savior: part 2/3

Story by commisiar on SoFurry

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#2 of RS: the medical crisis

And now the plot really gets developed, but I do have to say this.

The part with the brain swelling last chapter is grimly real.

It can lead to agony or far worse, if left untreated without the proper equipment.

So this is a race, a race against the grim reapers scythe that aches to fall.


Sorrow between lovers

A lone rider was riding on his hover cycle, weaving through the traffic. He had promised Kobe after all to visit the night club after the amount of time to paid his debts and to repair the damage he caused, with his own money. Wearing his standard S.W.A.T armor and helmet while riding his bike.

He shook his head still deeply concerned about the concerned look on the Dobermans face. Three weeks have passed since that phone call, three agonizing weeks. Evan had finally paid all his debts and repaired the damages he has caused. Right now, Evan was driving to the strip club, he was interested in visiting due to his suggestion. Club Zero Blue. He smiled softly before frowning as he grew deeply concerned. It started to rain, which was quite rare.

His phone buzzed and he answered it saying, "Hello? Oh hi Sheana!" he started chatting with her while admiring her holographic image. He smiled softly before looking at the rain and noticed the lightning strikes. This was a greatly dreadful sign, according to New, New York lore whenever it rained and along with lightning storms something extremely, terrible is going to happen. However, it needs one more item for it to even have merit.

As he chatted he felt himself growing cold as he stared at the windows of the nearby skyscrapers. He felt his heart freeze seeing the rainbow reflection of a grinning skull loom at him.

His mouth turned dry as he swallowed hard, all three omens, this was known to be death sentence lore or not...

He immediately stopped off at his destination and looked at the sign. His eyebrows climbed higher at the rather large building

He raised an eyebrow seeing the name. He chuckled saying, "hey Sheana have a look at this!" she cocked her head, and he turned his holophone to the sign

Club Zero Blue.

She raised an eyebrow and added, "Isn't that the strip club their boss had to close down?"

He blushed saying, "I guess so most of the guards are gay but not everyone. I want a look still it was curious of Kobe to look so concerned I wonder why? I still don't know what is wrong with his lover without asking for a scan using Durandals in built scanners. Speaking of love what position do you want tonight?" he asked her.

She smirked and answered "I want to be dominant tonight, so bondage!"

He spoke with a purr "your wish is my command Sheana, do remember the chocolate sauce, whipped cream, and strawberry slices this time!" she giggled softly before disconnecting the phone. He closed it getting off his bike, and it turned into a crystal and placed it next to his Black Hawk, the bydo fighter he freed.

Durandal was still a very, very cold AI, but he was getting better, due to the company of Ion and himself. He was easily capable of hacking into the majority of systems in the city, without being caught by various security systems.

He cracked his neck and spoke to himself "it's been three weeks since I last saw them. I hope they're okay; Zume seemed off last time, and I am concerned for him. I like the poor guy immensely..." he shook his head before entering the club quietly.

His eyes wandered around the security personal eyed him, they looked away quickly as he slowly gazed at them. The arctic storm within his eyes was still present as he slowly relaxed.

berserkers have a pressence, an aura of sorts. In some causes their auras are the stuff of dreams. For their auras are that of a natural alpha or leader. Evan was neither, as he walked the line within the shadows. He has a set of morales, arrest or scare would be rapists. Lecture delinquints about the prices to be paid. Murderers are to be knocked unconcious or crippled. Anything that goes beyond killing three or more civilians is to be dealt with with lethal force.

Drug runners and smugglers would die without remorse as there workplace explodes as he walks away. Anybody that would run slavery rings well as hidden business's shall be crushed without remorse. All it would take is to contact is the Global Common Wealth News Network as well as his boss to end them. To publically crucify there names across the entire quadrant is something he has no remorse about.

As far as he is concerned the only good slaver is a ruined one or those with true and not false love. Slavers make his fur crawl and produce a bad taste in his mouth. He has not seen a good slaver yet, and never will. He would cripple them and leave them impaled on metal spikes everywhere he went, very much like Vlad the impaler did. A slow agonizing death is fit for such scum after all.

Evan shook his head trying to forget those times feeling heartless laughter rising up from within. His eyes turned hollow briefly before slowly entering the main room with the dancers and the bar, as the door closed behind him with a soft click.

