At this point everyone had all been treated to the best of what Rich could possibly do as he himself was now worn out and unconscious, completely taken over by exhaustion.
Dum Dum was just watching over Rich sitting on the corpse of the Afterlife Edge Runner cigar in mouth still thinking if he should kill him by now it was the only mercy he could give before Royce got to him.
As he raised his gun to his friends resting form.
"Please Don't"
"It's none of your business"
"He saved me and my friends lives"
"That's the reason he's now in deep shit"
"He's your friend isn't he"
"It's because he's my friend that I'm giving him this mercy" spoke Dum Dum as the sound of a cocked gun was then heard.
"Then as people who are in debt to him we can't let you do that" spoke the voice of Sera as she pointed her gun at Dum Dum.
And Clementine followed suit pointing her own piece at Dum Dum.
Dum Dum knowing full well he could take them holsterd his gun.
Even if he killed them both he was still in the heart of Mox territory.
He had the skill and experience advantage.
But they had the numbers advantage
He was Outgunned, Outmanned, and even if he made it back to the Totentanz he wasn't even sure Royce would reward him for killing the traitor or Kill Him for taking out the traitor he wanted to kill himself.
So, Dum Dum Relented and just continued to smoke his cigar.
Clementine immediately went to Sera to check up on her.
"Don't move too much you'll reopen the wound"
Sera let her gun down but didn't want to lay down again as she didn't trust Dum Dum one bit.
She was already in debt to Suze and Rita and now she was in debt to a Maelstromer.
How life truly loved to fuck with her.
She looked toward Clementine and smiled as she saw that she was far better of then Aurora and Herself.
She looked at Aurora and saw the amount of replaced parts.
The time Rich must have put to save her life.
She hated herself for talking both Aurora and Clementine into it.
For Volunteering to go to clouds, for telling Aurora to hold down the front of the elevator on the first floor.
For telling Clementine to go ahead and clear the rest of Clouds.
For throwing all her friends lives away because of her own weakness.
She didn't deserve to be they're friends and she hated herself for nearly getting them killed.
Rita wasn't even a factor she considered that would have gotten involved.
She was has been a Mox for 6 years now and she didn't expect back up to come in toe.
To be fair she never needed it, they never needed it.
They got shit done and never faced such punishment for they're recklessness, for her recklessness.
Until recently that was when her, Clementine, and Aurora were gunned down by Tygers right in front of Lizzies.
They're own fucking Turf.
It was insulting and lift that taste of dirt and blood I'm they're mouths.
They're place of work was disrespected.
They're gang was disrespected.
The people they deemed as family was disrespected.
They're fucking Home was Threatened.
She was pissed, Aurora wasn't going to put up an argument, and Clementine followed in line as she wasn't going to make an argument.
Months the Tygers were taking Liberties with them and that one drive by was enough to declare a full out assault.
And that's was why they went for clouds.
Why they Volunteered immediately after getting gunned down and put back together again.
They were supposed to die at Clouds it was a Suicide job.
Anytime now was borrowed time.
Because they Lived through that assault and because they lived through it that they were now going to have targets on they're backs for now on.
Sera look Towards Dum Dum as she watched the Maelstromer play with his Cigar.
"You knew didn't you"
The words full of Vitriol as it took Clementine by surprise seeing that Sera was talking straight to Dum Dum.
"It was 50/50"
"Details"
"Make me"
"Gladly" Sera stood up too quick.
"Fuck" as she fell to a knee as her wound opened up as she was bleeding over again.
Clementine went to her side.
"Here I can stitch you back up, Rich showed me how just in case you did something to reopen it"
"FUCK" yelled the voice of Aurora as she had awoke in a cold sweat reliving the moments she was shot and stabbed through.
"Auro, it's okay were back home" spoke Clementine as she had gotten Sera to lay back down on her chair and then went straight to Aurora as she gave her an Air Hypo.
"Two Puffs" spoke Clementine going over all the instructions Rich gave to her before he knocked out.
Aurora opened her moth as Clementine shoved the Air Hypo in her mouth and pushed down on the release that put Air into her body.
The first Puff calmed Aurora down immensely as she got off edge.
Then came the second puff as it relaxed her mind and body.
Numbing the feel and making the sudden pain go away.
Clementine put a hand to Aurora's face and spoke "It's all Okay now, just relax"
And then made her way back to Sera to oxidize and clean her wound again then begin the restitching process.
Fuck even Dum Dum was Impressed he turned a independent empowering Mox into a bona-fide Nurse with the minimal of Instructions.
He couldn't help but let a little chuckle out.
Hell watching any nubie struggle got his gut busting.
Fucking Gonks all of em.
How could have Rich have fallen for this bullshit.
He should have left them there to bleed out.
These games Rich played were beyond him, who wants to wait months upon weeks on end to improve somebody just to put them down.
To Be Continued.