Sorry for the time it took to get this chapter posted but I just returned home! Thanks for the support and I love all the positive reviews. Just FYI I'll be posting a new short story very soon that I'm in the process of writing. The title is "The Duel-Sided Mirror" and I'm telling you this because it'll include a clue as to where this story is going. Let's see if any of you can guess my train of thought. There's been many clues so far anyway! -Relic White

"Oz you've got to get this carriage going faster!" yelled Gil from the cabin inside. "I'm not letting him go into shock!"

The carriage hit a bump and Break gave a loud moan of pain as he continued clutching his head. Alice and Gil had laid him down on one of the benches the best they could, and Gil was furiously trying to bandage Break's wounds. Alice offered her hair ribbon as a tie to stem the flow of blood.

"Break you can't just stay quiet we need to know you're still all here," said Gil. When Break gave no reply Alice shook him slightly and actually looked a bit…..what was that expression…..frightened?

"Come on if you die who else will I be able to make fun of?" Alice said, obviously trying to stir a comeback from the half-conscious man.

Break continued giving no reply and soon enough was reduced to stillness. They hit another bump but this time Break didn't react.

"Oh my god is he…." Alice started.

"No! No Break don't you dare! You're always ok come on! Don't do this!" Gil started to beg as he reached to check Break's pulse. It was there, but barely.

"I see the Rainsworth mansion!" Oz shouted from the outside of the carriage where he led the way. "We're almost there!"

Gil slipped his arm under Break's, and lifted him into a cradling position in order to carry him. His head rolled back, revealing his mutilated face again.

"Alice I need you to run inside and alert everyone on the grounds we need help immediately. Get the doctor and tell Sharon to get Pandora over here," Gil said just as the carriage came to a screeching halt.

Alice busted out of the carriage and ran inside in a flash as Gil carefully removed Break from the cabin with Oz's help. Gathering the still man in his arms again Gil hurried to the mansion doors and into the foyer of the building before laying him down. Now that it was a bit un-cramped compared to being stuck in the carriage, Oz really saw the extent of Break's injuries. He turned around as the sound of footsteps approached them.

"What's going on Oz? Alice just ran by screaming something about a doctor…." Sharon started but let out a scream at the sight of Break.

"It's….it's just like before….." Sharon said in a whisper, obviously referring to when Break appeared outside of the Rainsworth's gate to Abyss years ago. Gil turned a bit to cover the man's bloody eye from her vision.

"Sharon, get Pandora over here now. The chain attacked Break. That thing wasn't normal and his injuries are serious. Where's the doctor for your infirmary?"

"Alice is getting him," Sharon said quietly as tears came to her eyes. "I need to go tell my mom what happened."

Sharon ran off as Oz knelt by Break's side.

"He's still alive isn't he?" Oz asked in a choked voice. Gil nodded and Oz continued. "You know, now that I think about it, that chain was pretty odd. I didn't see a contractor anywhere. Even if one of those 2 men was it's contractor, doesn't that mean she'd be gone after killing him?"

"They may have been hiding close by, but it definitely is strange," said Gil as rushing footsteps and shouts came closer.

A man dressed in a white robe shooed Oz and Gil away as he examined Break's unmoving figure.

"This man is in need of immediate care. We're taking him upstairs. Until then the Pandora agents are on their way and will probably want a word with all 3 of you," said the man who was obviously the doctor.

This man and 2 others carefully lifted Break up onto a stretcher and rushed him down the hall. Gil and Oz tried to follow when a voice stopped them short. It was Uncle Oscar.

"Now kids let the man do his job. This is a horrible mess and you all need to come in here and take a breather. Just tell me what happened."