"Poison…" Missile called from her cot in the back of the diner. I sat up, trying to shed the sleep that had been with me not a minute ago to go comfort the little girl.
"I'm coming Missile!" I quietly yelled back. I walked through the door and into the back room where Cherri Cola and Missile Kid slept. Cherri, Pony, and Dr. D were gone on a recon mission in Battery City, and weren't due back until next week. It was no big deal, just typical recon. "What's up, hon?" I asked, sitting on the cot across from the small girl's.
"I had a nightmare," she sniffed sadly. "I dreamed that Korse got you and the guys, and that you died," the little girl said.
"It's okay. It was just dream, it's all over now." I moved to sit next to Missile, hugging her small form. "It's okay honey. We're all fine; no one is going to get us. I'm okay. You're okay. We're all okay."
"Okay." I stroked the Missile's hair comfortingly. I often wondered if her and Jet were somehow related. They had the same hair.
"Do you want to go back to sleep now?" I stood up, letting Missile Kid lay back down on her bed.
"Yeah. Hey Poison?"
"Yes?" I said, pausing at Missile Kid's door.
"I love you."
"I love you too."