Inside

Laughter was heard briefly from the patrons while making sure to follow the clubs' rules. Club Zero Blue has different rules and one of them being never take advantage of the patrons, or you will have your VIP passes removed. Unless of course, you have a massive cock and please Luka with it.

Luka was a gray moderate sized fox anthro and sky-blue eyes. Currently, he was chatting with Zume and Kobe with his lover Ryan a small atheletically built white fox sitting next to him. Luka shook his head and questioned, "So I have heard you met a new friend, is he dominative or bottom?"

Kobe shrugged his shoulders saying, "he's both, not to mention he is BI, and I would heavily recommend not fucking or Bullshiting him!"

Ryan nearby raised an eyebrow and asked, "oh how so Kobe? He can't really be that scary could he?"

Was the question from the small white furred wolf before the door opened?

Luka raised his head and eyed the newcomer as he walked inside. Something was seriously wrong, every step he made he was too cautious as his eyes locked with his own. He nearly flinched seeing golden hazel eyes that seemingly dissected him like he was a threat and arctic cold as a blizzard storm.

Just his mere presence made him want to bend over; this was an alpha a very, very dangerous alpha.

Every step he made he flickered in and out weaving through the crowd with ease. He was appearing closer until he sat on a spare stool. He placed a hand under his chin as he removed his swat helmet.

Luka raised an eyebrow saying, "So that is who you two met? I get the feeling that I was being judged, jeez he really is creepy!"

The man shook his head and smiled softly. He spoke kindly "sorry about that, I was currently on patrol duty. So you must be the humble owner of this place?"

Luka rolled his eyes saying, "Do you even realize that you scared the shit out of me with your presence?"

The anthro raised an eyebrow saying, "I know; I can't control it really well!"

Luka frowned as he answered "you don't give a fuck do you?"

The anthro shook his head in amusement and answered "I'm mostly apathetic and cynical. However, I can be a great guy to hang out with; my name is Evan otherwise known as the Red Steel in the cities underground!"

Luka widened his eyes and stared at Kobe and added, "you forgot to mention who he is, and are you crazy?!"

Evan asked for a beer and paid the tabby some credits. He merely grunted saying, "you can't blame them; I asked them both for sex because I was a virgin!"

Luka chuckled saying, "you must be quite sizable!"

Zume snorted saying, "large doesn't count it his cock is as big as Kobes! Not to mention he has a knot!"

Luka smirked saying, "so what brings you here?"

Evan quickly drank his beer draining the glass. He shook his head and explained, "I wanted to see what the club actually looked like. It's simply fantastic!"

Club Zero Blue isn't just a gay male night club; it is a way of life for some furs. Also one of the more popular bars for anthros in town, it has rooms and showers for the personnel who work there. A large dance floor, VIP room, and a massive stage for the kineticasters. Along with rooms for the naughty prostitutes to have fun in.

Luka blushed at the praise and added, "so what do you think of sex?"

Evan rolled his eyes and added, "I'm a sex lover; I'm a sucker for passionate sex all the way. However, I can't stand the way some twisted furs look at woman..."

Luka saw his eyes turn arctic cold and Zume whispered "he's very sensitive about how people view his girlfriend; one of the sergeants was planning to use his girlfriend as a sex toy and got killed by a trap he planted in his side arm!"

Luka winced and added, "Its ugly I know, I try to make sure it doesn't happen here at all."

Evans's eyes locked onto his own as he added, "I hope so!" Luka shuddered as he gazed into those eyes that were gazing into his soul as twin spheres of pure abyssal coldness. He was so inhumanely cold...

Evan shook his head to clear the coldness and continued "I'm sorry but this subject; well it's always left a real bad taste in my mouth. Well that's what I get for always scoping out slavers all the time..." he left out a soft laugh, that could freeze their drinks at the coldness in his voice.

Luka frowned and asked, "Are you stable?"

Evan swallowed saying, "maybe, every so often I would remove my right gauntlet that a friend installed a filter on. In order to test how long I could last before the darkness within my heart grows. It's quite simple to say that without it I would be under the effects of something like the fucking marker from Deadspace. Thankfully I have people who care, like my girlfriend among others, she is also a psychiatrist..."

