Heathen Series - Changed

Chapter 33

Bash Pov...

I stood next to Raphael, patiently waiting for her to open her eyes; usually things like this didn't take this long. 

So why was this so different?

'I shouldn't have told you to drink that shit! Come on Raphael wake up! It's nearly time!'

I sat down in a chair next to her bed and felt her forehead trying my best to be as gentle as I could. 
It was hot – too hot – and I walked outside just as Ash brought a nurse they could trust, an old friend of the Doctor. 
She walked in and did the normal procedures while Ash and I went outside, leaving her to do her work without any disruptions. The nurse walked back out to find the whole team waiting to hear what was going on. She swallowed nervously and looked around for whoever was in charge. 
I walked forward and stood like a mountain over her; she was tiny compared to me.

"How is she?"

"Well, she doesn't seem to be sick or anything. It's as if her mind has put her to sleep. All her vitals are strong and steady." muttered the little nurse.

"What are you saying?"

"I'm saying that there is nothing wrong with her." answered the nurse quickly before scampering away back to do her duties.

I turned and looked into Ash's eyes. I felt her mind touch mine and it calmed me.
Raphael was like a daughter to me and to lose another child even if it wasn't really mine, would kill what was left of my spirit.

"What's going on?" boomed a voice from behind me.

'Fuck!'

***

Ripper Pov...

I turned slowly, my agitation hitting the stratosphere as I looked at the General with hatred. 

He stood with his hands crossed over his chest and a wide smile in his face - as if he had conquered the world. 

I stared at the General with the strong urge to kill him; never-mind who he was or used to be to me. Right now, I just wanted him DEAD.
I wanted to make a move but was pulled back and reminded to be patient.
Oblivion moved me out of the way to make way for the General; he looked as loyal as a dog but hid his anger well. 

A path was created for the General to walk through but no one wanted to answer him.

***

General's Pov...

"Where is Raphael?" I inquired.

I only wanted to see her. I was in the best moods and felt as if I could do anything – take on anyone. Perhaps even take her. I needed to see her and I was willing to wait a minute or two to do so.

'Where is my one and only?'

***

Raphael's Pov...

My mind was drifting in and out of reality. I saw faces I knew and loved as well as faces that hurt me. My heart raced, and my mind swam in a river of memories that were both old and new. I had to push through and passed all of it or else the pain would drown me, and I would never get back. 
My memories were full of the old and new experiences that gave me the strength to go on with life. My small circle had grown and all who entered it meant the world to me.

Air - I felt it pulling in and pushing out. I used it to reach out – to pull me out. My body felt like it was glowing and moving; I did reach out or I thought I did. I got through the vail of dreams that was caught in between reality and the other side; was there another side or was it a creation within my mind?