Love Struck

Chapter 97 - Another Chip

Raptor's POV 12:00pm

I pushed by everyone to get to my room. I'm not letting my fuck up go unanswered.

"Raptor!" I heard Marx chasing after me.

I didn't pay any attention to him and just kept making my way forward.

"Bang!"

I shoved open my door slamming it's wood surface on the wall.

As soon as I was through I went to my desk I had set up next to my bed.

Immediately I sat down and started to go through the papers till I found the one I wanted.

Once I held it in my hand Marx came in behind me.

"Stop!" He ordered.

"Leave me alone Marx! I know what I'm doing!" I informed him.

Marx denied that statement and came at me taking the paper from my hand.

"He didn't do it!" Shouted Marx as he stood his ground above me.

I smiled in anger and slowly sat up to get in the cat's face.

"It's my fault Shadow got hurt Marx! If I hadn't left he would still be safe!" I stated.

"No one hurt him!" Stated Marx in response.

"Then who did it!?" I asked in anger.

"No one did! Shadow did it to himself!" He replied.

My eyes widened in disbelief.

"What?!" I asked.

"Shadow had a heart attack late last night and when we found him he was dead." Admitted Marx.

I was looking at this cat in confusion as he continued.

"But he came through and began to panic. It was like someone was scaring him, trying to kill him." Stated Marx.

I was utterly confused and about to punch this cat.

"Shadow then began to fight us or whatever it was. He nearly killed one of the guards and he almost killed Frost." Stated Marx.

My eyes widened.

"Then what caused the head trauma?" I asked.

"Frost tried to hold Shadow down during the rumble and it seemed like he was about to lose it. Shadow started to slam his head on the floor. It was like he was trying to kill himself." Replied Marx.

I was so confused and angry it was upsetting.

"Do you think I'm dumb?" I asked the cat.

Marx looked into my eyes with confusion.

"What?" He asked.

I slowly began to push him back towards the door.

"You expect me to believe Shadow did that to himself? You expect me to believe he died and came back to life? I'm not dumb Marx. For fuck sake I'm the leader of the special forces and commanding officer of Shadow's personal guard unit! I'm not fucking retarded!" I shouted in anger.

"I never said you were!" Stated Marx in anger.

"Then stop acting like it!" I informed him.

"I'm not!" Shouted Marx.

"Then how can you expect me to believe this bullshit!?" I asked in rage.

"Ask the General or Frost or any of the officers! They saw it too!" Stated Marx.

Immediately I took his arm and dragged him out the door.

"Where are we going!?" Asked Marx in fear.

"To see Frost!" I stated as we approached his room.

The second we were in front of the door I opened it to find Frost not in the room.

I looked over the room to find some blood on the floor.

Marx was released as I began to search the room.

The blood lead to the bathroom.

I stopped in front of the door to knock gently.

"Knock! Knock! Frost." I said calmly.

"Come in." I heard him respond.

I opened the door to find him standing next to the sink.

"You ok?" I asked while entering.

Frost was caught off guard and immediately looked at me in surprise.

My eyes widened to find some blood on his forehead.

"Raptor? What are you doing here?" He asked.

"I just got back." I replied while approaching the gray hedgehog.

Slowly I placed my finger on his forehead.

Frost flinched in pain as I got his blood on me.

"What happened?" I asked.

Frost gave me a small smile and replied.

"I woke up and felt lightheaded from the pills Marx gave me and I accidentally fell hitting my head on my nightstand."

Marx slowly entered behind me and Frost looked at him gently.

"They work." He stated in sarcasm.

Marx was caught off guard by the blood and immediately approached us.

"Jesus Frost! Are you ok!?" Asked Marx while taking Frost and placing him down on the toilet.

"Yeah." Replied Frost.

"That's deep". I stated.

"Nothing a stitch or two can't handle." Stated Frost.

"How about ten, because that's too deep and wide for two?" Stated Marx.

"I'm fine." Stated Frost while trying to get up.

The second he raised to his feet Frost fell over.

"I got you!" I shouted while catching him in my arms.

Frost was totally out of it from blood loss and I looked at Marx.

"Get him to my room." He ordered.

I nodded and began to follow Marx as he led us through the halls of crowded people.

Everyone stared at Frost as his blood dripped onto the floor.

Quickly we got him to where Shadow was being held and Marx set him down on one of the beds.

I held my hand on Frost's shoulder as he began to fall asleep.

"Hey Frost!" I shouted to get him up.

Frost opened his eyes to reply.

"What?"

"What happened to Shadow?" I asked.

"Raptor this is not the time!" Shouted Marx.

"I need to know Frost." I informed him.

Frost was confused as Marx shouted.

"Stop Raptor!"

"Did Shadow do that to himself?" I asked.

Frost nodded and I lowered my head.

"I don't know why Raptor." Stated Frost.

"It's ok." I replied.

Marx approached me in anger and slowly injected Frost with meds slowly knocking him out.

I stepped back as Marx began to stitch him shut.

