Hey everybody!
Sorry for the long wait!

Thank you to all who reviewed!
I know the last chapter was a little gorry...sorry for those it disturbed.

Well....this story is coming to a close...I think it has one or two more chapters...but I'm not sure....because my stupid computer DELETED THEM!
AUGH!
I was sooooo mad!
Now I have to re-do everything!
((sigh))

Oh well...here's the next chapter...

Enjoy if you can.

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Chapter 20 - Escape from Killian's Isle
(play on "Gilligan's Isle"...get it? Huh? Huh? ..... sorry...I'll shut up now.)

The tremors began to shake the building apart, causing pieces of the ceiling to start collapsing.

Adrian cursed loudly, and swiftly turned and began running for the exit.

He sighed with relief, seeing his pack of wolves had already fled. All he had to worry about now was the light body laying limp in his arms.

The muscular man ran as fast as he could down the long, stone hallway, dodging debris as it crumbled away from the building.

The halls twisted and turned, having the ability to throw off anyone who didn't know the layout of the complex. Luckily for Adrian, he knew where to go.

The exit was in sight, only about 50 paces to the north. Adrian could see the two large metal doors leading to the outside, undoubtedly locked now.

Suddenly, a large column crashed in front of the white haired man, forcing him to jump over it. As he was in the air, something heavy hit his back, and sent him straight to the floor in pain.

The injured teen in his arms was thrown a few feet in front of him, safe from the falling debris for now.

Kai moaned as he hit the hard concrete. The impact had brought him back to consciousness.

The air was filled with noise. He could feel the earth under him shake with a violent force, and the smell of smoke and dust filled his nostrils.

Weakly, he opened his crimson eyes to see what was happening around him.

A small fire had broken out in front of him, lining the edges of three grey columns that had collapsed.

Kai blinked a few times, not sure if what he was seeing was real or not.

Admist the flames, he saw a shadow, pinned under a single column.

The teen's eyes widened as his vision began to clear, and the figure became recognizable.

"What?" He asked himself, still somewhat disoriented.

"Run Hiwatari! Get out before the building collapses!"

Kai gasped, recognizing the voice.

Slowly, the teen rose to his feet, trying to gain his balance on the shifting floor.

"Adrian?!" He asked, still unsure if what he was seeing was real.

"I said run! Get out of here! You only have a few moments left!"

Realization hit Kai in a flash. Adrian must have helped him escape from Killian, and now the building was collapsing!

The teen took a step toward the door as he was commanded, but paused for a moment.

"No...I can't leave him to die like this..." He thought to himself.

With that, Kai turned around and rushed back over to the blocked hallway, stepping over the small line of fire trailing the ground.

"What are you doing?!" Adrian was surprised at Kai's actions.

The teen grabbed hold of one of the columns and began pushing, trying to knock it off of the bulky man below. "What does it look like I'm doing?!"

"We'll both be killed!"

"Not if you don't shut up and try to get out!" Kai growled.

He didn't know how long his weakened body would hold up, so he had to free his new ally quickly before they both became trapped.

With one final heave, Kai managed to create enough of a gap so Adrian could slide free.

"Ahh!" The blue haired teen exclaimed, batting away a small flame that had began to burn away at his pants.

"Let's get out of here!" Adrian breathed, rushing away from the fallen columns. "This way!"

Kai rushed after the white haired man as fast as he could, ignoring the pain running through his body.

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"The doors are locked!" Tyson exclaimed, pulling on the large silver handles one final time.

"There has to be another way in!" Hilary said, looking around the outside of the building.

"Hey guys! Over here!" Kenny waved his arms, flagging the two teens over.

In between two large bushes was a metal door that hung slightly ajar.

"Alright! Let's go!"

With that, the three teens rushed in, intent on rescuing their captain.

"What's....going on?!" Tyson coughed, closing his eyes slightly as he ran through the smokey air.

"It appears that a fire has broken out somewhere within the building!" Kenny stated, covering his nose and mouth with his hand.

"Thank you Mr. Obvious!" Hilary sighed, coughing as she spoke.

Suddenly, the roof began to crumble, and wooden beams and rubble fell down on the teens.

"AHHH!" Tyson and Kenny exclaimed.

"Tyson! Chief!" Hilary stopped in her tracks and turned around, seeing her friends had been separated from her by debris from the ceiling.

She took a step forward to help, but was stopped as she heard someone cough loudly behind her.

The brunette swung back around to see two figures in the near distance, struggling as debris rained down on them.

She gasped as the figures made their way through the smoke, and became recognizable.

"Hey! Kai! Are you alright?!" She exclaimed, waving her arms hoping they would notice her.

"Hilary?!" Kai seemed surprised to see the brunette, standing in the collapsing hallway.

"Watch out!" Adrian cried.

Suddenly with a loud roar, the ceiling crumbled and wooden beams and columns of plaster began to rain down.

Adrian was knocked forward, out of the path of the devastation, and fell to the ground away from the scene.

