OOM: The Rescue

[geeky_agent]

She stepped through the half-open door, her movements cautious and precise. The darkness fell like a veil around her and made it difficult to seperate ground from sky.

Once outside, Chris looked for Tony and had to follow the sound of his voice to find him. He was standing over a map and talking on the satphone, he glanced up for a second before his attention was directed to the map again.

"The mine is right across from us," she told the men behind her. There was no need to point it out to them, it was impossible to miss.

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[and-far-away.livejournal.com]

Three men come racing down the tunnel. Only three, and he's faced far worse odds than that and come out alive.

He aims the pistol, fast but accurate, and fires before any of them have a chance to realize their danger. One.

The sword, drawn smooth and quick with practise, slicing into a neck and almost taking the man's head off. Two.

The third, staring at him wide-eyed, gets a vicious smile and shares the benefit of a quick death with his colleagues. Three.

And then it's back to the fallen boy, helping him up hastily.

"Come on, lad. Let's get you out of here."

[kayip.livejournal.com]

He doesn't really protest this. Though, it's not clear he's thinking much about it, either. His eyes seem rather distracted by the blood, though it's really the smell that's starting to overpower him. It's just to be left there.

He does nod dimly to this, after a moment.

[and-far-away.livejournal.com]

"Can you walk?" he asks Behrooz hastily, supporting him so much as to be almost carrying him.

The question's intended as much to keep the boy alert as anything.

[kayip.livejournal.com]

Behrooz pauses, then makes a valiant attempt at walking.

But there's some wheezing, and it seems he can walk, but only if he's cluthing at the wall. He doubles over a little, but never tries to touch the wound. Or look at it, for that matter.

Keeping focused on his surroundings is almost enough to distract from the pain.

[and-far-away.livejournal.com]

That's good. Sharpe could carry him, but not without some difficulty.

Supporting him as they walk, as fast as Behrooz can manage, is much easier.