"What do you mean he's my Dad?" Timmy asked, his voice shaking. "That's impossible."
Murdock stood to the side, his hands clasped behind his back, not wanting to get involved. Face had his arm around Murdock's shoulder, destined to keep him out of everything.
"Timmy-" Mr. Green started.
"No, don't talk to me. Where's my Mother?" Timmy asked, tears streaming down his face.
"We can't move her, she pregnant." Mr. Green looked down.
"What?" Timmy yelled.
"She almost ten months pregnant. We can't move her." Mr. Green moved toward Timmy.
"No, don't touch me." Timmy threw his hand off. "I need to see her."
Mr. Green shrugged and pointed toward a door. "She's in there."
Timmy ran off, leaving them all alone. Mr. Green winced and threw himself down in a chair. "He hates me, I knew it."
Hannibal patted him on the shoulder and gave him the brefcase they carried around all afternoon. "Here's the ten thousand dollers, we better be off."
Mr. Green stood up. "You're leaving already?"
B.A pounded his chest. "We'll be taking my van back now." He said gruffly.
Mr. Green held out an open hand. "Take it, I don't need it anymore."
So after they said goodbye they all loaded up in the van and headed towards the airport.
B.A had agreed to be drugged so they lugged him onto the airplane Face had scammed. As they flew away from Mexico, Face joined Murdock in the cockpit. "Hey, Murdock. What happened back there?"
Murdock sighed. "Faceman-"
"No, Murdock. What's been happening lately?" Face put his hand on Murdock's shoulder.
"I don't need to go back to the hospital... It's getten' worse."
"Murdock..." Face said quietly. "Why didn't you tell anyone?"
"Because, it attacks attention to me and there is worse stuff to worry about."
"Murdock, what if I said I can find your parents for you." Face squeazed his shoulder.
Murdock shrugged it off. "You can't, they disapeared off the face of the earth."
"Murdock, I will find them for you. And they will come to your wedding." With that Face left the cockpit, leaving Murdock to ponder this.
After a while, they touched down and Murdock met Kelly on the tarmac. "Murdock!" She yelled and waved.
Murdock squinted and the harsh light. "Hey Kell." He turned to Hannibal who nodded, he grabbed his bag and ran down the steps.
Kelly ran to embrace him but stopped short. "Murdock, is something wrong?" She held his face in her hands.
Murdock nodded. "Yeah but I'll tell you later."
Kelly kissed him. "I missed you."
Murdock waved to the team. "I'll meet up with you guys later!"
They all said goodbye and Kelly started up the van, this time she was driving. "So, can you tell me now?"
"How did you know somthing was wrong?" Murdock gripped the edge of his bomber jacket.
"Because, I can see it in your face. Now tell me." Kelly accelerated up the hill.
"When we were in Mexico, this guy left his son and it made me think of my parents. I was getting out of control, I would of shot him if Amy didn't knock me out. Face said he will find my parents but I don't think that's possible." Murdock said and then silently started to cry.
Kelly pulled over to the side of the road and wiped his tears off his face with her tears. "Shh, shh baby. It's okay." She wrapped her arms around him and pressed her face into his chest.
Murdock's silent crys slowly turned into hiccuping sobs. "Kell, I didn't want to come home like this."
Kelly ran her hands through his thinning hair. "It's okay, now tell me. Are they getting worse?"
Murdock hesitated and then slowly nodded. "I can shut them out for a while but the longer I do, the worse they get." He pressed his nose into her hair.
Kelly sighed through his nose. "Murdock, there's only one option and you now what that is."
Murdock shook his head. "No Kelly, I can't go back there."
"I won't make you but it's for your own good." Kelly rubbed circles in his back.
Murdock banged his head against the glass window. "Why?"
"Because Murdock, if they're getting worse it's time to see your doctor." Kelly wrapped her arms around her neck.
"No Kelly, I can't go back there... No, no no, no..." Murdock shook his head and started to cry again.
Kelly sat up. "We need Face." She grabbed her CB radio and tried to contact the van. "Foxtrot Alpha Charlie Echo! Come in!" She tried to remember all the things her father taught her.
"Kelly? What's wrong?" Face asked.
"It's Murdock." Was all Kelly said. "He's freaking out."
"No, no, no, no..." Murdock moaned with his face in his hands.
"Where are you?" Face asked.
"About a quater down the road from the airport. I had to pull over." Kelly said and put her hand on sobbing Murdock's inner thigh.
"We're coming." Face said and disconnected.
Kelly scooted closer to Murdock and stroked his hair. "It's okay Murdock baby, Face is coming."
Murdock sobbed even harder, thinking about what Face said on the plane. "Murdock," Kelly said. "I thought your parents are dead."
Murdock shook his head wildly. "Noo." He sobbed. "T-t-they l-lef-ft m-m-me." He sobbed once again.
The van pulled in and Face jumped out before it even stopped, telling all the team members to stay in the van. He yanked open the door with such force it almost came off the hinges and then his hard expression softned. "Murdock." He chidded and then he looked up at Kelly. "He keeps beating himself up."
"What are we going to do about this?" Kelly asked quickly.
Face turned to face Murdock. "Captain." He said firmly.
No answer.
"Murdock." He said and reached over to touch his shoulder but Murdock's arm lashed out in a death grip. Face grimmaced and tried to untangle himself from Murdock's grip. "Murdock, it's Face."
Murdock's hand slowly realsed itself and he burried his head between his knees, not doing anything. Face slowly lifted Murdock up like a baby. "We need to get him to the VA." Face whispered.
Kelly nodded. "Get him to the van." She whispered back.
The van was quiet on the way there. Nobody said anything. Kelly slowly stroked Murdock's hair as he laid in Face's lap, eyes closed, asleep like a baby. He continued to fidget like he had a bad dream.
When they got there, Face carried Murdock inside while Kelly accompanied them.
"I-is that H.M Murdock?" The nurse at the front desk stuttered.
Face nodded. "Anxeity shut down."
The nurse called for a gurny and the raced them down the hall to a doctor, Kelly had to wait in the waiting room.
She tapped her feet immpatently and the nurses gave her sympathetic looks which made her scowl.
Finally, Face walked out looking exghasted. "He's going to stay the night here and we'll pick him up in the morning." He had his suit jacket slung over his shoulder.
Kelly sighed. "Is he okay?"
He shrugged. "All of his nightmeres- they're coming back." He shook his head. "He got the worst of everything."
Kelly nodded. "I guess I'll go home them."
Face shook his head. "Hannibal wants to talk to you."
Kelly gulped and nodded. "Sure."
They walked out to the van in silence where B.A was asleep and Hannibal was reading a newspaper. "Well?" He asked when they approached.
"He's staying the night." Face slumped down in a chair, very un Face like.
Amy rubbed his shoulders and Kelly sat next to her. "He doesn't tell me anything if his nightmeres are coming back."
"Hannibal, we need to find his parents." Face said and wrapped his arm around Amy's waist.
Hannibal nodded. "Yeah, I know. We'll take you home kid." He motioned with his arm and woke up B.A.
Soon Kelly found herself home laying in bed. She was comfortable but Murdock wasn't there to snuggle with her.
She rolled over to his side and laid on her back, wrapped up in the smell of Murdock, her eye lids felt droppy and then she fell asleep.
