An hour later, Columbia returned to the castle with a devastated Frank sitting on his throne in the ballroom. "Aw. Frankie's heartbroken. Maybe I can cheer him up." She smiled and ran in to sit on his lap. "Not now Columbia." He looked away and sighed. She pouted and stood back up.
'You obviously have a blooming romance on the horizon.' He thought bitterly. "What do girls like yourself seek in a man? In terms of love?"
Columbia tried not to giggle. "Well Mandy is different obviously. She doesn't like dresses, perfume, that kind of stuff. Eddie used to take me on midnight rides on his motorcycle and we'd go out for ice cream. We'd then watch the sunrise and.." "Brilliant! Thank you baby!" He quickly kissed her on the cheek and strolled out of the room to the garage. "Frank! Wait!" She ran to catch up with him.
Frank slipped off his heels and put on his feminine pair of black boots. "Are you sure you know how to work that thing?" "Why of course I do!" He snapped and put on Eddie's helmet. "I saw that naiive charm with no muscle ride it plenty of times." "I think you're getting a little too indulged in this Frankie." "Nonsense." He put on his leather jacket. "Besides. Where will I find a better woman than that Janet?" "Frank wait!" She ran after him as he drove off.
Soon enough, Frank crashed into the fence gate and hit his head hard on the pavement. Columbia clenched her teeth and rushed over. She looked over and noticed a rip in his jacket. Columbia quickly removed his helmet and shook his shoulder. His eyes were closed. "Frankie? Frank!" She groaned and took out her cell phone to dial Dr. Cosmo. "You always let your cockiness get the better of you!"
*"Dr. Cosmo McKinley."* He hummed. "Frank's hurt! He crashed a motorcycle and.." *"Ah Columbia. So nice to hear from you dear. Now is he conscious?"* "No. He's not. That's why I'm calling you!" She panicked. "I think he cut himself too." *"Alright. Stay calm. Nation and I will be right over."* "Thank you!" She hung up and sat in the dewed grass waiting for them.
Once they arrived, Columbia burst into tears. "Oh dear." His sister knelt down and undid his jacket and corset. "Yes. He is bruised up pretty badly." Nation went to get a stretcher and Cosmo lifted him onto it to bring him inside. "Now what exactly happened Columbia?" "Well Frank likes this girl. Her name is Mandy. She accidentally made him mad and he hurt her. And he wanted to make it up to her by driving her along the beach." "Ah. Love." Nation looked dreamily at her brother with a smile.
"I see. Well. While I look him over, why don't you report the incident to her?" "Oh no. She's going to be mad." Columbia cleared her throat and called her. *"Hello?"* "Mandy? Are you home or at the store?" *"Uh. I was just on my way home. Why?"* "Frank got in an accident." *"What?"* She cried. *"What happened?"* "I'll explain when I get there. Stay put." Mandy hung up her phone and burst into tears. "Damn it!"
"Nation? She doesn't have a ride. Can you.." "Oh of course! Anything for you Columbia. Come on." She brought her to a white open roofed car parked on the curb and drove off. "Now where does she live?" "Oh. She just finished a work shift. It's not that far." "Ah I see."
Mandy backed up to the glass window for a second as the car pulled up then got in. "What happened?" She gulped then looked at the older woman. "I'm sorry. I'm Mandy. Nice to meet you." She added quickly and held out a hand. "Nation McKinley. Wonderful to meet you dear." She started the car again.
"Frank crashed Eddie's motorcycle." "What?" She broke into tears again. "He was knocked unconscious." Mandy hid her face in her arms. "Shit. Just shit!" She shouted. Nation didn't mind her language and pulled up to the castle. Mandy sighed and jumped out of the car without opening the door and ran into the castle. She blinked and saw the bald man who arrived at the castle a day before.
"I..I'm Mandy. I'm Frank's..girlfriend." She held out a shaking hand. "Oh dear. It's alright. Frank is just fine. I'm Dr. Cosmo McKinley." He held her hand. "Oh good." She sighed in relief. "Yes. He just suffered from a few cuts along the waist, forehead, and chest. As well as a minor concussion but he'll be fine." "Did he lose a lot of blood?" He pressed his lips. "Well.." "I will donate my own." She trembled a little. "..yes he did. Perhaps a pint or two at the most." "Shoot. Does the blood type matter at all? I'm A positive." "No no. It doesn't. But what does matter is your health. Do you smoke?" "No sir." "Do you drink?" No. I don't." "Alright. Excellent. Come with me." Mandy sighed and followed Cosmo into a violet painted room of the castle with Frank laying on the stretcher in the corner. Looking at him bandaged from the waist down, she sighed. She quietly walked over and gently kissed him on the lips. "You'll be okay Frank. I promise." She sat on the other stretcher on the opposite side of the room and sighed. Dr. Cosmo checked her heartbeat. "Adrenaline rush. I'm sorry." He hummed with a smile. "That's quite alright. Just relax." Mandy slowly breathed in and out.
