A/N- Thanks to Nienna for reviewing. Thanks to my hubby for being patient. Thanks to my kids for driving me up the wall. Oh, and Nienna thank you for revealing my age to everyone. Now I feel old. This is the sequel to No Place Like Home so you may want to read that one first if you don't want to get confused but if you like confusion please read on. Oh, and at the end of this chapter is another author's note with some interesting info there so you might want to read it. It has absolutely nothing to do with the story but I thought you guys might like it.
Murphy's Law
Tina's POV
Everything that can go wrong will go wrong. If you say you're lucky something hasn't happened to you it will. A streak of good luck can only last for so long before it comes to a bone crushing halt and all you're left with is a nice run of bad luck. Do you get what our situation is now ? That's right. Not good. Outlook on survival is minimal. If I asked a magic Eight-ball if we were going to survive it would probably tell me no. A psychic would say we didn't stand a snowball's chance in hell. Now all we need is a good storm and we'll be completely set for total anniahlation. I just had to open my big mouth didn't I ? No sooner had I thought this than a monsoon rolled in. "Great," I muttered yanking my foot off of the ground as an orc arrow embedded itself there.
"Before we all die I just have one thing to say," Mandy yelled. "I blame Tina for all of this."
"Shove it, Mandy," Matt, O.C., Nienna and I yelled.
Curtis broke us up before we could do anything to hurt each other ",We have to figure something out soon. We can't just stand up here and wait to get shot."
"We could throw Mandy over to them," Nienna said with a psychotic grin.
"Ooooorrrrr, we could actually try shooting at them. That's something that we haven't managed to do since we got up here," Matt called over the booming thunder.
"Fine," we all screamed like two year olds. My side went over to one corner while Mandy's side went to the other. Curtis and Danny just stood in the middle of us. More shaking and support beams cracking from the Watcher in the Water below us. Our options now are either to get shot by orc arrows or to get eaten by the insane piece of sushi in the water. I swayed with the building wondering when it was going to collapse. I had never stayed on the pier before in such conditions but I'm sure that it wouldn't hold up much longer. When my hope was moments away from being extinguished I burst anew. Danny's radio came to life. "Lieutenant Carol do you read ? Can you hear us ? Respond."
Danny nearly dropped the thing trying to get to it. He pushed the button on the side and said ",I'm here so is Curtis. We are with eight civies. We are taking heavy fire. Seriously outnumbered. We need a lift."
"We aim to please," came the voice on the other end. "Look behind you."
Everyone turned around. Lo and behold there coming for us was a transport chopper. I would've cried if I wasn't busy concentrating on killing orcs. The chopper hovered over our heads providing the orcs with a new target. Mandy, of course, was the first one up the rope ladder that was dropped down to us. She was followed by Jonothan, Joel, Faber, Nienna, and Danny. O.C. and Matt were busy trying to help me provide cover fire. "Get in the chopper, Tina," O.C. yelled over the howling wind.
"No. You two go. I'm a better shot than you guys anyway."
Both cast a sideways glance at me before climbing up the rope ladder themselves quickly followed by Curtis. I could hear them yelling for me to hurry up. The chopper was moving away. They were taking on too many arrows. I slung my shotgun over my shoulder and began running for the ladder. It was beyond the rooftop now, over the water. The Watcher was still trying to bring down the warehouse. The orcs were still firing. Just a little closer now. Almost there. Only a little jump. Oh, hell, a big jump. I lept from the building singing at the top of my lungs ",I BELIEVE I CAN FLY."
I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my shoulder. I reached out my hand for the ladder as my momentum was quickly slowing. "OH CRAP," I thought to myself ",Karma sure does have the most inconvienent times to decide to kick you in the ass."
SPLASH !!!!
Really long A/N- Next chapter will be up shortly and it will be longer. I promise. Anyway, on to the information that you should find interesting or a repeat if anything. Rent the Big Empty, Sean Bean is in it. If you were planning on going to see the movie Hero with Jet Li here's a little FYI. Its on video and DVD. It was released a few years ago on Quinten Terrantino's production label as a straight to video. So now you don't have to spend $7 to go see it. I Heart Huckabees with Jude Law will be out October 15. Finding Neverland with Johnny Depp (drool) will be out on October 22. SAW with Cary Elwes will be out in September. Alfie with Jude Law will be out October 22. Flight of the Phoenix with Miranda Otto will be out October 22. The Incredibles will be out November 5. National Treasure (Sean Bean has a part in it) will be out November 24. The Life Aquatic with Cate Blanchett will be out December 25. Just thought you guys would like that and please review.
