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Gibson reached the top of some stairs and slammed open the door only to find Nova reacting to the booming door. "Gibson", asked a frightened, mortally saddened Nova. "Nova? What are you…" Gibson was cut off by the sight of his dying teammate bleeding profusely on a surgical bed. "What happened", asked Gibson walking quickly over to the bed only to be knocked back with incredible force. "Don't you dare touch him. What the hell is going on here. What was… that thing", Nova asked with rage in her voice. Gibson was flabbergasted from being struck by his own teammate, especially if it was her. She looked at him ready to beat him to a pulp if she didn't get an answer. "Calm down Nova. I'll explain everything, but first… I need to treat his wounds. If I don't help him, he will die."

Nova's anger immediately dropped, but her fists didn't. Her body felt the sadness take over as the words were processed in her mind. She stood up from her fighting stance and switched back to her normal hands allowing Gibson to work on Sparx. "Alright," continued Gibson, "I'll need some alcohol, a damp rag, size…4...6...and 2 scalpels, some thread and needle, a bag of O-negative, and 3 milligrams of morphine." Nova quickly gathered the supplies while Gibson sterilized himself and checked on the wounds.

She ran back and forth grabbing this and that when suddenly she knocked over a jar of syringes, causing Sparx to wake up. "Oh…", he groaned. "Sparx!" "Nova?" "Sparx, oh my God. How are you feeling?" "I don't know, not too bad, I guess…" "That would be the morphine", Gibson interrupted. "You", Sparx yelled. "Relax, he's here to help." "Whaddya mean help? What the hell was that…that…". Sparx fell unconscious before he could finish, leaving the two of them to get started.

The Engine Room

"Oh…what happened. My head." Otto slowly made his way to his feet while rubbing a dent in his helmet. He then activated his walkie and contacted Antauri.

"Antauri. Antauri!"

"…Otto? Otto, where are you", a worried Antauri responded.

"I'm in the engine room. He was here, but he got away. Have you guys found him yet?"

"Not yet. Sparx and Nova haven't reported in for quite some time. Are you alright?"

"I'm…fine", Otto said rubbing his head again, "I'll keep looking down here. It may be worse than we thought. Watch your back. Otto out."

Not taking anymore chances, Otto immediately switched to his saws, ready to show no mercy.

Med Bay

Gibson worked diligently on Sparx's wounds. It was a mess. Several organs were punctured, veins and arteries were severed, a few cracked ribs, and the punctured lung. Nova couldn't stand to watch, but she managed to sit by his side and clutching his hand with both of hers. "I'm so sorry Sparx. It's all my fault", she thought over and over again. Tearing, she couldn't help but wonder what that wolf was doing in the Super Robot. Who's blood was in that hall? Why was it unaffected by their attacks? It seemed… unnatural. An attack from the Skeleton King, maybe?

About an hour later, the surgery was coming to a finish. "Just a little longer and you'll be alright", he said to his teammate. Nova, now exhausted from everything, was asleep, slouched over with Sparx's hand against her face. Suddenly, there was constriction on her hand followed by a weary voice. "No…Nova", asked the voice. Nova's head shot up and a wide smile came across her face. "Oh my… Sparx!" A powerful hug surrounded his head along with several tears. "Hey hey, don't cry. No…no more crying, you're too tough for that", he joked. A small giggle and sniff were her response. "Good to have you back, Sparx", Gibson welcomed.

A small tear filled Sparx's eye. Gibson had helped many times before, but never before had he saved his life from this close of call. "Tha…thank you…" "Don't talk", Gibson ordered, "You're injuries were most severe, well obviously, but if Nova hadn't slowed the bleeding earlier, you wouldn't be here right now." He looked at her and gave a smile that said, "Thank you, for many things" and "I love you, too." Nova blushed and covered her weak smile.

"Now then", he continued, "you must take these every hour to numb the pain." Gibson placed some pills by his bed, "and you must also rest. I've done all I can, your body will do the rest." Sparx nodded and took some of the medication. "Come Nova, let's let him sleep." Nova agreed and followed Gibson out of the room, but not before placing a kiss on the injured monkey's forehead.

As Nova walked out of the room, Gibson turned to Sparx. "By the way, you're welcome." He gave a reassuring smile and left the room.