(And Chapter 21:)

The Stillwater Hospital was always lively despite its copious amounts of sick and injured, but today was especially busy as Prowlers bustled amongst the crowd of nurses and doctors. Robert woke with start, immediately scanning his surroundings, then down at the patient gown he was wearing.

"Well look who's finally up." Riley sat beside him, cup of applesauce in his left hand and a spoon his right as He looked over at Robert, who found it slightly amusing seeing the 6'7" brawler holding a tiny cup and spoon.

"How long was I out?" Robert asked, rubbing his head. "I remember heading for the exit in the lobby, and then just boom, pitch black."

Riley smirked. "You were out a good 30 hours..." He turned his focus back to his applesauce. "You lost a lot of blood in your knife fight with the Russian..." He looked back to Robert. "By the way, they have your friend down the hall, Room 3C, they strapped his hands but he's out cold."

Robert shook his head. "Straps won't stop him, the guys a trained to get out of anything." He pulled the IV from his arm, climbing out of the bed. "Well I would love to stay and chat..." He limped out into the hall. "But I got a killer to get too before some unlucky John Doe does." He worked his way through the crowd, moving down the Hall.

Riley smirked and shook his head, eating his applesauce. "I swear that kid is stubborn."

Robert managed to get his hand on the door handle of Room 3C before someone walked up behind him.

"What are you doing, out of bed!" A young blonde girl stood behind him, wearing a nurses outfit as she checked her clipboard then returned to staring Robert down. "You shouldn't be able to stand, let alone walk out here, Mr. Knight."

Robert sighed as he looked the girl over, something oddly familiar about her. "Look the man strapped down behind this door..."

The girl interrupted him. "Is heavily sedated and being watched by our security."

"That won't be enough, trust me..." Robert looked at the door. "Look the guy..."

The woman stopped him again. "Is harmless, at least as long as you stay out of there." She gently nudged Robert away from the door. "Come on, let's get your commando butt back to your bed before you kill yourself."

Robert raised a brow, startled by how easily she was directing him. "Have we met before, you seem awfully familiar." When they got back to the room Riley was in, Robert nodded, grabbing his wallet out of his pants. "Ok, well you left me no choice..." He turned to her, showing her the Prowler badge he was issued. "As a member of Prowler Security I am demanding to see the patient in Room 3C."

The lady scoffed as she looked to Riley, shaking her head and pointing to Robert. "Is he serious?" She looked back to Robert. "Where the hell did you guys dig this one up from?"

Riley shrugged and kept eating. "Your sister chose him, Jen." He chuckled.

Jen, the nurse, pulled out a similar badge to Roberts, showing her ID as well. "Jen Armstrong, Prowler Captain..." She returned her badge to her pocket. "Which I believe, makes me your superior..." She chuckled. "So you're the new gun my sister told me about."

Robert blinked as he processed everything, his mind still disoriented from the fight. "Armstrong..." He shook his head as everything clicked. "As in Nathan Armstrong, Laurisa dad..." He smiled. "Explains why you look familiar, you're her sister."

Jen nodded and smiled. "Now, as your superior, I am ordering you to lay back down, and get some rest..." She turned to Riley. "You too, big guy, otherwise I'll bring Michelle in here."

Before any of them could say anything more, a gun shot could be heard from down the hall. Roberts heart sank as he knew exactly which room the shot came from.

Jen grabbed her radio as she bolted out of the room, disappearing into the hysterical crowd.

Robert looked over at Riley, who was already on his feet. "Guess we're both gonna get it." He followed Jen out into the crowd, Adrenaline giving him enough strength to walk instead of limp.

The door to Room 3C was blown wide open, revealing the scene inside as The Guard was awake, wearing a patient gown as well as he held one of the Prowler guards by his neck, gun to his temple.

Robert pushed past the other guards. "Wolf, it's me..." He walked up slowly, seeing the look in the mans eyes. "It's Cap, I need you put the gun down."

