Crosshairs stayed in Jamie's room until six A.M. before going to Cade's dimension. As Crosshairs expected, Drift is asleep by Jamie. He didn't expect to see Cade sleeping in the building.
Is Cade that worried about Jamie now? Crosshairs wondered. Instead of going near Jamie, he went to find Bumblebee and Hound.
"We wanted to stay, but we weren't sure if Bulma and Cade could sleep while we're in there," Hound tells him.
"Well, Drift went in there anyway after dealing with J.R,"" Crosshairs informs him.
"He's quiet and wouldn't disturb them. Another bad night with J.R.?" Hound asked.
"She's getting worse. You know how we hate having to use drugs to get her to sleep."
"Yeah, bad enough, Jayce has to have painkillers, or she's uncomfortable."
"How bad- was she?" Bumblebee asked. Crosshairs tells them.
"… I hope J.R. doesn't tell Jayce. It's bad enough she overhead Vegeta yesterday, and this happened. A month of this shit." Crosshairs walked away, but he didn't go to the building. Bumblebee and Hound left Drift alone.

Cade is up an hour later. He didn't disturb Drift and assumed Crosshairs was around. Crosshairs told him about J.R. and that Drift left as soon as she was asleep. He wanted to stay and see what the test shows. He also worried about leaving Jayce if she's like J.R., and it didn't look like Drift would leave soon.
Just as he was about to walk into the building, a portal opened; Crosshairs knew it was Vegeta.
"They're still asleep," Vegeta tells him.
"I'll go back. I know you want to find out about the test results," Hound says, looking at Crosshairs. They didn't expect Bumblebee to want to go with Hound. Crosshairs quietly walked into the building and sat beside Drift. He looked at Drift, still sleeping and holding Jamie's hand.
Even if Vegeta can do his plan, this shit could still last weeks. I just hope he'll give her enough strength to stop flatlining and to fight. I don't think he can change how long it'll take her to recover, but she'll be able to fight this. It'll be a step in the right direction, something good for once.

"How long have you two been here?" Bulma asks Crosshairs a half-hour later. Crosshairs gets up and stands next to her.
"He's been here since two-thirty this morning. I'm not sure how long he's been sleeping. I've been here since six."
By now, Vegeta joins them as Crosshairs tells Bulma about J.R. and how Drift left once she was asleep.
"Damn it. The only good thing is you don't have to deal with both girls having severe panic attacks. I know you both hate how Jayce has to have painkillers to be comfortable," Bulma comments.
"Jayce had one before she ended up with a concussion."
"I-I didn't know."
Bulma is thinking about how bad both girls could be if Jayce didn't end up getting a concussion and dealing with post-concussion syndrome. Sure, that was bad, but her mental state wasn't as bad as it could be. How bad would J.R. be if she wasn't distracted worrying about Jayce?
Cade walks in, not liking the look on Bulma's face.
"Leave Drift alone," Bulma says before walking past Cade and out of the building.
"Do I even ask?" Cade asks, watching Bulma walk away. Crosshairs tells him what he told Bulma.
"... I thought she already knew about Jayce's severe panic attack. If I knew she didn't, I wouldn't have mentioned it. I know she hates hearing how bad Jayce and J.R. are doing." Crosshairs knew Cade also worries about the girls.
"Damn it; I don't know if you or Drift not being there is a good idea. Even if Bee and Hound are there."
"Hound knows to contact us if there's a problem. I'll be going back later."
Crosshairs went back to Jamie.
"Damn it. Even if this works, it's most likely still going to be several weeks. Bulma's getting stressed, the girls are emotionally drained, and those two hate seeing how bad all three girls are," Vegeta says.
"We all hate it."

Cade found Bulma sitting in the carport. He sat next to her.
"Seems like every day the girls get worse, or I find out about how bad they were before I got here. They can't take several more weeks of this."
"None of us want this to last several more weeks, but what else can you do besides let her go? I know you don't want to do that."
"I haven't even looked at the test results yet. I'm waiting until Drift is out of the way. I don't want to disturb him."

Drift wakes up fifteen minutes later, not expecting to see Crosshairs. Crosshairs tells him how long he's been here, and now he made Bulma more bothered by how much Jayce and J.R. have been struggling.
"She knows we all hate it. The girls have been lucky not to witness a severe flare-up. Add that Jadin caused this one," Drift sighed, "I'm worried Jamie will be like J.R. if she comes out of this but most likely worse. You know how she is."

Drift gets up and walks out of the building. Crosshairs knew Drift was thinking about how bad Jamie might be if she comes out of this, maybe about Jayce and J.R. He sat in the other chair on the other side of the table.
Drift went to the back of the property and sat on the ground, leaning on the fence.
Thirty days of this shit, and most likely, this will last several more weeks.

Bulma walks back into the building fifteen minutes later. She asks Crosshairs where Drift went. He tells him about their conversation. Bulma said nothing and went to care for Jamie. Crosshairs watched, worried she'd find out Jamie is declining again. Cade walks in two minutes later and watches Bulma, also worried. Cade has seen what's needed to care for Jamie. Still, Crosshairs hasn't and hated seeing how much Bulma needed to do. However, he didn't know the specifics around what she was doing. He just knew it was necessary to keep Jamie alive. Drift comes back in ten minutes later and watches Bulma finish. She asks them if they want to know what she does, but like Cade, both say no. All three knew they'd have to learn all this but didn't want to while Jamie is critical. Bulma brought up the EEG results. Everyone watched, hoping it would be good.

