Sorry last chapter was so short! i appreciate everyone's reviews! I'm gonna try to keep these things continuous so that it's not like, new chapter every 10 days... but i can't make any promises! Again, i own none of these characters... JP does, hope you enjoy anyways! Review! please?

Jeb POV

I lead Fang down the hall of The School, instructing him in quick whispers.
"I can't work on her here, i have some friends at the hospital a few blocks down. Fly her there as quickly as you can, wait for me on the roof." i opened the door to the fire escape, "Go up the stairs to the roof so you're no seen. I need to get a few things from my office, but i'll meet you as soon as i can."

I practically sprinted to my office, throwing everything i'd need into a black bag lying on my desk. I was finished packing and ran down the hall headed for the fire escape.

"Bacheldor!" i winced as i heard my name called, i slowly turned to see my very confused looking boss. "Where do you think you're going?"

"Family emergency! I have to go!" i ran to the doors of the fire escape and down to the lowest floor of the building.

I didn't bother getting my car, i ran the two blocks to the hospital and took the elevator to the second floor. Dr. Alexander Hudson, the doctor friend of mine was head of the pediatric wing. We'd been friends since our freshman year of college, he would help me.

"Alex!" i spotted him halfway down the hall as soon as the elevator doors opened.

"Jeb?"

"Alex, i need a favor." i didn't hesitate with unneccessary chit chat. i told him about my daughter Max, her abilities, and how much she needed my help right now. i explained that i had no where else to go, but i needed a room to work on her.

"Room 214 is open," he sighed. I'll fix all of the paperwork, go take care of her.
"Thank you..." with that i grabbed a child sized gernie and took the elevator to the roof.

Fang was waiting, an impatient look on his face.

He laid her gently on the bed, and didn't look away from her.

"Is there anything i can do?" his voice was somber, terrified.

"Go back to Valencia's and stay with the others," i suggested.

"No," his voice was firm, i didn't dare try to make an arguement.

"Then go to the waiting room until i come and get you."

Fang POV

It was after dark, i was getting anxious in the tiny room. I'd finished half of a coloring book before i decided to move on to the blocks. I needed to get out and stretch my wings, but i couldn't bear being gone when Jeb came back with word on Max. How long could it possibly take? It'd been hours, all of the other children had completely cleared out now that visiting hours were over.

"Are you... Nick Ride?" A nurse asked, popping her head through the door of the waiting room. Embarrassed, i dropped the blocks in my hand and stood up.

"Yeah... that's me." i hadn't used that name in such a long time, it caught me off guard.

"You've got a telephone call," she smiled. "You can take it in the break room across the hall if you'd like."

"Thanks."

I walked across the hall to an even smaller room. There wasn't much to the room, a counter with a coffee pot, a couch and a tiny tv, and a phone hanging on the white wall just above the light switch.

"Hello?" my voice sounded tired and hoarse.

"Fang!" Valencia Martinez shouted on the other end of the line, making me cringe away from the receiver. "Fang, how are you doing?" her voice was blubbery, she was crying.

"I'm fine," i lied easily. "How are the others?"

"Going a little stir crazy. Jeb called a few hours ago before he took her into surgery. He didn't leave a number so i've been going crazy for hours trying to figure out where to reach you!"

"Well, i haven't heard anything yet."

"Oh i know, honey." There was a slurping type noise, more crying. "I just wanted to make sure you were alright. Is there anything i can do for you?"

"No," I grouched. I immediately regretted being so snappy, "I mean no, thank you. Nothing right now."

"Okay, Fang." she paused for more sobbing, "i just want you to be alright. I can't-- Just let me know when you hear anything, can you do that?"

"Yeah, i can do that."

"Thank you," she whispered. "I love you, Fang. All of you, you're all so very important to me."

"I need to go, i don't want Jeb to be looking for me." There was an uncomfortable silence, a few more blubbery sobs, and finally she spoke again.

"Okay. Promise to call me as soon as you know anything?"

"Yeah, i promise."

She left me with a number to call before hanging up, i could hear Nudge on the other end begging to talk to me. Dr. Martinez knew me well enough to let them all politely know i was in no mood to speak to anyone.

Two hours, two extremely, unbearably, long, exasperating hours later, Jeb walked into the waiting room. I had my head between my knees, eyes closed, but nowhere near sleep.

I heard his footsteps hit the linoleum and i looked up to see his face, eyebags for days, with the tiniest of smiles on his face.

"So?" I asked standing up from the tiny plastic child's chair i'd been sitting in for nearly the entire day.

"Right now she is in a comatose state, I'm not entirely certain... but it seems like she's going to make a full recovery."
Those were the greatest words i'd ever heard anyone speak. i couldn't contain myself, i threw my arms around the man that until that day, i'd considered a threat to the flock. At this point, he looked like an angel to me.

I pulled back awkwardly, and didn't look at him. "Erm...thanks, Jeb. Can i-- er-- see her?"

"Yeah, follow me."

He lead me down the hall to room 214. The second i saw her through the glass of the door, my heart swelled. Just the movement of her chest going up and down, even if she was on life support, made my eyes fill up with moisture. I held it back of course, there were people around.

He opened the door, but didn't follow me in.

"I think i'll go call Valencia, she'll probably be wanting to see her as well." Jeb said with a bit of hesitation. He looked to the bed where Max laid, his eyes lingered in the room for a second or two until he closed the door and disappeared down the hall.

The room was not like most hospital rooms i'd been in. The walls were a peach color with a zoo animal border across the top and Max's bed had blue sheets and a yellow blanket rather than the traditional white on white.

I pulled the recliner pressed in the corner of the room up to the edge of her bed. I picked up her hand, iv and all, and held it between mine,The heart monitor showed that her heart was no nearly as quick as usual, but it's pace was still higher than a humans, which i took as a good sign.

I rested my head on my arms and closed my eyes, ready for the longest of days to be over.