Love Struck
Chapter 73 - Scar Face
Ghost's POV
I sat there in the mud with no one but Jake to pull me back up and onto my feet.
I cried hard as the flames began to slowly die down.
"Shadow!" I screamed as Jake took me by my back.
"He's gone!" Shouted Jake as he tried to get me up.
"No! Fuck you!" I screamed as I broke his grip.
Jake was sent back to his men as I ran for the base.
Amy's POV
"Shadow!" I cried into Dove's arms.
I couldn't move.
"I'm so sorry Amy!" Shouted Dove in sadness as she tried to get me up.
"No! Shadow!" I screamed into the night sky.
"Please Amy!" Begged Dove as she tried to get me up.
I complied and Dove slowly dragged me back inside away from the cold rain.
The second we entered we could hear the speakers going off.
"Ghost!" Screamed Jake.
We quickly went back to our microphone and I took it immediately.
"He's gone Ghost, don't!" Begged Jake.
"I'm not leaving him!" Screamed Ghost.
"Please Ghost find him!" I begged.
"Amy he's going straight to the G.U.N base! All the men who survived will see him!" Stated Jake.
"I don't care! Ghost please find him!" I begged.
Ghost went silent as we waited for an answer.
Shadow's POV
"AGHHHHHH!" I opened my eyes and immediately began to beat out the fire on my arms.
"AGHHHHHHHH!" I continued to scream as I was being burned alive.
I had fore all on my back and it was about to break through my armor.
I looked around as pieces of my skin fell off and onto the mud below me.
I immediately went to stand and I began to run. I found a huge pile of wet mud and instantly when I was close enough I leaped in back first and began to roll it out.
As soon as the fire was out I began to cry in pain.
I looked like a scorched piece of charcoal.
My arms were all black along with most of my legs and face. Skin fell off and it burned like I was bathing in hell from the rain.
I had to move.
I slowly looked at the base and it was clear I fucked it up.
The whole second floor was gone and so was most of the first. Through my burned vision I could tell plenty of men survived the blast. They burned like me and they slowly helped up more that remained on the ground. As I stared at them I found the commander who walked out with the help of that trooper. His armor was mostly gone and he limped to an APC guiding the commander to his truck.
I couldn't let them go.
I slowly crawled over to my sniper that was on the ground and I took it in my burned hands.
I tried my best to level it and aim but once I had the shot it was nearly impossible to pull the trigger.
My tears of pain rolled down my cheeks as I fought the pain to shoot.
I gripped the trigger tightly as I could and held in my pain as I pulled.
"Toof!"
Dark's POV
"Toof!"
I turned and saw the glare from a sniper rifle.
I went to move but it was too late for what he was going for.
"AGHHHHHH!" Screamed the commander as the round hit his legs. It went through the left and hit the other going through as well and drilling the APC.
I panicked and grabbed him in my arms.
As I dragged him inside I pointed at the shooter.
"FUCKING KILL HIM!" I ordered.
Any man that remained turned and aimed. I dragged the commander inside and shouted.
"We're in! Shut it!" I ordered.
The door quickly shut and we began to leave as all the remaining men charged the shooter.
Shadow's POV
I closed my eyes as they drove off.
"BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!"
I immediately ducked as rounds came towards my position.
I quickly looked back up to find I was compromised.
I panicked and began to crawl over to my other guns that dropped over the process of trying to kill the fire.
I grabbed my MP5 and dragged the Javelin over to the mound as more bullets flew by me.
As soon as I was back at the mound the men had gotten out of the fence and they were in the street.
I quickly aimed my sniper and fire remaining shots.
"Toof!"
The first man dropped with a straight body shot and I quickly aimed at the next guy who was crossing the road.
"Toof!"
I drilled his head and he flopped onto the mud.
"BANG!"
I ducked as the bullet nearly missed my head.
I then aimed back up at a man who was getting close to the mound I was on.
"Toof! Toof!"
I missed the first shot but hit the second and he dropped onto the mound.
"BANG!"
I stared at a round as it came at me.
I went to move and I was too slow.
It hit my shoulder and it went clean through going out the end of my arm.
