Heyy everyone! Wow the response for the first chapter of this has been truly amazing.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to read it, and special thanks to those who review it and gave me pointers. I have taken the bold off spoken words. I'm coming from an RPing background where making speaking bold was common. But, Here it's different I'm adjusting.
Also, the over use of comma's and my punctuation are not great, I will admit to that. (my spelling is also pretty bad) I have a love affair with comma's(my english teacher's words) and I do struggle with punctuation which is why I'm attempting to write fan fiction. To improve. Hopefully this chapter is better.
Anyway, I'm done. Thanks again to everyone. Hopefully this is a good second instalment. If you do have the time review/give more constructive criticism.
Disclaimer: Nothing is mine. I'm only borrowing
A storm was blowing strongly outside the building. The windows were rattling as strong gusts of winds blew. Things had completely changed from the silence that had once been moments before. For a certain amount of time, there was little movement. Only strong clear noises. People yelling instructions to one another, the sound of bullets hitting thick stone walls, hitting thick metal doors that are reinforced, the soft sound of glass smashing into pieces against hard ground. For a certain amount of time each person within the building believed it was the end for them. Considering the situation they were all currently in for some the end was likely. Rescue had been the mission. Causalities on the other side were unavoidable, necessary even for the rescue to be a real success.
With a swift double kick to the main door by two of K-Unit they flew open and the cold air blew in. The fact the weather had changed so quickly was a mystery to the team but it wasn't something they pondered. It was after all the UK and weather in the UK was temperamental at best. The rain was falling heavily around them as the unit made their way through the the parking lot. The team had fallen completely silent, with Eagle and Snake running backwards occasionally shooting in the direction of the doors that they had just erupted from. They were leaving behind the yelling and firing, soon enough they were out of range for the bullets the guns held. Each member of K-Unit was at least thankful for that, and apart from a few grazes they'd managed to get out pretty easily. They ran as quickly as they could, Fox was keeping the pace, as he was trying to his best to not move too much so that the potentially dying boy in his arms wouldn't be moved more than necessary.
The ambulance was parked a couple of streets down. Not close enough that it could be noticed and therefore followed, but also not too far away. Since all of the men realised that Cub needed medical attention and he needed as soon as was humanly possible. A sigh of relief sounded as they spotted the ambulance, and as the paramedics noticed them. Two people ran out from the ambulance and rushed over to the Unit. They had packs in hand both wearing an expression of sheer fear. Clearly they'd heard some of the fighting which could scare any person. The taller of the two paramedics was a man in his late thirties, who had clearly never been in this kind of situation before. The other was a woman with long red hair in her late forties. The woman stared at the men for a brief second and then at the boy. She then quickly muttered something about getting something from the ambulance and ran back. She had looked as though she was about to be physically sick
"Okay, can you put him down on the ground. It's not the cleanest place, but you'll find he will be a lot more comfortable on the ground than in your arms. Not to mention he has to be heav..." The male paramedic stopped mid sentence as the blonde boy was placed on the ground and he realised that the boy was severely malnourished and very badly injured. This is just not your day huh kid The paramedic thought to himself. However, he could only spend a brief moment to take a breath before getting to work. He checked for a pulse and was glad to feel a very weak one, it was better than nothing. Opening the pack the paramedic pulled out a machine that would be able to keep track of the boy's pulse and breathing rates.
"Shouldn't we get him to the Hospital?" Wolf asked, his tone sharp not quite understanding why they were still hanging around near the building that Cub had been held in. The paramedic looked up and shot a glare at the man. Before realising that it was probably not the best idea to argue with an army guy. Half shaking his head half nodding, the paramedic glanced round to the ambulance.
"Imogen, can you hurry up with the gurney, his heart rate and his O2 states are too low for my liking. I don't want to lose him." The male paramedic yelled to his college. It was silence that followed. "IMOGEN?" He repeated yelling loudly. Complete silence followed once more. The male paramedic looked round to K-Unit whom all shared worried expressions.
