The Stalked IV

The alarm went off, and as I suspected, one of the men went off to see why it went off. After he left, Guardian Uveal went after him, slowly and quietly. I waited to see if any of them noticed that they were missing a captive. They didn't. That was good. As long as this stays as planned we will be out of here in no time. Ten minutes had passed, and the man still hadn't checked in. The leader sent another guy to check on him. Jim, I think. He left, and another five minutes passed.

"Where the hell are they?" Leader guy said. he sounded annoyed. that pleased me. i glanced at Abe, who was standing near Janine. i gave him a slight nod and he nodded in return. i looked at everyone else and gave them a look that said 'be ready'. i looked at Karolina. she was shaken but she was ready to do what needed to be done. it took a few minutes but then the man holding Paul yelled out in pain. he dropped the gun and clutched his hand, in turn releasing Paul.

"Now," I whisper yelled to Guardian Belin. He pulled a knife he kept concealed in his boot and flung it with astounding accuracy. It hit the man in the chest and he went down.

"Now!" I yelled and we charged. The men guarding the doors ran forward on the leaders command and went after the Royal Guard. Janine and Eddie went after the two watching over the captives, Dimitri and Alberta went after the three that were going towards the Moroi who were being guarded by Christian and Abe and Guardian Uveal who came back in. I went after the leader as he went for Paul who was running towards his mothers cries for him. I ran up and decked him in the head just as he was grabbing for Paul. He fell backwards and Paul fell to the ground. I checked to see he was okay and then turned my attention back on this guy.

He got up and wiped the blood off his face. He muttered a curse and went for his gun. I kicked it out of his grasp and it went flying across the floor. He growled and swung for my head.i ducked easily and swiped at his feet. He jumped above and kicked out. He got me in the face and my head snapped backwards. So, he knows some moves of his own. I got back up as he dove for his gun. I jumped after him. He was just about to grab his gun when I grasped his feet and pulled him backwards. He flipped on his back and kicked upwards. I was ready this time though and dodged it.

I twisted his ankle sharply and he let out a cry of pain. He glared at me intensely and somehow got out of my grip. By the time I realized what just happened he was able to grab his gun and stood up, the gun pointing at my head. I stood there, taking in my surroundings. Four of the ten men, not including the leader, were laying on the ground either dead or unconscious. Two of the Royal Guard were dead also. Them and Janine were fighting off the last of the men. Eddie and Guardian Belin were with The Moroi and the Belikov's' getting healed by Lissa and Adrian. Paul and Karolina weren't with them. Where are they? I noticed that Dimitri and Alberta were slowly coming up behind leader guy, who was still pointing the gun at my head.

"so, miss rose, what are you going to do now? should i kill you, or make you watch him die?" he moved the gun so it was pointing behind me. i turned around and saw Paul, standing with his mother clutching him, who was bleeding profusely from her leg. i turned and glared as Dimitri jumped on his back. i saw before it happened and quickly jumped to move them out of the way as the gun went off. i felt a sharp, intense main in my shoulder as he was brought down by Dimitri. i kept back a yell of pain as i helped Karolina back to the group. Dimitri had Leader guy unconscious on the ground and was making his way back here in a rush.

"Ohmigod, Rose! Are you okay?" Lissa ran over to me with a scared look in her eye.

"I'm fine Liss, no need to worry." I replied. I looked around and saw that other than Eddie and Guardian Uveal, and the two Royal guards who were killed, we sustained minimal damage. All the other captors were long gone form the airport and right now I was concerned about getting out of here before the police and reporters got here. The last thing we need is the whereabouts of the Moroi Queen broadcasted across the country.

Dimitri came up behind me and looked at my arm.

"Rose, the bullet is still lodged in your shoulder. You need to get it looked at immediately." I sighed in defeat and we all got into the vehicles. I was sitting in the back with Christian and Lissa who was making a fuss about my protest to let her heal it.

"For the last time Lissa no, I don't want you to risk the Darkness from Spirit now that we are no longer bonded. I have told you this a million time." I said sternly.

"But Rose," she began. "No," I said.

"Rose is right," Dimitri started, "as much as I would love it to be healed, we cannot risk your well-being. As the Queen, you must be kept safe. As well, you can't heal it while the bullet is still in her shoulder unless you want to heal it in shoulder." He was driving along with Abe in the front seat. Janine was in the back behind me with Eddie who was passed out from a hit to the head, Alberta and Mia who was fussing over him. The Belikovs' were in the other SUV with the rest of the Royal Guard. Lissa huffed in response and fell back into her seat. I could tell as much as she didn't want to admit it, she knew we were right. It was bad enough that the Queen of the Moroi was prone to go crazy from Spirit madness. We didn't need to help it along. The drive to the court was slow and I was becoming tired. my shoulder was numb, and Christian who was holding a towel to my shoulder noticed my sluggishness.

"Hey, Dimitri, can you pick up the pace?" he said. Dimitri looked back along with Abe and Janine leaning forwards. He noticed how hard i was trying to stay awake and picked up speed.

"We are about five minutes or so away."

"You still there little girl?" Abe said. "Just as much as you old man," I smirked. He chuckled along with my mother.

"You still got spunk even after being shot." She said. I let out a breath of hair that was something in between a gasp and laugh.

"We're here." Dimitri said. We stopped at the Court gates, told them the situation, and they let us through. We stopped and he got out of the vehicle. Dimitri came around the other side and picked me up once Lissa was out of the vehicle. He jogged into the palace on the way to the infirmary. Behind us, A still unconscious Eddie was being carried by my mother right behind us. Dimitri burst into the infirmary and the receptionist snapped her head up. The lady saw Dimitri carrying a sluggish Rose Hathaway and called for the doctor. Dimitri walked across the room as Dr. Oldenski came into the room.

"Whats happened this time?" She said as she rushed to meet him.

"Gun shot wound to the right shoulder. Its still lodged in there. She's lost quiet a bit of blood." He handed me over to a male nurse who took me to and operating room, the doctor behind us. "You'll have to wait in the waiting area with everyone else." She said to Dimitri as everyone else, excluding Lissa, Christian and the Royal guard came into view as I was whisked into the OR. Lissa and Christian, I'm sure, were probably dealing with the Council going over what had happened. I bet she was not to happy about being here with me but this was protocol and she had to abide. I was laid on a table, and the doctors went to work. Dr. Oldenski was transferred to the Court about two months ago. Lissa had suggested it to her before we left for Court during a check up on the Academy and she took the offer. She has been working here ever since. She said it wasn't the same as the Academy but she liked it and had made some nice friends.

I felt the IV needle go in my arm and the anesthetic started to take affect.

"Don't worry Rose you will be fine." The doctor said to me as i drifted under.