(Told in Brittney's point of view)

The News for the Two Infects

I woke up in bed to the phone ringing. I got up in my pink pajamas, and answered the phone.

I said "Hello."

"Yes this is the doctor speaking, may I ask who I'm talking to?"

"Brittney Childers."

"Oh, well is Austin there?"

"He's asleep."

"Okay will you take a message for him?"

"Yes."

"Okay, we overlooked his X rays, and missed that he has two spinal columns, and he has a fraction in his tail, and one of his spines is severely fractured, so don't let him walk too much and his spine will heal fast along with his tail, and due to the fact him being infected, he'll heal pretty fast, so expect him to be fully healed in a week or so, okay."

"Okay, I'll be sure to tell him."

"Okay, thanks."

"Your welcome."

I hung up the phone then went back to my room to check on Austin. He was sleeping like a baby. I smiled sweetly then went to the living room and turned on the TV. I was in there an hour or two, till Austin limped in. He gently sat down on the couch beside me. I hugged him then remembered what the doctor told me to tell him.

"The doctor called today, and told me to tell you that they overlooked your X rays, and what they missed out on was that you have two spinal columns, ones severely fractured, your tails fractured, and if you don't walk to much you'll be fully healed in a week or so, okay."

"Well, that answers some of my question to why I can't walk so good. So a week, and I'll be healed?"

"Yup, that's what I said."

"Okay."

I hugged him tighter, and he winced. I apologized, and loosened my grip. I started rubbing my hand on his furry stomach, making patterns in his fur. It must have been relaxing him because he let out a soothing sigh. I snuggled closer, and he wrapped his arm around me. I laid my head on his shoulder, and watched the show on the TV. We sat like this for a while then we heard a knock on the door. Austin got up, and answered it. He was in there for a few minutes then he was flying back in the kitchen. He landed in the refrigerator, and coughed up a lot of blood. I jumped off the couch, and ran toward him. I asked him if he was awake, and I got no reply. I looked up, and saw robot standing in front of me. It looked just like the one that attacked Austin before, except his legs were insect like. I stood up, and stared at it. It stepped closer to Austin, and I started growling. I turned my hands into claws, and got into a defensive position in front of Austin. It walked toward me, pulling electric swords out of its back. It raised the swords in front of it, ready to attack. I heard Austin moan from pain, then get up beside me. Austin walked in front of me, popping his knuckles.

He said "Let me handle this."

I asked "Why?"

He replied "Cuz apparently they think they can take me down while I'm injured, so I'm gonna hafta show em what I can do broken or healed."

He got in an offensive position, and swung at the robot. The robot ducked then Austin punted its face. He grabbed it by the neck, and slammed it on the ground. Austin dragged the robot outside, grimacing from the stress on his back. I followed him outside. Austin crammed his hand into the robot's back, and pulled out all the circuits and wires he could get a hold of then yanked the robots head off its shoulders then he stripped the armor off, and folded it into a ball. He ripped the upper torso off of the bottom torso, then cut open the bottom torso, and crammed all the armor, and the upper torso, and the head into the bottom torso then folded the torso in half. He aimed toward the mountain he carried me down when he first got attacked by a more regressed model of the messed up robot and chucked it toward the top of the mountain. He walked back to me on the porch then leaned over the rail, and puked up enough blood to pass out. He turned to me, and looked at me with a tired look, and fell toward me. I caught him, and held him up. I tried to keep him awake because he might have a concussion. I tried to carry him but I couldn't get him to the hospital in time, so I woke up mom, and got her to drive us to the hospital. I carried him in still trying to keep him awake. The nurses put him on a cot, and rolled him into the operating room. I waited outside the room, hoping he didn't lose to much blood or bust a lung.

The doctor came out with a clipboard, and started reading from it "Okay, Ms. Childers Austin will be in recovery a few days, and the only bad thing is muscle tense and loss of three pints of blood. We got him hooked up in an IV, and hot towels relaxing his muscles, and some pain medication to sleep through it he should wake up in an hour or two, and when he does let us know, okay."

