The words were beginning to sink in and Mike had felt his heart quicken. Heat flushes of panic were spreading throughout his body and sweat was making its way to his palms.

She was being sent away to die.

He had no choice, he would have to enact a plan as quick as possible and he had only a day to do so, it was quickly becoming apparent to him that it was nearly an impossible task. Mike had gained no sleep that night, twisting and turning with a constant sense of dread. Not for himself or the treason he was about to commit, he made his choice a long time ago and he would face whatever consequences that would befall him In the end. Because she was worth It, she would be always worth it.

Unable to take it anymore and he stood and walked to the window, if only to get a little bit of fresh air to relieve his stressed mind. He felt El's concerned mind brush his.

"Hey you ok?" she asked sleepily through the bond. Her voice had a hint of concern as she could feel the anxiety even from where she was in the camp.

"Yeah I'm ok, El, go back to sleep" he said kindly, he felt her brush his mind once more, before he felt It recede somewhat but it did linger, calming him as her mental presence soothed his.

By morning Mike had bloodshot eyes but he managed to figure out a plan in his mind that in theory would work if they were extremely lucky. His tiredness meant nothing as he now at least had something that now resembled a plan. He picked up his weapon and made his way down from the barracks to complete what he hoped would be his final shift at the prison camp. He was going to save her or die trying.

El looked at him from across the camps ground, her face was frowned as she saw the hint of smile upon his lips that the other inmates or even guards could not detect for that matter.

She reached across the expanse of the void with her mind, Brushing across his mind with hers, she felt him touch back carefully like he was stroking a delicate flower because in Mike's mind she was just that.

El herself was starting to become suspicious as high-ranking SS officers would walk to each other and talk with hushed whispers whilst glancing at certain prisoners including her, something was going on, it also caught Mike's attention who would briefly look at them before looking away himself, his own mind deep in pondering thought.

She felt her heart be tugged by the sight of him, such longing and such desire was festering inside her heart, she could feel the link between them was growing stronger by the day, even though they talked almost non-stop she wasn't sure what his feelings to her could be, was it just friendship or was it something more? She knew he was not like the majority of Germans who hated Bolsheviks like herself. Even so she knew nothing could ever happen between them due to the nature of where they were. She had no idea of what was about to happen that night.

Dusk faded into the blackness of the night, a small amount of fog had settled near the ground, white trails of it would rise and fade into the night. Mike walked nervously outside, his weapon was shouldered as he made his way back to the barracks, the end of his shift concluded. He however didn't go to bed, he waited until he heard the soft snores of his fellow Wehrmacht roommates before putting his plan into action.

He slowly tiptoed his way through the barracks, putting on his uniform and discreetly taking two stick grenades from two other soldiers as they snored on softly, unaware of their comrades theft. He made his way out of the door, slowly closing it as he did so. He checked his watch seeing that it was 12:02, 2 minutes after the previous guard change.

The soldiers that were on duty opened the gate for him as he wandered into the camp, Mike could feel her distinct presence close by, he wandered between the huts, closing in fast on her signature.

So far so good he thought to himself, however, the hardest parts were yet to come he mused, he stood outside the hut that he could she was inside, he took a deep breath and walked inside, he gulped as he saw numerous wooden cots crammed inside, the smell alone was appalling and Mike felt his heart break for every prisoner, knowing that tomorrow they were going to be sent to their deaths. But there was nothing he could do about that now, he had his own mission to fulfil and by god that was exactly what he was going to do.

His eyes roved this way and that as he slowly searched for her among the jumble of people. Most of the prisoners that were still awake paid no heed to him being there, as they were used to Wehrmacht troops coming into the huts every so often for various reasons.

It was almost too dark to make out much and he nearly did not spot her amongst the dark. But there she was curled up on her side fast asleep and Mike stood there almost in a trance at the sight of her, he hadn't been this close to her since the day at the gate. He walked over to her, mindful of the prisoners just in case they tried to ambush him from behind, he wouldn't kill them if it did happen but he wouldn't take it lying down either.

He gently shook her to rouse her from her deep slumber. She slowly opened her eyes tiredly, noticing that was dark until she saw Mike's figure looming over her. She quickly sat up in a fight or flight response. This would be the first time that they ever spoke to each with their real voices and it was something Mike or El would ever forget simply due to how their voices sounded to the other.

"El, it's just me" he said quietly trying to avoid being overheard by the other prisoners.

"Mike? What are you doing here?" she hissed back.

"Do you trust me?" everything depended now upon her answer.

She sat for a moment in consideration

"Yes" she said just as quietly, almost like she was resigned to it.

"Then come with me" he said, she looked up to his eyes to try and spot any lies or dishonestly, seeing and sensing none, she slowly stood up and held out her hands and nodded at him discreetly. He got the message and placed handcuffs on her wrists although reluctantly, he sent an apologetic look her way before his face hardened.

"Move along, Bolshevik!" Mike tried not to wince at his own harsh voice but El complied, Mike kept the safety on as he pointed his MP40 at her back as they moved along through mass of sleepy humans before making their way outside to the bitter cold of the night.

Once they were outside and free of being overheard as long as they weren't loud

"Mike, where are we going?" she asked not facing him as the guard towers noticed them and watched with rapt attention.

"I'm getting you out of here El, I found out that a high amount of Prisoners are being taken to a death camp" he said his voice a mixture of sadness and disgust.

"Death Camps?" she whispered back, he heard the shock in her tone

"Yes, they were taking you to one" Mike uttered despondently "I won't allow that to happen"

"Mike your committing treason for me" El said quietly, she didn't want this for him, committing treason meant Death.

"I don't care, I made my choice a long time ago, I'm not abandoning you to die" he said fiercely, his teeth were gritted in determination. El felt her heart swell at his words and resisted the urge to kiss the boy/man.

They were fast approaching the gate and the guards there stiffened and raised their weapons slightly as they approached.

"Halt! Where are you taking this prisoner?" he asked.

Mike paled at this, he hadn't thought he was going to be questioned by a guard. Think Mike, think!

"Uh commandant Brenner wants to see her" Mike came up with on the spot hoping that his voice was not conveying the anxiety he felt.

The solider glanced down at his watch and frowned before looking back up at him "At this time of night?"

Shit.

"Uh, apparently she has information key to the Russian front" Nice one Mike he thought to himself.

The guard nodded thoughtfully and opened the gate for him.

"Danke" he said walking through with El. "Move it Bolshevik! Or do I have to put a bullet in your leg?" he said loud enough for the guards to overhear. They walked faster before turning the corner and out of sight.

Mike sighed and let out a breath he did not know he was holding in "Sorry about that El, I had to make it convincing"

She shook her head in response "You don't need to apologize Mike" she said gently caressing his mind with her mental presence. They walked further until they found themselves in the Vehicle Depot, there were Tanks, Motorbikes and several posh cars for the officers. He walked over to one of the motorbikes with a sidecar.

"Stop Traitor" someone shouted and the distinct cocking of a weapon could be heard both Mike and El turned around to see a lone Wehrmacht Solider pointing an MP40 at the two of them, Mike slowly raised his hands.

"Mike?" the soldier said shocked, his weapon lowered slightly. Mike squinted through the darkness until he recognized the person in front of him. Mike simply sighed dejectedly

Wilhelm.

(A/N) love a good cliffy lol hopefully i will finish this story before the new year and i hope you all enjoyed this chapter. As always guys review! And until next time, peace!