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My heart wouldn't quit pounding in my chest. If I was caught again, I was definitely going to end up dead. My legs felt weak and walking was a difficulty. My lungs burned and took in short, delayed breaths. That night, after everyone had fallen asleep, I packed my things back in my bag and hoped I wasn't too late to rescue my sister. I attempted to stay as quiet as I could.

The warehouse halls were absolutely, without a doubt, more terrifying at night. The breeze from the shattered windows brought in a monstrous growl and the tree branches outside stretched with short screeches. I heard their leaves sway in the summer's cool wind. I was pretty sure everyone in the camp was asleep, however, someone needed to be guarding the camp, so I didn't know how much luck I had left. Only some of the building's lights struggled to keep their own lightbulbs going in the cramped, littered hallways.

I didn't stop, until I reached a quarantine sign. I poked my head through the window of the room where I found Mabel the first time. Two quarantine suited men were in the process of rolling my sister out into the hallway, which meant I needed to hide. I couldn't let them see me or I might as well get a bullet through my skull. Thinking quick, I hid behind a stack of barrels just in time. The two men pushed her through the doorway and out into the hallway. My sister hadn't even opened her eyes. She didn't move or say anything. She laid on the bed, silent.

I tiptoed carefully to catch up with them. I peered around the corner they had just turned and followed. I made a brief halt at a girl's hushed voice behind me. "Dipper!" It was Piper.

Both frustrated and startled, I whispered back. "Piper?"

"Dipper, what are you doing?"

"How did you - you know what? Just forget it. Leave me alone."

"No, you know we're not supposed to be here. What is your deal?"

"Look, okay?" I began, peeking around the corner quickly to make sure I don't lose Mabel and the two men. "I have a perfectly good explanation."

Piper rolled her eyes and gave me a raised eyebrow. "Well, I'd like to hear it."

"But, I'm gonna need your help." Now, I knew Piper was actually committed to listening to me. She lifted both of her eyebrows and relaxed her frustrated face. "I don't have much time to explain. We have to hurry if we want to catch up to them."

"Them?" She turned her head to the hallway where the men with Mabel had just went down.

"We have to save my sister. She's still alive, but, not for long. Please, Piper. You need to help me. I can't lose her again."

Piper looked shocked. She opened her mouth to talk before closing it again. Then, she said, "This is insane!"

"Tell me something I don't know." I said, staying calm and continuing down the halls of the warehouse. Piper made a slight hesitation before she tagged along. "You're gonna get yourself killed!" She mumbled.

"I have to at least try. My sister needs me. And I need her. If I don't go after her now, I'll never forgive myself."

"Still," She began. "This is too risky. I can't let you go through with this."

I swiftly spun around and stopped dead in my trails. I stared up at Piper with smoldering eyes and said, "This is my sister. She's the only family I have left and if you think you can stop me that easily, than watch me fight with my own life for her's."

"Dipper..." She tried to reach her hand out to me, but I yanked my shoulder away.

"Piper, I need to make things right. This is my chance. But, I can't do this alone. Look, remember that time you said...that you couldn't save your family and that's why you wanted to save me?" Piper nodded. "Well...you saved me." I saw her eyes sparkle when I said it. A small, yet, grateful smile blossomed on her face. Then, I asked her, "Can you save my sister, now?"

Piper and I went on as a team. If it wasn't for the tiny screech of the wheels on the hospital bed, I would have lost them for good. Every corner that they turned, Piper and I were right behind their heels, sneakily peeking around the halls to make sure we could go on. At last, they had reached another door that required a card to pass through.

"Now's our chance." I whispered to Piper. "Follow my lead." I pulled my gun out of my vest. Despite it being empty of bullets, I planned on, at least, giving the guards a good scare. "Still got your pocketknife?" I said.

Piper reached into her boot and showed it to me. "Yeah. Never leave without it. Plus, I thought you might be in trouble so..." She shrugged, not bothering to finish her sentence.

"Ready?"

"Nope."

"Me neither. Let's go." I stepped out from my safe spot and made myself visible to the men. "Don't open that door." I said as loud and clear as day. I held my gun high and proud as the guards looked at me and back at each other, simultaneously. "Step away from the girl or I will shoot." I wasn't so sure if what I had said was true, however my tone of voice was rough and serious. Piper came in next. She switched out her blade and pointed it at one of their necks.

The man close to Piper raised his hands to try to reason. "Kids, drop your weapons. We don't want any trouble."

Piper lunged herself forward at the man who had just spoken and raised her knife in the air. The blade impelled him in the chest and he let out a groan. Surprised by her sudden actions, the other man was ready to take Piper down to the ground. I pressed the front of my black, hard gun on his stomach and yelled. "Make another move and I will pull this trigger. I'll blow a bullet right through your heart."