Eagle gave a small nod before beginning to walk around his unit and Alex and then forward holding the gun tightly in his hands. His steps were slow and careful. He couldn't be careless now, not when Cub's life hung in the balance of them getting him proper medical care. He walked to the ambulance and when he was fairly close took a breath. He then looked round to his team and gave a small curt nod directly to Wolf, who nodded back and turned to the remainder of his team. The situation need to become under control. They needed to go. They needed a hospital.
"Snake, you stay here with Fox and the paramedic, I'm gonna go get the van. Somehow I think this entire thing has been a little too easy." Wolf ordered before taking one last look at the blonde boy on the ground and then heading off in the direction of the van they had arrived in. He was hopeful it was still where they'd hid it. Not often were the team allowed to have their own van near by, but they had needed to get to the building somehow, and extraction had not been allowed. So the van had been the best option. They hadn't thought they would actually need an ambulance. How wrong they'd been.
In the mean time the paramedic had begun working on Cub. He mutter something about being unable to do anything for his ribs as of yet but was able to take each scarily thin wrist and bandage them. Stopping the small blood flow where his hands had been bound. However it was made difficult when the rain just kept falling it made the bandages wet before they were able to hit skin. The paramedic worked on that, while letting Snake - the team medic - bandage the boy's ankles were he had also been bound to the chair. They were in a similar state as the boy's wrists.
"Guys, we need to move now." Came Eagle's voice as he reproached them. Clearly trying to move fast and also attempting to not panic. "I may have found a bomb underneath the ambulance. The other paramedic was shot by someone, I don't know how we didn't hear it. So we need to go now." Eagle looked down at Cub and wondered if they could even move him. Although the male paramedic seemed to value his own life as he handed the machine keeping track of Cub's breathing and heart rate to Fox, before picking up the boy with ease.
"We can go, but we can't run with him. We need to move slowly. The slightest sharp movement or too much movement can cause his ribs to break further and either come out through his skin or pierce his lungs. Neither of which we want to happen." The paramedic said as they began to move slowly. Just as they did, a dark black van approached the unit and the Eagle almost jumped for joy when he saw Wolf in the front of van. The first thing to go completely right all evening.
Fox helped the paramedic get Cub into the back of the van. It was then, he realised the eyes of the boy were opening. The paramedic seemed however to have taken complete control of the situation as Fox stood helplessly staring at Cub. He still couldn't understand how anyone could've done such a thing to a boy. He had little time to really think, as he had to quickly close the doors to the van so they could get going. He did this just as Snake jumped in the front with Eagle and Wolf. The front of the van only had two seats, but neither man wanted to get in the way of the paramedic and so had opted for squeezing in at the front.
"I don't think I need to remind you how quickly and carefully you need to drive Wolf." Fox said to Wolf. Both men nodded to one another and the van began moving. After a few minutes of driving well beyond the speed limit, a large boom sounded, and from the side view mirrors of the van Wolf could see flames erupting from what had once been the ambulance. That had really been close. Too close.
"Stay with me, Stay with me...Yeah that's great, you're doing great. Just keep your eyes on me." The paramedic was saying as he leaned over Cub and looked directly into his fluttering eyes. "That's really great, now can you tell me your name? I know it's hard, but I need you to tell me your name." The paramedic smiling encouragingly at the boy, though smiling in this situation wasn't exactly right it was good for encouraging Cub, make him feel sage. All of K-Unit doubted that there would be any response from Cub. He had seemed too out of it for them to think he could give a response.
"A...Al...Alex. Alex," The voice was quiet, it was low, and sounded as though he'd been fighting against losing his voice for several days. Fox felt himself smile slightly, so Cub's name was Alex. He had been told that it was Alex, but a part of him had never really believed it. They had once worked side by side. Hearing the word fall from the boy's mouth was the confirmation that he need to believe that it was in fact his name. However as Fox watched Alex he noticed a small amount of realistion on the boy's face. Clearly the boy had just realised that he was in pain, and not just any kind of pain, a lot of pain.
