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Arch looked at the ground as she rested her hand on him again. It was so strange being comforted by another, she had even knelt before him it was almost uncomtable for him....he needed to get up. -I...Need..to..get...- Arch tried again to get to a full stand. He didn't make a word or grunt as he did. His breathing incresed slightly with each inch he rose.

Arch looked at this woman that pleaded with him to rest. Why was she? Arch breathing relaxed a little as he fully strightened keeping his eyes on her. The movement to stand was more painfull then anything. His eye's reflected the pain but still held a sence of clamness, and looked as if he was use to the pain.

" I will..." Arch finaly answered. His voice was tired but was still steady though his heavy breaths. looking down at his bag he started to open it.

Arch retrieved what looked like to be a object of communication. Arch looked up at her as he pulled it free.

"..." He didn't answer her question. He clicked on the communicator.

"Cross..." Arch spoke in to the device. There was a short pause before the gentle growl of a zoid was heard. Then fallowed by the sound of what seemed like fumbling and a dropping sound.
" I know, I know,...sheeh...Loyal!?" A voice of that of a young boy finally answered.

"Where have you..." The boy continued as Arch shock his head a bit. "I mean-it's been-" The voice seemed to vary excited to finally hear from Arch before it was cut of by him.

"I'm setting the tracker..." Arch interrupted the boy his voice still vary much warn out.

"Grr...alright...your quite a ways off..."

"...." Arch paused as he tried to gather his thoughts it was become vary hard to think clearly as the pain still more mild then before still serge though his body.

"loyal?...are you okay?" The sound of a Zoid getting a little fussy could be heard in the background.

"...I need...you...here...Immediately..." Arch dropped his hand that held the communicator to his side and the communicator dropped from his grip. He strength to stand was also being depleted

Arch looked up to see the woman backing away. -what...is she...- Arch looked toward the direction of the crash.

"No don't!-...Ah!" Arch tried to stop the woman by reaching out towards her quickly. But the sudden movement caused a wave of pain to course though his body retracting his arm not being able to stop her. That Zoid, he was so helpless. His strength was failing he could barely stand as it was. Let alone hold a grip for long. She was going to die if he didn't do something, he couldn't do anything. Whisper wasn't there, he couldn't even protect himself in his condition.

Arch could only watch as the events unfolded as he stood there and the beast had his way. Again he was helpless to save someone. He couldn't stand just standing there, But the only movement that soon fallowed was him dropping again to his knees. His body was spent, it wouldn't move. It had been running on pure will for to long

Arch closed his eyes. He couldn't feel anything anymore. Be it a blessing or a curse. He couldn't move. His mind drifted in nothing less as the silence lingered like a heavy fog.

Arch's crimson eyes dragged open as a vary faint sound was heard.

She was alive, but how?

Arch moved his hand a bit it numbly hit the communicator next to him. He growled. But that was barely being able to be heard. - I have to...help.- Arch blinked hard to get his eyes to focus.

"come on....get up." Arch commanded to himself in a low growl.

"Just a little longer..." He still argued with himself. Pleaded to his body to listen. It wouldn’t

"I have...to.."

-help...her...-

Growling at his failure he shut his eyes tightly. as he did a flash of Songbirds face flashed through his mind.- you couldn't save her...But you can save another...do it for her...DO IT FOR HER!- Arch's eyes opened and for once in the last four years they held a shard of the forgotten determination they once shown.

He didn't care his body WAS going to listen even it going to be his last action he WOULD get up. He had to.

Letting out a single heavy breath he slowly started to get up scooping up the communicator along the way. He looked like a puppet on a string as he stood up. his shoulders looked heavy and not pulled back. his arms hung at his side. Raising his head his he looked to left of were he stood that woman had gone that way. And so would he. He didn't know if that demon was around or It's pet nor did he care. Whisper and Cross were coming. how far they were he didn't know, but they were coming and Whisper was fast.
Arch slipped the communicator in his bag once again. And he started turn toward his destination, that woman.

Arch made his way over to the still woman. She had said something, but what was it. Arch had been to far away to hear anything clearly. And she seemed desperate to escape him, he figure for his own safety rather then her own. The Zoid was after her right?

Arch rushed over to her the moment she had came in to view. It was painful to move but that didn't matter now.

she looked really beat up. But it's a miracle that she was able to survive both assaults...

When Arch retched her he knelt down at her side. Quickly he looked her over. She was in bad shape. Quickly he removed his vest as he noticed her stomach it looked bad. It was all he had on him and it was the best he could do. He draped the vest over her abdomen and fastened it around her tightly. Though as week as he was he could do that. He couldn't hold it on her his hands were already partiality covered in Nick’s blood.

It was the best he could do. he had to get her out of here. That zoid seem to think he had claimed it's target. Maybe they were safe. But Arch couldn't risk it. Grunting he moved to picked her up once again. Though it was much more difficult this time