Still Breathing

Chapter 35. Dream On

"Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away." ~ Aerosmith

"Erica, you and Sierra have to leave, now." Quaritch commanded as he stared down that girl with wide eyes.

"Bullshit. I'm not leaving until I know this place is burnt to the fucking ground!" Erica retorted back, not taking no for an answer.

Quaritch was growing frustrated as he pinched the bridge of his nose, inhaling deeply as he tried to keep his cool. Meanwhile, Erica was just staring at him with her head cocked, arms crossed as she leaned into her hip. There was no way in hell she was leaving without a fight.

"The RDA are on their way in here right now! You have to go!" He shouted yet again, pointing in the direction of the entrance. The sounds of footsteps and shouts being heard from every direction.

Erica's ears twitched at the sounds around her as she quickly whipped her body around, pulling out her bow. "Well if it's a fight they want, it's a fight they'll get."

Quaritch sighed in defeat, accepting that there was no way he'd be able to get Erica out of here. "You really are a Sully." He chuckled lightly to himself as he pulled out his gun.

 Perhaps she'd be able to help him fend off the RDA for now, but when it was time for the bomb to go off, he was getting her the hell out of there. He'd already been responsible for one Sully's death, he wouldn't be responsible for another

Sierra quickly grabbed a gun that was sitting on a desk. It wasn't large, but she knew how to use it thanks to big sis Trudy. "I'm staying too." Erica looked over to her friend and flashed her a smile as the footsteps became closer.

Three vs. Eywa knows how many, they could handle it no problem.

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Kiri and Tuk were flying overhead, watching intently, waiting for Quaritch and Erica to run out of the building at any moment. But they didn't, and the two sisters were growing worried. Trying not to think about it too much, they continued to circle the building as a majority of the Na'vi were fighting inside.

From their view, they could not only see the fight from their side, but the water side as well. There were not only thousands of Reef Warriors, but Tulkun as well. Kiri smiled at the sight of Payakan, knowing just how proud Lo'ak would be of his Spirit Brother.

"What's taking them so long?" Tuk asked impatiently, starting to feel anxiety building in the pit of her stomach.

Kiri sighed, not wanting to show her sister that she too was also becoming concerned. "Just be patient, they'll be out any moment." She tried to calm her sister down but it didn't appear to be working. 

Tuk flew lower to the ground, hoping to see any sign of her sister. "Tuk! Wait up!" Kiri shouted, getting nervous at how close her sister was getting to the battle. Turns out, she was nervous for good reason because shortly after Kiri dove lower, her Ikran was shot.

It let out a loud screech as Kiri went crashing to the ground and right onto the battle field.

"Kiri!" Tuk shouted after her older sister, not hesitating to dive after her. 

As soon as Kiri hit the ground she let out a grunt of pain as she slowly pulled herself up from the ground. She held her head with her hand, feeling the start of a pounding headache coming on. As she stood up, she saw truly how bad her surroundings were.

The ground was littered with bodies, both human and Na'vi alike. The sound of loud footsteps approaching Kiri caught her attention and when she turned around, she was met by a Sky Person a few feet away from her, pointing his gun right at her.