Whispers of the WIld

Intro      

Breathe. That's all he could tell himself. If he didn't there was no way he would have made it. The tiny body clutched to his chest whimpered and he gripped her tighter, soothing her as quietly as possible. "Ssh, it's ok baby, almost there...almost..." Gun shots rang out behind them and he cursed, ducking his head as bullets whizzed by. The military style hummer was ahead of them. They would make it. For her sake, they had to dammit! Everything depended on the child he now bore in his arms. Their lives, their reason for being,their continued existence. Without her, his kind would cease to exist. Humans would see to it, of that they were certain. It all rode on getting her to safety. His species survival depended on her abilities.    

The hummer door slid open the moment they reached it and hands reached out to take her. Large, terrified green eyes stared at him and he smiled faintly. "It's ok", he told her softly, reaching out to stroke a stray curl back behind her ear. Taking a moment to regain his breath, he bent, forcing himself to calm down. "She...she'll be safe now. Please, get her somewhere where they can't hurt her." A low voice chuckled, the sound dark and not at all kind. "Oh, don't worry about her. She'll be safe. Safe in the labs. Shoot him." Shock passed over the mans features, raising his eyes to meet the barrel of a gun. A fiery explosion and a loud boom echoed in silent night. Searing white hot pain flashed through his body. He could feel the warmth of blood spreading from the spot where his heart would have been. A childs scream pierced the air and he felt his pain intensify.  

"DANE! DANE NO!"   He hit the ground hard, hearing the door slam shut and the screech of tires on the gravel. No...god no. They took her. The bastard had betrayed him and took her. His eyes closed, his breathing heavy and ragged, sounding wet in his own ears. Turning his head, he watched as the tail lights on the hummer faded in the distance, before his vision began to grow dark. God he had lost her. Their only hope. Everything...everything had ridden on her. And now...they would all suffer.    Hands roughly jerked him upward and he winced, but they ignored his pain,roughly tossing him into the back of a van. He could sense other around him, just as scared. But his body refused to allow him the time to assure them, as their leader, it would all be ok. The pain became to much for him and he gave in to the calming darkness, hearing her cry in his head. 'Dane!Dane No!'