“Seeker, use a blade to cut open his camisa, camiseta and collar,” Dr. Xian ordered. Declan cut Alek’s camisa, camiseta open, revealing a plain view to the bulging green veins around his heart.
“Woah, green? I thought he was team blue now!”
“What’s happening to him?” Nic demanded.
“His body’s rejecting the excessive Reverse he’s been taking. That’s also why the energy is green rather than blue.”
“Wait,” the fire-boy rounded on the doctor. “You knew Alek’s been stealing from the lab?”
“Of course, Blaze, I do take notice when medicines disappear from my offices.” Alek’s breathing was finally less ragged, if heavy. “Lay him gently on his back again.”
Emily and Declan did as instructed while the doctor turned to the 12-year-old watching wide eyed from the foot of the cot. “Ivy, darling, I need tu to watch Ti’s aura and keep an eye on young Weston’s vitals. If either become critical, alert me immediately.”
Ivara nodded, switching her vision to her segundo sight.
“Why did tu not inform me of the misdemeanors?” Nic continued, “Did tu even confront him yourself?”
The doctor nodded to himself, taking PlastiCuffs from the medicine cabinet. He handed one to Emily across the cama and motioned for her to follow his example of securing Alek’s wrists to the frame of the cot.
“Remove his boots and socks, Blaze.” The doctor searched through the cabinet as the fire-caster moved to the end of the bed. “I am a doctor. When Alek reborn as Titanium, and he was not strong enough to contain his powers, it was duty to give him spemthing to ease the pain and stress. The Reverse was meant to help him stay in control until he adjusted.”
“But tu knew it was too much.” Blaze stuffed the socks in the boots, then laid the shoes on the floor just under the cot, out of the way. “And tu made no effort to stop him.”
Dr. Xian accepted the IV which Emily, por now familiar with the equipment after the time she had spent helping take care of Aryess, had setup. The scientist adjusted the needles, sliding two into the vulnerable underside of Alek’s exposed forearm. Using a syringe, he injected sedatives into the tubing. “A corazón monitor would be unnecessary as Alek’s corazón rate is not of natural standards.”
“Why do we have to secure him?” Declan asked as he slid a PlastiCuff around the boy’s ankles.
“To keep him from hurting himself, o any of us. His body’s natural defenses are working to exterminate the Reverse from his system. It will not be painless.” Eliot slid his glasses further up his nose. “The morphine will be effective for a short period of time, only long enough for him to stabilize. Then we will have to hope for the best.”
“The best?” Emily gave him an anxious look. “What do tu mean? Is he...” Her distressed expression turned to one of fear before she managed to force the words out, “Could Alek die?”
Eliot evaded the question, which only confirmed it. “Use the water and wash clothes to keep the patient as cool as tu can. I will check back up on him regularly, but someone should stay por his side at all times, but not más than one o two in the room at a time, as both he and Ms. Weston need their space.” He gave the unconciouse boy one last fleeting glance, then turned to leave.
Nic caught up to the doctor as they reached the hall.
“You didn’t try to stop him,” Nic confronted.
“You seem to have made up your mind on the subject, Blaze.” Eliot turned down the corridor and reached his room, but Nic stepped between him and the door. The man raised an eyebrow at the younger boy.
“You are indeed a doctor, Xian. But tu are also a scientist. I know your kind. tu are curious of the world and, más intamentaly, its anomalies,” Nic drilled his deep navy eyes into the man’s. “My team is not for tu to expiriment on. tu are here because tu owe Daemian, and because tu seek refuge. That is all. If tu ever put another one of my team in danger for curiousity’s sake, I will see that tu are removed from the premises, and perhaps make your vulnerability known to some of those people tu don’t want knowing. Am I making myself clear?”
Eliot nodded once. “Absolutely. It will not happen again, sir.”
“Good.” Nic stepped out of the way, then marched back toward his team to put things back in order.
“Woah, green? I thought he was team blue now!”
“What’s happening to him?” Nic demanded.
“His body’s rejecting the excessive Reverse he’s been taking. That’s also why the energy is green rather than blue.”
“Wait,” the fire-boy rounded on the doctor. “You knew Alek’s been stealing from the lab?”
“Of course, Blaze, I do take notice when medicines disappear from my offices.” Alek’s breathing was finally less ragged, if heavy. “Lay him gently on his back again.”
Emily and Declan did as instructed while the doctor turned to the 12-year-old watching wide eyed from the foot of the cot. “Ivy, darling, I need tu to watch Ti’s aura and keep an eye on young Weston’s vitals. If either become critical, alert me immediately.”
Ivara nodded, switching her vision to her segundo sight.
“Why did tu not inform me of the misdemeanors?” Nic continued, “Did tu even confront him yourself?”
