Jayce is relieved to see J.R. woke up when she wakes up but hates how upset J.R. is. Jayce knew the painkillers would wear off, but she had to comfort J.R. She got out of bed, expecting either Bulma or Hound to tell her not to.
If you think you're all right. Hound watched Jayce get out of bed and walk to them.
"It'll be ok," Jayce assured J.R. as she put a hand on her shoulder.
"No, it's not," J.R. said in a sad tone, letting tears roll down her face as Jayce walks over to Bulma.
"What's J.R. talking about?"
Great, J.R. got her worried.
"It's ok," Bulma lied.
"No, it's not! Where are Crosshairs and Drift?" Jayce lets tears roll down her face, trying not to cry, but she's not successful.
J.R. gets up, walks up to Jayce, and hugs her.
Shit, not good. Hound thinks as he watches the girls. He walks up to Bulma.
"You will have to get them; the girls need them now," Hound whispers.
"Right," Bulma walks out of the room.
"Come on, you need to lie down," J.R. insisted, not knowing what Jayce is dealing with because of the concussion. She got Jayce to sit on the bed, but Jayce refused to lie down.
Well, at least you'll be able to if you need to.
J.R. sat beside her and continued to hug her. She was trying not to cry herself.
"Back so soon?" Cade asks.
"They're still with her? Damn it, I don't want to disturb them, but Jayce and J.R. need them."
"Thought Hound and Vegeta are with them?"
"He let that bastard near them?!" Crosshairs raged as he walks up to them.
"It's fine, Crosshairs," Bulma assures Crosshairs, "they trust him."
They looked at Drift.
"Leave him alone; he's hurting. Hound can help."
Hound is leaning on the wall in the hallway.
"J.R. is trying to get Jayce to calm down, but I can tell she's also trying not to cry herself."
Crosshairs opens the door a little before he hears J.R.
"...We should leave them alone. They need to be with Jamie."
"Yeah, you're right. I don't know if you'll be able to leave soon, but I'm not."
"I'm staying here with you; you'll need me."
Crosshairs closes the door.
"Shit. Bulma didn't tell them?"
"She was leaving it up to you and Drift."
"It's just going to remove the thought that Jamie will die and replace it with she could."
"It's better than leaving them thinking it's certain Jamie will die."
Crosshairs sighed as he opened the door, and they walked into the room. He was happy to see Jayce sit up without being dizzy, but he knew it was most likely because of the painkillers.
Crosshairs and Hound get the two chairs and sit facing the girls.
"Listen to me, both of you. Jamie will not die."
"You don't know that," Jayce says.
"You're right, no one knows for sure yet, but Jamie is still fighting. Not even Bulma is giving up, and she knows more about this than the rest of us," Hound adds.
"She must be doing terrible for Drift to not come here with Crosshairs," J.R. says.
Crosshairs sighs, "Bulma thinks it'll be another eight weeks before Jamie shows any improvement. I don't know how she can figure that out, but you can guess how Drift took that information."
"No," Jayce says in a sad tone. J.R. just lowers her head, so she's staring at her feet and the floor. They both hated how much more Drift was hurting and that Jamie still had a long road ahead. Neither Crosshairs nor Hound knew what to say.
Bulma watched Drift get up and walk towards the entrance. She was waiting for him to ask her to open a portal, but he just walked by her and out of the building. He walked to the back of the property so he could be alone.
"He went back?" Cade asked as he walked in ten minutes later.
"No, he's still around here. I think he's torn between staying here and going back to help Crosshairs. I'm sure J.R. will want to stay with Jayce."
"Drift knows Crosshairs will be dealing with both of them having nightmares alone?"
"Hound has wanted to help. Guess this is his chance, but it will be a challenge," Bulma walked up to Jamie to check on her, and Cade followed so he could sit by her when Bulma finished. He watched her draw several vials of blood and secretions she suctioned. Bulma said nothing when she finished, and Cade knew not to ask, though he was hoping Bulma's desire to collect samples didn't mean something was wrong.
