Chapter 2

At the rescue site Dean took a step back re-evaluating the scene. The woman was trapped but in a stable condition drifting though consciousness. Chase was with her monitoring her obs while Jordan worked on cutting the car. Heidi was fetching and carrying bits while Lara ensured the car was stabilised and checked the forest floor for leaks.

As Lara bent down something caught her eye. She reached under the car and managed to grab it. Her heart sank.

"Dean" she called his eyes met hers and she saw his expression fall. In her hand she held a buzz light-year backpack with blood on the strap. The name Nathan was written on in black marker.

"OK Chase and Jordan stay here. Lara go left, Heidi take that path and I'll go this way." Dean pressed his radio to let base know sighing, kids he hated it when kids were involved.

"Rescue Base this is rescue 1 portable, we have found evidence of a child involved. Lara discovered a backpack with blood on it and we think it belongs to a Nathan. I'm sending Lara, Heidi and myself to check it out"

"Rescue base to rescue 1, ok good luck Dean we will try to find out who the kid is over" Vince replied.

Without wasting anytime they had split up and were calling for Nathan.

Lara walked through the dense brush scanning for any clues he had come this way. The path was well travelled making it easy to traverse. She read the map the path lead to a car park maybe someone there had seen something. It was 30 minutes into her trek when she noticed it, a shoe hanging from a branch she radioed.

"Rescue 1 portable this is rescue 2 portable I might have found something." She began when she felt something cold resting against her temple.

"Lie about your grid reference or I kill the kid" the voice from behind ordered. A gloved hand hit the map "Say you're there" Lara nodded remembering to keep calm.

"Rescue 2 where is your location?" Dean asked, wondering what Lara had found and why she wasn't giving her location

"I found a shoe, I'm at grid reference 308 923 546" she lied.

"Ok we are on our way, Rescue 3 Heidi"

"On my way" Heidi responded checking her map. It seemed strange for Lara to go that way but maybe she'd seen signs and had tracked him. She'd asked her when she got there.

Thanks for reading longer chapters are on the way I promise