Chapter Fifteen
Finley was the first one up the next morning. She had gone off with Marcelo to bring in something for breakfast. Dawn was barely rising above the mountain peak. The light set off crystals in the snow causing them to glow. Finley had her hand on her bow. Puffs of fog came out of her mouth. She kept downward of the thin breeze blowing across her skin. There was an elk trail freshly laid in the snow. Finley ran her fingers across it. "They're heading north." she whispered. Marcelo nodded. She reached for an elk call on her belt. She lifted up the bone instrument to her mouth. She gave it a quick blow. A high pitched noise came from it. Finley pulled the elk call away from her mouth. She heard a faint call in the distance. She smiles. She keeps downwind of the elk herd. Marcelo follows her lead. A herd of elk was moving in an open area. She lifts up her bow. She takes aim at one of the elk. The head of her arrow poised, ready to strike the elk dead in the chest. She slows her breathing down. She lets go of the string. The arrow begins its path to it's target. The arrow land dead center in the rib cage. It plunged right through it's lung. The elk staggered falling over. Finley rushed over to it. She held the dying animal's head in her lap. "Shh you're okay." she whispers. She pulls out her knife. "You've had an honorable life. I'll make sure that none of you goes to waste. Thank you." The elk soon stills in her lap. Finley tied the elk down on their sled. "Let's head back to the cabin. This should last you guys awhile."
Sam was standing outside. His blue firefighter's jacket unbuttoned at the collar. He wasn't wearing his white shirt underneath so he shivered softly. His skin rippling from the cold. He had lost some of the muscular build he once had from having not kept a consistent diet in awhile. He brought his hands up to his lips blowing on them. Elvis walked outside. "Hey Sam." he greeted. He put an arm around his friend. His head leaning against Sam's neck. "Hey Elvis." Sam held Elvis close. "The dawn hours are beautiful on the mountain huh?" Sam nodded. "I'm going to miss this when we get back to PontyPandy." Elvis turns Sam around. The both of them lock eyes for nearly a second. A slow blush spreads across Elvis' cheeks. Sam puts an arm around Elvis. He kisses Elvis nice and slow. Elvis leans into the kiss. His tongue goes across Sam's. Sam shivers feeling a jolt of electricity. His hands go down Elvis' back. The passion starts to take over. The kiss grew deeper and more urgent. "Inside now." gasped Elvis. Sam nods. He carries Elvis inside.
Sam goes up the stairs two at a time. He lays Elvis down on the bed. Elvis blushes looking at him. His hands begin unbuttoning Sam's shirt. Sam growls passionately at Elvis. "Oh this is what you need?" he purrs. Elvis felt a shiver go down his spine. He moans in response. Elvis finally got to the last button on Sam's shirt. He finally freed Sam of his shirt pushing it past his shoulders. His hand moves down his chest feeling each one of his abs. Sam let Elvis feel him. He pulls Elvis close to him. He takes off Elvis' shirt. He kisses down Elvis' neck. The both of them begin feeling down each other. Sam's hormones kicked in. He turned Elvis over pressing his hard shaft against the back of Elvis' hips. Elvis whimpers. He submits himself to Sam. "take me." he begged softly. Sam obeyed by rocking his hard shaft in and out of Elvis. Elvis called out. He leaned back riding Sam gently. Elvis moaned loudly. His nails dug into the pillow tearing the fabric just a tad. Sam rocked harder. He pinned Elvis down on the bed. Elvis whimpered lowly. "S-s-sam be careful."
The both of them mated for a couple of hours. Elvis finished inside of Sam. He panted falling backwards onto the sheets. Sam pulled Elvis onto his chest. He shielded Elvis in his arms gently. He kissed the top of his head. Elvis smiled groggily as he fell asleep.
Back at base
The manhunt for Sam and Annu had begun. Adian put his face in his hands. "We need to find them. That girl is our ticket to stopping this alien menace once and for all." Winter flicks his tail. "I wonder where they could have gone." A soldier came walking in. "sir we have word from one of our drones. The girl is up on a mountain top with the two firefighters, an assassin, as well as Marcelo." Adian got up. "The rookie is with them?" The soldier nods. "Send a patrol up there at once. We need the girl."
Marcelo and Finley had returned back to the cabin. Finley used her knife to carve the meat off of the elk bone. "This should last us a few weeks." She put some of the meat in her freezer. "You must know your way around these mountains." commented Marcelo. "Well I have been up here most of my life. Being an assassin has it's advantages. When you're an assassin you get to travel to different places. You learn new skills." Marcelo nods. She wiped the blood off her dagger. She puts her dagger back on her belt. "When I heard my sister passed away...a part of me died with her. I should have been by her side more. It was my duty to take care of her." Marcelo puts a hand on her shoulder. "Don't' beat yourself up. Besides the everyone is safe because of you." She cracked a small smile.
