It relieved Drift that Jayce didn't wake up from a nightmare. He left before she woke up. Both of the girls were up early. J.R. wanted to go back to the room with Jayce.

They're both upset by what Drift said yesterday, shit, and he left the dimension. Crosshairs hated seeing him depressed the girls are.
Bulma and Hound came back an hour later. Bulma was also sure J.R. was ok. She and Hound were mad that Drift left, but Crosshairs insisted they leave him alone. He'd talk to Drift later. They didn't know that he meant in a few days. Hound stayed to help with the girls at night, which was a good thing because they both had nightmares.

"Drift has been gone for two days. Both girls are getting more difficult to get to drink the nutrition drink Bulma made for them. It's bad enough they won't eat, but now they're not drinking as much of that as they should be. Wouldn't be surprised if not seeing Drift is causing the girls to worry even more about Jamie and worry about him to the point they're neglecting themselves. He needs to come back," Hound lectured.
"I know," Crosshairs sighed, "I'm there with you watching how depressed they are. Jayce is very uncomfortable dealing with persistent headaches and dizziness. She knows the painkillers are on the table beside the bed, but she refuses to take them."
"Why's she doing that?"
"We thought it was because of Jamie, but Jamie feels no pain. It's strange; she feels she's a burden, but why is she making herself deal with the pain? Drift had to make her take the painkillers. I don't know if it's the depression, and with Drift gone, she feels more depressed."
"They both do. They know how distraught and terrified he is."
"We're just lucky they're not frightened to trigger a seizure. I never want to see that again. It's bad enough we watch how depressed they are, and I hate watching them go through panic attacks."

Crosshairs opened the door, walked into the room, and slowly closed the door to avoid making a sound.
Good, they're asleep, or at least J.R. is. I hope Jayce is.
He sat on a chair, though he wasn't sure how much longer they'd be asleep; he'd wait for either of them to wake up. Not like there was anything else to do. Hound joined him soon afterward.
"You don't need to be here, at least not until tonight."
"And you know I can stay here, and you can go back and be with Jamie." Hound said, smiling. Crosshairs smiled back for a few seconds before frowning.
"No, if I go, these two will be difficult."
I can't see Jamie either.

J.R. woke up ninety minutes later. Crosshairs knew she would wake up disappointed.
I know you both want Drift to come back. I also would like Drift to come back.
Crosshairs hated how J.R. didn't want to do anything. She was still worried about Jayce.
"You want me to take her to do something?" Hound asked, "Must be a T.V. around here somewhere."
"Not if she wants to stay here. As much as we hate how they do nothing, I don't want to force them."
"I'm going back," Hound got up and walked towards the door.
"All right," Crosshairs said as Hound walked out of the room.
There's got to be something they can do. Hound thought as he walked to Bulma's lab.

"He's not back yet?" Bulma asked.
"No, I don't think Crosshairs is in a rush to get him to come back either. Drift is distraught and having a hard time hiding it now."
"I feared that would happen. How long before Crosshairs can't hide how troubled he is as well?"
"Is that why Bumblebee can't see Jamie or the girls?" Cade asked, "he's known Jamie longer than Jayce and J.R."
Maybe, Cade, but you don't know how much closer a relationship Jamie has with Crosshairs and Drift. You don't see the close bond Jamie has with Drift. Hound thought.
"I came back to see if you have any ideas to get the girls to do something, Bulma."
"I know, we all hate how they don't want to do anything, but it's not a good idea to force them to do something either."
She got up and walked to the large box full of capsules. She pulled out one and opened it on the table. It had Jayce's laptop, Jamie's laptop, and a tablet. She looked at what was on Jamie's tablet.
"I'm surprised she doesn't have that locked." Cade thought out loud.
"I am too, but it's a good thing it's not locked right now. There are no pictures on here of the three of them. Here, Hound, maybe J.R., will play some of the games on this. It's the best we can do for now. Jayce most likely won't want to use it if she's still dealing with headaches and dizziness."
"Still?" Cade asked.
"Yes, I think she has post-concussion syndrome. I was hoping to be wrong. Remember, I said she could have symptoms for a few weeks, fuck," Bulma said before opening a portal for Hound.
"You're not going with him?"
"Nothing I can do for Jayce. She needs rest and can take painkillers, but she's refusing."

