Chapter 14 - Another Lara??
After the discovery of the fourth piece, things went back to pretty much how they used to be, which, to be truthful was strange. Lexa was still in the house, Hillary continued to clean, and seemed to forget that he was the one that had shown Lara where the fourth piece was, Bryce stayed in his lab, designing his watch, and Lara, well.. Lara did some training. And it was during one of these training sessions that Lexa surprised Lara even further.
"Hey Lara. What you up to?"
Lara was leaning against a wall, breathing heavily. Machinery clanked throughout the hall as the assault course traps reset themselves.
"It's unlike you to get out of breath"
"You'd be out of breath too if you'd done this baby seven times over"
"Jees!"
"Bryce fixed it up a little for me. Put some more stuff in for me. Would you time me please?"
"Sure"
"OK. Just stand here and you'll be safe"
"Safe!?!"
"You'll see. Ready?"
"Yeah"
"Go!!"
Lara leapt forward and ran at top speed, she jumped just at the edge of a block as a swinging blade flew through the air where she had been standing just seconds before. Lexa stared at her. Lara with the grace of a puma, and the silence, darted, jumped and rolled. There was a collapsing bridge and a blade that swung down the middle…
.All of a sudden….a scream came from Lara. Something had gone wrong with the front of the bridge and the tiles that had collapsed left too big a gap, even for her. The blade was coming up fast, and there was no time to drop. For the first time, Lara panicked. Then, the wind was knocked from Lara as something crashed into her at an enormous speed. She was dizzy, but the course had come to the end of its cycle and was re-setting itself. Lara stood up and looked around behind her. Lexa stood there, dusting her hands off.
"You?? Did you just?? How?? God It's another me in disguise."
"I don't know Lara. You were in trouble and I ran and jumped at you. Close really.. got my leg. .but no worries."
Lara looked at her leg where a deep gash ran from knee to ankle. Lara gulped..she could see the bone.
"Lexa..I think you ought to get that checked"
"No really I'm fine"
Lara looked back at her leg and started. She stood, staring at her leg and watched as it healed itself, as though time were going backwards.
"Holy Shit!!"
She drew a gun out and held it at Lexa's head.
"Right. Don't move. Who are you and what have you done with Lexa?"
"Lara..it's me. It's Lexa. I…oh shit. Oooops. Sorry!"
"Get walking"
"Where?"
"My study"
"OK"
They walked up to Lara's study, and went in
"Right. I want the truth"
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Disclaimer - I do not own any of the Tomb Raider characters - Lara, Hillary Bryce, Chase, they are all owned by Eidos, Core, and Tower.
I do own Alexa Munroe, so if you wish to use the name in one of your stories, please contact me at athlete@talk21.com
This story is dedicated to my friend Jaina, who also has her own fanfic (The 5th Marauder)
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