"Kai!" Hilary rushed through the falling debris and piles of rubble crashed down around Kai and Adrian.

"Hilary! Wait!" Tyson yelled over the commotion, but couldn't find a way past the large wooden post in front of him.

Adrian got to his feet, staring back in horror as flames quickly lapped up against the pile of debris.

Kai had been trapped!

The blue haired teen glanced around quickly, looking for the slightest opening to squeeze through.

He coughed, the smoke beginning to take it's effect on his lungs.
Covering his nose and mouth with his arm, he continued to look for an escape route. Finally, his eyes settled on one.

There was another column that had fallen from the roof and had propped itself up against the wall, creating a small gap that Kai might be able to get through.

The blue haired teen bounded for it, managing to get his head and most of his torso through it.

Suddenly, he cursed.

The column fell slightly, pinning his hips to the floor.

"Kai!" He heard someone call.

Adrian and Hilary appeared through the smoke.

The brunette rushed over to him and grabbed his hand, pulling as best as she could with her one good arm.

"Move over!" Adrian commanded, grabbing hold of Kai and pulling again.

He was much stronger than Hilary, and managed to pull the blue haired teen free from the rubble.

"Thanks..." Kai glanced up at the bulky man, who nodded in reply.

"We're even now."

"Let's talk later!" Hilary yelled, coughing slightly.

Together, the group rushed back for the exit, where Tyson and Kenny were busy trying to clear a path.

The quake began to grow in magnitude, and the building began to break apart at a faster rate.

"We have to hurry! The complex will self-destruct any moment now!" Adrian yelled over the commotion.

Tyson kicked at the dusty column, and finally it came loose and fell in front of him.

"Over here! Hurry!" He waved his arm as he saw the his friends and Adrian approach.

With the last of their energy, the group pressed for the door, and broke out into the open forest.

"That was a close one!" Tyson sighed.

"Quit standing around! The building's gonna blow any second!" Kai yelled, rushing past the navy haired teen and Kenny.

"WHAT?!" Kenny's eyes went wide, and he took off running, followed closely by Tyson.
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Deep within the building, Killian sat up against his mahogany desk, laughing to himself.

His blood seeped out beneath him, creating a large pool of crimson.

"You....fools won't escape......you can't run far enough to....." He coughed violently. "...to escape the explosion....."

Suddenly, a large crackle erupted from within the room.

"See you in hell....Hiwatari!"

With that, a large fireball exploded from the basement, and tore through each and every room, destroying everything in it's path.
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"Get down!" Adrian yelled, looking back at the building as it caved in on itself.

Suddenly, with an ear-shattering bang, the complex exploded, sending trees, soil and rubble in every direction.

The shock waves hit the fleeing group, and sent them flying deeper into the forest.

Kai, Hilary, Kenny and Tyson all went flying, landing not far from each other and skidding to a stop. Adrian however was thrown in a separate direction, disappearing into the forest.

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"Over there!" Mr. Dickinson pointed out the cockpit window as a giant fireball flew up into the sky.

The helicopter turned hard to the right, following the smokey trail now raising up into the sky.

"What the heck happened?!" Rei exclaimed as they got closer, seeing the ruins of a large building.

"Hurry up and land! Maybe they're close by!" Max shouted to the pilot.

"Let's hope not too close..."

The helicopter found a clear space to land, and settled down on the lush forest ground.

Mr. Dickinson, Rei and Max all hopped out and rushed over to the flaming ruins, careful to stay at a safe distance.

"Kai! Tyson! Hilary! Kenny!" Max began shouting. "Where are you?!"

Suddenly, there was a rattle in the bushes.

Max screamed in surprise as a bulky, white haired man emerged, limping slightly.

"Who are you?!" Mr. Dickinson demanded, his eyes narrowing slightly at the muscular stranger.

"Help them....quickly..." He muttered.

"Over here!" Rei cried in the distance, waving his arms desperately.

Max and Mr. Dickinson returned their attention back to the stranger, but he had vanished.

"Wha.....where did he.....?" The blond American glanced around frantically.

"Don't worry about him....Rei's found something!"

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"Kai? Kai!?" The raven haired teen shouted, shaking the motionless body of his captain.

With a moan, Kai's crimson eyes parted slightly.

He stared up into the blue sky, fluffy white clouds floating peacefully above him.

He blinked, still disoriented from the impact of the explosion.

Suddenly, a figure moved over him.

"Ugh...." He groaned, clenching his eyes shut in pain as his head began to throb with an unbelievable headache.

"Kai?" A faint voice asked.

The blue haired teen forced his eyes open again slightly.

All he saw was a blob of black hair, and a pair of golden orbs staring down at him.

"R...Rei?" He asked weakly, his vision darkening quickly as he battled for consciousness.

"Hang on Kai...help is here...."

Kai couldn't keep up the fight to stay awake any longer. With a sigh, he closed his eyes and fell unconscious.

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Okay......that sucked....

Hopefully that wasn't rushed...I have a horrible habit for doing that...as most of you know.

Please review anyway!!!