Leon and Andrew helped Priss out of the car and into a wheelchair and into the ER. Andrew sat with Priss as Leon got the paperwork filled out.
"Oh man this hurts." Priss said still gasping for air.
A nurse came into the waiting room and took Priss into the examination room. A few minutes later a doctor walked up to Leon and Andrew.
"Mr. McNickle your wife has four broken ribs and one of them has punctured her right lung and its filling with blood." He said. "That is why she is having such trouble breathing and blood coming from her mouth."
"Is she gonna be ok?" Leon asked.
"Oh defiantly." The doctor said. "She is up in the ER right now and their not even gonna put her under. Their just gonna numb up the area and use microscopic tools to move the rib away from the lung and sow up the lung. She'll be going home in an hour and be up and around before the end of the night."
"I guess that's good." Andrew said.
"Yea it is." Leon said. "Now the next problem is gonna be reuniting Lilly and your mother."
"Easier said than done." Andrew said.
"You're telling me." Leon said and leaned back in his chair,
"I can't believe they came to blows over a joke." Andrew said.
"Your mother is very stubborn." Leon said.
"Like mother like daughter." Andrew said.
"Yep." Leon agreed.
Linna and Josh's
Ayame walked into the living room and sat down.
"How is she?" Linna asked.
"She cried herself to sleep." Ayame said.
"Poor thing." Linna said "This must be really hard on her. Priss and her were very close and now this."
"I think I'm gonna go to sleep I have to be at work at six am in the morning." Ayame said.
"Good night." Linna said and gave her a hug.
"Good night mom." Ayame said and walked down the hallway. "Goodnight Daddy."
"Your going to bed?" Josh asked.
"Yea have to work in the morning." Ayame said.
"Ok goodnight." Josh said and kissed her on the forehead. "Keep it down."
"Daddy?!" Ayame said.
"Kidding kidding." Josh said and walked into the living room.
"Is she in the room?" Linna asked as Josh walked into the living room.
"Yea why?" Josh asked.
"I need to tell Sylia about GENOM being back." Linna said and picked up the phone.
Silky Doll
Sylia, Nigel and Rosemary were just finishing up a late dinner when the phone rang.
"Its for me." Rosemary said running for the phone. "Hello."
"Rosemary its Linna." Linna said.
"Oh hi aunt Linna." Rosemary said. "Wanna talk to my mom?"
"Yes please." Linna said.
Rosemary handed the phone to Sylia then walked out of the dinning room and into her room and closed the door.
"Hello." Sylia said.
"Sylia we have trouble." Linna said.
"Trouble?" Sylia asked.
"First off Priss and Lilly got into a fight." Linna said.
"What kind of fight?" Sylia asked.
"Well Lilly is over here with a black eye and Priss may be in the hospital." Linna said.
"Damn." Sylia said.
"But that's the least of our worries." Linna said.
"I know GENOM's back." Sylia said.
"What are we gonna do?" Linna asked.
"Nigel is working on the suits and I'm calling a meeting first thing in the morning." Sylia said.
"Ok we'll be there at eight sharp." Linna said.
"Ok see you then." Sylia said and hung up.
Linna and Josh's
Linna hung up the phone and sighed.
"So what's the plan?" Josh asked.
"There's a meeting in the morning." Linna said picking up the phone.
When she got the answering machine again she waited for the beep and said only two words.
"Moonlight Rambler." Linna said in a voice no one would know it was her.
Linna hung up the phone and stood up.
"We better get some sleep it's gonna be a long day tomorrow." Linna said.
"Yep." Josh said. "I wanna call Mike, Sharon, Kenny and Terry you call Nene and Mackey."
"Ok." Linna said and reached for the phone again
Nene and Mackey's
Nene was raiding the refrigerator for some left over cake when the phone rang.
"This better be good your interrupting me munchies." Nene said.
"Moonlight Rambler." Linna said and the line went dead.
Nene held the phone to her ear for a moment longer then slowly hung it back up.
"Who was that?" Mackey asked.
"M-m-Moonlight rambler." Nene said in shock.
"Your fucking kidding me." Mackey said.
"I got to go to bed." Nene said and handed Mackey the cake and walked into the bedroom.
Mike and Sharon's
Sharon was just getting out of the shower and Mike was sitting in the living room when the phone rang.
"Hello?" Mike said picking up the phone.
"This is a no shit full alert assemble at the S.D at 0800 .Code name Moonlight rambler ." Josh said and hung up.
"No fucking way." Mike said when the line went dead.
"What?" Sharon asked walking into the living room with a towel wrapped around her.
"Moonlight rambler is in effect." Mike said.
"What?" Sharon said in a monotone voice.
"I have to go to sleep." Mike said. 'I'm gonna need all the energy I can get."
"I guess that means sex is out of the question." Sharon said.
"Afraid so." Mike said and stood up. "Good night."
"Night." Sharon said and kissed him then sat down disappointed.
Terry and Kenny's
The clothes were just starting to fly when they were interrupted by the phone.
"Let it ring." Terry said.
"I was planning on it." Kenny said and rolled on top of her.
The answering machine picked up.
