Lyrics belong to Chemical Brothers "Galvanize"

:don't hold back...
if you think about it too much, you may stumble, trip up, fall on your face...
don't hold back...
you think its time you get up, crunch time, like a sit up, come on keep pace...
don't hold back...:

Lucy's POV

I stepped into the room, gun held out, ready to shoot if she moved for me or the Gloxco. She stood, watching me from across the room, hand poised over the green button.

"Back away Asha."

"Or what? You'll shoot me? Killings not your thing remember?"

"I didn't say I'd kill you. Although after everything you've done you deserve it."

"Oh waa, still a cry baby Lucy. Don't feel bad just cause you made this possible," she slammed her palm onto the green button, I squeezed off two more shots, but she dove to the ground.

Amy's POV

I cringed on Scud's back when I heard two more shots from above. We all stopped, shocked by the loudness of it in the empty building, Janet actually covered her ears.

"Shit," Max was the first one to take off again. Scud doubled his efforts to keep us up with the others, lagging only a few feet behind as we climbed the stairs.

"Move your asses!" Max ordered, speeding up even more as we neared the top floor.

"Ahh," Janet screamed, stopping and backing down a couple stairs into us. Max and Dominique swung around guns in hand, pointing them at the body at Janet's feet.

"It is a body," Dominique sounded even more annoyed than usual.

"I, I mean, sorry," Janet, hopped over the body on the stairs, hurrying to catch up with the other two. Scud stepped over the guy, starting up after the others, then went crashing down onto his face, my chin knocking painfully into his skull; I rolled off him, stopping to see what he had tripped on.

The guy we had just stepped over had grasped Scuds ankle, and was now up and trying to pull Scud down further.

"Oh fuck me," Scud flipped over, kicking at the guys face and shoulders, trying to make him let go, at the same time reaching for the shotgun he had dropped.

Up ahead the other three paused, seeing what was going on and started back down, Max taking aim. Scud's fingers wrapped around the shotgun, he grabbed it, and with good timing slammed his free foot into the guys shoulder and the butt of the gun into the guy's nose. He let go immediately, loosing balance, and tumbling back down the flight of stairs, taking a few good cracks to the head before landing in a heap in the landing.

I watched him, catching my breath as Scud pushed himself to his feet. When the guy didn't jump back up I took Scud's hand letting him pull me up to my feet.

"What do you say you walk from here?" Scud asked.

"Yeah, good plan," I nodded, and we started after the others, Janet coming back to help me up the rest of the stairs.

Lucy's POV

"Fuck," Asha cried rolling away. "You're a better shot than you used to be."

"Had a lot of practice on the way up here," I was advancing quickly and could see where the bullet had grazed her shoulder. Before I reached the Glaxco she reached under, pulling a gun out and shooting. I hit the floor hard, gun skittering a few feet away, I crawled towards it as the automated voice filled the room.

"Launch sequence initiated. Launch in ten."

"Hold up," she shot my gun, sending it further from me and causing me to squirm back a pace. "I want you to see this thing in action." I rolled over on my back, she was standing over me, gun trained on my head.

"Eight."

"Why?" I asked simply.

"Because you're a whiney little bitch who needs to see the world doesn't revolve around her," she was royally pissed off and I knew I could use that.

"Sure it does," I smiled. "Without me you wouldn't have this toy." Okay, wow, someone slamming you across the jaw with a pistol in hand hurts just as much as it looks like it would.

"Six."

"Because you're daddy's little girl, everyone always wanted to help you out. You got the best deals with the best people. You said jump and people asked how high. It didn't matter that you had no experience before daddy died," she practically spit this all out, grabbing me by my neck and pulling me to her face. "While I had to work my ass off to get to where I was, and now half the people I dealt with won't deal with me because I broke your precious little heart."

"Is that what this is about?" I was honestly shocked. "You think people don't deal with you because of me? People only ever dealt with you because of me," I wrapped my hand around the back of her neck pulling her closer. "Everyone knows you are unstable, vicious and impulsive. It just took me this long to realize it."

