Chapter 6 - Miracle
"You let him go and we'll loose both of them!" Huntress said behind Cris. Cris stared at Aaron. Inside her she was fighting a battle between doing the right thing and doing it her way. She gritted her teeth as she struggled to make her decision. Her hand around his neck started shaking as she tensed. She started screaming through her teeth and then lifted him back to safety. She grabbed his collar and pulled him close to her, close enough for her to smell his breath, "Give me the antidote or I change my mind."
Huntress breathed an inward sigh of relief. She then moved next to Cris and looked at Aaron, "I won't be able to stop her again, so I suggest you give her the stuff."
Aaron stared at them both, he was loosing this and he had to think fast, "Okay, okay, just let me go."
Cris shoved him backwards, releasing him. She stared at him and said, "Any moves I don't like and you'll be meeting your maker, sooner than you expected."
Aaron glared at her and ten slowly moved sideways. He entered the apartment and shuffled to a study table that stood near the balcony. He tugged on a shelf and it opened slowly. He reached in and lifted the pencil box. He opened it and lifted a vial.
He smirked and waved it in front of them, "Is this what you want?" He flung it away out the window.
"NO!!!!" cris shouted and lunged after the vial over the balcony.
"Cris!!!" Helena shouted as she rushed after Cris.
Cris reached out her hand and caught the vial, then noticed the grave mistake she had made. As she felt herself fall, she tucked the vial near her so it would break. She closed her eyes and felt as her body rushed to the ground.
She didn't know how long she had fallen unconscious. She groaned as she tried to move. She could hear someone calling her name, but the voice was soft. Then the smell hit her, an awful rotting smell and that of decomposition. She wrinkled her nose as her eyes fluttered open. She could see someone wade through the muck above her. Her vision cleared and she saw Huntress' face, deep with worry look over at her. "Are you okay?" she asked, relieved to see Cris eyes open. The fall into the dumpster had been a hard one and Huntress doubted weather the junk was enough to break her fall. Cris stared at her for a moment and then looked down at her hands, in them lay the vial, unbroken.
Huntress thrusted a hand forward and helped Cris out. Cris winced as she leaned on her left foot; she bumped it against the side when she fell. She looked up and noticed a grin on Huntress' face. At first she was confused as to why she found this amusing, but then Huntress lifted a rotten banana peel off her shoulder and held it out to Cris. She started laughing and then Cris joined in. They stood there for a while just laughing, eventually Huntress threw an arm around Cris' shoulder and helped her walk back to her car.
***
Barbara felt a rush of cool fresh air as she breathed in deep. She slowly opened her eyes and focused on the ceiling. Once her vision cleared she moved her head and looked around the lab. The morning sun streamed through the window and added a warm glow to everything it touched. Helena, Dinah and Cris lay asleep in the lab. Dinah on what looked like a make shift bed, Helena slept in a chair next to Barbara and Cris slept with her head buried in her arms that rested on the lab table. As the deep sleep slowly wore off, she felt the dryness of her throat and cleared it, startling Helena.
Helena looked sleepily over at Barbara. Her eyes suddenly sparkled awake and she smiled, "Hey," she said softly as she moved closer, "How are you feeling?" Barbara licked her dry lips, "I've been better," she answered, her voice croaking. "Barbara?" came Dinah's voice. The young teen stood up and shuffled over to the other two. She looked tired a weary, but she managed to smile. She gently took Barbara's hand and seated herself next to Barbara. Barbara smiled and took another deep breath in. She frowned and said, "What's that smell?" Dinah and Helena burst out laughing.
***
He was going to make her pay. He had lost this time, but there were many more days left. He was going to make sure she entered hell before him. There were many more viruses he could use and it would please him for her to be his next patient. "Just you wait Miss Stone, death would be proud and there's no raging against this death!"
THE END
"You let him go and we'll loose both of them!" Huntress said behind Cris. Cris stared at Aaron. Inside her she was fighting a battle between doing the right thing and doing it her way. She gritted her teeth as she struggled to make her decision. Her hand around his neck started shaking as she tensed. She started screaming through her teeth and then lifted him back to safety. She grabbed his collar and pulled him close to her, close enough for her to smell his breath, "Give me the antidote or I change my mind."
Huntress breathed an inward sigh of relief. She then moved next to Cris and looked at Aaron, "I won't be able to stop her again, so I suggest you give her the stuff."
Aaron stared at them both, he was loosing this and he had to think fast, "Okay, okay, just let me go."
Cris shoved him backwards, releasing him. She stared at him and said, "Any moves I don't like and you'll be meeting your maker, sooner than you expected."
Aaron glared at her and ten slowly moved sideways. He entered the apartment and shuffled to a study table that stood near the balcony. He tugged on a shelf and it opened slowly. He reached in and lifted the pencil box. He opened it and lifted a vial.
He smirked and waved it in front of them, "Is this what you want?" He flung it away out the window.
"NO!!!!" cris shouted and lunged after the vial over the balcony.
"Cris!!!" Helena shouted as she rushed after Cris.
Cris reached out her hand and caught the vial, then noticed the grave mistake she had made. As she felt herself fall, she tucked the vial near her so it would break. She closed her eyes and felt as her body rushed to the ground.
She didn't know how long she had fallen unconscious. She groaned as she tried to move. She could hear someone calling her name, but the voice was soft. Then the smell hit her, an awful rotting smell and that of decomposition. She wrinkled her nose as her eyes fluttered open. She could see someone wade through the muck above her. Her vision cleared and she saw Huntress' face, deep with worry look over at her. "Are you okay?" she asked, relieved to see Cris eyes open. The fall into the dumpster had been a hard one and Huntress doubted weather the junk was enough to break her fall. Cris stared at her for a moment and then looked down at her hands, in them lay the vial, unbroken.
Huntress thrusted a hand forward and helped Cris out. Cris winced as she leaned on her left foot; she bumped it against the side when she fell. She looked up and noticed a grin on Huntress' face. At first she was confused as to why she found this amusing, but then Huntress lifted a rotten banana peel off her shoulder and held it out to Cris. She started laughing and then Cris joined in. They stood there for a while just laughing, eventually Huntress threw an arm around Cris' shoulder and helped her walk back to her car.
***
Barbara felt a rush of cool fresh air as she breathed in deep. She slowly opened her eyes and focused on the ceiling. Once her vision cleared she moved her head and looked around the lab. The morning sun streamed through the window and added a warm glow to everything it touched. Helena, Dinah and Cris lay asleep in the lab. Dinah on what looked like a make shift bed, Helena slept in a chair next to Barbara and Cris slept with her head buried in her arms that rested on the lab table. As the deep sleep slowly wore off, she felt the dryness of her throat and cleared it, startling Helena.
Helena looked sleepily over at Barbara. Her eyes suddenly sparkled awake and she smiled, "Hey," she said softly as she moved closer, "How are you feeling?" Barbara licked her dry lips, "I've been better," she answered, her voice croaking. "Barbara?" came Dinah's voice. The young teen stood up and shuffled over to the other two. She looked tired a weary, but she managed to smile. She gently took Barbara's hand and seated herself next to Barbara. Barbara smiled and took another deep breath in. She frowned and said, "What's that smell?" Dinah and Helena burst out laughing.
***
He was going to make her pay. He had lost this time, but there were many more days left. He was going to make sure she entered hell before him. There were many more viruses he could use and it would please him for her to be his next patient. "Just you wait Miss Stone, death would be proud and there's no raging against this death!"
THE END