Hey there! It's freezing cold down here, and going to get even colder!

Before I start new chapter, I was to say thank you to Inkdragon13, for helping me with some tough spots in the story, and QueenyLeAcH, for being my new Beta.

And now, the story!

I woke up in the middle of the night, unable to sleep. I looked over to see that Rex was still sleeping, but instead of his head on his pillow, he was cuddling it. Strange…

I tried to go back to sleep, but failed miserably, so I picked up my book and started reading, carefully so I didn't wake up Rex. I didn't really need to worry since I could practically see in the dark, with the cat eyes and everything. I didn't get very far in the book, though, before Reece woke up and nudged her way between my book and me.

I hope you don't think you can get away with not talking to me for so long! She said, pressing her head into my now empty hand. I laughed quietly and started petting her. "Well, what am I supposed to do? I'm never left alone here, and I almost never get up this early."

Well, you're awake now, so that's all that matters. She maneuvered herself so that she was lying under the covers with me. I laughed and pressed my face into her fur. "So, how have you been doing?" I asked.

It's fun around here. Most of the time, though, they take me to the indoor jungle, so I don't bother anyone that's working. I like it in there, though. Plenty of things to do.

She snuggled into me, and fell asleep again. I snuggled in with Reece, falling asleep again not long after. When you have a warm dog body next to you, it's easy to fall asleep.

I woke up many hours later to the feeling that someone was by my bed. I quickly jumped up, over Reece, and onto whoever was possibly trying to attack me. I forced my arm up; hitting whomever it was in the stomach. I swung my better leg at him, knocking him on the ground while trying to get up. Forgetting about my legs, I fell back onto my bed, leaving whoever I had attacked on the ground.

When I came to my senses, I saw Rex lying on the floor, moaning. "Do you really need to learn how to fight? You could seriously kick some butt, and you were just getting up." He moaned again, and started to get up off the floor.

"Oh my goodness I am so sorry!" I apologized as he was getting up. "I felt someone leaning over me, and instantly reacted. What were you doing near my bed anyway?" I asked him with a suspicious tone to my voice.

"I was returning your pillow. But apparently I don't need to, seeing as you were enjoying mine so much," he said sarcastically, throwing my pillow at me while grabbing his own. "Seriously, are you so sure you need martial arts training? Do that to some of the bad guys I fight, and they'll go down easy." He sat down on my bed.

"Fine, I'm sorry, and thank you for giving me back my pillow," I said, putting it back where it belonged.

"Man, you to need to keep it down. I can hear you all the way from my room." Bobo popped his head in. Rex and I both threw our pillows at him. "Jeez, touchy," he commented, leaving the room. We laughed at the monkey, and got ready for the day.

We had a normal day until after dinner. There was an EVO alert, so everyone was busy moving around, trying to get Rex where he needed to go. I just headed to the lab, figuring Dr. Holiday would need my help. Boy, was I right.

When I got there, she was glued to a screen that she had told me read Rex's biometrics reading. Yet all around her were things that need to get done. I tapped her on the shoulder, and told her I could keep an eye on the readings and tell her if there were any spikes or drops. She looked at me gratefully and gave me an earpiece, telling me that if there was any change, that I should contact Six, then call her over.

I nodded, and put the earpiece in my ear, keeping an eye on the biometric readings. Everything stayed normal for a long while. It almost got kind of boring. But suddenly, his readings took an extreme nosedive. I turned the headset on and contacted Six.

"Six, Rex's biometric readings have bottomed out." I covered up the mouthpiece. "Dr. Holiday! Rex's biometric readings have flat lined." She came rushing over. I uncovered the mouthpiece long enough to respond to what Six was asking me.

"Courtney? Where's Holiday," he ordered me. Man, that guy must have a wooden board strapped to his back, he's so stiff.

"Dr. Holiday's busy trying to figure out the reason for the drop in the readings," I answered back, not in the mood for orders.

"The reason is because Rex is unconscious. We're bringing him back to base," he said to me.

"Dr. Holiday! Rex is unconscious!" I yelled over to her. She took the head set from my hands and placed it on her head. "Six, status report." She listened for a moment, then took the headset off.

"Courtney, I'll need your help with Rex. Apparently he was injured and knocked out while fighting an EVO. We'll need to assess the situation, and then heal him to the best extent of our abilities." I nodded my head, and then got ready for him to come in.

When he did make it in, he certainly looked like he had been fighting an EVO. He had cuts and bruises everywhere, and his shoulder had a large discolored bite mark on it. I grabbed some antiseptic and started to clean up his smaller wounds, while Dr. Holiday dealt with his shoulder. Apparently, whatever EVO he had been fighting had poisonous saliva. He didn't wake up during the entire treatment, even when the Dr. sewed up his shoulder.

Once we finished cleaning Rex up, Six woke him so he could head to his room for better recovery. Since it was about bedtime anyways, he convinced me to go to bed too.

I sighed, and then looked over at Rex. Strangely, this reminded me of when they brought me to Providence, except I woke up in the lab.

It was at that moment that Reece decided to jump on my bed, breaking my train of thought.

I smell worry on you. Did something happen? Are you okay? She questioned me, a very serious tone to her voice.

"Don't worry, I'm fine, but Rex got injured." I gestured over to him, and she gave a sniff in his direction.

He'll be fine. The poison is wearing off. He should wake up in the morning friskier than a golden retriever pup. She walked down to the foot of my bed and lay down, ready for a good night's sleep. I lay down too, but I was unable to sleep.

After a while, I sat up on my bed and started meditating, a trick my cousin from Bhutan taught me. I sat down and started breathing, counting in my mind.

It took a while, but eventually I was calmed down and fast asleep.

So, there's a new chapter for you. I hope you like! And now the reviews.

Hawkpath13- Hmm.. Now I'm wondering what he smells like! Maybe it's an earthy smell mixed with a touch of motor oil. What do you think?

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