"What happened?" Agent U asked as Jay carefully laid Elle down in the back seat of the LTD and started to work on fastening her in.
"The bug got her. It bit her and she went into cardiac arrest. Call Zed and tell him that we're going to need a medical team standing by," Kay said as he got into the LTD. "And be careful. The bug's still out there."
Kay turned to his partner as he started the LTD. "Is she fastened in?"
"Yeah," Jay said. He had somehow managed to get the seat belt fastened around Elle in a way that let her stay laying down. It probably wouldn't do much good in case of an accident but at least it would keep her in place when the LTD was going at top speed. He had taken off his jacket and tucked it under her feet. He remembered something from his first aid training that said that might help for some reason. Her head was resting in his lap. That probably wasn't the best idea but in the tight place it was the best that he could do.
"Here. Put this over her," Kay said as he passed his jacket back before pulling onto the road.
Jay had just covered Elle with the jacket when her hand started to tremble. "Elle?" he said as he reached for her hand. He hoped that this was a good sign that she was going to be alright. Just then her arm jerked and her entire body begin to shake. "Kay, we've got a major problem back here!"
"Don't restrain her but don't let her hurt herself, Slick. We'll be at headquarters in fifteen minutes," Kay said as he pushed a button and the LTD surged ahead at top speed.
Jay wrapped his arms loosely around Elle to try to provide a cushion for her wildly flailing body so she wouldn't do additional damage. Her head jerked wildly back and forth and suddenly her eyes opened. They were wide with fright and her lips trembled as she tried to force a word out. As she struggled to speak, Jay could feel her body thrashing and becoming more tense. He was afraid that the strain of the convulsions combined with her struggling against the seizures to speak would kill her. He quickly took her hand to try to quiet her. "Elle, it's okay! Don't try to talk! We're getting you back to headquarters! Just don't try to talk!"
A moment later her eyes slipped shut again. Jay didn't know if that was a good sign or a bad one.
"Just keep talking to her, Slick. She can still hear you," Kay said as he steered the LTD along the road as fast as it would go. If only that would be fast enough.