Insanity groaned and finally woke. "Ah, Jesus….." A hand went to his side. Dried blood flaked off his hands from the movement. He struggled to sit up. Greed placed a hand on his back and assisted. "Where….?"
"Toluca Prison…" Trunks answered. He was in the opposite corner, Katie still unconscious.
"Katie…" Insanity's voice cracked. "What happened to her?" He made to stand.
"Spider-bird things bit her; they poisoned her. She's ice cold and she won't wake for more than a minute."
"Fuck me…" Insanity fell back against Greed, dizzy and exhausted. He turned his head and spat, blood dropping onto the dirty floor. He tried to stand again, and fell. "Dammit….." Greed stood and reached down to help. Insanity grabbed his arms and pulled himself up. The movement or the exertion of force caused his wound to bleed yet again. Blood dripped noisily onto the floor. "Shit..." He almost collapsed; Greed caught him.
"We have got to get out of this place before we all die." Trunks shifted Katie to a more comfortable position.
"How can we, when we can't use our powers?" Insanity's head whipped up at Greed's remark.
"What…?" His eyes grew wide. "We can't-" He clapped a hand over his mouth, but blood dripped between his fingers. He fell to his knees, coughing. Blood sprayed the floor with every wheeze.
"Ah, fuck this shit! I'll claw a way out of here with my normal fingers!" Greed slammed hs fists against the wall a few times. When he drew back his hands, his knuckles were red and bleeding. He was breathing heavily, which was extremely unusual. The Ultimate Sheild never tired. He kicked the wall furiously. "God dammit!"
Insanity had made his way over to Katie. "Do you think she can work the venom out of her system?" He lightly touched Katie's forehead. She was stilll out cold and shivering. Insanity turned his head and hacked up a chunk of bloody phlegm.
Trunks hugged Katie to him, hoping his body heat would do her some good, if any. "I'm scared shitless right now...scared she won't wake up, scared we won't make it out of here..." He bowed his head. "If this is a nightmare, I'm more than ready to wake up..."
Suddenly, the entire room shuddered, a metallic shrieking filled the air. "Holy Jesus!" The room seemed to shift. A slight movement cued puzzled glances. Katie moaned, but didn't wake. The grinding of metal, then a low rumbling, then the room vibrated every few seconds.
"Elevator."
The other two glanced up at Greed. "What?"
"We're on an elevator. This isn't just a cell." Greed stood and walked over to the nearest wall. He ran his fingertips over the surface. He stopped at a slight groove in the wall. "See? Doors." The room shuddered, then stopped. A heavy silence greeted them. The doors slid open suddenly.
"Mmmmhh...hah..." Katie finally rgained conciousness. She looked around, too dazed to take in her surroundings. "What is...?"
"It's okay, we're gonna get out of here soon, I promise." Trunks gathered his wife in his arms and eagerly stepped out of the elevator. Greed sighed in relief as he watched his bloody hand heal. "That's good..."