Chapter Eighteen
Hoagie's POV
My heart stopped and my eyes went wide with shock. "Oh my god Fanny!" I yelled. I knelt down and wrapped one arm around her torso and used my other arm to support her head. "Please Fanny, oh god." I choked, blinking my tears away.
She groaned in pain. I ran my hand through her hair gently. "Oh please don't…" I whispered.
"Hoagie…" She whispered back. Her voice was raspy. "You owe me…"
She groaned again and her head became lifeless in my arms. "Fanny, no… you're gonna get through this…" I said. Her uneven breathing is the only thing given me hope. The tears flowed down my cheeks and a drop fell on her nose. I gently caressed her face and hugged her so tightly. The blood stained my blue shirt. I could feel it through the clothes. It felt sticky and wet.
I raised my head slowly, giving Aku the most evil glare I have ever given. He was just standing there grinning as his sister stood behind him. "YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS!" I yelled. I let go of Fanny and ran straight towards him.
I knocked the gun out of his hands and it went skidding across the floor. I stood there breathing heavily, baring my teeth. I didn't wait another second to throw a punch at him. He blocked it with his hand. "Fighting with blind anger…" He said.
"Only causes you to lose!" Tsumi finished.
Okay, their finishing-each-other-sentences thing is getting annoying now. I yelled in frustration as I threw another couple of punches that he kept blocking. I growled as I just pounced on him, causing him to fall backwards on the ground. I just kept punching him while forcing back my tears. Tsumi tried to pull me off but I was stronger. She gave up and took a step back. She was just about to kick me when I heard a massive crash behind me. I got off of Aku and stood to face a gigantic red ship with TND painted on it in sloppy white paint. I grinned.
Emerging from the ship were my ever so trustworthy teammates. "Guys!" I called out as I ran up to them. "You need to help Numbuh 86!"
I pointed to the lifeless Fanny on the floor, fighting back the tears welling up in my eyes. "Oh my goodness!" Kuki gasped.
Numbuh 1-T's face was pale apart from a shade of red rising to his cheeks. He looked at Kuki and she knew what to do straight away. From inside the ship she grabbed a stretcher and carried Fanny on it. All I could do was stare after her. I felt a hand on my shoulder. "Hey… she'll be alright…" I heard Numbuh 5-T say. I didn't turn my head.
"So, where are those bad guys? I'm ready to give them a major whoopin'!" I heard Wally yell behind me as he punched his palm threateningly. Nigel just stood there, like all this is too overwhelming.
"Why, we're here."
"Right behind you."
Me and my team turned around to see the twins standing in battle stance, ready to attack, with an army of mummified zombie people. Nigel pointed his finger towards them.
"Teens Next Door… BATTLESTATIONS!"
