Fighting Against the Odds

Ally's POV

"You're late."

Austin complained as I stepped out of my vehicle. I rolled my eyes and grabbed my phone shoving it in my back pocket. "I'm only two minutes late Austin you could cut me some slack today." I snapped as I sipped on my coffee.

He glared at me and crossed his arms over his chest.

"Slack? Here at the detective department we don't do slack, I mean if you're a slacker Dawson the Miami PD is right across from here, I would be more than delighted to drop you off."

I clenched my fist and glared into his brown orbs. "What is your problem?" I asked angrily. He cocked an eyebrow, "It's you. Thought I made that obvious enough." He said with a wave of the hand. I scoffed and walked away heading for Memorial Bank.

I had a horrible night last night. First I found out that my father was in the hospital with heart issues and my little brother got in a fight at school. My mother called me crying and I just horrible that I couldn't do anything to help. They moved all the way to Virginia, I told them not to go but father said he had a better chance of starting his music business there.

I sighed and finished the last ounce of my coffee then threw it in the trash.

"Ah Detective Dawson you're here!" Detective Jackson announced. I smiled at the new profound sensation I got from my new name in the department, maybe I could get used to this.

He came over and handed me a walkie talkie along with a radioactive wave beam.

"Now do not break this, we pay a lot of money have that kind of stuff." He explained. Austin suddenly appeared and smirked at me, "Uncle I think this is highly dangerous especially for a rookie detective like Dawson, I think that we need someone with more experience to do this kind of thing." He enthused.

I gaped at him. I can't believe he would say that right in front of me!

Detective Jackson shook his head, "What nonsense boy! Give the girl a chance this'll show us what she's really made of. Officer Clark said I would be an idiot to fire her and I think he maybe right..."

He smiled at me before walking away.

Austin stood there, clear shock written upon his chiseled features. "Look here Dawson-"

I suddenly put my hand up to his face, finally having enough of his bull crap. He has been trying to ruin my job for about two days now and I wasn't going to let his words get me down. Not this time, today was my day to shine and show this department what I'm really made of.

"No you look here Moon, you are not the boss of me. I may be a rookie but I sure am hell not your freaking assistant. Just because I'm some girl doesn't mean I'm not capable of handling a job! If you can do it so can I, so stop being such a jerk about it and focus on something other than me!"

And with that I walked away.

I never knew I could say so much in one sentence. A sudden urge of happiness exploded inside me and I felt at peace, I didn't know yelling could make you feel so blissful. "Okay when you're ready Detective Dawson." A muffled voice spoke through the walkie talkie.

I took a deep breath maintaining my stature as I answered back.

"Before you go in are you picking up any radioactive waves? Copy back." I said quickly. I smiled as some customers evacuated the Memorial Bank. "Yes there are some radioactive waves, but it's only a level three. Copy back."

I cocked an eyebrow curiously.

Level three?

"Are you sure? That's fairly odd considering Detective Moon said it was a level ten yesterday." I said. Muffled voices yelled through the walkie talkie and I waited for answer, "Well it's only a level three right now, it doesn't seem highly dangerous. We're going in now, you'll get a video that will connect to your computer showing where we are so you guys can locate us."

I smiled, "Okay be safe!"

Some of the men laughed and I frowned. Maybe that wasn't the best thing to say...

"Everything running smoothly?"

I looked to the side to see Dallas sitting in a chair. I nodded as I shoved the walkie talkie in my back pocket. "Yup, it's very strange though. One of the men said the radioactive wave levels were on a three, but that can't be possible considering that Austin said the level's were ten yesterday morning."

Dallas eyebrows furrowed in concern as he stood up, "Level three? That's highly strange, actually that can't even be possible." He said with worry. "Let me get Detective Jackson be right back."

He ran outside and I checked the sound system. Everything seemed to be in tact.

Suddenly there was beeping rapid beeping from the radioactive wave beam. I picked it up and my eyes widened in shock, "No freaking way..." I gasped and quickly pulled out my walkie talkie.

"Dawson!"

I turned around to see Austin standing in the doorway, his eyes gleamed with worry and frustration. "What's wrong?" I asked.

He held up the radioactive beam as it as well, was beeping rapidly. I gaped at him and turned on my walkie talkie, "Everyone evacuate, I repeat evacuate!" I yelled urgently. Austin came over and pulled the walkie talkie out of my hand, "Evacuate immediately it's a trick. It's more dangerous than it seems down there, I repeat evacuate immediately!"

I looked over at the computer as it has been on the same screen since the beginning.

"How could it be on a level ten already?" I asked in disbelief. He rolled his eyes, "It's obviously sabotage Dawson, someone has been messing with our gadgets and once I find out who the hell did this shit I swear I'll lock them up for life."

