Ignis walks out the shower, drying his hair, just as Gladio stands up and goes to the door.

"What's up Wiz?" Gladio asks cheerfully and with a smile. Wiz did not share the same expression. Gladio's smile falls by the older mans worried expression. "What's wrong?" He asks. Ignis getting closer to hear.

"Your friends... are gone?" Wiz asks.

"What do you mean gone?" Ignis asks stepping up next to Gladio.

"The chocobos I lent them came back, without them. I went searching hoping they maybe forgot to tell me they were back or that they forgot to put them back in the stable like I told them but I can't find them anywhere." Wiz explains, very worried as he ring his hat in his hands.

"They aren't here. Are you sure?" Gladio asks, trying to be calm. Maybe those two finally confessed and are acting like the teenagers they still are.

Wiz nods. "I even asked some of the others around. No one's seen them."

"When was the last time you saw them both?" Ignis asks.

"This afternoon, after I tought Prompto how to ride. I sent them off for a ride. Giving them privacy. It seemed like they needed it." Wiz tells them. "They went into the forest." he adds.

Gladio looks at Ignis. The advisor moves to get his phone. Both his and Gladio's phone set on the table. "Thanks Wiz, we'll find them." Gladio tells the man. Ignis sees he's got a couple missing calls from Noct. And one voicemail. He puts it on speaker.

"Ignis hurry and call me back. Prom and I are on our way back we meet a group of-" Noctis is interrupted. "Ah!" They hear screamed. Ignis looks at Gladio because that sounded like Prompto. He sees Gladio strapping his boots on.

"We have to hurry." Gladio says. "I just felt Noct use my greatsword." He adds. That causes Ignis to rush to put on his shoes.

They rush out the caravan, past Wiz, and into the forest. They have no idea where to go but they don't have much time to think about it. If Noct used Gladio's greatsword them something is wrong enough that he would need that.

"He's using my shield." Gladio says as they run.

"Noct!" Ignis starts shouting. Hopefully the two would run towards his voice.

"Prompto!" Gladio shouts.

They don't take a break, even if they are wheezing.

"Move! Run!" they both hear. They turn to see Noct running towards them.

"Noct!" Ignis says sounding relieved but they don't spot the blonde. Not until the prince is a little closer and they see her on his back. "Prompto?" He wonders.

"Run!" Noct shouts at them, passing them as he runs forward. Tired from running but he can't stop, not when there are more. "MTs on our tail!" He shouts.

"MT?" Ignis asks, that's impossible. Gladio and Ignis turn to the sound of metal clanking, seeing almost a horde of MTs running straight at them.

"MTs!" Gladio shouts summoning his greatsword as Ignis summons his spear. They stop the closer one before joining Noct in running away. "Where the hell did they come from?" Gladio asks.

"Like I'd know." Noct says back. Gladio and Ignis slice any that come to close but they focus on getting out of the forest first.

And once they breach the forest and are back to the plain land of Wiz chocobo post they turn to see all the MTs have stopped chasing them.

That's weird, more than the situation is already. Noct stares at a pair of red glowing eyes before it disappears into the darkness of the forest, like some horror movie. He feels one of Prompto's arms slide off his his shoulder. He looks down to see her completely out of it. When did she pass out because that's not good.

"Prompto!" He shouts getting the other two's attention.

"What happened?" Gladio asks coming closer.

"We were riding when a group of MTs just showed up. We took some down but more appeared. One of them tackled her and trying to drag her away. They clawed at her." He explains.

"We need to get her to the caravan and healed up." Ignis informs him. Noct nods, not having to be told twice. He runs with her back to the caravan, the advisor and shield on his tail.

"What on green Eos happened?" Wiz asks seeing the state the blonde is in.

"There are MTs in the area, how did you not know?" Noct asks frowning at him, the old man staring shocked.

"No one has ever mention that there are. There aren't supposed to be MTs lurking around." Wiz frowns back.

"Well now you know. Are their any extra towels we may barrow?" Ignis says.

"Of course I'll bring them." Wiz says turning to his shop.

"Let's go Noct." The advisor calls for the prince, only to see him already heading to the caravan. He jogs to catch up.

Once the door is closed, "what's first?" Noct asks looking at his advisor to advise.

