Dante's Peak x Oc

Charter 7 A goodbye and a Lava Rider

Earlier with Harry's boat

"Go up there with Grandma. There's a good girl. Quickly as you can." "Careful." Says Ruth hugging Lauren "Keep your feet up." Says Rachel "Come on, darling." "Keep you feet up"

"We've very close." Harry took off his jacket "Graham, move over there and keep the boat balanced."

"We've very clo-se..."Harry look up and saw something the made his heart Dropped his Daughter standing up "What is she doing? Wait No!!" "Scarlett DON'T!!!" "My Motor prop are gone Dad the Dock is not the far i can Make it. I know i can!!"

They lock eyes "Trust me...Please." " That's right trust her... I trust her" "Alright i TRUST YOU" he begin to paddle with he's jacket "We've very close, everyone."

With Scarlett

"Well here going nothing" she made it on the tip of the boat " you can do it. You can do it" letting out a breath croch down and She jump her arms out she hope it giving her some momentum in the jump if a thud "OOF" Scarlett lay on the dock uninjured raising her head see saw her father and she felt the dock shake getting up careful and getting on land now the nerve's came seeing the boat slowing sinking   'No...no..no please'  Scarlett felt useless  just watching her eyes widened when Ruth jump off the boat and in the acid lake 

"RUTH! Ruth, get in!" said harry trying to help her Ruth was pushing the boat to the dock to get her love ones to safely Scarlett went to the side "Ruth please get in!" 

"come, on Ruth!" Rachel, harry and the kids made it to the dock Ruth walk out the acid Acid lake screaming out of pain as her leg were burning "Ruth, Get to shore!"  Scarlett went to Ruth as the dock was giving in from the acid as Harry and Rachel went off it give in. Ruth fell in Scarlett's arms getting on her knees Scarlets lay Ruth's head on her chest "You're okay,  You're okay" Harry got next to her "grandma?" "Grandma?" Scarlett didn't want both Grandam and Lauren to see her Grandmother like this in pain it broke her heart  "She'll be okay said Rachel to her kids "Kids, just give us some room here." "Go take your sister Grandam" she said to the boy he understood and grad Lauren  "There's a good boy."  said harry "Take care of Lauren" both young kid giving them some space "God..." Scarlett saw how bad her legs were "Dad, Rachel look at her legs...." Ruth let out a whimper of pain " We're going to get you down from here, okay? We'll get you down"

"Let me just talk to the children." Harry nodded and look and her daughter and Ruth. A tear came to Scarlett's eye as she hear Lauren said   "I don't want Grandma to die." "I know"  said Rachel hugging them both "Is she going to Die?" how can a parent answer that? "Its okay." Scarlett continue to hold Ruth  some tear's escaping her eyes they she felt her father cleaning them with his thumb "Oh god help us.....oh God...." said harry petting Ruth as she continue whimpering in pain. 

NEXT MORNING 

As the sun came up it didn't look like it with all the ash in  the air and falling down Harry, Scarlett, Rachel and the kids walk to the range station. Harry had Ruth on his shoulders "Stop...Please stop. please stop. Ruth beg Harry so he did laying her down carefully if some help for Scarlett "Here you go" Ruth's legs didn't look so good they had 3 degree burn she sadly didn't had a chance to make it and down the mountain and she knew that   "Hang on, Ruth. You're going to be okay. hold on" Said Rachel. Scarlett was next to her Dad he wrap a arm around her "Here, Grandma, have my crystal." said Lauren "Oh, ladybug, that's so nice, but you keep it for you luck, okay?" "Okay..." "Oh Ruth I'm so sorry for what I said to you up there.  I really didn't means. I just...," "You were right, what you said. I am a fool" "No, you're not." "My son's the biggest fool of all. He never should have run off and hurt you all like that." "If anybody's a fool, Ruth, it's me because I don't think I ever really gave you a chance." said Rachel