Vegeta came into the room to see how the girls were doing. He hated how Jayce had her head covered by pillows.
"That's how she's dealing with the light sensitivity though I'm not sure if it helps with the headache. She's refusing to take the painkillers," Crosshairs explained. They watched J.R. get out of bed. She wanted to train with Vegeta. Both Crosshairs and Vegeta found this strange but Crosshairs let her.
Shit, did you give up and are trying to move on? He thought as he watched Vegeta and her walk out of the room. Hound walks in five minutes later.
"What's the problem?" Hound asked, seeing Crosshairs' expression.
"J.R. wanted to go train with Vegeta. It's just strange twenty-five days after Jadin's attack, and now she wants to get back to training. It's good she wants to do something, but I wasn't expecting her to want to go back to training."
"It is strange, but I'm sure it's nothing."
Crosshairs walked up to Jayce to see if she was sleeping, hoping he wouldn't wake her if she was. He touched her hand, and she moved it to grab his.
"I wasn't sure if you were awake. You know there are painkillers. Come on."
She replied with a muffled no.
She's too uncomfortable to drink the nutrition drink, damn it, I don't want to force her, and I hate how she's letting herself be uncomfortable. I'll leave her alone for a bit.

"Isn't that Jamie's?" Crosshairs noticed Hound had the tablet.
"Bulma gave it to me. I told her how I hated how J.R. doesn't want to do anything, and she suggested I take this tablet. I'll leave it for her,"
He put the tablet on the table.
"She told you we shouldn't force them to do anything, right? Especially Jayce right now."
Hound nodded and looked at Jayce, "you will eave her uncomfortable?"
"No, It's bad enough we must make sure they're both not starving themselves. The problem is she'll be too uncomfortable even to drink. She's had very little these past two
days, and I must make her take the painkillers. Damn it."
He walked out of the room. Hound sat in the chair by Jayce's bed.

Crosshairs went to Bulma's lab and sent Drift a message. He was hoping Drift would contact him.
Come on, Drift. The girls need both of us.

Vegeta wasn't expecting J.R. to use her full strength during training, though it was the training Vegeta liked, she seemed to treat this as a fight instead of training.
Damn two hours of this intense training, she's furious at what Jadin did. Is she angry at me as well? I wasn't expecting her to do this kind of training right now. Two hours is enough for now.
He got her to stop.
"Are you angry at me?" He asked her.
"No, I know you regret what you did and would love it if Bulma can cure Jamie."
"Then what's the problem?" Vegeta asked.
By now, Crosshairs is walking down the hall towards them.
"That bastard betrayed us and knew what can kill Jamie! She hurt everyone!" J R. Yelled.
You're also angry at yourself for what you did to Jayce, aren't you? Vegeta wondered but didn't ask.
"You don't understand how much that bastard hurt everyone!"
By now, Crosshairs was standing by her. Both he and Vegeta watched the tears roll down her face.
"Go take care of Jayce; I'll take her," Vegeta insisted. Vegeta didn't know how Jayce was at this moment, but he knew she was dealing with a headache and dizziness, and J.R.
hated seeing how Jayce was.
"No!" J.R. yelled.
"Nevermind. I'll come with both of you." Vegeta says. They return to the room. Crosshairs got J.R. to drink a bottle of the nutrition drink.

All right, Jayce, you give me no choice. Crosshairs saw how uncomfortable she is as he held her.
Damn it, why are you doing this to yourself? He watched the tears roll down her face. She kept her eyes closed. J.R., Hound, and Vegeta hated seeing how uncomfortable Jayce is. J.R. got the painkillers for Crosshairs, and Jayce took them. Crosshairs laid her down and walked towards J.R.
"You know she'll be ok. I'd just like to figure out why she's doing this to herself."
J.R. laid back in her bed, facing the wall.
"Damn it, well, at least she did something for two hours. I will wait an hour before trying to get Jayce to drink some nutrition drink. Hopefully, she doesn't fall asleep before then. How much more depressed can they get?" Crosshairs sighed and sat on the chair between the two beds.
"You know where Drift is? Go get him," Vegeta whispered.
"No, I'm leaving it to Crosshairs." Hound walked out of the room.
He will not leave those two even with Vegeta and me here. Drift has to be distraught to leave them.

"Back already?" Bulma asks.
"Not much I can do to help right now. Didn't expect J.R. would want to train with Vegeta for two hours, but now she's back to laying in bed. Crosshairs had to make Jayce take the painkillers, and I think he's waiting to get her to drink some of the nutrition drink before she ends up falling asleep. He's worried they could get more depressed."
"They can't get much worse, but the fact they're depressed enough to trigger seizures isn't good for either of them."
Bulma felt the way the girls are now is just as bad as if they tried to kill themselves. She didn't want to worry Hound or Crosshairs more than they already are. She didn't think Jayce and J.R. would go that far though it was bad enough they harm themselves. She watched Hound sit by Jamie before returning to her work.
I'm sorry there's no improvement. She's still hanging by a thread. How the hell she's still fighting just to stay alive at this point is beyond me. I know she's had to be resuscitated twice, but then she keeps fighting for awhile.
Hound looked at Bulma's expression.
Please don't give up on her.

