Author's Note: This may not be my best chapter, only because I had to change it up, and I rushed through it so It may not be my best. Enjoy.

Chapter 4: The Bad News

Silence filled the infirmary of Road Rover HQ, both Hunter and Axel just got back five minutes ago. They called out for the Master and got a few stretchers so they could wheel their friends to the infirmary. Once The Master, Shadow and Sierra arrived they were startled at what they saw. They didn't really know how to react to seeing most of the team out and being wheeled in. There was no time for questions as they all helped wheel them to the med bay. Once there the down Rovers were placed on the beds and some cots, since there was no room. They took off all their armor so it won't interfere and soon the professor was brought up to speed and began checking them over.

While the professor checked them over the Master took Hunter and Axel off to the side, not wanting to be left out Shadow and Sierra both joined them. One look at the two and the Master could tell that what happened upset them. "What happened down there and what happened to the others?" He knew that they were on edge and had to keep things calm.

Both were silent at first, both not sure where to start since it really angered them. But the silence was broken when Hunter spoke first, "It was a trap Master, they were waiting for us."

"Who?" Shadow asked.

Axel sighed as he took it from there, "It was Havoc's men, he was the one behind this."

"Ok, but what happened to the other Rovers?" Master asked, taking a look at the others. The sight of seeing his Rovers like that was unsettling for him, since he didn't know what was wrong with them.

"We're not really sure, but we were checking out the rooms and one of them caught our eyes. They all went in but Hunter and I stopped for a sec since I had some unsettling feelings," Axel began to explain, not looking at the ground while leaning against the wall.

"And the next thing we knew the door to the room shut closed and locked everyone inside," Hunter continued. "We looked through the window on the door and we could see something being sprayed inside the room. We don't know what it was but it before we knew it they were knocked out. Trust us we tried everything we could to wake them but it didn't work."

The Master then started thinking over what was told, this wasn't good on their part and there was nothing they could do until the professor finished his observation.

After a while the professor turned and motioned for them to come over, doing as they were told Hunter was the first to speak, "So what did you find out?"

He rubbed his temples as he sighed, not sure where to start, "Do you want the good news, or bad news?"

All of them had some dread fill them; whenever they heard something like that they knew it was bad either way. "Might as well hear the good news," Axel responded.

Taking off his glasses and cleaning the lenses professor Hubert explained, I've checked them all over and as far as I can tell they're all perfectly healthy. There's nothing wrong with them that's out of the ordinary, they'll all seem to be in a very deep sleep."

That seem to calm them down, they were happy to know that they were fine but that died down when they remembered that there was more. "And the bad news?" Sierra asked.

The blood hound sighed deeply as he had trouble saying what he had to say. "I've tried everything in my power, but…I can't wake them up."

That seemed to hit them pretty hard, they all thought that out of all of them that the professor could have woke them. They were at a loss for what they could do now. "You tried everything?" The Master asked, trying to make sure he heard him right.

Nodding he explained, "Yes, everything from smelling salts to wake up serum, but none had any effect on them." He then looked to Hunter and Axel for answers. "What exactly happened to them?" They retold what happened, an eye raised once he heard the part about something be sprayed at them. "Interesting, you two wouldn't happen to have a sample of what that product is would you?"

That made them uneasy, silently cursing themselves became of what they did earlier. Finally Hunter was the one to explain, "We don't, once we were able to get into the room the stuff that was sprayed was still in the air. We could have been affected if we went in there, so we fired at the fire sprinklers and they washed it all away."

He shook his head and sighed, "That's real unfortunate; If I could have got a sample I could have found out what is wrong with them."

The two Rovers looked down in shame, "We sorry, but we didn't have a choice," Axel spoke.

Luckily the Master reassured them, "It's alright Rovers, you did the right thing. You shouldn't blame yourselves for something like this."

Just then they all turned when the Professor snapped his fingers as an idea came to mind, "I got it!" they all watched in confusion as he moved back to the others and looked the discarded armor.

"What is it Professor?" The Master asked, all of them eager to hear his response.

I have an idea, there may have been some of the, let's call it powder, stuck on the others armor. Remember that the water couldn't have washed off all of it."

They all thought about this came to the realization that his theory could be true. The water couldn't have hit all of the armor so it all couldn't be gone. They then watched as he picked up one of the gloves and looked at the palm of it, a smile crept onto his face, "I found some!" he shouted happily. The others moved forward to take a closer look, but the professor stopped them, "Don't get any closer, who knows what'll happen if you breathe it in." they all nodded as they kept their distance, knowing he was right.

They watched as the blood hound put on a medical mask over his face and grabbed a chemical tube to scoop the powder in it. Once he got all he could he moved over to his computer. "Was there enough?"

Turning back he nodded, "Yes, just enough, I can run a test to see what this stuff is."

"How long is it going to take?" Sierra asked.

"Don't know for sure, I think you all best go and wait for me to call you," He suggested as he turned back to the computer.

"No," Hunter responded. "I don't want to leave right now, I can't"

Axel put a hand on his shoulder, "I know what you mean I don't think I can leave either."

"You two sure?" The Master asked, receiving a nod from the two. In the end they all decided to stay and wait, which was ok with the professor. Hunter and Axel went over to their wives and held their hands, while Sierra and Shadow went over to their sons to talk to them.

A few hours pass by, not that much sound was made as they waited for the results to be finished. Things were strange, since there wasn't really that much sound. Not being able to have the others up made things feel weird, since they would be able to see them every now and then. So the wait was a long one to them. Soon a very loud bang could be heard from the Professor's direction, looking over they all could see that he slammed his fist down on the desk. Worried they all moved over to him. "What's wrong?" Hunter asked.

Sighing he responded, "I finished the test, and it's not good."

"What did you find out," Axel dreadfully asked.

Turning in his chair the Professor told them the bad news, "The powder they inhaled was actually pollen from a very rare flower called Nightglow. The pollen was studied immensely and the results were huge." He seemed hesitant to continued, since he knew the rest would only bring them down.

"What are the effects?" Hunter asked.

Signing deeply he continued, "Whoever breathes in the Pollen will fall into a very, very deep sleep…one that no one can ever wake up from." Silence filled the room after the news left him; the only thing that it told them was that the fact the other Rovers would be asleep forever.

A/N: Hope you like, I tried my best to explain this part so I hope I did good. I'll try to have the next chapter up soon.