"Poor kid."

"He'll be fine,' Mal said as she removed Nosedive's arms from around her waist and gently lifted his head off her lap. She stood up and placed a pillow under his head. She pulled his hair away from his face and kissed his forehead. She looked up and found Kleghorn smiling at her. "Don't say anything," she said in an icy tone.

"Wouldn't dream of it," Kleghorn said as he held his hands up.

"Hey Grin, how's Wing?" Mal asked the large mallard who had just walked into the room.

"Tanya's still working on him," Grin said gravely as he looked at the sleeping teenager on the couch. Mal frowned at the news. She looked at Kleghorn then back to Grin. The silence was growing thicker and it made her uneasy. Something in Grin's eyes told her that he hadn't told her everything. "Grin?"

"Yes?"

"Is something wrong?"

Grin sighed heavily before looking her straight in the eye. "Tanya says Wildwing needs a blood transfusion."

"Okay."

"We need A positive blood."

Now it was Mallory's turn to sigh. She couldn't help him. She was AB positive blood type.

"Isn't Duke the right type?"

"No," he shook his head.

"Tanya?"

"No."

"You?"

"No."

"Great now what? Oh, we can ask Nosedive."

"No good. Tanya checked his chart. The last time he was injured she took his blood type and he's AB positive."

"What will happen if he doesn't get the transfusion?"

Grin shrugged.

"What about human blood?" Kleghorn asked.

Grin turned and looked at the police captain. He hadn't noticed the short human before now.

"Well, how about it? I'm A positive, if you don't think there would be a problem I'll give him my blood," Kleghorn said in a gruff voice.

"We can try," Mallory said as her heart filled with hope.

They left Nosedive on the couch and rushed Kleghorn to the infirmary to ask Tanya. She contemplated the suggestion as she feverishly worked on her dying captain. She finally shook her head and answered, " I uh like uh don't know guys. Ya know mixing blood like that. Just because they are uh um the same blood type doesn't mean there won't um be uh a cataclysmic reaction."

"What are his chances without the transfusion?" Kleghorn asked.

"He won't make it."

"So if we don't give him the transfusion he dies?"

Tanya nodded.

"Sweet heart we should try it. He's no worse off if it doesn't work," Duke said.

Tanya looked at Duke with disbelief. She realized that he was right, but she knew that it was already too little too late. "All right Captain, lay down."

"All right!" Duke exclaimed.

Captain Kleghorn was prepared for the transfusion as Tanya worked on Wildwing. Duke, with his limited or should I say nonexistent medical training, performed the blood transfusion. Mallory and Grin left the room to go check on Nosedive. They couldn't do anymore then what they had already done. It was up to Tanya, Duke, and Kleghorn to save Wildwing's life. All they could do was sit tight and keep Nosedive calm. Mal and Grin walked back into the rec room to find Nosedive still sound asleep on the couch. Mallory sat down next to his head and stroked his hair. Grin sat on the floor and meditated. Mallory started to nod off when she heard a muffled noise come from Nosedive. She sat up and looked down at the blond by her side. Nosedive rolled onto his back and stretched. He looked up at Mal and smiled. "Hi Mal."

"Hi Dive, how are you feeling?"

"Okay I guess. Man did I have a weird dream."

"Really? What was it about?" Mallory asked as she played with a lock of his hair.

Dive gave her hand a perplexed look before he pulled away and brushed his hair behind his ear. "Um, it was about Wing and I. Hey where is Wing?"

"He's" Mal choked.

Nosedive stood up and looked at Mallory. "Where is he? I want to tell him about my dream."

"Nosedive"

"Little friend, perhaps you should sit before"

"Before what! Where's Wing? You guys are scaring me."

"Nosedive, Wing got hurt."

"Hurt? What do you mean hurt? He's okay, right?"

"Little friend"

"Well it's done," Captain Kleghorn announced as he entered the room.

"What's kappy doing here?"

"You haven't told him yet, have you?" The police captain asked.

Mallory and Grin both shake their heads no.

"Tell me what?" Nosedive asked as suspicion crawled across his young features.

"Wing was shot. We don't know if he'll make it."

"NO!"

"Nosedive calm down."

"NO! Get out of my way! Where is he!?" Nosedive hollered as he pushed Mallory away from him.

"Little friend calm yourself."

"I don't want to calm myself! I want Wing!"

"Listen kid, we are doing all we can for him. I just gave him some of my blood to help his chances."

"What?! Your blood?! Are you out of your minds!"

"Nosedive sit!" Mallory ordered.

Nosedive turned, ready to give Mallory an ear full, but quickly sat down when he saw the fire in her eyes.

"Nosedive please understand that there is nothing you can do. Tanya and Duke have been working all night."

"Can I see him?"

"I don't know. We have to wait and see. We are just as concerned about Wing as you are."

His eyes fell to the floor and he sniffled. Mallory sat down next to him and wrapped an arm around his shoulder. He looked up at her and tried to hold back the tears. Mal softly smiled at him and held his hand. With his free hand he grabbed Mal's hand that was on his shoulder. Grin sat down on the other side of Dive and rubbed his back.

"Do you want to watch something Dive?"

"No."

Grin stood up and turned on the stereo. He put on his sounds of nature' CD into the disk tray and pushed play. Grin returned to his seat. Kleghorn took a seat on a nearby couch and watched the three ducks comfort one another. After a while Dive found his eyelids becoming heavy. He laid his head on Mal's shoulder and fell back to sleep. Mal smiled at the young blond. Hopefully by the time he woke he would be able to see Wildwing. If all went well Wing would be laying in the infirmary bed smiling at his teammates.