Irene rushed to grab Skyler and pull her backwards. “Are you okay?” Irene asked, trying to look and see if Skyler had any visible injuries.Skyler got on her feet, pushing back the loose strands of her hair. “It's okay I'm fine,” she said and then she looked up at the burning car. The smoke was thick and black, increasing in size as the fire burned brighter. Tears pricked the corner of Skyler's eyes and they grew wide as she watched the car go off in flames.Some of the paramedics were holding Elizabeth who had completely broken down in their arms. “Valerie!” She cried as she watched the car burn. Everyone was convinced that Valerie was dead, burning inside the car. One of the paramedics who dared to move closer turned back to face the rest. “There's nobody in the car!” He yelled to his colleagues.Skyler's eyes immediately widened, and she began wiping her tears quickly. Elizabeth also stopped crying and was now interested in hearing what they had to say.Some other paramedics nea
Ethan's heart was in his mouth as his head turned in every direction. He instantly grew agitated, Jax who was beside him was also on his toes.Before Ethan could realize what was going on, a feminine figure stepped forward. That was when he finally understood that these soldiers were not the enemy.“Legion commander, I'm so glad we finally found you,” Lucy said, taking a small bow. Ethan could feel his muscles relax. He and Jax followed the soldiers to safety. “Lieutenant Jax, it's nice to see you again, alive,” Lucy said with a small grin. “It’s nice to be free,” he replied. As they walked, Ethan couldn't help but think about the other men who were still held captive in lord Cyrus's territory. “There’s still some other legionnaires in captivity, we have to rescue them,” he said to Lucy. “And I'll be coming with the troops that will be going on that mission.”Lucy's eyes widened and she shared his look with Jax, before turning to face Ethan. “You need to rest, you are not in good
Valerie was at home lying on her bed. The news that Ethan had been found had not yet been published, mostly for personal reasons. He was not ready to start attending press conferences or granting interviews or even having the media people show up in his house. For now all he wanted to do was rest. She decided to get on her feet and head downstairs to grab something to bite. On her way down she immediately noticed that Clifford was seated at the dining table. She could already feel her stomach tighten as adrenaline surged through her, even though she was scared to admit it to herself, it was obvious that she hated this man. He was no more than a manipulator who only played the role of father when he was convenient for him or when he stood to gain something from her. When Clifford saw her, he spoke. “Valerie, your mum told me that you were only an accident, how did that happen?”Valerie had to suppress the urge to say something sarcastic. Couldn't he ask how she was doing?“It happ
Lucy and her troops were trudging through the woods, their weapons pointed forward as they crouched and maneuvered the expanse of the forest almost in stealth. Now they were properly in lord Cyrus's territory, and anything could happen. The dogs were already sent out to sniff out any mines nearby. Lucy kept her eyes keen and sharp, following Jax's description they were not too far off from where the soldiers were held captive.“I found something!” a voice broke and they all turned to check.It was a bunch of ropes and footprints scattered all over the place. They were also other stuff like pieces of cloth.Lucy could only deduce that not too long ago a large number of soldiers were kept here. “They've moved them,” she said, her voice sounding bitter.“Let's just take to the skies, I'm sure we'll see them.”Lucy shook her head. “If they see us coming with jets they would probably harm the men, we're supposed to catch them by surprise not let them know we're coming. Plus, we can't per
Lucy had to dive into the ground to dodge the onslaught of bullets that were flying their way. They were completely taken by surprise. The last thing they were prepared for was that the ivarian army would retaliate by attacking them through air fleets. The dreadland soldiers were scattered, trying to run for their lives as the enemy jets soared over them. Even the back up that Lucy had requested for earlier, were foot soldiers. “Retreat! Retreat!” Lucy ordered her men. This was a very foreign order to them, as the deadline legionnaires never gave up in the face of danger. The troops began to fall back and they were rushing towards their territory. Right beside Lucy's foot, just where she was standing, a tiny exclusive dropped with a thud. The man from earlier, Aaron, grabbed his bomb proof glass shield and placed it on top of the explosive and then laid on it. Lucy was dumbfounded by his display and before she could utter any word, the explosion went off. The force knocked her
Ethan cried out as he watched Lucy go down with Cyrus. He tried to leap forward to catch her, but he was too late, she had already fallen.For a moment he was frozen, unsure of how to react. He felt numb, and then soon self-guilt began to eat him up. How could he stand there and let this happen? An almost deafening silence settled upon everyone that was around the vicinity. Nobody had expected this to happen.Just when everybody had given up hope they heard a grunt coming from the edge of the cliff. An arm suddenly popped into their vision as it gripped the plants that were growing by the edge.Lucy hadn't fallen off the cliff, she managed to grab onto something while falling and she was dangling.Ethan immediately rushed forward and grabbed her hand, then pulled her up. “Thank goodness you're alive,” she said when she was standing on her own two feet. “I managed to grab onto a strong tree root protruding from the edge of the cliff, if it wasn't for that I'd have fallen and probably
Valerie and Ethan were standing in the waiting room dressed in their disguises. Valerie was wearing a nurse's uniform and Ethan was wearing scrubs.Ethan shook his head. “This is ridiculous,” he remarked. “It's the perfect way to get you out back without the reporters seeing you two and swarming over you like bees that just found honey,” Natasha said. “Is the car ready?” Keith asked. Natasha nodded. They all made their way out. Keith was the only one that was supposed to come out through the front, to distract the reporters. He wouldn't answer any of their questions but only deflect them to the legion commander. Keith stepped out through the front and just as anticipated, all the mics and camera instantly pointed his way. They didn't even give him time to fully step through the door before they started bombarding him with questions. “Is it true that the legion commander has been rescued?” “Is it true that there was an air raid?”“There's rumors that some dreadlands soldiers we
They were back at home now and Ethan wanted to get to the root of the matter. These people couldn't have just started protesting for no reason. Natasha who had been held up in the mob finally showed up, she made her way through the front door and into the house. “Natasha you're here, finally,” Valerie said, sounding relieved. “The car was bullet proof, we were safe. The only problem was that they almost didn't allow us to move, it took a lot of honking and almost running over people before we could finally get out of that place.” She rolled her eyes, evidently stressed out.Skyler suddenly walked into the sitting room, “you guys may want to see this,” she said, holding her laptop.She placed it on the table and then increased the screen brightness. They all huddled around it, eager to see what she was trying to show them.It was the effects of all the activity, from the cement company that was blasting the rocks from the mountains to get limestone. Continuous explosive activities