"Where are we?" Gumi whined. Her legs were still hurting and she was tired of walking. They've been walking forever, trying to find a staircase, but these hallways never end, and this floor was completely unrecognizable. They must've pass this floor when they were moving up.
"If I knew Gumi we wouldn't be here, now would we?" Rei says, clearly irritated. He was tired too, and his head was still killing him.
Gumi sighed again. "Can we take a break then?"
Rei sighed. "Fine alright…"
Gumi cheered. "Yay~! Thank you Rei!" She opened a door and saw that it was a hospital room, with a bed and two chairs. There was a machine in the corner as well, but it looked like it was off. "Let's rest in here." Gumi suggested and she walked into the room, planting herself in a chair.
Rei followed the girl in the room, and closed the door behind him. If the failures came, they would scratch at the door, and Rei would know. Plus he had his one mechanical eye and Gumi's cat ears, so they would be prepared.
Gumi rubbed her aching legs. She let out a distressed sigh and relaxed in the chair. She looked at the machine in the corner. She wondered what it was or what it did. It didn't look like an ordinary medical machine. Gumi stood up and walked over to the machine and looked at it.
"Gumi get away from it." Rei commanded.
"Oh come on, it's not on." Gumi protested.
"You don't know that." Damn this girl was stubborn.
"I'll be fine." Gumi giggled. She didn't touch it, she just examined it.
Then suddenly, the machine roared to life and made a loud mechanical noise that made Gumi jump.
"What the hell did you do Gumi?" Rei said angrily, pulling the girl away from the machine.
"I didn't do anything!" Gumi said defensively.
"Restoration, activated." The machine said.
"Restoration what?" Rei said. Before the two could even react, wire tentacles came and wrapped around Gumi. Gumi let out a small cry. The tentacles wrapped around her injured legs and her torso, where she still weak and sensitive ribs were.
"Gumi!" Rei called out. He took the girl's hands and tried to pull her free, but it was no use. He lost his grip and fell back.
The tentacles slid up Gumi's shirt, causing her to fluster. "They're going up my shirt!" Gumi cried out.
This comment caused Rei to blush very faintly, but he stood up and tried to help the girl again.
"Restoration, complete." The machine said. The tentacles retracted and the machine turned off, returning to its original state.
Gumi was on the floor, shivering. What just happened?
Rei kneeled down next to her. "You okay?"
Gumi nodded. "I think so…" She rubbed her legs and her eyes widened.
Rei was confused and worried at the girl's reaction. "What's wrong? Gumi?"
Gumi quickly unwrapped her legs and showed Rei why she was so shocked. "My legs… they're healed." It was true, her badly scratched legs were healed, no scar, no scratches.
"What the hell…?" Rei said. He looked at the machine.
Gumi reached under her shirt and pressed down on her ribs. "My ribs aren't broken anymore either…"
Rei looked to Gumi shocked. "Your ribs were broken?"
Gumi never told him, not even her brother, nobody. She kept it secret. She just took pain pills to stop the pain when they started to hurt again. "Oh, um… yes…"
Rei sighed. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"Because you were hurt, and Gumo was hurt, everyone was hurt… I thought it wasn't important."
"Dammit Gumi, the well-being of ALL our friends is important!"
Gumi flinched. "I'm sorry…"
Rei sighed again. "Just be sure to tell me next time…" Rei was worried. He didn't know Gumi was hurt, he was also a little upset that she didn't tell anyone about her injuries, it was like she didn't trust them, which he knew wasn't true.
Gumi nodded.
"Restoration, activate." The machine roared to life once again and this time its wire tentacles went for Rei, wrapping around his body and doing whatever it does to heal you. "Restoration, complete." The machine set Rei down then turned off again, falling into a slumber.
Rei peeled off the bandages that were over his head and rotated his shoulder which was no longer sore. His headache was gone and he felt like he could run a marathon. He stretched and looked at Gumi. "You ready to go?"
"Already?" Gumi whined.
"Yes, already. We're healed, and I know you feel like running a marathon just like me."
Gumi pouted. "Fine." She stood up and walked over to the door, her tail slapping Rei before exiting.
Rei shook his head and followed the girl outside.
