I Wish Love was as Easy as 123

Hopeless

15 grabbed 13's shoulders and shook him, "Please, please wake up!" Tears were streaking down her face.

8 was on the defensive outside, 15's cries of desperation were keeping him at bay. While Octonaughty had her, he was helpless.

26 was being chased by 64, he was losing energy, fast, and was getting tired from running away.

They were all at a stalemate with their problems. If 13 didn't wake up... if 64 caught him... if Octonaughty decided he had enough...

ACCESS DENIED
ACCESS DENIED
ACCESS DENIED...

Over and over and over...

21 was banging on the door, screaming, 18 was rapidly tapping in codes and 24 was racking her brains about how to get in without the access code. They considered adding up, but they were 1 short of totaling to an 8×8 square, and 49 and 14 weren't strong enough to break the door down. 36 and 27 were strong, but not strong enough either.

"GODDAMNIT!! What are we meant to do?? We're not gonna get in without that code."

"Grrr, OCTONAUGHTTYYYYYYYYYY!!!!"

15 was really panicking now, "13, please! Please!" Tears ran down her face while she kept shaking him, "J-just wake up... please..."

He murmured and opened his eyes slowly, to see his love, sobbing. "15? 15, darling?"

The look on her face... it was simply priceless. The sheer joy in hearing him say her name, tears were still falling down her cheeks but they were now of happiness and relief.

He weakly smiled and flinched as he realised his arm was broken. "Are you alright..."

"Oh 13, I'm just so happy to see you're awake..."

3 pinged off 10 and hit the ceiling, falling back down and adding back again. "Are you hurt?"

She shook her head and hugged him tight, "Few minor injuries, but nothing bad."

Suddenly, Octoblock was slammed through the wall and into the room, battered and bleeding, he was barely breathing.

"Oh shit! 8!!!"

27 staggered to her feet and went for Octonaughty, but soon followed 8. She cracked her head on the wall, a trail of blood smearing down the wall.

"It looks like I won, 'heroes'...." and in an instant, he was gone... without a trace...