He smiled softly and Luka asked, "Oh? And who is she?"

Evan smirked and answered "Sheana Wolffang my boss's daughter; her personality nearly matches my own. Not to mention highly kinky!"

He frowned and added, "I will fight my own darkness and demons as long as possible. However, enough of the subject, do you like running the club?"

Luka smirked and answered "I love it actually! So many hot males and even studs come in the entire time row!"

Evan rolled his eyes and ribbed him by saying, "pervert!"

Luka pouted making them laugh as he broke the ice and chatted.

Ryan smiled saying, "it must have hurt having been taken by Kobe right?"

Evan blinked saying, "maybe, but I've had worse pain, and I tend to ignore the pain. The more pain I take the more resilient I am. I've had them fucking me for eight hours kid!"

Luka spat out his water and coughed loudly. He eyed him incredulously saying, "there is no fucking way that you can last that prolonged!"

Kobe scratched behind his head saying, "he's not lying Luka; we did fuck that extensively. We stopped after three hours, but he got horny again; it's scary!"

Evan rolled his eyes saying, "Yeah well tell that to my girlfriend; I love her. She loves me, everyday it's been fucking for seven hours, except for when she is in heat in various positions!"

Luka raised his eyebrows incredulously saying, "If I was straight I would have found that fucking hot!" Kobe, Zume and Ryan all nodded at that.

Evan smirked saying, "I suppose; I'm not like traditional people. I like to experiment a bit, doggy style, sideways, bondage, Texas style, missionary, and domination/submission depending on if she wants to be the dominator or not!"

Their eyes widened, and Zume uttered "damn!"

Evan smiled saying, "I know; I'm mostly a dominative person because of my berserker instincts, but I also like being taken by her always. I don't know if we're even fitted to be married and have a litter!"

Ryan chuckled saying, "it's okay here, though I do remember getting knocked out and taken by two big horses once."

Zume eyed him incredulously and Evan added, "he's not lying; two Spartan horses did that. Either consensual or NC, it could be harmless fun, or it could turn into sexual slavery."

He gritted his fangs as a red aura slowly flared briefly. Zume gently tapped his right hand, and he shook his head saying, "sorry about that!"

Luka shook his head and questioned, "what exactly generates that aura?"

Evan answered "life energy why?"

Kobe raised an eyebrow and Evan explained, "life energy is what allows us to live; however, it can be used to make you stronger, often through decades of hard work. For example, speed, dexterity, reflexes, strength, and supposedly energy attacks, like using Kinetic energy for example!"

Evan after having fun with Both Zume and Kobe would appear a few times in the past weeks outside there apartment and has been training with them. Quite often of course it always ended with sex if he is really interested. But of course, he is being drilled by there military standards. They might be bouncers but in fact, they both are ex-military.

Zume smirked saying, "it must be outrageous in comic books!"

he snarked as Evan smirked and explained, "it is, especially for Dragon ball, it's sequel DBZ, and its fan made end Dragon Ball GT. In these mangas it's a hundred times more potent then whatever you use!"

He sighed and added, "though that's not how things go; it takes years to do that!"

Luka chuckled saying, "I know that, however all anthros in the Common Wealth are natural bio energy wielders!"

Evan nodded chuckling saying, "good for us then! So what is it like to have sex with the customers?"

Luka smirked saying, "it's interesting, a lot of males, especially homosexuals come in here daily. Sometimes when were bored, we take someone in the VIP room and fuck them if they're willing!"

Evan smirked and added, "or simply have fun with each other. Though do you have horses?"

Luka pointed at the back and Evan whistled seeing the Spartan horses. He grunted saying, "very dominative animals, much like myself actually. I'm jealous because of how big they are in their pants!"

Zume snickered and Ryan added, "are you good with music?"

Evan nodded and replied "I'm decent, but not very good. I hate colds!"

Luka shook his head and added, "why?"

Evan sighed and muttered "I have suffered through two colds before, but their effects. They damaged my vocal cords, and now I can only laugh dryly! Unless of course they repaired themselves..."

Luka winced sharply before ordering a beer. He took a sip of his drink and added, "do you think you can satisfy me?"

