I HAVE FINALLY RETURNED! And hopefully for good this time! I'm really sorry that I ended up being gone for so long. As it turned out, my life got pretty stressful after the last chapter because of the school I had to switch to really ended up being a little tough on me, and also I've been distracted with online gaming with my friends, and as of recently, roleplaying. (Please note that because I RP, that doesn't mean I RP with random people. Only with close friends.) I'm out for the summer, but aside from some minor volunteering I'm doing, I have lots of free time to write now.

One hour later, Gadget's POV

I struggled to keep the helicopter in the air as we went into the mountains. As it turned out for us, we managed to steal yet another chopper from those Shamarian idiots, but now our luck was starting to run out. As soon as we reached the mountains, a bad snowstorm hit. And I mean BAD. The storm was throwing us all over the place, and I had next to no vision whatsoever from the snow that poured down.

"Gad, how are we doing?" I heard Infinite ask. I gripped the control stick nervously as I flew.

"I don't know how long I can keep going, Inf. This storm is something out of a nightmare!" I said bitterly, focusing on what was ahead of me. I saw a tree suddenly appear through the abyss of the snowstorm, and I jerked the helicopter to the left, barely dodging it. "Woah!"

I breathed a sigh of relief, and looked down at the navigation system. The Necoravus Lab was only 3 miles north of us, located near the peak of the Grophyl Mountain. I took a moment to look at the man I love, and smirked a little at him, but I saw him look out the window, and a look of horror spread across his face. "WATCH OUT, GADGET!"

I looked forward, and I saw a part of the mountain that jutted outward, and I screamed as I desperately tried to get out of the way, but it was too late. I felt the whole right side of the chopper slam against it, and then we lost altitude and plummeted to the ground. That was the last thing I remembered before blacking out.

Some time later, I was shaken awake. I looked around, and saw the blurry, twisted and destroyed remains of our helicopter all around us. I lost my glasses, and could barely see a thing. Suddenly, someone put on my glasses, and got me to my feet.

"Gadget, are you okay!?" I felt Infinite put his gloved hands on my cheeks, and forced me to look at him in the eyes.

"I- uhh..." I stuttered, trying to form my words and comprehend the situation at the same time. "I'm okay, I think." I checked my body for any injuries, and only felt a pain on my left arm, but otherwise I was fine. "I'm okay, you?"

Infinite took his hands off my cheeks, and I immediately noticed the blood running down the side of his face. "I'm fine, other than a cut on my head. I'll live."

"You better." I said jokingly, but shivered a little. We were both underdressed for the snowy weather. "We gotta get to that lab, quick!" I said and trudged through the snow towards the mountain. Infinite followed me.

We managed to make some distance up a hill as we went towards the mountain, but through the wind, I could swear that I heard someone's voice that was definitely not Infinite's. I looked back down the hill, and I saw multiple flashlights by the crashed helicopter. Shamarian soldiers. "Infinite." I said quietly and pointed down at the helicopter. I could hear him gasp.

"Damn, we gotta get out of here, and quick." Both of us began to run up the hill before any of them could catch us. Due to our experience being fighters, we managed to get closer and closer to the mountain in record time, but by now I was really starting to get cold, and Inf was too. Neither of us could stay out here for any longer before we become hypothermic.

Up ahead, I could make out some lights and what appeared to be a door. I sighed in relief and headed towards it. This is probably the door to the elevator that goes to the lab. I thought.

"There's a camera by that door." Inf hissed at me. I nodded at him.

"You should know what to do." He walks a little ways around the door in the mountain to avoid being seen by the camera, but thank gosh this storm at least was covering us up a bit. I saw him grab a nearby rock from the snow, and hurl it at the camera. The camera broke off its support and fell to the ground. I approached the door, and grabbed the security camera and threw it far away so the guards wouldn't find it.

Infinite notices a keypad by the door and quickly pushed random numbers in attempt to open it. I noticed that he was getting angry from entering incorrect codes, and butted in front of him. "Let me do this."

He got out of my way and I took off the front of the keypad to access the wires, and using my handy switchblade I've recently been keeping on me, I cut a specific wire, which opened up the door.

"Come on, let's go." I heard my love rush me as I put the cover back on. I unsheathed the blade and put it back in my pocket before entering the hallway that the door lead to. We walked down it, but both of us turned and saw the door close and lock back up. I shrugged and kept walking to an elevator at the end of the hall. Infinite and I entered the elevator, and hit the button to go up.

