Gossamer Wind

Ch. 4: Finding

Author: Miss Lizz

Rating: Pg-13 for nothing really happening.

Disclaimer: Only the new agents are mine

            There was a trail of spattered blood that they had more or less been following for the past several minutes. It might lead to survivors because it was not made by someone being dragged, rather they were stumbling on their own, at least two survivors, one human, one most definitely alien.  With any luck, the two would be found still alive.

            Up ahead, at the very edge of where their light beams faded to nothing, something glimmered in the darkness.  Something large that took over most of the hall.

            "What is that?  An ice wall?" Rho asked, shining her light closer to the mass of refracting material.  It was without a doubt ice, and it was encasing something huge and organic.

            "It's a―" Ayin began but cut himself off when he did realize what it was.  How could they have gotten so large?

            "O god o god o god o god…"

            B ignored H's muttering and peered over the ice sculpture as best she could and yelled, "Is there anyone in there?"

            A familiar voice answered, "Yeah."

            "Elle?  Are you okay?"

            There was silence for a nerve-wracking amount of time before Elle spoke again.  "Not really.  X is unconscious and his breathing isn't too good.  And we've both lost a lot of blood.  What's happening?"

            How can she be so calm about this?  Rho thought as Ayin took over the conversation from there.

            "Zed's sent teams through each hallway to contain the dragons and―"

            "Dragons?" Came the confused voice in the room.

            "Yes― and to find any survivors.  So far, you're the only ones we've found," as an aside to his team, "How far away are we from the labs?"

            "One is just down this corridor a ways, I think."

            "Great.  Hey Elle, can you walk?  And can X be moved?"

            "Um… yes to the first and depends on how far you're going to move him to the second.  Why please?"

            "One of the labs isn't too far from here."

            "Uh, Ayin," H began. "There's a problem with this," everyone was looking at him now, "How are we supposed to get them out the room?"

            "Good question," came the slightly amused tone from beyond the frozen dragon.

End ch. 4

Not long but it wasn't meant to be.  What do you think of the story so far?  Please send some sort of review.  Thank you.