling."I guess it wouldn't…."Maria closed her eyes.They didn't talk for a long time,soon,Maria fell asleep,Jamie watching her.He reached up and brushed one of her purple bangs out of her face.He smiled,he liked to watch her sleep.She looked so,at peace when she was asleep.

It wasn't long before Jamie also fell asleep.Maria woke up in somebodys arms.She looked up into the face of Jamie,who was still asleep.Her head was resting on his shoulder while his head was resting on her head while his arms where wrapped around her in a protective way.(A/N:I am getting the CUTEST picture in my head right now!!^_^ Apollo:Oh brother….)Maria smiled at cuddled closer to him.Either Jamie really wasn't asleep or it was a reflex,he tighter his grip on her.Maria closed her eyes and soon fell back asleep.

Jamie and Maria woke up to some one pulling them away from each other.Somone was pulling Maria by her waist to the door.Maria held onto Jamie like her life depended on it.She slipped out of his grasp.Maria kicked and struggled to get back to Jamie,reaching out to him,Jamie doing the same.Maria shoved her elbow into her attackers stomach.He held his stomach,letting go of Maria.Jamie did the same as her.She ran into his arms like a child that just woke up from a nightmare.Jamie held her closs.Maria looked back at the door,it was open!Maria turned to Jamie."Look Jamie!We can get out!"Jamie looked behind her,a smile on his face."Quick,get any firearms they might have!"Said Jamie as he let go of her.Maria nodded and searched her attacker's pockets,Jamie doing the same to his.

They left their prison with two shot guns and some extra bullets.They shut the door as they left."Wait a sec,where are we going?"Jamie said as they ran down a hallway."Just look for something that looks like its an exsist!"Maria said over he shoulder.She turned a corner and stopped dead.Jamie almost ran into her.There,blocking their way,was the figure with the black hood,along with some guards with guns pointing straight at them."Trying to escape I see…..I don't think so….."Click.Click.Click.Click.

Jamie heard Maria wisper."Oh crap….."Jamie moved closer to her,he grabbed her hand and held it.Maria squeezed it.Jamie could tell that she was trying every possible way to get out of this mess.Maria saw the pipes running above them.She had an idea."Not exactly."She aimed the gun at the pips and fired.White fog filled the halls.Maria shot another one at the pips,more fog shot through the broken pipe.Maria tugged on Jamie's hand.They ran down the halls.They hard shots being fired,but that also didn't hear anything like they where bouncing off of anything.They ran down the halls filling up with fog,forgetting that they where still holding hands.

They ran into a hanger.Only two Storm Sorters where left.They nodded to each other,let go of each others hands and ran into the storm sorters cotpits.They flew away,the radar never picking them up.

"Yyyyyyyyeeeeeeeehhhhhhhaaaaaa!!!!!Haha!!We sure showed they didn't we!?!?!"Maria said happily over the comlink.Jmaie smiled."We sure did."Maria became serious."Jamie?When I woke up,before they came in……you where holding me."Jamie froze.

*FlashBack *

Jamie woke up from a dream,no,not a dream,a nightmare!Jamie looked over at Maria,she was still asleep.Her head was resting on her shoulder.Jamie thought that she look very comfey.He moved her very carfully so that her body was resting against his,her head resting on his shoulder and to make both of them comfortable,he wrapped his arms around her.He smiled and rested his head on hers.He soon fell back asleep.

*End Flashback *

"Uh….you see….I can explain that-"Maria smiled at him through the comlink."Its ok….I didn't mind."Jamie started blankly at her."You didn't!?!?!"Maria blushed,relizing that that was not what she meant to say."Uh…um….yeah…"Jamie smiled at her,she smiled back.

They flew to a small forest and landed,hiding their zoids the best they could.They sat down in front of their zoids and by each other.Maria shiverd."Burr….its cold out here."Jamie looked at her."I could make a fire if you want."Maria shook her head,shivering."Nah.If their looking for us,they might see the light."Jamie nodded."Good point"

Jamie found some blankets in the zoids.He wrapped them around both of them.Maria held the blanket close to her,they huddled together to stay warm."Jamie?What are we going to do?"Jamie had to think."Wait I guess."Maria nodded,shivering again.Maria agreed to having Jamie wrap his arm around her to keep her warm."What about you?"Jmaie smiled at her."Don't worry about me."Maria nodded curling closer to him.After she was asleep,Jamie spent a long time running his fingers slowly through her wild hair.He looked up at the stars that where just coming out.Maria muttered something in her sleep,in wasn't uncommon of her to do so.Jamie looked at her,to see if she would say whatever it was again.She did,just above a wisper,"No….don't go…..please…..no….Jamie….no…..I love you….please don't go….no!Jamie!"Maria jerked,Jamie held her close.She opened her eyes and looked at Jamie.She hugged him,about to cry."Ssshhh….its ok….sssshhh…your ok now"Jamie soothed while rocking her alittle.Maria held onto him,refusing to let go for anything."I'm scared Jamie…"Maria whispered."Sssshhh…its ok….go back to sleep."Jamie felt Maria nod.She was asleep in no time.

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Smilys:I LOVE this chapter!So much fluff!Teehee.

Apollo:Give me a break…..R&R!