The Zodiac Signs - Time And Space

Chapter 25 - Head Spinning Situations

Small warning, there's some descriptions of blood in this chapter, I'll add a summary at the very end for those that are uncomfortable with blood

[Dec 19, 2023 - May 24, 2024]

Capricorn's POV
Song: Baby Hotline By Jack Stauber

An eerie silence fell upon the three of us as we just saw Leo lying on the floor. I then realized something.

"Wait..." I muttered. "What are we doing?! Get him help!" I pointed at Leo, glaring at Sagittarius and Virgo. The boys seemed to snap out of their trance, and Sagittarius immediately rushed over to him. He then pulled Leo onto his back by himself.

"Virgo. Crown. Capricorn. Lead. Now!" Sagittarius ordered us, a serious expression on his face. Virgo and I glanced at each other, then nodded. Virgo rushed over to Leo's crown and picked it up as I ran back towards Nurse Columba's office, Sagittarius behind me, hauling Leo on his back. I got to the door and opened it, panting. "God, I hate running -" I muttered, still panting.

"No time for that!" Sagittarius' voice rang out behind me. I moved aside so he could go in. He brought Leo into Nurse Columba's office and sat him down on the bed. "These kids -" Nurse Columba sighed. "What happened to him?" She asked us as Virgo walked over to me. "I'm not sure. We just found hi -" I paused.

A sudden ringing filled my ears. It was horrible. It kept getting louder and louder! I think I might have screamed, but all I could think about was the ringing. It was horrible! It was painful! I hated it! I hated it so much! I vaugly heard voices, but they were drowned out by the ringing. The horrible, *HORRIBLE* ringing! I even started feeling lightheaded, making the ringing worse! I felt numb, and I felt myself starting to hyperventilate. I think I was beginning to lose my footing as well, but I wasn't sure. I just decided to give up. I've already been through this before. Everything was beginning to fade out into darkness. I'm surprised... I'm still... conscious...

I felt my eyes slowly open, but everything was blurry. I vaguely saw an image of someone. An... angel...? Am I dead...? I groaned, feeling confused and dazed. "You're okay? You're okay!" I heard a familiar voice ring out. Soon after, I could make out the face of the figure. I immediately recognized him! "Virgo...? Virgo!" I tried to use my arms to get up, but the lightheadedness immediately returned, and my arms felt weak. I groaned again as a gentle, soft hand gently pushed me back down, my head resting on something. "Shh," Virgo's voice was soft and soothing. "You're probably still dizzy. You need to rest." He told me. "...M'kay..." I mumbled, already beginning to feel more comfortable than before.

"Capricorn!" I hear another familiar voice. "Sagittarius?" I turned my head towards the sound of the voice and saw my older brother. "What happened? Are you okay?" He asked me as he walked closer to me. "I... I don't know what happened." I admitted, lifting my hand to touch my head. "I heard a horrible ringing. After that, I passed out. I... I don't remember what happened after." I told him with a sigh. "Well, I'm just glad you're okay." Sagittarius smiled at me. I blinked and managed to smile back up at him.

"That was certainly eventful." Another voice rang out. I turned my head slightly to see Leo. He was sitting up on a small bed. "I guess." I muttered, too tired to worry about why he was even up. I guess he was treated. Oh, well. I turned my head back towards the ceiling and blinked slowly, feeling drowsy and sleepy.

"What a day." Nurse Columba let out a sigh. "Four kids in my office at once, three of them patients." She muttered to herself.

A silence then fell across us. It was a comfortable silence.

The door was then swung open.

It was Aquarius!

She was panting, and she was trembling violently, her teeth chattering. Her right arm lay limp, and there was a bloody gash on her right hand. It looked like something had been stabbed into it. That's when I noticed... there was glass!

Aquarius glanced up at us. They were wide and full of tears. "Don't go out there..." She muttered, her tone low and strained. She looked like she was freezing to death. And it looked like she was about to faint. Something then came up behind her.

It was Aries. He gently gave Aquarius support as he walked her inside. He led her to an empty chair, and she sat down. "Rest, you deserve it." His voice was suspiciously very soft as he spoke to her. She nodded in agreement as Aries took off his jacket and wrapped it around her. Aries then turned his attention to Leo and Sagittarius. "How well can you two fight?" He asked them.

"I can fight decently well." Leo shrugged, getting up from the bed.

"Eh, I'm okay. Also, what happened to you two?" He asked. He then walked over to Aquarius and gently lifted up her hand and examined it.

"Come on then!" Aries grabbed Leo and Sagittarius by the wrist and dragged them out, not waiting for any remarks from them.

Virgo and I glanced at each other, and I sat up. Despite the lightheadedness, I walked over to Aquarius and examined her hand. "This is bad..." I muttered. Her hand was covered in glass and blood. It looked mangled and gross. It almost made me feel sick, but then I realized that was only the lightheadedness from before. "Yeah..." Virgo mumbled, casting a glance at her hand. "The glass will likely have to be surgically removed."

"Don't tell me that...!" Aquarius grumbled, shivering from both the cold and shock. "Sorry." Virgo cleared his throat.

I let out a sigh. "He's... probably right, though." I glanced at her hand again. It looked bad. Really bad... "How did this even happe- "

"No! I don't want to think about it..." She stared off into space, fear evident in her eyes.

I cast a glance at Virgo and then turned back towards Aquarius. "Alright. I won't mention it." I promised.

I then glanced at the door, noises becoming audible. What is going on out there? I thought to myself, standing up and making my way towards the door. When I opened it, I realized what Aquarius was so afraid of...

It even managed to scare me...

Sorry this took so long! My motivation for writing this has been on and off, so its been taking a while lol, but im currently out for the summer! So I should theoretically have more time to write these if my motivation doesn't die out lol

Summary: Virgo, Capricorn, and Sagittarius find Leo passed out. They then brought him to Nurse Columba, and Capricorn suddenly heard a loud ringing in her ears, and she passed out. After waking up, Capricorn finds Leo okay, and Aquarius and Aries suddenly rush into Nurse Columba's office. Aquarius is injured and freezing. Aries let's her rest and drag Sagittarius and Leo with him outside of Nurse Columba's office. Capricorn then follows out of curiosity and finds something that shakes her to her core.