Evan smirked and added, "absolutely, whenever I fuck I keep slamming into the prostate every time or G spot for my girlfriend. Furthermore, I happen to be sort of dominative, but I would never take advantage of anybody unlike that anthro lion dude!"

Zume winced saying, "oh him; I remember him nearly killing us both Kobe and then me. I head butted him and cracked his skull thankfully!"

They cringed seeing his eyes turn blood shot with a spike of rage. He huffed and muttered "I remember hearing that you told me about it six weeks ago. It wasn't pleasant was it?"

Kobe shook his head and muttered "no!"

Luka rubbed his forehead saying, "jeez, guys! I didn't even know man I am sorry for whatever he tried to do!"

Zume winced saying, "he was too rough and to be strong; he wanted to kill Kobe and me if we didn't move away from Ryan. The head but was the last resort."

He shook his head before holding back a howl of another sharp spike of agony raked across his body.

Evan frowned and asked, "hey Zume are you alright?"

Zume gazed at him in sorrow, and he gave a double take seeing his enlarged pupils. He swallowed hard and Zume grabbed his armor and begged him. "please help me please! Scan me or something just do it!"

Evan extended his left hand and added, "I only needed your permission first to do this so thank you. Can you give me a scan of his brain Durandal?"

He shook his head and Durandal snorted and replied cynically "I am more than willing to help out one of your fellow boyfriends!"

Evan huffed and uttered "oh do shut up!"

causing them to snicker softly, which was silenced by Zume's desperate look. He raised his left gauntlet and replied "activating the medical scanner, hopefully this will be something minor!"

A red outline covered Zume's skull before it was finished. He spread out his hand and showed a holographic deep image. Evan frowned saying, "let's see, signs of a concussion a- oh dear."

He froze in horror most of his brain was filled with fluid, too much fluid. His lungs were starting to pump out too much oxygen that, they were shutting down. He swallowed and gave him a very concerned look

Zume flattened his ears as he answered "normally it's swollen from such damage. However, now, its way too much for your brain to handle you need to relieve the pressure right away. Your lungs are pumping out too much oxygen; they have been doing it for three years. Their starting to shut down and unless the pressure is released... if they shut down completely, you will die unfortunately it is starting to happen right now!"

Zume felt his heart pound with fear. He broke out into a cold sweat as he swallowed hard before whispering "I can't die; I just can't die!" he was in near hysterics as Kobe gently embraced his lover letting him weep on his shoulder.

Kobe frowned and spoke firmly "can you save him?"

Evan nodded and answered his question "of course I can, but I need anesthesia and the proper equipment or something to knock him out! I had to learn how to do surgery on the road if I wanted to survive, as well as engineering!" he whispered to himself. Kobe shook his head nervously seeing Zume starting to pass out.

Evan swallowed and replied "keep him awake, if he falls asleep or passes out, he will die!"

he got off his stool and rushed outside through the crowd quickly. A holographical clock appeared on his left gauntlet, and he whispered "Durandal how long does he have?"

The blue holographical image of his form appeared shaking his head as he answered "40:00 minutes tops!"

Evan froze as he materialized his cyro fang and quickly jumped on as the timer ticked away. He placed his helmet on and made sure to activate his police lights. For all cops using the police lights can be a helpful and yet hazardous thing; it leaves you with free reign, but at the cost of your job.

Evan gripped the handle bars as the DNA locked security system released itself, and he floored it. As he zipped through traffic approaching 300 mph, he pulled up the holographic map. He spotted the closest hospital and winced; it was a 14-minute drive to and back. Meaning he only had 12 minutes to search for supplies or Zume will die.

He swallowed hard as he thought of the fun times he had with those two. Drinking, poker games, sex talk, shower fun, even watching as they had their own fun.

He liked Zume. He always has; only he can't put it into words. He shed a tear and whispered "hang on Zume, please hang on. I will get the supplies needed to help you!" Zume and Kobe barely had any money, and the cost for an operation is close to 400,000,000 credits each. Damn the Mayor, damn him!

25:00

Thump, thump.

Was Zume's heartbeat as his vision darkened, he was terrified out of his mind as he was carried into his room by Kobe.

