Pulling out Slippy and Fox, Peppy and Falco pulled them back to sickbay. Falco mumbled something to himself, and Peppy checked the air, to make sure that the Halo-Carbonate stayed out of the atmospheric system.
"I think I have an idea," Peppy announced suddenly, perking up a bit.
"Tell," demanded Falco, pulling at a patch of charred blue feathers.
"I think I can snap them out of this. If I use a pair of electrodes, I might be able to apply an electrical pulse to their brains and stimulate some activity. I can use a brief, low-heat pulse, so the risks would be low," explained the hair
"Let's try it. I can't think of a better idea," replied Falco, as they arrived at the sickbay.
Forcing the door open, they entered, and flung their teammates inside, then closed the door anew. Peppy slotted a barrel key into the lock on the steel cabinet marked "high voltage." He removed a smaller box, and opened it, revealing a set of ten electrodes, a battery, a controller, and some contact gel.
"Were ya goin'?" Falco inquired as peppy kicked back through the door and into the hallway. He got no reply.
Peppy returned a minute or so later, a razor in his hand.
"What's with the razor?" Falco asked immediately.
"Well, these electrodes have to have contact on the skin, so I'll have to shave off some of Fox's fur to make a positive contact."
"Ah," Falco returned simply. Peppy flicked the razor on, and grazed off a small patch of fur just below each of Fox's ears. He clicked the battery into place and closed the compartment, then inserted the input and output wires.
"Just keep in mind, Falco, that this may not work, and we might have to resort to other options, as long as nothing goes wrong…" Peppy trailed off.
"What exactly are the risks of doing this," Falco suspiciously demanded.
"Brain damage, rewiring, neuronic disorders," Peppy replied, ticking each one off on his fingers.
"Are those all. You'd better be damn sure that those are all," the avian shot back.
"There's also a slight, very slight, possibility of sudden death," came Peppy's grim answer.
"Well, it's better than wondering," he said, pondering. "Let's do it."
Gel was spread on the absent-fur patches, to which electrodes were applied. Peppy carefully selected a voltage, waited a second while it charged, and tapped the pulse button. Fox jolted, sending him into an awkward spin in the gravity-free room. This popped the electrodes free, and Fox began to move for a moment. This movement stopped, and the pair almost gave up, but suddenly, he opened his eyes, looked around, and scrabbled for the floor.
"Fox!" yelled Falco, overjoyed.
"I knew you'd pull through," said Peppy, smiling.
"What happened?" asked Fox, shaking off the stiffness.
"Long story," Falco said.
The procedure was repeated on Slippy, and soon he was awake as well, asking about his whereabouts in his normal high-pitched voice.