At least she's not getting worse, but I know it's possible. Come on, Jamie. He thought as he sat beside Jamie.
"I'm going back to my dimension," Bulma told him.
"All right."
Cade didn't like being left to watch Jamie since she could go downhill further but, he knew Bulma knew the risk. She had to have sure Jamie would be ok to leave.
Bulma went to her lab when she got to her dimension to test the samples.
I'm hoping the level of the chemical has gone down, and I have to make sure she's not getting infections in her lungs.
Jayce and J.R. wanted to go back and make sure Drift was doing ok. Crosshairs was sure Bulma would let J.R. go back, but like Drift, she'd tell Jayce she has to stay here. He was also certain the painkillers would wear off soon. After they couldn't convince Crosshairs to let them go back, they insisted he go back. Crosshairs didn't want to, but even Hound insisted he go back.
Crosshairs expected to find Drift by Jamie, but he couldn't find Drift anywhere.
Shit. Did he take off? Crosshairs wondered.
"He-left," Bumblebee said as he walked up to Crosshairs.
"Crap."
Crosshairs transformed and left the junkyard.
He turned off his comm. I know he wants to be left alone, but it's unusual for him to leave. He's distraught about this. If he doesn't want any of us to find him, I doubt he's at the lake, but I hope he is. I have no idea where else he'd go without traveling far.
Crosshairs was right; Drift was at the lake.
"If you didn't want to be found, then you should have gone somewhere else," Crosshairs joked.
"I couldn't find anywhere where there are no humans without traveling too far."
"This place has humans, and I think you just wanted to come here."
Drift said nothing as Crosshairs sat next to him. He was hoping to get Drift to go back to Jayce and J.R. with him, but he wasn't sure if he would. He knew Drift is torn between staying here and going back to the girls since it's now impossible to be with the girls and Jamie.
I don't want to go back without you. Jayce and J.R. want you too.
"I hope Drift is ok. I want him to come back, but he should stay with Jamie."
"Yeah, same here." J.R. agreed.
"Unbelievable, let's go find that bastard now," Jayce said as she got off the bed.
"No, you two need to stay here. Do you know what Drift would say? That revenge solves nothing."
"No, that bastard needs to pay now!" Jayce yelled and ran out of the room.
"Shit, come on, J.R," the two went after Jayce, "I hope Bulma is back. The only way to open a portal is in her lab."
Knowing Bulma, she took away Jayce's only other means to open a portal.
"Are you just going to sit here? What do you want?" Drift said in a sad tone.
"The girls want you, but if you want to stay here..."
Drift sighed, "I don't know. We need to keep Jayce and J.R. safe, and they feel a little better being with us but-."
"I know. Hound can try to help, but he tried to with J.R. already and had a hard time. At least come back for a while. They want to see you."
Drift agreed, and the two drove back to the junkyard.
Vegeta noticed Jayce running down the hallway, J.R. and Hound running after her. The fact that they were running after her showed him Jayce is aiming to do something, so he aimed to grab her and was successful.
"Let me go!" Jayce yelled. Vegeta had a tight hold on her.
"What's going on?" He asked Hound.
"Let's go see if Bulma is back first," Hound insisted. Vegeta and Hound both grabbed one of Jayce's arms so she'd stay with them.
Great, now Jayce is difficult. Hound thought as they walked to Bulma's lab.
"What's going on?" Bulma asked. Hound informed her and Vegeta.
"You know that's not right and with your injury," Bulma told Jayce.
"My injury? Do you see what that bastard did to Jamie? You see how it's affecting all of us?" Jayce raged. Bulma wasn't sure what to say. Just then, a portal opened. Crosshairs and Drift drove through it.
Perfect timing. Bulma is happy Crosshairs and Drift came back.
"What's going on?" Crosshairs asks as his holoform steps out of his vehicle mode. Bulma informed Crosshairs and Drift what's going on.
"Come on, Jayce. You know you're Injured." Drift said as he walked up to her. Jayce repeated what she said to Bulma before falling onto him. Drift caught her and sat on his knees. He watched the tears roll down her face. Crosshairs had to keep J.R. From running towards Drift as he stood up and carried Jayce back to the room.
