lost (Hawkeye)

Chapter 34

Percy's view:When they heard the news, masses of agents immediately ran past us.I was pulled along with them, looking around for Clint, but I couldn't find him anywhere. Probably he too had gone to the place where the agents are supposed to move in such situations. But why didn't he warn me?So I ran after the others to help somehow, when suddenly I heard a loud explosion.I tried to hold on to something as the ground gave way under me, but I couldn't find anything to hold on to. And so I fell into the depths. It was like in my dreams. When I fell into Tartarus. When I hit the ground, I realised that this was no dream. A sharp pain in my shoulder and hip made me inhale sharply. I sat up and felt around for any further wounds before picking myself up and looking around. Apparently I had fallen to another floor. The whole room was destroyed and there were pieces of wall everywhere.I knocked the dust off my clothes and went in search of others who might have fallen with me.As I climbed over the former ceiling, I saw light at the other end of the room and went towards it. When I left this hole, I found myself back in a typical S.H.I.E L.D. room, probably a bureau. Only this one was completely empty.So I went in search of anyone who needed my help,  or who could help me, I was totally lost.I looked around cautiously, after all I was in a building that had been taken over by enemies.I heard machine guns and screams of the wounded as I crept down a corridor.Quietly I crept around the corner, ready for what awaited me beyond.I didn't even have any weapons...or I did, I had rip tide, but that wouldn't help with mortals. So I was left with the old way of fighting: with fists.I heard footsteps from the room next to me. Slowly I walked towards it, as I got closer I could clearly make out a shadow. Now the only question was whether it was friend or foe.I could not possibly ask whether it was a friend or not and so I clenched my hands into fists and ran right into the person. With a surprised gasp, they went down. Unfortunately, I fell with them. I landed right on top of the person. I raised my hands ready to strike as the person below me started talking."Hey Percy, it's me, Clint." Immediately I looked at the person, he was in my shadow I couldn't make him out. Looking closer though, I could recognice his face. "You're lying on top of me, I don't mind if you do it more often." He winked at me. "The house explodes and you're making jokes?!""You're right, maybe not the best time. But we should repeat that" Rolling my eyes, I got off him and offered him a hand to pull me up.

Clint's view:I took her hand and stood up. Immediately I walked in the direction the explosion came from. My gun always in my hand. "Clint, what are you doing?"With a look over my shoulder I noticed she was limping slightly. "Are you all right?" "Yeah, I'm fine." I knew the was lying, but I wouldn't call her out  o that, not now. "I want to go to the basement. There's a secret escape route there." Percy stopped abruptly." You're going to abandon the others?" "Most of them have already escaped. We'll help you more if we do the same. Come on, we have to keep moving." It was hard for me to leave my colleagues here, but it was the only logical thing to do. After a moment's hesitation, Percy followed again.It was only a few metres to the staircase when I heard another loud bang. I stopped and looked up at the ceiling. When I noticed that it was leaning towards the floor I shouted to Percy. "Grab my hand." I wanted to sprint off with her. But before it could happen, I was hit by something. Slowly my vision disappeared and I fell to the ground like a sack of potatoes.

Clint's view:I took her hand and stood up. Immediately I went in the direction from which the explosion came. My pistol always in my hand. "Clint, what are you doing?" Gasps Percy behind me, I noticed she was limping slightly. "Are you all right?" "Yeah, I'm fine." I knew the was lying, but I wouldn't have done it any other way. "I want to go to the basement. There's a secret escape route there." Percy stopped abruptly." You're going to abandon the others?" "Most of them have already escaped. We'll help you more if we do the same. Come on, we have to keep moving." It was hard for me to leave my colleagues here, but it was the only sensible thing to do. After a moment's hesitation, Percy followed again.It was only a few metres to the staircase when I heard another loud bang. April stopped and looked up at the ceiling. When I noticed that it was leaning towards the floor I shouted to Percy. "Grab my hand." I wanted to sprint off with her. But before it could happen, I was hit by something. Slowly my vision disappeared and I fell to the ground like a sack of potatoes.