I held in the pain as I dropped my sniper.
The men then lined up at the body of the mound as I tried to aim back.
"Toof!"
I missed completely and the men opened fire.
"BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!"
I was suppressed and I quickly held my ground by getting as low as I could so the rounds couldn't hit me.
As I laid there I heard something loud coming from the base.
I slowly looked up to find a tank rolling my way.
I immediacy went for my Javelin and tried my best to aim it.
I waited for the lock on and I had to watch as all the men aimed at me.
"Beep! Beep! Beep! BEEEEPPPPP!"
I got the lock and launched the missile just as the rounds came at me.
"BANG! BANG! BANG!"
"AGHHHH!" I screamed in pain as my blood sailed around in the storm.
The first round hit my left arm and it went through and sent me to the side as the other two hit my armor.
One went through as the other was absorbed.
I fell to my back and watched as the missile came down on the tank.
"BOOM!"
The tank was destroyed and it's main cannon was sent off and next to the tracks as the men fell to the mud in guard from the debris.
I slowly backed up down the mound away from the men as I went for my MP5 that remained on my side.
As I backed up men began to pour over the top of the mound at me.
I immediately aimed.
"BANG! BANG! BANG!"
I dropped the first three men and they rolled back down the mound.
As I tried to move back down more four more came over at me.
I quickly aimed and held the trigger.
"BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! CLICK!"
I hit all four and three fell to the ground as the last guy only had his gun hit.
His rifle fell down the mound and I was out of ammo.
I let my MP5 hit my chest as I went for my M9.
As I pulled it out the man aimed at me with his.
"BANG! BANG!"
We both shot and his round hit my leg as mine hit his head sending him down the mound.
I could crawl anymore as a squad of seven came over at me.
I pulled until my clip was done.
"BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! CLICK!"
I dropped four as the last three fired.
"BANG! BANG! BANG!"
"AGHHH!" I screamed at one round hit my other leg and the next one hit my arm again. The last round hit my armor and it absorbed at the men stopped firing.
I closed my eyes in pain as they charged me.
I opened my eyes to see a butt of a gun coming at my nose.
"SMACK!"
My head bounced off the mud and he got on top of me as his men tore away my gear.
Blood rolled down my nose as he lifted up his fists.
"SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!"
He punched my face rapidly as his men watched.
My skin came off after each blow and he kept going as I was about to be knocked out.
"SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!"
I felt my cheek bone snap as he went for another hard hook.
He raised his arm and I stared at him as he sent it down at me.
"BANG!"
A bullet went straight through his head sending his body off me and into the mud.
I immediately looked over to my right.
The last two guys panicked for their guns.
"BANG! BANG!"
They were shot straight through head and chest and were sent to the mud.
I shut my eyes as the shooter slid to his knees.
Ghost's POV
I immediately went to my knees and looked at him as he remained still with his eyes closed.
I knew he going to die if I didn't move now.
I quickly looked over at the base and the men were retreating.
Immediately I grabbed Shadow by his arm and raised him into my body.
As soon as he was held I ran as fast as I could out of that war zone.
The rain washed his blood off my body as it rolled onto me and slowly I noticed his eyes flickering at me.
"STAY WITH ME!" I ordered him as I ran towards the boarder.
Shadow shut his eyes again and I pushed with everything I had at the boarder that was still a mile away.
"GET THAT GATE OPEN NOW!" I ordered anybody.
As I got it in my sight the gate was being open.
The men stood in the way and I screamed.
"MOVE! I GOT WOUNDED!"
The men jumped to the side as I ran in with Shadow in my arms.
I looked around and Jake stared at me in shock and fear.
"MEDIC!" He screamed for.
I brought Shadow into the tent and the officers cleared the table.
I rested his body and blood quickly poured off the side as the medics got to work.
Shadow's eyes flickered and I shouted.
"STAY AWAKE SHADOW! YOUR OK!"
Shadow slowly shut them as the medics went to get the bullets out.
"GHOST WHAT HAPPENED!?" Shouted Amy through the speakers.
"HOLD ON AMY!" I ordered her.
