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Chapter 7
Falling for Each Other

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The now allied forces had moved far in a day and were now storming the main building of the Black Hole base that held the laser cannon. The Commanding Officers had split into groups of two to try and find a way to break the huge contraption. Sami and Eagle were sent to search the the third floor of the large building.

"Eagle, be careful," Sami hissed under her breath as she pulled him back from the steep edge of the third floor.

"I am being careful," Eagle retorted, pulling himself away from her.

"Whatever." She quickly moved around him, bumping him in the shoulder as she passed him.

"Hey! You there! Stop!" They both looked back and saw several Black Hole soldiers running towards them.

"Shoot! Eagle, run!" Sami yelled pulling him behind her as she took off. They ran, quickly turning the corners. Sami skidded to a stop as she hit an edge, with a long drop off of the side. She looked back. "No! Eagle, stop!" but it was too late. He slammed right into her, sending the both of them plummeting over the edge.

The both hit the water at the same time, sinking slowly beneath the surface. Sami came to first, quickly swimming up to the surface.

"Eagle? Eagle?!" she screamed as she broke the surface, quickly turning her head from side to side, looking for him. "Ah, no." She dove under the water. She quickly swam, searching for him. She jetted towards him as soon as she saw him. Sami grabbed him by the back of his collar, trying franticly to pull him up above the surface. The was somewhat hard, considering he weight a substantial bit more that she did, and he also weighed more than the supply pack she had been trained to swim with, but after some struggle she had pulled him above the water's surface.

She pulled his body to the edge of the water and lifted him up onto the small concrete pathway that lined the sewers. She pulled herself up afterwards. She pushed him onto his back as he coughed the water out of him.

"Eagle? Eagle? C'mon, snap out of it." Her voice was soft and gentle. His eyes slowly opened.

"S-sami…"

"Relax… just relax for right now." She gently held him at a slight angle off the floor. She looked up, scanning the platform from which they had fallen from the soldiers. She saw no one. She wondered if they had seen them coming up out of the water. If so, they'd be in trouble.

Sami looked back down at him. He was unconscious again, resting his head against her shoulder. She adjusted herself to be more comfortable, but continued letting him rest against her. She looked cautiously around the large chamber, half looking to see if anyone was coming, and half looking to find a way out. She would occasionally look down at the resting Eagle.

"Hey! I think I heard something! This way!" Sami was instantly alerted. She slowly set Eagle down, and grabbed the gun from her side. She listened as the voices quickly came closer. She turned recognizing the corridor from which the voices were coming from. She lifted the gun and aimed carefully at the corridor, and got ready to shoot, keeping herself still until the owners of the voices came into view.

"Andy?! I could've killed you!" She quickly replaced the gun at her side. Max and Andy turned the corner.

"Sami! You're alright! We were sent to find you and Eagle when we lost radio contact with you." Sami reached into her pocket as he spoke, lifting the radio out. She tilted the radio on its side and out came a flood of water.

"That could be the problem."

"Did you guys fall into the sewage water?" Sami nodded at Max's question. "Do you know what's in there?!"

"I'd rather not know," she replied, fearing what on Earth could be in that water.

"Hey, where's Eagle?" Sami turned so that they could see him laying there.

"Resting."

"Not quite." Eagle flipped himself over and slowly rose. "Y'know that what's in that water is-"

"No! Please, I'd really rather not know." Her plea was even more desperate now.

"Fine, whatever." He bumped her in the shoulder. Sami rolled her eyes. "Don't roll your eyes at me." He looked back and gave her a smirk while she looked at him, surprised he even knew she did that.

"Whatever." She rolled her eyes again in retaliation. He shook his head as she moved to stand next to him.

"So, I guess we should contact Nell."

"I'll use my radio," Eagle offered.

"Your radio probably won't work."

"Really now," Eagle replied picking the plastic bag that held his radio. Sami looked at the bag, shocked and embarrassed. He slipped the radio out of the bag. "See. No water damage. Didn't know to do that, huh?" He gave her and evil smirk.

"Why didn't you tell me about doing that?"

"I thought you were smart enough to know that." Sami crossed her arms and looked away, trying hard not to blush.

"She wants us back at the meeting point. So, let's go." Sami uncrossed her arms and walked out the sewage chamber through the corridor Max and Andy had entered from. She led them back to the meeting point.

"Ah, so you guys are alright!"

"Yeah, we're fine, Nell," Sami spoke matter-of-factly.

"Why are you soaking wet?"

"Fell into the sewers."

"What exactly did you fall into?"

"Don't know. Don't really want to know." Nell nodded in agreement.

"Probably for the best."

"Found the weak point yet?"

"No."

"I believe I've found it."

"Where?"

"Look down." Nell looked down. There was a small hatch, with her standing on top of its lid.

"How did I miss that?"

"You were too busy looking up." Sami reached down to open the lid after Nell had moved back off of it.

"So, who wants to go down there?"

"I'll go." Sami proceeded to lower herself down the hole.

"You can't go alone."

"Then I'll go with her." Nell looked up at Eagle, then back a Sami. She sighed.

"Fine. Go on."

"See ya!" Sami dropped herself down the hatch.

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