Luka shook his head and placed his right paw over his face and lowered it. He whispered "god damn it why does it feel like this is my fault?"

Kobe shook his head and answered "its not your fault, come on Zume Stay awake! I don't want to lose you to this!" Zume breathed in deeper and deeper slowly, without more oxygen to his brain his lungs were going to give.

Kobe rushed to the restroom and started filling bottles with water under the tap to splash him with.

Zume coughed as his breathing shortened quickly. He blinked and whispered "please Evan don't be too late; I can barely breathe normally!" so he started breathing out his nose.

20:00

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN, THAT THERE IS NO ANESTHESIA?!"

Was Evans's shriek of rage and concern making the secretary cringe, he slammed his hands on the desk and added, "I need it NOW! Along with the other SURGICAL TOOLS! Despite how, PRIMITIVE THEY ARE!"

He was in the nearest hospital, and he needed those tools and badly. Evan couldn't possibly pay for a surgery; it was to outrages because the prices haven't been fixed yet.

A doctor was heard limping into the room, and he stared hard at the cane. He raised an eyebrow and snarked "let me guess Doctor Gregory House?"

The doctor smirked saying, "interesting... so what's with all the shouting?"

Evan snarled and answered "I have a friend, who is going to die in 20 minutes IF I don't get any surgical tools. The swelling in his brain is too much and the so-called hospital won't give me any especially anesthesia!"

House frowned and glared at the secretary and added, "oh come on! I know those tools are primitive but why don't you give the man what he wants?"

The secretary shifted and Evan materialized his right magnum and added, "give them to me NOW! I am only doing this to save a man's life! I am desperate because I don't want others to feel the whiplash!"

House frowned at his magnum and asked, "are you really that hopeless?"

Evan looked at his clock and stared in horror 18:00. He whirled around and whispered "I am, and I am willing to do anything and whatever it takes including sacrificing a new brand of Vicodin!"

House smirked and answered "hold on for a second!"

Very soon surgeons came strolling in caring outdated equipment. House can limping behind them smirking deviously Evan breathed a sigh of relief and atomized them and added, "thank you for whatever you did and knowing you maybe I don't want to know, as for your desire here!"

he threw doctor House a capsule of supped up non addictive Vicodin and ran out of the hospital. House smirked opening the lid and popped one into his mouth and swallowed. He blinked his eyes rapidly and muttered "mm lemonade flavored!" before grinning like somebody gave him a huge apple pie.

On the road,

Evan gazed at the clock in horror as it counted down 14:03, 14:02, 14:01, and 14:00. He felt his lungs freeze and muttered "come on!" and floored it making sure to show his badge and activate the lights. He was nearly back at the club.

Club Zero Blue

Kobe sat down at the edge of Zumes bed. Currently, he was watching over him sorrowfully as he gripped his left paw. Zume was starting to wheeze softly as he lowered his head and whispered "come on Evan. please hurry, I don't want Zume to die!"

Zume slowly opened his blue eyes and whispered "Kobe, hold me!" the Doberman unhurriedly moved onto the bed and gently embraced him. He shed a tear feeling him breathe slighter and fainter before feeling him fall limp. He quickly splashed him with water making Zume cough and wheeze.

His blue eyes were filled with fear as his heart pounded like a sledgehammer.

He didn't want to die, he never wanted to die! He clutched at his chest and whispered "Kobe, I love you know to matter what happens right?"

Kobe lowered his head saying, "I know Z-Zume I-I know!" his voice cracked as Zume had problem's breathing, soon his lungs will shut down due to the pressure and excessive oxygen, and the reaper shall come to take him away.

Outside

Evan quickly parked right outside and atomized his bike. He was about to rush inside before hearing a soft click. He froze and looked over his shoulder and stared spotting one of the mayor's scattered thugs. In his hands was a red and green looking sniper rifle and swallowed hard. He was holding a stinger rifle, a rather nasty gauss weapon tending to leave holes the size of his arms with ammo shaped like micro harpoons.

They were highly illegal even more so than radiation laser weaponry. It wasn't the bullet it was actually the cargo of a piece of solid 80% pure plutonium in it's core. He drew his magnum and they both fired at each other at the same time.

