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Little Angel Chapter 16
By the Preventers showed up in their unmarked cars, the building was still flaming but with less intensity. Duo and Usagi's wounds weren't bleeding as bad but they were still in danger, if from blood loss only. Lady Une's face was flushed in anger and annoyance as she approached.
"Did you really find it neccessary to blow it up? That building was evidence."
"Don't worry Lady," Quatre said, "Trowa managed to save some files to a disk and get pictures."
Une opened her mouth to say something. Heero stood, Bunny still in his arms. "Lady, we need to take these three to a hospital. You can chew us out later."
Without waiting for reply or consent, the group headed for the cars. At the hospital, time seemed to stop. Rini, Bunny, and Duo had maintained serious injuries. Rini and Bunny would be okay, but Duo was another story. The surgeons had almost lost him once. Shinigami, on the other hand, was not about to let a bullet take him. If he was going out, it would be in style or in the normal fashion. Une questioned the boys, trying to sort things out.
"So, Usagi was kidnapped by the doctors years ago because she can heal faster than normal people? And ChibiUsa ended up with the same thing?" Heero nodded. "Incredible. But, what was Pavillion's part in it? And Emerson? The doctors had to have been the ringleaders of it all."
"No, they just signed up after a few months of the project. Pavillion started it all and Emerson was his associate," Heero told her.
"Why?"
"Because he didn't want anymore of his men to die. You remember how it was then, Lady Une. Soilders dieing from infected wounds, disease. More men and women died out of battle than in. Emerson was an international surgeon. His job made him go everywhere and therefore he saw every type of medical problem and cure there is. Pavillion got him to reproduce and/or buy deadly diseases just to see what would happen. Clearly they were happy with the results if they continued years later."
"Okay, how does their abilities to heal work?"
"As far as we know, it all depends on the type of illness. Example. When Bunny was shot above the heart, it took longer for her body to process what had happened because she was in shock. Then it was a simple matter once her mind understood what was going on. ChibiUsa and the African Sleeping Disease is just about the same. Her body couldn't understand what was wrong so therefore ChibiUsa's mind put her to "sleep" until she was over it. Apparently, she was over it in a matter of days but considering what she had been through, that was her 'safe house' from reality."
Their talk was interupted by a young doctor's approach. A white labe coat covered some bright and colorful scrubs. "Excuse me," she said politely, "I'm Dr. Mizuno, I treated the little girl, ChibiUsa Winner. Is anyone here related or kin to her?"
Both Quatre and Heero jumped up from the gray sofa. Mizuno eyed them thoughtfully, smiled, and led them down the hall. On the way she explained ChibiUsa's condition.
"She is suffering from mild dehydration and malnutrituion. Also, her wounds are infected slightly. We can treat that easily and I'll prescribe some antibiotics to help her out. She should be able to leave the hospital in a few days, but watch her diet carefully." The doctor chuckled. "She's got quite a personality. She doesn't allow any of my staff to treat her."
"So we got called to make her behave?" Heero asked.
Ami stopped outside the door. "No, not quite. You got called because she is a scared, sick child who needs comfort and love more than she needs medical attention at this point. She's been wanting her mother and since Bunny isn't availible at the moment, I thought that someone else she knew would help."
"How is Bunny?" Quatre was close to panic.
"I'm about to check on her, as soon as I'm done here actually." The door opened. It was a hilarious sight. The room was a jumble with overturned bedpans, chairs, foodtrays, bed sheets, pillows, pillow foam, and many other items. Rini held a pillow high above her head, aimed carefully at a nurse with no idea on what to do. Both were as much a mess as the room.
"Like father like daughter," Quatre said to Heero, laughing.
Heero was trying not to laugh, to remain completely and totally seriouse, as a good father should when his child is in trouble. But trying is not succeeding and he too became overcome with laughter. ChibiUsa heard them and slowly turned her head. Giving an impish smile she put the pillow back into place, settled down in the bed and hoped she looked angelic enough to get out of trouble.
"I don't think you're getting out of this that easily," Heero said after finally gaining controll of himself. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Dr. Mizuno and the nurse leave. ChibiUsa made a face.
"I'm tired of hospitals and their food sucks."
"Agreed on that." Heero and Quatre carefully made their way to her. "How's mamma and Duo?" she asked.
"We're not sure yet." Quatre said at the same time a scream errupted from somewhere in the ward. The same nurse who had been in Rini's room earlier burst in. She was sweating and looking very nervouse.
"Uh, excuse me, but could one of you please come with me? Miss Winner is.." Heero dashed out the door, dragging the poor nurse behind him.
"What the he-....." Heero trailed off. He blinked. He laughed even harder than he had in ChibiUsa's room.
"IT ISN'T FUNNY HEERO YUY!!" Usagi cowered against the right wall, as white as her hospital gown. Her IV had fallen and machines made a trail from the bed to her. Some were no longer connected. Usagi's only weapons were a bedpan and broom.
"Miss, please. We must give you this shot; it will help you calm down," a male nurse pleaded. Ami stood back, hiding a smile behind her hand.
"Like hell you do!" Usagi shreiked. "Heero, tell them I dont' need it. I'm perfectly calm." Her eyes were pleading. He, however, was highly amused.
"I though you weren't scared of getting shots anymore." She became whiter. Heero moved closer and the broom turned on him.
"Okay, I sorta lied on that. I don't mind SEEING the actuall needles. You know I passed out from just the sight of 'em, but I also don't mind smaller needles. The doctors used them and they didn't hurt too bad. THAT on the other hand," Bunny gestured to the hyperdermic needl held by the nurse, "is meant for horses. It's freakin' huge! Now, tell them I don't need it!"
"Sorry Buns, but I think I'll go with the good doctor on this one."
"Tratior," she accussed.
"Usa, it's a normal sized needle," Ami giggled.
"And you, Mizuno, are just as bad as Hee-" He kissed her.
The nurse took this opportunity to give Usagi her shot, praying it worked fast. He left once he was done. Usagi pushed away and stared up at Heero, eyes glazing over from the sedatives. She tried to shake the drowziness off.
"You are gonna pay for that Yuy." She went limp against him. His lips brushed the top of her head.
"Looking forward to it."
After both Usagi and ChibiUsa were settled, the boys waited again, this time for news on Duo. A surgon came to them fifteen minutes after Bunny had been sedated.
"Mr. Maxwell is in recovery. Things weren't as bad as we thought, so he should make a complete recovery. You can see him later tomarrow." He left.
Collective sighs of relife swept over the guys and Une. Trowa called Hilde to let her know the news. It seemed that things were finally getting better.
It was apparent that even in his current condition, Duo felt the need to terrorize the hospital staff. In his own way. Two nurses had put him back into the condition he was in when he first arrived, and Duo was on high doses of morphine for most of his stay.
"Duo, how do you feel?" asked Quatre on one such day.
"Feel totally crazy, forget I'm a lady, men shirts, short skirts," Duo sang. Quatre closed the door just as his high friend got to the chorus, "Man, I feel like a woman!"
It took a few weeks for Duo to get released, the girls having left only days after their admittance. Duo celebrated the entire time, Wu fei threatining to put him back in if he didn't shut it. That threat did not work. Wu fei thought, though, that the hospital staff was more grateful to see them leave.
Black-Angel-001: at first, duo just got out. but since rini and serena had something for their stay, hey, why not? may not be much, but for duo, it's enough. ONE MORE CHAPTER! ONE MORE CHAPTER! WOOHOO!! not really though...