"What would be a good morning without my sister? I'd thought I'd say hello." She smiled and quietly sat beside her. Mandy's body then fell light and she rested her chin on her hands. Frank slyly smiled then politely asked Columbia to prepare breakfast. By using a typical seduction of rephrased words of Eddie, she left with a bright smile.

"You seem rather...uncomfortable baby." She sighed, feeling like she lost almost all of her strength. Not having the ability nor the patience to argue, the girl forced herself up and managed a light smile. "I'm fine Frank. Really I am." She lightly kissed his cheek while attempting to balance on her tip toes.

"Mandy." He seriously spoke and felt her forehead. Her skin was now quite cold. "Huh?" "Please don't lie to me." She giggled. "I'd never lie to you Frank. You know that. I love you." The transvestite set a hand on her chest then sighed. Her heartbeat was rather irregular. "We'll be right back Columbia." He walked with Mandy over to the elevator. "Okee dokee Frankie!" She happily chirped.

"Where are we going?" Frank stood behind her with his fingertips on her shoulders.

"How many floors does this castle have?" She innocently asked as the elevator rose a few floors. "Five Mandy baby. The castle has five floors." "Cool! Aws.." She almost lost her balance as the elevator stopped at the laboratory. Frank thankfully caught her and carefully walked with her to another operating table similar to the one from last night. Mandy tried to pull away and started to fight her way out. "No! I don't know what you want but I don't care! I hate you!" She kicked her legs and attempted to elbow him. "Mandy." He whispered and locked her with an arm around her waist. "Mandy. Calm down...Calm down." She groaned then burst into tears, confused as her bolt of energy was gone. "Where am I?"

Frank lay her on the table and untied her robe. "Let me go!" Mandy clenched her teeth then stopped as the lights of the lab dimmed. "Frank." She hiccuped. "I'm scared." "Shh...Don't be scared baby. Close your eyes." He picked up a small probe and coated it with a gel-like substance. "I said I'm not.." Frank dressed in his green gown and pink gloves before answering. "Yes. And I believe you. But I am a doctor Mandy." He wiped her eyes with a light smile.

She tilted her head then sniffled. "What does that have to do with anything?" The girl sighed. "Am I...going to die?" Mandy started to cry again. "No no no baby you're not going to die. Just relax. It won't hurt." He continuously rubbed her forehead. "Are...you sure?" The girl started to shake. "Close your eyes..Close your eyes." Mandy did so as the probe traveled along her stomach. "Good girl." He whispered as her insides appeared on the monitor. Frank then narrowed his eyes, noticing a minuscule organism below her left lung. He shivered before continuing. Another was shown below her stomach and he wiped his eyes. 'No. NO! Damn it Riff Raff!' After settling down, the doctor pulled over a set of tools.

"Mandy?" Frank lightly placed a hand on her shoulder. Her eyes opened. "Hi." She smiled. His love's voiced caused him to turned away and wipe his eyes once again. 'For pete's sake, not the eyeliner!' "You're being very brave baby." He sighed and picked up an anesthetic needle. She started to cry again and nervously covered her body with her robe. "Please don't hurt me!"

"Baby take a deep breath. It will only hurt for a minute." "Just tell me what's going on!" He blinked, rubbing her stomach in an effort to relax her. Her body lay back on the table. "I found the cause of your illness Mandy. I'm going to put you under okay?" He swabbed her left forearm then inserted the two inch needle into her skin. Mandy clenched her teeth then groaned. "When.." She sniffled. "..will it be over?" "An hour at most baby. Sleep well Mandy." He softly kissed her forehead. "Uhh." Her eyelids fell heavy.

"Shh.." Her body fell almost numb and she lost consciousness within two minutes. Frank sighed and ejected the needle. The doctor then squeamishly picked a surgical knife then set it down. 'She'll be fine.' He assured himself and picked it back up. The knife slowly made an incision just below her rib cage. With a pair of tweezers, he carefully cleared away her muscle tissue and slowly removed the green Transylvanian cell before continuing to clear the last one.

Frank nervously looked at Mandy, hoping she wouldn't wake up. Her first incision was bandaged while another was made under her moderate stomach fat.

Her eyes tightened. He softly chuckled as he pulled it out. 'It's a boy.' As soon as her other wound was bandaged, he softly kissed her left knuckle. "Mandy. I'm sorry." She coughed then slowly opened her eyes half way.

"Is it a girl?" She whispered then shut her eyes again with a straight face.

Next thing she knew, thirty minutes later she was back in his bedroom. Her robe had been removed and one bandage wrapped around her waist while another was below her stomach.

Another covered a small bruise from her shot. Upon her forehead was a cold washcloth. "I..Why am I? Did I get in a fight?"

Frank exhaustedly sighed and hung up his gown and gloves back in his lab. "Thank god." He stood up and went to check on Columbia in the kitchen. "Baby. Whe.." "Right here Frankie." She smiled, handing him a cup of coffee.

"Is Mandy okay?" He sighed and gestured her to a table. "Mandy's fine. But she won't be doing a lot for the next week." Columbia blinked and started to tear up as well. "Is she okay? What happened Frankie?" "Well it appears..." He cleared his throat. "Do you remember when I told you about my life back home and how you can get sick by little 'bugs'?" "Yeah. Why?" "Well the rays from Riff Raff's gun managed to sneak in a few under her skin. After a few procedures, she's now upstairs resting. Alive and well." He lightly smiled and felt her cheek. "Yay!" She smiled and gave him a tight hug. He hummed. "I'm not going to bother her then." The groupie sat back down and nibbled on a piece of toast.

