Life's Second Chance

Charlie's Down!!

Charlie managed to make her way through the dark streets and alleys with naught but a flashlight. The sounds of angry voices soon directed her to an unlikely scene. One of her own was held at gun point. "Throttle..no.." she whispered in fear.

Devising a plot to rescue him, the mechanic jumped at the sound of a yeowling cat to whose tail she'd stepped on by accident. The last thing she realized was that she was hit in the chest by some small speeding projectile. Eyes bulged out from their sockets as all the air was punched out of her gut. A wave of pain took over for but a moment before her body collaped onto the ground.

"Charlie NO!" came Vinnie's cry as he appeared from behind the curb. Hopping off his bike, ran towards the fallen youth.

Modo had played his way into the scene as if on cue-red cybernetic eye glowing with vengeance. "Nobody harms Charlie.." aiming his robotic arm towards the girl who stood across from Throttle fired a laser.

The girl shoved Throttle out of the way while making a swift getaway. Taking a stance, May faced the charging gray Martian and side stepped the punch that was thrown at her face. Taking note of the male's footwork, quickly kicked Modo behind the joints. He was then forced onto his knees while she pressed the gun behind his head. It's cold nozzle pressed against his skull. "Don't..move," May declared threateningly.

Vinnie's eyes were glazed with tears as he stared down at the limp figure of Charlie, before quickly whipping out his laser guns yelling, "You..you killed her! You're going to pay!" He cried through gritted teeth only to pause as he heard the click of the gun held at Modo's left temple.

Distracted at the outburst, the antagonist felt her heart jump to her throat. Ray turned to the sound of Vinnie's cry, with cold and empty eyes. It was here that Throttle made his move and drove the girl to yield. In one quick motion, he picked up his visors so he could see, and then pinned the girl's arm painfully behind her back, forced her to her knees. He held her at gun point while tears streamed at the corners of his eyes. "How could you.." through gritted teeth he spoke.

"Heh..I warned you.." came the Agent's casually cryptic words as she pulled her mouth into a dark smirk.

"She trusted you.." Modo's sentiments played through the same controlled rage that played between his teeth, as he stood back up. Though Throttle stood a decent few yards away, the Martian's cybernetic eye caught the near maniacal grin of the girl who was literally on death's door.

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"Do you trust me..?" came Ray's quiet words as her head bowed in defeat-the feeling of Throttle's gun against her head brought some sort of satisfaction to the girl.

Throttle didn't know what to think anymore, the words Ray poke dug deep. After all this-she'd dare ask him such a question? His finger shook as it slowly prepared to pull back the trigger. It was then a strange zing prodded the back of his mind. It flashed to the letter she'd written to him. Was she talking about this particular moment?