Chapter 8: New Low

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The three guardians come walking out of the ship, causing a massive scene in the middle of the main street. People stop and stare, while some of them cheer. Their cheering stops when Mox raises her fist.

She takes off her helmet, transmatting it away to free her hands. Serenity drapes a huge machine gun along her back, while Chase fidgets with a knife just to look at something else instead of what's right in front of her. Serenity hits Chase on the back of her cloaked helmet to get her attention, and then they both take off their helmets in sync.

Mox: Y/N.

Y/N: Mox... I was hoping Tess was going to come get me. I know we're good friends, but I shouldn't have had you guys-

Mox: Stop that; shut up.

The three guardians crowd around me.

Chase: What happened, boot shiner?

Y/N: "Boot shiner"?

Seri: I-it's... a cute nickname... not that you're-

Mox: Girls. Y/N, what happened?

Y/N: Well, apparently, a month ago from today, I passed out. I coughed too much, I lost breath, my head went light, and I fell at my storefront. 12 guardians, raiders, witnessed it. Those raiders are the...

Chase: Deep Stone Crypt team... and the King's Fall team... yeah?

Y/N: Yeah...

Mox: They started looking for the cure ages ago. They started scouring to find any form of medical research on every planet that interests them. Though, their methods are unorthodox...

Seri: Using a sparrow to... negate frostbite via overheating its core within an airlock...

Hunter: Fine-tuning your eager-edge synergy and your suit's thrusters to trick your nanosuit into catapulting yourself over a mile...

Seri: Right, t-that one was always impressive-

Y/N: I don't know what any of that means... Why would you mess with stuff like that knowing full well that it could kill you... uhm... n-never mind.

Mox: We're getting sidetracked like always. What happened, Y/N? Tell me.

Chase: Tell us...

They all look down at me in my wheelchair, each giving me a look of concern, or if you're Mox, a hidden look of concern locked behind a statuesque face.

Y/N: I guess those 12 were motivated to go out and look, and so were you 3. I heard that you 3 were scouting things for them.

Mox: We... I guess, technically, yes. Now, we know all of this, what did the doctor say?

Y/N: I'd... prefer to be more comfortable, maybe you can take me back to Guardian Apparel first?

Seri: No problem. T-Tess took good care of it... we didn't touch anything.

Mox: Tell us.

Chase: Girl, he's not ready to tell you. What if it's something bad?

Mox: *Grumbling* How much worse can it get...

Chase: I dunno, but come on, Y/N!

Chase grabs onto my shoulder, pulling on my arms next. It shakes the wheelchair, and she hesitates using her full strength, so that I can "stand up under my own power".

Chase: Come on, use those legs. Get up on your feet! Didn't you say you wanna head back?

Seri: Wait, wait... C-Chase-

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