Adeline sat in her fathers chair holding her uncle, "Uncle Mandarin…please wake up …please…" she shed a tear very worried about her uncle. She bent down and saw he was still breathing but was wheezing; he was so weak from saving her, guilt started to flow.

She figured that he really needed help and knew her family wouldn't do anything for him because of his past. She walked into the infirmary and using one arm, she held her uncle and opening the medi-tube. She carried him over and placed him in the tube, shutting the door; it automatically filled up the tube with liquid, putting him into a cryo-state. She sighed looking up at her unconscious uncle; she stared for a short while when she moved her arm feeling the silk slip she was wearing. She shuddered and walked out of the infirmary knowing he would be alright; she headed straight to the bathroom where she stripped throwing the garment out the bathroom door. She didn't want to be anywhere near it; she then drew some hot water and jumped in the shower to rub him off of her

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The monkey team arrived back at Shuggazoom in just a short while, when they landed they arrived in the main room to discover Adie and Mandarin missing.

They all headed toward the open infirmary doors to find that Adie had put Mandarin in a cryo-tube but she wasn't anywhere to be seen

"I'll check in the back…" Nova said as she saw the look on the boy's faces.

She walked back towards Adie's room, but as she was about to open the door she saw the nightgown that Adie had been wearing, crumpled on the floor and the sound of the shower running. She peeked into the door to see Adie sitting under the water and rubbing herself raw, whimpering. Nova gasped and knocked, "Adie?" she didn't wait for Adie to answer; she entered. Adie gasped and looked up, a little jumpy; when she saw that it was only her aunt she went back to scrubbing, even though she was already red and bleeding in some places

Nova walked up and grabbed the scrub brush, "No…Adie stop…your hurting yourself…"

She just tried to take it back, "no…I have to get him off of me…"

Nova looked at her niece sympathetically, "he's long gone…you're clean now…stop and c'mon out of the tub."

Adeline looked up at her aunt with sad eyes, and then got out of the tub. She helped Adie dry off and get dressed in her saddened state. "I'm going to go back to your father and uncles…go to your room and rest…"

Adie knew she was trying to help, "No….I want to go back to Uncle Mandarin…and wait for him to wake up…."

Nova was shocked at the sound of "Uncle Mandarin" but quickly answered, "Adie…"

She interrupted her, "please…I promise to rest…I just wanna be there when he wakes up…please"

Nova was reluctant to say but agreed, "Alright…."

Adie smiled, "Thanks Aunt Nova…" They both left the bathroom to go out, and then into the main room; Adie continued into the infirmary while Nova stayed out in the room with the rest of her family.

She walked up to the cryo-tube and stood there with her hand on the glass and sighed; she sat down onto a bench type table sticking out of the wall next to his tube. She lay down and shut her eyes with ease falling asleep almost as soon as she laid down, but with something still in the back of her mind that was filling her with deep grief and sadness…..

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Nova reentered the conference room while her niece ran into the infirmary; she sighed as Antauri asked an obvious question, "Why is her skin so red?"

Nova looked at him, "She was in the bathtub practically scrubbing her skin off….all she said is…I have to get him off me…" she looked to the side in deep thought.

Antauri was deeply disturbed by this and felt like going back by himself and tearing a certain appendage off of Skeleton King so he couldn't do the same thing to anybody else, what he did to Adie, but he held back his rage and sighed.

"I swear to god if I ever see him again I'll rip his fucking head off!" Sprx yelled punching the wall beside him while the others just stood there.

After a short period of silence they all walked to the infirmary to see she had fallen asleep next to Mandarin's tube…

"Why is she helping him?" Otto asked wonderingly looking through the tube at mandarin

"Look what he put her through! He could have stopped…" he paused and sputtered continuing, "him…from doing what he did!"

Antauri was deep in thought remembering the look on his face, "I recall seeing an emotion I was unsure of at first, but now I seem to understand what it was; he was feeling guilt and sorrow for everything she was going through…."

Gibson was working with his theory, "Why Adie? Why now?"

"Maybe Adeline said something to him or maybe he just felt sorry for her?" Chiro said suggestively

I doubt that second one kid, but the first one doesn't sound so crazy…" Sprx said smirking, "Adie does seem to have that effect on people…."

Nova was looking towards Adie; she stirred as they talked, "Guys….let's leave…I don't want to wake her up…"

The team decided Nova was right and left the infirmary to leave Adeline to sleep off her trauma.

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Adeline awoke to the sound of tapping; she looked around but didn't see anything, but realized that it was coming from the tube. She looked up to see her uncle looking at her and tapping for her to let him out; she jumped up, painfully…her skin still hurt from her scrubbing it so hard. Pushing lots of buttons the cryo-tube finally emptied and she ran over to let him out.

He stumbled out of the tube; Adeline caught him, "Are you ok?"

He looked at her, "Where am I?"

She picked him up and put him on a medical bed; she got down on her knees as he sat up, "I brought you back to the robot….you've been asleep for at least" she paused actually not knowing; she looked at the clock, 'Oh…wow…we've both been out for at least four hours….."

"I'm sure my brothers weren't too happy that you brought me here?" he said with an almost certain face.

She gave a smile, "Well…no but I don't really care….you needed my help…"

Mandarin was surprised, "You still wished to help me after all I've done?"

She gave a small chuckle, "Uncle Mandarin….I don't care….everybody makes mistakes…even if we don't consider them as such. In one person's eyes it can be a mistake and in another's it is what they feel is right….It's all about perspective, and mine is neutral. I forgive you for anything that you did…." she smiled at him

Mandarin gave a smile also as his niece reached up and gave her a hug; he hugged her back, "You are a remarkable young woman….I am glad to call you my niece."

They were still hugging as Adeline muttered, "thank you…Uncle Mandarin"

Preoccupied by their moment they didn't notice the rest of their family standing in the doorway watching them with caring and understanding eyes…..