"Okay, uhm can I go in there and sit next to him."

"Sure if you get thirsty the vending machine is around the corner to the left."

"Okay, thanks."

I walked in, and pulled a chair to his bed. I looked at him with a crazy look. He was laying there with a rag over his eyes and shoulders, and he had an IV stuck in his left wrist. He was breathing slowly, through his mouth. He must be sleeping good, because he looks so peaceful. I sat in there a few minutes fantasizing what the future would be like, when I heard a knock on the door. I expected it to be the doctor but it was the military. They tried to barge pass me, but I held them back.

One of the soldiers said "Ma'am you better get outta the way unless you want to be placed under military arrest."

I respond defensively "Look, bub I know your trying to get Austin, and experiment on him, and all that crap you do at wherever, but Austin has been attacked three times, went through heck in jail, and lost three pints of blood, he is unconscious, tensed up, and tired of you tryin' to kill him or whatever so leave him alone, before I get mad."

The soldier just stared at me, and laughed. Then he got the gall to say "Outta the way little power puff girl before you get hurt."

He put his hand on my shoulder, and tried to push me out of the way. I grabbed his wrist, and started squeezing. He fell to his knees screaming in agony. I let go, and he clenched his hand. The others tried to push past me, but I pushed them back in the hall. I grabbed the one clenching his hand, and threw him against the other ones.

I said sternly "Get outta here before you get hurt."

One soldier got the gall to hit me with the butt of his gun, but I caught it, and broke it. I picked the soldier up, and slammed him against the floor. He lost his breath then I backhanded one soldier, and kicked the other in the groin. The one I backhanded picked himself up, and swung at me. I grabbed his hand, and broke it. I threw him down the hall, and he skidded to a stop in front of the door.

The other two got up and ran out, and one said "Just wait we'll be back when you least expect it."

"Yeah, yeah, you and what army."

I walked back in the room, and sat down by Austin. He was still asleep, breathing through his mouth. I heard another knock on the door. I got up, cursing under my breath. I opened the door, and was about to yell but it was the nurse. I let her in, and she started doing a checkup on Austin. I sat there, and watched her push buttons on the machines, switch out the wet rags, write down something on a clipboard then walk out. His fur sparkled in the sunshine from where the rags wet it. I stared at him with a lustful look, about to fall asleep. I stared at him for a few minutes then I was out like a light.

I woke up to a knock on the door. I got up, and stretched then walked over to the door. I stepped on a piece of paper when I was about to open the door. I picked it up, and started reading it,

Dear Austin and Brittney,

We apologize for all the sorrow and trouble we've caused. When Austin heals completely tell him to call us at the military, and we'll try to make up for it, and maybe make a deal.

Sincerely,

U.S. military

I folded up the letter, and put it in my pocket. A few minutes later Austin woke up. I pulled the letter out, and gave it to him. He read it with little impression at all. He crumpled it up, and threw in the trash.

"If they think they can apologize for what they did by trying to make it up to me, they got another thing comin', besides I smells somethin' fishy. I ain't goin' up there, and they can get mad all they want, it's not happenin'."

I got up, and buzzed the nurse, like they asked me. Austin asked why, and I just shrugged. The nurses came in a few minutes later. They checked Austin's blood pressure, took the IV out of his wrist, pressed around on his back a little. They wrote some things down on a clipboard then led us go. I watched Austin put on the clothes he wore earlier today, and walked out of the hospital holding Austin's hand. I got out my cell phone, and called mom to come, and get us.

On the way home Austin said "I'll make it up to you, for all the collateral damage, and trouble I got you in. I love you."

I responded quietly "I love you too."

I got out of the car, and helped Austin to the house. I helped him into the bathroom then got out. He was in there a few minutes, and walked out, wearing shorts, and a tired look. Then me and him both crawled in the bed, and fell asleep cuddled together.