Oh was he right about that! He tied my leg off in two places with a slat of wood and a crowbar. "Bones broke." Flint said, like I'd needed an explanation to tell me that.
I felt dizzy, but that abruptly cleared on a fresh round of pain, as Flint picked me up and slung me over his shoulder.
"What do you weigh 300 pounds or something?" Flint huffed out.
I felt for him, I really did, but that was no reason to insult me. "250 you jerk!"
Flint chuckled, as he started off. "You should put on more fat instead of muscle it weighs less."
"I'll keep that under advisement dear brother." I said beginning to feel dizzy again.
It was slow going up the stairs and Flint was puffing hard. "You're getting old, brother." I said not able to resist from needling him.
"Don't remind me!" Flint said, as he gained the first floor and headed for the outside, but the place was a shambles with fire everywhere. Parts of the structure were already failing and it was possible we might not get out yet. I sure hoped so though, big brother had gotten my hopes up coming to the rescue like he had.
"Should I be concerned about the robotic Viking goddess, whose holding up the ceiling ahead of us?" Flint asked.
"She's a friend."
"My don't you get around brother." Flint quipped.
"Hey! You're talking to a married man here!" I responded hotly.
"And glad I am at long last of that fact John!"
"Yeah me too. Thanks for doing this James."
"Anytime."
"Thanks Blondie." I called out in passing, as we slipped by my newfound friend holding an I-beam and a partial section of the ceiling up in order for us to get by. We were out of the inferno then into the cool night air and I felt wind. It wasn't wind, but chopper blades.
There was more pain, as Flint unloaded me into one of them. My head was on something soft, even as something wet touched my face. I opened my eyes and saw Asia's face above me, as my head lay in her lap, which felt like heaven.
"Why are you crying, I'm not dead honey?"
"I'm happy!" Asia responded all blubbery sounding.
I squeezed her hand, "Me too!"
Shalako picked his head up, as smoke grubbed-up Code security forces filed in around him. They didn't look happy. Why should they, the integrity and control of their great tower was in question, their Code up-link reading out like meaningless gibberish to them and thousands of their buddies were dead. Bad night.
Someone, who appeared to be in charge stepped forward to rail an accusing question, "What is the meaning of this useless attack?"