Ok, here's the sequel. I decided this time to write in the 3rd person point of view instead of first person like the last story. I hope you guys enjoy it! This fist chapter is a shorty and wont explain much, but I'll have chapter 2 up soon.

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Holding onto Forever 2.

Chapter 1

"Hey wake up over there! The ground is hot. I repeat, the ground is hot. We need you at your station!" The woman's voice crackled over the intercom. Turning on the dim desk lamp, the young man sat up in bed, wiping his eyes, trying to force himself back awake.

"Why does this always happen in the middle of the bloody night." He whined to himself. He pressed a switch on the intercom which was sitting on the nightstand and spoke into it. "Olivia, I'm up. Is the team outside yet?"

"They're suiting up, please hurry. We need a perimeter scan since it's dark out."

"Ok I'll be right there."

Pulling on a pair of black cargo pants, and leaving on the black tank-top he was sleeping in, he walked out the door to his quarters, and down the long dimly lit corridor that would eventually lead to his post in the ops-centre.

The ops-centre was dark and motionless, as most people were still sleeping at this time. The room was illuminated only by the dim backlighting of the many idle computer screens and indicator lights.

He sat down at his terminal and put on his headset, flipping through several ghostly infra-red images of the area outside the building.

"Ok Olivia, We're open for business. The perimeter's clear."

"Copy. We're out the door."

Approximately 15 minutes of silence had passed. He felt himself drifting back to sleep in his chair, as the din of the computers hypnotized his tired mind.

"Ops! Meet us at the door!" Olivia crackled over the headset, startling him awake.

"Huh? Is everything ok? Is there a perimeter breach?"

"No, we're safe. You just need to come here right away!"

He got up from his chair and walked from the ops-centre door and into the lift, hitting the button for the ground level. Waves of curiosity washed over him. Normally he's not asked to leave his station, not at least until the whole team is back inside.

The lift doors opened. He exited and walked down the short hallway to the grounds entrance security door. As he rounded the bend he found Olivia and the rest of the team. He drew closer, peering around their shoulders to see who they were carrying.

Matt felt the blood drain from his face. He grabbed onto the railing for support as his legs slightly faltered. In their arms, was an unconscious young man with white hair, naked except for the blanket they had wrapped him in.

"Oh my god."