MCSM: Reformed Rescuers #4

Part 19 (Lukas)

Lukas watched as Radar pulled an arrow from his inventory and chucked it directly at Mevia. She looked shocked at the sudden move, Lukas was as well.

Mevia attempted to move, but no matter how fast she tried, she wouldn't escape it. It went directly below her left collarbone. She screamed and dropped the ax in her left hand. She glared at Radar and chucked the one in her right hand back at him. 

Lukas' heart skipped a beat and he heard many other people gasp.

Then, Radar did something that nobody expected.

He clapped his hands on both sides of the ax's diamond inches from his face. Mevia gaped and Radar looked shocked himself, then sighed. But, he grinned up at her, "Three words for you: Taste my bravery." Then, he got a grip on the handle and approached Mevia. She shook and quickly picked her ax up off of the ground, "Stay back!"

"I think I have the advantage here." Radar said. She shook her head, "No. No, you aren't going to beat me. You're weak! A wimp! how are you winning?"

"Because I have something you don't."

She waited for him to continue, "True friends that believe in me." He lifted the ax, "And no matter how much I don't want to do this, I'd do anything to keep them safe."

"W-wait!" She pleaded, "Take me as a prisoner! Put me in jail! Do anything! Just please don't kill me! P-please. Trust me!"

He held his hand out, "Give me all of your weapons and inventory first."

She quickly scavenged through it all and tossed it to him. She knew that no matter what she tried now, Radar would win. He took it into his own inventory and offered his hand to help her stand.

She gaped and took it. He said, "Don't get any ideas."

She shook her head, "I-I won't."

"She surrendered. Now set my friends free!"

The guards glanced at one another. Mevia turned to them, "You heard him. Let them go."

They followed her orders. Lukas was about to race to Radar and congratulate him, but he had to set his priorities first. He had to check on his fiance. A horrid flashback from minutes before returned. Jesse was stripped of Lukas' shirt that was preventing her from bleeding anymore, then to make matters worse, he punched her there! Lukas felt pain race through him just watching the guard do that to her. 

He raced to her side. She was on her knees and pale. She'd already lost too much blood. Lukas picked his shirt off of the floor that the guard tossed and raced back to her, "Jesse! Are you alright?" He heard the others approach their side. Lukas leaned Jesse back on him. She winced as Jess knelt beside them.

Jesse looked exhausted and defeated. Her gaze slowly went to Lukas. He placed the shirt back over her wound. She rasped, "I'm not the one you should be talking to. Radar just beat Mevia." Radar pushed through the crowd and came to Jesse as well, "Don't worry guys, Axel's got a hold of Mevia." He said before they could ask, "Is there anything I can do for you Jesse?"

"I- I'm fine-"

"No you're not!" Lukas clenched his fists. Jess looked up at the guard who was holding Jesse, "How could you do this to her? Were you trying to kill her?"

"Jess."

He looked back at his sister. She gave him a weak smile, "He was just following orders."

"She never told him to punch you!" Axel yelled, "I ought to beat him up myself. See how he likes it!"

Jesse tried to raise her voice a little bit, "Weak people revenge.."

Jess, Axel, and Olivia slowly joined her, "Strong people forgive. Intelligent people ignore."

Jesse looked them in the eyes, "I taught you that quote when we were kids. I remind myself of it every day. Trust me, I know how hard following that can be. Especially with our childhoods, right Jess? Olivia? Axel?"

They had all had rough backgrounds, but never let it get the best of them.

Jesse looked back at Radar, "You told her Radar. She tasted your bravery alright."

Then she looked back at Lukas, "You'd better get that bleeding lip of yours taken care of." She joked, "I don't want it to... scar right before.... our wedding..." She trailed off and her eyelids dropped. Her muscles relaxed.

"Jesse!" He gaped, "No! This isn't happening!"

Carrigan pushed her way to the front, "Sorry I took so long! I had to grab some supplies. I've got this."

"I'll help you!" Ivor came as well.

Lukas' heart raced. The love of his life was dying in his arms. 

They had to save her.

Then, he cried as they got to work.

Oh Jesse! Please hang in there! I hate writing this depressing stuff.. So why do I do it?

Congrats to Radar! He did it! Let's just see if Jesse can win this fight as well.

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