Tom's POV

I wait in darkness. I wait in a darkness that is overwhelming and echoing with a silence that none in the room are sure how to fill. I wait for the news about my son's wellbeing, I wait to hear the word that Hal will be okay but how could he be okay after what has happened?

I could see that the silence occupying the room was starting to get to all of us; Hal was lying on the table in the med bus with Anne leaning over him checking him over for any signs of what happened to him. Ben, Maggie and I were all standing back watching as she worked on someone who was dearly important to all of us. We each held an expression of sadness and worry on our tired faces. What happened to him?

Anne's POV

After the incident we rushed Hal to the med bus which was significantly closer than the hospital in the main building of Charleston. I then checked on Hal, although, I found nothing that showed why he had blacked out. His vitals were all fine; there was nothing wrong with him that could explain why he blacked out all of a sudden. After examining him, I turned to face the three very worried fighters.

"How is he?" Tom asked urgently wanting answers on his son's health.

"He's fine, Tom. Like before, I'm not really sure what's wrong with him, he seems fine, there is nothing that explains why he blacked out. Maybe it's just stress from the warehouse and the new aliens?" As I explained this to them I quietly and slowly walked over to Tom and rested my hand on his arm, trying to give him some support at this much needed time.

"Is he going to wake soon?" A quiet, sad voice came from behind Tom and Ben. Maggie was slouching against a bench and had a sad look to her, which showed how much she had been through in her short life, too much for someone her age.

"Only time will tell." I answered giving her a reassuring smiling.

Ben's POV

I stared at my older brother lying unconscious on the table, he looked so peaceful like that, like he was back home and his biggest worries were homework and his bratty little brothers.

I don't know why Hal blacked out like that but maybe Anne was right it just could be stress, we all knew that there was plenty of that going around. But there was something not right about this, about him blacking out at the warehouse after Karen kissed him and again just now after seeing the new aliens. I was just about to voice my concern when Anne bet me too it.

"When he wakes up, I'll ask him how he is feeling and what he remembers, okay? But right now we really can't do much for him but let him rest and take his time on waking up." She said in a soothing voice that reminded me so much of my mother when one of us used to wake up from nightmare and her voice would always soothe us back to a restful sleep.

Maggie's POV

"You should all get some sleep because something tells me we are going to have a busy day tomorrow." I briefly heard Anne say, but I didn't want to leave I wanted to stay here and watch over him like he did to me in that hospital room after I had gotten hurt and Hal had come back for me and saved me.

"I don't know should someone stay here and look after him? Because I know you have other work, Anne and you need sleep too." Tom spoke sounding like he didn't want to ever leave.

"I'll stay with him." I volunteered.

"Are you sure?" He asked.

"Of course, if he starts to wake up I will go and get Anne and will wake you up." I said staring at his body lying on the table looking so lifeless.

"Okay, thanks Maggie. I should probably go talk to Weaver and then I'll get some much needed rest and so should you two." Looking at Anne and Ben.

They all said their goodbyes and headed out, I dragged a chair over and put my gun down and sat next to him, holding his hand.

Flashback started

I stood in Hal's arms, hoping he was okay and was not going to leave me again. He tried to reassure me that he was fine but instinct told me something was wrong. But I pushed the worry aside and just relaxed and enjoyed being in his arms and him holding me, but then the something happened.

He fell against me like he was just a lifeless body, just how he had looked back at the warehouse. My mind went into panic mode ad I held him up against me. 'Help' I remember saying and Tom, Ben and Anne came rushing over and helped me support him.

"What happened?" Tom asked holding most of Hal's body weight.

"I don't know, we were hugging and then all of a sudden he just fell into unconsciousness." I said the panic rising in my voice.

We all helped to carry him to the med bus, as it was closer and laid him down and Anne started to check him over.

Flashback ended

I squeezed his soft hand and told him to wake up soon because his family needed him, the second mass needed him and I needed him.

Tom's POV

I walked out of the med bus and away from one of my sons who needed me but I was also needed else were and sleep was calling to me, I knew that Maggie would take good care of him like she always did and would.

I was heading over to where Weaver was when I ran into some one that I really wasn't in the mood to talk to; Pope.

"How's your son?" He asked actually sounding concerned.

"Which one? Hal's unconscious still and we still don't know why, Ben is tired and confused about the rebels and the new aliens and Matt is asleep probably dreaming about the nice childhood that he won't get." I said letting my anger at the aliens seep through.

Pope's POV

"I was just asking about your eldest, but for what it's worth I'm sorry the aliens hate your family so much." I said in response trying not to sound all that concerned and sorry.

It's not that I didn't care, I did. But I had a reputation to up hold even in this God forsaken world. I mean, those boys weren't all that bad. The two older ones were good fighters and the whole family was committed and loyal to the second Mass.

"Wait, are you starting to care, Pope?" He said with sarcasm.

"That's very funny professor, keep dreaming." I said walking past him.

But before I walked to far away I turned back around and told him "I hope your eldest is okay, he's a good fighter."

"Uh, Thanks Pope." He said confused at my kindness.

"Whatever." I then walked away from the history professor turned fighter and leader but in his heart he would always be a father first.

Hal's POV

Once again I found my eyes opening from the world of darkness in a confused and weary state. I briefly felt someone holding my hand but before I could see whom it was I felt it.

The feeling of pain thought my body, like electricity running through my veins, I remember screaming out in pain and holding my head in my hands were the pain was originating from, I heard shouting coming from somewhere in the room but I could only focus on the pain. Then it all stopped and I felt numb and empty like I had just lost apart of myself, a part of my mind.

A/N: Many thanks to Bluestarshine for helping me write this story. I hope you all like it. Feel free to leave a review telling me what you think. x -Meg