Omega 17

(Chapter Nineteen) The Depths Below

*tumbleing and falling. the rushing air seemed to waken Jake from his half daze. sluggishly he moved his head as he saw the Nightwalker trying to break free from his iron grasp. it screamed and sent another blow to his head sending resounding rings thru it and he grunted.he twisted around and threw the monster from his arms and its sword went flying tumbling faster below them. the Nightwalker tries to slow down but cannot as it flails and Jake chuckles*
"Seems you can't fly huh?..."
*he chuckles again blood pouring down the side of his face and he sighs closing his eyes then he opens them and sighs*
"Lets finish this"
*with a burst of energy he twirls using the flames from his feet to propel himself forward enough to grab Nightwalker and he began landing blows of his own. The Nightwalker howls and cries in pain and hate its mask cracking further as the wind whistles past. but instead of growing darker it only seems to grow brighter as if lights are shining directly up at them. stealing a look below Jake sees glowing neon lights lining deep cavern walls and piles of half made metal parts and stone blocks*
"Awww shit"
*moving quickly he twists himself around slamming another blow to the Nightwalkers head and puts himself on top of the beast just before they make contact with the ground. the sound is like a resounding sickening crunch as the monster goes very still and its arms go limp. the wind is slammed out of Jakes lungs and he makes a very  silly oof sound before rolling off the still form and gasping for air. breathing lungfuls of sweet air he rests his hand on his chest*
"well...that...was...a hell of a landing..."
*Back up above Amara is clutching onto the edge of the drop off looking desperately into the abyss*
"Jake? Jake!? JAKE!?"
*she hollers hoping for some sign that he was alright but nothing comes back but her own echo. she wrings her hands but in her heart she knows hes ok and that gives her some comfort. Shaoun and Violetta are sitting a distance away under a tree some as Violetta tends to Shaouns arm resetting it and getting a sling on it. Amara goes to them her eyes watery as she kneels down and starts to tend to Violettas injuries*
"Wheres Jake?"
*Violettas voice is cracked from the pain and Amara shakes her head pointing briefly to the drop off and Violetta whimpers softly and Shaoun puts his good arm around her*
"he will be alright...Jake has made it through much worse then this...he will live"
*Shaoun speaks with confidence but even his eyes cannot hold back the doubt in his soul._You better make it out alive Jake....for all of us...don't make me look like a fool_*

"Hello? can anyone hear me? this is Stone we are aboard the Warriors Heart Shaoun Amara Can you hear me?"

*Grasping at the new surge of hope Amara grabs at the talkie nearby and clicks it on*

"Yes! yes we can hear you Shaoun and Violetta are hurt they need transport out of here can you get them up?"

*there is a moment of silence before the speaker crackles again*

"Yes i can see what i can do ill talk to the Captain see if we can't make a swing around. we are taking fire from every direction but shields and armor are holding for now. ill contact you in a moment. Stone out"

*the speaker goes dead and Amara breathes deeply color flooding back into her cheeks as she trembles slightly*

"at least you two will be alright"

*Violetta starts slightly at this*

"what do you mean us two? aren't you coming? you can't just stay here!"

*Violetta tries to move and stops cringing in pain and Amara gently settles her hand on her shoulder*

"I will be fine Violetta. i won't leave Jake behind even if it means i ahve to stay here with no way out. i refuse to leave him behind again...not again"

*standing up she looks over at the drop off hugging herself softly as the winds howl softly*

"Jake....come back to me...please come back to..."

*the talkie crackles again*

"Alright get yourselves to the top of the hill and do it NOW we cannot linger here for too much longer we got war class battleships coming in we cannot withstand against too much of that firepower"

*Amara reply's and hurries up the hill where Shaoun and Violetta are*

"Come on lets go we need to get to the top"

*They nod and get up Shaoun gritting his teeth against the agony in his legs and they make their way up the hill slowly but in good time. as they make it up Stone is their to greet them. as they get Shaoun and Violetta onto medical tarp beds Stone turns to Amara*

"listen lady what ever your planning on doing...whatever it is that has you driven so hard on staying....good luck"

*he reaches into his pocket and pulls out a small red vial with a pinkish liquid inside and tosses it to her. she looks at it and raises an eyebrow at him and he simply smiles*

"just a little pick me up...courtesy of the Captain herself...its a shot of Vivian Number Two strong drink with...unusual side effects on Meta's"

*he winks as they begin to vanish with a transport beam*

"trust us"

*and with that they are gone. clutching the vial Amara looks at the drop off and steels herself. pocketing the vial she begins heading towards it the winds around here starting to lift her up a determination in her eyes a deep beating inside of her heart and she smiles*

"im coming Jake....im coming"

*and with that she begins her descent into the darkness below*