Ch7-From bad to WORSE!

I know I know this took me like forever AGAIN but hey I got school so I'm working as fast as my little fingers will allow! Once again I hope you love it because I love it when you do then you TELL ME ABOUT IT! HEHE Enjoy!

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Shalimar lingered at the scene of the struggle for a while, continuously beating herself up about what had happened.

How could I have been so stupid? She thought. I could have done more…..I SHOULD have done more.

He thoughts were broken by the sound of Adam's gravely voice through her Comm. ring.

"Shalimar?"

"Yeah Adam?" She said with a sigh.

"It's been a while now…you know, you should really be heading back."

"Ya, I know, it's just…" She trailed off.

"I know, just come on home and we'll get this taken care of."

Shalimar took one last look at the area and something caught her golden eye. A large white feather sitting undisturbed in the shadows. She gently picked it up and inspected it a bit before shoving it angrily into her coat pocket. She knew the feather had something to do with what happened, but it wouldn't have happened if she hadn't had been so careless.

She shouldn't have gone through with that stupid plan, it was all her fault. And now it was up to her to get Shal back, doing whatever it takes.

As Shalimar made her way back to Sanctuary, she submerged herself in her thoughts.

How could I have been so stupid. Of all the stupid plans I could have come up with I had

to come up with one that would separate us! God Brennan was right………I'm nothing like her. He was right to walk away, I'm just some imposter…….a waste of space and air. How could I even think that I could measure up to the great Shalimar Fox. This morning I was SO sure we weren't any different, that I wasn't any different than before. Now I see everything that Brennan said was true………She and I are completely different. God! I'm such a coward, I can't stand it!

She angrily banged her hand on the steering wheel of that car. She didn't know how she was going to manage it but she was going to find a way to fix everything. Sinking deeper into her thoughts, she barely paid any attention to the road.

You know what your going to have to do, whether the team helps your or not, you screwed up. And it's your job to fix everything……… But how?

As Shalimar sank deeper into her thoughts, her eyes began to wander, not really watching the road as they should have been.

God what will Adam and the others think……probably just as I think. I wouldn't blame them if they wanted to kick my ass. Hell! I wanna kick my ass!

With Shalimar's concentration dwindling even more she didn't notice the semi truck coming at her head on. She snapped out of her thoughts to see the massive truck coming at her. The truck had all the speed and the size it needed to make the Mustang the size of a tin can.

"Oh shit!" Shalimar swerved trying to get back to the right side of the road. But she had only swerved enough so that the semi didn't hit her head on, that didn't stop the semi from side swiping her on the drivers side. Shalimar's world was instantly turned upside down when the truck hit her.

She was trapped inside a car the was rolling uncontrollably on it's side. Shalimar tried to jump out before the truck hit her, but it crashed into her door, caging her in before she could move.

She had never been so scared in her whole life, and for once she thought there was an actual possibility of her not walking away from this one. Having survived everything from Genomex to Ashlock, it was hard to believe that this might be the end. The great Shalimar Fox of Mutant X killed in a car crash due to her own recklessness. Kinda ironic…..she wasn't invincible like she thought.

The car continued to roll and roll, and with every roll Shalimar became more and more terrified. Yet somewhere between the screaming, the crunching, and the blood there was peace…..maybe she wouldn't have to take responsibility for her screw up.

Right when Shalimar was unconsciously ready to accept her fate, the car stopped it's death roll on the side of the road, Shalimar did her best to go over her body for damages but she was fading in and out of consciousness. She was poring blood everywhere, pinned back to the seat with a metal rod through her shoulder.

Gotta…gotta stay awake….too many hits to the head….to much blood.

Shalimar didn't know the full extent of her injuries but she knew it was bad. Worse than it had ever been before. Loosing the battle to stay awake, her warm blood spilling all over her. Then just like that……her heart stopped.

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Ya I know I'm evil hehe well I learned from the best! Pam ::mutters:: so I dedicate this ending to her! Pam take a bow! Don't forget to R&R on your way out!