When Alex opened her eyes, all she saw was the green that filled the Mexican Jungle. It was all just green. Her limbs ached and her head was pounded as she replayed the events in her head. She went to get up, but just fell back into the grass. She tried again and got to her feet, looking up and seeing where her parachute got caught on a tree and ripped. She still had the tangled mess of the parachute lines so she pulled out her knife and cut herself out of them. She looked down at herself and saw her pants were ripped blood coated on the skin of her thigh where some of the fabric was ripped. Looking closer at it, she saw there was a gash on the side of her right thigh. "Son of a bitch…" she hissed when she touched it.

"Everyone report in." Elias's voice sounded over the comms.

"It's Hesh. I'm with Merrick."

"Good. Keegan's with me." Elias replied. "Logan?"

"I saw him get snagged on some trees before we landed." Hesh said.

"And Alex?" Elias questioned.

"I didn't see where she landed." Hesh answered.

"If she's out there, she'll find us."

Alex shook her head and pulled her pistol from her holster. After she checked the rounds she heard Hesh over the comms again. "Shit get down!" he said. "Looks like we've got company."

"We're coming to you." Elias said. "Alex, Logan, if you can hear me, try to find the crash site, we're just up the hill."

Alex pulled out her knife again and tried to walk, but ended up with a slight limp from her cut leg. She looked around and saw smoke coming from the far right. It was a pretty far distance, but she could do it. She walked down the small hill carefully and quietly when she noticed some federation soldiers up ahead. There were three that she counted. She knew it was too risky to engage at this point, so she got down on the ground and crawled under the thick leaves that provided. She stayed quiet and stopped in a dead spot when they began walking towards her direction. She held her breath and watched their feet as they got closer to her. Her heart was pounding in her chest as she waited anxiously and then after a few moments, they walked in another direction. Alex let the breath she was holding escape her lips and she continued moving forward.

When she was in the clear, Alex got to her feet when Hesh's voice sounded on the comms again. "They're getting too close." He said. "We're gonna have to engage….Left side! Left side! Merrick!" Alex's stomach dropped when neither of the two responded on the comms. She picked up the pace and reached the top of a waterfall where she saw Hesh and Merrick on their knees with their hands on their heads in the water. There were four Feds who were by them with their guns ready. On the other side she could see Keegan, Elias, and Logan. She waved her arms to get their attention, careful not to get the Feds attention.

"Alex, we see you." Elias said through the comms. "Take out the Feds on Logan's shot."

She got her gun ready an after the first shot was fired, Alex shot the Fed that was standing near Merrick and the others got the rest. "Alex, get down here." Elias ordered. Alex walked down the trail to get down and regrouped with Elias and the others. When she got to the others, she felt a sudden sharp pain in her calf. She jerked her leg up out of reflex and looked in the water, just in time to see a snake swim away. Her stomach dropped and she quick pulled up away some of the ripped fabric to find two small dots in her calf that were bleeding. "Oh shit…" she muttered. "What is it?" Merrick asked. Alex looked up at him and let the fabric go as she stood up. "I got bit by a snake…" she told him. Merrick straightened up and widened his eyes. Alex made quick work of pulling her knife out and cutting off the sleeve of her long sleeve shirt, bending down and tying the fabric above the bite. If it was poisonous, which it probably was, the tourniquet should buy her some time.

"I'm fine." She told the others, who were all looking at her. "I am."

"Alright, Mako is picking us up two klicks from here." Elias told the others just as the ground began to shake. "What the hell is that? Either way let's not make ourselves an easy target. We move quiet and quick we'll make it home safe. Let's go."

The team moved up and Alex was able to manage on her now really messed up leg which she knew she wouldn't be able to walk on for very long. When they got up ahead they waited for a supply drop to be over and done with before moving forward. They moved upstream for a while before they took cover behind a waterfall to avoid more federation soldiers. Alex leaned against the wall and looked at her calf which was starting to get swollen. She put her pant leg back down and let a breath. If I die from a snake bite, I'm gonna be pissed…she thought.

After the Feds passed them, they got all the way upstream where they had to get down so more Feds could pass by them. Once they did, Alex couldn't get up…her leg went numb. Merrick went over and helped her to her feet. "Come on Alex, we're almost there." Merrick told her as he helped her walk, one arm around her waist with one of hers across his shoulders. Alex's vision began to get blurry and began to feel disoriented. They got to the tree line where they stopped again and waited for helicopters to pass over, only to find that more Feds were being dropped off.

"Alright move quiet and keep low. Meet up at the ridge on the other side." Elias ordered the team. Alex pulled away from Merrick as her adrenaline kicked in a bit and got to the ground, following behind Elias and Keegan in single file. She crawled through the tall grass and she began to feel weaker and weaker. Come on Alex there are no breaks in the field! You keep moving no matter what! Alex's dad's voice sounded in her head. She took a deep breath and pulled herself through the grass and reached the ridge where the team regrouped. Merrick helped Alex stand and walk towards the river as Hesh called into Mako, but didn't finish his sentence until the ground shook again and a missile went up in the air.

"Actual , we got a missile in the air!" Mako yelled over the comms. "You boys coming or what?!"

"On our way to you now, Mako! Sit tight!" Elias replied.

"Choppers incoming!" Keegan yelled.

Merrick quick hit the ground and took Alex with him. He out an arm over her head and she laid there motionlessly underneath. She could fear her limbs getting weaker and it was getting harder to breathe. Once the helicopter passed by, the team got moving again and Alex could only was able to get to the mudslide on her own before she crashed. She slid down the mud and could barely stande when she got to the bottom. Merrick picked her up and threw her over his shoulder before moving forward.

"Is she breathing?" Keegan asked.

"Yeah…" Merrick said with a worried tone.

As they ran, Mako came over the comms again. "Stalker, we've got missiles in the air! Timeline is running thin, what's your location?"

"One minute Mako! We're almost there!" Elias replied.

"Rog', we're prepped and ready."

"Keep the engine running!"

"That asshole can't run fast enough after the shit he just pulled." Merrick growled as he tried to keep Alex balanced on his shoulder.

"You'll get your shot, after I get mine." Elias responded.

A few moments later, the team reached the river that turned into the waterfall and Merrick set Alex down on her feet. She could barely stand. "You gotta jump, Alex!" Merrick told his sister as he pulled her along. When they got to the edge, Merrick pulled Alex with her and they jumped out away from the waterfall, landing in the water. When Alex hit the water any last bit of strength she had was gone. She began to sink to the bottom of the river, but a pair of strong hands pulled her up.

Hesh landed in the water and from the height of the jump, he ended up almost reaching the bottom. He got to the surface and saw Riley in the one boat. The dog saw him and his tail began to wag instantly. "Alex?" Merrick said as he looked around. "Alex!" Hesh looked around and dove back under the water. He saw her sinking to the bottom and swam over to her. He grabbed a hold of her and pulled her to the surface. "I got her!" he told Merrick. He pulled her over to the boat and the men onboard pulled her in. She was unconscious and barely breathing. Merrick climbed into the boat and kneeled next to his sister. He explained what happened to the soldiers on board and they instantly pulled out a medical kit to go to work on her.

Hesh got into the boat Riley was in where Logan and Elias were and collapsed onto the floor. He was exhausted. After everything that happened, the only thing he wanted to do was sleep. The boat began driving down the river and Hesh closed his eyes, leaning his head against the seats and listening ti the sound of the boat's engine.

So this mission wasn't my favorite and I warned you that it may not be the best, so I tried to make it a little interesting with Alex being bit by the snake. Anyway please R&R!