"What happened?" J.R. asked, worried.
"She'll be ok," Bulma assured J.R. Crosshairs takes J.R. back to the room, Hound follows them.
"Those two are having a hard time with this, aren't they?" Vegeta asks.
"They all are, but Jayce and J R. Have resorted to self-harm, and J.R. fought Jayce, which caused Jayce's concussion." Bulma walks away, not knowing if Vegeta is following her or not.
Drift knew Jayce wasn't doing good since she let him lay her on the bed. She kept a grip on his hand.
"You're ok," He assured her. Drift was certain since Bulma isn't alarmed that this isn't serious. He sat in the chair by the bed. Hound sat in the other chair.
Damn it. No way I can leave her even if Hound stays.
Crosshairs and J.R. walk into the room. Crosshairs watched J.R. get upset from looking at Jayce and kept her from going near Jayce.
"I can't believe I did this to her."
He heard her mumble.
"Come with me," he picked her up, knowing she'd put up a fight and left the room. He sat on the chair near the room and hugged J.R., "she'll be ok."
Damn it; I'm tired of watching them hurt mentally. It would be great if we could do something more to help them and that they'd recover when Jamie does, but I know it's very unlikely.
Bulma noticed Crosshairs in the hallway, holding J.R.
No surprise, she's distraught. Bulma walks into the room.
"Is she ok?" Drift asks her.
"It's another effect of the concussion. Unfortunately, she feels she's spinning, or the room is spinning, which makes her feel dizzy."
"Damn it, are you sure this isn't serious?" He watched Bulma try to get Jayce to sit up, but she didn't want to, the tears rolling down her face.
"It's fine, but I think she'll be dealing with this for several weeks."
"Damn it." Drift mumbled.
Bulma knew Crosshairs and Drift hate how much longer Jamie and Jayce would be dealing with the crap they've been going through. Add they worried J.R. is trying to hurt herself after she hurt Jayce.
I'm sorry, but there's not much I can do that I agree with.
She walked to the front of the room and leaned on the wall. Hound walked up to her.
"You all right?" He asks her.|
"Like everyone else, I hate the crap the three girls are going through, how much Crosshairs and Drift are hurting and the struggle they're having while helping Jayce and J.R. I know Drift wants to be with Jamie more, but Jayce wants him. If I could move Jamie, I wouldn't. Jayce would neglect herself and focus on Jamie, and Drift wouldn't want that. Only other thing I can do I refuse to do. "
"We know you're doing all you can. I know you feel you could have done more, but that will not help now. You better go back. We can take care of Jayce and J.R."
"All right," Bulma walks out of the room. She informed Crosshairs that she's going back.
He needs to go back. Jayce thought as she continued to feel like the room was spinning. She didn't want to move. Not much he can do here and until Jamie isn't critical.
She let go of Drift's hand.
"What's wrong?" He asked as he stood up.
Jayce turned her head even though it made her feel the room was spinning. Drift saw how uncomfortable she was.
"Go back to the junkyard."
"I know you want me to, but no, I'm staying here."
"Go back for awhile. I'm here, and so is Crosshairs," Hound jumped in.
"No, he needs to go back with Drift."
Drift and Hound looked at each other.
She lost all hope. Drift thought.
They walked to the front of the room.
"What do you want to do?" Hound asked as the door opened. Crosshairs and J.R. walk in.
"You're leaving?" Crosshairs asks Drift.
"Jayce wants me to, and Hound insists. Jayce wants us both to go but-."
"Yes, both of you should go back." J.R. insists before sitting in the chair by Jayce's bed.
"Go before either of them get difficult," Hound demands. Crosshairs and Drift give in and decide to leave.
"They want us to stay with Jamie until she gets better," Crosshairs says as they walk down the hall.
"I know, but Jayce is too weak from the concussion. Bulma thinks it'll be several weeks before she feels better. After what she tried to do today, they're both getting difficult to help, and I think they just want us to give up on them."