The man Robert called Wolf shook his head. "You fucking blew it..." He snarled to Robert. "For fuck sakes, Cap, it took me 2 years before I was finally placed at his side..." He pointed the gun at Robert now. "I had him, and you fucked it all up!"

Robert shook his head. "Just put the gun down, Dan..." He paused. "We can settle our disputes personally, we don't need to drag anybody else into it."

Dan snarled. "Damnit, Cap, this was going to be it..." He threw the guard to the side. "The first time everything went right, first time we didn't fuck it up!"

Robert sighed and shook his head. "You know that was never a possibility..." He held his hands up as the gun was pointed at him. "Even without me, things never go according to plan."

Before Robert could react, Jen moved in front of him, looking to Dan. "Hey there..." She smiled as she slowly walked up him. "Dan, isn't it?" She managed to get through the doorway. "My name is Jen, I'm here to help you, ok?"

Dan paused, taking back by the girl not faltering, even though he had a gun. "Jen." He raised as brow as she moved closer. "Get back." He gripped the gun tightly, though he never fired on a innocent woman.

Jen smiled as she placed her hand on top of the gun, gently pushing it down. "Now now, nobody here is going to hurt you, I promise I will see to that..." Before Dan could react Jen brought a needle up to his neck, injecting a heavy dose of Morphine into him. "But you need to sleep." She caught him as he fell, laying him on the bed with surprising strength.

Robert blinked, blown away by the scene. "You just..." He looked to Jen as she walked back out, pointing to Dan. "You just disarmed and sedated that man."

Jen chuckled. "Yeah, not my first hostile situation." She walked past him and up to Riley. "Back to bed you two!"

Robert shook his head. "I couldn't even do what she did."

Riley walked up and patted him on the shoulder. "Yeah and if we don't go lay down, she'll do the same to us."

Robert nodded. "Oh yeah let's go, uhh, lay down." He scurried back to his bed. "No way I'm letting her tell me a third time, she shot that needle faster then he could react."

Riley laughed as he watched Robert run. "I'm starting to like this one." He stated as Laurisa walked up beside him from the crowd. "Kids got the spirit, that's for damn sure."

Laurisa smiled and nodded, watching Robert. "He's a Prowler, regardless of if he knows it or not."

Hours went by before Robert was finally able to change into the clothes Richard brought him. "God, I hate these things." He stated as he threw the gown in the hamper.

Richard chuckled as he shook his head. "Hey maybe you try not getting your ass handed to you and start thinking, maybe you'll spend less time in the ER that way."

Robert flipped him off as he holstered his colt. "What's the word on the Troops we apprehended?"

Richard shook his head. "I wouldn't know..." He paused. "Went to the PD to talk to one of them, and some men in suits came, flashing some fancy ID's and walked out with them."

Robert blinked. "Say what?"

"Yeah apparently they were all suspects in some international terrorist gig..." Richard looked to Robert. "That's not the shocker, the surprise was how easily Arma let them go."

Robert nodded. "Yeah well I figured suits would show up, but that is weird for the Chief to do."

"Come to think of it, Arma was acting pretty weird when I showed up..." Richard leaned against the doorway. "I mean he's always been a hardass but this time it was like I was the unwanted steph-child he was stuck with or something."

Robert raised a brow as he walked out of the room, heading for 3C. "Well that doesn't sound like him at all..." He pushed the door open, finding Dan laying up in his bed, Jen beside him handing him medicine. "Well glad to see you awake."

Dan glared at Robert as he took the pills. "What the hell are you doing here, CAP." He growled, emphasizing the Cap part sarcastically.

As he stepped into the room, Robert snarled. "Could ask you the same damn thing..." He leaned against the wall. "I went to your funeral, Dan!"

Jen looked at them both and pointed to the door. "I'mma just scoot out there." She slid to the side awkwardly before slipping outside with Richard.

Dan climbed out of the bed as he popped his neck. "You shouldn't have been here..." He looked to Robert. "I thought you were a wanted man here?"

Robert sighed. "When I joined my records were erase, I was pardoned." He leaned against the wall. "But that's not the point, what the fuck are doing in Stillwater, better yet why were you attacking Ultor tower?"

