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Notes: Another chapter is up, amazing. Anyway I just want to thank everyone who has reviewed, and a special thanks to:
Erin, TeacherTam, Imsorad , Dolphinology .
Here's a quick recap:
He was just about to tell everyone the good news when Katie got up quickly and in one swift move dowsed the fire, sending the camp into darkness.
"Enemy sighted," she whispered
And now on to the story.
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Ford woke with a fright as he heard a movement. Within seconds everyone was awake, as they heard Katie mention that the enemy had been spotted.
Ben quietly got up, being careful not to make a noise that could attract the enemy. He moved closer to where Katie and Nathan were.
Ford and Miguel followed Ben, making sure that no noise was made as they picked up their guns and crawled over to Nathan.
Tim and Kristen remained where they were, knowing that if there were too many movements, it could attract unwanted attention.
Kristen looked at the moon which shone brightly on the earth below it. Allowing both them and the enemy to see.
Everyone looked around, they could see movement a few miles away.
"What must we do sir?" Ford asked in a low voice.
Nathan looked at the approaching forces, which seemed to be heading in their direction. He also knew, that it was still very dangerous to move Lucas at that moment, he was still just too weak.
Nathan looked around at their surroundings, behind them were their friends, in front of them, their enemy. He glanced on both sides, looking for any place they could run to.
Nathan looked back at the ground to where the fire was once alight. Horror struck him as he saw some smoke rise to the air.
"We need to move now!" Nathan ordered.
"Nathan, we can't move him," Kristen said in a low rushed voice.
"We have no choice, the smoke," Nathan said.
Everyone frowned as they looked at the smoke, which was still rising, then it hit them. The smoke! The smoke would draw the unwanted attention. If they didn't move, they would be caught.
Nathan had already began to pick up everything he could handle, as the others began to pack their bags.
Kirsten crawled to where Lucas lay, she could see that his face was still pale and had an eerie glow to it. She quickly checked his pulse and was surprised to feel it stronger than it normally was, and that Lucas's temperature wasn't as high as it normally was.
She turned to see that the camp had disappeared, there wasn't anything that showed that they were every there, other than the smoke.
Ford and Katie had moved over to where their normal positions, on the ground, keeping track of the enemy, while Tim and Miguel had all their bags packed.
Ben had moved closer to where Lucas lay.
"Ben, I need you to carry Lucas. Now I need you to stay low, any sign of danger, we separate, and meet back at Headquarters," Nathan ordered.
Ben nodded, knowing that he was going to be Lucas's only hope.
Kristen helped cover Lucas as Ben lifted Lucas into his arms as the others got ready.
"Alright, lets go," Nathan said.
Nathan lead the way, as Katie, Tim, Miguel, Kristen, Ben and Ford followed.
They kept to the shadows, running from bush to bush, careful not to disturb anything.
Everyone dropped to the ground when Nathan suddenly dropped.
No one moved.
They could hear voices from a distance.
Nathan looked around, everyone was lying flat, and Lucas was lying next to Ben, who was starting to look tired.
"Ben, I need you to take Lucas," Nathan said sadly.
Kristen looked horrified.
"But..." Kristen began to protest.
"Ben can't crawl, he won't be able to out run anyone, we need to separate," Nathan explained.
"Where do I go sir?" Ben asked.
"Back to Headquarters, get Lucas some medical help, we will All meet there," Nathan said.
Ben nodded, not really liking the order, but knew it was the best option.
Ben slowly got to his knees, pulling Lucas up with him.
Katie looked at her ex-husband with fear-filled eyes, she knew Ben could look after himself, but with Lucas, he would have no means of defending himself.
Ben saw the look in Katie's eyes, and gave her a smile.
"Take care guys," Ben said as he stood up.
"You too," Katie whispered.
They watched as Ben made sure he had Lucas securely in his arms, before doing a quick scan. Making sure everything was safe.
Nathan and the others watched as Ben disappeared into the shadows.
'Please let them be alright, please let me have done the right thing, please' Nathan silently prayed.
Ford gripped his gun tightly as they heard the voices coming closer.
No one moved.
No one breathed.
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What do you think? Will Ben make? or even better... will the others make it???? The next chapter will be more on Lucas and Ben. Hope you like,
K