"Personally, I think it's a bit petty," Levi said as training came to an end.
"Petty?" Brody asked.
"Bill betrayed her and Oedius got what she wanted. She killed him, killed Jenny and even if Sarah isn't dead, she was laid up for a bit. Going after her again? Petty."
"Who says she went after Sarah?" Calvin asked. "She went to Silver Guardian's HQ, in a different city."
"Where Sarah was."
"How would Oedius know that?"
"Oedius knows everything," Levi told him. "How do you think she knew to come to my place? How do you think she knew Bill wanted to stop working for her? How do you think she knew that Bill, Jenny and Sarah would all be in the same spot?"
"She does seem to be one step ahead of us," Brody nodded. "She did have that whole plan to destroy Galvanax and walk away with her hands clean. Still, no one suspects she planned on betraying him."
"His whole crew is dead," Calvin reminded him.
"His fanbase is still alive, and they're all rooting for Oedius," Brody said. Levi and Calvin looked to him suspiciously. "Okay… I keep up with the show. It's… addicting."
"It's a show where we get our asses kicked!" Calvin argued. "You like watching it?"
"I don't like watching it, but that's all I knew growing up and… it's hard to stop."
"You're weird," Levi said with a shake of his head. Preston stepped out of the bathroom.
"Who's weird?"
"Brody still watched Galaxy Warriors," Calvin said. "Hey, is anyone hungry?"
"Starved," Brody nodded. "I can order pizza."
"Does the pizza guy deliver up here?"
"Better question," Preston said. "Why do you watch Galaxy Warriors?"
"It's addicting."
"It's cruel and violent!"
"Fine, it's weird," Brody said. "But at least I know Oedius is manipulative and deceitful and out for her own gain."
"We all know that," Levi teased his brother and ruffled his hair before he got up. "I'll order the pizza. Any requests?"
"Pineapple," Hayley suggested as she came downstairs. Her hair was still wet, but otherwise, she looked ready to leave as she had her bag hanging off her shoulder and her shoes on.
"No." Calvin shook his head. "No, no, no! Please tell me she did not convert you. You are not the girlfriend I know."
"She didn't convert me, it's disgusting," Hayley assured him. "But Kelly just texted. Sarah woke up a few hours ago and is almost finished with some neurological tests. Shane's looking at apartments so won't be at the hospital for a while, so Kelly thought maybe we could stop by."
"Sarah's up?" Preston asked.
"And doing well too. She's no longer mistaking her nurse for her mother."
"Any chance she hit her brain hard enough that she knows how to read and write again?"
"I wouldn't go that far," Hayley said. "Can we have the pizzas delivered to the hospital?"
"I'm Levi Weston," Levi smirked. "I can have pizza delivered wherever I want."
"Wow, that was a bit douche-y," Brody teased his brother.
"I'm just saying, if I make the request, people will do what I ask," Levi shrugged.
"I thought you didn't want special treatment," Calvin reminded him. "Isn't that why you had that crush on Sarah."
"Hey, I've moved past that."
"Past the crush, or past the wanting to be a regular guy?"
"The crush."
"So, your regular guy is just a douche?" Preston asked with a smirk. Levi sighed loudly and rolled his eyes.
"Do we want the pizza delivered to the hospital or not? I can make that happen, guaranteed."
"Will you have them write "Levi is awesome" in pepperoni, or is that a whole new level of douchebaggery?" Calvin teased.
"You know what, all pizzas will have pineapple on them," Levi said and he started to dial the number for the pizza place. "And you guys will have to pick it up."
-Ninja-Steel-
So far, neurological damage was minimal. There was some object confusion, as Sarah struggled to recall the difference between similar objects and she found she had some trouble with her fine motor skills, but otherwise, she felt and seemed much better. The doctor promised to examine her again and told her there was a potential for improvements as the swelling in her brain continued to diminish.
Kelly had to leave the room during the testing but was allowed back in after the doctor stepped out. She looked to Sarah, who smiled back.
"I passed."
"You did?"
"Not with flying colours, like I expected, but I'm not a vegetable and I didn't throw a crayon at the doctor in anger."
"He gave you crayons?"
"He had a crayon," Sarah nodded. "You know, to write down notes."
"A doctor writes notes in crayon? Was it Ciara who performed your test?"
Sarah frowned deeply. Was Kelly seriously teasing her, and why would she be teasing her about this? Doctors had crayons, so they could make quick notes while they were in the room with their patients. Her doctor had a crayon and recorded her answers and responses to questions and stimuli.
"He had a crayon."
"I think he had a pen," Kelly told her and Sarah realized what happened. She sighed.
"Right, a pen."
"That'll either get better, or I'll get used to it," Kelly said. "Nothing to worry about."
"I still passed," Sarah smiled. "Except for the… pen?"
"Yeah," Kelly nodded. She rolled up beside the bed. "The guys are all coming over. They're bringing pizza."
"Thank god," Sarah said. "I like pudding cups as much as the next guy, but if I have to eat another one, I might start oozing pudding from my pores."
"Could be worse," Kelly told her. "There's a mash downstairs that I don't know what it is."
"A mash?"
"Kind of looks like potatoes but smells like meat," Kelly said.
"Thank god for pizza," Sarah smiled. "Are they on their way?"
"They're picking up the pizza right now and they'll be right over. They ordered extra pineapple, too."
"Pineapple?" Sarah asked as she stuck her tongue out in disgust. "Ugh, why?"
"You love pineapple."
"I've never had pineapple on pizza," Sarah said.
"Okay, describe what you think a pineapple is, because I think this is the crayon all over again."
"Isn't it long and… yellow?"
"Long and… a banana?" Kelly asked.
"What's a pineapple?"
"This is going to take a lot of getting used to," Kelly said, then used her phone to show Sarah a picture of a pineapple pizza.
"I love that!"
"The doctor knows you're confusing things, right?" Kelly asked.
"Yeah."
"What did he say?"
"When he tests me again, he'll see if there's improvement, but at least it's only with things in similar categories."
"Fruits and writing instruments."
"Yeah."
"Better than dead."
"Or throwing cra… I mean pens," Sarah said and quickly corrected herself, which caused Kelly to smile brightly.
"I'm glad you're okay."
