Chapter 25

Poison held Kobra's head in his lap; he could feel every rock that hit the bottom of the van. Missile stared at the two brothers, feeling a pain in her heart. She was the cause of this, she was the reason Kobra was hanging in the balance of life and death.

"Poison I'm so sorry," She felt tears stinging her eyes.

"What are you sorry for honey?" Poison asked.

"For what happened to Kobra and Ghoul. If you just gave me to Korse they'd be okay." The tears fell down her dirty cheeks, leaving a trail behind them.

"Missile what happened isn't your fault, it's no one's. If I would've handed you over to Korse we'd be all dead, and so would you." Poison stated.

"You don't know that. Maybe Korse would've just taken me and none of you guy's would've gotten hurt." Missile choked out.

"I do know that, Korse is a killing machine, killing is what he's made to do. He would've killed us all." Poison said in a fatherly tone.

"He's right Missile, we did what was best for everyone, even if people got hurt it was for the best." Pony smiled sitting down next to the young girl.

"How exactly was it best for Ghoul and Kobra? They got hurt because of me." Missile cried.

"No they did not get hurt because of you. They got hurt because of Korse; it was no one's fault but his." Pony said trying to get Missile to believe him. Missile sniffled and wiped her tears away. She just nodded, she felt and looked exhausted.

Poison looked down at Kobra, who had remained deathly still the entire time. Poison checked his pulse and it was the same as before. Slow and faint.

"Where are we stopping? Kobra really needs attention." Poison asked.

"We are stopping at the radio station. I know they know where that it but, it's the best place for Kobra. We have the most medical supplies there." Dr. D stated.

"And how close are we?" Poison questioned.

"About ten miles," Cherri replied.

Poison nodded and was praying his brother would hang on until then.

Ghoul winced as he sat up in the back seat.

"Jet…..where's Kobra?" Ghoul was worried about his friend, last time he'd seen him he was unconscious.

"He's in the van with the others; you two sure got the shit beaten out of you." Jet answered.

"Did he wake up?" Ghoul asked.

"Nah, he was out cold. But don't worry, he should be fine." Jet was trying to convince Ghoul and him. "Did Korse tell you what he wants with Missile?"

"No, he's not stupid. Whatever BL/ind is planning, they are making sure no one knows about it." Ghoul sighed.

Jet took a deep breath, "Also Korse mention something about Poison's family…..did he mention anything about that to you?"

"No, what did Korse say?" Ghoul was just as surprised as anybody else.

"He said something about Poison missing Bandit's childhood, and something about her being a cute child." Jet reported.

"Now why would Korse know anything about Bandit?" Ghoul was very confused.

"I have no idea." Jet shook his head, and then he saw the van pulling up next to the radio station. Jet stopped the car and got out. He helped Ghoul stand up. They walked over to the van, where Pony and Poison were carrying Kobra out of the van.

Ghoul cringed as he saw his friend being taken into the station. Kobra looked dead, he was limp and pale. If Jet hadn't had told him he was alive, Ghoul would think he just lost one of his best friends. Jet helped Ghoul walk inside and he set him down on a stool. Dr. D, Cherri and Missile walked in.

"Ghoul! I'm so happy to see you!" Missile grinned, she fought the urge to run over to him and hug him.

"Thanks Missile, I'm glad to see you too," Ghoul laughed.

"Where'd they take Kobra?" Jet asked.

"We have a medical room in the back, it isn't much but it's better than nothing." Dr. D answered. Jet nodded and left the room. He went to the back of the station and surely enough there was a room. He'd never known this room ever existed. Ray heard Dr. D mention something about getting Ghoul cleaned up before he opened the door and walked into the room.

Poison was holding Kobra's lifeless hand, while Pony cleaned up his face with antibiotics. Jet walked up behind Poison and he placed his hand on his shoulder. Poison looked up at Jet and smiled weakly. Poison had tears running down his face, he had remained strong for so long. Now all he cared about was Kobra.

Pony threw away the cloth he was using and pulled out some stitching equipment.

"He's going to need stitches on those gashed on his face. Sadly butterfly stitches won't cover it." Pony explained. Poison nodded and he had to look away as Pony got to work.

Minutes passed and soon enough Pony finished with the stitches, he then put some bandages over them so they would stay as clean as possible.

"Poison can you help me remove his shirt, I need to see what's been done to his ribs." Pony asked.

"Of course," Poison nodded and gently let go of Kobra's hand. Pony and Poison slowly took off Kobra's jacket and shirt.

Kobra's torso was covered with multiple bruises, varying in color from dark purple to dark blue. Jet stared at his friend, he thought Ghoul had looked bad, but this…this was torture. Jet thought of how much pain Kobra must've been in, Jet took a deep breath. But he couldn't do it….he couldn't look at Kobra anymore; he had to excuse himself from the room.

"I can't tell if he has internal damage, but it looks to me as if he only has several broken ribs." Pony stated.

"And if he does have internal damage?" Poison looked at Pony who sighed.

"You know Poison, he'll die. But let's not jump to the worse. We'll wrap him up real tight and hope for the best…okay?" Pony nodded.

"Right," Poison bit his lip. Pony got out a huge roll of bandages and Poison helped him wrap Kobra's torso. After they were done with that Pony sighed.

"That's really all we can do for now. Just don't lose faith Poison. He'll make it okay?" Pony patted Poison's shoulders before exiting the room.

Poison looked down at Kobra. His face was no longer bloody but bruised. Poison grabbed a chair from the corner and brought it up next to the wooden table that Kobra was on. Poison looked around for a blanket and luckily he found one. He grabbed it and covered Kobra with it.

"There we go…..we don't want you to be cold now do we?" Poison smiled as tears fell from his eyes. He grabbed Kobra's hand.

"Mikey you listen to me, and you listen good. You're not leaving me, there's no way in hell this is the end for you. You can't let BL/ind take you, please Mikey, please don't go. I know you're strong you just have to fight for it. Fight to live, I don't think I'd be able to go on without you Mikey. You are my little brother. You are not supposed to die before me, or did you not read the handbook?" Poison laughed to himself."Mikey I love you so much, and I'm sorry I wasn't able to protect as I should have. But don't give up…..please come back. Wake up Mikey. This is not how it's supposed to end remember? We are going to get our wives and families back. We are going to see the downfall of BL/ind, and we are get two houses right next to each other. Mikey I love you and you just can't leave me…..you just can't."