Three long pain staking hours went by. Fletch kept Taya in his lap staring at the clock. Taya laid on his chest sleeping softly. Another hour went by and Shirley came back with news on Tyne. " Fletcher?" she called. Fletch looked up. " Tyne is out of surgery and is in the Recovery unit right now. You more than welcome to go and see her now." Fletch nodded. He got to his feet placing Taya on his back. He walked into Tyne's room and sat down on the chair. Taya cuddled into Fletch yawning and then falling asleep again. The nurses rolled Tyne in. Fletch smiled straightening up finding her sleeping too. He laid Taya right by Tyne. " good night you two I'll see you in the morning." He left the room so they could rest. Taya cuddled close to Tyne. She nuzzled under Tyne's chin. Tyne stirred wrapping her arms around Taya drawing her close. " there's my girl." She whispered tiredly. Taya smiled. Tyne fell back into a deep sleep holding Taya.
The next morning came, Fletch showed up to find the duo awake watching cartoons. Fletch smiled. " good morning." He whispered. Both of their heads turned to look at him. " morning." Murmured Tyne. Fletch sat at the edge of her bed holding her hand. " how do you feel?" he asked. Tyne frowned. " like an eighteen wheeler hit me." Fletch took her hand counting the pulses under her skin. Each one reminded him of the fact that she was still living. " Tyne you really scared the both of us back there." He murmured. Tyne nodded feeling her head ring a little bit. " wasn't my intent." She groaned weakly under the pain. " I know it wasn't." he squeezed her hand gently. " but none of that matters now. Your still with us." He kissed her cheek gently. " I would stay a little longer if I didn't have work." Tyne chuckled at him. " go and take Taya with you." Taya waited for Fletch to pick her up. Fletch picked her up allowing her to cling onto his back. " bye you two." She chuckled and then added. " behave." Fletch shot her a look then turned to Taya: " don't we always?" Taya smiled and nodded.
Fletch took Taya out to his bike sitting her on the seat behind him. She put the helmet on her head and held onto Fletch. He revved his bike and took off from the driveway. The drive from the hospital to the site was a long one. He showed up parking his bike. He helped Taya off of it holding her steady on his back. Zack appeared from right out of his portable. " ah Fletch glad to see you could show up on time for once." He mused. Fletch laughed. " well I got to you guys can't pick up the slack without me." Zack looked behind him. " where's Tyne?" he questioned. " Tyne was involved in an accident last night. She has some broken bones so she'll be out for awhile." Zack nodded. " right well then I'll take care of Taya's training I guess." He squatted down lifting Taya up. " come on let's get to work eh?" He took Taya over to the crane Brewster was working on. " good job Brewster!" called Zack. Brewster paused, smiling and waving at Taya. Taya waved back. " Brewster you wouldn't mind showing Taya the robes would ya? While you do that me and Fletch will get cracking on setting up the new supports down in the mine." Brewster nodded. " okay Zack."
Fletch and Zack departed into the mine after leaving Brewster behind on the surface with Taya. Loose rock fell in small dust particles around them. " we'd better get to work before it comes down on us." Murmured Zack. Fletch nodded. " right." He went over to where some metal beams were laying. He lifted one of them up putting it in the holes that were drilled in the roof and floor. Zack climbed up the ladder placing another beam between the two leg supports. Fletch brought up a crane to help place one vertically between the horizontal beam. The two covered about 48% of the mine under four hours. Fletch was covered in dirt and dust. " alright Fletch let's call it a day for now." He dusted himself off. " we still have a little ways to go before we are finished." The two resurfaced to find Taya helping Brewster lift some rocks that had fallen last night. " aye way to roll Taya!" shouted Fletch. Taya smiled at him. Zack and Fletch went into the portable to rest up a bit. Fletch got a glass of water feeling the coldness go down his parched throat. Zack flopped down on the couch fanning himself off. " yew." He wheezed. Fletch sat down next to him. " no kidding." Zack chuckled. " Taya is learning very quickly won't be long now until she's onto advanced training." Fletch nodded. " yep she's a lot like Tyne. She wants to be like the person who raised and protected her." Zack turned to him. " how do you feel about having Taya around?" Fletch smiled. " she's like the daughter I never had. She's very sweet and kind." He leans back on the couch. " If Tyne adopts her then I would be happy to have her as a daughter." Zack smiled. " understand one thing Fletch, if you do then you must be there for her, pick her up if she falls down, point her on the right path." Fletch nodded. " I'm already well aware of all of that Zack. I take care of her like I do Tyne." Fletch got up. " shall we call it a day then Zack?" he asked. Zack nodded.
Fletch walked outside and whistled loudly. " hey Brewster! Zack is calling it a day!" he shouted. Brewster paused and turned around. " okay Fletch!" He helped carry Taya to Fletch. Fletch took her from him laying her on his back. " right we're off to the hospital then." Tyne was laying down in her bed bored. She didn't like not being able to move by herself without gasping in pain every so often. She sighed and turned over wincing softly. She woke up a few hours later to find Taya sitting next to her with Fletch. She got up wincing again. " Taya did well today Tyne." Murmured Fletch. Tyne smiled. " that's great! What did you guys have her do?" " She helped Brewster with the crane." Replied Fletch. Tyne hugged Taya tighter. " that's good baby girl! Oh I'm so proud of you!" Taya smiled happy to have impressed Tyne.
The family talked and talked for hours. The nurse came in to give Tyne a debrief telling her that she was ready to leave.
