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THE BIG MISTAKE

CHAPTER 10 - 'TROUBLE AT THE BRIDGE (PART 2)'

Completely disregarding the threat Colossus was to her; Lexi immediately ran to the side of the bridge and looked down with a mixture of worry and fear for Ace.

Peering down carefully into the murky bay-water, Lexi could just make out the tips of Ace’s ears as he sank in the water.  She noticed the air-bubbles emerging and popping at the surface of the bay.

She knew that if he could’ve, Ace would’ve swum up by now.  Looking for advice she turned her head back to her Team-mates who stood struggling, trying to apprehend Colossus.

Tech noticed her worried gaze.  Her eyes lining with tears, her chest inflating rapidly as she hyperventilated.  Her body was tensed and she looked like she was struggling to keep herself from passing out.

Bracing himself from the strength and weight of Colossus, Tech called out to Lexi, his voice growling in hatred of their new found foe.  “Go!”

Lexi didn’t even hesitate, not looking back, not looking down; she dived off the edge of the bridge, her ears and ribbon flapping as the breeze swept by her tensed but relaxed body.  The rain that was now falling, created ripples that seemed to dance in front of her eyes, making her slightly bewildered and dizzy.  Ignoring this she stayed focussed; she had to find him, quickly and carefully.  She hit the cold water almost silently, the force of her dive, surging her thought the ever darkening depths of the bay.  She evaded the freezing, and dangerous water temperature she was exposing herself to as she searched for one person in particular.

Small particles and air-bubbles floated upwards through the cloudy water and Lexi began to wonder if she would ever find Ace.  Almost making her lose the oxygen she was holding in, Lexi jumped as something grabbed her wrist.  On instinct, she tried to pull away, but to no avail, she spun herself around in the water, wondering how easy it would be to beat up the thing under-water.  Her impending thoughts were disregarded however, as she was met with the sight of Ace.  He looked like he needed to go up for air in a matter of moments and signalled to Lexi that that was what they needed to do.

Still clutching Lexi’s wrist, Ace swam quickly though the water, with Lexi an arm’s length behind.  He broke the surface, taking in a lungful of air as he did.  It felt amazing; to come so close to the end and to oppose the reason you were to lose your life.  Ace smiled as he felt the muscles in his lungs open up, and allow the life-giving gas to pass through them.  Next to him, Lexi too broke the surface, and rubbed her eyes to remove the dirty water from them.

“Lex, are you okay?” Ace asked as he tread water, panting as he did so.

“Am I okay, Ace you could’ve been killed!” Lexi began to shout and Ace looked slightly taken aback.

“Lexi I…”

“Don’t even start that, why did you do that?”

“Lex, he was a big guy, he could’ve killed you!”  Ace calmed down, he knew she would understand, at least he hoped.

“Me! What about you?” Lexi was still shouting and started thrashing in the water.  “What do you think I would’ve done if something happened to you?”

“Not what you just did!” Ace’s voice was laced with authority as he grabbed hold of Lexi’s shoulders and wrapped his arms around her.

Still furious, Lexi looked at Ace.  He had pulled her right against him.  “What are you doing?”

“Keeping us warm.  It’s dangerous in this water.” Ace glared at Lexi.  “…And, with you thrashing around like that, you’re gonna lose energy.”

Lexi’s glare softened as she realised this, shouldn’t she be excited right now? Being this close to him, again? “Thanks.”

Ace smiled.  “No.  I should be the one thanking you.  You saved my life comin’ down here!”

“But you were fine when I found you, you were conscious?”

“Yeah, I have no idea what happened, but I actually thought he must’ve hit you down as well, that’s why I pulled you up so quickly.”

“Oh.” Lexi looked down, as if in guilt. “Thanks, for everything then, you saved me,  a lot.”

“Don’t worry about it, that’s what team-mates do, but we’re a little past that!” Ace smiled and moved his head and kissed Lexi, but he pulled away suddenly.  “Lexi, you’re freezing, you need to get home!”  He looked concerned, Lexi’s smile slowly withered away as she realised he was right, she was cold, shivering to be accurate.

As if on cue, the two wet bunnies were teleported to the top of the bridge by Duck, where they were met with the sight of a tired looking team, a completely wrecked road, a pile of shattered cars and a trust-up, angry-looking Colossus.

“Woah-Ace-are-you-okay?-you-were-just-completely-knocked-off-the-bridge!-and-Lexi-that-was-so-cool-the-way-you-just-dived-in-like-that-so-you-two-are-ok-that’s-totally-sweet-sweet-sweet!”

“Err, yeah that’s great Rev!” Ace said slowly, as he tried to work out what his avian friend just said.  “But we should probably get home; we can let the cops take this guy to the pokey.” Ace said, rather cheerfully, his teeth chattered slightly as he spoke.  That happening, reminded him of Lexi, who stood with her arms crossed over her chest in an attempt to keep herself warm.  “We should probably get Lex checked out.” He turned his attention to Tech as he said this.

