Leland awoke. It was dark outside now, and the last thing he could remember was the flashback this morning. The only other thing he could clearly remember from that morning was his conversation with Finn where Finn promised to take him home. He probably would still be brooding over that one if he wasn't so shaken up by the flashback -he could still picture Grem sneering at him. It was an image now etched in his mind. He shook a little before realizing that he wasn't alone. He turned to face the figure sitting in the chair next to the bed. Hagen?

No, it couldn't be Hagen. This woman was too young -far too young, actually. She did look like a much younger Hagen, though, all angles with her hair tied up in a bun. He didn't recognize her, though, and fear started to set in. He thought for a moment as she sat in silence.

"A... A Karmann Ghia... bloody hell..." He couldn't remember the coded greeting MI6 used.

"Has no radiator?" The woman finished.

"Yes." Leland croaked out, humiliated. The woman gave him a sympathetic smile.

"That's because it's air-cooled. My name is Holley Shiftwell. I'm Finn McMissile's new field partner." Leland actually smiled at this a little.

"I'm Leland Turbo. Finn was me field partner before you." This was pretty casual phrasing for a conversation with an agent he had just met -but then again, he obviously wasn't playing with a full deck of cards. Holley gave him another sympathetic smile.

"I already know -I've heard a lot about you from Finn. I even know about your... relationship." Leland's eyes widened at this.

"Really? He told you about us?" Holley nodded.

"Finn and I have grown rather close. I was the first person at MI6 he revealed his relationship with you to."

"Even before Siddeley?" Holley nodded. Leland's eyes widened at this.

"Why... but he's known Siddeley for years..." He seemed genuinely surprised. Holley only gave him another sympathetic smile in response. His face grew angry.

"Why the fuck is that, him trusting you over Siddeley?" Holley jolted a little, caught off guard by his swearing. Finn was always so controlled, and with Leland being his contemporary, partner, and lover, she expected the same thing. But then again, he was obviously... off-kilter. She once again smiled.

"I'm sorry, Finn never explained his reasons for-"

"WIPE THAT FUCKING SMIRK OFF YOUR FACE!" Holley jolted back once more. This time, her smile didn't return. She was stock-still as Leland threw a tissue box at her. Being an analytics agent, at least originally, she was used to compartmentalizing things. To her, Leland might as well have been speaking a foreign language besides the six she already knew. She had already heard about his earlier episodes. She wouldn't take this personal -Finn wouldn't want her to. Neither would Hagen. Perhaps Siddeley would -he was sort-of into drama and could be kind of a nosy character at times. She drew closer, sitting in the chair next to his bed. Within a few seconds, Leland weakly smacked her.

"Leave me be! You're fucking my boyfriend!" He slurred. This was a new one -Holley had never been accused at MI6 of "fraternizing" with McMissile- in fact, it was Turbo himself who had been on the receiving end of those rumors.

"Agent Turbo, you're delirious." He blinked, one eye at a time.

"No... I'm bloody not... I'm of completely sound mind... once I get out of this bed I'll be back to work in no time... and you little slag... you'll get demoted..." He laughed, definitely losing his fragile grip on reality. She was pretty sure he wasn't even actually like this personality-wise.

"A Karmann Ghia has no radiator." She was going to test him, if not just to wear him out.

"I don't... give a bloody damn... about Volkswagen... I always preferred British cars..." Now he had completely forgotten the coded greeting.

"I had... this beautiful Jaguar... but... Grem... the man who tried to kill me... he destroyed it in the process... because..." Hagen silently entered the room.

"I was on an oil rig undercover... investigating Janus Zündapp..." His speech became unintelligible. He didn't seem to even notice Holley at this point. She backed away.

"You've actually managed to get something out of him." Hagen whispered. Holley turned to face her.

"What?"

"He didn't remember any of this earlier. We'll be using it at the trial if he's not fit to testify -which sadly, might end up being the case." The two women watched as Leland passed out.

"It hurts to see him like this. Finn told me he was a great agent, and now he's an incoherent mess."

"He was, Shiftwell, he really truly was one of our best." Hagen grew closer, now standing above him.

"I'm going to make sure he's taken care of for the rest of his days. I promise you, I will make sure MI6 pays for everything. His rehabilitation, any long-term care needed, financial support. Leland..."

"Leland will not die forgotten by MI6 and neglected." Hagen -real name Patrice Shiftwell- was known for pulling strings like this. Holley was her niece, and she had actually been the one to get the younger woman this far in MI6. Holley tended to always try her best because of this, not wanting to fail her aunt.

Holley was silent for a moment, as was Patrice. There was something Holley wanted to say, but not with the surveillance around them. Picking up on this, the latter pulled out a remote and turned it off. Holley let out another sigh of relief.

"You were going to say something?"

"Aunt Patty, it's a lovely thing to do, but... he's so damaged... even though he just woke up, it's still very obviously..."

"The doctors haven't even given him a long-term prognosis, Holley. Be patient." Holley believed that earlier, but seeing him now...

...Holley said nothing else, not wanting to go against Patrice. Anything for Aunt Patty, after all.

A/N: I am so sorry for the delay on this chapter! School has been absolutely kicking my ass recently, but I promise that this story's not dead and you won't have to wait as long for the next chapter!