I look out the window. Kitty hasn't returned yet. Ryder will be worried.

"Axel, can you hand me that wrench?" Ryder asks. Where working on his ATV, again.

I pick up the wrench and hurry it over. "Are you worried about Mommy?" I ask.

"Yeah." Ryder said as he tightened whatever it's called.

I sigh. Ryder's too lost in thoughts to conversate. I tried one more time. "What's your favorite ice cream?" I asked.

"Chocolate. Hand me the screw driver please." I toss him the screw driver. "Done."

He seemed to think about something, like a plan of some sort. "Ryder, what are you thinking about?"

He doesn't hear me, instead, his Puppad rings. "Ryder here. Kitty? What happened?" Ryder sits down, a stunned look on his face. I reach up and take a peek over his shoulder.

Kittypaw was covered in blood. "My jet crashed, I hit the eject button, but had a rough landing. I had thorns from my ears to my tail!"

"Mom, Ryder's acting weird." I tattle.

"Axel, this is not the time to worry your mother. Go bring me Marshall." He demands.

"Wait, what do you mean weird? Ryder, did you-" Kitty starts.

"I'm fine, I was just thinking."

RYDER'S POV-

I sigh, Axel didn't have to go off on me like that. Kitty doesn't need to know what I'm planning yet.

I hang up and tell Marshall to make sure Kitty stopped bleeding. Then I told Rocky to go fix her vehicle. Axel heard the word 'fix' and wanted to help, so he went too. Finally, I have some time to myself.

I walk into the kitchen and grab my bag of spicy doritos. (The only spicy food I can tolerate!) Next, I sit down with my notebook and start planning my exit.

Okay, I can't shut lockdown off, that's too obvious. What if I use my air patrol gear like Scarlet did?

Speaking of Scarlet, she walked in whining for milk. I slam my notebook shut and pour her a bowl of milk. I didn't want her to see that I'm sneaking out.

I run up to my room and finish thinking of ways to escape.

I woke into a dream of me running from Maximus again. I know what's coming, so I scream. She shoots, but I duck.

"Dammit! Stay still! You can't escape your fate!" She yells.

I keep running. She shoots again and pain hits me in the leg. I fall, but try desperately to crawl away, writhing in agony. "Please! Leave me alone!"

"Oh, don't worry. You'll only be lying here dying for a few hours!" She draws her gun once more.

"NO! HELP!" I scream. Three shots hit me. One in the other leg and another two on my arm. I cry out. "Stop! Please! OW!" She shoots me on the neck and I scream once more.

"You'll die from blood loss." She shoots me four more times then walks off. I'm in so much pain, I can't even tell where she shot me.

"Ryder!" I thought I heard Chase's voice, I must be hallucinating.

"Ryder! Wake up!" Scarlet shouts. "Seizure alert!"

I feel teeth on my arm and wake up twitching. I gasp for breath as my head jerks to the side. "OW!"

"Calm down, Chase get Kittypaw!" She yowls.

My arm jerks. I gasp as it snaps. Then, my head twitches again, and everything goes black.

Axel's POV-

I stare wide eyed into Ryder's bedroom as he shrieks. Kittypaw comes running from behind me, leaving a trail of blood.

"Wait! You can't help Ryder until I finish dressing your wounds!" Marshall yells.

Kittypaw ignores him and rushes into Ryder's room. "Rouwf, rouwf! Midazolam!" She gives Ryder the shot and I get kind of queasy. He's passed out!

She puts her paw on his neck and a look of concentration comes across her face. "Rouwf! Epinephrine!" She gives him another shot and I turn tail and flee. She just stabbed him twice with that shot thingy! I dash outside and throw up. Why was his arm twisted? I threw up again.

Skye hurries over. "Axel! Are you okay?"

I can't help myself, "Why did Kitty stab him?"

"She had to get the medicine in him, he's okay. Just a bit shaky." she soothes.

"Why was his arm twisted?"

"It's broken. Ryder will be fine, he's had broken bones before." She replied.

"Will Kittypaw heal him?" I ask, feeling queasy once more.

"No need. The cast will protect Ryder's arm while it heals itself. It'll take longer, but Ryder's fine. Just a bad seizure. Come on, I'll show you." She leads me back into Ryder's room.

"What about the twitching?" I stop, afraid to see that happen again.

"Axel, that twitching is called a seizure, they only last a few minutes. Ryder won't spaz out again for a long time." She says, giving me a tail wag. "I promise."

Shaking, I follow Skye to where Ryder is lying with Kittypaw licking his face. He groans.

"Come on, wake up…"

Marshall stands beside Kittypaw, speechless. "He's never had a seizure that bad before!" I cringe at the thought.

"Calm down everyone! If you're going to voice your worries, leave the room! He's traumatized!" Kittypaw shouts.

Ryder looked at Kittypaw, eyes wide with horror. "Kittypaw! You need a bath!" He gasped.

Kittypaw turned around. "But, I got one yesterday! Surely I'm fine?"

Ryder stares for a minute, then says. "Kittypaw, you're covered from nose to tail in blood! You need a bath!"

"I refuse to leave you with those inconsiderate idiots while you're in shock, you're welcome!" She growled, then she playfully jumped over Ryder and nudged him to a sitting position.

Ryder looks at Kittypaw with a dull expression. Kittypaw then climbs into his lap and gives him Service Fox Anxiety Treatment. She's told me about this several times.

Ryder sighs and pulls her close, then he cries. The idea is Kittypaw will get into that position, and Ryder will cry. It actually helps him feel better afterward.

I padded to the bed and tried to climb up. Then, Ryder screamed. Me and Kittypaw jumped back, startled.