Blue and Red phoenixes

Chapter 9

Ace called for Marco loud enough to waking up the other commanders.

"Ace what's going ..." Marco rushed beside Thatch and looked for his pulse. Meanwhile Izo went for Bay. The hemorrhage was strong, Marco wasn't sure that Bay could do anything for his best friend, better to take the lead. "Haruta! bring me a denden!" he barked.

Izo arrived with Bay when Haruta went out. Bay's face darkened when she entered. Marco was pressuring the wound, the quantity of blood made her doubted about their ability to save the commander, but they could always gain time.

Soon Haruta returned with a denden mushi. Bay replaced Marco when he took it and composed the number.

"Thatch had been stabbed. We need you now." His interlocuter didn't respond "Ann? Are you here?"

"Uncle Marco? Mom is on her way" Ray spoke, Marco sighed, reassured. His sister will be there soon.

His relief was spreading around him. All the commanders were in the hallway, except Marco who was with Bay.

Less than two minutes later, Ann was there. She went inside the room, she didn't even flinch at the scene. Ann kneeled, teared up Thatch vest.

"His pulse?"

"Slow"

"Bay go prepare the transfusions. As soon as I closed the wound, we will take him to the infirmary. Ann's hand set itself on fire, she posed it on the wound. "Shit, it's more profound that I thought"

"Will you be able to heal it, Red?"

"Yeah, but I don't know if Thatch will make it. He lost a lot of blood." Ann was concentrated. She sighed of relief, when the found of the wound began to heal, but soon she regained her composure. Her hand stayed in place while she turned towards the others. "Ace, I need you to go at second division's quarters, look if someone is missing. After that, rejoin us at the infirmary" Everyone was waiting for her to continue but she didn't.

Ace was sure that Ann had already an idea about the culprit, if not why she would have only asked him to inquiry specifically the second division. "Do I have to look for someone in particular?"

Ann didn't answer before a moment. "Marshall D. Teach. I need to know if this bastard is on board"

Ace didn't show his surprise, it wasn't the time, and he went at his division quarter.

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Thatch's wound was now almost closed, the only remaining was superficial. As soon as the skin was closed again, Ann, with the help of Marco and Vista, put him on the stretcher that Izo had brought. They sprinted at the infirmary.

Bay had already prepared the blood transfusions; the nurses had been awoken. They relayed them, when they arrived. Thatch was transferred on one of the infirmary's bed, and Bay began the transfusion. Everyone was thrown out, except Ann.

Whitebeard who had been awaken, rejoined them. They waited, they didn't know how much, but they waited. Ace came and at his expression they all could see that he hadn't good news. He didn't talk, he sat down next to Marco, his fists clenched, his head was looking at the floor. They continued to wait.

Ann finally got out, everyone looked at her. When she smiled at them, they all release their breath they didn't know they were holding.

"He will make it, his pulse is fine, and we were able to transfuse him enough blood" Ann stretched her neck, her stomach growled. Everyone turned towards her. "Sorry, healing consume a lot of energy."

"Come on, you will eat, and we need to talk." Whitebeard told her.

Ann didn't have to ask about Teach, Ace's face was already enough of answer. He was the only one being tense. They went to the galley, it was early enough for it to been empty even the cooks weren't there. Ann snitched an apple at the kitchen while the others sat down.