Amanda Smith (The Avengers ff) #English

49.

A few minutes later

Now that the last ones have been rescued I try to get out of the building, too.
Unfortunately smoke is everywhere.
But I realize there's still someone in here.
In the front part of the building an explosion can be heard.
Burning floorboards fall from the ceiling, which makes me lose my orientation even more.
I hear another loud crash.
The fact that a just appeared hole in the ground is responsible, I just realize when I fall through it and land very rudely on the floor of the underlying apartment.
For a short time I feel the pain, then everything turns black.

Why does this happen again and again?

Now there are two possible ways for me to die:
1st. Because of the fall or
2nd. Because of smoke poisoning.

Both aren't sounding very nice.

Peter

When I arrive at the building, the fire department is already there.
Wait, Ned lives here.
I look for him.
In the corner of my eye, I suddenly see her running into the house, I swing to the roof to get into the building and find the cause of the fire.
Shortly after, I find some people in the stairwell trying to open a locked door.
I help them, send them out and keep on walking.

Some time later, I hear an explosion a few rooms away, but Karen tells me that there's no one left, but there is still one more person in the back of the floor.
On the hologram you can see that the person is lying on the ground now, doesn't move anymore. I walk in the direction indicated by Karen and stop in front of a hole.

I jump in and see her lying there bleeding.
"Karen, check her vital signs", I demand and look if she has any other injuries.
"She's still alive, but not for long, if she's still exposed to the smoke.
So far she hasn't inhaled so much of the smoke".
I put a respirator on her face, which I had previously taken from a fire truck, pick her up and carry her out, while she stops shining.

Going down the passage is no longer possible, that's why I run back towards the roof. I throw her over my shoulder and swing into the air.

A few hours later

Amanda

I open my eyes and find myself in my room again.
What happened then?
"Everything okay?", I suddenly hear someone ask and see Peter standing by my window.
I press my forehead.
"Just have a headache", I say softly, whereupon he comes closer to me.
"What exactly happened?", he asks and sits down next to me.
"I tried to get out but because of the smoke I couldn't see anything anymore and I just fell into the hole", I explain.

"Why didn't you take care better?", he asks more seriously.
"It doesn't matter", I say.
"But matters to me", he says.
"And why?", I ask.
"Not important now", he says and goes back to the window.
"No, tell me!", I say, jump up and grab his wrist.
I ignore the resulting pain as best as I can.
He turns to me and comes back.
And suddenly I feel his lips on mine.

I really didn't expect that.