Bulma found Cade sitting by Jamie. She could just read the monitor to make sure Jamie would be ok and return to her lab. The fear that Jamie could decline while she's gone made her want to stay for a while before checking on Jayce.
Crosshairs and Drift return five minutes later.
"Is everything ok?" Bulma asks.
"Jayce and J.R. Insisted, we come back. Hound thinks he can handle the two of them," Drift explains though both Bulma and Cade had a feeling that Crosshairs and Drift would be here for hours. Cade moved out of their way. They kneel beside her. Drift held her hand, took Crosshairs' hand, and put it on Jamie's.
"I don't think they'll be here for long," Cade whispered.
"I don't think so either. Well, Hound trusts Vegeta enough to help him. I'll go back in a while."
"You keeping J.R. there?"
"No, she can come back if she wants to, but she doesn't."
"So.. what are the results from the samples you took?"
"Good news is Jamie isn't getting sick from being on the ventilator. The bad news is the level of the chemical in the blood isn't going down. Honestly, I'm getting concerned."
"You said it yourself, Jamie has been through this crap for this long several times."
"But she's never been this critical for this long," Bulma walks out of the building.
Shit, don't tell me you're giving up on her? Cade thought as he watched Bulma walk away.
J.R. sat in the chair beside Jayce's bed in case Jayce needed anything. Jayce had her eyes closed. The headache was coming back; the lights are dim, but that only helps so much. J.R. hated seeing how uncomfortable Jayce was. She got up and left the room. Hound watched through the window on the door. J.R. leaned on the wall, slid down to the floor, but kept her knees up. She rested her arms on her knees and her head on her arms.
She's not going anywhere, but damn she hates seeing Jayce like this. Hound sat in the chair. He noticed how uncomfortable Jayce is and hated how he couldn't do anything.
"I'm sorry, Jayce. I hate how you have to go through this crap." J.R. mumbled Before letting herself cry/ Two minutes pass before Vegeta walks over.
"What's wrong?" He asked as he knelt.
"Just go away," J.R. sobbed. Vegeta sat next to her, and side hugged her.
"Come on; we should go back."
Crosshairs knew Drift is torn between staying with Jamie and going back to the girls.
"Yeah, let's go."
They both got up and walked out of the building.
"I'll go back with you two," Bulma said as she got up. She informed Cade she was going back to her dimension.
Vegeta has been with J.R. for twenty minutes when he sees Crosshairs, Drift, and Bulma.
"Get away from her!" Crosshairs snapped when he sees Vegeta was with J.R.
"She needed someone, and that fat ass in there can't help both of the girls!" Vegeta snapped as he got up, standing right in front of Crosshairs. Both of them angry.
Shit. Bulma thought as she watched.
"Stop!" Drift said as he pushed Crosshairs back.
J.R. got up and walked back into the room, and Crosshairs walked into the room after her. Vegeta walked away though he's furious at Crosshairs.
"Come on," Drift motions for Bulma to go in the room with him.
"I'm surprised she's not asleep," Bulma says.
Jayce turns her head to look at them. They noticed how uncomfortable she is.
"The painkillers wore off. Help me get her to sit up," Bulma says.
"No," Jayce cried.
"Come on; this will help you," Bulma showed her the painkillers. Drift helped Jayce sit up. Jayce took the painkillers and, though she wanted Drift to hug her, Jayce had to lie down.
"She feels awful."
Drift walks out of the room.
"Go after him," J.R. insists.
Crosshairs walks out of the room and sits next to Drift.
"I want to be with Jamie but can't leave Jayce," Drift tells him.
"I know we can't leave J.R. either. I don't think it will be possible to be with Jamie while they're here. Twice we left them today and came back to them in distress."
"Even with Hound here. This team within the team isn't good if this is how they are during shit like this."
"No, it's a good thing," Hound says as he closes the door.
"It's not good when Jayce doesn't want to tell you she's uncomfortable," Drift tells Hound.
"J.R. was with her too, and she said nothing, she's letting herself feel that way. Why would she do that? Can't be because of Jamie."
