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CHAPTER 3

"Go for Joint Task Forces Hospital. Go for Joint Task Forces Hospital. This is Blackhawks one, Do you read me."

"Go for Blackhawks one. This is JTF Hospital. We read you out loud."

"We had two serious wounded civilians on-board. ETA in Five. Standby the rescue team"

"Roger"

Listen to the communication. Faith knows they will reach Hospital in 5 minutes. She continues monitored Willow's pulse; looking at her bloodstain's hand, hoping the Blackhawks fly a bit more faster. She afraid Willow cannot make it on time. Her breath is getting weak in minutes. Faith is getting restless.

The Blackhawks finally touch ground on the Hospital Helipad. The Medics quickly open the hatch and unload Nurin and Willow's stretchers and rolls them towards the emergency entrances. A USN Navy Nurse and a few PLA Nurses team already standby at the entrances.

Riley is startled with the situation, 'Shit! A PLA's nurse?' He is planning to forces themselves to the US Medic to treats Willow and Nurin. But the present of PLA at the hospital ER entrances is worried him.

For Faith, she believed Vi and Chris had make the necessary arrangement here. After all, Council had people everywhere.

BIRRRRRR. Faith phone vibrating alert her she had a messages.

[Arrangement Made. Rescue had standby. Don't Worry – Chris]

Faith's trust on her watcher and her second in command had built up strong in the past 10 years. She grinned when she saw a familiar face, a tiny girl, Kate is here. She finally let go of her breath and worried, concentrated on helping the medics to roll her friend to the help.

Lt. Harrison saw the Blackhawks finally touch ground at the Helipad. She saw Faith is jumping out the MEDEVAC, helping the medics' crew unload and rolling her sisters toward the ER entrance. She needs to keep to her professional. But, it is very difficult to her every time when it come to Slayer's business. She knows Nurin is one of the injuries; she is not sure who the other one are.

'Goddess, RED hairs! Please don't be Willow. Don't be her Mentor' Kate prayed.

"Incoming!"

"Female Caucasian, age 32. Multiple gunshots wound. One on the abdomen and the other one on the shoulder. No exits wound found"

"Female Caucasian, A local, age 20. A pierce wound over the shoulder, Object still attached on the shoulder."

"Rolled both of them to Exam Room 4, NOW!" Kate ordered the medic and her fellow nurses.

She pretend didn't see the Blackhawk's crew expression and objection attempt from Lt Col. Riley. Riley tried to shout at her, but had been stopped by Faith. Faith knows Kate must have arranged something for them in the Exam Room 4.

"Faith, don't worry. I arranged the best for both of them." Kate gives Faith a consoled smile. "Don't move in beyond this door. Let them do their jobs. I will go in and help them."

"Taking care of them, please" requested Faith.

"I will!" Promised Kate, looking at Faith into the eye, an exhausted eyed. "Take some rest, Faith. I will update you from time to time. Ok"

Faith watched Kate rushing back to the Exam Room 4. She feels so powerless. 'It is just a minor grade's apocalypse. How can it have resulted an Uber-Witch wounded like this?'

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Riley on the other had watching his three fellow Marines been rolled into Exam Room 1. The waiting hall and corridors' outside Exam Room 1 are loaded with people.

'It is time to update the statuses'. Riley getting out while prepared to updated to Gen. West on the mission. He just needs to find a secured location.

'The council is getting more and more powerful now. They had people everywhere.' Riley analyzed the current situation mentally, 'They even had placed a Slayer in Navy. Judging their prejudice with us, never thought they will do this.'

Lt. Kate Harrison joining the US Navy is not under the instruction from NSWC. It is her family tradition, she is a Navy Brat. Her grandfather is a SCPO, her parent and brothers are also serving in the Navy now. She had fought hard with the Council just to follow her family tradition. Slayer is called from different levels society, background, religious and country. Riley will never know how many military or police Brat's Slayers now who had follow they parents footstep. Follow their family legacy.

Slayer is no longer need to stay at some motel room (like Faith last time) or Watcher's house (Like Kendra), waiting the nighttime to come and patrol. They had their own life other than slay.

EXAM ROOM 4

"Dr. Fatimah, how is the pierced wound patient?" Dr. Yang requested an updated from her protégé while working on Willow belly and shoulder wounded.

