Hound isn't surprised that Bulma, Bumblebee, and Cade are by Jamie. As always, he worried something is wrong and relieved that Jamie is still stable. Everyone knew it would be awhile before she started improving and aware of Vegeta's plan's outcomes. They hoped Vegeta gave Jamie enough energy to give her the strength to fight the flare-up and recover.
"You left them with Vegeta? I don't trust him not to start a fight."
"He will not in front of the girls. I'm not staying long. You two need to sleep."
"That didn't stop Drift last night," Cade joked, "you two don't have to leave."
"I'd rather he or Crosshairs come here than me."
"You still thinking J.R.'s theory is possible?"
"I don't know, but they need to be with all three girls."
Bulma listened to them but said nothing.

Hound returned by midnight. Crosshairs, Drift, and Hound are relieved the two girls were still asleep. They doubted it meant one or both wouldn't wake up in the middle of the night. They didn't expect Bulma to walk in fifteen minutes later.
"What are you doing here? You know they're asleep. Don't tell me you will stay until either of them wake up?" Drift says.
Bulma's silence answers Drift's question.
"No, Bulma, you need to sleep. You can't take care of Jamie while you're tired. We can take care of these two," Crosshairs says. Both of them didn't want Bulma to watch either of the girls go through a panic attack and give herself more stress.
"Fine, you know you can wake me if you need help," Bulma walks out of the room.

Crosshairs carried J.R. to another room, concerned either of the girls would wake the other. He planned to stay with Drift but periodically check on J.R. even though Hound stayed with her.
"You don't have to stay here," Drift says once Crosshairs comes back in the room and sits on the other chair.
"After what Jayce heard you say, I better stay," Crosshairs tells him.

Fifteen minutes later, Crosshairs and Drift watch Jayce move to her side while trying to keep the pillow over her head.
"Leave her for now," Drift tells Crosshairs and walks out of the room. Crosshairs looks at Jayce, unsure if Drift knows she's ok or still refusing to give her painkillers. He walks out of the room and finds Drift sitting on the floor by the wall.
"I was leaving her alone until she woke up. I think she's trying to sleep while dealing with the headache," Drift says as Crosshairs sits next to him.
"You will let her?"
"If she's able to go back to sleep. I know I will have to get her to take painkillers to drink the nutrition drink."
"I know you're tired of watching them deal with this crap and use drugs on them daily, we all hate it, but you know how bad they'd be, though J.R.'s been bad these past few days. I'm thinking that's how both girls would be if Jayce wasn't dealing with headaches and dizziness. I hope this never happens again."
"You know Jadin will try again," Hound says as he walks up to them.
"I know," Crosshairs says in a sad tone. They sat quietly for five minutes before they watched J.R. run out of the room and towards Bulma's lab.
Shit. Crosshairs thinks as he, Drift, and Hound run after her. He catches up to her and gets her to sit on the floor.
"Stop," he says as he tries to get J.R. to stop fighting him. Drift and Hound watch him, unaware Jayce is also watching them.
Crap, J.R., what was it this time?
She tries not to think about what could have scared J.R. as she goes back to the bed.
Crosshairs knew J.R. wasn't calming down, so he picked her up and carried her back to the room.
"Shit, what the hell scared her?" Hound asks.
"She's scared Jamie won't recover, and not seeing any of us scares her," Drift sighed, "I worry Jayce is the same way, but she's too bothered by the headache and dizziness."
The two of them went to check on Jayce. They found her sitting on the edge of the bed.

"What's she scared about?" Jayce asked.
"It's ok," Drift assured her as he sat on the bed next to her. He hoped that would be a good enough answer, not sure how Jayce would take hearing how J.R. thinks Jamie died, and the Autobots are gone if she doesn't see any of the Autobots. He got her to lie down on the bed with him, hoping she'd fall asleep soon. Hound looked at Vegeta.
Geez, guess he couldn't hear J.R., and Jayce is oddly quiet.
He watched the tears roll down Jayce's face for a few seconds before going to the other room.

As he assumed, Crosshairs is laying in bed with J.R., trying to get her to calm down.
"It's ok," he heard Crosshairs say before sitting in the hallway close to Jayce's room, hating how upset the girls are.

Drift walks out of the room fifteen minutes later.
"She fell asleep."
"Were you trying to avoid using the syringe?"
"I'm tired of using them, but if she took longer to fall asleep, I'd use it. Hopefully, she stays asleep."
Drift goes to see if he can help Crosshairs. J.R. is a little calm but still crying.

Damn it; she's terrified. There's nothing more I can do to help Crosshairs.
"You want a sedation syringe? He asks Crosshairs, standing next to the bed.
"I'm trying not to, but you better give me one." Drift goes to get a syringe and gives it to Crosshairs.
"You want me to help? Jayce is asleep."
"No, I got it."

Drift left the room and sat on the floor next to Hound.
"She's that bad?"
"Yes, I know they're both scared Jamie won't recover, but I can't believe J.R. Is this scared." He goes back into Jayce's room.
So are you. Hound stays by the room, waiting for Crosshairs to come by.

