Uncharted||Mistaken [Book 2]

Chapter 17 - Secret Entrance

Nate is the first to break away with reluctance and he points across the the open area they need to go.

''You ready?'' He asks and (Y/N) nods, following him across the beam and over to the wooden platform. He walks across another beam and jumps to the rope hung in the middle. She trails behind, crossing the room to the hole in the wall that leads outside.

Nate jumps across to the roof of the other building. He covers behind the top section of the roof and motions for her to jump quickly. She takes a running jump, the wooden platform breaking and falling behind her and she rolls next to him.

''You could've been more quiet.'' He whispers and she rolls her eyes. "Oh yeah, because you are?'' (Y/N) states and he scoffs.

They engage in the fight with soldiers posted on the roof and after taking them out, Nate leads her past the building and down lower to a wooden platform. Sneakily, they head down the steps and (Y/N) climbs the ladder, pulling the man at the top down.

''Can you watch out!'' Nate whisper-shouts up.

''Sorry!'' She replies, climbing up and turning her attention to the wall with ledges. She heads along the beam on the small building, swinging herself on the red poles and onto the platform.

Nate lands next to her and she moves along, jumping across to the roof. As they land on a platform below them, the soldiers in the courtyard begin shooting.

Nate and (Y/N) recoil from the noise. ''What the hell are they shooting at?'' He questions. They stand at the edge, watching as the soldiers yell and back up, not releasing the trigger on their guns.

They circle in a group in the middle of the courtyard and Nate pulls the pin on a grenade, throwing it in the middle of them and the pair jumps down, shooting at the rest.

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The two head up the stairs and when Nate moves to the crank to open the door, two demon sasquatches jump across the roof above. They are growling and make (Y/N) jump, backing into him.

''Those things are bad news.'' Nate mumbles, his arm instinctively around her waist.

''You don't say.'' She whispers, pulling away from him, letting him turn and crank open the door.

''Okay, go.'' He instructs and she crouches under it, stumbling forward and jumping over the gap.

''C'mon, Nate.'' She calls and he rolls under, regaining himself enough to stand and jump, landing beside her.

Two heavily armoured soldiers appear holding machine guns. After a while, they finally manage to take them out and Nate pulls (Y/N) behind cover as more soldiers appear.

"Thanks." She mutters and the two clear the area. Nate heads up a ladder, making his way along the upper platform and towards the open window into the monastery.

They clamber into the building and as they walk through, (Y/N) looks at him. ''So, wanna tell me what those things are?'' She questions.

''Yeah... probably should have warned you about them.'' He says, chuckling.

''Probably?'' She repeats, heading up the stairs. ''Were you ever going to tell me what else we were facing?''

''We just gotta stay low and outta their way.'' He states, shrugging and (Y/N) climbs outside. Rolling her eyes, she leads him up the ledges on the wall, across the wooden beam.

Soldiers run below them, quite a few of them and she glances at Nate, hanging next to her. ''Quiet, Nate, Quiet.'' She chides.

As they leave, (Y/N) carries on, pulling herself up on the platform. ''Geez, it's cold.'' She complains, rubbing her hands together and Nate passes, pointing to the red poles.