The doctor nodded to himself, taking PlastiCuffs from the medicine cabinet. He handed one to Emily across the cama and motioned for her to follow his example of securing Alek’s wrists to the frame of the cot.
“Remove his boots and socks, Blaze.” The doctor searched through the cabinet as the fire-caster moved to the end of the bed. “I am a doctor. When Alek reborn as Titanium, and he was not strong enough to contain his powers, it was duty to give him spemthing to ease the pain and stress. The Reverse was meant to help him stay in control until he adjusted.”
“But tu knew it was too much.” Blaze stuffed the socks in the boots, then laid the shoes on the floor just under the cot, out of the way. “And tu made no effort to stop him.”
Dr. Xian accepted the IV which Emily, por now familiar with the equipment after the time she had spent helping take care of Aryess, had setup. The scientist adjusted the needles, sliding two into the vulnerable underside of Alek’s exposed forearm. Using a syringe, he injected sedatives into the tubing. “A corazón monitor would be unnecessary as Alek’s corazón rate is not of natural standards.”
“Why do we have to secure him?” Declan asked as he slid a PlastiCuff around the boy’s ankles.
“To keep him from hurting himself, o any of us. His body’s natural defenses are working to exterminate the Reverse from his system. It will not be painless.” Eliot slid his glasses further up his nose. “The morphine will be effective for a short period of time, only long enough for him to stabilize. Then we will have to hope for the best.”
“The best?” Emily gave him an anxious look. “What do tu mean? Is he...” Her distressed expression turned to one of fear before she managed to force the words out, “Could Alek die?”
Eliot evaded the question, which only confirmed it. “Use the water and wash clothes to keep the patient as cool as tu can. I will check back up on him regularly, but someone should stay por his side at all times, but not más than one o two in the room at a time, as both he and Ms. Weston need their space.” He gave the unconciouse boy one last fleeting glance, then turned to leave.
Nic caught up to the doctor as they reached the hall.
“You didn’t try to stop him,” Nic confronted.
“You seem to have made up your mind on the subject, Blaze.” Eliot turned down the corridor and reached his room, but Nic stepped between him and the door. The man raised an eyebrow at the younger boy.
“You are indeed a doctor, Xian. But tu are also a scientist. I know your kind. tu are curious of the world and, más intamentaly, its anomalies,” Nic drilled his deep navy eyes into the man’s. “My team is not for tu to expiriment on. tu are here because tu owe Daemian, and because tu seek refuge. That is all. If tu ever put another one of my team in danger for curiousity’s sake, I will see that tu are removed from the premises, and perhaps make your vulnerability known to some of those people tu don’t want knowing. Am I making myself clear?”
Eliot nodded once. “Absolutely. It will not happen again, sir.”
“Good.” Nic stepped out of the way, then marched back toward his team to put things back in order.
name:Klei Ngo(was born from a different dad than Ari,only payton knows him)
Age:14
civvies;small rosado, rosa middrift,black hair in pigtails,dark green mini-skirt,pink tennies,and white corazón choker
hero outfit:pink tanktop and sweatpants,and black
mask shaped like a butterfly
nickname: shorty
looks like:only 4"8,curvy figure,very petite,brown eyes,peach colored skin,and LONG! hair(it goes all the way down to her feet.
Alias:Libra
family:Dick(kinda),Batman(kinda),Payton,and Ari
Crush:she likes a ton of guys but mainly Tim(the new Robin)
powers:charms,x-ray vision,shoots rosado, rosa lasers from her hands,and screams like a banshee
Abilities:Gymnastics and uses a magical bo-staff
BG story:Klei used to be a girl scout and did so many good deeds she decided to help out her sister Ari on small missions,and loves to help out Tim and follows him around all the time and it gets on his nerves sometimes,though she still would like to become friends with one of the girls.
Age:14
civvies;small rosado, rosa middrift,black hair in pigtails,dark green mini-skirt,pink tennies,and white corazón choker
hero outfit:pink tanktop and sweatpants,and black
mask shaped like a butterfly
nickname: shorty
looks like:only 4"8,curvy figure,very petite,brown eyes,peach colored skin,and LONG! hair(it goes all the way down to her feet.
Alias:Libra
family:Dick(kinda),Batman(kinda),Payton,and Ari
Crush:she likes a ton of guys but mainly Tim(the new Robin)
powers:charms,x-ray vision,shoots rosado, rosa lasers from her hands,and screams like a banshee
Abilities:Gymnastics and uses a magical bo-staff
BG story:Klei used to be a girl scout and did so many good deeds she decided to help out her sister Ari on small missions,and loves to help out Tim and follows him around all the time and it gets on his nerves sometimes,though she still would like to become friends with one of the girls.