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Courage and Sacrifice
Chapter 2: Awakening
A man stood in front of a large, liquid-filled tube with a computer hooked up to it. In it a petite, raven-haired girl was floating unconscious. She had various tubes and wires sticking out of her for life support and monitoring. A heart monitor could be heard beeping in the plain white room.
The sound of an automatic door opening and closing tore the man away from his thoughts. He looked to see who entered the room and smiled when he saw a beautiful woman walking up to him.
"Good morning, Blizzard," he said cheerfully.
Blizzard was a light-skinned girl with brown hair and eyes. Her straight hair was neatly cut at the base of her neck She had a body that was somewhere between petite and athletic. She was about 5'6". She was second-in-command of a highly elite spec ops team known as Storm Squadron. Just like every other member of the team, she was half-phoenix, half-human and had a special ability as a result. She had the ability to form and control ice. She was wearing a blue, flannel unbuttoned blouse with a grey tank top underneath. She also wore denim shorts that stopped just above her knee.
"Good morning, Rowin," she replied with the same cheerfulness in her voice as they wrapped an arm around each other's waists.
Rowin Wolfe was the commander of Storm Squadron. He was slightly tanner than Blizzard with short brown hair and eyes. He had an athletic build and was about 5'9" tall. His special ability was telekinesis. He wore a black polo shirt and dark blue jeans.
"How is she?" Blizzard asked looking at the tube.
"Her body is finished developing. We just need to wait for the Ancestors to send her heart to this world to fill it," Rowin replied also returning his attention to the girl in the tube.
"You two confuse me," someone said jokingly as they entered the room.
"Shut up, Aquas," Rowin replied with a chuckle.
Aquas, the corpsman of the team, was slightly pale with a red beard. His red hair was kept short and straight. His eyes were greenish brown. He had a muscular build and was about 6'1". His ability was the ability to form and control water. He wore scrubs and a lab coat.
"Do you think this is going to work?" Rowin said tilting his head in the direction of the tube.
"Honestly, I doubt it. Best case scenario, her heart gets lost in some random world. Worst case, the merging of the heart and body will be more than either can handle and we'll lose her for good," Aquas replied more solemnly.
"I hope your wrong," said Rowin as he looked back at the tube.
Sometime in the middle of the night, Xion awoke to discover she was suspended in liquid with tubes and wires sticking out of her. She could instantly could tell that something was not quite right with her body. She felt a tingling sensation go down her arms and legs. Then she began to shake violently and uncontrollably, causing the monitors to set off a three bell alarm. She felt her heart beating irregularly along with pain in her chest. Finally, her body went still, her eyes closed, and her mind went blank. The heart monitor flatlined causing another alarm to go off. Rowin bolted through the doors wearing a black digital camo uniform, black steel-toed boots, and a black digital camp eight-point cover. A M9 pistol was strapped to his thigh and an ammo belt was buckled around his waist. A sliver oak leaf was sewn on each one of his collars. A silver hurricane symbol superimposed by a silver phoenix was centered on the front of his cover.
Rowin ran over to the tube and took a quick glance at the vital monitors before pressing a red button next to the computer. Every tube and wire not needed for emergency life support shot out of Xion's body. The bottom of the tube slid away and Xion's body lowered onto a plexiglass shelf in the tube. the doors to the machine opened and the shelf slid out.
"Aquas, Rowin, report to the awakening chamber ASAP and bring an AED," Rowin said over the radio attached to his shoulder before laying Xion's body out straight and beginning chest compressions.
"Report to the medical chamber ASAP and bring an AED, Aquas, aye," Aquas's voice replied over the radio.
"Come on, Xion. Stay with me," Rowin said as he continued chest compressions.
Only moments later, Aquas bolted through the doors with the AED.
"Dry off her chest," he ordered.
Rowin did so as Aquas opened up the AED and charged it up.
"Stand clear," Aquas said.
Aquas placed the pads on Xion's chest and discharged the AED. The heart monitor beeped for a second and flatlined again. Aquas removed the pads and charged up the AED as Rowin continued doing chest compressions.
"Stand clear," Aquas said as Rowin pulled out and Aquas tried a second time.
Again, no result.
"We're losing her," Rowin said with a sense of urgency in his voice as the computer showed slowing brain activity. Aquas charged up the AED and Rowin continued doing chest compressions.
"Stand clear," Aquas said before discharging the AED again.
The heart monitor finally showed a normal heartbeat.
Aquas began prepping to move her into a hospital room while Rowin grabbed a hospital gown and put it on her.
They then lifted Xion on a mobile hospital bed and moved her into a plain tan hospital room.
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