"That's classified." Dan replied as he started for the door.

Robert grabbed his arm as he walked by. "I still have my Tier 1 clearance, Wolf, tell me what's going on." It was true, when Robert left, his access remained open in case he returned.

With a low growl, Dan stopped. "Let go of my arm, or lose yours."

Robert shook his head. "Try and I will break you."

They stood there in silence as they tried to stare one another down, though neither one showing any signs of giving up.
Dan shook his head as a half-smile formed. "Damnit, Cap, You're gonna get yourself killed one day." He brought his hand up for Robert to shake.

Robert chuckled and shook his hand. "Yeah well that goes double for you, buddy."

"You two still alive in here..." The door opened slowly, from behind it two bright blue eyes could be seen, the rest of Jen hidden in case of any flying objects.

Dan gave Robert a half-smile as he looked to Jen. "So how long are you staying in Stillwater?"

"Oh I'm living here now..." Robert raises a brow at the question. "Why?"

Dan winced as he walked over to the desk where they kept his gear. "Cause since you screwed up a years long operation..." He strapped his gun to his leg, turning back to Robert. "You can help me with Plan B."

Robert chuckled and shook his head. "Dude, I left and I swore I was never going back." He turned to the door.

Dan sighed as he looked down at the ground. "Cap, it's Ivan..." He looked back up at him, his expression went from blank to slight anger. "It's The Destroyer."

Robert didn't just stop in his tracks, he almost collapsed, gripping the door knob tightly in his hands, his knuckles white. "What?" He growled out as his body began to shake. He then turned to Dan, whose expression confirmed everything he fear. "Impossible."

"I confirmed it myself, He was the there at the tower even, you're jolly giant fought him." Dan grabbed the tactical shirt of his uniform, ripping the patches off with disgust.

Robert shook his head. "Dan, we dropped an entire building complex on that fucker..." He paused. "Not even God could have survived what we did to him!"

Dan snarled as he pulled out a photo from his shirt sleeve pocket, holding it up to Roberts face. "Two weeks ago, Stillwater Docks."

Robert couldn't speak, it was him, he was sure, the same bald head and light brown stubble-beard, pale white skin, broad chiseled nose, and cold Amber eyes. "No way..." Robert backed away, as if the picture was a deadly animal, ripping the door open and storming down the hall.

Laurisa looked up as Robert neared, moving into his line of sight. "Hey did you get anything from your friend?"

Robert glanced over to her as he continue passed her, his fist clenched tightly. "Oh yeah, I got WAY more then I wanted." He continued out of the hospital, fighting passed the Prowlers outside as he climbed into the nearest escort vehicle, ripping out of the parking lot and down the road.

Laurisa blinked, in shock at the entire event. "What just..." She turned in time to see Dan pushing his way through more of the Prowlers. She walked over to him, signaling for the men to release him. "Mind explaining why one of my Agents just stormed out of your room, passed my Guards, and drove off like a mad man?" She gave Dan a stern look, crossing her arms and tapping her foot on the floor impatiently.

Dan look up at her, even though he was never afraid of conflict, her look made him slightly uneasy, which shocked him. "Trust me when I say..." He climbed to his feet, popping is neck. "You DON'T want to know." He started for the door.

Laurisa put a hand on his chest to stop him, even given her small figure, Dan could feel the hidden strength. "Try me." She said, giving him a serious stare, which only made Dan feel even more uneasy.

Dan snarled out a sigh. "Alright, but answer me this..." He looked over at her, his cold eyes locked on hers. "Are you ready for the hell that will brought upon you and your team...?" He paused. "Cause the info I am about to give you will put you and your team into the line of fire."

With a half-smile, Laurisa replied, patting him on the chest. "We're Prowlers, hell is our battlefield." She turned, walking to the exit, leaving Dan in the lobby.

Dan chuckled to himself as he watched her leave. "Yep, now I see why Cap is here." He limped out after her.

(Aaaaaand There's Chapter 21, stay tuned to find out more about Roberts past, and who Ivan is and why he is hated soo much)