Bleed, Patch, And Keep Moving - An Apex Legends Story

Chapter 16 - Tricky Healing

Ajay didn't get much rest; not that she ever did. She downed two pills before scooping up D.O.C and securing her drone to her backpack. She swung her backpack over her shoulder and left her apartment. She took it easy on her way to HQ. She didn't bother with any training before her match because she was just too sore. She hoped that she wouldn't be wielding any shotguns or sniper rifles during her match; she was pretty sure she would rip her wound open if she had to use either of those weapons.

For the first time in months, Ajay wasn't early when she entered HQ. She made her way immediately to the loading area and then to the bathroom. She quickly changed her dressing with the supplies that she had stashed into her backpack. She left the bathroom and made her way to the outfit screen and sifted through the outfits. She had five minutes before she had to be on the transport ship for her match. She wasn't sure if the ship would leave without her but she wasn't willing to find out.

Yellowjacket didn't seem like a bad outfit choice when it appeared on the screen. The outfit choice was better than nothing. It was just like her common outfit with some yellow accents. She selected the outfit and put it on before exiting the screen. She made sure that D.O.C. was tucked away in her left pocket and made her way to the transport ship where all of the other Legends were waiting. She had one minute to spare as she sat down in her usual seat.

The ship took off, it was always so quiet except for the soothing hum of the engine. Before she even realized it, the ship was nearing the arena. Ajay stood up and took a look around the ship. She had almost forgotten that she was supposed to meet her partner. "Where da fuck was dis new Legend?" Ajay made her way to the back of the ship, towards the ramp, as the timer began the 30 second count down to authorized drop.

There, at the front of the group, was her partner. All the color drained from her face as her head began to spin again. Her partner held his hand out to her, "Hey there. Name's Mirage." Ajay stood there for a moment before she took his hand. Mirage didn't shake her hand like she thought that he would but instead he brought her hand to lips and kissed the top it. She would have blushed if she had any color left in her body.

"Elliot...." His goggles covered his beautiful eyes. He was wearing the same colors as she was; dumb luck. He was outfitted with some type of apparatus that covered parts of his outfit. It looked familiar to her and it took her a moment to realize where she had seen it before, "That's what gives him his cloaking abilities. Just like da war." She offered him a smile, "Lifeline!" Her voice went high as the countdown timer hit zero.

A smirk crossed Mirage's lips as the ramp opened. He ran and dived out of the transport ship, pulling her off of the ship with him. As they descended into the arena Mirage laced his fingers with hers and gripped her hand tightly. She couldn't even look at him as she finally managed to break her hand free of his before they landed in Relay. Her landing was anything but graceful as she stumbled to the ground outside of a building nearest to Wetlands.

Lifeline looked up just in time to see Mirage land two buildings deeper into Relay with two other dive trails right near him. "Fuck." It was going to be a smash and grab situation because of the hot drop. She hurried to find what she could in the nearly empty building. She was able to find an RE45 and an R99. She picked up what ammo she could and ran out of the building with the R99 in hand. "No armor, no time."

As she neared the building that Mirage and the other two Legends landed in. She could make out gunfire as she quickly approached. The sound of armor cracking broke through the gunfire and then she saw Gibraltar's dome of protection poking (glitching) through the building. Lifeline readied her R99 as she opened the door to the building. Her HUD popped up that Mirage was down. She quickly scanned the room and saw Bangalore down in the corner.