"Oh, wow," she says after reviewing the results for five minutes, "this is unheard of, but there's no sign of damage. I'd like to check by doing a C.T. scan, but I can't right now. For now, it's looking good."
"So?" Vegeta asks.
"Yeah, do it," Bulma says and stands next to Crosshairs.
"Please let this work," Vegeta says as he gives Jamie some of his energy. They all knew it would be some time before they know if Vegeta's plan is working.
"I know you two want to stay here, but I don't think that's a good idea with how bad the girls are doing," Cade says. Crosshairs told Drift he could stay, but Drift insisted on going back with him. Bulma also wanted to go back to see how Jayce is doing. Cade still hated when Bulma wanted to leave, even if Jamie is doing good. Vegeta doesn't go with them.

"They're both still asleep?" Bulma asks Hound.
"J.R. is, but I'm not sure about Jayce. I was about to see if she is awake," Hound tells her, "what's going on with Jamie?"
Bulma tells Bumblebee and Hound what happened the past half-hour while Crosshairs and Drift check on the girls.

Jayce is awake and trying to get out of bed, ignoring the headache and how dizzy she is. Drift and Crosshairs walk into her room. They see Jayce sitting on the edge of the bed, holding her head in her hand. She was uncomfortable. She tells them how she hates feeling this way while crying for two minutes before she throws up. Crosshairs moved the trash can towards her before going to get the painkillers and water. Jayce cries while throwing up; Drift tried to comfort her.

Crosshairs returns five minutes later with Bulma. Bulma checks Jayce to make sure she's not getting worse before trying to get her to take the painkillers, but Jayce refused. Drift tells Bulma to leave the painkillers and water on the desk. He'll try to get her to take them in a while. Bulma and Crosshairs look in J.R.'s room; she was still asleep.
"Any ideas?" Crosshairs asks Bulma as they walk down the hall. She knew he was asking about Jayce.
"Besides what I gave Drift yesterday, nope. That doesn't last long either; it just kicks in faster. The good news is Jayce isn't getting worse, but if she refuses painkillers, she will be a challenge."
Bulma walks away. Crosshairs assumes she's going back to Cade's dimension. Crosshairs waits for Drift, hoping he's able to get Jayce to take the painkillers.

Drift comes out of Jayce's room fifteen minutes later.
"She fell asleep, but before I could try to get her to take the painkillers."
"Great, should we get a sedation syringe?"
"No, I'm tired of having to use those," Drift says and walks down the stairs.
So am I, but you know how poorly she could end up. I hope you'll go back to her room soon.
Crosshairs follows him back down the stairs, and they sit on the couch. Hound could tell by their expectations that Jayce refused to take the painkillers. They sit quietly for a half-hour before J.R. comes down the stairs. Crosshairs got her to drink as they sat on the couch.

Drift gets a syringe from a cabinet, and goes up the stairs. Crosshairs saw him get the syringe and go up the stairs. He wanted to go to Jayce's room in case Drift needed help. He waited ten minutes before attempting to step away, expecting J.R. to refuse to let him go, but he could walk away. She knew he was going to Jayce's room. This time, she became worried seeing Crosshairs go to Jayce's room, knowing Drift is already there.
Why does he want to go to her room while Drift is there?
Hound knows she's worried and moved to sit next to her in case she tries to run to Jayce's room. Bumblebee turns on the T.V., hoping to distract her.

"You didn't have to come in. Jayce is still asleep," Drift says as Crosshairs walks in.
"Not for long," Crosshairs sits on the chair by the desk, "and you know how bad she could be. I told you to use the syringe."
"No! I said I'm tired of using those!"
Sure enough, Drift's yelling woke Jayce before Crosshairs could ask why Drift got a syringe if he refuses to use them. She just stared at them. Drift tries to get her to sit up, but she refuses. She was too uncomfortable to move. Drift says nothing and walks out of the room.
What the hell, Drift? Crosshairs couldn't believe Drift just walked out of the room. He sat on his knees beside the bed and held Jayce's hand, not sure what to say. He watched the tears roll down her face.

Bumblebee and Hound watch Drift go down the stairs and head towards the area where portals open. Both knew he was leaving, but it was unusual for him to leave like this. They could tell he was angry.
Don't tell me those two are now arguing over caring for the girls. Hound worried.
Hound waited forty minutes before going to Jayce's room. Crosshairs sat on his knees beside Jayce's bed as Jayce slept. Crosshairs got up and walked out of the room.
"What the hell happened?" Hound asked. Crosshairs tells him and isn't pleased to hear that Drift left. Hound tells him to go back to Cade's dimension, but Crosshairs isn't sure if he should know that Jayce heard him and Drift arguing. He goes back to the couch next to J.R.
Good, she's distracted.

Didn't think he'd be back already. Bulma watched Drift walk into the building and sit beside Jamie. She sees how distraught he is, but she assumes everything is ok with Jayce and J.R. since he said nothing.

Crosshairs got Jayce to take the painkillers, but she wouldn't let him lay her down.
This isn't good; she heard him. He's never angry like that. I'll leave him alone for a while.
Crosshairs had to get back to J.R. but couldn't leave Jayce alone. He waited until she felt better and drank a bottle of the nutrition drink before getting her to come with him and sit on the couch with J.R. Bumblebee was sitting on the couch near them. Hound wanted to ask Crosshairs why Drift left. Vegeta was waiting for them.
"... Go back and talk to him." Hound wasn't suggesting that Crosshairs talk to Drift; he was trying to make him go. Bumblebee joins the conversation, thinking the girls would be fine. After five minutes of going back and forth, Crosshairs agrees to go back, and Bumblebee goes with him.

"We need to get the girls out of here. How long before they hurt themselves?" Vegeta tells Hound.
"I know, but I don't think they'll leave. They want to do something while they're here, but I can tell they're still depressed and don't think Jamie will recover."
They try to get them to go back to Vegeta's dimension. As Hound expected, they refused. Hound and Vegeta didn't force them; instead, they just sat on the couch with them.