"You guys better hurry!" Agent Washington called as he spotted the locked door beginning to be cut (burnt - melted) by the Insurrectionists.
He glanced behind him as Agent California was helping Agent Maine strap himself in. Cali had the brilliant idea to move the sarcophagus onto the window washing unit. Maine, being the only one heavy enough to counterbalance the container, would jump off and shoot the sarcophagus to the roof.
It should work. Hopefully.
"Too hard," Maine grunted.
Carolina rolled her eyes and responded, "Oh, don't be a baby," before kicking him off the building.
"Carolina-"
Cali was interrupted when the light blue armored woman shot the lift, shooting the sarcophagus to it's landing point.
Almost immediately, York spoke to them over their radio.
"Package is secure."
"Good-" Cal was cut off once again by screams from down below.
"...well, that ought to buy us some time."
Wash took a quick glance down the side of the building as Maine began to take on the Insurrectionists by himself.
"You know, I almost feel bad for the people down there," he mused, mostly to himself.
"Don't."
Wash gave Carolina an incredulous look.
"Hey, he said 'almost,'" California defended, before receiving a look from Carolina.
"See?! Yeah - thank you!"
"Oh, y-you're welcome!"
"Can it, lovebirds!"
And the door broke down, and all hell broke loose.
For the Insurrectionists of course. The agents let off about three bullets each before all the men were down. Except for one asshole, who slowly stepped forward, revealing his shark themed helmet, and a not so friendly looking flamethrower.
"What the fuck is with this guy?" Wash asked, before diving out of the way to avoid the blast of fire. "Whoa, that's hot!"
'Like dat ass,' Cali couldn't help but think.
'Cal,' Alpha groaned, 'Not a good time - look out!'
All three agents began to shoot the man, but the bullets didn't seem to affect him in anyway. He just took another step and shot fire at them, forcing them to move.
Wash, finding his courage, as well as being pumped with adrenaline, jumped up and threw a grenade, but it was unfortunately destroyed by the fire.
It seemed to be Carolina's turn to do something heroic, and she attempted to shoot, but was thrown back when the fire was met with an odd looking green gun.
As Carolina landed, Was found the golden opportunity to redeem himself, and grabbed the gun. He aimed at Sharky and shot, but the (giant) bullet bounced and blew up behind him.
"What the hell? It bounces?! Who designs a gun that bounces?! That's gotta be the worst gun ev-" the end of his sentence turned into a quite unmanly shriek when he was suddenly tackled to the side. Something pretty heavy landed on him, as Wash noticed fire blow right where he was just seconds before.
He glanced up, coming face to face (helmet to helmet?) with California's visor.
"Stay low," she told him, before running away, avoiding the fire. She jumped and began to run up the wall, using her grav boots. When she was high enough, Cali jumped and flipped in midair, landing on the purple device that was handing from the ceiling.
"She's a fucking spider monkey?" Wash whispered to Carolina from their spot still on the ground.
Up in the air, Cali stuck a grenade on the purple machine and kicked it in Sharky's direction, sending pieces flying towards him.
California landed on the ground (quite epically, she must add), and glanced over at Wash and Carolina, who both looked surprised, impressed, and a little scared. She finished off by throwing a large piece of debris she found at Sharky, effectively finishing him.
Carolina and Washington, Wash being a bit more hesitant, walked to Agent California.
"That guy was a dick," Wash commented, still salty about the stupid bouncing gun.
Cali smirked and chuckled softly under her helmet. "Come on, let's get moving guys."
The three agents began walking towards the door, where York would be waiting.
"That bit with the purple plane?" Carolina muttered. "That was just showing off."
This time, Cali broke out in a full on laugh, "Don't act like you wouldn't have done the same thing."
When they reached the door, York immediately began to hurry them through. When it was effectively shut, they began to jog toward the extraction sight, Carolina in the lead, Cali in the middle, and York and Wash pulling up the rear.
"Hey," York wondered, "Where's Maine?"
"Downstairs," Cali answered, voice coming out rushed and breathy as she ran. And though Washington would never ever admit this to anyone, he couldn't help but wonder if this is what she may sound like when talking during sex. Finding the thought both embarrassing and provocative, he felt blood rush to his face as well as somewhere lower.
"Keeping our hosts occupied."
"Man," York sighed, "I almost feel bad for them."
"That's what I said!" Wash exclaimed, forgetting the previous thoughts from before.
Cali rolled her eyes, and Carolina contacted 479er about evacuation. Alpha giggled like a school girl when 'Lina said, 'Team Alpha."
