Taking a long and deep breath, he decided just in case in anyone was listening or watching he had something to announce "DON'T YOU GET ITTTTT!! HAVEN'T YOU INSIGNIFICANTS GOT IT THROUGH THOSE SKULLS OF YOURS NOW!! YOU'RE ANTS!! MY POWERS THE MAGNIFYING GLASS!! AND GUESS WHO'S THE SUN!" looking off in the distance Cassian saw a long soldier he missed.
Spotting Cassian spot him, the soldier glanced down at a lock he wore every mission, opening it up the inside had the date he married his wife and the day his daughter was born engraved "Tracy, Tish, Azura...I'm sorry" his legs cramped and ached and his stride developed a hitch as adrenaline pumped through his blood he made a last ditch effort to run. Cassian' looked off in the distance almost amused by the soldier's pathetic attempt "Well I missed one, will you loo at that.." For some reason or another Cassian found no interest in getting rid of the man and decided to let him go.
Viewing him off in the distance with a pair of binoculars, it seemed for a few minutes at least, Cassian was giving things a rest "Expending that much energy he's gonna need a little time to recoup before he can use his power again, if IIsla and Yoshino make it back in time this should be cinch" Musera pinched her arm and bit the inside of her cheek "Not right now!! I won't be of any use if I start thinking about him!! Gotta worry about Leslie and her family-those he can still be saved!" A safe distance away, guessing how far Cassian's range might be, Muserra throw a punch into the air 'No matter what happens I can't lose track of him, if he gets close to the hospital I might have to take him head on...'
Back at the hospital news of Gano hit everyone hard, Douglas had caught them up on what had transpired, Dr. Lance had assigned his top surgeons and staff to look after Mayuri and made sure recovered-insistent that no activity would be allowed til' she was at full strength again. None of them were handling Gano's demise well, as soon as Douglas told them what happened Tess slapped him-hard.
"No!! No!" Tess' had to be held back from him "Stop lying!! That's something to joke about!!" Slapping Douglas again-this time it was the other cheek"Tess!" Brook attempted to calm his girlfriend down "Douglas, be forreal, this not part of some crazy plan?" Douglas took his glasses off, Brook could tell from his lip quivering and dark circles under his eyes-there was no need to say nothing else.
Brook felt strength leave his body and his knees buckle "So, got himself in some trouble we couldn't pull him out of again? That green-haired bastard, a fool to the very end" Brook sniffled, and despite attempting to crack a joked he was so hoarse he could hardly get out the words. Anessa looked on in concern, they had gathered in her room as Dr. Lance and staff readied their
Douglas sniffled as his eyes remained dry-he was all cried out for now, after Brook let Tess go she had started sobbing, burying her head into his chest and landing soft blows with her fists "I can't believe it's gonna really end like this, but there's still hope" Brook went over punching a hole in the wall.
As he walked back, the light in the building turned off, for a few brief moments everything was pitch black "Yeah. Hope." Generator kicking in, the power turned back on "What hope is that?" Douglas looked aside "Well there's his friends we met.." Tess had stopped sobbing pushed Douglas back "Friends?" mascara ran all down Tess' face.
Brook cupped Tess' face wiping it away "Didn't those guys have a thing about meddling in human affairs?" he narrowed his eyes "Don't tell me you're holding out on us again?" Douglas shook his head "Nah man, it's just if there ever was a time to count on outside help- " Brook cut him off "Isn't outside how we got into this mess??" Tempers flared, Douglas was incensed "Take that back" he got in Brook's face "Tell me that' not what you meant" they were nose to nose as Tess attempted to get between, both pushed her back "It's what I said" taking that as an invite Douglas was the first swing his fist. Brook caught it, but before he could pay him in kind, a siren went off and a national alert on every cell, television, and even radio caught their attention and interrupted their tiff.
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