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'Shit!' D'Jok muttered running his hand through his hair while Rocket and Micro-Ice just stared at Simbai with horrified expressions. Things just kept getting weirder and weirder. Rocket was just confused. He couldn't get over the fact that something was in both Mei and Tia's brain. It just didn't make sense. Micro-Ice was worried for Yuki. If Mei and Tia had something in their brain after being kidnapped, if Yuki was kidnapped the same thing would probably happen and he feared, just like D'Jok feared for Mei, that if Yuki did get kidnapped, she would end up like Tia and no one wanted that. Of course, D'Jok was worried for Mei because she also had something in her brain. He knew it had something to do with how Tia was reacting but he didn't how it affected her. He decided to question Rocket about that later. For now though, he just wanted to hold Mei in his arms.

'I'm going back to Tia, she'll be waking up soon,' Rocket muttered suddenly and walked out the door before anyone could question him but weren't going to stop him either, he needed Tia nearly as much as she needed him right now. D'Jok watched him go before he began to think about what they were going to do. Suddenly, a thought occurred to him.

'Simbai is there any chance you could give me a copy of that scan?' he questioned wonderingly and she nodded despite not knowing what he would want a copy for.

'Of course, just give me a few moments,' she said and D'Jok waited impatiently while Simbai prepared a copy of the scan and when he finally retrieved it, he ran into the scan room to Mei.

'Are you alright?' he asked as he helped her down, hiding the copy of the scan from her. Before he spoke to Mei about it, he had to get one thing clear with Rocket.

'I'm fine, just a little dizzy from lying down but that's all,' she told him confidently and he smiled before shifting some of her weight on to him and helping her out of the scan room...

'D'Jok please,' Mei pleaded as they walked down the corridor with Mei no longer needing D'Jok for support.

'Mei, I don't know. Tia's not well...' D'Jok informed her. He didn't want to visit Tia unless he had to see Rocket but he wasn't going to let Mei go there without him with that unstable bitch who has already caused a lot of pain to everyone around her. He wasn't going to let Mei become another victim but Mei wanted to see her best friend and as far as she was concerned, she was going to.

'D'Jok! She's my best friend! She needs me! I don't care what you say, I know all that and I have to see her, with or without you,' she told him firmly and he knew he had no choice in the matter and gave a reluctant sigh before leading Mei to the infirmary...

Rocket was sitting next to a sleeping Tia as his mind began to wonder. He could understand her sleeping so much with all the nightmares she had at night and all the 'freak out' moments must've taken a lot out of her as well so he encouraged her to sleep as much as possible to which she had no complaints. He had only just fallen back to sleep when Mei and D'Jok came into see her.

'How is she?' Mei asked worriedly and Rocket never failed to notice the sour look on D'Jok's face. Why though, he had no idea. He couldn't figure why D'Jok suddenly disliked Tia so much. She had done nothing wrong and D'Jok knew about the hard time she was going through. What was his deal?

'She's ok. She seems more relaxed, even when she's asleep so it's ok,' Rocket informed, pretending to ignore the presence of D'Jok despite feeling the tense aura around him.

'That's something at least,' Mei murmured, also feeling D'Jok's tension and after that, conversation was very limited. Feeling too uncomfortable, Mei announced that she was off to get some rest and D'Jok simply said he would join her shortly before meeting Rocket's curious gaze as he said goodbye to Mei and thanked her for coming. The second the door was closed behind her, D'Jok began to dig deep.

'Does she know?' he asked immediately as his usually green eyes were clouded over by anger.

'Does who know what?' Rocket pushed, wanting more specific details so he could give a straight answer.

'Tia! Does she know?' he repeated but when Rocket gave him the same confused look, he sighed heavily before making it clearer to him. 'That thing in her brain! Does Tia know about it?' D'Jok asked and Rockets expression went from confusion to realisation and he shook his head. 'You have to tell her,' D'Jok told him but Rocket was having none of it. It wasn't any of D'Jok's business as to whether or not he told her, the decision was his after all, and he certainly wasn't going to tell her something was in her brain in her unstable mind. Who knows what could happen. No, he wasn't going to risk Tia getting hurt more than she already had.

'I'm not telling her, she's too unstable for something like that. She's struggling enough as it is; I'm not going to hurt her unless she needed to know. We don't even know what it is so at least until we figure that out, I'm not telling her,' Rocket told D'Jok firmly before continuing. 'Are you going to tell Mei?' he questioned and D'Jok bowed his head. In seeing this, something occurred to Rocket and he wasn't one bit happy. 'What, so Tia's the guinea pig? You're going to test things out on her and see what happens so your precious Mei doesn't get hurt?' he exclaimed furiously. Deep down D'Jok knew that that really was what he was thinking but mainly because he didn't want anything to happen to Mei, not that he didn't care about Tia, he envied her but he didn't hate her, but his main concern was for Mei. He didn't want to see her hurt.

'Rocket, I don't mean it that way. If Mei finds out, she could end up like Tia! Even you have to admit you don't want that to happen!' he said but Rocket still couldn't buy it. If Mei didn't have to know then neither did Tia, simple as that. Anger boiled through him as he stood up with only the bed between them stopping him from smacking D'Jok right in the face.

