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All around him was darkness and Lee felt nothing but cold.
"Get the medics in here!"
He felt his body being shifted but was unable to respond.
"I need a line in her!"
Amanda was weightless, drifting in and out of consciousness.
"When's that chopper getting here?!"
She fluttered her eyes open, but they closed quickly as the bright light surrounded her and she felt something cold and wet on her face.
"He's losing a lot of blood here, people! Let's get them airborne!"
Lee was spinning, faster and faster. He was lightheaded, he couldn't focus on anyone around him. He tried desperately to talk but only managed one strangled word, "A-man-da."
"Hang on, buddy! We're on our way to the trauma center."
Amanda tried opening her eyes again. She fought nausea and the intense pain to alert someone she was conscious. "Lee!" she whispered into the oxygen mask covering her face.
"It's okay, lady. You're gonna be okay. You're gonna be at the hospital soon."
Amanda closed her eyes again and concentrated on breathing through the pain radiating throughout her body. She couldn't stop her body from trembling or the tears that slid down her face. Fear was quickly enveloping her, dulling her senses and tightening her chest, making breathing more difficult. Her hand twitched against the strap holding her down, her eyes rolled upward as her body began to convulse.
"She's crashing!"
Lee sensed something was happening around him but he was helpless to respond. He heard a strange rapid beeping and could hear someone shouting, but his brain was unable to decipher the words being said. He tried to move his head but it was strapped tightly in place. He wanted to move his hand but his body felt as if he was submerged in ice water.
"We're almost there, buddy. Just hang on."
They were spiraling downward fast. In her mind's eye, Amanda could see Lee, floating away from her. Lee! Don't go!
Lee's vision was different, darker. In his mind, he tried reaching for her only to be ripped away by unseen hands. He descended into the darkness screaming her name.