Chloe had just picked up one of the semiautomatic pistols. Jon, reverently examining one of the big-ass weapons, looked her way. "Do you know what you're--" he began, then paused as Chloe popped out the magazine and worked the slide, locking the chamber open. The magazine was empty.
"Apparently I do," Chloe said--just before something crashed not far from the bunker. She hesitated for a moment, tempted to take the gun with her. But if there were holsters around, she didn't see them immediately. Not wanting to carry it in her hand indefinitely, Chloe left it behind as she followed Scott and Ami.
They got ahead of her and by the time she caught up to them they were trying to contain a fire started by the downed aircraft. Chloe joined in, pulling up smaller plants and tossing them away and smothering parts of the fire with what little loose earth she could find. Mad Chris was crouched near the wreck shouting into it.
"There are two people inside," Ami explained when Chloe asked.
"Heads up!" someone shouted. Chloe looked over her shoulder. The soldier--Blaise--approached carrying a pair of shovels. Well, entrenching tools. But the result was the same.
He tossed one to her. Chloe caught it. Blaise jogged around the fire to begin digging on the other side. Chloe pried up a shovelful of black earth and tossed it on the fire. Then another. It would go a lot faster now.
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Date: 2007-03-23 04:43 am (UTC)"Apparently I do," Chloe said--just before something crashed not far from the bunker. She hesitated for a moment, tempted to take the gun with her. But if there were holsters around, she didn't see them immediately. Not wanting to carry it in her hand indefinitely, Chloe left it behind as she followed Scott and Ami.
They got ahead of her and by the time she caught up to them they were trying to contain a fire started by the downed aircraft. Chloe joined in, pulling up smaller plants and tossing them away and smothering parts of the fire with what little loose earth she could find. Mad Chris was crouched near the wreck shouting into it.
"There are two people inside," Ami explained when Chloe asked.
"Heads up!" someone shouted. Chloe looked over her shoulder. The soldier--Blaise--approached carrying a pair of shovels. Well, entrenching tools. But the result was the same.
He tossed one to her. Chloe caught it. Blaise jogged around the fire to begin digging on the other side. Chloe pried up a shovelful of black earth and tossed it on the fire. Then another. It would go a lot faster now.