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Holiday lights Chapter 7
Marcus raced to the shuttle bay where Susan's fighter was being docked. John raced after him but was unable to keep up. They reached the shuttle bay and her fighter looked even worse. Marcus raced to where the Mimbari were trying to free her by cutting away the fighter with laser. It seemed like an eternity before they motioned to him. Marcus rushed forward and cried out in horror when he saw her. A large sharp pole had sliced her belly deeply and lay there stuck, her legs were burned heavily, her arms were broken and her face was covered in bruises. This was immediately noticed. John looked at her and saw she was conscious but in too much pain to respond. He couldn't believe it. "Marcus," he intoned to let her know. When Marcus saw she was awake he cried out again. She tried to speak but couldn't. Tears fell from Marcus's eyes as he soothed her. She relaxed under his touch. She tried to say something again but her cough was back this time forcing up blood. A nurse came up and spoke in Mimbari to Marcus after looking at Susan who lay in Marcus's arms. John looked at him questioningly. " We have to keep her awake and not move her. He also said that it would be best to get her to Babylon 5 as soon as possible or she won't live." John nodded and watched as Marcus talked to Susan keeping her awake. She kept coughing and it looked as if she was going to lose consciousness. "Come on Susan," John tried," taking her blood soaked hand," You have to fight, for Marcus for the baby , you have to see him." He pleaded. The trip back seemed to be longer than ever. John gave the Rangers their after battle order and along with White Stars 3 and 7 and the fighters headed back to base. Susan's condition was not good. She lay in Marcus's arms as there was nothing the Mimbari could do for her. He pleaded with her to live and John watched the two somehow knowing their love was the purest love there ever had been and ever could be. She nodded ever so slightly but her eyes kept closing due to the bloodloss. She kept coughing and between that, her stomach wound, and other injuries, Marcus was covered in her blood. He held her talking soothingly to her. It got worse. Several times during the trip she fell closer to death's door. John brought water and the broth one of the crew had made especially for her. She was so weak she couldn't keep her eyes open. John helped Marcus ease some liquid into her, but it just dribbled down her chin. John could feel the pain Marcus must be going through; he remembered how it felt when Delenn was stabbed by Nightwatch. Besides, Susan was like a little sister to him, and he grieved as any brother would. He looked carefully. She was extremely weak due to lack of care towards herself but Marcus seemed to know this. The blood just gushed out and they couldn't stop it. A pile of soaked rags lay near them as did supplies to attempt to stop the flow now. Susan opened her eyes and locked them with Marcus's. He smiled and whispered, "I love you."
John craned to hear Susan's reply, "I love you too," before losing consciousness as her eyes closed and went limp in Marcus's arms.
Holiday lights Chapter 7
Marcus raced to the shuttle bay where Susan's fighter was being docked. John raced after him but was unable to keep up. They reached the shuttle bay and her fighter looked even worse. Marcus raced to where the Mimbari were trying to free her by cutting away the fighter with laser. It seemed like an eternity before they motioned to him. Marcus rushed forward and cried out in horror when he saw her. A large sharp pole had sliced her belly deeply and lay there stuck, her legs were burned heavily, her arms were broken and her face was covered in bruises. This was immediately noticed. John looked at her and saw she was conscious but in too much pain to respond. He couldn't believe it. "Marcus," he intoned to let her know. When Marcus saw she was awake he cried out again. She tried to speak but couldn't. Tears fell from Marcus's eyes as he soothed her. She relaxed under his touch. She tried to say something again but her cough was back this time forcing up blood. A nurse came up and spoke in Mimbari to Marcus after looking at Susan who lay in Marcus's arms. John looked at him questioningly. " We have to keep her awake and not move her. He also said that it would be best to get her to Babylon 5 as soon as possible or she won't live." John nodded and watched as Marcus talked to Susan keeping her awake. She kept coughing and it looked as if she was going to lose consciousness. "Come on Susan," John tried," taking her blood soaked hand," You have to fight, for Marcus for the baby , you have to see him." He pleaded. The trip back seemed to be longer than ever. John gave the Rangers their after battle order and along with White Stars 3 and 7 and the fighters headed back to base. Susan's condition was not good. She lay in Marcus's arms as there was nothing the Mimbari could do for her. He pleaded with her to live and John watched the two somehow knowing their love was the purest love there ever had been and ever could be. She nodded ever so slightly but her eyes kept closing due to the bloodloss. She kept coughing and between that, her stomach wound, and other injuries, Marcus was covered in her blood. He held her talking soothingly to her. It got worse. Several times during the trip she fell closer to death's door. John brought water and the broth one of the crew had made especially for her. She was so weak she couldn't keep her eyes open. John helped Marcus ease some liquid into her, but it just dribbled down her chin. John could feel the pain Marcus must be going through; he remembered how it felt when Delenn was stabbed by Nightwatch. Besides, Susan was like a little sister to him, and he grieved as any brother would. He looked carefully. She was extremely weak due to lack of care towards herself but Marcus seemed to know this. The blood just gushed out and they couldn't stop it. A pile of soaked rags lay near them as did supplies to attempt to stop the flow now. Susan opened her eyes and locked them with Marcus's. He smiled and whispered, "I love you."
John craned to hear Susan's reply, "I love you too," before losing consciousness as her eyes closed and went limp in Marcus's arms.