"Gad, do you think we'll really pull this off?" Infinite asked me, looking into my yellow eyes. I nodded.

"If we're smart about this, we can definitely blow this place up. They have to have something here that can accomplish that." I approached him. "Just be enthusiastic for once, you darn jackal!" I heard him chuckle as I kissed him on the lips. He blushed hard, but I felt him return the kiss, which I enjoyed. We kissed for a few moments before withdrawing. "I love you, Infinite."

"I-I love you too, Gad." He smiled at me.

I ripped some of my sleeve off and proceeded to tie it around his head, covering his injury. I wrapped it fairly tight. "How does that feel?" I asked.

"It stings, but its nothing I haven't dealt with before." He reassured me and sat down. I sat next to him, noticing his tail. I grabbed it and put it in my lap before stroking it. "I've always loved how soft you jackals' tails are." He smirks at me.

"Thanks, Gad. Million times better than yours ever will be." He said to me jokingly, which caused me to chortle.

"No lie there." I let go of his tail.

The elevator reached its destination, and stopped. We both got up, and I took out my knife. Time seemed to stand still as we waited for the door to open, and when it did, I held my breath, fearing for the worst.

When the doors did open, there was no armed personnel waiting for us, instead there was nobody. I sighed loudly in relief as Infinite looked down the halls. "It's clear, Gad. Let's get some disguises." I nodded, and we walked cautiously down the hall of the lab.

There was a room ahead, and we both heard the distinct voice of a Shamarian accent coming from someone in the room. Infinite quickly but quietly approached the room and peered in briefly before looking at me, holding up a finger. There's one person in there. I passed him the knife, and he whipped out the blade before charging in and stabbing the person. I looked inside, and noticed that he had killed an anthro.

"Take his clothes." Inf said, and I entered the room before closing the door.

A few minutes later, I had changed into the doctor's outfit and Infinite was busy trying to cram the body into an old closet. Both of us froze once we heard someone whistling in the hallway. Infinite gasped and hid the body in the closet, before hiding behind the door.

I gulped as a guard entered the room. "Ehrm, hello." I said in my most convincing accent.

"Hey, you're not the regular doctor that's stationed in this room!" I lost nearly all hope right then, and there. I backed away, and the guard approached me, not noticing my loved one, who quickly went up to the guard and stabbed him in the throat. I cringed and sighed.

"Thanks. Take his outfit, it looks like it'll fit you." I said.

Infinite also got changed, but groaned in annoyance. "This is too big." He said as he pulled down the tinted combat goggles to cover his eyes.

"Whatever, it'll do." I calmly stated, and we exited the room before closing the door. We walked down the hall, and passed by some doctors and guards, none of which batted an eye at us. We wandered around the lab, noting the different rooms that had different purposes for research. We finally found the outdoor helipads to make our escape for later.

I saw Infinite stop, and look out the window at the helipads. On one of them, was one of those stealth attack choppers like the one we encountered in Redherden City.

"Let's check it out, Gad." He said, and I nodded. We exited through some doors to the outside helipads, and I noticed that most of the snowstorm had cleared up by now. Perfect.

Infinite observed the heli, noticing the innovating design of it, but knelt down and read some text on the missile carriage on the wing. I saw his jaw drop, and he motioned for me to come over, which I did. "Look, Gad."

I read the text, and in big letters, was the word "THERMOBARIC." I gasped. "This is perfect. We can use this to destroy the base, but first, we gotta make sure this is the right place to hit." He nodded and got back up.

We went back inside, and searched around for the main Necoravus research center. Following some signs we saw in the hall, we found on other hall that lead deeper into the base, with much more scientists and guards walking through the hall.

"This has to be it." Infinite whispered in my ear, I simply nodded and walked down the hall to two large doors and the words "PRIMARY NECORAVUS RESEARCH LAB" above it. We took deep breaths, looked at each other, and pushed open the doors. I looked around and gasped at everything, and Infinite was almost speechless. \

"Holy shit, Gadget."

And there's the long awaited chapter! I hope everyone enjoyed it, and please review, the feedback is greatly appreciated! I'll be sure to reply to your reviews whenever I can, and guest reviews in the next chapter. See you all later!