Murphy's Law
Tina's POV
Everything that can go wrong will go wrong. If you say you're lucky something hasn't happened to you it will. A streak of good luck can only last for so long before it comes to a bone crushing halt and all you're left with is a nice run of bad luck. Do you get what our situation is now ? That's right. Not good. Outlook on survival is minimal. If I asked a magic Eight-ball if we were going to survive it would probably tell me no. A psychic would say we didn't stand a snowball's chance in hell. Now all we need is a good storm and we'll be completely set for total anniahlation. I just had to open my big mouth didn't I ? No sooner had I thought this than a monsoon rolled in. "Great," I muttered yanking my foot off of the ground as an orc arrow embedded itself there.
"Before we all die I just have one thing to say," Mandy yelled. "I blame Tina for all of this."
"Shove it, Mandy," Matt, O.C., Nienna and I yelled.
Curtis broke us up before we could do anything to hurt each other ",We have to figure something out soon. We can't just stand up here and wait to get shot."
"We could throw Mandy over to them," Nienna said with a psychotic grin.
"Ooooorrrrr, we could actually try shooting at them. That's something that we haven't managed to do since we got up here," Matt called over the booming thunder.
"Fine," we all screamed like two year olds. My side went over to one corner while Mandy's side went to the other. Curtis and Danny just stood in the middle of us. More shaking and support beams cracking from the Watcher in the Water below us. Our options now are either to get shot by orc arrows or to get eaten by the insane piece of sushi in the water. I swayed with the building wondering when it was going to collapse. I had never stayed on the pier before in such conditions but I'm sure that it wouldn't hold up much longer. When my hope was moments away from being extinguished I burst anew. Danny's radio came to life. "Lieutenant Carol do you read ? Can you hear us ? Respond."
Danny nearly dropped the thing trying to get to it. He pushed the button on the side and said ",I'm here so is Curtis. We are with eight civies. We are taking heavy fire. Seriously outnumbered. We need a lift."
"We aim to please," came the voice on the other end. "Look behind you."
Everyone turned around. Lo and behold there coming for us was a transport chopper. I would've cried if I wasn't busy concentrating on killing orcs. The chopper hovered over our heads providing the orcs with a new target. Mandy, of course, was the first one up the rope ladder that was dropped down to us. She was followed by Jonothan, Joel, Faber, Nienna, and Danny. O.C. and Matt were busy trying to help me provide cover fire. "Get in the chopper, Tina," O.C. yelled over the howling wind.
"No. You two go. I'm a better shot than you guys anyway."
Both cast a sideways glance at me before climbing up the rope ladder themselves quickly followed by Curtis. I could hear them yelling for me to hurry up. The chopper was moving away. They were taking on too many arrows. I slung my shotgun over my shoulder and began running for the ladder. It was beyond the rooftop now, over the water. The Watcher was still trying to bring down the warehouse. The orcs were still firing. Just a little closer now. Almost there. Only a little jump. Oh, hell, a big jump. I lept from the building singing at the top of my lungs ",I BELIEVE I CAN FLY."
I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my shoulder. I reached out my hand for the ladder as my momentum was quickly slowing. "OH CRAP," I thought to myself ",Karma sure does have the most inconvienent times to decide to kick you in the ass."
SPLASH !!!!
Really long A/N- Next chapter will be up shortly and it will be longer. I promise. Anyway, on to the information that you should find interesting or a repeat if anything. Rent the Big Empty, Sean Bean is in it. If you were planning on going to see the movie Hero with Jet Li here's a little FYI. Its on video and DVD. It was released a few years ago on Quinten Terrantino's production label as a straight to video. So now you don't have to spend $7 to go see it. I Heart Huckabees with Jude Law will be out October 15. Finding Neverland with Johnny Depp (drool) will be out on October 22. SAW with Cary Elwes will be out in September. Alfie with Jude Law will be out October 22. Flight of the Phoenix with Miranda Otto will be out October 22. The Incredibles will be out November 5. National Treasure (Sean Bean has a part in it) will be out November 24. The Life Aquatic with Cate Blanchett will be out December 25. Just thought you guys would like that and please review.