Izzy head jerked up when she sensed Kailua collapse.
"Izzy, what's wrong?" Jordan asked. Izzy picked him up by the back of his shirt with her beak and put him on her back. Jordan was trying to get off when Izzy took off, forcing him to hold on. Aikka made to stand but Molly held him down, to keep him from aggravating his injuries.
"Something must've happened to Kailua for her to act like that. She usually stays calm other wise." Aikka told Molly as they watched Izzy and Jordan fly off. Izzy took him to the last place she sensed her master. In the trees, Izabella was forced to walk fast since her wingspan was too wide for the narrow spaces. Jordan looked up and didn't see any sign of Toros. Izzy stopped suddenly, and Jordan looked ahead and gasped. Kailua was on the ground, face down, and blood staining her shirt, her braid half undone.
Jordan quickly dismounted and went to Kailua and flipped her over. Her shoulder had a large gash in it, not a hole but not a graze either. Izzy bent her head and nudged Kailua gently. She opened her eyes briefly and saw Jordan and the hawk above her, and blacked out. Jordan picked her up and put her on Izzy's back hoping that she knew to go to a hospital. He realized that the bird knew more than enough. She flew over to the town as Jordan held Kailua tightly, and landed in front of the medical building.
Jordan jumped down and carried Kailua inside. The receptionist gasped when she saw the girl. 2 doctors came and put her on a gurney and took her to the emergency room. Jordan had to sit in the waiting room for her to come out. Izzy had gone back to Aikka and Molly when Kailua was taken inside.
Back with Aikka and Molly: (Happy day.)
Aikka's vision was going in and out of focus and Molly knew Toros has thrown him too hard and he hit his head.
"Aikka? Listen, don't fall asleep, I think you have a concussion. Aikka, Aikka!" Molly was scared now; he was pale and was gritting his teeth. His beetle was standing calmly of to the side waiting for his master to tell him what to do. Molly ran over to him.
"Look I know I'm not Aikka but you have to fly me and him to a hospital, he's hurt and needs help, do you understand?"
The beetle clicked and walked to the Prince. Molly was wondering how to get Aikka up there when Izzy returned. She looked at Molly, then the almost unconscious Aikka, and lastly the beetle and seemed to get what happened. She gently picked Aikka up the same way she had Jordan and put him on the beetle, then Molly. She seemed to click at beetle and he clicked back, apparently talking.
The hawk took off first, then the beetle followed close behind. She led the way to the hospital and Molly and Aikka were helped off by the medical staff. He was also taken to the emergency room. Molly went to the waiting room and found Jordan.
"How's Kailua?" she asked.
"She had a gash in her shoulder and lost a lot of blood, I don't know much more than that. Why are you here, I thought you were still in the cave with the Prince." For once he didn't make the reference to Aikka sound like a disease.
"I think Aikka got a concussion from when Toros threw him against the wall. We came here to make sure. He was pale and was almost unconscious. Are you OK?"
"I'm fine. Why do you ask?"
"You just seem down and lonely. Wanna talk about it?"
Jordan sighed and looked at the floor. Molly took a seat next to him. "I like her. She's strong and fun and beautiful and, and, and…" He trailed off with a dreamy look in his eye.
"And you are in love. So what's the problem?"
"What if she doesn't like me?"
"Just tell her, you won't know till you tell her ya know?" She grinned at him as he blushed hard. A nurse came in at that moment.
"Excuse me, but which of you brought in Kailua the Kelamian?"
"I did." Jordan said. "Is something wrong?"
"She's fine; I just needed information on how she got in to this predicament. Please follow me and we'll sort it all out." Jordan followed her down the hall to the room with Kailua. She was asleep with bandages around her shoulder and chest, her shirt having been removed. He sat in a chair next to the bed while the nurse took the chair on the other side with a note pad in her hand.
He told her everything he knew about her injury including his assumption of Toros shooting her with his racer, which of course what right but he didn't know that for sure. After a while she let him go back to the waiting room which didn't have Molly in it, she had been called away to answer questions on how Aikka got his concussion, and sat down to wait for her. Molly came back 5 minutes later. Aikka and Kailua were to spend the night there so Molly and Jordan went back to the pit to be confronted by a very angry Don Wei.
"Just where have you two been? We've a race this afternoon and you need to be ready for it! After the race you two are going to explain yourselves do you understand?"
They nodded and got in the Arrow 2. It was the race against Rush. Again, no details. Target race, Rush takes lead, Jordan get's blinded coming out of the tunnel, last target, Jordan hits it and they win.
Back at the pit, Don Wei is congratulating Jordan while Rick says he's proud of Molly. They went up to Don's office where he questioned them on where they were all night and morning. They told him everything they knew, including helping Aikka and running from Toros.
"So, the Crogs want something the Nourasians won't give them. I wonder what it is." Don mused.
"It doesn't matter what they want," Rick said. "What matters is the fact that if Molly makes it to the finals, she'll have to race this guy again and if we don't do something, the same thing will happen all over again. That means you're getting up even earlier for tomorrows training little mouse."
"Do I have to, too?" Jordan asked hesitantly.
"Yep."
Both of them groaned. This was gonna be a long race.
To be continued. He admitted it. Next chappie will be Molly Aikka fluff. Tune in next time.