"Good idea. The more sleep she gets, the faster she'll regain her strength. Now I'll be right back." "Wait!" "Yes?" He turned around. "Can she eat? I made her some toast in the shape of two M's and poured a glass of orange juice." Columbia smiled. "I'm sure she'll get hungry sooner or later." Frank smiled and kissed her forehead.

There was a soft knock on Frank's bedroom door. Mandy was too tired to speak and just looked at him. "Morning baby." Her eyes closed again. "What happened..to me? Why am I so..dead?" 'Does she know already?' "Mandy. You see, I'm not.." "From this planet. I know. Columbia told me. I love you anyway." He hummed and set the plate and glass on his dresser. "Hm. Anyway, Back at my home planet there are these little green organisms that limit your mobility and drain your energy. That's what your sickness was. Now there's good news and bad news that comes with that." Mandy quietly yawned. "Really? What's that?" "The good news is that I was able to remove each one in your body. But the bad news is that you'll have to miss a few days of work to recover."

"I actually don't mind that." She giggled. He chuckled. "I thought you wouldn't. So. Now that that's settled, Why don't you eat." Frank assisted Mandy as she sat up and took the cloth, drying her forehead. "Ow. Shi.." The transvestite handed her the plate then gently listened to her heart with a stethoscope. 'Good.' She blinked then lay back down.

She smiled as her fingers began to fiddle with the sheets. "Can I stand up at least?" He dropped the scope back in a dresser drawer. "Only if myself or Columbia is present. Safety precautions if you will." Frank looked into her eyes, rubbing her forehead. A quiet hum slipped through her lips. "Love you." "Love you too baby. Can I get you anything?" "Can you hand me my phone in my bag please. So I can explain what happened to.."

Frank smiled as he had a rather interesting idea. He took her phone and dialed his number. Her eyes widened. "What are you doing?" She shouted in a whisper. *"This is Brian."* "Guess who." Frank smirked. *"Frank? Wait. Isn't this Mandy's number?"* "She's not here at the moment. Please leave a message after the hiss." He made an almost threatening sound. Mandy shivered. *"Huh. I see. So why are you calling? It's almost twelve."* He locked the shop door for the day.

"Well you see darling, Too much fun can lead to disastrous results." Brian felt his heart skip a beat. "Hello?" Frank's tone turned back to normal. *"Wait. What are you talking about? Is Mandy okay?"* Brian scowled. Now he was mad. *"What did you do to her?"* "Oh don't be so overprotective. She's fine. Shall I display the evidence?" He growled. *"I'm going to kill you Frank."*

Mandy roughly elbowed him in the chest and grabbed her phone out of his hand. "I'm sorry. I didn't ask for that." *"Oh thank god. Are you okay sweetheart?"* "I'm okay. But I don't want to scare you." *"You are scaring me girl."* Brian wiped his eyes. *"Where are you right now? I just closed the shop."* Frank glared at her and she scowled back." "Remember the bar you dropped me off at? There's...Well there's a castle a few miles beyond it." 'A castle? Did he mess with her head too?' *"Okay. I'll be right over babe. Love you."* "You too." She hung up the phone and closed her eyes. "Way to give someone a heart attack." "Don't get smart with me! I saved your life and this is how you treat me?"

Ignoring that, Mandy opened her eyes. "That's how you treat other people? You hurt then seduce them into thinking you were right all along? Aren't you the sharpest knife in the drawer." She finished her last sentence with sarcasm. "Uhuh. Well I'm glad you think so. I'll find a good use for you then." He slyly smiled then kissed her forehead. With her free hand she tried to push him off. Her eyes turned into the eyes of a scared child. His makeup caused him to look even more threatening.

Her body then shivered as he pulled his stethoscope back out and moved it across her torso, taking a few mental notes. He muttered a few words to himself as he did. Mandy could have sworn she heard the word 'faint'. "Frank?" She quietly spoke up in a shaky voice. He continued to mutter as he put the scope back. "Not too much longer." "U..Until what?" "Well, although you are shorter than Rocky, I'm sure I can fix that." His face remained straight. "I simply can't put Columbia through all that trouble. That would be rude. So yes, That would be you my dear."

"I'm sorry!" A tear dripped down her right cheek. "I didn't mean to.." "And now you expect me to forgive you don't you." She covered her mouth with the sheets after wiping her eyes with it.

He calmly exhaled then cleared his throat. "Mandy." She hid her head under the covers. "Mandy I didn't mean to scare you baby. I'm not going to hurt you." "Are.." She hiccuped. "..you sure?" "Yes. I promise." Her red eyes met his and he sat on the bed beside her. "You're so sweet when you smile Mandy. Come on." Mandy sighed and tried to relax first. He did so himself and patiently wait for her. She sighed then looked around the room. 'I don't forgive him but I don't want to upset him again.' "You don't have to forgive me Mandy. I just want to see you smile again." She slowly sat up then smiled. Frank bore his teeth and rested her head on his shoulder. "I love you Mandy."

The doorbell rang and he lay her body back down. "I'll be right back." He left to go answer it. Mandy groaned. "I really don't understand what he wants." Her eyes widened. "Does..he want me as a sex toy?" She clenched her teeth. "I knew it."