Disclaimer: I'm merely a fan. I own nothing.
Dedicated to Killraven.
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"It's ok, Sir. Just relax, I know it hurts."
What did they do to you, Luc?
"Elsie would you get another bin? I'm having to hold his hair back and I can't reach one."
God, Luc.
No deity would ever have granted man the right to do such things to another human's body.
"Thank you, Elsie. Ok, Sir, here's another bin. Would you like water or anything else to help your stomach settle?"
"Wh... where.. is.. he?"
"The Doctor? He had to check on anoth- Oh.. He's here now, actually. Doctor? This gentleman w-"
"GET HIM OUT of here, Mary. His visitation has ended."
"wa- th- .. What? .. Ye.. Yes Sir!"
You can't move me.. you bastard..
You can't wave your wrist and expect all responsibility to just fade away.
That's my wife.
"Officer Merquise, please Sir, the doctor wants you to le-"
"..Pea.. Peacecr..craft"
"What, Sir? I couldn't quite understand you. But please come along.. we can bring the bin."
"..not...leaving"
"Pardon me, Officer Merquise, but you Are. I'll not have you contaminating this room any longer."
"You heard the Doctor, Sir. Please do come along now. We'll clean up your shirt good as n-"
"UNHAND ME!"
How DARE they treat me like a child now. Who do they think I am?
"Officer Merquise, That's quite enough. If you do not vacate this room immediately, you'll leave me no choice but t-"
"NO CHOICE? YOU NEVER HAD A CHOICE! .. LOOK AT WHAT YOU DID TO HER! .. NO MAN EVER HAD THE RIGHT TO BUTCHER HER AND YOU CALL IT A CHOICE?!"
"I SAVED HER LIFE! AND I TRIED TO KEEP YOU FROM SEEING HER THIS WAY FOR A REASON! Now Stand Down and leave or you Will be removed."
The alarms, the nurse by the window, she did it. Call the guards, your worthless waste. This isn't your fight.
CHI-CHACK.
"OH MY G-"
"ELSIE, MARY, Stay back!"
"THAT'S RIGHT! .. ALL OF YOU!"
His eyes, those narrow eyes. What are you thinking now, Doctor? This is no longer your sick scenario where you're left alone to run free with such questionable proceedures. What does it feel like to be stood up to, hm? What does accountability feel like to a moral newborn.
I have the gun in my hand. I am in control. This man, this monster, he has no heart. His eyes, he's showing so little fear, because the damage is so far complete. What did he do to you Luc.. He showed you no mercy.
Once more, you've been taken advantage of, Lucrezia.
"What do you intend to do now, Officer M-"
"LISTEN! ... You're going to call 28th Medical. When the security detail arrives, we'll take her to the roof to be airlifted to their ward. I Will NOT let you mishandle this case further!"
"Impossible. She'd never survive the trip at this stage of recovery. You'd be killing her to tr-"
"SILENCE! I've Seen what you call 'Survival'. And SHE will NOT Live her life like THAT because of YOU! It Ends NOW!"
"Doctor! Her Vitals ar-"
"STEP Away from the bed, Merquise. Elsie needs to look at the read-outs behind you."
"What do you need to know, hm? Do you think I'm going to turn my back on such a pl-"
BEEEEEP
I can't do this.. How did I let my self be surrounded. I'll hold them off.. I'll look at the machine but, but.. I.. I won't let them near her.. I have to call the chopper, but.. what if that signal's serious.. I
"PUT THE GUN DOWN, Merquise. This is no place for mindless heroics."
"GET BACK!"
BEEEEEP
"WHAT IS THAT BEEPING!?"
"Sir, if you just move to the side, I ca-"
"STAY BACK!"
They're coming. How many? 3.. 4 of them..
Heavy boots, body armor. This .38 is useless.
Five of them.
SHIC-SHINK
A silent impass.
"Officer Merquise. I appreciate your distress. However, you've threatened my nurses as well as my patient by these irrational actions. No more. Put the safety on and set the weapon down or these men will relieve you of it forcibly."
Luc, They .. I .. wasn't prepared.
They're lunging towards me now.
Not yet .. Please, not yet..
I need to see you once more..
even like this, just.. see you..
what's left of you.
MY NECK.. What's stabbed my neck?
Which one did it? The guards weren't close enough..
Who could have reached me that w-
The Doctor..
What did you stick in my neck?
Why is th-
Why's the dark..
The room's ge-..
getting darker..
My leg's, why can't I feel them..
I can't feel anything .
Noin.
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ZECHS!
Somebody! Please Help Him!
What Are they Doing to you, Zechs?
Can't you Hear me?