"Alex, That's a good name. I'm Tessin. My friends call me Tess. It's a little girly. Listen Alex, I know it hurts a lot but, I need you to stay with me. Can you do that? Alex, can you do that? If it hurts too much to speak just nod" The paramedic called Tessin asked Alex. Alex seemed to nod, while also firmly closing his eyes, but only for a few moments. "That's great. Alex, you're doing amazing. Just stay with me."
There was a sharp turn in the road and while Wolf had tried his best to avoid it but with the speeds he was traveling at, it had been unavoidable. Fox had moved quickly, pushing the paramedic out the way, and holding Alex's side as the van turned. Although his pressure was light it was still a little too hard for Alex's ribs. It caused Alex to cry out in pain and even letting a small whimper escape his lips. Fox instantly let go and looked worriedly to the paramedic. Who while was in a small daze had a look that said Fox had done the right thing.
"Please be more careful." The paramedic said to Wolf as he got back to his feet. He stepped back to Alex, pushing Fox lightly out of the way. Alex had closed his eyes once more but unlike before they were not because he was in pain. "Alex...Alex! I need you to open your eyes for me. Alex?" The paramedic had a worried tone. While speaking he had leaned over and taken the box which monitored the boy's heart rate. He groaned when he realised that in the sharp turn it had become disconnected. He discarded it on the ground and took the boys wrist attempting to find a pulse. When he couldn't find one he tried again at the boy's neck. Tessin swore under his breath. Leaning his head lightly against the boy's chest he listened for sounds of the boy breathing.
"Shit" Tessin muttered. With that word he started to preform CPR on the boy. Careful as to not break any more bones or cause more damage but also making sure that it was good enough to bring the boy back.
"Breathe for me Alex, come on. Breathe for me." The paramedic was saying, his voice now a little on edge. This was not what he had expected to be dealing with when he had started his shift.
"What's happening? Why the hell isn't he breathing?" Wolf was yelling from the front, attempting to drive while also looking round at the group at the back of the van. "Cub you better fucking breath. I will not bury a fifteen year old boy." He yelled looking round at the blonde again.
"Wolf! The road! It's no use yelling at him if you aren't paying attention to the road." Snake spoke as calmly as he could mainly just attempting to stay calmer than Wolf clearly was. "I don't want to bury him either, but if you don't pay attention, we'll all get hurt when you accidentally crash this van." Snake had to stay the voice of reason as Wolf drove. And with this Wolf went back to watching the road driving even faster than before.
Fox was standing idly attempting to link up the machine to Alex. He had felt joy in the moments before when the boy had spoken, and now he wasn't breathing, and his heart wasn't beating. All Fox could now feel was anger. All Fox wanted to do was punch a wall over and over. But, all he could do was watch the machine, hoping that the boy's heart would start.
"Come on Alex. Breathe for me. Don't give up. Come on." The paramedic kept saying. As he continued to preform CPR growing increasingly desperate with each passing second.
"We're here." Wolf's voice sounded in the van, as it came to a slow stop. There was a brief moment of silence in the van as the paramedic continued to preform CPR and Wolf ran out to get the attention of the doctors and nurses. Then a small beep sounded. Followed by another.
"Well come back Alex" The paramedic said clearly relieved just as the doors to the van flew open and doctors and nurses flooded into the van and carried the boy out before placing him on a stretcher. It was all a large panic. People were yelling things, The paramedic was giving his report. A breathing mask was placed over the boy's face. And in all of this all K-Unit could do was follow the group of professionals before they were stopped and informed they could go no further.
"This is going to be a long night" Fox muttered as the four stood in the emergency room watching the doctors rush away with Alex. It would really be a long night, since all four men knew they would not be able to rest until they found out if Alex was going to be okay.