After accepting a very long-time emergency treatment, Sheryl is getting much better than before, bleeding stopped and injuries disinfected, her pale face is turning rosy. She has been out of danger now though she's still not come to herself.

Rush is placed in the room not away from Sheryl's. The room is not very big but very comfortable and clean, with the wall painted pure white and a flowerpot put on the windowsill, the delicate fragrance filling the air. When he wakes up, opening his eyes and moaning in pain, Baulson has just come in.

At first, he is on the alert and suspects whether he is absolutely normal, so he takes a few steps back, glaring at him vigilantly.

"Baulson? Is it you?" He hardly and slowly gets up from bed, eduring the pain from the cuts and broken-bones, asking in a quite low voice.
"Rush? You guy..." Until he's sure of his being absolutely normal, he comes closer and sigh with a relief," I thought you were mad again. It seems wrong..."

"Long time no see...Wait, what did you say?" Rush gazes at him unbelievably, "I...have gone mad? ...But when and where? I cannot remember..."

"Just a few hours, may be shorter before, have you really forgotten all of this?"
He slightly nods his head, biting his lips and replies nothing. He is certain to have hurt quantities of innocent people due to his going crazy, causing many tragedies against his conscience. Up till now, he still cannot control it.

"So...Tell me what happened." He murmurs.

"I'm not sure, maybe you can ask the witness." Baulson shrugs, "Don't blame yourself too much, and your friends are all alive now." He smiles, then turning back and going out of the room.

His face suddenly lights up with joy. Yeah, Sheryl and Emmy are still alive, in this hospital. He is so excited that cannot wait even a second to see them here, so he struggles to stand up and hobble to the door. Unexpectedly, when he just walks out, he nicely bumps into Haruko.

"Hey, Rush, you're not allowed to walk now, the injures are serious..." She commands, but he don't even listen to her.

"Don't worry. I'll be okay Haruko~~See ya then~~~" He promptly passes by with a grin, when she realizes, he's already disappeared in her sight.

"Yeah..." She slightly shakes her head, sighing.

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Emmy is sitting beside Sheryl, changing her bandage into a new one. Though her injures have changed better, there's still a lot of treatments to do until they're completely healed.

BANG!

The noise sounds like a huge explosion, but in fact, it's just a sound of opening the door.

"Hey, the patient needs quiet..."

A tight hug storms to her, with two arms around her shoulder, forcing her against his from the chest to the knee.

"Enough, Rush!" The hug is so tight that she cannot even breathe, " I'M NEARLY OUT OF BREATH!" She cries.

"Sorry..." He releases her reluctantly, blushed, "I was just too excited..."

"So it seems that you've totally recovered yeah?" She mocks, chuckling, "Now let's return Athlum and..."

"Geez...That's too fast!" He complains and pretends, "The injuries hurt a lot! Och..."

"Cut it out." She smiles, "Tell you a good news, your sister is safe and sound, and Athlum troops have annihilated a great amount of Conquerer's troops, which means, we are in a superior condition now."

"REALLY?" He kicks up his heels, shouting for joy, "That's soooooooo GREAT!"

"Hey KEEP QUIET Rush!"

"Okay..." He lowers his head shyly, his puppy-like eyes full of joy and cheer.

"So when will we set out?" He cannot resist the happiness from the bottom of his heart, asking quickly with his tongue," I am so dying to see my dearest sister and my friends!"

"Well...Are you serious? Shouldn't you rest here for a while and heal your wounds?" She stands up and curiously replies.

"How about tomorrow morning? ...That's OK, then!~~~See you tomorrow~~~~"

"WAIT..."

She wants to persuade him to rest for a few days but it's too late, for he has already slipped out of the room.

"Well...I doubt if you're truly injured." She sighs, glimpsing at the open door.