'If only they knew.'
"Come on!" York said, referring to where the sarcophagus was located. 'it's up...here..."
Everyone stopped when they noticed a familiar black armored agent in front of them, leaning over something.
Carolina was the first to step forward. "You? What are you doing here? ... Is that a bomb? I knew it!"
"Carolina-"
"It was you who blew up the oil platform!"
Wash stepped over to stand next to Cali and Carolina. "That thing blew up?"
"Somebody's been covering our tracks," California explained. "Tex-" she stopped herself before she could reveal too much.
Carolina didn't seem to notice her mistake, and continued to question Tex, until York stopped her.
"Hey, hate to break up the reunion here, but we got a problem."
As if on cue, the door open and UNSC soldiers opened the door and ran through, their CO yelling commands at his soldiers.
"Drop your weapons!" he ordered, and the agents had no choice but to oblige. "You," he shouted at York, "dickhead! Disarm the bomb!"
"Alright, easy, easy," York said, slowly making his way to the bomb as the Commanding Officer had his gun pointed at him.
"Just fucking do it already!"
"Easy, easy, man," York said, taking a look at the bomb. "Uh...this isn't a bomb, it's a transmitter."
The CO sighed in relief, "Alright it's not a bomb...wait. What's it transmitting?"
As the CO and Agent York were talking, the other soldiers became distracted as a red light beamed down from the sky. Taking this golden opportunity, agents Tex, Carolina, and California attacked, using stealth units. Carolina disguised herself as a UNSC soldier, Tex went invisible, and Cali zoomed off, using her super speed.
"What the hell?" The CO screeched, looking around to see only two agents remaining. "There were five of them! What the fuck!?"
One by one, Carolina, Texas, and California began to pick off the UNSC soldiers. Carolina was right in the middle of a big group, and began taking them down. Tex, still invisible, took out soldiers more stealthily, as they looked around confused and scared, only to be killed seconds later. Cali just shot around like a mad man, soldiers barely seeing a white blur before being taken out.
Also while this was going on, the transmitter gave the MOI the agents' location, and the ship shot down, causing an explosion and everyone to be knocked to the ground.
Not only did it affect all the soldiers, the building began to crumble down as well. The Agents, not really knowing if 479er was there, but hoping she would be anyway, began running to the end of the building.
"This must be karma for kicking Maine out of a window!" Carolina shouted, preparing to jump.
"I don't wanna do thiiiiiiiis!" York yelled back as he jumped.
"Son of a biiiitch!" Came Cali's scream, as she jumped as well.
As they fell, 479er came into view, the large doors opening up so the Sarcophagus could land inside. Carolina landed on the sarcophagus, using her gravity boots to line it up with the doors and shoot oncoming UNSC planes and officers. She jumped off and Agent Washington took her place, shooting at the officers as he rode on the giant container.
Out of nowhere, Tex came flying in on her jet pack, and pushed the sarcophagus, along with Wash, into 479er. Without missing a beat, she flipped around and grabbed Cali's ankle. Said agent yelped as she was flung into Wash, the impact giving the final shove as both agents (and the sarcophagus) landed in the ship.
"Ahh!"
"Ow."
"Shit, sorry," Wash mumbled, seeing that he landed on Cali. Had this been a different location, and had they been wearing less clothing, he'd be perfectly fine with it. But in the middle of a mission while covered in armor - definitely not one of his best moments.
"No, it's fine," she answered, out of breath. He attempted to push himself off of her, but it was quite difficult. After untangling their limbs, and many awkward moments, they were able to separate themselves, and situated themselves as they heard the pilot contact command.
"So...jet packs, huh?" Wash awkwardly tried to make conversation with the black armored agent. She glanced up at him, tossed her jetpack to the ground, and jumped off the ship.
"That was interesting."
Cali chuckled from her spot on the floor. She was leaning against the wall, still catching her breath as she tried to fix something in her helmet. Wash couldn't help but stare longer than he probably should have, admiring her lovely brown hair, which was currently up in a messy bun, and her beautiful brown eyes, which were narrowed in concentration. Despite being dirty, bloody, and covered in sweat, David couldn't deny that she was the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen.
A few moments later, Cali stood up, leaving her helmet by her feet. She looked distraught, eyes stuck on the floor as she nibbled on her bottom lip. Wash noticed, as he has been staring at her lips, and walked in front of her, asking if everything was alright.