As soon as he was done and had Frost stable he backed up while taking my arm and dragging me aside.

"What the hell are you doing!?" He asked in anger.

"I'm Shadow's protector, I can't have anything bad happen to him." I stated.

"Frost was barely there and you were interrogating him!" Shouted Marx.

"That wasn't an interrogation! I simply asked him what happened! I don't know if you like doing your job Marx, but it's my job to make sure Shadow and all of my guards including Frost remain safe and alive! I will do what I have to in order to save a life and you should just get out of my business until you've done your job!" I stated while going for the door.

As I was about to leave Marx shouted.

"Stop!"

I stopped and waited as Marx came behind me.

He gently turned me around.

"I understand what you have to do, but all I ask is you do it more calmly. Your lucky those questions didn't effect Frost's brain." He stated.

"I need to keep them safe." I stated.

"And I need to keep them alive." Stated Marx.

I lowered my head and Marx slowly said.

"They will both be fine Raptor. Nothing here is your fault. Shadow will be fine and Frost just needs some rest."

"What happened to his neck?" I asked while looking at Frost.

Marx slowly guided me towards the beds.

"As I said before, Shadow was trying to kill him. I had to perform surgery on his breathing pipe because it was nearly about to collapse from the amount of force Shadow choked him with." Stated Marx.

"Is he ok?" I asked.

"He'll be back to normal in a few days." Stated Marx.

"What about Shadow?" I asked.

"He's in a coma." Stated Marx in sadness.

My eyes widened.

"For how long!?" I asked in a worried tone.

"I don't know, but he's completely not there. Nothing I do will trigger any type of response." Stated Marx.

I slowly looked at the vitals held above Shadow's head.

He was slow.

"What happened to his fur?" I asked.

Marx slowly placed his hand on Shadow's bare skin.

"I can't explain it. My only thought it when we found him there were marks here and here." Replied Marx while pointing at the naked skin.

"Marks?" I questioned.

"They looked like hand prints. They smelled and burned him and that's when he began to attack us." Stated Marx.

"Where are they?" I asked.

"I don't know. I left him stable so I could help Frost with his pipes and when I was done and Frost was in bed I saw they were gone." Stated Marx.

Slowly I ran my hand across Shadow's bare skin.

It was cold.

"So Shadow just died and came back with these marks and suddenly began to attack you?" I asked.

Marx nodded.

I slowly began to run my hand on Shadow's face.

"It doesn't make sense." I stated.

Marx nodded and said.

"According to Dove; Shadow and Ghost have done this before minus the fighting."

I slowly asked.

"They've died and come back?"

Marx nodded.

"I don't know what to make of it, but even the general says it's true." Stated Marx.

Slowly I let go of Shadow's skin and looked at Marx.

"What now?" I asked.

"I'm going to take care of the two of them and now that I know my pills work on hedgehogs maybe I will be able to whip some up for your teams." Stated Marx.

"What pills?" I asked.

"Painkillers I made from cheaper ingredients. I gave some to Frost after the surgery." Replied Marx.

"If your going to make theses for my men I want a detailed report on them. All that's in them and what the side affects are, got it?" I asked.

"Yes sir." Replied Marx.

I nodded and slowly began to make my way to the door.

"Wait Raptor." Ordered Marx.

"What?" I asked as Marx walked over to his table.

Shadow wanted me to give you an implant. Stated Marx while taking a gun like device.

"What!?" I asked in confusion.

"I made a chip that allows me to always monitor your health and conditions." Stated Marx.

"Let me guess, Shadow and Frost both got one?" I asked.

"All that is left is you, Ghost, Dom, and the rest of the squad." Replied Marx.

I took a deep breath and approached Marx.

"Shadow's lucky I'm loyal to him." I stated while sitting down.

Marx slowly picked up a scalpel.

"What are you doing!?" I asked as he put it in front of me.

"They break easily and can kill you unless I place it deep enough inside." Replied Mark.

Slowly I went with it and took off my armored vest and shirt.

As soon as it was down Marx began to cut open my chest.

"Aghhhh!" I grunted in pain as it got deep.

"Alright just take a deep breath and relax." Ordered Marx as he placed the gun inside me.

I held my breath as he pulled the trigger.

"Click! Snap!"

"AGHHHH!" I shouted in pain as I felt it latch on inside.

Quickly Marx pulled out the gun and stitched me up.

"All done. It will hurt for a few hours Raptor." He stated as I got up.

Slowly I put back on my gear and turned for the exit.

Quickly I went for the door.

"Don't do anything physical till it's done!" Shouted Marx as I left to head back to my room.

Gently I opened my door and went for my bed. Carefully I laid down and shut my eyes.

All that filled my head was Shadow and my men. I'm dedicated to protecting them all, especially Shadow. I will do whatever he wants. After all he did save my life.

As I was about to fall asleep I heard from my pants

Ring! Ring! Ring!

Slowly I leaned forward to take my cell phone out and gently place it against my ear.

"Hello?" I said softly.

"Hey Raptor listen." It was Ghost.