J.R. was still facing the wall fifteen minutes later. Crosshairs wasn't sure if she fell asleep or mot. He was certain the painkillers kicked in so he could get Jayce to drink some of the nutrition drink. He was relieved she wanted it, but he didn't expect her not to want to lay back down. They hugged as she cried. By now, Vegeta left the room.

Bulma had to leave the building. Cade found her under the carpet. He didn't like how upset she was
"what happened?" He said In a worried tone.
"Nothing...yet."
Yet? Fuck I was hoping to be wrong about it just being a matter of time before Jamie flatlines again. Cade feared.
"She's losing the fight," Bulma tells him in a sad tone.
"You're giving up?" Cade asked, terrified she'd say yes.
"I don't know. I told you we're risking Jamie having brain damage from being in a coma and flatlining twice."
"You told me this is like after Vegeta tried to kill her and look at how long she's been keeping this adventure going. Besides, I know you don't want to let her go."
"No, I don't. I hate the thought of you and the Autobots losing her, but as I said, we're risking her having damage. She's been lucky several times and came out of this fine, but..." She trailed off. They just sat in silence.

Vegeta returned to Cade's dimension to see Jamie. He didn't care Hound was already there.
Fuck, come on, Jamie. I know I won't lose you, but I see how much these Autobots care about you, Jayce, and J.R. I'd hate It if they lost you. I hate watching you go through this.
Vegeta was expecting Hound to be disgusted with him for leaving Crosshairs alone to take care of the girls, but Hound said nothing.

As usual, Jayce ended up crying herself to sleep. Crosshairs laid her down.
Good, she has gotten little sleep these past two days. Come on, Drift, you better come back soon.
J.R. watched, hating how bad Jayce was neglecting herself, but she'd rather Drift stays away.
Maybe it won't hurt as much when Jamie dies. She buried her head in a pillow, hoping. Crosshairs wouldn't hear her and cried. She was wrong, and he heard her.
"Come on; you didn't think I'd hear you?" He tried to move her to comfort her, but she refused.
What's going on with you today? He wondered as he listened to her cry while figuring out what she's been thinking all day.
Both Vegeta and Hound come back two hours later. Crosshairs tells them about how both girls ended up crying and how J.R. wanted to be left alone. Vegeta had his suspicion about why J.R. wanted to be left alone.
"Let me talk to her. You two stay out here," he said and walked into the room.
Crosshairs waited five minutes before looking through the window.
"Whatever she said, he's not liking, and she's crying," he informed Hound, "might be a while before she lets him go."
"Damn it. What is she thinking? besides, you know."
"I have no idea, but if she's that upset…" Crosshairs walked into the room, Hound followed him.
Crosshairs tried to help Vegeta calm J.R. Hound was concerned Jayce would wake up and see how upset J.R. was.
"I'm getting her out of here before Jayce wakes up," Vegeta says, Crosshairs follows him out of the room. Vegeta sat on the floor in the hallway, holding J.R.
Shit, did I make her even more upset by asking what was wrong?
Crosshairs watched his fear come true two minutes later.
"Shit, I shouldn't have asked her what was wrong. I made her more upset," Vegeta says as he watches J.R., "take her, she'll want you when she comes out of this. I'll come back later."
Crosshairs takes J.R., and Vegeta walks away.
You don't want to know what she said. I suspect Jayce is thinking the same.
J.R. comes out of the seizure a minute later. Vegeta was right, even though she wanted him to leave her alone two hours ago. She didn't push Crosshairs away. She was quiet but hugged him.
He stood up while holding her, went back into the room, and sat on the bed even though he knew she wouldn't let him lay her down. Jayce was now awake but stared at Crosshairs and J.R.

"So.. what is...," Cade had a hard time asking Bulma what the plan was if Jamie flatlines again. He hated how he had to ask and afraid she'd tell him to do nothing.
"I..."
"Don't - give up - on - her," Bumblebee walked up to them. Bulma sighed and walked back into the building.
"I know we're taking a risk, Bee, but Bulma even said this is almost like when Vegeta tried to kill her. There are obvious differences, but I'm not giving up on Jamie."
Cade walked into the building and saw Bulma checking on Jamie. She had supplies to draw blood and other supplies out.
Please don't tell me you're deciding based on a blood test unless you will use the other test that showed you eight more weeks. Even that's a bad way to decide.
He walked out of the building and told Bumblebee.

"...I hope Jayce and J.R. aren't giving up. Though they're most likely thinking like Bulma."
"Go - see - the girls."
"I can't. You know how dangerous that is."
"Make it - quick. They need - all of us."
"Ok then, why don't you go? I don't think they'll care you can't say anything. Ok, I'll go with her when she goes back to her dimension."
Bumblebee decided he'd stay with Jamie when Cade left with Bulma. Bulma finished with what she was going twenty minutes later. Bulma didn't expect Cade to want to go with her but didn't stop him.