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Previously: He doesn't love me…Tia, this wrong…Please God let her be alright…something's going on in your head…Rocket we need to talk…All we can do now is hope they tell us something so we can save them…

D'Jok lay in bed with a sleeping Mei in his arms shortly after talking with Rocket and Micro-Ice. They had come to one agreement at least-only they could save the girls. The problem with that though was that they had no idea as to what they were protecting them from. Rocket was the perfect person to find that out but with Tia the way she is, he wouldn't be much use even if it were for Tia. Also, Sonny and the Pirates could be of use to discover the truth but like the boys all said last night, they were the only ones who could protect them. Then there was Micro-Ice who by all means was useless with keeping his mind focused and he was just…Micro-Ice. As much as he loved his best friend, he would be useless at finding out what they needed to know. Therefore, it was all down to D'Jok. He had to do the research and find out for the girls sake, all of them and not just Mei, he knew that. As much as he envied Tia, he still didn't want anything bad to her as well as Yuki. Besides, Tia was finding it hard enough and with Micro-Ice agreeing to not tell Yuki, it would be hard but after Tia's warning, Yuki was listening despite Tia being unstable and she was with Micro-Ice as often as humanly possible. Whether or not that would work was a different story.

That brought D'Jok on to another thought but before he could continue to think it through and try to discover answers, Mei suddenly felt tense and nervous in his arms and he looked down to find her breathing heavily with sweat pouring down her face. Knowing what was going on, he tried to wake her up.

'Mei…wake up Mei please!' he begged, prepared for what was coming thanks to Rocket telling him about how Tia reacted during the dreams. That didn't stop him fearing for her though.

'No…' she sobbed. 'NO! Please….DON'T!' she screamed at the top of her lungs before springing up in the bed and out of his arms. Acting quickly, D'Jok slipped his arm around her waist but knowing what was coming and not wanting it to the go there, he spoke before she could and gripped her shoulders tightly to make her look into his eyes.

'You're not crazy!' he said firmly, his eyes burning with something Mei had never seen before but whatever he said and the way he said it made everything inside her head stop and she was grateful for it. She swallowed hard before nodding to him, showing that she was ok and he left out a sigh of relief before bringing her to his chest again. They stayed embraced for a few moments before D'Jok began to lay them both back down on the bed. However, sudden screaming made them bolt right up again. D'Jok couldn't recognise the voice because it was strained and stressed and it hurt D'Jok to hear the person screaming. They were in agony. However, when Mei whispered something, D'Jok felt fear instead of pain spread through his body.

'Tia…' she whispered worriedly before D'Jok looked at her, eyes wide. This was by no means good. Even this wasn't Tia's usual screaming, this was much worse than he had ever heard her before. D'Jok and Mei jumped out of the bed before D'Jok grabbed her hand and they ran out the door at full speed down to the infirmary while meeting a few other team mates who had also heard the screaming along the way. The screaming could still be heard as they ran and it kept growing more and more strained. When they reached the door, they felt the screaming pierce their ears but when they entered they saw something even worse...

'Tia! Calm down, PLEASE! I'm here Tia, please calm down!' Rocket shouted at the top of his lungs to overpower the screams but she never heard him. She continued to scream as well as fight against Rockets grip, holding her to the bed as she was panicking so hard with tears and sweat pouring down her face as well as her eyes tightly shut. D'Jok suddenly noticed Simbai grabbing some kind of syringe and drugging it up with something which D'Jok presumed was to get her to relax. Suddenly, Simbai turned to him.

'D'Jok, help Rocket hold her down!' she ordered and D'Jok never even hesitated in helping Rocket hold her down while Simbai injected her arm with the drug as Mei and the others looked on with horrified expressions. The drug began to take hold almost instantly as her screaming died down but her breathing remained rapid and her eyes tightly shut. Everyone watched for a few minutes before she began to relax and it wasn't long until she was soundlessly asleep. Both Rocket and D'Jok then let her go and D'Jok immediately wrapped his arms round a horrified Mei while Rocket sat back in the chair, breathing heavily. She had put up quite a fight but he didn't give up in her and he wasn't going to either.

'I think it's best if we leave,' Simbai announced just as Rocket had caught his breath back and was now gazing at Tia lovingly while stroking her hair and clutching her hand. However, Rocket wanted to have a few words with Rocket and knowing he wasn't going to leave Tia's side for a while, he chose to do that now so he asked Micro-Ice until finally, they were alone.

'What happened Rocket?' he asked and only then did Rocket realize that he was not alone in the room like he had originally thought.