"DID YOU FIND HIM!?" Asked Amy in a loud screech.
"I SAID HOLD ON!" I replied in anger as I held Shadow's wound.
"BUT…!" Jake cut her off.
"Go get Miles Amy and tell him to get his ass down to the boarder! I need him here right now!" Ordered Jake.
Amy went silent as we went back to work.
The medics pulled out the rounds and gave Shadow another dose of morphine as they stitched it up.
I tried not to cry as I stared at his face.
All of it was gone.
His skin was burned completely off from the blast. His arms where black along with parts of his legs.
The medics poured some alcohol on his skin and Shadow immediately opened his eyes in pain.
"AGHHHHHHH!" He screamed as it burned.
I held him down as the medics patted down the burn.
"IT'S OK SHADOW! YOUR DOING GREAT!" I stated.
Shadow slowly relaxed in tears of pain as the medics pulled back.
I stared at them as Shadow's blood remained all over their hands.
"IS HE GOING TO MAKE IT!?" I asked.
"We have him stabilized. We won't know till Miles gets here…!" They were cut off by the tent flap opening.
Miles rushed in along with Amy and Dove.
"Get them out!" Ordered Jake.
Miles approached he table in shock as a few officer forced Amy and Dove out.
"SHADOW!" Screamed Amy as she was sent out of the tent.
Miles immediately went to work as I watched in hopes that Shadow was going to make.
Ten Minutes Later
Miles stopped and we stared at him as he looked at Shadow.
"How is he?" Asked Jake in worry.
Miles looked at him and replied.
"He'll live, but the main damage wasn't those bullets. It was his skin and the fire that burned him alive. God only know what Shadow felt as the fire burned is skin, but somehow he managed to stay alive. I have the wounds covered and protected. All I need to do now is wrapped his face." Stated Miles as he went for the white covering he used for his arms and legs.
I cried as Miles wrapped his entire face up.
You couldn't even see Shadow anymore.
After he was done he looked at me.
"He'll be fine Ghost. We just need to get him back to the capital for rest." He stated.
"What about G.U.N?" Asked Jake.
"Shadow destroyed the base. It will be awhile before they are able to make any type of revenge plan. But I hope when they do Shadow will be ok enough to fight with us." I replied.
Jake nodded and Miles looked at me again.
"Let's get him back." He ordered.
I nodded and picked Shadow up off the table. Slowly we exited the tent to find Amy and Dove staring at us in the cold rain.
Amy immediately ran at me and stared at Shadow.
She broke down instantly at the sight and I looked at Dove who also stared at him in shock.
I slowly proceeded to the APC Miles used to get here and the men strapped us in.
We waited as Amy, Dove, and Miles along with Jake and some officers got in as well.
Dove sat next to me as Amy sat next to Shadow who slept soundly.
She ran her hand on his covered face and cried as we drove off.
Five Minutes Later
I took Shadow to his quarters and laid him down on the bed.
Amy laid down next to him as I took a deep breath.
"He'll be back before you know it." I tried to comfort her.
Amy smiled and replied.
"Thank you Ghost."
I smiled and replied.
"He'll be here when your time comes to have the baby, don't worry."
Amy smiled and stood up and approached me softly with her lowered head.
I stared into her emerald green eyes as she got close to my face.
Slowly she wrapped her arms around my back and connected her lips to mine.
She kissed passionately as I was caught off guard.
I put my hands on her waist and kissed back for a few seconds before pulling away.
I was blushing and so was she.
"What was that for?" I asked.
Amy smiled and replied.
"You've done so much for both of us. I wanted to thank you for at least today."
I smiled and went for the door.
Before I could leave I watched Amy rest back on the bed with Shadow.
I smiled and shut the door heading back to my room where I knew Dove would be waiting.
I needed a shower as well. Maybe she can join me after that storm and ay full of mud.
Amy's POV
I held my arm around Shadow's neck and held him softly as I smiled into his chest.
I know Shadow will make it. He's done it before. I just wish I could touch his lips.
As I tried not to cry I laughed saying.
Ghost is pretty good for his age.