As I kept the gun held up to him, Piper took care of my sister. I heard her talk to Mabel with a soft, caring voice while she got her out of her hospital bed prison. She took off her anesthesia mask and took out the needle in her forearm. I could see from where I stood that they had wrapped Mabel's bitten arm with bandages. "Hey, sweetie." She muttered, sounding like a mother to Mabel. "It's okay. You're gonna be okay. Your brother is gonna take good care of you."

That's when I heard heavy and fast footsteps of men marching our way. "Hey! What's going on over there?" One man asked, loudly.

"Piper, we gotta go - right now!" I turned to Piper and she was in a hurry to pick up my sister out of the bed.

"Go!" She said, raising her voice. "We'll be right behind you!"

I didn't think twice about what she ordered. I dashed down the hall, knowing the guards would come from where Piper and I had just come. We had no choice but to run deeper down to the other side of warehouse. With every heart-thumping second that went by, I would make sure Piper was right behind me. She would always be there.

We finally reached a doorway that led to two sets of stairs on each side. We turned and took the stairs on the left. Though Piper's grip on Mabel in her arms was getting loose, she didn't fail to carry her. We could hear the voices that were gaining on us. At any second, I felt as if I was about to be yanked by the back of my shirt. To not face this fate, I kept my legs moving with incredible speed. I did stumble and felt as if I was going to fall sometimes, but that didn't stop me from getting myself going again.

"We have a containment breach! They're headed to the gates! Don't let them escape! I repeat: Don't let them escape! Send backup! Come in, backup!"

It wasn't until the sound of the awakening shotguns that I actually understood fear. I didn't want to die. So, I kept moving, faster and faster. They were firing their guns - and we were their target. "Watch it!" One of them shouted. "We don't want to shoot the patient!" I made a brief peer behind me to discover, at least, a dozen guards were there. I was screwed. They were a bit too close for comfort and seemed to be picking up speed.

What I didn't expect to see, however, was a miracle. A bushy and golden figure of a dog came barreling from behind. Sensing Piper and I were in danger, Cody was there. He growled and aggressively barked at the guards, trying to distract them. He chased after the guards' legs, until he dug his sharp teeth into one of their legs. The guard fell back into the cement wall, yelling. "Damn dog!"

I kept going, not planning on turning back to waste my precious time. At last, Piper and I had made it past all the gunshots and forcefully pulled the slider double doors to the outside open. I felt my chest rise and deeply exhale the crisp, early, morning air.

"Piper!" I yelled. "We're almost th-" The ear-ringing noise of a gunshot and Piper's blood-chilling yelp cut me off. I spun around and found Piper, who dropped to her knees. She tried her best to not drop Mabel and keep her in her arms. Piper was shot in her leg, bad. Her face showed nothing, but defeat and gut-wrenching pain. That was the first time I had heard Piper scream out of pain. She clenched her teeth together hard and had a high-pitched squeal when she cried. It was heart-breaking, to say the least.

"Nonono! Piper! Piper! C'mon! Get up! We need to go! We're almost there!" I ran to her and tugged at her arm with all the strength I had in me. Piper didn't even budge. She couldn't even open her eyes to look at me. The pain was just too much for her.

The guards were right at our tails and we needed to keep moving. Though the answer for me was clear, I couldn't accept it. I didn't want to leave Piper here. I wanted her to run away with me. But, being in the harsh world that I live in, I knew that wasn't possible. Though it didn't make a difference how bad I wanted something, the painful reality was that, sometimes, things don't go the way you want them to.

"Take Mabel!" Piper said with all the strength she had. Every word was practically a strain for her to get out. "I can't walk! You need to take Mabel and run!"

"No! I'm not leaving you!"

"Yes...you are!" Piper lifted Mabel into my arms and I took her. Mabel's weight was crushing and difficult to carry. Trying to carry her was like trying to carry a bag full of bowling balls. I stared down at Piper before she demanded another order. "What the hell are you waiting for?! Run! Go away! Run! Don't worry about me!"

With that, I ran. I ran through the open gates, before the guards even had enough time to close them. I ran into the thick, dense woods, feeling thorns tear at my ankles. Though, I kept going. Carrying Mabel and running at the same time was exhausting, yet I didn't stop. I kept going.

I didn't even get another glance of Piper as I did. She was gone. I left her. But, she saved me. She saved Mabel. Unfortunately, I never saw Piper again. At least she gave me my family back. My sister. And I wouldn't have it any other way. Because Mabel was who I really needed. And thanks to Piper, I had her. I had her back. She was in my arms. She was with me. She was safe now.