'We were talking first but then she said she wanted to tell me something. She grabbed a pen and paper and told me everything she had told Sonny but also a bit more. I had told her to stop because she had said enough and I didn't want her to push it but she was persistent. There was something she showed me that could help us but this was the thing that set her off...' he said before grabbing a pad of paper and showing it to D'Jok. He then took it off him but was shocked at what he laid eyes on. Tia had actually drawn a picture of a man and it seemed to fit the description given by Mei and Tia. 'Maybe it can help us and it would help even more if you got Mei to colour it but that draw is never going anywhere near Tia again. She's too unstable so Mei has to do it, there's no other choice even you know that!' Rocket acknowledged before D'Jok nodded and looked down at the picture. If Mei could colour it then maybe they could figure out who it was and why Tia freaked out when she drew the picture. He obviously had something to do with their kidnapping but what? Rocket and D'Jok continued to voice each other's thoughts before Rocket asked D'Jok to leave so he could be alone with Tia and think straight. D'Jok understood and left, taking Tia's drawing of the man with him...

Mei, Yuki and Micro-Ice watched D'Jok carefully as he came into the room clutching a pad of paper in his hand. All of three of them were watching his grim and worried expression, especially Mei as he sat down next to her.

'Mei…' he began. 'We need your help,' he said and eyed her carefully. After seeing the look in his eyes, Mei couldn't refuse him and nodded slowly but her eyes widened in fear and shock when he handed her the pad of paper, showing her the person Tia drew. 'We need to colour it Mei, to give us a better idea as to who we're looking for. Tell us more about him if you can. We need you Mei, before anything happens to you and Yuki or Tia gets any worse. Please Mei, we need you to help us,' he begged and gently pressed his lips to hers. He needed her just like Tia, Yuki, Rocket, Micro-Ice, Sonny… Just like everyone else needed her. She was the only one who could help. When they broke away, Mei looked at D'Jok carefully before nodding and D'Jok smiled at her reassuringly before she did what she could to help…

Rocket watched Tia as she slept with the memory of how she was not so long ago still vivid in his mind. She had never screamed and reacted like that before, it scared him quite a bit but he wasn't going to give up on her. She needed him now more than ever. He feared even more for her now also. Even though he was standing right next to her, clutching her hand and assuring her he was there, she still continued to scream and fight against him. That made him fear that him being there wasn't enough anymore. Suddenly, she began to stir but before Rocket could panic, she calmly opened her eyes before looking over at him with dreary eyes.

'Hey Tia… How are you feeling?' he whispered gently, not wanting to frighten her. She looked away from him for a moment as if she was trying to realise how she was feeling herself before her gaze flickered to Rocket again and she answered.

'Tired…really tired,' she whispered tiredly. She had no energy, all that screaming and fighting from earlier had taken a lot out of her and the drug Simbai had given her didn't help either.

'The rest Tia, go back to sleep. I'll be here when you wake up, I'll always be here,' he promised before he kissed her forehead. However, Tia wanted to tell him something.

'I can't do it anymore Rocket. Not if I want to get better,' she told him and Rocket looked at her in confusion before t suddenly dawned on him as to what she meant.

'Don't worry Tia,' he said, stroking her hair. 'You can't tell us anymore information until you're better, I know. It's hard and I'm not going to pressure you into telling us anything more. Our main concern right now Tia is helping you get back to normal, I promise,' he assured her before he once again gently kissed her forehead. When he broke away, he continued to stroke her hair and looked lovingly into her eyes. 'Now go to sleep angel, you're exhausted,' he whispered before gently kissing her and then letting her fall fast asleep…

The next day…

Both Tia and Mei had woken up at the exact same time with the exact same dreams but Rocket and D'Jok both reacted the same way and assured them they weren't crazy (which Tia didn't help the cause by freaking out soon after) but typically, when they woke up the next morning, neither of them remembered the nightmare but Tia did remember freaking out. Rocket kept his eye on her for a while but when Mei and D'Jok came in, D'Jok told Rocket that Mei was about to have the brain scan and Rocket had to leave her side despite D'Jok telling him he didn't have to. However, just because Tia wasn't going to or even able to tell him anything more, he was still going to help D'Jok and Micro-Ice in every way he possibly could. Therefore, he went with D'Jok, Micro-Ice and Simbai and watched as Mei went under the huge machines.

'Well…Dame Simbai? D'Jok questioned as the scan appeared on the computer screen and she began to examine it, unbeknown to Mei as to what was really going on. All D'Jok had told her was that she was just getting it done to help them so she wouldn't end up like Tia and se agreed to despite D'Jok not telling her the whole story.

'I hate to say this D'Jok but…she's just like Tia in the sense that there is something exactly like Tia's in her brain.'

Ooohhh…what can I say? I love drama!