Silenced

Showdown

I stepped back, reaching for my gun as everyone else did the same. It wasn't hard for me to sense the fear in the air, to sense how scared my crew was. I aimed my gun at the closest SP7 member near me, Alfredo.

I was taking on Alfredo by myself. Hafu, Scott and Koji were fighting Cib and James. Janet and Kimi were fighting Autumn and another girl. Apollo and Ellum were working together.

Alfredo snarled at me, making a lunge. I sidestepped and dodged him just barely and he fired his gun. It grazed my shoulder and I winced. I fired my gun at him and it missed, I was too stressed to care.

I got distracted as Koji pushed Scott out of the way and they were both safe. All of a sudden it was pain. Pain exploded through my back, cutting through me and making me collapse. I couldn't even scream in pain, I was so shocked. I collapsed onto the ground, rolling onto my back.

Cib laughed and stood over me. My vision was fading in and out and black danced across my eyesight. My gun had slid out of my reach, not that I could grab it if it was close. It hurt to move at all.

A body blocked Cib and I focused to hear the voice.

"Stay away from my partner," Steve. He was here. He was awake. I couldn't help him.

"And what are you gonna do about it, pretty boy?" I heard a Cib pur. I missed the next few sentences as a ringing sound took over my hearing. I couldn't fight through it and closed my eyes. A faint sound of a gun rang out. Then nothingness. I heard just the ringing noise.

I felt hands touching me after a while. I was being lifted up and my back hit something soft. I passed out as I gave up my fight, knowing I wasn't gonna get through it.

I woke up after what I assumed was a few hours. I could hear crying, it sounded almost like Apollo. Was I right? Was it the wolf hybrid? I heard Ellums voice, but couldn't make out what he was saying. My head was still spinning a little bit but it wasn't too bad.

"DK," Janet whispered and cupped my cheek for a moment. I touched her hand before asking the dreaded question, the one I already knew the answer to.

"Steve?" I whispered. She shook her head and I closed my eyes, trying not to cry.

"No," I whispered, shaking my head. She brushed a tear away.

"I'm so sorry. He said to take care of yourself," she whispered, I cried even harder. I knew what had happened when the gunshot rang out but I now had to face the reality.

"Everyone else?"

"Pretty unharmed. I'm so sorry," she apologized again. It was my fault, I was the reason my best friend was dead.