'Of course I don't want that to happen but I'm not letting Tia get worse. She has to recover before anything like that can be brought on her or else she will never get better or worse! There's no way I'm telling her that or anything else. You want to find out what will happen if they know, go right ahead and tell Mei but stay away from Tia or I swear I punch your head off your shoulders!' Rocket threatened, not prepared to take any risks when it came to Tia's safety with her unstable mind. Before D'Jok could reply to any of that, Micro-Ice came into the room (he probably heard the yelling as he was passing by) just as Tia was waking up from the yelling. She was surprised when she woke up to find Rocket standing to the right of her bed with his fists clenched and D'Jok standing to the left of her bed also with his fists clenched while giving Rocket fierce looks which he returned.

'Hey dudes, calm down!' Micro-Ice exclaimed, jumping in the middle of them and they relaxed a little though still continued to give each other dagger looks and Rocket sat in the chair next to Tia whilst she sat up to discover what the arguing was about when D'Jok spoke.

'Better set yourself up Tia, Rocket has something he wants to tell you,' D'Jok muttered to her before storming out while Rocket looked at him in shock and Tia gazing at Rocket with an expectant look on her scarred and swollen face. The injuries she had suffered from trying to claw her eyes out had not healed at all yet but scars were starting to appear. The remembrance of the horror was still completely revealing to both of them and it would take a long time for the redness and scratches to heal and to leave only scars so Simbai had informed them. Tia would never be able to forget the experience and Rocket kept a mirror away from her at all times in case the scars and scratches would cause her to freak out again. Back to reality, Ti asked Rocket about D'Jok's statement the second both he and Micro-Ice left her and Rocket alone.

'What do you have to tell me Rocket?' she asked worriedly in case something was wrong with him or in case it was something concerning her unstable health. Rocket didn't know how to answer but he knew how he didn't want to answer.

'It's nothing Tia, D'Jok's just getting worked up over Mei with all the nightmares and everything and I just had to ask him something. It's nothing for you to worry about sweetie, I swear,' he promised her. It was half true. Maybe the situation was something to worry about but she didn't have to worry about it. All she had to worry about was getting better; he would worry about the rest.

'Are you sure?' Tia questioned uncertainly. She didn't like it when something was on his mind and she didn't like the fact that his mind was more than likely on her and her health, even if her health was something to worry about.

'I'm positive Tia. If it was something for you to worry about, I would tell you but it's nothing for you to worry about, I swear! Now lie down, Simbai will be in to do some tests any moment now,' he assured her and she lay down, not taking her scarred eyes off his for a second. Once she was lying down and still gazing at him to see any signs of worry (but she saw nothing but love), Rocket gripped her hand tight and gazed back at her. 'We'll get you through this Tia, I promise,' he swore to her and she only nodded, believed his words but unsure if she could get through it. He just nodded before slowly leaning down to give her a gentle kiss. The kiss was very gentle as he didn't want to push it when the door suddenly opened and Simbai entered the room making them breakaway.

'Alright Tia, time for a quick check-up,' she encouraged as Simbai as Rocket moved back and gave Tia a reassuring smile…

Less than a week later…

Less than a week passed and things were painfully slowly getting better. Tia was improving very slowly but she had had no more 'freak outs' so that was something even if the nightmares were still going. D'Jok was relieved to see that Mei wasn't following in Tia's footsteps which they presumed was because D'Jok convinced Mei she wasn't crazy after the nightmares where as Rocket had only comforted Tia. However, as the days went on, one particular day finally arrived that made everyone nervous-today was the day that Yuki was supposed to disappear. D'Jok and Mei were just sitting around nervously while Rocket never stopped thinking, especially when Tia was acting strangely since she also knew the situation despite that no one had to tell her or Mei. But no one said anything to them as well as anyone else, even when the Pirates turned up. They all just presumed they came to see how Mei and especially Tia were getting on which was true but they were mainly there to watch out for Yuki (who had no clue what was supposed to happen to her but obliged to staying near Micro-Ice as much as possible) and also to discuss the draw and the brain scan with the boys. Therefore, they all went to a quiet room where they could talk in private while Mei was getting a check-up by Simbai and Tia had actually asked Rocket to give her some alone time to think but Simbai and Mei were close(ish) so he allowed it. Micro-Ice hadn't arrived but they thought he was watching out for Yuki which they understood and went on.

'I can't say I recognise the man D'Jok but give us a few more days and we might be able to figure it out,' Bennett pointed out to them as they all listened intently. 'We have a different story with the thing in the brain though…it's some sort of micro-chip-' he told the stunned boys before they both suddenly blurted out simultaneously.

'MICRO-CHIP?' they exclaimed and looked at each other nervously. Bennett coughed for their attention and they turned to him, realising there was more.

'As I was saying,-' he began but was stopped (again!) by Micro-Ice running into the room, breathing heavily making everyone in the room turn to him.

'It's Yuki…she's disappeared.'

Another chapter! Ha ha! I hope I'm portraying D'Jok alright for you guys, this is just how I think he is you know, doing selfish things but because he's looking out for Mei's safety. I think it's him but I don't know what you guys think! However, this is my story so if you don't think that way, tough but it might help you see him in a different light! Anyways, more importantly, I hope you liked the chapter!