A/N: Okay, I just want to say sorry for the VERY LONG delay then add that with the length and quality of this chapter. Moon came out and that took up my free time :/(which is amazing!). But anyway the next chapter will definitely be longer.

Okay, now he was a bit nervous and a little scared. He saw the doctor whenever he was in his particularly violent moods and usually whatever was in his way turned out… bloody and deformed.

"Richtofen! Get your goddamn gun off of me before I break your legs and leave you for dead." he growled out, glaring at the Nazi. He tried to swat the gun away but doctor quickly stepped back and still had it aimed at his head.

"Hasn't mutti ever taught you manners? Haha, poor Dempshey, you shouldn't sneak up people!" His grin quickly turned to a sneer, and the gun started to aim lower. "You can't blame them for what they do after!"
Richtofen held the gun for a few seconds longer before slowly holstering the pistol. Relief washed through Dempsey, though he still glared at him. If he ever got the chance, he was going to punch that man as hard as he could.

"Why the hell did you pull a gun on me?" he said gruffly. The urge to just push the man over the edge of the building also sounded like a good idea.

"Vhy else? I thought you were a zombie." Richtofen said dismissively.

"I thought you said it was safe here." Dempsey knew he wasn't the smartest egg in the basket, but really? How dumb did the doctor think they were?

Richtofen was silent for a few seconds before he laughed nervously. He still wasn't too pleased at having a gun pointed at him although making the doctor uncomfortable made him feel slightly better.

"Vhat is it you want, Dempshey? Come to pester me again? You've been doing zhat a lot lately." Richtofen said as he walked back to where he was originally standing. Dempsey watched him cautiously and crossed his arms. Maybe he could just push the doctor off the building and just be done with him. But then they'd be stuck here, or wherever here was he sadly realized.

"What are you doing up here?" he said curtly.

"Is that the reason you're here right now?" Richtofen asked irritation clear in his voice.

"Well, yeah, technically it is." He smirked.

At that, Richtofen had turned to look at him curiously. "Vhat makes you think I'm doing anyzhing?"

"Seriously, doc? You've been up here for hours!" Dempsey patience was really wearing on thin.

"How about you leave me alone for now and perhaps maybe I'll answer your questions in the morning." He said, dismissingly.

"You haven't answered any questions, what makes this time any different…" Dempsey mumbled, staring at the other's back, although he turned around and made his way to the stairs. He was physically drained after dealing the Nazi which seemed to happen quite a lot. Richtofen was a strange man. At times he seemed kind of crazy to put it bluntly and other times he seemed to be incredibly clever.

The walk back was extremely silent. He never really realized how tired he was but now that they had down time he just wanted to be in a bed again. He tried to think of the last time he had actually slept in a bed. It had to have been a good long time because he couldn't remember anything. Strange. However he decided not to worry about it as he arrived back at the camp.

Nikolai had already fallen asleep with his back propped up against a tree, softly snoring. Takeo was sitting casually in front of fire, a peaceful look on his face. At his arrival, Takeo wordlessly looked up at him, his eyes lit with curiosity and question. It still amazed him that the man gave you one look and you knew what he meant.

"I think we got the short stick with that guy. He's absolutely crazy." Dempsey muttered.

"What once was could always be again."

Dempsey stared. "What is that, your motto?"

Takeo just gave a small smile and returned his attention to the fire.

He sighed and went to sit before the fire. He wasn't exactly sure what they supposed to do next. Hell, he was certain that it was probably Richtofen calling the shots here. He's the one who knows how the control the teleporter and he's the one who brings them to these places. To places that don't look important in any sense and they always seem to be abandoned. Which, when Dempsey thought about it, was a little creepy considering how big the places where. People don't just disappear like that. Though maybe there was something about these places that they never noticed.

He leaned back on his palms and took a deep breath. The crackling of the fire seemed very loud in their silence. He wondered just how much the Doctor was involved in this. Everyone knew he had more to do with this then he let on. Or wait... He did let on. A lot actually. And he tried to cover it up just as quickly.

"Wake me up when something interesting happens." he growled and tried to get comfortable on the ground. All of this poorly covered secrecy was making him frustrated the longer he thought about it. He would find out what was happening that much he knew.

Takeo merely shook his head in disappointment and got up to gather more wood.

The next morning offered absolutely nothing good. There was frost on all the leaves and when Dempsey woke up his body was stiff. Then there was the fact that is was Nikolai's rather loud shriek that woke him up.

"Aahh! My wodka! It's completely frozen!" Nikolai was clutching his bag to his chest and rubbing his hands over the bag. "What will Nikolai do now? I can't even get ice chunks out!"

"Shut up, Nikolai, no one cares." Dempsey groaned. He was still tired and he never was a morning person. Nikolai glared at him.

"Just like a capitalist. Thinking he can boss everybody around." He muttered.

"Have you ever been sober in your life, Nikolai?" he asked as he slowly started to sit up.

"Only once! Worst marriage yet." Nikolai said rather happily.

He slowly started to stand and a grimace crossed his face. His knees were unbearably stiff and his clothes slightly damp on the side he was laying on. "There is a spring further down over there." Takeo gestured somewhere behind the ruins. "That's the only thing in the way of breakfast. Very refreshing and invigorating!" Dempsey rubbed his head awkwardly. But, none-the-less Dempsey offered a gruff thanks and started walking that way.

"Tell me if you find any wodka there!" Nikolai bellowed after him. Dempsey opened his mouth and was on the verge of turning around before he heard a loud SMACK and a thump. On second thought, he kept walking, a smirk on his face.

"What did yo-"

"You have no honor!"

The spring was lightly frozen over. He punched out a patch of ice and brought his hands down to the water. He splashed the ice cold water on his face and cupped his hands to gather the water. He still didn't know where Richtofen was at. He supposed though that they would have to find him eventually. Everyone knew there was something wrong with the doctor. After being together for so long it became very clear. Takeo was the first to realize something was wrong with the doctor's mental health and mentioned it to him and of course it would be Takeo who noticed it. However, Takeo did neglect to tell Nikolai anything about his observations. This was amusing at first before it got annoying at how much they argued.

"Damn kraut." He muttered and went to stand up. They did notice that sometimes Richtofen actually seemed like a normal person and that during those times mentioned a little about his past. Which was a hell of a lot different from his ranting and raving about 'The voices!'. Takeo did say he thought the doctor was a…scoi-zo-prenic? Skitso-penia? Well, he wasn't a doctor and didn't care to remember as long as someone else knew. He started walking back to the camp. It was extremely easy to tell that the doctor had something to do with this. Though how and to what extent was pretty scary to think about.