Glitch

Chapter Thirteen

I felt the ceiling crush my smaller body. The air was knocked out of me and I was shoved to the ground. Then silence. I tried to move, but I couldn't. The amount of weight on top of me was too great.

I heard a large explosion of a titan. Which I was guessing was the enemy, but wasn't sure. The explosion was near by and caused some of the crumbled building to be pushed back. I felt weight being lifted off me. I used my hands to push up and worked. I was finally able to move.

I heard two titans hit the ground, which helped shake more rubble off me. I don't think that they were friendly titans because I heard gunshots and fighting. I was trying to focus on the sounds. I heard a titan fall and shouts, but I couldn't make out the words. Then I heard a ship and titans along with pilot board before they took off.

I slowly got to my feet and looked around. No sign of Cooper or a enemy titan. Did they take him? Where is he? I went to BK. She was sitting up against a building. "B, how are you feeling?" I said with worry in my voice. I realized I had grow close to this titan in a short period of time.

She looked up at me. "I-I'm fi-fine, p-pilot. Just l-lost a le-leg. Th-There is n-no n-need t-to w-worry." She said, but her voice didn't correspond with that statement. Her voice was glitchy and it cut in and out.

I gave her a look. "Of course I'm going to worry, you're my titan!" I exclaimed. "And that voice doesn't sound good either." I added.

She didn't respond for a moment. "You do know that titans aren't people?" I nod. "Yet you act like it." She remarked.

I took off my helmet and smiled at her. "B, I'm not from here. I act like this because I never learned about titans, I was never taught they were just metal. And this link makes me feel like you're my best friend." I sighed and looked into her curious eyes. "B, you may not understand how or why I think like this but...to me you're like a sister. I always know I can rely on you and you should know that you can rely on me. You protect and help me, while I do the same. Whether it's the link or not, I can't help but feel this way." I wanted to continue, but I didn't want to say too much.

She blinks. "You're right, I don't understand why. But I do understand what." I frown. "What this means." She explains, but the frown stayed on my face. I wanted to ask what it meant. "Pilot, we have to get out of here somehow." She said, not allowing me to ask the question. And I couldn't help but notice how clear her voice was at that moment.

But before I could respond, a series of missile rained down on us. Echo quickly grabbed me and threw far from herself. I wanted to grapple back to her, but I was stunned by shock. I hit the ground, causing a sharp pain in my right ankle. I ignored it and ran back to my titan. The missiles had stopped and Echo was almost completely destroyed.

My breaths became shaky. "B, please tell me you're still there. BK?" I must have sounded like a scared child. Her eyes were closed.

Echo opened her eyes and blinked a few times before adjusting to her surroundings once more. "P-Pilot, ta-take th-the SERE Kit. G-Go get Co-Cooper and g-go h-home." She told me and ripped it off herself before dropping it and going limb.

I blinked back tears and grabbed the kit. It opened automatically. I grabbed the smart pistol and the knife before taking Echo's data core. "I'm coming, Cooper." I stated. "If they want me, their going to get me."

I turned my radio switch down, so I could hear others farther away. "Cooper! Reilly! Do you read?! Over!" I heard Briggs, thank god I switched the radio.

"I read you. Cooper's been captured by the IMC. They want me. I have my titan's SERE Kit, but I need a ride. Over." I reply.

"I'm sending a ship to pick you up. Hang tight for a few minutes." She told me. "Do you have the object, over?"

"I have the ob-" someone grabbed me from behind, cutting me off. "Get off of me!" I yelled.

"Reilly! What going on?! Reil-" I heard Briggs yell, but the person switch my radio system back to close range.

"Don't struggle." A deep voice said. He dragged me onto a ship and we took off. "I got her right here." He shouted to someone.

I quickly put BK's data core, the knife, and the smart pistol into different pockets and hoped they didn't spot them. The guy dragged me further into the ship. I tried to break free, but he was too strong.

He tied my hands with a rope and finally dropped me. I fell to the ground looked around. The guy was looking down on me and there was no Cooper. I'm guessing he's on the ship though.

He searched my body and found everything that I tried to hide except for the object. He raised an eyebrow at me. "You think you'd be able to hide all this?" He asked me.

I pressed my lips together. "You'll never succeed if you don't try." I shrug.

He rolled his eyes and checked me again. "Give it to me." The guy demanded.

I tilted my head at him. "Give what to you?" I'm stalling so maybe I'll be able to think of something, but nothing came to my mind.

He gave me a look. "You know exactly what I want." He crouched down to my level. "So give it up and you may live."

I faked a frown. "I still don't understand. What is it that you want me to give up?"

He sighed. "Fine if you want to play dumb. All I want is the object and your going to give it to me."

I tilt my chin up, showing my confidence. "Now, why would I do that?" I brake my fake dumbness.

The guy crouched down. "Because if you don't, your friend is going to die." The guy said with a smirk.

I stiffened. "Fine." I corporate and hold out my hand. "I need my hands to get it." I tell him.

He frowns at me and laughs. "You think I'll do that? You are so wrong." I don't move my hands. "Why don't you just tell me where it is and I'll get it?" He asks with a even large smirk.

This time I laugh. "Heck no. You're not touching me." I say bitterly.

He shrugs. "Too bad." He checks me again, but finds nothing. Then he his eyes wonder to BK's data core. My eyes widen. He notices and smirks. "So you must really like your titan, aye?"

I lick my lips, hoping for the best. He holds up the data core and prepares to smash it against the ground. "No!" I cry out. "My neck! It's on my neck!" He smirks at the victory.

This time, he checks my neck and saw the necklace hanging around my neck. He pulled it out and smirked. "Well look what we have here."