Love Stuck

Chapter 220 – Archer To The Rescue!

Archer's POV

"They could be anywhere!" Stated the driver as I ordered.

"Shadow and your team leader is down there somewhere and if you care about ether of them you'll keep driving until we find them!"

"Yes sir!" Replied the driver as we drove over the dunes carefully.

"Sir!" Shouted the guy next to me as he pointed out the window.

Looking out I saw tracks. Looked like quads.

"Go left son!" I ordered as he nodded and started to head to the tracks.

Getting closer I ordered.

"Keep following them!"

"Got it!" He replied as we began to see the chasm.

"God damn that's big!" Stated the man next to me as I replied.

"Two hundred and fifty seven feet to be precise!"

"If they fell down do you honestly think they're ok!?" Asked the driver as I replied.

"According to Raptor no! The commander may be down and we lost contact with the Major! He doesn't have long from when I was talking to him! So get us to the end of these tracks!"

"Yes sir!" He replied as we kept going with four more humvees behind us in line.

"Sir!" Shouted the man at the window as I looked back out to see some black in the sand.

"Pull over!" I ordered as the convey stopped.

Quickly steeping out all the men from both teams got around and followed as I ran towards the black ash it seemed like.

As I made it to the top of the dune I stopped seeing it was a wreak.

"Oh god." I stated as all my guys stopped to stare at the holes and blood on the sand.

"They hit mines!" Stated a soldier as I nodded.

"I thought we picked them all up?!"

"I guess we forget theses two!" I stated as I began to head forward.

Approaching the wreaks without the quads in sight; just metal I stopped to feel the blood on the ground.

It was cold.

"Who's?" Asked one of the men as I replied.

"I think it's both of theirs."

"Damn they got fucked up on the fall!" Stated another man as I nodded slowly getting back up.

"Have they been down here since last night?" Asked another man as I replied.

"As far as we know."

Slowly everyone went silent.

Noticing the fear and worry I shouted.

"Their alive! Get yourselves up and looking for them!"

Nodding everyone began to spread out.

I followed the trail of blood to the edge of the chasm. I already knew what happened. They fell in. Shit.

Looking down all I saw was darkness. The shadows up here covered the bottom making it impossible to see anything.

"Form up!" I ordered as both teams came forward.

"They didn't fall did they!?" Asked a soldier in fear as I replied.

"Trail leads here and I bet my life their down their somewhere."

"They didn't make it." Stated a soldier as I got up and shouted.

"Don't lose hope!"

Lowering his head I looked at Raptor's team who were combat vets. Special forces don't give up hope.

"Wreak!?" I shouted as he looked up.

"Give me a pair of picks!" I ordered as he widened his eyes and took a pair off his side belt.

"Here Arch!" He said as he handed them to me.

The special forces boys looked at me in confusion as the reg soldiers began to panic.

Taking both picks in my hands I looked at John and ordered.

"Get Hannon on the line and tell him I'm heading down to find them!"

Nodding he got on his headset and I said.

"I'll pop a flare when I get down. That means I have both Raptor and Shadow! You get Hannon to find us a way out!"

"Yes sir!" He replied as he pulled up Hannon.

Everyone watched as I backed up from the chasm edge.

Reading my picks I heard Hannon.

"Did you find them!?"

John quickly replied.

"Their down in the chasm sir. Archer is...?!"

In shock he stopped as I leaped off the cliff.

The special forces boys cheered and laughed as the reg men panicked watching as I fell down the chasm.

I was heading right for the chasm wall as I wanted and using all my strength I slammed my picks into the stone and held my ground looking up at the soldiers who continued to laugh and cheer.

"You ok Archer!?" Asked Wreak as I replied.

"Just hanging out! I'll pop the flare in ten minutes! If I take longer come in for me!"

"I'll jump right in!" Replied Wreak as I laughed and kicked myself off the wall and back at the other opposite at me.

Dropping another seventy five feet I slammed the picks in the wall and looked up.

"CATCH!" Shouted Wreak from way up as I saw him drop something.

Releasing a pick I caught a flare.

"THANKS!" I replied as loud as I could as he replied.

"YOUR SMALL AS SHIT FROM UP HERE!"

Laughing I replied.

"WANA JOIN!?"

"I STILL HAVE NINE MINUTES!" Replied Wreak as I laughed and jumped down further into the chasm.

Hitting the wall a bit closer to the ground I was able to see now and it was clear they landed badly. The quads were laying along the sand completely destroyed as well as a large boulder siding I saw that had been broken in half. I take it the landing wasn't good for ether of them.

"God damn." I said to myself as I looked down to see I had one more jump to make.

Leaping for it I slammed the picks in the wall and immediately lost the first pick due to the part of the boulder crumbling.

"Oh shit!" I shouted as I hung with one hand.

Pulling with my right I looked down to see I still had maybe twenty feet left to make.

"Fuck I'm a hedgehog! Not a squirrel!" I stated as I tried to find a way down safely.

Seeing a ledge I could reach I went and leaned my right foot on it.

"Come on." I begged as I went to step with my left.

Gently my feet laid on the edge and in peace I went for my pick that remained in the wall.

As I went to take it the edge gave way.

"OH FUCK!" I shouted as I grabbed my pick.

The pick was then forced out of the wall and in fear I fell with it to the ground.

"OH FUCKKKK!" I screamed as I braced myself.

Slamming my back into the ground I bounced and rolled to the side to fall off a small ledge.

"Whooo!" I shouted as I turned with the pick in my way.

In pain I closed my eyes as I rolled and stopped.

"Aghhhh...hhhhh!" I tried to remain calm as I looked to see my pick in my side.

With my hand twitching I took hold and pulled it out.

In pain I held my tears and screams as I went for a med kit I had on my leg.

The box was broken but my stuff stayed inside thank god.

Taking out the wire and needle I focused on fixing up my side. Then I would find my other pick and then my friends who were down here somewhere.

Wreak's POV

Looking down we heard the echo of Archer screaming something.

"YOU OK!?" I asked as I heard back.

"LANDED ON MY PICK! I'M FINE!"

All of my friends laughed as the new squad for Zulu team asked.

"How is that funny!?"

"Relax kid! He's fine! Archer knows what he's doing! He'll find them!" Stated John as he got done with Hannon.

"What's the call?" I asked as he stood next to me now.

"When Archer pops the flare Hannon will send climbing gear. Then we move in and pick them up."

Nodding we all looked down unable to see but still hear Archer who was most likely fixing his leg.

"He'll find them." Stated John as the other men who were scared relaxed from his statement.

Smiling I focused back and checked my watch.

"Seven minutes left."

I have one more chapter today.