I'm sorry if this chapter isn't up to much – first day back at school after
bank holiday. If these are meant to be the best days of our lives, boy are
we getting screwed. Anyway, thanks for the nice reviews. Onwards with the
story:
Joining Forces
Chapter 4 – Hope Springs...
Right in front of their eyes, Kurtis was laying in his bed, glowing the same brilliant metallic orange as his Chirugai when it was activated. Lara flashed back to when she found his beloved weapon, soaked in his own blood. It had activated, giving her hope. Hope of what? She was damned if she knew...
'This...this is incredible...' The nurse froze in her tracks and stared at the strange site with a mixture of terror and interest. 'Oh in my line of work – happens all the time.' Lara turned to face the woman. 'I'm going to ask you to leave. I'm going to ask you to leave and not mention this to anyone.' Lara was hoping that this girl was thicker than she looked, and she would think she was hallucinating. 'But this is a miracle!' Hmm, evidently not. How come she always got the smart ones? 'I really don't want to have to do this -' Lara's patience had taken a considerable hit since she returned home. She pulled out the pistol she had concealed in her coat and brought the handle down hard and fast on Ana's skull. She went out like a light. Lara replaced her weapon.
Lara bent down and picked up the fallen nurse. She dragged her to the only other bed in the room and laid her down. Then turning her attention to Kurtis, she pulled up a chair and tightly gripped his shimmering hand. Over the next two hours Lara spilled her story to him, from her first sight of Croft Manor after arriving home from Egypt to her destroying Eckhardt and the Cubiculum Nephili.
As she finished she took a deep breath and gave his hand a quick squeeze. An icy chill shot up her spine as she looked at the unconscious man and felt him squeezing her hand back. She dropped it like a hot brick and spun around. Ana was stirring. Lara lent back over Kurtis and whispered: 'Thanks for the heads up!' To her surprise he had stopped glowing. It was as if he...
The first thing Nurse Ana Greendon saw was the face of Lady Croft, a few inches from hers. 'What happened? Why am I in this bed?' Thank God – she honestly did not remember a thing! 'You walked in here with me and just passed out. I think you hit your head on the way down.' Lara eyed the purple bruise forming on the nurse's head. Her own personal gift. 'Are you okay?' 'I'm fine. Did you sit with your friend?' Asked Ana. 'Yes. He'll pull through – I can "feel" it.' Lara helped the nurse out of the ward. Then onwards to her hotel for a long, hot soak. It had been a heck of a day.
Joining Forces
Chapter 4 – Hope Springs...
Right in front of their eyes, Kurtis was laying in his bed, glowing the same brilliant metallic orange as his Chirugai when it was activated. Lara flashed back to when she found his beloved weapon, soaked in his own blood. It had activated, giving her hope. Hope of what? She was damned if she knew...
'This...this is incredible...' The nurse froze in her tracks and stared at the strange site with a mixture of terror and interest. 'Oh in my line of work – happens all the time.' Lara turned to face the woman. 'I'm going to ask you to leave. I'm going to ask you to leave and not mention this to anyone.' Lara was hoping that this girl was thicker than she looked, and she would think she was hallucinating. 'But this is a miracle!' Hmm, evidently not. How come she always got the smart ones? 'I really don't want to have to do this -' Lara's patience had taken a considerable hit since she returned home. She pulled out the pistol she had concealed in her coat and brought the handle down hard and fast on Ana's skull. She went out like a light. Lara replaced her weapon.
Lara bent down and picked up the fallen nurse. She dragged her to the only other bed in the room and laid her down. Then turning her attention to Kurtis, she pulled up a chair and tightly gripped his shimmering hand. Over the next two hours Lara spilled her story to him, from her first sight of Croft Manor after arriving home from Egypt to her destroying Eckhardt and the Cubiculum Nephili.
As she finished she took a deep breath and gave his hand a quick squeeze. An icy chill shot up her spine as she looked at the unconscious man and felt him squeezing her hand back. She dropped it like a hot brick and spun around. Ana was stirring. Lara lent back over Kurtis and whispered: 'Thanks for the heads up!' To her surprise he had stopped glowing. It was as if he...
The first thing Nurse Ana Greendon saw was the face of Lady Croft, a few inches from hers. 'What happened? Why am I in this bed?' Thank God – she honestly did not remember a thing! 'You walked in here with me and just passed out. I think you hit your head on the way down.' Lara eyed the purple bruise forming on the nurse's head. Her own personal gift. 'Are you okay?' 'I'm fine. Did you sit with your friend?' Asked Ana. 'Yes. He'll pull through – I can "feel" it.' Lara helped the nurse out of the ward. Then onwards to her hotel for a long, hot soak. It had been a heck of a day.