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LUCAS  POV
PART THREE.
                          
BlackLight was winning, but very slowly and more people were getting hurt each hour. 
                          
I stayed calm through it all. 
                          
But I lost my calm.
                          
I lost my calm the moment I realized Natalie wasn't in the room. 
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6 hours earlier...
                          
Jayden was with me most of this round. We helped each other, and our partners, gathering ammo, hacking, all while bombs were going off  inside. 
                          
The bombs weren't causing fire, but they were specialized to blow up and cause damage. Soon, many never blew up and I knew it was Natalie's doing. 
                          
My muscles were exhausted from no sleep and constantly running around.  The only thing that was getting me through was all of us meeting in the training room. 
                          
I didn't see her when we all met at 6:30.  My eyes constantly looking around for her. 
                          
I see Jasmine walk past me in my peripheral.
                          
"Hey", I say, touching her shoulder as she looks back.  "Where's Natalie? Wasn't she with you today?"
                          
She shakes her head. "We departed shortly after the explosions. Why? You haven't seen her?"
                          
"You guys departed? Why would you do that?"
                          
She sighs. " We had to, there were agents that needed us and we wouldn't cover much together."
                          
I nervously run my hand through my hair. "I don't see her anywhere. She's not here."
                          
Jasmine shared a look of worry. "I'm sure she's fine. All of us are alive if one of us were dead we would get alerted."
                          
She tried to reassure me but it doesn't work. 
                          
"Lucas, if I find her I'll contact you, okay? Promise."
                          
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9:00pm
                          
We were in our fourth round as Jayden runs to me. "We have news. Laura, one of our agents had to be escorted out she got wounded badly. Thankfully it was before we sealed all exits. Other news, Joshua contacted us."
                          
"What'd he say?"
                          
"It was literally 4 seconds. He said they've been blowing up our hallways as a way to get to our technology and that he will be with us soon."
                          
I nod. "Ask Raven to keep an eye on his chip. " I grab him by the arm. "Natalie still isn't here-"
                          
Gabriel runs up to me. 
                          
"I have word of Natalie. Laura  was with her. Apparently Natalie saved her life. They both got stuck in a crash and she risked her life to save Laura-"
                          
"Risked her life?"
                          
"She's okay, though. I believe she got shot in the arm but no one has seen her or is sure."
                          
My heart sinks immediately.
                          
"Lucas?", Jayden snaps me into reality. 
                          
I nod. "Okay I need to go find her-"
                          
"Wait. You can't go, that area has been closed off we can try radioing her."
                          
My tone becomes angry. "Don't you think I've tried that? No answer. I'm going over there whether anyone wants to come with or not."