Chapter 1: Park (ing lots) and neolution
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Delphine had just been shot, by the legend Ethan Duncan* himself and lied on the floor. Considering it was a non-fatal wound, (at least for the time being), it was obvious what would follow – playful distasteful villain banter.
"Doctor Cormier, isn't this extremely sad? The one person who gave everything to save others dying alone?" – He approaches her, but keeps a few steps between them – "And the best part is I don't even need to shoot you again. I could just leave you here, gasping for air, and no one would come. Because no one cares. No even your girlfriend… the one you sacrificed so much for."
Delphine just sat there, barely listening. As it turns out, being shot hurt like hell, making it particularly difficult to focus on anything else. The only word she actually paid attention to was 'girlfriend', and all her thoughts went to Cosima. What a surprise, she thought.
"You see, maybe I'll…" – Suddenly the sound of tires startled her, and when she looked up, she saw Duncan lying on the floor, under a vehicle, followed by a very stressed and high pitched voice.
"Oh my God… Oh my God… Oh my God" – She panicked. "I think I killed him! Oh my God… what do they do to manicures in prison?"
"Kr… Krystal?" Delphine managed to say.
"Doctor! Oh my God, there's so much blood! We need to get you to the hospital!"
"No hospital" -Delphine said between breaths. "They will find me."
"Hum, ok" She kneeled beside her and looked for options. "We need to get out of here. Let me help you out."
After some struggle, Delphine gets in the backseat of the car. Krystal gets in the front and they leave, at a rather rapid speed. Still slightly panicked, Krystal hands Delphine her scarf, so she can put pressure on her wound.
"What are we going to do? You need a doctor!"
"I am a doctor…" She says, barely able to voice the words.
"Well, we need a more conscious Doctor! You were freaking shot!"
"I … I can tell you what to do…" She stops a moment to gather her thoughts. "The bullet went through and through…We just need medication… and a needle."
Driving and swerving like a maniac, Krystal quickly considers where to go.
"I know someone who can help us!"
"Can't trust anyone…" Delphine whispered, while writing a mental note to never get shot again.
"I've known him my whole life. And he's also my guru."
Delphine chose to ignore the guru part – the last thing she needed right now was some kind of holistic healer, and focused on what Krystal said about knowing him her whole life, and how it meant it he was not her monitor, recalling what Nealon said to her days before. She understood how ill advised it was to trust something that man said, but what other option did she have?
"Ok."
The remaining of the ride was a big blur to Delphine. The next thing she remembers is people helping her upstairs and laying down.
"Doctor? Doctor?" Krystal shakes her a bit and the French opens her eyes. "You need to tell us what to do."
She turns and sees a man beside Krystal, wearing a lab coat, and everything goes blank.
"Maybe it's better this way…" The man says.
