Tomb Raider: The Quest for PEPPERMINT

DarkPhoenix-24
4. Chapter 4

Rated: T - English - Adventure - Reviews: 50 - Updated: 02-20-10 - Published: 01-01-09 - id:4762400

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Author's Notes: Hey everybody! Sorry it's been a while for an update. Both of us have been busy and emailing each other ideas every night has been great! I hope you all like this chapter.

Chapter Four

Lara paid a man to guide them up the mountain.

"There is a small opening that goes into the mountains. A long trail goes deep into the mountains that should lead you to a large pit, filled with icy water. That's as far as I can go with you."

"What is he saying?" Bond asked.

Lara turned to look at him, "What? Don't speak Russian? There is an opening he is leading us to. Try to keep up!"

Lara and Bond lifted themselves up onto the flat ledge that revealed the small opening. The guide walked up to the hole to examine it and started cursing under his breath.

"What is it?" Lara asked.

The guide started yelling in Russian and throwing his hands in violent gestures.

"He says that somebody blew up the hole and now we can't get through."

Bond sighed, "So, who did it?"

"Mr. Valcroy, the man is already here." Lara emphasized with venom.

Lara started climbing rock fixtures and Bond watched as she weaved her way around and smiled to herself. "There is small crack I can fit through here."

"Lara," Bond warned, "We are in this together."

Lara just smirked, "Then find a way in!"

Lara squeezed through the crack and dropped to the snowy ground. Streams of light pierced through the jagged rocks that blocked the entrance behind her. Lara used her own light to see better. There were scratches in the cave walls, but they were not animal; they were human.

"What the hell?"

Lara took out her camcorder and recorded the images before her, but froze at the high pitched howl that rang past her ears. Slowing pulling out her shotgun, Lara crouched low to the ground and turned off her light.

A pack of wolves were slowly making their way towards Lara and she smirked. One pump and the bullets went flying. Seven rounds and the wolves were wasted. However, Lara over looked one as he leapt at her. Lara used her shotgun as a bar between her and the wild animal. It's claws scratched Lara's right arm.

With a loud grunt, Lara pushed the animal off and gave it a good whack with the end of her shotgun. Pulling out her pistols, Lara put a few bullets in the wolf's head and it fell to the ground with a short yelp. Panting, Lara put the pistols away and made her way down the cave till she came to a small creak.

The temperature felt colder in the mountain then it was outside. Lara knelt down to the side of the creak and checked out her arm.

"Bloody hell…" she murmured.

The freezing water soothed the throbbing scratch marks. Lara paused as she heard the distinct sounds of footsteps.

"You're not good at sneaking up on me."

Bond just smirked, "I'm glad you are alright. I heard gun fire and decided to get in the way you did."

Bond knelt down beside Lara and took off his coat. Lara just stared at him as he tore some of his shirt off to create a makeshift field bandage. Lara winced when he wrapped her upper arm nice and tight. After he finished, Bond stood back up to survey the surroundings. Lara got up and started looking for a way out.

"The trail is gone because of the explosion, so I suggest we find something to climb." Lara stated.

Bond started looking around and noticed Lara climbing up some ledges.

"Well, come on!" Lara stated as she kept climbing towards the large edge.

Bond followed closely and couldn't help but noticed Lara's amazing butt.

"Quit staring at my ass, Mr. Bond." Lara said with a slight smile. She would never let him now that she was even slightly flattered.

They got to the ledge and Bond stopped Lara from going over. They both looked to see three men standing guard over a large hole. Bond slid down the side of the wall and stealthily walked up behind one of the guards. He shot him in the back of the head and held the dead man's body as a shield when the other two men opened fire.

Lara slid down to admire Bond's work. "We go down together."

Bond nodded as Lara attached her grappling hook to a large gold ring above them. Lara wrapped her arm around his neck as they lowered themselves down the hole. Bond stopped the descent as he noticed the icy cold water below them.

"I believe this is the watery pit the guide spoke of." Bond replied.

"Oh goody." Lara replied as she let go of Bond, sending them both into the water.

Bond and Lara swam quickly to some solid ground. "Bloody hell, that's freezing!"

Lara stood up and took off her soaking wet coat. "Look, torches."

A hallway was lit up with rows and rows of torches. Lara took out her camcorder as they passed by the torches. There were several different languages scratched into the wall.

"Zip… Alister… are you getting this?"

"My God, Lara," Alister breathed, "There has to be practically every language in the book on the those walls."

"Can you translate them?"

"Ya, I'll just need a little while." Alister replied.

Bond and Lara entered a vast area that was lit by torches and pillars of fire.

"Lady Croft! I was beginning to wonder if I was ever going to be honored by your presence." A thick German voice boomed.

They both turned around to see Mr. Valcroy waltzing up behind them. "Oh, come on! You didn't think that I would be prepared, did you?"

Mr. Valcroy was a very heavy set man with no hair and beady looking eyes. He was holding a revolver, pointed at Bond and Lara. "Let's make our way down, shall we?"

Lara, Bond, and Mr. Valcroy slowly descended down the long stairway carved out of the mountain itself.

"Lara, are you still there?" Lara's ear piece vibrated from Alister's voice.

"My, what lovely scenery." Lara said aloud.

Mr. Valcroy snickered, "Bored are we? Don't worry, you will be entertained soon enough."

"That's the code phrase!" Lara could hear Zip going frantic.

"Lara! The scratches are a chant. They read, Fire Earth Air and Water, Send the Unworthy Ones to the Slaughter. Oh, do be careful, Lara." Alister quickly added.

"We are here." Mr. Valcroy stated.

The three of them stopped in front of a vast gate. Lara looked around, but felt a hand grab her face.

"I believe that ear piece needs to go." Mr. Valcroy said as he pulled it off. "I know for a fact you know the password to open this gate, so after you?"

Lara just smirked as she stood in front of the gate. The symbols of the four elements were carved into the gate. Lara ran her hand over the skull in the middle of the gate and looked down at her belt.

"No way…" she breathed.

"What is it?" Mr. Valcroy boomed impatiently.

"The skull on the gate matches the skull on my belt." Lara stated. "My father never fails to surprise me."