I saw them rushing down the hall and I've been screaming to you!
This can't be real..
Who's Bed Is That?
Who would have Five Heavily Armed Guards?
You were just visiting. Right, Zechs?
You look so pale, your reaction was so violent.
We've Seen Death, Love. Why did seeing that patient disturb you so?
What are you saying?
I see them talking, too, but I can't hear any of you!
My ears are still throbbing from that rotor blade..
Wait, maybe it was an engine.. I can't remember.
Just look at me, Zechs. Please?
Show me you eyes so I know you're okay.
Please, Zechs?
Why are you having to hold them off with a sidearm?
Why are they after you?
I just don't wa-
What is he d-? ZECHS LOOK OUT, HE's GOT A TRANQ!
ZECHS!! To Your Left, The Doctor Is Tr-
is..
..taking you down..
You can't feel anything now, can you?
It's ok, baby. I don't know what's happenning, but I know you can't feel it.
They're being gentle with you, Love. I don't know what this is about, it's so..
It's so confusing, but.. but they're being gentle with you now.
The doctor seems really worried about you. I feel it in him. They aren't going to harm you. It's ok now, somehow..
It's ok.
The nurse is checking that patient's stats. I can feel her relief. Whoever that is, they're ok, I guess.
I wish I could just see the face through all that blur or tubes and bandages.
Maybe I could make sense of this all if I only could see a face.
They've laid you down in the next room, Zech's. Everyone's calm now.
Dear Zechs.
So many things feel so wrong when I'm seeing you, even now.
Why can't I just touch you?
Why are you in a hospital, Zechs?
You're sleeping so soundly.. but you look so tense..
Did something just happen to you, Love?
I can't remember, there was something about the next room.. but..
But there's nothing there but an auto accident victim..
I'm sure I've seen her before somewhere. I hope she's okay.
You won't believe this, but someone dropped a pistol on her back.
What lame-brained hospital would let a gun fall on a patient's bed?
I mean it's not there now, of course. One of the guards is taking it to an office. But I can still see where it fell..
Nevermind, I'm rambling. I can't remember now for sure..
Besides, it wouldn't have mattered.
Even if it had discharged, anyone with that much metal in their back is probably bulletproof.
I was just joking, Love.. Her whole back is.. It's not like she'd feel an-
Why are you crying, Zechs?
What did I screw-up now?
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Dedicated to Killraven.
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Changed.
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"It's ok, Sir. Just relax, I know it hurts."
What did they do to you, Luc?
"Elsie would you get another bin? I'm having to hold his hair back and I can't reach one."
God, Luc.
No deity would ever have granted man the right to do such things to another human's body.
"Thank you, Elsie. Ok, Sir, here's another bin. Would you like water or anything else to help your stomach settle?"
"Wh... where.. is.. he?"
"The Doctor? He had to check on anoth- Oh.. He's here now, actually. Doctor? This gentleman w-"
"GET HIM OUT of here, Mary. His visitation has ended."
"wa- th- .. What? .. Ye.. Yes Sir!"
You can't move me.. you bastard..
You can't wave your wrist and expect all responsibility to just fade away.
That's my wife.
"Officer Merquise, please Sir, the doctor wants you to le-"
"..Pea.. Peacecr..craft"
"What, Sir? I couldn't quite understand you. But please come along.. we can bring the bin."
"..not...leaving"
"Pardon me, Officer Merquise, but you Are. I'll not have you contaminating this room any longer."
"You heard the Doctor, Sir. Please do come along now. We'll clean up your shirt good as n-"
"UNHAND ME!"
How DARE they treat me like a child now. Who do they think I am?
"Officer Merquise, That's quite enough. If you do not vacate this room immediately, you'll leave me no choice but t-"
"NO CHOICE? YOU NEVER HAD A CHOICE! .. LOOK AT WHAT YOU DID TO HER! .. NO MAN EVER HAD THE RIGHT TO BUTCHER HER AND YOU CALL IT A CHOICE?!"
"I SAVED HER LIFE! AND I TRIED TO KEEP YOU FROM SEEING HER THIS WAY FOR A REASON! Now Stand Down and leave or you Will be removed."
The alarms, the nurse by the window, she did it. Call the guards, your worthless waste. This isn't your fight.
CHI-CHACK.
"OH MY G-"
"ELSIE, MARY, Stay back!"
"THAT'S RIGHT! .. ALL OF YOU!"
His eyes, those narrow eyes. What are you thinking now, Doctor? This is no longer your sick scenario where you're left alone to run free with such questionable proceedures. What does it feel like to be stood up to, hm? What does accountability feel like to a moral newborn.
