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Chapter 2: Rude Awakenings
Deryn awoke to a great, horrible pain in her head. The sharp throbbing pain seared through her head, causing her eye to pop open at a scary pace. Why did it hurt so barking much?
And, wait a minute! Why was there something covering her left eye? She didn't remember getting injured… Then she did.
'That barking rope broke!' She thought, sitting up abruptly, and instantly being punished by her head.
"Careful not to hurt yourself, Mr. Sharp," Dr. Barlow said, closing the door hurriedly behind her before any of the crew could see Deryn. Tazza rushed excitedly to check out the injured girl leaning against her pillows.
"Dr. Barlow, what in blisters happened? Why do you look so barking serious?" Deryn asked wildly, becoming increasingly bewildered by the gaze under which she was being scrutinized.
"First, Deryn, did you do anything to sabotage this mission, besides lying to the crew, your captain, and basically the whole rest of the world?"
Deryn was stunned speechless. She had an answer to everything, but she was unprepared for this.
"What? Where in blazes did this come from? Barking Spiders! Why would I sabotage my own idea? What benefits would I gain from being injured?" she demanded, outraged at the accusation.
Dr. Barlow stared at her for a minute, considering something before continuing on. "Well, I'm glad. Now, I have good news, bad news, and worse news. I'm going to tell you the worse news first. You are being accused by the crew and captain for sabotage, but now that I have more-or-less heard your side of the story, I'll take it up with captain myself."
Deryn's brain spluttered indignantly, understanding much faster than she could. She wanted to yell outrageously and demand everyone to prove it, but what came out was, "And the bad news?" This was said tentatively, almost timidly and very afraid, like a girl's. She hated it and growled almost instantly.
The lady boffin's mouth twitched, fighting a smile. "The bad news is that you have a severe gash that almost tore out your eye, along with a concussion. That's why your head hurts so much at this moment."
Up until this moment, she had been ignoring her pain, pushing it to the back of her mind, but as the boffin brought it up, the throbbing returned and it seemed it was very outraged at being ignored.
She flinched, grimacing at the pain.
"I'm almost barking afraid to ask, but what's the good news?" Deryn asked, butterflies fluttering in her stomach and her heart picking up its pace.
Dr. Barlow was smiling out right.
"The good news is-"
And almost as if it was planned, her cabin door flew open with a resounding bang. She grabbed her head and breathed heavily for a moment.
She glanced nervously at the door.
"Alek is here."
And the boffin was right. There stood Prince Aleksander von Hohenburg, feet planted apart, stance rigged, and face furious.
His mouth was pressed into a thin, white line, his hair stood on end as if he'd been running his hands through it repeatedly, and his eyes looked red.
"Barking spiders!" she cried, terrified for the people around her, but happy to see her love. "Who in blazes decided to tell the barking prince?"
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