Chapter Five: Panic and Pain
Immediately, Jet Lag rushed in the direction he thought the scream was coming from. Left, then right, then down, then right, then left and then up? Wait, WUUUUT!?
There was no telling where Jet was going, or when he was going the right direction. If he thought the scream was coming from the left, he'd go down the left corridor. But then it would seem farther away. So Jet would run down the right corridor. The exact same results.
At one time, Jet was running down a hallway, looking up at the ceiling's octo-shaped lights. Then WHOOOSH!
Down into a pit he fell. It was a dark room, and Keys was lying in the corner, unconscious (although Jet hadn't noticed her yet). Boss walked up to the edge and looked down.
"Ha, you thought you could be a hero? Or at least like the almighty Agent 3? That heavenly woomy? HA! You are nothing! NOTHING! You'll never know what it is like to be an Agent."
Jet was confused. "Wait… So how would you know what it's like? To be a agent or 'hero'?"
Boss smirked. "You'll see. You'll see very soon."
Then the door shut, and all that remained was a single, almost-out light. It flickered, which really spooked Jet. That's when he noticed Keys…
"O-OH MY COD!" he screamed. "KEYS! KEYS! ARE YOU OKAY!?" He went over to her and pulled her into the small light there was.
Her tentacle-hair was ripped apart, and there was a huge open scar all down her arm. On her legs she had burns. Bruises and dirt was all over Key's face.
"Ple-please be okay…" he panicked. "I promise I won't let you die… I promise Keys. Please keep fighting." Jet felt for pulse, she was fine, but bleeding badly. It was too long a scar for him to use his shirt to cover.
He searched around the room for anyway of escape. Only on the floor, there was a drain pipe with a tiny grate. Obviously, this cage wasn't built for inklings.
Jet Lag sent Keys down on his back and landed in an old, unused sewer. It was dry, and was filled with Power Clams. When Jet carried Keys with him through it, the clams followed until he got Power Ball. It followed him around.
Please be okay… Jet thought to himself as he ran through the sewer. Both ways came to a dead end… there was another grate, and that was Jet's only choice. It came out into a rushing sewer. Apparently it was pouring down outside. They were both swept away. And neither could swim. The Power Ball was whisked away and torn apart in the strong currents.
Jet lost his grip on Keys. At a part where he was able to come up, the water was red, and Jet saw light up ahead.
Gasping for breath, he struggled to stay above water. Finally the light was reachable, shining through the running water and blinding him.
Jet felt himself sink lower and lower until he could feel the ground. But then all he felt was himself falling.
Down he plunged, and right into a deep pool out in the middle of nowhere. As soon as Jet was underwater, he heard another splash that caught his attention. There was Keys, sinking to the bottom where he was.
Jet sunk his fingers deep into the mud, and with one swift flick, launched himself straight forward. He grabbed Keys Lime around the waist, and crawled up the side of the bank.
"*Cough! Cough!*" he panted and coughed. Quickly he pulled Keys up on the bank, too. He felt for pulse.
Uh oh…
Nothing!
Jet immediately started CPR.
HUB!
HUB!
HUB!
He pressed over and over.
HUB!
HUB!
HUB!
Next he checked her heartbeat.
NOTHING!
Come on! Come on! Jet breathed in her mouth, and then heard a slight cough.
"*COUGH! COUGH!*" She breathed heavily, her eyes wide with fear.
"NOOOO!" she screamed, scrambling backwards. The girl started to take in where she was. A peaceful field with the sun kissing the sky, giving it an orange glow. Soon she began to calm down. "Jet…?"
Jet never could have been happier. He ran up to her, and instantly gave her a tackle-hug.
"I'm… I'm so glad you're okay…" he whispered in her scratched-up ear.
"I'm glad you are, too." she whispered back. Suddenly, a sharp whiz of pain flew up Keys' arm. "But I'm not so sure I am..." she spoke through gritted teeth.
"Oh… yeah…" Jet frowned.
"And… I don't feel so good…" Keys Lime fell over. Again, she had passed out.
That's when it hit Jet she might not wake up. Why?
Blood loss… he thought. How in the world was he supposes to get her all the way to Inkopolis in time? And that's when Jet thought for sure…
…he couldn't…
Author's Notes
Woomy~
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