Chapter 3

The man tried not to laugh this was perfect, the kid had wondered this way. A small sedative had gain his co-operation, then Lara had wondered this way as if looking for him. He couldn't have written it any better.

"Good girl" Lara felt the gun move from her forehead and instead jab her back.

"Hand me your radio and drop your personal alarm on the floor, any tricks the kid dies"

"Is Nathan ok?" Lara asked wondering why he had been so quiet.

"Sure you'll see him in a minute. Arms apart" Lara did so rolling her eyes, as she was patted down.

Satisfied she had no hidden weapons he pushed her forwards. As she stumbled she saw Nathan lying unconscious on the floor. Ignoring the man with the gun she began her assessment, a superficial head wound and what looked like a broken arm. She bandaged the head wound, started a bag of fluids and splinted the arm, a noise startled them. She used the opportunity to study the man recognising him. He'd been rescued by her about a month before, he'd been cliff walking and had fallen down she'd abseiled down and rescued him.

"Keep quiet" he warned, Lara nodded taking advantage of his distraction, she cut a piece of the bandage and using the pen wrote on it, Peaks Pike. It was the name of the cliff she had rescued him from, she only hope they got the clue and understood. She tucked it into Nathan's pocket before feeling the gun tapping her on the shoulder. She held her breath hoping he hadn't seen her do it.

"Now you have a choice you either carry the kid out or I carry you out and the kid stays here" Lara gently lifted up Nathan thanking the lords he was light, while desperately trying to recall the name of the guy she had rescued.

"We head west" he ordered. Lara did, they came to a cliff edge about a meter down was a small ledge. "I want the kid on that ledge" he ordered

"No" Lara responded not willing to put Nathan at risk

"Do it or I throw him down there" he threatened. Lara looked around. Her choices were slim carefully she lowered herself down before reaching for Nathan. Noting the rushing white water below the high ravine the ledge was really the only thing to grab hold of before hitting the water. She just hoped Nathan didn't wake up and fall. Slowly she placed him as far back on the ledge as she could.

"Good now come back up here or I shoot you both" he ordered. Lara climbed up. At the top he grabbed her again passing her the radio.

"Because you've been such a good girl, I'll let you tell them that you found him, and where you are. Any word about me and I will shoot you both"

"Why are you doing this Mark? It is Mark isn't it? I rescued you last month?" Lara questioned

"Because I can" he responded, he indicated the radio, "it's a limited time offer"

"Rescue 1 portable this is rescue 2 I've found Nathan he is unconscious. He has a head wound and a broken arm but his vitals are stable. He is on a ledge near a ravine I'm at grid reference 308 924 547"

"Rescue 2 portable this is rescue base how did you get there?" Vince asked, Lara closed her eyes, he was understandably pissed, she just hoped she made it out of here to tell them about it.

"I err" Lara began before feeling something hit her between the shoulder blades and pain erupt, she screamed until the pain got too much and she blacked out.

"Lara? Lara? LARA? Come in, Dean did you hear that?" Vince asked feeling helpless, something had happened and he couldn't do anything to help.

"Vince we are on it" Dean said, his voice coming across breathless from running. He was wondering what the hell Lara was doing and what had happened but knew the best way to find out was to ask her.