A solemn tone falls upon the group but ghost is the first to speak up” Yes sir I see it is business as usual.”
Graves looks to her with a cold dead stare almost commanding her to show him the proper respect. He stands they’re firmly looking at the rest of them hoping the façade will work for now. “Never mind the briefing for now your all on leave until further notice.” He walks away from the group leaving them with a since of confusion about them.
Ghost looks to the others “What was that about?”
Krash replies with “ I don’t know but im going to go check on how Tank is doing.” She walks off quickly heading to the infirmary.
Blood mace looks To Mary and leans in kissing her as he whispers “go check on Krash and Tank im going to find out what’s wrong with boss man.”
She nods and the two part ways for now. Halo goes on over to the helicopter to go do some maintenance to it, and Ghost heads off to her barracks.
Graves makes his way to one of the main walls looking out over the top seeming like he’s deep in thought. He pulls out a cigarette from his pack and strikes a match. Looking out in the distance he takes in a deep drag from the smoke as he gets a feeling again of being watched. He thinks to him self about what the future holds for him and his group. Also he wonders if he’s the right one to lead them he never wanted the position he was forced into it. Now was not the time for regret though now was time to start thinking of what there next move was. So he stood there looking out over the edge as the wind rushed by him. He did something he hadn’t in a while he pulled his hair out from the pony tale it was in and let the airflow through it. A feeling of rest comes over him again and he thinks back to the moment of freedom him and tank had before the accident.
Krash rushes into the medical unit and makes her way to Tanks room. She’s Stopped By Doctor Vinnsanity before she is even able to enter to see her wounded comrade.
“Excuse me agent Krash but we are still undergoing surgery for him and he it might not be pleasant to watch. If you like I can ….” She interrupts the good doctor quickly
What are yall doing to him what do yall plan on doing to help him tell me you sick bastard.” She cries out frustrated.
“Please miss Krash we are doing every thing we can for him we even plan on helping him with a new up grade if you must know. Come please look for your self.” Doctor Vinnsannity tries to console her.
He takes her to the window where the surgery is being done. Tank lays there on the operating table hooked up to various machines and tubes. Beside him though lay a mechanical looking arm with wires connecting to Tanks nerve endings. Several surgeons stand around him working fireclay. Krash just looks on in shock to see what is being done in the house of Frankenstein.
Not to long before there confrontation, Bloody Mary comes in to check on Krash and Tank only to find Krash about to rip the doctors head off. She runs over there quickly to break the two up. Standing directly in front of Krash and pushing her back. Krash falls into Mary tears in her eyes as she points to the window. Mary looks into the surgery room confused and holds Krash.
“What’s going on her Krash what are they doing to him?” She ask
I don’t know there trying to replace his missing arm with some sort of hardware that doctor Freakenstien came up with.” She starts pulling her self together with the comfort of Mary.
Mary looks back to the doctor ”What the hell are you doing to him in there he’s not some sort of experiment for you to play with he’s one of our team mates.”
“Yes agent Bloody Mary I understand that but as I was explaining to agent Krash is that we are giving him an upgrade. Just because he has lost his limb does not mean we cannot make him better. Besides what use would he be with only one arm not much wouldn’t you agree?” the doctor replies to her almost mocking her.
“I also wonder how useful a one armed doctor might perform as well.” She pulls out on of her machetes.
The doctor smiles as security starts moving in from behind them “Im sorry ladies but I really must get back to work my friends here will show you the way out. If you don’t mind now please waiting till im done.”
“Wait till graves finds out about this you psycho then maybe you wont be smiling.” Mary yells back to him as she takes Krash and they begin to head out of the building. Both ladies appear to be very frustrated and begin searching the compound for graves. After about half an hour all they manage to find is Bloodmace. Bloody Mary runs up to him first and begins to explain the situation.
“What the hell are they carving on him for? Those sick bastards I would tell graves but I haven’t been able to find him since he took off, and I have been looking all over for him.” Bloodmace says to her.
Krash begins to speak up “Yall wait here I think I may nowhere he is ill let him know what’s going on.”
They nod to her and go back to there room to wait for Krash. She makes her way around the compound she looks along the walls finally spotting him up there. She takes the stairways and heads up to meet him. “Hey Graves got a minute and another one of those.” She says as she points to one of his smokes.
“Sure I got sometime what do you need, and I thought you quite smoking.” He waits for her response.
“Well sir we need to talk about your actions and about Tank.” She says calmly.
He looks at her curiously for a moment “Go on.”
“Well Sir your actions as of late have been questionable. I mean ever since you we went into the last town. You never explained what had happened between you and Zero. Not only that but we know that were a tactical group and that your in command, but were also a family only you’re the only who doesn’t seem to want to be a part of it lately.” She states to him.
He takes a drag of his cigarette and hands her one as well as a pack of matches. ”You know its peaceful up here it allows me to think get my head clear from time to time. Something im not always able to do when in the field. When im up here im not having to fend for my life or make sure I do everything right so that I don’t lose any of you. Maybe I am a hard ass at times but it's because I have to be. I do care for every last one of you, and with what happened to Tank does have my stomach in knots. Speaking of him what did you need to tell me.”
She takes the cigarette from him and strikes it up and hands the matches back to him. “Graves there operating on him there trying to fix him up with some metal arm trying to piece him back together like he’s just some sort of experiment.”
He shakes his head and finally turns and looks to her ”I was afraid that they might try something like that. Doctor Vinnsanity has been looking for a patient to operate on for his cybernetics program. It worries me because of how risky it is, but if it can be proven as a success then it will help Tank out greatly. I just it was me going under the knife instead of him.”
Krash looks crushed at first “You knew that whack job was waiting to test on us like guinea pigs?’
“Listen it’s not like that this procedure is suppose to help us if we get harmed or severely injured. The last person I would want it to be tested on is any of you, but it needs to be done.” He says reluctantly.
She nods seeing his point but still disapproving she squashes the cigarette butt and walks back down the stairs. As she walks away she turns to look back at graves with a worried look in her eye. She watches him as he stands there still just looking out into nothing. She turned away finally and head back to Bloodmace and Mary’s room.
