A.N: So I ended scrapping what I originally planned for this chapter and doing something entirely different instead. It ended on a similar note, so no harm done. I'm sorry there are no flashbacks in this chapter, I'll try to make up for it in chapter 5. Here's chapter 4 you guys. Please leave any criticism you have for me in the comments! Enjoy!

Chapter 4.

Ghost didn't answer, she just marched over to Ensthla and grabbed her arm then they were suddenly standing over Tadashi and all three disappeared. Ghost teleported them to a small room filled with shelves of chemical cleaners and a few brooms. "We'll hide here until he is safe to move. Try to heal him quickly and quietly."

Ensthla nodded and dropped next to the mostly frozen pyro. She was glad Ghost hadn't moved his body's position, it could have caused more damage to him. As it was, he was hardly in one piece. Large, deep cracks coated both his sides, they probably went down through some vital organs. That plus the vertical fissures up and down his back, chest, neck, and one with a missing chuck over his temple, she was unsure how he was even alive. "This will take awhile." Ensthla whispered before getting to work. She was grateful he had lost consciousness, there was no way she would be able to numb so many serious injuries while she healed him.

An hour turned into two, then three, and four. Ghost paced the short space in front of the door with soundless footsteps. Every little noise brought her to alert. Every passing moment brought them closer to getting caught. She began to debate leaving the silent man behind to die. It's not like she needed him. He was mostly a lost cause anyway. He would hold them back. She didn't even know him. She'd only heard hopeful stories from Ensthla when they were still close. "Is he ready to move yet?" She queried around the fifth hour.

"No, he isn't. Just like he wasn't five minutes ago and the five minutes before that. Terrible wounds like this take time. The General did a number on him." she sighed sadly and continued her treatment. "How did your mission go?"

"No complications, An easy in and out Assassination. No one knew I was even there." She sat next to her childhood friend as the man was being restored. "has he spoken yet?"

"Yeah. Earlier today actually. They zapped him so much, he forgot he was supposed to be giving everyone the silent treatment." Ensthla smiled. "he seems to care a a lot though. I'ld like to get to know him better if I get the chance."

"Once he's well enough to travel I'll teleport you two out of here. Then you'll be able to be the best of friends."

"And what about you? Will you be coming with us?"

Ghost didn't respond. She looked up at the ceiling as if she was debating something. She rose to her feet silently and began to pace again. It was quiet for another forty five minutes.

Ensthla was the first to speak again. "What happened to us? We used to be like sisters. You used to be always there. I could always count on you. You cared so much about everything and everyone. You never stepped down, you never gave in. Ever. Now you're reclusive and off all the time killing people."

"It's for The Company."

"The Company took us away from our home!"

"That place wasn't a home! Homes have beds!" Ghost stopped as she heard someone approaching. Once she was sure they were in the clear, she continued with angry whispers. "Homes have friends, Homes have family. Homes have people who love you. That Place Wasn't A Home!"

"It was a home to me. When you were there, it was a home." with that they descended back into silence.

Another few hours passed and Tadashi's body was mostly restored, but you could see where the scars were developing: the left clef of the chin that branched down the neck part way, three or four large ones that had staggered connections from his sides onto his back, and one on the temple that touched the corner of his right eye and traveled jaggedly to just under his ear. Her treatments hardly ever left evidence of the wound behind, so this was new to her and made her feel like she had failed some how. Tadashi began to rouse from his unconscious state.

He shot up and his eyes darted around the supply closet, confused and alert. Ensthla reassured him they were fine for now and told him he needed to rest for awhile. He nodded and examined his shattered clothes, missing large pieces over his ribs and spine. At least he wasn't naked, again. "How long was I out?"

"Long enough, we can't waste anymore time getting out of here." Ghost pressed her ear against the door, listening carefully for any signs of movement. If they knew where she was, they could interfere with her ability using microwaves.

"But how? If we get surrounded again, and they have a contingency for your power, which in all likely hood they do, then we're screwed." He ran his fingers through his hair, it was jagged and uneven, he mumbled a few curses about the General.

"I can teleport us out of here. I just need a location." She crossed her arms as if that should have been obvious to him. He did see her kill the guards, right?

"You can teleport!?" He stood up in his excitement. "That's amazing! Do you know how many people are trying to dig into that technology!? I mean the implications of-" He was smacked.

"Be quiet you idiot. Now where am I dropping you off?" She hissed.

" Wait, what about the other prisoners?" He inquired, rubbing his cheek.

"What about the other prisoners? They don't matter. All that matters is you two. " Ghost was once again debating leaving his ass.

"I can't leave all these people in a place like this." He turned to the door.

" You don't even know how many people are here. And if you don't know that, then there's no way you could know them. Therefore, they don't matter." She grabbed Ensthla. "Give me a location or I'll leave you in the middle of the rain forest."

Tadashi swallowed anxiously but composed himself moments later. "The surveillance office of this building."

"What?"

" I'll be able to see the entire facility, I'll know how many people are trapped here and I can help them escape."

Ghost Looked absolutely pissed, like she would blow his head up any second.

"If I have to choose a location. Then take me there."

"I told you Ghost, he cares a lot." Ensthla finally spoke up.

"I will leave you to rot in this hell hole." The white haired woman growled at him.

"I'll find my own way out." He retorted without hesitation.

Ghost groaned in frustration. "There's no way I'm going to be able to talk you out of this, is there?"

"Nope." Tadashi gave his award winning smile and then received another slap.

"Fine, then I'll get the prisoners out myself." She released Ensthla. "I can get them to safety faster than you can save one."

Tadashi narrowed his eyes suspiciously. " How do I kno-" Another hit to the cheek. "Will you stop smacking me!"

"Stop acting like an idiot and I'll stop smacking you. Now tell me where you want to go before I decide it's not worth the trouble."

"You keep threat-" wap. "Okay okay! I want to go to the cafe my aunt owns at-"

"are you sure that's a good idea?" The brunet smiled nervously, she knew this would come back to bite her one day.

"yeah. I mean I'm sure she'll be a little freaked out since I've been missing so long." He pondered, it would't be so bad, tears, maybe he'll get hit again, but what would he tell them when they ask where he's been?

"Except they think your dead, not missing." Ensthla laughed through her sweat.

"What?"

"Well, you know, they think you burned to death." She scratched her neck while Ghost stepped back to watch the conversation unfold.

"And you never told me!?" He pulled at his hair and walked anxiously around in a small circle to calm himself down.

"Well, I didn't want to upset you."

"Upset me!? I deserved to know my family thought I was dead! How long have I been here!? A year?"

"Two years."

"Two years. I've been dead for two years." He put a hand over his mouth and processed the information. "Hiro and Aunt Cass think, How did they handle it? Did Hiro stick to college? This sort of thing could make people loose motivation."

"Um, I collected newspapers and magazines from the past two years, any that they would allow me to read anyway, you know. Just in case. They're in my room." Ensthla smiled reassuringly. "I think I might have seen an article with the name 'Hiro Hamada' in it."

"You mean these?" Ghost was holding some newspapers and one or two magazines.

"How?" The doctor took them from her. "I hid them."

"I've known you since you were two, I think I can find a few of your hiding spots. But we're out of time. They're probably tracking my particle trail as we speak. I won't be able to come back to this spot after I make the next trip. So one location, for the both of you. First safe place you think of. I don't need coordinates. Now." Ghost grabbed both their arms and began to count down from three.

"The cherry blossoms outside the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology." It was the safest place Tadashi could come up with in such a limited amount of time that had a reduced threat of running into his family or friends. It was a place he used to think in serenity. Then the three phased out of existence.