"I'm just worried, I guess. I hope Team A and B are okay. North hasn't contacted me in a long time, and what if my team needs me? I know Carolina can handle it, just what if-"
"Hey," Wash stopped her rambling, using his finger to lift up her chin, forcing her eyes to meet his (visor). "They'll be fine. I-I think."
Cali sighed at Wash's obliviousness, feeling anxious once again. "Wash-"
"Sorry! Sorry, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have - I'm just - I'm worried, too. It's okay for us to be worried, we'd be stupid not to be. That just means that we care for our teammates. And while it's okay to care, we also shouldn't care too much, cause if someone get's hurt, or-"
"Wash," Cali said again, more forcefully to interrupt his rambling. "You're not helping." She smiled softly anyway, thankful for his attempt to make her feel better.
He was right. This was stupid of her. Not the worrying, the worrying too much. She swore to herself before she even joined the UNSC that she wouldn't get too attached, wouldn't let her heart get in the way. While it was a silly promise, it was never a problem for her before. Her entire life she'd never actually been in love, just dated for a few weeks then moved on. She didn't really know what love was. She knew of the simple things, like hugs, kisses, sex. But that's all it ever was for her.
When she joined the army, she knew things like that would never be a problem for her. She figured no guy - or girl - would ever get in her way like that. But then she met Tex. It was never romantic, but she knew Tex was the closest thing she had to being a best friend. She was her best friend. Cali also met Wash. and those same feelings rushed back, but there was something more. And no matter how much she tried to ignore or deny it, she couldn't stop it. She knew that she was falling for David Washington, and no amount of anything could stop it.
But this was war. They were agents, member of a top secret facility. They had rules, and guidelines, and protocols. They weren't friends, running around playing pretend, they were real life soldiers, who put their lives on the line everyday. She knew she couldn't let him further into her heart, because if something, anything, happened, she'd be absolutely heartbroken. Devastated. Destroyed.
Which was why she never acted on it.
And as Wash stepped back, apologizing and slipping his helmet off, she smiled softly and cursed herself. Her heart, her emotions, and she cursed him. His beautiful heterochromatic eyes, and his entire being.
David was not making this whole 'never fall in love' thing easier for her.
Little did she know, that as he stared into her chocolate brown eyes, with little specks of gold, reminding him of the smoothest honey, warm and soft; little did she know, that he felt exactly the same way.
"You think I should go back down there? Try and help?"
"Well...yo-you've done enough, already. Just take a break."
"Wash-"
"We should stay with the sarcophagus, Lily. Tell the Director what went down."
"I thought we were picking up the others before going back to the Mother of Invention."
She didn't get an answer.
Cali sighed, slipping her helmet back on as she sat, strapped to a seat. Wash was sitting next to her, strapped in as well with his helmet covering his face.
'Agent Washington is right,' Alpha spoke for the first time in a while. 'The Director specifically told you what you needed to do, and you did it. There's nothing else for you to do, just sit tight and wait for the others.'
Cali sighed, silently agreeing with Alpha, and verbally agreeing with Wash. "I guess. I guess I could use a break."
Wash glanced at her, visor covering his face so she couldn't see his face, but she guessed he was smiling at her. Slowly, he grabbed her hand, and laced his fingers through hers. It was slightly uncomfortable, the guards holding them to their seats were leaving their arms at weird angles, and their gloved and armored hands were a little too bulky for their fingers to fit. But Wash gave a light squeeze, and Cali smiled, giving a light squeeze back.
They both knew they only had about five more minutes of this peacefulness before they picked up Team B from their position. So, Lily decided that it was okay for her to take a break. Even if it was short, awkward, and a little painful, she'd be alright, as long as David was taking the break with her.
A/N: Daammnnnn Sammy, back at it again with the late update! Hahahaha kms.
Anyway, this was a little different. Liked the change of PoV? Didn't like it? Let me know in the reviews if I should stick back to first person, or continue with third person. I guess this way I was able to get more of other peoples' thoughts and such, though it was mostly Cali and Wash.
It's slightly difficult for me when to use Cali/Lily, or Wash/David. I want to use both, but I also don't want to keep switching back and forth?
Anywayyy, kinda romance? idk not really, but we are moving a bit forward with the Lily/David relationship, so hopefully I can fit more of that into later chapters. I have a pretty good idea of how I want to start their relationship, as well as other stuff. I feel like this chapter is a bit rushed in the beginning? But let me know what you guys think in the reviews pllssss, they always make me super happy and I'm more likely to update quicker the more I get!
Also - schools out! Yaayyy, so hopefully faster updates! Thank you guys so much, hope you enjoyed the chapter!
~Saaammmm