A half-hour passes before Crosshairs walks up to him, sighing as he leans against the wall.
"Don't even ask."
I can't believe how bad they're getting.
He goes into Jayce's room ten minutes later, relieved Jayce is asleep. Crosshairs tells Drift how he had to give in and use the sedation drugs on J.R. Neither of them are sure what to do about J.R. Though Jayce is dealing with a persistent headache and dizziness. They didn't like how scared J.R. is. Crosshairs wasn't sure if he could see Jamie. It was becoming harder to do so and keep Jayce and J.R. calm and not neglecting themselves.
"You want to go back and see Jamie?" Crosshairs asks.
"I don't know..." Drift says, looking at Jayce.
"She's not like J.R... yet. She'll be ok with me here. J.R. will be asleep for a while."
I know you're worried Jamie will decline again and want to be with her more.
Crosshairs watched Drift leave the room. Hound watched Drift walk down the hall before going into the room. Crosshairs tells him he can go back with Drift, but Hound stayed, so Drift didn't have to worry about returning to help with the girls.
"... he's really worried about Jamie after seeing her flatline; add how much he's hating how bad Jayce and J.R. are doing. I know he's worried about how bad Jamie could be..." Crosshairs hated how they still have to think if Jamie recovers and not when.
"We're all thinking the same. Go with Drift for a while; J.R. will be asleep until at least eight. I can handle Jayce."
"No, I'm leaving Drift alone for now. It would be great if I could tell him to stay in Cade's dimension, but I know Jayce will want him here."

Crosshairs didn't go back to Cade's dimension, and he wasn't expecting Drift to be back four hours later. He was trying not to worry, but it's impossible.
"She's fine, Crosshairs, still stable. I don't want to leave Jayce and J.R. for long," Drift says before sitting by Jayce.
Damn it, I know you want to stay with Jamie, but you know Jayce and J R. need us. I don't think the others can help us as they have been able to. Crosshairs sighed and sat the other chair next to Drift. Hound is leaning on the wall several feet away from where Vegeta slept.

No one said a word until Vegeta woke up fifteen minutes later, not liking how Crosshairs and Drift are near Jayce.
"What the hell are you two doing here?" He asks, angrily but not yelling.
Though they were mad at Vegeta for already starting shit, Crosshairs and Drift just left the room to avoid waking up Jayce while arguing with Vegeta.
"Idiot, you don't even know what kind of night the girls had," Hound tells him about what happened.
"... Drift doesn't even want to stay away from them for long, and I wouldn't be surprised if Crosshairs is the same way."
"Damn it. It's surprising Jayce didn't wake up from a nightmare. I know it doesn't mean she won't anymore. How long before this nightmare is over?" Vegeta sighs before leaving the room.

He didn't think Crosshairs and Drift would wait in the hallway, but he walked by them. Crosshairs and Drift go back into the room. Hound tells them he informed Vegeta about what happened with J.R. and how Vegeta wasn't pleased to hear it. They hated there was nothing they could do and worried Jayce was like J.R., and every day that goes by, they become more scared about Jamie, and they neglect themselves.
"You two want to go back before they're both awake?" Hound asked.
"I don't know," Crosshairs says. Drift doesn't answer. Hound walks out of the room.
Crap, after last night, I don't think either of them will go back to Cade's dimension. I wouldn't even bring Jayce and J.R. back there. I can't believe how bad they're doing.
Hound wasn't expecting Bulma and Cade to be awake this early. Trying not to worry, he walked up to them to see what they were doing.

"How long have you been here?" Bulma asks as she walks towards the table.
"Five minutes," Hound watched her get some supplies.
"I doubt we'll see any changes, but I need to make sure the chemical level isn't rising."
Cade and Hound could tell Bulma hated how she couldn't say there'd be a good chance Jamie would finally start improving.
"It's ok, Bulma. We know it'll be some time before Jamie improves."
"You can't change how fast Jamie recovers. I know you hate how bad the girls, Crosshairs, and Drift are doing with all this. We all hate it and watching Jamie like this."

"You still don't want to leave Jamie?" Hound whispered, waiting for Bulma to open a portal.
"You've seen how fast she can decline. She may be stable, but her vitals are still low. You've read the monitor." Cade replies, "besides, what can I do that Crosshairs and Drift haven't to help Jayce and J.R.? The last time I came with Bulma, they were scared, thinking something happened to Jamie."
"Doesn't matter; they're not doing good mentally."
"Let's go, Hound," Bulma says. The two of them go back to Bulma's dimension. Cade sat by Jamie.
Damn it, come on, Jamie. I hope you have enough strength to fight this now. I worry this will still last at least a month. I don't know how much more we can take.

Bulma and Hound walked into the room. By now, Crosshairs brought J.R. back to the room Jayce is in.
She knows I brought her to a different room last night, but I think she'd still be scared not seeing Jayce.
Bulma could tell by looking at Crosshairs and Drift, J.R. didn't have a good night. She knew the only reason Jayce didn't get upset seeing J.R. upset is because she was uncomfortable. However, if she took the painkillers, she most likely wouldn't have slept all night.
"What are you doing here this early, anyway?" Crosshairs asks.
"Blood tests. I need to make sure the level of the chemical isn't rising. I don't think it started going down yet. It could be at least a week before that happens," Bulma walks out of the room.
"Damn it. I know Bulma is guessing, but I hope she's right. Even if she is, this shit could still go on for weeks." Drift sighed.
Something is bothering him and most likely Crosshairs. Hound thought as he insisted the two of them go back to Cade's dimension.
"No," both Crosshairs and Drift say.
"You've seen how bad J.R. is and after what she did the other day. They both hated how we left them," Crosshairs argues.
Yeah, something is bothering both of them. Hound wasn't sure how to get Crosshairs and Drift to go. Maybe Bulma can get them to go, or they'll go after seeing the girls will be ok.