When they got back to the base, Hawk immediately called them into his
office to find out what had happened. First, though, before he did
anything else, Lifeline took Vixen to her quarters and told Stunner to keep
a close eye on her.
When he got to Hawk's office, he also discovered Psyche-Out in the same room. They discussed how to help Vixen overcome the shock she was in, and Lifeline came up with an idea.
"Sir, I would like permission to get her off the base. Somewhere where she can face her demons without doing damage to anything here."
"Do you have a destination in mind?"
"I'd like to take her to my hometown with me. I need to keep her close to me, I know Seattle like the back of my hand, and I can keep her safe there. You know she has a long list of enemies," he told Hawk.
"I think that would be an excellent idea, Lifeline," Psyche-Out stated. "Basically, give her mind a clean slate to build on. It could be the catalyst she needs," he mused.
Hawk scrubs his face with his hands. "You're right. That way, we can keep an eye on both of you, and she can begin to heal. Take however long you need to. I'll call you back if anything happens that we can't handle."
Lifeline stands up. "Thank you, Sir."
"Dismissed. And Lifeline, don't feel too guilty about it. If it weren't for you stepping in, she would have been a lot worse off than she is now. Thank you."
Lifeline nods and walks out of the office, going to his quarters and packing his duffle for the trip he was about to take. While he's doing that, he calls Vixen and Stunner's quarters.
"Stunner, I need you to pack Vixen's duffle for a vacation. I don't know how long it'll be, but she'll need some of her cold weather clothing, and some warm weather clothing. Better pack more sweatshirts and jeans, because our destination can be cool even in spring. I'm taking her off base for a while to see if I can't bring her out of that self induced catatonia that she's in."
"No problem, Lifeline. I just have to shift a few things around, and she'll be ready to go."
"Thanks, Stunner. I know it's short notice, but I need to do this as soon as I can."
"Like I said, Lifeline, no problem. She'll be ready to go in about fifteen minutes. Do you want me to walk with her over there to the infirmary?"
"That would be great, Angel."
"Okay, We'll be there in a little while."
"Thanks."
Stunner gets Vixen's cold weather gear ready and packs it in her duffle. "Come on Vixen, we've got an appointment." She takes her by the arm and leads her out the door and over to the infirmary.
When they get to the infirmary, they meet Torpedo, Ace, Dusty and Zap right outside the door. Automatically, Vixen shrinks back away from them towards Stunner. Stunner manages to get Vixen inside before any trouble started.
It doesn't take Lifeline long to make the arrangements that he had to in order to ensure that everything would be taken care of while they were gone. Then he grabs his duffle and Vixen's and carried them out to the jeep waiting to take them to the airport.
When he got to Hawk's office, he also discovered Psyche-Out in the same room. They discussed how to help Vixen overcome the shock she was in, and Lifeline came up with an idea.
"Sir, I would like permission to get her off the base. Somewhere where she can face her demons without doing damage to anything here."
"Do you have a destination in mind?"
"I'd like to take her to my hometown with me. I need to keep her close to me, I know Seattle like the back of my hand, and I can keep her safe there. You know she has a long list of enemies," he told Hawk.
"I think that would be an excellent idea, Lifeline," Psyche-Out stated. "Basically, give her mind a clean slate to build on. It could be the catalyst she needs," he mused.
Hawk scrubs his face with his hands. "You're right. That way, we can keep an eye on both of you, and she can begin to heal. Take however long you need to. I'll call you back if anything happens that we can't handle."
Lifeline stands up. "Thank you, Sir."
"Dismissed. And Lifeline, don't feel too guilty about it. If it weren't for you stepping in, she would have been a lot worse off than she is now. Thank you."
Lifeline nods and walks out of the office, going to his quarters and packing his duffle for the trip he was about to take. While he's doing that, he calls Vixen and Stunner's quarters.
"Stunner, I need you to pack Vixen's duffle for a vacation. I don't know how long it'll be, but she'll need some of her cold weather clothing, and some warm weather clothing. Better pack more sweatshirts and jeans, because our destination can be cool even in spring. I'm taking her off base for a while to see if I can't bring her out of that self induced catatonia that she's in."
"No problem, Lifeline. I just have to shift a few things around, and she'll be ready to go."
"Thanks, Stunner. I know it's short notice, but I need to do this as soon as I can."
"Like I said, Lifeline, no problem. She'll be ready to go in about fifteen minutes. Do you want me to walk with her over there to the infirmary?"
"That would be great, Angel."
"Okay, We'll be there in a little while."
"Thanks."
Stunner gets Vixen's cold weather gear ready and packs it in her duffle. "Come on Vixen, we've got an appointment." She takes her by the arm and leads her out the door and over to the infirmary.
When they get to the infirmary, they meet Torpedo, Ace, Dusty and Zap right outside the door. Automatically, Vixen shrinks back away from them towards Stunner. Stunner manages to get Vixen inside before any trouble started.
It doesn't take Lifeline long to make the arrangements that he had to in order to ensure that everything would be taken care of while they were gone. Then he grabs his duffle and Vixen's and carried them out to the jeep waiting to take them to the airport.