Zephyr stood staring out the circular window of the shrine. It had been two days since the explosion, only a couple hours since he'd awoken. Everyone had been so relieved, it'd taken him forever to get his brother, Raimundo, to stop strangling him in a bear hug. He didn't know what they were so excited about. Sure, he was awake, but he'd rather Jack was.

He looked over at the Jack Pack leader. His comatose body was laying on the stone floor of the meditation room, covered with a red blanket and surrounded by silent monks. They were trying another enchantment, trying to tap into Jack's soul, or maybe the Sapphire Dragon that had overtaken him. That explained why Cinder was slumped beside him; the monks were probably too deep into the ritual to tell her to get lost.

It broke Zeph's heart, seeing her like she was. Her chestnut hair had dulled and hung limp from her head, hiding her deep blue eyes from sight. Rai told him she hadn't moved from that spot since she woke. Zephyr thought they should have tried harder. She wore so many bandages on her arms, one that went across both shoulders, many where her waist had been torn open, and one on her cheek. Someone should have told her to rest, like they'd told him. He looked back out the window and smiled sadly. Well, if he hadn't listened, he probably shouldn't judge Cinder.

A limped shuffle sounded behind him, and he turned to see Entropy behind them. She looked terrible, bandaged from her ankles to her neck. The monks had overestimated her healing factor, it was taking much longer than expected. Zephyr didn't know how she could even stand.

"You probably shouldn't be-" Zephyr started as her eyes wearily darted around them.

"Where is he?"

He stared at her for a moment, then looked down at the stone floor.

"...Chase got him."

Entropy's violet reptilian eyes snapped to his face, looking both fearful and crazed.

"What do you mean...Chase got him?" she hissed.

"It was after the explosion," Zephyr said with a cringe. "Chase grabbed Stryker while we were out and carried him off."

"And you didn't stop him?"

"I tried, but I couldn't really move. He knocked me out afterwards and..."

He looked over when he heard Entropy taking in air, rapidly and in big gulps, through clenched teeth.

"Hey, we'll get him back," Zephyr told her, coming over and putting a hand on her bobbing shoulder. "Don't freak out-"

"Don't freak out?" Entropy snarled. "Don't freak out!"

Some of the monks raised their heads, eyes still closed, but they were paying attention to her words.

"You idiot!" she screeched, ripping Zephyr's hand away. "Do you know what he'll do to him! He'll kill him or torture him or-"

"Enny calm down!"

"Don't tell me to calm down!"

She whacked him across the face and Zephyr stumbled back in surprise. Entropy's eyes were mad and glazed, as if something had snapped inside her head. Her cousin was gone, the only family she'd ever really wanted, gone. Her head whipped around and rested on Jack's body. Millions of expressions passed her face before she bared her teeth.

"He...caused...this..." she choked.

"Enny..." Zephyr started, slowly coming towards her.

She let out a roar and bolted forward, too fast for Zephyr to hold her back. The monks were awake now and on their feet. Four or five wrapped their arms around her before she reached Jack, but she struggled and clawed and kept her eyes on him.

"You did this!" she wailed as Zephyr grabbed her around the waist and lifted her in the air. "You've killed him! This is all your fault! This is all your fault!"

Cinder's body tensed and her head moved towards her friend, her eyes hidden from view. Entropy threw her head back and nailed Zeph in the nose, breaking his hold on her. She ducked under the monks' arms and managed to get passed them, racing forward as her eyes flashed between silver and purple before settling on the first.

Cinder suddenly shot up and struck the girl's stomach. Entropy instantly sagged and stared in shock at Cinder's fierce eyes, narrowed and hollow. Cinder's fist turned to a claw and she slammed it into Entropy's shoulder, hitting the right pressure point to lay the girl out. She straightened as the men stared at her, looking down at Entropy as if this were the first time she had seen her. Zephyr pushed passed the men and checked Entropy's pulse, then turned a firm gaze to Cinder.

"You didn't have to hit her so hard," he told her.

"She was going crazy," Cinder said indifferently. "And you all couldn't seem to stop her."

Zephyr watched her turn and kneel beside Jack again, then wrapped his arms around Entropy and stood, cradling her carefully as he walked out of the room. He turned to see that the monks had gone back to their former positions, silent, calm. Zephyr hated how they could do that, just tune out all the chaos and go about their meditating crap. Stryker was gone, Jack was barely there, Entropy was bugging out. Why was he the only one that seemed to be freaking out?

"I told you to rest."

He looked up and saw his older brother Raimundo Pedrosa coming up to him, that brotherly concern on his face. He was looking down at Entropy with concern.

"She had a freak out, tried to attack Jack," Zephyr explained. "Cinder knocked her out."

Rai looked surpried at this and continued to stare at Entropy as he moved the curtain of their guest room aside.

"Didn't think she was that intense," he said as Zephyr slid passed him and set Entropy on the pallet.

"Everyone is lately," Zephyr mumbled.

The brothers paused as Zephyr slid the blanket up to Entropy's shoulders and stood, holding his arm as he gazed down at her.

"Did you find anything?" he asked.

"Not really," Rai sighed. "Hannibal's trail is cold, like he vanished."

"What about Stryker?"

Rai cringed and Zephyr glared up at him.

"You've been trying to get him back, right?" he asked.

"Zeph..."

"Rai!"

"I know, I know!" Rai interrupted. "But we can't just run in there and try snagging him!"

"Why? Why can't you?"

"Because it's not that easy."

"It's not? What would make it easier? If it were me in there?"

"No-"

"Look me in the eyes and say that!"

Rai had his mouth open in defense, but when Zephyr glared at him his words disappeared. He knew he was doing something wrong, and completely biased, because if it had been Zephyr, or Cinder, even Jack or Entropy, he'd find the right reasons to save them.

"He's going to put Stryker through Hell, Rai," Zephyr told him. "You know that!"

"So what then?" Rai snapped. "I'm supposed to just rush off, leave you and the girls and Jack without any protection, to save one kid?"

"Yeah, you are!"

"Why?"

"'Cause if you don't, I'm going to go get him!"

His statement brought Rai to a pause, and Zephyr crossed his arms triumphantly.

"But...I...ugh, fine!" Rai cried.

Zephyr smiled as he rubbed the bridge of his nose.

"Okay, I'll talk to the others and get a plan started. That front door won't open that easily now."

"Don't procrastinate, either," Zephyr lectured as Rai started for the curtain.

"I know, I know! You know, the kid's pretty strong and Chase is kinda weird. I'm sure he's just lying in a king sized bed right now getting waited on by a bunch a lions."