The Warrior of Black Chaos

By: Jon 'Volc' Pereira

Chapter 7: Hospitalization

Volc groaned and slowly opened his eyes. He turned his head weakly to see Sonic and Tails, who sat in the corner of the room. They waited patiently for him to awake. He turned his head once again to see that his right arm, the one he had reached into the generator with, had been amputated. He let out a moan of pain and closed his eyes again.

"Stupid decisions lead to stupid consequences…" Volc sighed to himself, trying to cheer himself up. "At least I'm not dead."

"You're damn right you're not!" Tails interrupted. "You're really lucky to be alive, you know that?" Sonic nodded his head in response.

"That explosion was huge, but we didn't find anyone dead, thankfully." Sonic said calmly to Volc, trying to calm him.

"So that means my brother is ok?"

"Brother? You were the only one there, kid." Sonic replied with a confused look on his face. "At least you were the only one we could find."

"Except for this," Tails set the broken laptop on Volc's lap.

"No…" Volc stared at the laptop. "Not you, Helen." Volc rested his head on the laptop and started bawling uncontrollably. "I can't lose you again!" The laptop beeped and sparked. A weak transmission from the holographic generator sprung to life. Helen appeared, but instead of her usual bright smile, she had a grim, depressed look on her face. The damage to the computer had affected her appearance as well. Her clothes were tattered and torn and her body was bruised and bloody. She sat at the edge of Volc's bed and rested a hand on Volc's right shoulder.

"Your arm…" She said, staring at the wrapped stump. "That's horrible."

Volc looked at her and grinned. "Just a battle scar."

"You're as stubborn as ever!" Helen huffed. She looked down at her computer. "Now what? I can't go back into there! I might not be able to get back out again."

"I'll just have to boot you back into the computer mainframe when we get back home."

"Sorry to interrupt," Tails intruded. "But there is no home to go to. The house you were in was completely destroyed."

"I figured as much." Volc sighed. "So now what? I've got nothing."

"You can always stay with me in the Mystic Ruins." Tails replied. "It's not much, but I'm sure Sonic wouldn't mind if you stayed. Right, Sonic?"

"Of course not! We'd be glad to take you in, kid." Sonic answered cheerily. "We'd just like to know you're name."

"Volc," He replied, sitting up. "Volc Kohory."

"Alright then, Volc!" Tails replied. "I'm Miles Prower, but my friends call me Tails. My blue friend behind me is Sonic."

"Nice to meet you guys, and thanks for the help." Volc chuckled cheerily. "And my cybernetic friend here is the lovely Ms. Helen." Helen giggled and blushed slightly.

"Absolutely amazing!" Tails stood staring in awe of Helen. "Where in the world did you find something so amazing?"

"Actually, I made her."

"You did what?" Tails yelled in response. He scratched the back of his head and tried to open her up. Helen gasped and sent a small electric charge into Tails' hand, while her hologram form slapped it.

"You'd never do that to a living girl! Show some respect!" Helen huffed. "Seeing my insides is the same to me as you seeing a living girl naked! It's embarrassing!"

Tails blushed. "I never thought of it like that. I'm sorry, Helen." Helen giggled and placed a hand on Tails' shoulder.

"Don't worry about it." Helen said with glee. Volc looked over at Sonic.

"So when am I allowed to leave this place, anyway?"

"Whenever you want, the surgery on your arm was a success. Your healing is all finished up, so you can go now." Tails responded.

"Then lets go!" Volc smiled and got to his feet. He still felt woozy, and his legs felt weak and flimsy. He shuffled his feet over to the exit.

"Hold on, speedy." Sonic chuckled, handing Volc a walking cane. "Use this."

"Aw, man, I hate these things." Volc responded as he began walking with the cane. "It makes me feel like an old man."

"Let's just get you into the plane." Tails smiled. "You've been through enough."

"Alright then, lets go!"