David sat in his own private workshop, his eyes closed and his breathing calm and collected. Deep within his subconscious, he saw a long hallway lined with doors each shut tight, with the exception of one, which had a strange glowing aura around the edges.

"There you are." He breathed, "All my life you kept me out. I don't know what you're hiding from me, and I don't know why. The only thing I know is that whatever you are keeping from me, no one can know."

Despite himself, he reached for the handle on the door. Just as he turned it, everything vanished. He fell forward, cursing under his breath.

"Hola monkey butt" called a familiar voice, and David groaned. "Really Haley? Haven't you come up with enough names to call me?"

"No pudding pop." she said laughing. Hailey smiled at David and punched him in the arm. He cringed and rubbed the sore spot on his arm.

David gave a small smile at his friend's antics, "Hey I need that arm. Can't be a superhero without it ya know"

"Use your legs...like that knight from Monty Python. It's only a flesh wound!" Hailey shouted and laughed but rubbed David's arm, where the growing bruise was. "How's your homework?" she asked. David sighed, "Going fine, nearly finished now. Then I get to spend some time with Whitney." Hailey smirked. "What?" David asked.

"Ahhh The princess and the Nerd with armor." Hailey sighed and grinned.

"Not armor, remember?" he replied and she nodded.

She thought for a moment "Can you take a look at my Bo staff? The very high tech one...with the Motorcycle in it?" she asked and David looked up shocked. "THE WHAT?!" he asked slightly excited.

"Oh yeah, didn't I tell you about that?" she asked, leaning back in her chair. David shook his head. "Well I have-had a friend who made it for me but he sadly died. Ran into Doom. Well He made me a Bo staff that has a Motorcycle inside and has these sort Taser like things at each when I fight with it..." she said and David looked at her with his mouth hanging open. "LEMME SEE!"

Hailey smiled as her friend/brother jumped up and down with excitement. "Ok Ok calm down"

Hailey went over to her bag and grabbed the black object. "Okay back up." she said and David took a couple steps backwards eyes wide. Hailey twirled the small object and hit a button to make it expand in each direction. She jumped up in the air twisting the Bo staff. Suddenly a sleek black motorcycle was there with Hailey sitting on it happily.

David's eyes were wide open, his mouth agape in astonishment. Hailey laughed, "pretty cool huh?"

David nodded his head slowly. "The engine is make a weird coughing noise..." Hailey said frowning. David walked closer to the bike when Hailey got off it, "Hmmm I can fix it." he said and checked his watch. "When was the last time you slept?" he asked and Hailey shrugged.

"Hailey," he said looking at her closely, "You need rest. You can't keep pushing yourself like this. Trust me," he said tapping his own heart monitor, "I know that better than most"

"I'll fix it, but only if YOU get some sleep, OK?" he asked seriously. Hailey frowned and sighed. "Fine." she muttered, Hailey yawned and ruffled David's hair as she past. Then she literally collapsed onto the couch and began to snooze.

David smiled, before a wave of dizziness started to overtake him. He sighed, stumbling over and plugging his heart monitor to charge.

"Never easy dealing with you is it?" he asked the device, frowning at the memory of his near fatal encounter with Titanium Man.

"Well, better get to work." he said, gathering his tools and getting to work, his mind lingering back to that mysterious door.

As David worked Hailey twitched in her sleep. "No..." she mumbled and scrunched her nose. David glanced at her, not noticing anything he went back to work. "EEP!" came a yelp and crash, David jumped twisted around. "You okay?" he asked slightly concerned. Hailey nodded and grumbled "Not tired any more..." she muttered but the dark circles under her eyes said otherwise. "Your heart okay?" she asked noticing the charger.

He smiled, "C'mon. I'll be fine. You know me, I'm a strong guy-"

He stopped, a wrench tumbling from his nerveless fingers as he struggled to stay standing. His breathing became more labored, but he tried to hide it with a smile. "Whoops, cut it a bit to close again."

Hailey sighed and sat down next to her friend. "You need to be careful." she muttered and smiled after a second. "Otherwise I won't have anyone to pick on." she said. David gave her a look and continued to work, Hailey yawned and rested her head on the back tire of her bike.

"You had another nightmare again, didn't you?" he asked quietly, leaning against the wall while his heart was recharging. "About...you know." he trailed off.

Hailey sighed and looked down at David's tools "Maybe...ya." she muttered. David looked at her sadly "You can't stay awake forever you know." he said and Hailey looked at him and gave him a weak smile "I guess I'm going to have to try. They won't stop...they're soooo real. It's like I'm back on the table and the scientists..." she said and trailed off.

Her friend frowned, wrapping his arms around her. "That's all over now. You have friends here." he said, smiling at her.

"Thanks." she said as she hugged him back and started playing with a small screwdriver. "I have a killer headache. You got anything?" she asked and David sighed "No...sorry." he said. Hailey grumbled and collapsed into the pile of tools.

"HAILEY?!" he yelled, rushing to her side, "Hailey are you okay?"

He got no response and grunted in pain when his charger pulled. "Hailey!" he shouted and got nothing. He searched for his phone and dialed Tony's phone number.

"Hello?" he answered.

"Tony! It's David, something's wrong with Hailey. You need to get here now!"

"What's wrong?!" Tony asked falling out of his bed. "I-I she was really tired and she had a nightmare and then she collapsed!" David said freaking out. Tony pulled on a shirt and quickly made his way to the armory "get her someplace comfy. Maybe she's sleeping...but I'll be over in five." he said and hung up.

David ripped off his charger so he could pick up Hailey and set her down on a couch nearby. He stumbled back to his charger and plugged himself in as he waited for Tony. Tony arrived at the apartment six minutes later. He burst into the room and moved over to the couch. "Computer, scan Hailey." he ordered. The armor scanned her and beeped "Designation: Hailey is in a coma like state. One created by an outside source." it responded.

"What?" David asked, almost fully recharged. "An outside source? What is doing this to her?"

"Tony," David asked in a worried tone," Is she gonna be ok? What can I do?"

"I don't know." Tony said quietly. David sighed and ran a hand through his hair "we need to find out what is doing this." he said and Tony nodded.

Meanwhile in Hailey's head...

"No. I can't be back here!" she shouted as she struggled against the restraints. A large needle moved towards her and Hailey screamed. "Welcome back Guardian," Hissed a voice, causing Hailey's terror to increase.