"She is a lucky girl. It is a clean penetrated wound, no major artery or Organ had been damaged. She will be rolled into OR4 to removed the object; Dr. Ali will scrub in with me to stitch her up. It won't take more than three hours" reported Dr. Fatimah. Dr. Yang had been taking a role as teacher for them, to train and to teach them for a year now. They know Dr. Yang is different from others. She is a good teacher and very generous in her knowledge.

"Go for it. Page me if there is any problem, ok." request Dr. Yang.

"I am also getting ready for roll this multiple G.S.W patient to OR3." Inform Dr. Yang. "Lt. Harrison, if you are not on duty now, scrub in with me and Dr. Zurin. I need a pair of tiny hands of yours"

"I will scrub in, Dr. Yang" Lt. Harrison responded 'How she gets so many people's help in this short period of time'

"Updated yours friend outside before you scrub in. Told them NO to worry." Dr. Yang reassured.

"Are you sure?" Lt. Harrison responded.

"YES."

WAITING ROOM

Faith opens her eyed suddenly. 'What is that!'.

Warmness had radiating from the Exam Room 4 towards here. It had calmed her chaotic heart. The warms had also calmed her restless emotion since Willow injury. It is like she been warp by a warm blanket, very comfortable. She closes her eyed again; open her slayer's sense. "It is like a mother' Hug. It feels so safe…So Safe"

"Faith" Kate enters the waiting hall and called for Faith.

"Kate, what is that? Do you feel that?" Faith asked.

"Don't worry, Faith. This is the feeling you will get when you around Dr. Yang." Kate ensures Faith.

"I had checked with Council's Magic department about her last year. Willow said nothing Witchy or Demonic with her." Kate added.

"How is Willow and Nu?" Faith asked

"Nurin had been rolled into OR4 now. Dr. Fatimah and Dr. Ali will operate on her. Both of them are one of the best trained doctors on here."

"… For Willow. She is rolled to OR3 now. I will be scrub in later. Dr, Yang said NOT to worry. " Kate updates the status.

"Kate, how bad is Willow honestly?" Faith is trepidation.

"Faith, Willow lost a lot of blood. The wound is very nasty. I am not sure. But Dr, Yang…" Kate tried to form out her word for her thought and trust for her doctor friend.

"Dr. Yang always keeps her Word. She said NOT to worry. I trust her promised." Kate explained.

"Faith, I need to go in OR3 and help Dr. Yang. I will update from time to time ok."

"Go, help Willow" Faith let Kate go back to OR for her scrub in.

Xxxxxx

It is a long wait; a marathon of patient for anxious family. It takes a lot of self control of Faith from breaking into the Surgery Room. Nurin had come out of surgery 2 hours ago. Other than some physical therapy awaiting her, she is fine. For Willow, still no news.

"How is she?" Riley come into the Waiting Room meet up with Faith.

"Still no News for Willow. Yours?" Faith replies exhaustively.

"They all are in recovery. But we cannot stay here long, Faith." Riley frustrated.

"Gen. West ordered US back. My team will be leaving in 3 hours. There is another thing come up." Riley updated the marine status.

"Anything need to worry about?" Faith asked.

"No. Not your kind of problem" Riley ensured.

She still not yet called Giles or Buffy for Willow injury. But she is sure that The Scoobies must hear about Willow injured from Chris or Vi. This is why she is no surprise when she saw Buffy rushing in.

"Faith, how is Willow?"

"Still no News for Willow" Faith is restless.

Maybe Goddess hears the prayer, A doctor walk in. "Willow Rosenberg's Family"

"Here. How is she?" Faith and Buffy reply unison.

Dr. Yang looked at both of them; stunned and closed her eyed for a few seconds. And taking a deep breath, before asked.

"I am Dr. Yang, You are Kate's Sister and Ms Rosenberg's friend?"

"Yes." "How is Willow?" Faith and Buffy reply unison again.

"We usually only delivered news to only family. But, Kate is very persuadable." Dr. Yang gives them a warm smile before update again.

"Ms Rosenberg is in recovery. We had to repair several tears from bullets on her abdomen and shoulder; Other than she lose a lot of bloods, physical therapy for the shoulder and a scar in future, she will be recovery fine."

Both Faith and Buffy had release the breath had been holding.

"Thanks"

A/N : A bit late for this Chapter. Sorry.

A/N : It take alot to think about how to do the dialog thing. Not like Science's Journal. Just putting fact. Let me know your idea. Enjoy...