I have the gun in my hand. I am in control. This man, this monster, he has no heart. His eyes, he's showing so little fear, because the damage is so far complete. What did he do to you Luc.. He showed you no mercy.
Once more, you've been taken advantage of, Lucrezia.
"What do you intend to do now, Officer M-"
"LISTEN! ... You're going to call 28th Medical. When the security detail arrives, we'll take her to the roof to be airlifted to their ward. I Will NOT let you mishandle this case further!"
"Impossible. She'd never survive the trip at this stage of recovery. You'd be killing her to tr-"
"SILENCE! I've Seen what you call 'Survival'. And SHE will NOT Live her life like THAT because of YOU! It Ends NOW!"
"Doctor! Her Vitals ar-"
"STEP Away from the bed, Merquise. Elsie needs to look at the read-outs behind you."
"What do you need to know, hm? Do you think I'm going to turn my back on such a pl-"
BEEEEEP
I can't do this.. How did I let my self be surrounded. I'll hold them off.. I'll look at the machine but, but.. I.. I won't let them near her.. I have to call the chopper, but.. what if that signal's serious.. I
"PUT THE GUN DOWN, Merquise. This is no place for mindless heroics."
"GET BACK!"
BEEEEEP
"WHAT IS THAT BEEPING!?"
"Sir, if you just move to the side, I ca-"
"STAY BACK!"
They're coming. How many? 3.. 4 of them..
Heavy boots, body armor. This .38 is useless.
Five of them.
SHIC-SHINK
A silent impass.
"Officer Merquise. I appreciate your distress. However, you've threatened my nurses as well as my patient by these irrational actions. No more. Put the safety on and set the weapon down or these men will relieve you of it forcibly."
Luc, They .. I .. wasn't prepared.
They're lunging towards me now.
Not yet .. Please, not yet..
I need to see you once more..
even like this, just.. see you..
what's left of you.
MY NECK.. What's stabbed my neck?
Which one did it? The guards weren't close enough..
Who could have reached me that w-
The Doctor..
What did you stick in my neck?
Why is th-
Why's the dark..
The room's ge-..
getting darker..
My leg's, why can't I feel them..
I can't feel anything .
Noin.
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ZECHS!
Somebody! Please Help Him!
What Are they Doing to you, Zechs?
Can't you Hear me?
I saw them rushing down the hall and I've been screaming to you!
This can't be real..
Who's Bed Is That?
Who would have Five Heavily Armed Guards?
You were just visiting. Right, Zechs?
You look so pale, your reaction was so violent.
We've Seen Death, Love. Why did seeing that patient disturb you so?
What are you saying?
I see them talking, too, but I can't hear any of you!
My ears are still throbbing from that rotor blade..
Wait, maybe it was an engine.. I can't remember.
Just look at me, Zechs. Please?
Show me you eyes so I know you're okay.
Please, Zechs?
Why are you having to hold them off with a sidearm?
Why are they after you?
I just don't wa-
What is he d-? ZECHS LOOK OUT, HE's GOT A TRANQ!
ZECHS!! To Your Left, The Doctor Is Tr-
is..
..taking you down..
You can't feel anything now, can you?
It's ok, baby. I don't know what's happenning, but I know you can't feel it.
They're being gentle with you, Love. I don't know what this is about, it's so..
It's so confusing, but.. but they're being gentle with you now.
The doctor seems really worried about you. I feel it in him. They aren't going to harm you. It's ok now, somehow..
It's ok.
The nurse is checking that patient's stats. I can feel her relief. Whoever that is, they're ok, I guess.
I wish I could just see the face through all that blur or tubes and bandages.
Maybe I could make sense of this all if I only could see a face.
They've laid you down in the next room, Zech's. Everyone's calm now.
Dear Zechs.
So many things feel so wrong when I'm seeing you, even now.
Why can't I just touch you?
Why are you in a hospital, Zechs?
You're sleeping so soundly.. but you look so tense..
Did something just happen to you, Love?
I can't remember, there was something about the next room.. but..
But there's nothing there but an auto accident victim..
I'm sure I've seen her before somewhere. I hope she's okay.
You won't believe this, but someone dropped a pistol on her back.
What lame-brained hospital would let a gun fall on a patient's bed?
I mean it's not there now, of course. One of the guards is taking it to an office. But I can still see where it fell..
Nevermind, I'm rambling. I can't remember now for sure..
Besides, it wouldn't have mattered.
Even if it had discharged, anyone with that much metal in their back is probably bulletproof.
I was just joking, Love.. Her whole back is.. It's not like she'd feel an-
Why are you crying, Zechs?
What did I screw-up now?
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