Ch. 2 Calling for Backup
Ji and Lauren didn't return from the hospital for several hours. When they returned they saw the others had fallen asleep in the main room. They woke up when the front doors opened and closed. They saw Lauren with a sling but they were prepared for that, what they didn't know was how long she'd be wearing it.
"So how'd it go?" Kevin asked.
"My clavicle's broken." Lauren answered with a sigh.
"So how long will it take to heal?"
"The doctor said maybe twelve weeks."
Everyone looked at each other worriedly. "This isn't good." Mike said. "Lauren, we need you in battle."
"I know, I'm sorry I let that nighlok get me. I should've been able to block his attack."
"Lauren, don't go blaming yourself for what that nighlok did to you. It wasn't your fault." Ji assured.
"Yeah, don't be so hard on yourself." Emily said. She was always trying to make everyone feel better when they were down. "That nighlok was strong and we're all lucky he didn't do any more damage to us than he did."
"Thanks Emily. Um, if you guys don't mind I just want to go to bed, I'm really tired."
"That sounds like a good idea," Ji looked at the others. "You should all head off to bed, it's nearly midnight." Everyone nodded and headed off to their rooms. Ji made sure everyone went to their rooms before knocking on Lauren's door.
Lauren opened the door not surprised to see Ji standing there. "I know what you're thinking." She said turning away and walking to her dresser.
"So then you agree it's time?" He asked entering the room and closing the door behind him.
"No I don't, but at this point we don't really have a choice. I was just going to call him."
"What if he's asleep?"
"Then I'll wake him up, we need him here as soon as possible." Lauren said already reaching for her phone. She dialed a number and brought the phone to her ear.
"Hello?" Answered a sleepy voice.
"Hey it's me, sorry if I woke you up but this really couldn't wait."
"Lauren? What's going on?"
"I'll be out of commission for at least twelve weeks."
"Twelve weeks? What happened?" The voice asked concerned.
"I took a hard hit and my clavicle's broken. My team needs a leader until I heal."
"When do you need me?"
"As soon as possible, the nighlok are bound to attack knowing I can't fight."
"Okay, I'll try to be there first thing in the morning. Hopefully your team is willing to follow me into battle."
"I hope so too, thanks for doing this."
"I'll see you tomorrow."
"Okay, good night." Lauren hung up the phone and looked at Ji. "He'll be here first thing in the morning, hopefully."
"Did he mention if he mastered the symbol yet?"
"No, hopefully he has so this can just be over with."
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Sorry about the short chapter everyone but all the chapters are pretty short so far. Typically I complete a story before posting, I only had 5 when I put up the first chapter & now I'm starting on the 8th, I promise Jayden shows up in the next chapter.
I think since I'm not done writing the story I'll post a new chapter every week, should give me enough time to finish & post quicker
