Predators (Mei x Reader)

Chapter 9: Through the Divide

You all continue to walk along the valley, investigating the fallen Jaegers as you go. Many of them seem like older models, but some were newer. After a little while of silence, MIRA speaks up.

MIRA: Would you like me to indentify these Jaegers.

Y/N: No thanks MIRA, I don't think I need that.

Mei gives you an sympathetic look. She knows what you were thinking, you didn't want to see your parents Jaeger in that rubble.

Mei: We need to find a way out of here. We should pick up the pace.

Taylor: I recognize some of these.

Hayley: At least the Kaiju aren't chasing us anymore.

Mei: No, but they served their purpose.

Y/N: And what purpose is that?

Mei: Driving us into this death trap.

Taylor: Does everything with you have to be dire.

Mei: I used to be fun-loving.

You can't help but giggle a little at that and you see Mei smirk a little. That's one of the only times you've seen her smile. It made you feel good. All of a sudden you hear an alarm as you step across lasers that neither of you had noticed.

LOA: Warning. I am detecting many distress signals, and growing.

Taylor: Disable the alarms.

Mei: And kill the lights, their making us a target.

Soon, the entire valley goes silent save for your heavy breathing.

Mei: If the Sisters didn't know we were here before, they do now.

Y/N: So, we run through, fight when we have to and we'll be fine.

Mei gives you a glare and you keep your shut.

MIRA: I am detecting open flames ahead.

You look over and see in the distance a flaming stack of branches that spell out "The Child".

Hayley: The Child. They want Boy!

Mei: We can't stop, let's go!

Both you and Atlas then start running, crashing through the flames and along the valley.

Hayley: What do they want with Boy? How do these Sisters even know about him?

Taylor: They know a Kaiju when they see one.

You suddenly notice Mei's eyes go wide.

Mei: Stop! Stop!

Taylor: What, why?

Mei: It all makes sense. Bunyip-Man said the tick came from the Divide. The Sisters sent it because they knew Boy would get sick and we would have to hand him over to save him.

Y/N: You really think they would do that on the off chance we would be here?

Mei: The Sisters don't do anything by chance, you saw how they forced us here. And now that we know they want the kid, he's our ticket out of here.

Hayley: What!?

Mei: We exchange him at the border for our freedom.

You were terrified. Mei wanted to trade Boy for your freedom?

Hayley: Boy needs help now! He won't last until the border!

Y/N: There has to be another way.

Mei: No there isn't. If we give him up now, we won't last.