His gauss round popped the creeps head like a balloon as the other impacted his armor. It pierced through the shields and armor including his stomach before piercing through his lower spine. The plutonium payload burst inside his body infecting his entire bydo structure with its deadly payload and heart.

A nasty thud was heard as the thug toppled over completely headless as well as the searing pain of agony he felt. Evan blinked slowly. He felt warmth in his stomach and looked down spotting a large hole the size of his fist. His body felt cold as the pain registered for a split second before vanishing. He fell onto his knees and coughed up black blood due to the plutonium core.

He panted weakly as he atomized a green phial and drunk the contents of the medical nanites. Hoping to stop the more permanent effects from the radiation. He could barely move as he fell onto his belly causing more agony to shoot through his body due to the hole and spinal column. He swore under his breath and whispered "if I get to Zume, I am transplanting a cybernetic spine in my back afterwards"

He heaved himself as he started crawling through the VIP entrance.

As he crawled through the doors, his mind wandered his bydo senses kicking in making him hear the thoughts of others. The concerned thoughts were from Luka. The sorrow filled thoughts coming from both Zume and Kobe. While hearing the solemn thoughts coming from Ryan. He was leaving quite a blood trail despite the sheer agony his body was in. Harpoon Gauss rounds once fired, the target will suffer unbearable agony, this agony Evan will have to deal with in order to save a life.

Each agonizing inch felt like a minute as time slowed down, he blinked and the hallway seemed even longer, and his eyes dilated. He shuddered and thought "oh god no, not the nightmare effect!"

The nightmare effect is something that happens when your so desperate and filled with fear. It makes things seem to last longer as you start to hallucinate.

He slowly tried to stand and agony laced his back; he nearly stumbled before spotting a nearby stripping pole. He grunted ripping it out and used it as a cane. He gritted his teeth before looking at the time and froze.

3:00 minutes left.

He cursed and slowly limped forward; he won't stop until he has saved Zumes life.

He looked around the club and spotted the employees only door; he ploddingly pushed onwards despite the agony through the door. The personal watched him as he whispered "I got the supplies now I just need help, who here is a doctor?"

Zume's bedroom

Thump-thump

Zume could barely keep his eyes open his lungs are just starting to shut down now. Kobe was watching over him with his eyes focused on him. He leaned down and kissed his forehead and whispered "may you enter those angelic gates, if you don't make it Zume..."

Zume slowly lifted his hand and watched the door open showing Evan enter the room, with various medically trained employees. He smiled softly seeing him, and the others with surgical tools and Evan replied "I promised you Zume, and I deliver, come on stay awake for a few more seconds please!"

Zume's eyes widened, and he gazed at them without his chest moving; his lungs have failed him, and soon an oxygen mask covered his face. Evan barked out "shit intubation now!" Zume felt deeply uncomfortable as a endotracheal tube was placed into his throat and into his trachea. Evan quickly inflated the balloon cuff at the end of the tube which was connected to a spare ventilator of which was active sending fresh air into his failed lungs.

Zume slowly closed his eyes as a tear of happiness rolled down his face. he wasn't going to die this day. He closed his eyes as he was hoisted up by various personal and placed upon the stretcher.

Kobe gently tapped Evans's shoulder as he turned around and was given a deep kiss. His golden hazel eyes widened in shock, and he whispered "that's for saving his life. Your more than welcome to work here as a side job!"

Evan smiled tiredly saying, "I didn't realize it was so expensive; I nearly didn't get this if it wasn't for that crotchety doctor House. I will have to overview this operation want to come with?" knowing how much sorrow he was going through.

Kobe nodded slowly and Evan added, "would you like a hug?" he was shocked as Kobe embraced him tightly. He heard him start to sob and Evan gently embraced him shaking slightly as he did.

Kobe scowled feeling a bit of wetness and released him. His eyes widened seeing blood and followed it; he stared horrified seeing a gaping hole in his friend's stomach, all the way through his spine.

Evan slowly wobbled as he whispered "I did say I would do anything, I got shot by a gauss stinger sniper rifle just as I was about to enter the club!"

He nearly fell onto his knees before he was helped up. He coughed slowly and whispered "harpoon around, it should have crippled me for life. However, then again, I was never normal."

