[IC] This Means War

[natcat]

I opened my eyes, looking around groggily before I remembered where we were and what had happened. I pushed myself weakly into a sitting position, wincing as I did so, irritating every inch of my body.
“How far is it?” I muttered not even knowing if anyone would be able to hear me.

[liah]

"We just have to go right through there." Luke pointed to the forest. "Past a few tree's then we'll be there. It's hidden real good. We can walk you there. It won't take long at all." He said before getting out of the Jeep and walking around to Sam's side, opening the door and waiting for him.

[natcat]

I nodded and slowly scooted across my seat to the edge of the jeep. "Let's go then." I said lowering myself out of the car with a gasp of pain.
Luke was right there and took my arm, slinging it gently over his shoulder taking most of my weight.
After shutting the door, he turned us to face the trees and began walking.

[liah]

After we were all out of the car, Christy drove off. "Need some more help?" I asked as we continued to walk. "Or are you ok with just Luke?" I said to Sam. I wasn't sure if it was easier to walk with someone else helping him or not.

[natcat]

I shook my head. “No. I’m fine, thank you though.” I said glancing at her before I went back to concentrating on where I was placing my feet, not wanting to trip over.

[liah]

"Ok, if you say so." I said with a shrug. I walked ahead with the rest of the group. "So where is it?" I asked.
"You see that pond up ahead? With the waterfall?" Slacks said. "Your friends found a spot right behind the waterfall in it. There's a cave. It's dry and will hide us if any Jaxlor's come around."
"How are we gonna get Sam in there?" I frowned.
"He can just walk behind it. Or through it. Whatever suits him." Slacks replied.
We'd finally reached the pond and waterfall that they mentioned. I could see Penelope sitting at the edge of the pond with her legs dangling in the water.

[natcat]

“Slow pokes!” Penelope called out and I looked over to see her standing up, grabbing her shoes as she did and putting her hand on her hip. “Took ya long enough, I’ve been sitting here forever! Although, I can’t complain, this place is completely wonderful.”
I felt Luke chuckle and shake his head as he helped me along to the pond.

[liah]

"Well we ran into some trouble along the way." I laughed a little. "Get the first aid kid out so I can take care of Sam." I said and she nodded, walking before the waterfall and emerging with a pack.
"Wait, where do you want me to take this?" She asked, holding the bag in the air and tilting her head. "Or like, should I just take it back in the cave?" She looked to Sam, then to me. "Geez, what happened to you? Trip and fall?" She joked.

[natcat]

“Yeah, that’s exactly what happened to him Penelope. He tripped and fell.” Christy said sarcastically with a roll of her eyes.
Luke helped me sit down on the ground beside a large rock and I leant against it thankfully, closing my eyes in relief.
“Want any help Daisy? I’ve had training in this area.” Luke asked, turning to Daisy.

[liah]

"Yeah, that'd be nice." I have Luke a smile, taking the bag from Penelope and handing it to Luke. Turning to Sam, I knelt down and waited for Luke to get the first aid kit from the bag. Once he dad, I grabbed a canteen of water and took the top off. "First off, you need something to drink." I said to Sam. "Can you hold the bottle up on your own or do you need some help?" I asked.

[natcat]

I shifted with a wince and raised my hands, taking the water from her. “Thanks.” I said and took a sip slowly before realising how thirsty I actually was. Gasping, I set the bottle down on my lap and noticed I’d almost drunk half of it.
“Right, that’s a good sign.” I heard Luke say as I rested my head back.

[liah]

I dug through the bag again and pulled out the blanket they'd provided us with. With my knife, I cut a square off and poured some water over it. Gently, I began to wipe off the dried bits of blood and dirt from his face. "Sorry if this hurts." I said, trying to be as gently as possible. When I was done, I sat back and let Luke patch him up. I didn't want to be in the way and if he had special training, I was sure his help would be a lot more effective than mine.

[natcat]

The water, although cooling, stung the cuts on my face and made my bruises throb. All I could do was close my eyes and wait until this was over so that I could sleep.
“Daisy.” I muttered wanting to speak to her as I felt a new pair of hands on me making me wince as they fixed me up. “I wanna say sorry. I’m sorry for being stupid. It’s all my fault.”

[liah]

"Hmm?" Sam called my name. I listened to him as he began to speak. When he was done, I tilted my head, getting ready to reply. "It's not your fault for getting kidnapped. You didn't know they'd be looking for us. Or that they'd be by that pond." I gave him a small smile. "Don't say sorry, you have nothing to apologize for. Just sit back and let Luke finish patching you up. That way you can get some rest."

[natcat]

I nodded slowly and let my head rest back on the rock I was leaning on. Luke worked quickly trying to patch me up so we could all move into the cave before nightfall. I could hear the others talking, discussing our next move. The helicopter was coming in the morning so we'd be out of here soon, we just had to last up until then.

[liah]

Sitting on a nearby rock, I began to rub my temples. It had been a long day. So much had happened. We ran into a Jaxlor, killed that guy, fell down a ditch, Sam got kidnapped, and we wrecked an entire Jaxlor camp. Now we were hiding in their territory. I just hoped we'd make it until morning. I glanced behind me at Sam who I could tell was in a lot of pain. Luke was almost done fixing him up so soon we would all be hiding behind the waterfall in the cave. With a sigh, I stood up and began to grab some bags, walking over to the waterfall and looking for the entrance to the cave. I wanted to be able to put our stuff up but I didn't want to get wet in the process.

[natcat]

Another five or ten minutes passed as Luke carefully worked, fixing and bandaging what he could. Soon enough I was being lifted off of the ground and slowly helped me over to the caves entrance. To be honest, I couldn't see much, I was in a daze as they directed me inside and I immediately felt the cool air of the cave and could hear the distant rush of the waterfall, even though I knew we had to be right beside it.

[liah]

Eventually, I'd figured out where to sit my bags and sat down, leaning against the cave wall. It'd be getting dark soon and that meant we wouldn't have any light. That is unless we lit a fire but I was pretty sure that wasn't an option for tonight. We wouldn't want to get caught or anything. Ten minutes or so later, they were bringing Sam in to settle down. He was all bandaged up and he looked very tired. "You doin' alright?" I asked, tilting my head once they sat him down.

[natcat]

I struggled to open my eyes and looked groggily around the cave for Daisy. "Yeah. Just tired." I told her once I'd spotted her sitting not far from me. Closing my eyes again, I lay still not wanting to upset my throbbing wounds any more than I should. "We're going back in the morning, yeah?" I asked her.

[liah]

"Yeah." I nodded. "We're going back in the morning." I gave him a small smile. "So you should be able to go to the health center and get properly taken care of." I looked around to see everyone coming inside. I wanted to go out and look at the sky as the sun set, but I wasn't sure if that would be such a good idea. Propping my bag up behind me, I relaxed a little more and leaned on my back, crossing one leg over the other and drawing little circles in the dirt with my finger on the cave floor.