Description
THE BIG MISTAKE

CHAPTER 10 - 'TROUBLE AT THE BRIDGE (PART 2)'

Completely disregarding the threat Colossus was to her; Lexi immediately ran to the side of the bridge and looked down with a mixture of worry and fear for Ace.

Peering down carefully into the murky bay-water, Lexi could just make out the tips of Ace’s ears as he sank in the water.  She noticed the air-bubbles emerging and popping at the surface of the bay.

She knew that if he could’ve, Ace would’ve swum up by now.  Looking for advice she turned her head back to her Team-mates who stood struggling, trying to apprehend Colossus.

Tech noticed her worried gaze.  Her eyes lining with tears, her chest inflating rapidly as she hyperventilated.  Her body was tensed and she looked like she was struggling to keep herself from passing out.

Bracing himself from the strength and weight of Colossus, Tech called out to Lexi, his voice growling in hatred of their new found foe.  “Go!”

Lexi didn’t even hesitate, not looking back, not looking down; she dived off the edge of the bridge, her ears and ribbon flapping as the breeze swept by her tensed but relaxed body.  The rain that was now falling, created ripples that seemed to dance in front of her eyes, making her slightly bewildered and dizzy.  Ignoring this she stayed focussed; she had to find him, quickly and carefully.  She hit the cold water almost silently, the force of her dive, surging her thought the ever darkening depths of the bay.  She evaded the freezing, and dangerous water temperature she was exposing herself to as she searched for one person in particular.

Small particles and air-bubbles floated upwards through the cloudy water and Lexi began to wonder if she would ever find Ace.  Almost making her lose the oxygen she was holding in, Lexi jumped as something grabbed her wrist.  On instinct, she tried to pull away, but to no avail, she spun herself around in the water, wondering how easy it would be to beat up the thing under-water.  Her impending thoughts were disregarded however, as she was met with the sight of Ace.  He looked like he needed to go up for air in a matter of moments and signalled to Lexi that that was what they needed to do.

Still clutching Lexi’s wrist, Ace swam quickly though the water, with Lexi an arm’s length behind.  He broke the surface, taking in a lungful of air as he did.  It felt amazing; to come so close to the end and to oppose the reason you were to lose your life.  Ace smiled as he felt the muscles in his lungs open up, and allow the life-giving gas to pass through them.  Next to him, Lexi too broke the surface, and rubbed her eyes to remove the dirty water from them.

“Lex, are you okay?” Ace asked as he tread water, panting as he did so.

“Am I okay, Ace you could’ve been killed!” Lexi began to shout and Ace looked slightly taken aback.

“Lexi I…”

“Don’t even start that, why did you do that?”

“Lex, he was a big guy, he could’ve killed you!”  Ace calmed down, he knew she would understand, at least he hoped.

“Me! What about you?” Lexi was still shouting and started thrashing in the water.  “What do you think I would’ve done if something happened to you?”

“Not what you just did!” Ace’s voice was laced with authority as he grabbed hold of Lexi’s shoulders and wrapped his arms around her.

Still furious, Lexi looked at Ace.  He had pulled her right against him.  “What are you doing?”

“Keeping us warm.  It’s dangerous in this water.” Ace glared at Lexi.  “…And, with you thrashing around like that, you’re gonna lose energy.”

Lexi’s glare softened as she realised this, shouldn’t she be excited right now? Being this close to him, again? “Thanks.”

Ace smiled.  “No.  I should be the one thanking you.  You saved my life comin’ down here!”

“But you were fine when I found you, you were conscious?”

“Yeah, I have no idea what happened, but I actually thought he must’ve hit you down as well, that’s why I pulled you up so quickly.”

“Oh.” Lexi looked down, as if in guilt. “Thanks, for everything then, you saved me,  a lot.”

“Don’t worry about it, that’s what team-mates do, but we’re a little past that!” Ace smiled and moved his head and kissed Lexi, but he pulled away suddenly.  “Lexi, you’re freezing, you need to get home!”  He looked concerned, Lexi’s smile slowly withered away as she realised he was right, she was cold, shivering to be accurate.

As if on cue, the two wet bunnies were teleported to the top of the bridge by Duck, where they were met with the sight of a tired looking team, a completely wrecked road, a pile of shattered cars and a trust-up, angry-looking Colossus.

“Woah-Ace-are-you-okay?-you-were-just-completely-knocked-off-the-bridge!-and-Lexi-that-was-so-cool-the-way-you-just-dived-in-like-that-so-you-two-are-ok-that’s-totally-sweet-sweet-sweet!”

“Err, yeah that’s great Rev!” Ace said slowly, as he tried to work out what his avian friend just said.  “But we should probably get home; we can let the cops take this guy to the pokey.” Ace said, rather cheerfully, his teeth chattered slightly as he spoke.  That happening, reminded him of Lexi, who stood with her arms crossed over her chest in an attempt to keep herself warm.  “We should probably get Lex checked out.” He turned his attention to Tech as he said this.