"Is she up yet?" Rex asked, popping up from behind the counter. Holliday jumped, nearly dropping her clipboard. "Rex, don't scare me like that," she said. He pouted glumly. Holliday smiled gently at her. "She's awake but she doesn't want to see anyone right now," she said. Rex nodded and broke into a huge grin. "So, how bad did I scare you?" he asked.
"I said I didn't want to see anyone," Thirteen said, discovering Six in her doorway. "And why not?" he asked, closing the door behind him. He sat on the bed beside her. "Oh dear lord, Six please don't tell me you're going to try that father/daughter talk. If so, I'm out of here before it gets too weird," Thirteen declared. Six gave her a small smile. "You did good," he said. And then he stood to go. Thirteen watched him before laying back on her bed. Without reason, tears came to her eyes. "Aw hell," she whispered, covering her face.
"How's she doing?" Holliday asked. "I see your as curious as Rex," Six remarked. Holliday just shrugged and smile at him. "She's fine," he said. He sat, folding his hands together. They both heard a rustle and the doors opened, then closed. "So, how is she really?" Holliday asked. "She's just realizing the full extent of what she's down. Without this negative persona, she's truly is alone," he said. Holliday sat next to him."If you can bring me a sample of her father's blood, maybe, just maybe I can reverse whatever poison she worked into his system," Holliday said. Six looked at her. "Did you get all that Rex?" he asked. "Yep," Rex answered. Holliday looked first at him and then at Six. "Bobo left but Rex stayed," Six explained. Holliday smiled a little bit. "You're beginning to be too much," she said.
"Hey Rex," Thirteen called. She knocked on the door and sighed. "Rex, come on. I'm hungry and all these dang Providence idiots want to serve me is healthy crap. Wanna sneak out?" she asked. There was no answer. Thirteen crossed her arms, eyeing the door. "Respect Rex's privacy or invade it and see where he is?" she asked herself. As if listening, her nanites responded. "Good idea ladies," she said, closing her eyes. Beneath her skin her nanites surged until she found herself inside Rex's room. There were clothes everywhere. Thirteen reached down and picked up a pair of tight whiteys with motorcycles on them. "Ah, motorcycles. How cute Rex," she said. "Isn't it?" Thirteen's blood ran cold. "You didn't think you'd be rid of me that fast. You were wrong." Thirteen spun, face to face with Negative Thirteen. Negative Thirteen's neck had angry raised scars along it. Thirteen reached for her threads but realized then that she wasn't wearing her gloves. "I believe this is where you say, Ah hell," Negative Thirteen remarked. Thirteen smiled. "Not until Plan B fails," she said. Negative Thirteen looked puzzled, pondering her words. Meanwhile, Thirteen dropped Rex's (ahem) undergarments and leapt up, kicking through the air vent. "Brat!" yelled Negative Thirteen. Thirteen could see lightning dancing from the room. Fear gripped her as she realized that the lightning had invaded the vent. Her vent. "And Plan B has failed," she said. "Ah hell."
Holliday nearly dropped the beaker in her hand as the the vent behind her let out a loud clang as it clattered to the floor. Thirteen was running towards her. "Thirteen, you're out of your room?" she asked. "No time!" Thirteen gasped, grabbing Holliday's hand as she ran past. "What's the matter?" Holliday asked as Thirteen pulled her into the Petting Zoo. The doors were surrounded by an electrical current and opened to reveal Negative Thirteen. Holliday stared in horror. "Oh you have got to be kidding me," she said. "Sadly, no. Seems my friend doesn't die as easily as I wish," Thirteen said. Her main concern was getting Holliday somewhere safe before she took down Negative Thirteen. She'd done it once. How hard could it be to do it again?
I had to. I sooooo couldn't resist bringing -13 back. But she's not unscarred. I swore that this story would have thirteen chapters and gosh darnit it will! I'm so going to Hell and while I'm bringing suppose to be dead ppl back from the dead, I'm declaring that Coconuts migrate!