By now, Bulma has joined them.
"I doubt it," Bulma says, "Jamie is unaware and can't feel anything."
"She still thinks she's a burden," Drift sighs, "damn it, how long before she tries to go back to her dimension even with her injury? I can't leave her."
"If the painkillers allow her to sleep without being woken up by a nightmare, you can go back when she goes to sleep," Hound suggests,
"Which reminds me, What are we doing about J.R.?" Crosshairs asks, "no way those two can sleep in the same room if she will end up having a nightmare? She will not leave Jayce either."
"Unless she'll agree to sleep in another room, we must move her when she falls asleep."
"Unbelievable," Crosshairs comments before walking away.
"What's his problem?" Bulma asks.
"He hates the crap the three girls are going through, how there's not much we can do to help them, and every time we think we figured out a way, crap happens," Drift explained, "I also hate it."
"I don't think we can have a solid plan. All we can do is plan a little at a time," Hound suggests.
"No, I'm just going to stay here." Drift tells them before walking back into the room.
"Did he give up?" Bulma asks.
"No, he's worried about Jayce and J.R. I think hearing how much longer all three of them will be dealing with this crap upsets both of them but not as much as not being told what's going on."
"Right."
Bulma walks down the hall. Hound goes back into the room as Drift opens a capsule, revealing the fridge Bulma made for both him and Crosshairs. He got J.R. to drink a nutrition drink, but Jayce didn't want to. He saw she is still feeling dizzy.
Come on, Jayce. I'll try again in an hour.
He sat on a chair by the bed. J.R. wanted to find Crosshairs but was still worried about Jayce.
"Leave him for a while, come here."
He had her sit on his lap so he could hug her.
They're doing a little better here, but Jayce is on painkillers, and J.R. has been with Crosshairs or Vegeta and worried about Jayce. They're just distracted to think about Jamie.
Crosshairs stood on the balcony on the second floor. Unaware Vegeta is standing five feet behind him. Bulma was walking by when she saw Vegeta.
Oh shit. Does he want to cause trouble? She stood in the doorway and watched.
"Hey!" Vegeta yelled to get Crosshairs' attention.
Idiot. Bulma thinks, expecting them to start a fight.
Crosshairs turned around to face Vegeta.
"What do you want?!" Crosshairs yelled.
"You know what I did, but do you know I brought her back here so Bulma could help her?" Vegeta raged. There was silence for a minute. To Bulma, it felt like a long time. She was waiting for a physical altercation.
"How do you think Jamie has Saiyan powers? It's my blood. I saved her from dying," Vegeta explained in a calm tone, "I don't know if you read those records or just how I tried to kill her. I'd do anything to take back what I did. Now Jadin has a weapon to use. She's trying to do what I didn't accomplish. I hate how upset Jayce and J.R. are. I'm sorry."
Vegeta walked away. Buma moved out of the way. Crosshairs wasn't sure what to think.
So he says he's sorry, but the damage is done, and Jamie is fighting for her life. Crosshairs thought.
"You still don't trust him, do you?" Bulma asks.
"No!"
Crosshairs walked back to the girls, and Bulma headed back to her lab.
"You want to go back to the junkyard?" Drift asks J.R. after she says she wants to leave.
"No, I want to get away from all this," J.R. let tears roll down her face.
Damn, she can't take any more of this.
Crosshairs walks into the room.
"Crap, what happened?" He asks; Drift gives him a look telling him they must talk later.
I see why you don't want to leave. I just left the room, and J.R. is distraught.
Crosshairs knew Drift could handle J.R. He stood beside the bed, unaware Jayce is still awake until he touched her hand, and she moves it.
"I thought you were asleep," Crosshairs said as he took her hand.
"No," Jayce replied in a sad tone.
Still uncomfortable. I hope you can eat soon.
Bulma comes by fifteen minutes later and tells them she's going back to Cade's dimension. Hound goes back with her.
As soon as they returned, Hound finds Bumblebee and tells him about Jayce, and J.R. Bumblebee hated how bad the two girls are and how he'd be no help.
