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"Logan, Original Cindy…We got a problem."
Logan frowned at his phone, confused as to why Original Cindy would be calling him, then it hit him, Max, "What's going on?"
"Just got a page from Normal. Max just collapsed at work."
He was moving towards his coat, "What do you mean collapsed? Did she have a seizure? What happened? Where is she?"
"Hopped off her bike after a run and just hit the floor, she was still out when she left in the ambulance."
"Is anyone with her?" He lifted up his keys
"Nah, Normal sent her alone because he knew I'd go. Damn cheap bastard. Didn't want to have 3 of us out."
"Where's Alec?" He opened the door.
"Don't know. So what should I do?"
"Just go to the hospital, I'll meet you there. Harbor Lights right?" He asked knowing, they'd take her to the cheap city hospital because she was just a messenger. He silently cursed the elevator as he pressed the button and it didn't magically open.
"Yea"
"If you get there before me, make sure they know Beverly Shankar is her doctor. I'm calling her now."
"No problem. Max is going to be okay right Logan? She's never just collapsed before."
"Yea" he said trying to reassure her, "This is Max, she'll be fine." he looked at the elevator again, doors still closed and then the stairwell. The door had just shut on the stairwell as the elevator dinged it was opening.
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Harbor Lights Hospital - 20 minutes later.
"How is she?" Logan said pushing back the curtains.
Beverly looked up at the frazzled Logan, "She seems fine. Responding to pain, eye movements that appear to be REM sleep, she's just not waking up. I'm going to get her into a private room and run some tests."
"What the hell could this be?" He said moving close and speaking in hushed tones.
She shook her head and softly responded, "Honestly I have no idea Logan. It doesn't appear to be a coma, but this isn't normal sleep, she should be waking up. We're just going to have to wait and see."
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"How's my boo?" Original Cindy said shoving her way past the curtains ten minutes later
Logan sighed from the stool he had been sitting on and stood up, "She appears to be fine. Her vitals are fine, she just isn't waking up."
"What do you mean she isn't waking up?" She finished her walk to the bed, "Sug' come on, you got outta work you can get up now."
No response
A hand on her shoulder and soft shaking "Max, girl come on, this ain't funny."
No response
Original Cindy looked up at Logan, "What's going on? Like Manticore didn't already do enough to this girl."
"I know."
Cindy's heart was torn out watching him watch Max, unable to touch or comfort her as she slept. She thought of those Disney movies she'd watched before the pulse, when she'd thought there was magic in the world. How was this prince supposed to wake his princess if he couldn't touch her? She left the room and headed out in search of a pair of gloves. Logan barely noticed her leave.