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Nikolas looked around, his gaze landing on where Katie had been thrown... Would she survive? Would he survive? Hopefully Taser had some amazing plan, because Nikolas wasn't sure how long he could live. Suddenly, as he started looking back at Taser, he heard the sound of trashcans falling over. He looked back at where Katie had been. No... She had been thrown into a car. Surely she wouldn't be able to move. But no, there she was, trying to get over. Well, she had been, Nikolas assumed, because she was now lying down. Nikolas slowly stood, looking back at the others. No, I need to go help her. Despite everything, she's the last Thorn... Besides me, of course, but...

"I'll be back," Nikolas muttered, forcing himself to his feet and reaching out to steady himself. He slowly walked down to where Katie was, stopping at the entrance to the alleyway, leaning against the brick for support. Katie was just lying there, and there was no way this was some kind of clever scheme or something. She was, obviously, far too injured to even try to do anything. "...Katie... I'm... I'm so sorry. We're going to get out of this. Please. Just hang in there." Nikolas took a shaky breath, dropping to his knees, the pain too much to continue standing. He started to crawl over, moving through the dirt and trash of the alley. He slowly reached Katie, and took one of her hand's in his own. The one he hadn't destroyed. He fought down a wave of sickness. "I'm sorry for this. It's my fault. We were a family but I left you. I should have stopped Taser."

I can't do anything, can I? Nikolas thought sadly. All I ever did... The Thorns were my family, and now we're both dying. And it's because of something I did. I hope we get out of here, so Katie can live. But I don't deserve it. I'm just a stupid fool... Who destroyed everything that ever meant anything.... Why? Why did we get stuck in here? Why is this happening? Nikolas bit his lip, a shudder running down his spine. He had stopped bleeding, but there had to be pieces of metal in his chest and stomach. Katie probably had a broken spine, and broken limbs. If they didn't die from their injuries they'd never be the same.

And it's all my fault.