The evening hours soon settled in. Finley cooked dinner for the five of them. Marcelo's gaze was out the window. His infrared goggles picked up on some spaces outside of the cabin. "Hey Fin. You may want to cut out the lights. We've got company." Finley ran over to the breaker. She turned out the lights in the house. She blew out the fire. Sam grabbed Annu and ducked into the bathroom with her. He locked the door. Annu whimpered softly clinging to him. The soldiers kicked down the front door. Adian walks in. " we know she's here Marcelo." Marcelo laughed nervously. "Well you just missed it. They left a few hours ago." Adian turned to his men. "Search the house." The soldiers checked the rooms. Sam felt the air get trapped in his chest. His hold got tight on Annu. Light from a flashlight showed underneath the bathroom door. The handle began to jiggle a bit. Sam's eyes narrowed. Elvis sensed Sam was in trouble. He tackled the soldier trying to break into the bathroom.
The soldier turned over. He punched Elvis in the face knocking him out with his metal fist. Sam growled. He slammed through the wooden door with full force. His body tackled the soldier against the wall. He felt the soldier's ribs crack open. The soldier let out a soft groan as he collapsed onto the floor. Sam kept Annu close against his chest. More soldiers surrounded Sam. "I suggest you hand over the girl quietly." ordered Adian. Sam snarled. "Over my dead and cold body." He struggled his way through the crowd. A golden and white shape jumped down from the rafters. Finley air assassinated two of the soldiers that Sam pinned. She pulled out her sword slashing the third one across the stomach. Sam ran past them. He put Annu on his back. His marking glew underneath his sleeve. He waved his hand. Blue flames blocked the rest of the squadron's path. Marcelo herded them out of the house. He followed in behind Sam and his friends. Adian sighed. "Alert the base. We have a rogue soldier and our target just got away."
"You sure you're suppose to be helping us out?" asked Finley while they were running. "It's the least I can do. I promised the girl's safety plus you guys don't know these paths like I do." panted Marcelo. Finley just laughed. "Trust me I know these mountain paths like the back of my own hand. Come on we head downwards here. There's a village far off to the east about a good two days travel." The group veered down a rocky path. Marcelo kept glancing behind them every so often to see if the soldiers were following them. They were halfway down the path when a helicopter started to open fire on them. Marcelo fired back at the helicopter. "Quickly take shelter in the woods!" he shouted. He helped the group get down the hill. He kept firing at the helicopter. "Stay close to the shadows and avoid open areas." commanded Marcelo. Sam nodded. He took off running with Elvis. Finley took out her bow. "Oh no you're not taking down a helicopter using a bow." Marcelo put his hand on her wrist. "I don't think you give an assassin like me much credit. Not every arrow I have has flinted tips." she took aim at the helicopter. She let go of the string watching as her arrow went sailing through the air. The tip exploded the minute it landed on the propellers. The helicopter lost control and tumbled out of the sky. "Good shot." whispered Marcelo. Finley grinned. The pilot took fire at the bushes that Marcelo and Finley were hiding under. Finley felt something graze the side of her leg. "Shit." she yelled. She fell over onto her knees. Marcelo bent down. He helped her onto his back. He runs out of the bushes.
The helicopter exploded against the mountain cliffs. A shower of rocks tumbled down blocking off the path. "Well we can't go back that way." panted Marcelo as he caught up with the group. "We'll have to keep going but first let's stop here. I need to patch Finley's leg up." They nodded. Sam helped Annu down from his back. Annu sat by him. He wrapped an arm around her gently. Finley winced as he treated her leg gently. He stitched her up and put a bandage on her leg. "There. That should hold until we get to the village." She limped on her leg. Marcelo let her lean on him. "Let's get going." They group made their way through the woods. Finley tried her best to keep up with them. "Why don't you talk a bit about your family life." whispered Marcelo. She nodded. "There really isn't much to talk about. My parents died out at sea when me and Penny were kids. Penny ended up raising me on her own until she left to Newtown to be trained a firefighter. I went down the path of an assassin and lived here in Ireland. Penny always taught me to be proud of who you are. I owe her my life. Shame she passed away when she did. She had her first son when she was in her early college life. When work kinda took over, I returned the favor by taking care of him. I love him like he's my own." she ruffled Leon's hair gently. "I'm glad Elvis is here to be in his life. Penny has said a lot of good things about him." Marcelo smiled. He kept an arm around her. "Sounds like the two of you were really close." he commented. She nodded. "What can I say? She was practically my mother for as long as I can remember. I almost called her mom when I was old enough to talk." Finley swayed a bit. "Just up ahead should be a lake. We can rest there." she whispered. Marcelo caught her before she fell. He carried her the rest of the way on his back.