"Four."

"That's why they don't deal with you." Now get out of my face. I let go of her, and kicked her stomach, shoving her off me, she stumbled backwards catching her balance, I started to scramble away, but was too slow.

"Three."

"Don't move," she had a clean shot, there was nothing I could do, if I moved I'd be dead.

"Two."

"How's this for impulsive?"

A shot rang out through the room, and flinched, expecting to feel the bullet, I opened my eyes as Asha's gun clattered to the floor. She clutched her upper right chest, almost her shoulder, blood spreading quickly. I jumped up and past her to the red button.

"On…" I slammed the green button and there was a moment of buzzing, gears aligning in the machine, then the computer voice.

"Launch sequence cancelled, please enter new coordinates."

"Lucy," Amy hobbled toward me, I met her as the others rushed past to Asha. We hugged long and hard before I pulled back, my arms on hers helping hold her stable.

"I am so sorry," I began, but she was shaking her head, pulling me in for a kiss, which I dove into thankfully before pulling her to me again.

"I love you," she whispered into my hair.

"I love you too," I smiled, pulling away to look at her again, she tenderly touched my head, I winced, figuring there must be at least a nice lump growing there, if not a gigantic gash. When it's not being poked my head feels pretty numb right now

"Janet, call 911," Max ordered, pressing Scud's T-shirt hard to Asha's shoulder, Asha moaned, but seemed very unconscious. "Nice shot Amy." Max gave Amy a little smile as Janet called for an ambulance.

"Very nice," I nodded; a little surprised Amy had been the one to pull the trigger. She nodded, leaning her head on my shoulder wearily. I kissed the top of her head. "How are you going to explain all this?"

"We have our credentials," Max shrugged. "The cops will lay off to us as soon as we show them."

"It's nifty," Janet nodded happily.

"If they see you and Scud there could be huge problems though," Dominique advised.

"She's right, you three should take off, no use getting involved," Max agreed. "We'll pull Katia out of the car and you can take that back to the hotel."

"Amy needs to see a doctor," I pointed out.

"I'll drop you two at the hospital, and wait for Janet at the hotel," Scud offered.

"Good idea," Max nodded. "Lucy, Amy I want you two to get out of the country as soon as possible. Lay low for a bit, while we figure out immunity."

"I think a little vacation is in order anyway," Amy smiled up at me, I nodded, agreeing completely.

"I will wait with Asha," Dominique volunteered. "It was the same to see you as always Amy," she knelt next to Asha taking the shirt from Max.

We filed down the stairs for the last time, and out the front door, Amy leaning on me for support, and me leaning on her because god I missed her. Before we reached the car we could see something was wrong, the interior light was on. Max and Janet ducked down, hurrying quickly forward and surveying the inside

"Fuck," Max cursed kicking the tire. "That bitch and her brat got away!"

"Why didn't she take the car?" Scud asked, not seeming at all concerned that she had escaped.

"She probably took Asha's car," Amy said, peering into the back seat. I leaned over with her reaching past.

"Hey look she left you these," I handed Max the cuffs with a grin, I couldn't help it. In the distance we could faintly hear sirens.

"You guys gotta get going," Janet, jumped forward, hugging me and Amy at once, squeezing us together.

"Bye Janet," Amy smiled when Janet let go.

"See ya," I nodded, climbing in the driver's door.

"See you at the hotel," Scud gave Janet a quick kiss and climbed in the backseat.

"You did good," Max hugged Amy.

"I got captured," Amy laughed returning the hug.

"And we caught them, so it's still all good," Max assured her. "Besides what else could we expect from a non-Deb," Max teased gently.

"Take care of yourself," Amy hugged her again quickly, and began to hobble around the front of the car to the passenger side. Max leaned in my window.

"You're not so bad Diamond," she held out her hand, I nodded taking it.

"You either Brewer," she smirked, backing away.

"I'll make sure everything we promised happens," she assured me, waving for us to get going, just as Amy was climbing into the car. As soon as her door was shut I took off, eager to beat the growing sounds of the ambulance and police.