Sprayfire

Chapter XVIII - Imminent Attack

Previously, on Sprayfire...

The Elite Team fight a group of undead warriors, when they visit the grave of Mitchel's dead brother. Later when they get back, Craze and Jaydee have a little chat about life. Craze has been suspecting something about Elizabeth and her behavior, so he confronts Jaydee about it, and insists that he knows something. Jaydee then confesses what he knows, but causes him to get into a fight with Craze. Upon hearing the information, Craze decides to rest in his room, but fails, because he sees Elizabeth there. Craze confronted Elizabeth shortly after, and it all ended up in a big misunderstanding. It was already dark out, and Craze felt so hopeless, that he stepped out in the stormy night. Sitting in the garden, wallowing in shame and disgust, our hero is struggling to fight on.

What's going to happen to Craze? How is Mitchel holding up? What's next for the Elite Team?

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"Huh?! Where am I?!", I panicked, as I jumped up.

I looked around to see that I wasn't at the garden anymore. I noticed that I was in some sort of medical facility, and I was tucked in on a hospital bed. I also noticed that I was only wearing an undershirt and shorts. I started to wonder what happened last night, and what happened to my clothes. Suddenly, Russ steps in to check on me.

"So... you stayed up late at the garden again, now did you...", Russ asked.

"No... I was going through some stuff, and I wasn't myself.", I explained. "What... happened, anyway..?", I asked him.

"Well, last night, it was raining so hard. I was on my way to my room, when I suddenly saw someone running at the end of the hallway. I decided to follow that person to see who it was, and I ended up at the garden, where I saw you.", Russ explained. "When I got there, you were laying on your side, and you were also unconscious. So, I carried you here to the Clinic - or, whatever you guys prefer to call it - and you got treated. We gave you some colds medicine, injected you with some vitality medicines, and removed your drenched, soaking clothes. Of course, I left them hanging in the dryer room.", he added.

"Gah... get my clothes, will 'ya..? Thanks...", I asked Russ.

The clinic feels a lot colder than I remember... or, is it just me. I might not know, but one thing's for sure... I need to get back to my room to fix my stuff and everything. I'm also not that over what happened yesterday, so that's also a thing I need to work on and fix...

"Here you go, Craze... sorry for the wait.", Russ said, as he handed me my clothes.

"Thanks man, I appreciate it.", I said, as I took the clothes and headed off into the comfort room to change my clothes.

I couldn't help but think of what horrid things I did yesterday; confronting Jaydee, and over-interrogating Elizabeth... I feel really bad about what happen, and as of now, I'm trying to brainstorm on any ideas I could possibly use to make it up to them somehow. As I put my pants on, I notice something in my pocket - it was a piece of paper. I pulled it out, and saw the text; it was obviously my handwriting, and so I read it what it says...

Note to Self: Don't always place the books on the right side, because the others fall at the left.

I wasn't so sure about when and why I wrote that, but it was a note to myself, so I took my own advice and just went with it. I stepped out of the comfort room, returned the hospital clothes to Russ, and walked out of the clinic. I noticed that it was already 9 AM, and I should probably go get some breakfast - so, I do. I walk over to the Dining Hall, with both hands in my pockets, calmly pacing step after step. Not long after, I bump into Mitchel...