Kobe helped him limp into the clubs medical bay, and he whispered "I need to over sea this operation. They're not familiar with the old classic tools! Anesthesia needs to be applied first and sleeping gas!"

Kobe saw his face getting paler and paler from losing blood and whispered "why?"

Evan whispered "you love him don't you? I always liked you two because of how friendly and concerned you are with each other. Tell me would you actually live if he were to die?"

Kobe felt like a lightning bolt struck him as he swallowed. Kobe whispered "Zume has always been my first friend in the military. Sure we tend to argue with each other sometimes, like when his ex comes along. However, I can't express how much I truly love him!" he sighed scratching the back of his head as Evan laughed softly as he entered the door.

Medical wing

Evan limped forward into the observation deck seeing Ryan and Luka holding each other. He swallowed seeing Zume on the surgical table covered in the blanket and the air tube down his throat. He pressed the intercom with a soft click and spoke "okay next standard procedure, first the anesthesia needs to be applied and the sleeping gas, make sure to use enough so the patient can't feel pain. You don't follow this afterwards your asses will be mine do I make myself clear?"

The doctors nodded wearing standard surgical clothing and masks. With the anesthetic and sleeping gas administered Zume is knocked out like a light.

Evan nodded and added, "good very good, before you start cutting I need you to scan his head. This will see how much pressure there truly is, if it's the really extreme case parts of the top of the skull will be removed so the brain can swell without further problem and slowly goes back to normal size. I know I am asking a lot of you, and I do have all faith in your abilities. However, please, save Zumes life!"

They looked determined before smiling softly.

Using a holographical scanner the lead surgeon blanched saying, "shit!" Evan frowned and looked forward to and saw the holographical image before blanching. The image was showing his brain was completely swollen with blood.

Kobe frowned and looked concerned as Evan explained, "1/20 of all his blood in his skull, shit the top part of his skull has to go, don't worry as soon as it returns to normal well put it back!"

Kobe and Luka both looked concerned but relieved. Evan sighed and muttered "I don't believe this, first he saves both of you from a lion rapist then this? Zume is going to be feeling uncomfortable after this!"

Evan tapped the intercom and added, "we have no choice but to remove the top of his skull. Brain damage is common if the swelling is untreated. This is more dangerous because it's basically shutting itself down; the part that makes us all breathe is starting to fail!"

They all swallowed nervously and Evan added, "it's quite simple to fix really, simply cut a part off his skull to let the brain expand. Normally, I would say to do a Shunt operation, and I do know surgeons can do them. However, it won't work; his lungs have failed only the ventilator keeps him from flat lining!"

Kobe lowered his head as his ears flattened. He whispered "come on Zume you can pull through!"

Evan then slowly went through the operation, they had to cut a hole the size of little plate and remove that part of the skull. Evan closed his eyes seeing his brain swell before red blood started leaking out like a little stream.

Kobe shook his head and whispered "that's not normal; Zume never said he had any problems before!"

Evan sighed and added, "it's not; the head butt he did to the bastard shouldn't have done this. However, it did; it's been lying dormant for three fucking years, and now it was just stirred up again!"

30 minutes later the swelling got back to normal, and they slowly reattached the part of his skull. Evan watched as a surgeon sprayed it with nanobots before feeling his heart slow.

He coughed falling to his knees while Brian and Luka watched in horror. Dark veins stretched out from his stomach as he whispered "harpoon gauss rounds carry plutonium as a payload... Meaning their Radioactive... If I die, then please tell Zume...I saved his l-"

Luka heard him cut off and his eyes widened seeing the crater in his stomach. He saw the black veins and saw it encircle his chest; the radiation infected his heart, and it stopped due to the sheer damage it has sustained.

He watched as he coughed out a mouthful of blood and fell onto his knees.

Kobe noticed as was about to grab him and rush him into the medical bay when he breathed his last breath and closed his eyes falling into a heap, before feeling Kobe start to drag him away quickly.


_In the darkness of the abyss the grim reaper smiled coldly. He saw one jar of sand being refilled as he whispered " well done, very well done." _

He watched these events before slowly walking away his pressence leaving ice in his wake, in the form of a black shadow.