"First we should access the damage." Ignis says.

"Wher-?" Prompto mutters slurred.

"Oh good. Prompto we are going to need to take your shirt off to see how bad your back is." Ignis tells her. "Set her on the bed Noct." Ignis instructs him. Noct nods.

"O-kay." the blonde slurs. Noct gently sets her down on the bed. Laying her face down.

"Noct take her shirt off." Ignis tells him.

"What?" Noct snaps his head to the advisor, face red like a tomato.

"No need to be shy." Gladio tells him coming in with towels, Wiz must have just handed them over.

"Now is not the time Noct." Ignis frowns at the prince.

"Raise your hands up blondie." Gladio tells Prom who does it. Noct rubs his fingers before reaching forward, taking the red tank top off. It comes off slowly, Noct turns his eyes as the tank comes off her. He could hear Gladio and Ignis gasp, meaning it must be pretty bad. Ignis gets closer.

"We need to go slow for this. They didn't reach bone but it's deep and it could heal bad." Ignis says. "I can't be sure, Noct take her training bra off." Ignis says.

"Keep those arms raised." Gladio tells the blonde when he sees her lowering them.

"Me?" Noct asks.

"Do you want me or Gladio to?" Ignis asks back summoning a pair of surgical gloves, slipping them on his hands.

"Fine." Noct grumbles. Nervously he slips his fingers into the bra on either side of her. Getting a good grip. "In one go." He tells her knowing this will hurt for her. She doesn't answer, so he quickly take it off her and she lets out a groan of pain. She falls forward on top of Noct, hands fisting the cloth of his shirt.

"Hurts." Prompto says.

"It's going to get worse. I need to touch." Ignis informs her before touching the wound on her back which seem to be the worst of it. She groans, biting her lips as she rubs her face into Nocts stomach, hands fisting onto his shirt. "Like I thought, it doesn't reach deep but it's almost to the bone we need to take this slow. Gladio hand me one of the towels. We'll have to pat the potion on to the wound."

"Why not just break it over her, get it healed at once?" Gladio asks, handing him a towel.

"She might pass out from the pain of it healing too fast." Ignis says.

"Sorry Prom." Noct says to her but knows she's out of it.

"It's going to hurt Prompto." He warns as he drops some of the potion on the towel. "Here it goes." Ignis says place the towel on top of her. She lets out a yelp, shocked. She head snaps up in shock. Noct sees her eyes turn magenta.

"Wait-!" Noct begins but it's too late, the blonde turns to Ignis and kicks him away from her with all her strength. He ends up smacking into the table and falling to the floor. Gladio is by his side in a flash.

"We-" Ignis starts taking a ragged breath, "we will need to hold her down." Ignis says. "Gladio hold her feet. Noct hold her hands." Ignis instructs them.

"Okay." Gladio reluctantly agrees. Gladio goes to her legs that don't look that much better than he back or arms. He hold down on an area that isn't scarred up to much. Noct hold her hands to his chest as Ignis takes another towel and dabs the potion on it. He presses down on her lower back, right above her butt.

"Sorry." Ignis tells her then lays the towel down, gently dabbing it on the wounds, healing and cleaning the blood at the same time.

It takes a second before Prompto lets out a chilling and stomach churning shriek as the muscles and flesh on her back forcefully fuzzed together, all at the same time.

"S-st-top I-Iggy, p-p-please!" She shouts, pleading but looks up Noctis, and the princes heart almost broke right there.

Ignis moves, pouring more of the potion on a not bloodied area of the towel. Once again he places one hand on her lower back, then places the towel back on her back. She once again lets out a shriek. So loud that they are sure everyone around them can hear her. And they all feel horrible about the blonde being in this position. It sucks that she was hurt but at the same time what could they have done. Who would have guessed there were MTs still on Lucis? Are there more?

As Ignis continued it got worrying when Prompto went somewhat silent. Still groaning and twisting her head, rubbing her face into Noctis' stomach. It had to be done.

Once her back was done they moved to her legs and arms. It took long to get it all healed, her arms and legs didn't scar but her back did. So Ignis took another potion and broke over her, healing her whole body. It took awhile but the scars started to slowly disappear. They let her rest, a warm towel laying on her back for the aches.