Disclaimer: don't own them, not making any money from this....
Notes: Good news for all, I got a Beta Reader- so that means, no more mistakes! yippy.
I just wanted to thank everyone for their reviews:
kbandy-Thanks for the message, I see that you have a few questions. I can't give out any clues, yet, but don't worry, everything will be answered. And, well, there are going to be a lot more chapters than I originally thought, so it's still going to be a while before this story finishes. Hope you enjoy!
KatKnits00-Thanks for all your help, you are a life-saver!
dolphinology - Evil aren't I?? I was going to make Nathan blind, but then thought against it, for now. But hey, it's still early, so you never know what could happen.
Oh, and the language,( sorry I knew I was forgetting something). It is Afrikaans, my first language, I didn't know any other language. At the end of every chapter, I will translate the words.
Della -Howzit! I know, I know, I should really stop with the "What's going to happen next" endings... Glad to hear that you like my story, do hope that you will carry on reading. Thanks for the review.
For all those, that took my advice and left out the last part of the story: Ben and Lucas looked below, and to their horror, they saw total destruction. Headquarters was no more. Everything was destroyed. As they looked down on the field, they didn't notice soldiers behind them.....
Ben heard a noise behind him, but before he could react, there was a gun pointed to his head. Thus, leading to their capture.
Now on to the story:
O o O o O
Ben turned around as he heard a bush move from the side. He didn't have time to react as he felt a blinding sharp pain that sent him to the ground unconscious.
o o o o o
Tim winced as a bullet hit very close to his head, sending dirt flying on him. He was hating every minute of this. He wished he was home with his family.
To be able to read the boring old newspaper, to sit in a huge library and just read books.
But, here he was, covered in mud, tired, cold, hungry, and scared.
Nathan wiped his eyes again, wishing the irritation would stop. He could see, but his vision was a bit blurry. He was scared. He knew that if he couldn't see, he would have to give up his command. He just couldn't do that, they were already two men down, and their spirits were low. If he had to admit that he couldn't see clearly, it would be the final blow.
He had to be strong.
Kirsten was watching as Nathan wiped his red eyes again. She had a bad feeling that there was something wrong with his eyes. But she knew that the stubborn fool wouldn't say anything until it became much worse.
She silently sent a few curses his way, but in her heart she knew that he was putting up a strong front to protect the others. She just hoped that it wouldn't cost him his sight.
Ford silently counted for the gap, where they would have to stand up and shoot. He just prayed that he was right.
Three...
Two...
"Get ready," Ford said to the others.
Everyone took a deep breath as they got ready.
One....
"Now!" Ford yelled.
Everyone stood up and immediately started to shoot, praying that they would hit the enemy.
Tim watched in horror as an enemy solider fell, a few feet away from him, dead on the bloody ground.
He had just killed a man.
His first.
Tim was so caught up in his living nightmare that he failed to see that the others had dropped down, back to safety.
"TIM!" Katie screamed as she watched Tim being knocked to the ground by an invisible force.
Kirsten turned to see Tim being thrown roughly to the ground. She grabbed her bag quickly as she made her way to the fallen body.
Katie didn't move, she just couldn't believe what was happening. She just couldn't believe the fact that they were losing. First Lucas, now Tim!
Her world was slowly falling apart, and the man who always made her feel safe, was miles away.
Ford was shocked. He just couldn't believe it. No one fell under his command. No one.
Yet, there was Tim, lying on the ground.
Miguel loosened his grip on his rifle, using his one hand to reach for the cross that hung on his silver necklace.
He silently prayed for mercy.
Tim didn't know what was happening. He remembered watching the man he shot, fall dead onto the hard, unforgiving ground. Blood splattered all around the prone body...
Next thing he knew, he was falling to the ground.
Kirsten quickly reached the pale, unmoving body. She quickly checked for a pulse.
"He's alive," She said in relief.
"Thank you," Katie said as she released the breath she was holding.
Kirsten didn't hear the words of thanks as she searched for the wound....
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In the middle of a dark, cold, small room, two figures hung limply from their chains.
Their arms were chained tightly above their heads, forcing them to hang inches from the ground. The chains cut deeply into their bare wrists, which were taking all the weight.
Ben's eyes slowly began to flutter open. He squinted, trying to see something, but all he saw was darkness.
He felt something covering his face, he wanted to move it, but his hands didn't want to obey. His mind was too foggy to realize that something wasn't right. All he knew was that sleep was calling his name.
Slowly Ben closed his eyes and sleep returned to him.
But what he failed to see, was that something smiled…
o o o o
And, you know what that means....yip, another cliff-hanger. Sorry this was short, but I shall make it up in the next one, which will be longer.
Till then,
K