"Moonlight rambler is in affect meet at S.D at 0800." Josh said and hung up.
"Oh man.' Terry moaned.
"Show stopper." Kenny said and rolled off.
"That blows." Terry said.
"That's what I was hopping for." Kenny said.
"Me too." Terry said and reached for the lights. "Goodnight."
"Not anymore." Kenny said and fell asleep.
Linna and Josh's
Josh set his phone back on the charger and climbed into bed next to Linna.
"I hope Sylia has a plan." Linna said.
"Me too." Josh said. "Good night."
"More like good evening." Linna said as she fell asleep.
Leon and Priss's
Priss walked through the door and sat down on the couch with a small cry of pain. Andrew walked into Lilly's room and started cleaning up the aftermath. Leon walked tot the answering machine.
"You have two messages received to day at 5:53pm and 6:00pm message one." The machine said,
"Leon its Linna Lilly is over here with a serious black eye. She is gonna be staying with us for a while. When you get this message I need you to bring over some of her things and no debating on this just do it."
Leon walked into the kitchen and started looking for something to eat. Priss was trying to lay down on the couch when the seconded message played.
"Moonlight Rambler."
Priss sat up ignoring the pain and looked at the answering machine. Leon dropped the plate of leftovers he was holding with a crash and walked into the living room.
"Did I hear that right?" Leon asked.
"Shit." Priss said. "Not now I can't do anything."
"I'll call Sylia." Leon said and picked up the phone.
Silky Doll
Nigel was working hard on getting the suits repaired and Sylia was in the gym for the first time in years. They told Rosemary they were going out and would be back in a few hours and slipped into the pit. Rosemary was in her room listening to music when the phone rang.
"Hello." Rosemary said picking up the phone.
"Rosemary its Leon is your mom around?" Leon asked.
"No her and my dad went out for a few hours." Rosemary said.
'Must be in the pit.' Leon thought. "Ok thanks I'll call later. Bye."
"Wait Mr. McNickle." Rosemary said.
"What?" Leon asked.
"Is Andrew there?" Rosemary asked.
"Umm he went down to the store he'll be back in a few minutes. I'll have him call when he gets back."
"Ok thanks." Rosemary said. "Bye."
"Bye." Leon said and hung up.
He picked up the phone again and dialed a number he had almost forgotten.
Sylia was just walking out of the gym when the pit's phone rang. Sylia picked up the phone and put it to her ear but didn't say a word.
"Sylia its Leon." Leon said.
"I'm here." Sylia said.
"Is it true?" Leon asked.
"Yes GENOM is back." Sylia said the words were like acid in her mouth.
"Do you have a plan?" Leon asked.
"Be here at 8:00 am." Sylia said.
"Ok we'll be there." Leon said.
"How's Priss?" Sylia asked.
"Linna called you?" Leon asked.
"Yes." Sylia said.
"She has four broken ribs and a punctured lung." Leon said.
"So she's out action." Sylia said.
"That's up to her." Leon said.
"Ok see you at 8:00 am." Sylia said and hung up.
Leon and Priss's
"So what's the situation?" Priss asked.
"GENOM is back." Leon said.
"Damn it." Priss said closing her eyes. "I guess the Knight Sabers are back again. And I was enjoying retirement."
"That explains a lot." Andrew said walking into the living room.
"What?! Andrew shit how long have you been eavesdropping?" Priss demanded.
"Long enough." Andrew said. "So you were one of the Knight Sabers."
"Andrew I swear if you tell anyone your dead." Priss snapped.
"Andrew listen to me." Leon said. "We are under orders that if anyone learns about our pasts we have to kill them. And it don't matter who it is."
"Are you kidding me?" Andrew asked.
The look on his parents faces were answer enough.
"No one will know." Andrew said.
"They better not." Priss said standing up. "I'm going to bed."
Andrew was almost in shock at the thought of his own parents killing him if he told anyone and decided to keep his mouth shut.
"It doesn't matter what you heard, read or seen on TV about the Knight Sabers." Leon said. "They are the good guys."
"That's good to hear." Andrew said.
"Keep your mouth shut." Leon said and walked down the hall and into the bedroom.
Andrew stood in the living room for a few minutes longer in total shock.
'I can't believe my mom is one of the Knight Sabers.' He thought.
Finally he walked into his room and fell into an uneasy sleep.
Linna and Josh's 3:00 am
Ayame was woke from sleeping by the sounds of Lilly sobbing to herself.
"Are you ok?" Ayame asked sleepily.
"No." Lilly sobbed.
"Have you had much sleep tonight?" Ayame asked.
"How can I sleep?" Lilly asked. "I probably put my mom in the hospital."
"It's gonna be ok. I think your mom is much stronger than you think." Ayame said.
"I know but still I shouldn't have hit her she is still my mother." Lilly sobbed.
Ayame scooted closer to her and put her arm around her and kissed her on the neck.
"We can go over there after work tomorrow if you want to." Ayame said as she started to fall back asleep.
"I think that would be a good thing." Lilly said and stopped crying.
"Now go to sleep it's gonna be a rough day." Ayame said and kissed her on the neck again.
"Ok goodnight." Lilly said and fell asleep.