Bryn: FINALLY! I ran out of paper so I couldn't finish this chapter. I'm just now getting to a computer, 4 days after my paper supply disappeared.

Mara: Sorry about the delay, but we had an excuse. Enjoy!

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Tabitha and Heero made their way into the room the scientists were in. Dr. J noticed them first. "Ah, there you are. Heero's your body guard?" He chuckled, "then he can bandage you up. Dr. S, if you would be so kind?"

Dr. S nodded and led Tabitha and Heero to the kitchen where tweezers and bandages were laid out. Tabitha grimaced in pain when Heero took out the bullet in her stomach, but kept her face impassive, after seeing Dr. S's look, as Heero took out the one in her shoulder.

"S, turn around. Give a girl at least some privacy." Tabitha glared at him until he went "humph" and left the room. She sighed, "I don't know which I hate worse, perverts or guns." She took off her shirt and allowed Heero to wrap the bandage around her wounds before putting it back on. With a whispered, "thanks," she went through the door, followed by Heero.

Dr. G asked, "Where's D?"

Tabitha glared at him. "How the hell should I know? Last time he contacted me was a couple weeks before I got captured."

Dr. O snorted. "Then why did you get captured."

"Why? 'Cause I got bored, that's why."

O's hand smacked Tabitha across the face, and a vivid red handprint showed up after a moment.

"'Cause Oz pissed me off?"

The hand flew again, leaving a matching mark on the other side.

"Twins! I win!"

"Triplets." His hand smashed into her stomach, finding the same spot the bullet had. Tabitha fell to her knees, and a kick to her head landed her on her side. Kicks to her ribs before hands hauled her into a standing position. Blows rained down on her, bruising skin and breaking bones, making blood flow. Finally, they stopped.

Tabitha lay panting for breath as a voice above her ordered, "01, take her to her room. Dress her wounds tomorrow." Heero nodded and bent to lift her, cradling her to his chest. Slowly they made it up the stairs, and she blacked out amid gasps on anger.

Tabitha awoke to shooting pain. She groaned and tried to sit up, only to fall backwards as her head swam. She heard a chuckle and attempted a glare when she saw Duo's grinning face hovering above her. 'Wait… face? Where's his head? And the rest of him?' She closed her eyes and shook her head to clear it, and instantly regretted it.

"Now, which hurt worse: Dr.'s or Oz?"

"This time Dr.'s, hands down. Now shut up, you're making my head ring." Suddenly she felt pain radiating from her ribs. She closed her eyes and clenched her fists in an attempt to keep from flailing at whoever was checking her injuries. When the probing fingers found a broken rib, her fist flashed out and she felt it connect. She sighed in relief as the pain reduced, the opened her eyes to see who she hit.

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Bryn: This is where the paper ran out.

Neva: And I'm sorely tempted to put "There was no one there" as the next line.

Bryn: That would be amusing. But I think a certain muse would kill us both.

Neva: Most probably.

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Duo was helping a shocked looking Trowa up. Tabitha grinned slightly. "Sorry, Tro. Should've warned you. I don't do pain either."

Heero smirked. "Obviously. Now let me check where you've been broken." Tabitha glared at him until he amended it. "Broken bones."

Tabitha blacked out again while he was checking. Trowa looked down on her almost-still form. "You know, for someone who's just gotten beat up, she looks very peaceful."

Wufei nodded, "wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

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Neva: I DARE you to leave that in there. XD

Bryn: Heh, it would be amusing. However, I enjoy living. So I think I'd better fix it.

Trist: Don't forget! Put in lots of confusing words ^^

Bryn: But I gotta get back online for that. Oh well, I'll go back and add em in. MWHAHA!

Neva: *sigh* Look what you've done.

Trist: Who, me?

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Wufei nodded, "When you're asleep, you can forget about everything, if only for a moment."

Duo grinned, "Gosh, Fei. You're all philosophically sappy. You feeling OK?"

Wufei glared. "Of course I'm feeling 'OK'. As good as it's possible with you chattering away."

Tabitha choose that moment to wake up. "Both of you stuff it. My head hurts. And y'all ain't helpin."

"Love your grammar."

"I told you to stuff it, Duo."

Heero interrupted the verbal catfight. "Tabitha, you have two broken ribs. Mostly just bruised, though. You'll live."

She snorted. "I could've told you that. But, two? Are you sure? I thought there was only one."

"They're right next to each other, so you probably can't tell them apart."

"Oh…" was all she could say to that.

A knock sounded on the door. "01, 03, and DT. You have a mission. 01, finish seeing to DT, then come down stairs." Footsteps were heard as they descended back down the stairs.

Tabitha groaned. "There's a reason why I hate them. And that's just one of them. Do I get more bandages Heero? Or are the ones I have enough."

Heero shook his head, "they need to be changed, they're soaked through anyway."

"All right then. Turn around y'all. I don't need gawkers."

Heero grinned as the other four pilots turned around. "I feel so special now."

"Shut up and get bandaging." Heero complied and was finished in a minute.

As Trowa, Heero, and Tabitha reached the door, Quatre asked a question. "Tabitha, why are you called DT?"

She turned to look at him. "Because my name is Tabitha, and I belong to D. D's Tabitha. DT."

Quatre, Duo, and Wufei just looked at each other as the other three walked down stairs for their next mission.

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Bryn: Yeah, I know. Another cliffhanger.

Mara: I just thought this was getting a bit long.

Trist: We'll probably write about the mission in the next chapter…

Tab: But we're not sure what we should tell you.

Neva: Yeah, basically.

Bryn: ^^;;; Please review.