Small update

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Everyone watched as Marco heaved into the toilet over and over again, even when nothing came up anymore he held onto the toilet, body trembling.

Unable to bare it anymore, when the blond was done, Pops reached down and picked up his son. He wanted to clean his face and chest and put him back to bed. But before he could a growl escaped the blond and teeth clamped onto the thumb that had been hovering protectively over the body.

"Son-"

The growling and bite-strength increased, but the sadness laced in it was clear. Even with Marco's strength, actually drawing blood, Pops wouldn't drop his son and instead lowered him before his other sons who easily got the message and cleaned the other before Pops brought his hand over to the bed. Needing to coax his first commander to even let go of his flesh.

Marco was a hollow being of himself as he was soon under the blankets, face pressed into Ace's side of the pillow as he sobbed and wailed. Already seeming to have made up his mind that his mate had certainly passed by now or would be killed in favor of trying to save a pup that wouldn't even be developed yet.

In the end, Marco cried until he passed out, leaving everyone unable to do anything but make him as comfortable in bed as they could and hope that in everything he may get a solid amount of sleep and... that Ace may return alive before he wakes up.

Hours passed and they heard no news, nothing. When Marco woke up after about 4 hours, he didn't speak, didn't react to the others and just turned his back to them as he hugged his mate's pillow in his arms.

"Marco, eat something." Izou urged as food had been delivered a while ago.

"..."

"You need your strength."

"For what-yoi? Not like I can even protect my mate."

"That's not your fault, Marco. Ace would want you to-"

"WELL HE'S GONE ISN'T HE?!"

"Mar-"

A sob came from the bundled up form followed by choked whispers, "H-he's gone."

Unable to contradict, Izou handed the plate they had made up back to the others, shaking his head. "He doesn't want to-"

Krrr

"What was that?"

The others looked around, all hearing creaks and small cracks. Trying to pinpoint the location without asking Marco to stop sobbing on the bed.

"! Pull you collar!"

They looked to Jozu who suddenly yelled and eyes widened as they not only saw a piece of broken green collar in his hands, but remaining shards falling from his neck to the floor. The cracks had been coming from the collar!

Not wasting any time, everyone tugged at their own color, successfully breaking them off one by one.

It was Izou that made for Marco and swept the blankets off him.

"Izou-yoi! Stop-"

"If you want to save your mate, you better stop fighting me Marco!" Izou yelled back as he tried to jam his hands in between Marco's waving ones.

With what he yelled, Marco hesitated and it was enough time for the geisha to get in there and tear off the offending green collar.

"W-what?"

"No time for what's." and not like that knew what was going on, "We have our youngest to safe!"

Realization broke through the blond and within seconds he was already up, half transformed, and had their door already kicked off its hinges. Running out and into the building to who knows where.

"Izou, Jozu!" Pops yelled, "Follow Marco! We're splitting up to look for Ace. Be careful of that damned Breed."

"Ay Pops!"

With the three already leaving the room, he went with his other kids in the other direction. That their collars broke meant that something happened to Breed. And by the sounds of battle and bombs, he could only think that a fight had broken out. Hopefully the rest of his crew with re-enforcements. But either way, this was their chance to get out.

Their first priority was Ace. Find him. Get him out, to safety, and to their infirmary to get proper care. Then... They're making sure Breed is no more and they're sinking this whole place if the one's attacking didn't already.