I drug myself along the floor towards the reactor leaving a bloody trail along the floor. Get to the reactor, set it to overload, save the world. That was all I could content myself with of the future now, because I wasn't getting out of here.
I tried not to think about Asia, but thoughts of her were all that filled my mind. It was those thoughts that drove me on and kept me awake. I had to destroy this place so she could live safely, even though I wouldn't be with her.
Some lucky punk had put a bullet into my leg and it had messed it up royally. I couldn't even put weight on it so I had to drag myself along the floor. I had little strength left to do anything else anyway. Stupid elevator had stopped working on floor 22 and I'd had to run down the rest of the stairs to the basement where I'd run into a firefight with a hold out security group.
They were dead now and so would I be soon enough. Everyone on our side would be free of the building by now so it would be safe to start the overload.
I'd be lauded as a hero for this no doubt.
Ra-ra and all that jazz and bluby-dy-duck, Asia would be safe and that was all I cared about. I glanced upward at the reactor and I saw where the digital displays with lots of buttons were. Oh how I hated technology sometimes! I truly was obsolete in some ways I guessed.
I saw a big red lever with lots of warning labels around it, now that was more like it. I pulled myself up the side of the reactor to reach for it, crying out in pain, as my leg moved. My fingers settled around the handle, "Think exit strategy bro, exit strategy!"
I glanced over my shoulder to see Flint, "What are you doing here?" I asked.
"Same thing you are apparently." Flint replied, as he slapped my fingers away from the red handle and smacked a big bundle of plastic explosives to the reactor wall. He pushed a button that gave the characteristic alarm clock chime noise and then he was helping me.
I was secretly relieved to have him here, but I couldn't let that show, "Get out of here! You've got a wife and two kids!" I groused out.
"And a brother that I'm not ever leaving behind again!" Flint said firing back.
"Well then I suppose I'll let you save me then."
"Big of you, now this is going to hurt." Flint said.