Sven swallowed again, for the fifth time since being in Burt's speaking territory.
"I..."
His throat was dry.
His legs were weak.
"I-I-"
"Spit it out, c'mon," Burt encouraged him.
Sven grimaced, trying desperately to just tell him.
Why is it so hard..?
"I..."
He coughed, shaking his head.
"I... I..."
Wait...
He peered at something behind Burt and felt his heart stop.
Military helicopters.
No... They found us...
"B-Burt..." Sven whispered, grabbing his wrist. "W-We have to go..."
"Why..?" Burt asked slowly.
He followed Sven's gaze and stopped.
"Th-They found us..." Sven choked out.
Burt narrowed his eyes and turned back to Sven.
"I'll tell everyone," he growled and put one hand over the corresponding side of his headphones.
It buzzed with static for a moment, before Burt spoke, probably into the microphone.
"The government found us. Spread the message and get out of here," he said, still monotone.
"Roger," replied someone from his headphones.
Sven, still gripping Burt's wrist, ran down the hall and skidded to a halt in front of his office.
He opened the door with unnecessary force that came with panic and grabbed his pistol off the desk.
He was about to run out when he stopped and turned.
"Sven! We don't have time!" Burt cried, for the first time actually sounding worried.
Sven ignored him and took the shark plushie off his desk.
"That's... Important to you..?" Burt asked quietly.
"One of my most important things," Sven responded.
Burt smiled slightly before they both exited the airship to the balcony, where Carol and Hat Girl were.
"CAROL! HAT GIRL!" Sven snapped, getting their attention.
"Oh, Sven, did you-" Carol turned around, but Sven quickly cut them off.
"Military helicopters!" he cried. "THE GOVERNMENT!"
Both females stopped in their tracks, before nodding quickly.
"Code... Green."
The conjoined quartet ran down the halls, yelling 'code green' at any lingering Toppats.
"We have to land the airship so we can get a fair chance!" Sven hissed.
"On it." Burt saluted him and disappeared.
"Wait, you're not a pilot! Burt!" Sven called after him, but he was gone.
"We can't worry about that right now!" Carol sniped. "Hat Girl! Shotgun!"
"Got it!" Hat Girl grabbed a shotgun from the armoury room and tossed it to Carol, then grabbed a sniper for herself.
"Do you really think a pistol's gonna help you against the government?!" Carol demanded of him.
"I'm sorry, it's the only thing I had!" Sven shouted.
The airship took a lurch down.
"I didn't know Burt could pilot an airship," Sven breathed.
"Whaddya know, your crush is more talented than you thought. Let's go." Carol grabbed his arm and joined the cluster of armed Toppats, all at the exiting door of the airship.
Sven breathed heavily.
"Hey, it's okay," Carol told him softly.
"B-Burt..." Sven whispered.
"He'll be okay too. He's smart, he'll get out on his own," Carol pointed out.
Sven took a couple deep breaths to calm himself, and nodded.
"Let's fight... The Toppat way."
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The New Toppat (Curtisson)
FanfictionThe government is on their tail. Sven's so overworked and stressed, and nothing can help him. Everybody's assuring him but none are getting to him. He believes that it's all his fault because he failed to be the leader they thought he would be. He i...
