Uncharted ~ A thiefs case

Chapter 30 ~ Long time no see

"Hey, Sam?"

"Yeah?"

"All right. Just making sure you haven't plummeted to your death", I said, while joking. 

"Haha, you should know that I have an excellent view above me "

He joked as the three of them climb a tower. Y/n rolled her eyes with a smile. She felt her cheeks turn pink.

They were now at the top of the tower and had a perfect view of the whole island. Y/n was speechless. How beautiful such a lost city can be, she thought. It's a shame no one can see this beauty. Y/ n leaned against the fence and enjoyed the fresh air. It had been a long time since she had felt so light. At first, she didn't notice the hand on her shoulder until she looked to the side.

"Are you okay?" Nathan asked her.

"Yes ... I'm just glad we're still alive"

"There it is. Just on the other side of the river"

Sam called to them when he saw a large property from afar.

"Well, whaddya say we go... rob from the rich, huh? Hey, is there a path down here?"

Nathan asked and patted Y/n's shoulder, nodding and climbing back down the tower.

"So, how long you figure it'll take us to get to New Devon?", Y/n asked.

"Well, a couple of hours. Depends on what or who we bump into along the way"

At that moment they heard a squeaking noise that grew louder and louder.

"Ah, shit! RPG!"

And with one shot, part of the tower exploded. The explosion hurled them into the tower. Sam quickly got up and helped Y/n up. Nathan was behind them, trying to keep up as fast as possible. More and more explosions pounded into the tower, making holes in the walls.

"Whoa! These guys love blowing shit up, don't they ?!" Nathan yelled as he jumped down the stairs.

"Something tells me they've had enough of us," yelled Sam.

"Really? What gives you that idea?" I replied sarcastically.

They were able to escape the tower, but when they reached the mercenary firing positions, several shells flew towards them. They could just avoid these too. They kept running for their lives without knowing where this unstable path would lead. At that moment, the three treasure hunters didn't care whether it leads directly to death or to a safe path. Nathan's path suddenly parted from the two of them. Suddenly Sam was grabbed from behind by a mercenary and pressed against a wall. He tried to pull away from him, but the mercenary pressed him tighter against the wall with his rifle.

"Hey, asshole!" Yelled Y/n, getting the mercenary's attention. But only for a short moment, because suddenly a foot kicked him in the face and he passed out.

"Are you okay?" She asked Sam. He just grabbed her wrist and kept running with her.

There were no more mercenaries to be seen, and neither was Nathan.

"Mango! Mango!", They both heard.

Sam and Y/n immediately suspected that Nathan was in trouble.

They crept cautiously over the wooden roof. It was quiet among them and when the time came, Sam jumped through the hole in the roof and met his brother and a South African woman.

"After everything ... you think I'm just going to let you walk away?" She said.

Then Y/n jumped through the hole and made eye contact with the woman she hoped she would never see again. Nadine Ross. They've had an encounter before and it didn't end very well.

Nadine's eyes changed from hatred to surprise.

"Y/n Y/ ²n. Long time no see"

"Ross," Y / n replied.

"Oh come on Nadine, really? We know you're a bad-ass and all, but ... there's three of us," said Nathan.

"You don't think my men are on their way here right now? All I have to do is buy some time. That's if I don't finish you myself"

She put herself in a fighting position. Y/n sighed loudly and got ready for a fight with the Drake brothers.

Nadine attacked Sam first and kicked him in the stomach. Then she pushed Nathan against a table and pressed him against his neck with her hands.

"I'm tired of this island! Tired of your brother! And I'm tired of you!", She yelled at him, raised her fist, and was about to punch Nathan's face with a swing.

"Ah, no you don't!"

Y/n tricked her from behind and hurled her against the wall.

Nadine pushed her away with full force and swung her fists from left and right. Y/n was able to avoid her fists, but only until Nadine hit Y/n's stomach with her knee. Y/n groaned in pain and stumbled back a few steps. Meanwhile, Sam and Nathan tried to bring Nadine to the ground, but without success. When Y/n was about to go for her, Nadine threw her out of the window.

"Y/N!" Shouted the two brothers.

Fortunately, she was able to cling to the stones of the wall and find a way back inside. She could hear Nadine talking.

And when Y/n was finally able to stand on her feet and see Nadine as she was pressing Sam's neck between her arms, she jumped down with her fist ready. "Nadine!" She yelled out loud and got her attention.

At the same moment, Y/n jumped on her and together they crashed through the ground and landed on solid ground.

Everyone groaned in pain and braced themselves with their arms on the floor. But when Nadine discovered her pistol, Sam grabbed it first and aimed it at her.

"You're fast ... but you're not that fast."

"Hey forget about her. We gotta get out of here before they-", but before Nathan could finish his sentence, the all too familiar Rafe Adler appeared in front of his nose. Without hesitation, Sam took Nadine hostage and pointed the gun at her head.

"Well, this is interesting. Nate. Samuel. Y / n ..."

Crap.