My Immortal

Chapt 11: Fallout

Most of the conversation in this chapter is in Trigedasleng.
Enjoy!
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Mako: 

I glanced up as I heard movement in the brush, the moment I saw her eyes through the dark I knew I would have to work with her on her stealth. I waited patiently as she got closer, waiting until she had just passed beneath me before dropping from my perch. 

“You're louder than an elephant walking through a china shop.”

“It’s been 97 years since I was last in a stealth training class, thank you…” She said, jumping to the side, landing hard in a bush to her left. She looked up at me, taking a deep breath. “You really like scaring the fuck out of me, don't you. That hasn’t changed since we met.”

“It's more a habit of survival than anything else. What brings you out here today? I thought we agreed to meet up tomorrow night.”

“We did, but something came up. I don't come with good news. Help me out of this damn bush, we need to talk.” Grabbing her hand, I pulled her to her feet. 

“What do you mean?” I stilled instantly, glancing at her, worried. She wouldn’t talk like this unless something was seriously wrong. 

“The idiots did something stupid.” She took a breath and swallowed hard. “They captured Lincoln. They are holding him in the drop ship.”

I reacted without thinking, quickly moving forward and fisting my hands in the front of her shirt. “What did you just say?”

“Mako. Stop.” She pulled back away from me, tugging on her shirt. “He's ok so far.” I noticed she held her left arm behind her back, hiding something. 

“What do you mean, so far?”

“They are teenagers, Mako, they are gonna do something stupid.” She answered, her left arm still held behind her, not bothering to bring it forward to protect herself. 

“Going to? Or already have?” Taking a step forward, I raised my hand, palm up. “Show me your left arm.”

She sighed, pulling it in front of her body. She turned it around in my palm. “I'm fine. It will heal.”

“It'll heal?” I repeated harshly as I took in the electrical burns going up her left arm. “You realize that if we didn't naturally screw with electrical equipment and you were a normal person, you'd be a pile of burned meat right now?”

“Yes. I do. I also know that Lincoln is alive because of me, and we need to get him out of there.”

“You just told me they hadn't done anything to him yet!” I gripped her left wrist hard, pulling her a little closer. She yelped loudly and I could see the tears beginning to form in her eyes. “Stop lying to me, Snyder.”

“He told me not to tell you... He thinks you will use this to start a war.” She twisted her wrist in my hand, slightly upset at being called by her last name. “That hurts, you know that right, and YOU are hurting me. Mako you are the one hurting me right now. Let go.”

I instantly released her, stepping away and turning my back toward her. “He is my son, Kiran... In all but blood, he is my son.”

“Then help me get him out of there.” I could hear the hurt in her voice, at the idea that she was not the only family I had anymore or the fact that I had physically hurt her in my anger; I was unsure.  

Sighing, I reached into the pouch at my hip and withdrew herbs and a wrap. Turning back to her, I reached out and gently took her arm. I felt the guilt set in like an anvil in my stomach. Switching subjects quickly, knowing that Kiran will need time to process what just happened.