Danger Is My Middle Name - Banana Bus Squad

XV

I woke up to the sensation of someone pushing on my shoulder.

"Cassie. Cassie. Are yer alright?" I opened my eyes and was confronted with a very worried looking Dr Nagle.

I groaned, sitting up, taking in my surroundings, not my normal cell. The walls were a cream colour, it smelt decent, so it wasn't one of those weird medication rooms. But a foul taste was in my mouth, like the vile food liquid they pump into you when you haven't eaten in days. "Yeah, uh, Dr?" I asked, noticing he was wearing normal clothing.

The Irish-man tilted his head in confusion, "Dr?" he questioned, leaving me confused.

I shook my head, "Never mind David. Wait, where's Brock?" I asked, glancing around the weird room.

"Oh. You don't remember?" David said, his tone growing ever more worried.

"Remember what?" I asked, rubbing my temple in a circular motion, trying to get rid of the headache I had.

"Oh. This is bad. I'm probably not the one who should be explain' this to yer. I'll be back in one minute. Try not ta move too much, you'll rip the important tubes keepin' yer alive out." he stated, getting up and heading towards the doorway, disappearing out of it.

I took the silence that came with the empty room as a chance to view my surroundings more. I noticed that on the far wall there was a clock, in the left corner was a small TV fastened to the roof. There was a window, but the angle I was sitting at, I couldn't see out of it. I was the only person in this room, which made me notice the sheer amount of machines hooked up with different wires and tubes, all leading down towards me.

I glanced down at myself, gaping at the sight of my body, tubes were coming out of most of my body. I lifted my hands to my face, feeling the small tubes along my cheeks.

"What happened to me?" I whispered.

David came back into the room with a female by his side.

Her eyes lit up when she saw I was awake, she rushed towards my bed.

"Cassie. Oh my gosh. You're awake. It's a miracle. They told us you weren't going to wake up. But David and I, we wouldn't give up. We refused to let you go, to give up on you. I wouldn't let anyone touch you." she exclaimed, bouncing on the balls of her feet.

"Pen. Calm down, yer don't want ta overwhelm 'er." David said, placing his hands on 'Pen's' shoulders.

"Right. Sorry." Pen said, standing still.

"I- David, who is this? Why didn't you bring Brock in? Where is my big brother? What happened? Where am I?" so many more questions raced through my mind.

"You-you don't remember me?" Pen asked, the light slowly seeping out of her eyes. "I thought you cared about me. Maybe once upon a time. I wouldn't be here if David hadn't mentioned to me that you spoke of me sometimes in your deep sleep. Sorry for wasting your time, Princess." she turned and made for the door, leaving me with David once more.

That's when it hit me, "Princess. Quinnie. QUINNIE, WAIT COME BACK!" I called, trying to reach out towards the direction she just walked.

"I really hoped that this would play out different. It still hurts me to talk about Brock. Even after two years." David said, reverting my attention back to him.

I felt a pang in my chest, my heart feeling heavy, "Please tell me my brother's okay. David, where is he?" I asked, my voice cracking as I felt my face heat up, my eyes started to sting.

"I don't want to hurt yer." David said.

My sadness slowly turned to hatred, anger, "Where is he?" I asked, my tone was forceful.

David avoided my eyes, but I could see my question was making him conflicted. I could tell the answer hurt him, but I deserve to know, he's my brother and I care about why he wasn't with me.

"Brock- Cassie, I don't want ta talk about Brock. Please. I had ta help Brian true this. I don't want ta do the same with yer, please just stop asking me. I can't answer yer wit'out hurting myself." David explained to the best of his ability, "Just wait till one of the others are here. They can explain everytin' to ya."

I sighed in defeat, "Wait. Who's coming?" I asked.

"The gang. " he answered with a smile.

Great. This is going to be fun. Maybe Brock will be with them. Hopefully.