Chapter 8: Hospital Escapees

Jack followed Reilly to town and landed behind the hospital. Reilly leapt out of his cock pit and headed for Jack's Zoid as Jack opened the cockpit. He reached behind him and pulled up and still unconscious Bit. Reilly stopped and looked horrified as Jack carried the baby to him. Reilly took his brother and examined him for a brief moment then looked at Jack. "Let's get him inside."

Jack nodded and followed Reilly as he ran to the hospital door. When they entered people were hurrying this way and that with patients and paperwork. Reilly walked straight up to one of the doctors. This one had dark hair and light eyes. She was shorter than Reilly and looked only to be about 21. "Vince I need you to take care of Bit!" Reilly said to the doctor.

Vince took him to a bed near by and looked Bit over. "He's suffering from a concussion and loss of blood." He wheeled Bit into the emergency room. Jack and Reilly followed him. Bit was given oxygen and blood as Vince stitched up his head.

When all was said and done Bit had received 9 pints of Blood, and 22 stitches. Reilly and Jack sat with Bit in his hospital room waiting for him to wake up. After an hour a woman ran in. She wasn't a nurse by her attire. She wore a light pink stylish dress. She had a huge bag filled with tons of stuff by the looks of it. She walked in quietly and sat down next to Reilly. She had long red hair and was wearing boots that made her a good 6 inches taller. "How's my baby?" She asked.

"Is she his mother? She's awfully young." Jack thought to himself

"He'll be alright. He just needs some rest." Reilly said pulling the covers up over bit a little more.

"That's good to hear. I brought him his bear." She said pulling out a small Teddy bear from her bag and placing it under Bit's arm, which unconsciously tightened its grip around it as Bit slept.

"Maybe she is Reilly's girlfriend." Jack thought again.

"Oh this is Jack he took care of Bit. Jack this is my sister Tori." Reilly said introducing them.

"It's nice to meet you." Jack said shaking her hand. "So she's his sister." He thought again to himself as he let go of her hand.

Suddenly Vince ran in. "You guys need to get out of here!" He said in a whisper and out of breath.

Reilly stood up suddenly, "What's going on?"

"The Backdraft, they are trying to take over the hospital. They are armed."

Reilly looked at Bit. "Is it safe to move him?"

"We're going to have to take that risk. Listen take the back way. Gin is waiting for you at his family's shop. He can take you to a place where you'll be safe and possibly be able to change Bit and the others back. He has already managed to gather them together."

Reilly wrapped Bit in a blanket and hid his face. Jack stood up ready to follow the Blond man. Tori stood also and waited for further command from Reilly.

"I'll have to protect her." Jack thought to himself. "Reilly has Bit to look after I'll take care of her."

"Let's go guys." Reilly said looking at the others.

"…and ladies." Tori said pulling her bag over her shoulder.

Reilly, Jack and Tori left the room headed for the stairs. It would be easier to avoid any unwanted visitors. After almost falling down 2 flights of stairs they finally reached the first floor. Reilly peeked out a crack of the door to check in the coast was clear. But it wasn't. In fact the place was swarming with Backdraft goons.

"What do we do now?" Jack asked ready to give up.

"Hm…I have a plan." Tori said with a smirk.

"Oh yeah let's hear it." Reilly asked interested.

"How can he really rely on her she's just a girl." Jack thought to himself. He had to interject.

"Hold on! No offense but your just a girl what do you know about escape?" Jack asked not realizing exactly what he was saying.

Reilly shook his head and tried to give him a "Don't say it" Signal but it was too late.

"Excuse me? You're just a guy I don't see you making any brilliant plans. Besides I can make this plan work so if you don't mind dearie I'm gonna do it. Whether you want my help to escape or not." Tori turned and opened the door. "Wait here and wait for my signal." She winked and was gone.

Reilly looked at Jack rather amused. "What?"

"Nothing. Just that she has five brothers so you shouldn't underestimate her."

Jack sighed and watched as the girl walked further through the crowd.

As Tori walked through the crowd she pretended to be searching for something in her bag. Suddenly a man came up to her ordered her to "Halt!"

She stopped and looked at the man. "Do I know you?" She asked as though she did.

"Ma'am where are you going and where are you coming from?" He asked rather seriously

"I'm coming from the third floor and I'm going to the gift shop to buy something for my niece." She lied through her teeth. But apparently she was good at lying because the man let her pass. "Heh heh heh. Sucker!" She walked into the gift shop and saw the woman behind the counter looking nervously out the small window at the guards. The woman looked at Tori and Tori winked back at her in a way of saying, "don't worry I've got a plan. The woman smiled and looked back out the window. Tori looked around the small shop and found what she was looking for. She reached for it and pulled and ran out of the shop.

Meanwhile back in the stairwell, Jack and Reilly waited for the "signal."

"I think she ditched us." Jack said leaning against the wall impatiently.

"Nonsense. Just be patient." Reilly was still looking out the crack of the door.

Suddenly an alarm went off. It was the fire alarm. People began pouring out of the building. Then Tori opened the door and yanked the two men out and pulled them outside. They ran around the corner and hid in the shadows of an alley as people murmured and shouted orders at others. "Man I've always wanted to do that!" Tori said happily.

"So have I." Reilly said amused.

Jack smiled and shook his head.

"Okay so Gin is at the repair shop. Let's go. Let's just try to blend in and look natural o no one thinks us suspicious." Tori said as though it was another plan.

They heard a moan. The looked at the blankets and Bit was awake. He looked up and saw the three adults looking at him. He cocked his head to the side sleepily and reached for Tori the Teddy Bear still in his arms. She took him and cradled him. "Hey sweetie how about you ride in my bag? We have to play a game and we have to hide you. Do you want to play?" Tori asked him sweetly.

Bit's eyes widened with delight and he nodded his head. He would love to ride in her bag. It would be fun! Tori laid the blanket out in her bag and placed Bit inside it and hid his face with the blanket she placed light items like her wallet and her cell phone and other stuff around him to make it look normal. After they had everything and everyone ready they set off for North Street.