Suddenly the beam began beeping even more.

"Austin we all need to evacuate."

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Austin's POV

When I finally got what she was saying, I grabbed the laptop and took out my walkie talkie.

"Everyone needs to evacuate this location immediately, it's all a trick. Evacuate now!" I ordered. "We need to leave." I grabbed Ally's hand and we ran out. We couldn't use the door because I knew that's where most of the radioactive waves were coming from. One step and our remains could be splattered everywhere.

This place could be blown to smithereens any minute now.

"Moon where the hell are you?!" Dallas yelled through the walkie talkie. "I'm trying to find another way out, if I went through the entrance we could possibly be blown up since that has the most waves there! Copy back!"

Suddenly there was a loud boom and Ally's grip on my hand tighten.

I rolled my eyes at her childish gesture and lead her away from the loud noise. "Where are we going?" She asked. "We're getting out of here!" I snapped as a piece of the building fell.

The whole damn place was falling apart...

We ran down the long corridor and I saw a door. I knew I was taking a chance as I heard another loud boom. This was the last door left, I could see all the entrances being blown up.

But we had to get through.

I squeezed Ally's hand. "Let's go."

We started to run faster and faster. I could tell Ally was struggling to keep up so I held her hand tighter as we were getting closer to the door. I opened it quickly and suddenly pain shot through my back.

Ally's hand was brutally ripped away from mine as a loud boom roared through the air. I flew through the air for a brief second and crashed down on the ground. I coughed as dust filled my lungs making me gag. I looked back to see the door clouded with smoke and melting down into ash as fire overthrew the building.

My breathing was uneasy as ever and my heart rate was something I couldn't even keep up myself. Thoughts filled my head, screams rang through my ears like bells, and the sound of sirens felt like they were all over the place.

I tried moving but my whole body felt paralyzed.

I was in shock, my mind was telling me to move but my body was doing otherwise. I've never felt so weak before... dizziness made my eyes flutter as I propped myself up on my elbows. I shook my head and looked around. I groaned as my back began to ache with pain.

Ally...oh god.

Now I was fully alert.

I sat up fighting the urge to scream from the pain surging through my back. I looked around and struggled to get up. My knee's were wobbly and I felt as if I was drunk. All I could see was clouds of smoke, I heard voices but couldn't match it with the faces.

Everything was just a drunken blur.

Suddenly my knee's gave out and I fell. The smoke was just too much for me to handle...

I held my arm over my mouth trying to protect myself, I was too close to the smoke and I needed to get away. I suddenly saw a petite hand in the cloud of the smoke, my eyes went wide and I crawled over to the motionless hand.

I saw her brown long hair as her body lay motionless upon the ground. Smudges of dirt were smeared upon her face, her lip was bleeding and she was barely breathing. The air around her was not good for her lungs. But how could I get out of this place if I couldn't even find a way out myself. I grabbed her small body and hugged her softly to me closely. It was the only thing I could do to protect her from the smoke.

"Ally stay with me I'm gonna get you out of here." I spoke to her softly as I rocked her back and forth. Fear crept into my mind and all I could do was hold her as closely as I could. I felt lost in this cloud of smoke, as if it would never go away...

I ran my fingers through her hair, it was the only thing keeping me awake right now. I felt as if she was dying in my arms and there was nothing I could do to save her. "Someone help please!" I screamed. I've lost all contact with department, my walkie talkie was gone, Ally's walkie talkie was gone. Everything was diminished.

"A-Austin!"

I heard a muffled voice come from the ground. I searched the ground through the clouds of smoke. My hand fumbled around searching for the object. My hand suddenly touched walkie talkie and I sighed in relief.

I coughed and answered, "I-I'm alive. Ally's hurt badly though, her leg has a bad cut and she's barely breathing. Copy back!" I swallowed back the fear and held Ally even closer to my chest as the smoke seemed to get thicker and thicker. I couldn't believe this much radiation could create this much smoke in less than seven minutes.

I found Ally's hand and intertwined our fingers together.

For some reason I felt this sudden urge to protect her... as much as I am against her.

Looking at her right now in the most angelic state she's ever been in made me think twice... maybe I am misjudging her. "We're coming for you Austin!" Uncle Jackson shouted through the mic. I coughed as my eyes began to get heavier and heavier.

All too soon I gave out, the walkie talkie dropped out of my head, and I found myself lying down on the ground with Ally on top of me. I strangely didn't mind as darkness overcame me.

A/N- Hope you guys liked that little bit of action Auslly right there:) Anyways thanks for the amazing reviews guys I hope you guys are really like this story:) Make sure to review, follow, and favorite!:)-

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