"Good. Now lay down please." Mandy sighed. "I'm sorry. Can I sit up instead?" "I'd prefer that you lay down. There is a possibility you may start to feel dizzy." "Okay." She took off her baseball cap, undid the clip in her hair and took off her shirt, not caring that she was just in her bra underneath. She lay her body down with a sigh. "Alright." He opened a plaid blue box and took out a four inch needle. "That's big." She shivered. "Yes. Medical procedures are quite advanced back in Transylvania. You can look away if you want to." She huffed. "It's alright."
Cosmo cleaned her right forearm. "Relax." Mandy watched as the needle pierced her skin and whimpered. "Good. Halfway done." Her eyes began to watch her blood flow into a clear bag and then looked over at Frank.
"And you and Frank have known each other for a while?" "About a week really. But he is rather attractive." She smiled. "Ah. I see." He looked down at her stomach and put his gloves back on, noticing the scars and the bandage. "What happened here?" She shivered as he touched them. "I'm sorry. My hands are a bit cold." "It's okay." She sighed. "I was shot with laser by Frank's handyman." "My own brother shot you? I can not believe that monstrosity!" "Yeah. I blacked out and the next morning I felt terrible. Frank then found these..I guess molecules inside me and put me to sleep to remove them." "My goodness you have been through a lot! Don't tell my sister this, but I believe that you are braver than she is." Mandy giggled. "I heard nothing."
She then fell quiet and closed her eyes half way. Cosmo attached a new bag and felt her forehead. "Little dizzy." He soothed. "But..I'm not moving." She fully closed her eyes as he looked over her scars again. "I'm just checking. Nothing other than that." "Mhm." She quietly hummed. "Where's Columbia?" Mandy whispered. "My sister is with her outside. She told me that the little groupie was feeling squeamish. Columbia doesn't like the sight of the big needles." "Oh. Okay." She turned her head to the side. "You're almost done Mandy." She sighed and just listened to him talk to her. "Alright Mandy. You're all set." He ejected the needle and bandaged her forearm. She shook her head to wake herself up but it didn't really help. "Great."
She lightly smiled as she heard Columbia and Nation walk into the room. But just the talking that filled the room was too much for her. "Quiet down you two. Please." He hushed. Columbia lightly held her right hand as she fell asleep.
Nation injected each pint of blood into Frank's arm and set an ice pack on his forehead. His eyes then fluttered opened. "What on earth? Cosmo? Nation? What happened?" "Well Frankie. It appears that your cockiness once again got the better of you." Columbia smirked. "You have a few cuts and you lost a few pints of blood. With a little rest, and no more motor vehicles, you'll be up on your feet again in no time." Cosmo cleared his throat.
"B..Blood loss? Then how am I still alive?" "You received a generous last minute donation." Nation said. He turned to Columbia. "I didn't. I drink remember?" He look confusingly at him. Cosmo stepped out of the way. Frank wiped his left eye as he saw Mandy sound asleep with a bandaged right arm. "M..Mandy? It was Mandy?" "Yes. It was." Nation covered her with a red blanket. "Can we count on you to hold everything down Columbia?" Cosmo ejected the needle and bandaged Frank's arm. "Yep!" She smiled. "I got it." "Great. Now when Mandy wakes up, but she'll probably sleep through the rest of the night, be sure that she gets a healthy meal to regain her strength. Regarding her scars however, she's healing just fine. The bruise will recover on its own. As for Frank, make sure he doesn't do anything too risky." Cosmo nodded. Frank rolled his eyes.
"You can move Mandy onto the couch if wish. But Frank should stay put until tomorrow afternoon. We'll be back to check in then." Columbia helped Cosmo carry her onto the sofa and covered her back up with the blanket. Mandy murmured something but it was unclear. "Alright. That should do it." Nation folded the stretcher back up. "Good night everyone." Columbia waved and closed the door.
