Patty jumped when his wrist communicator, which he'd been holding tightly ever since the others left, finally beeped. A message from Ali.
found him. meeting up w/ c & f
Stomach in knots, Patty tapped out a reply.
alive?
He thought he might die waiting for the response.
y
He sighed in relief. The communicator beeped again.
think hes delirious. needs rest
i want 2 b there, Patty replied, his anxiety returning.
The next message took longer to come.
ask z & d if its ok
Patty looked at Zach, watching a monitor in the corner of the room. "I have to go."
Zach glanced over his shoulder at him. "You have to rest."
"He could die while I'm waiting for my fucking head to heal, I have to be there."
Zach looked back again, conflicted. "Let me talk to Dan." He shut off the monitor and left.
The moment he was out the door, Patty swung his legs over the side of the bed and started pulling his clothes on. Whatever they decided, he was going. He couldn't bear the thought of Ben feeling abandoned now.
Zach looked tired when he came back in to find Patty fully dressed and waiting expectantly. "Dan's gonna close up the shop for the day," he said, "I packed some of my tools, if you feel anything weird you have to tell me right away."
Patty nodded. "You ready to go?"
"Yeah."
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Time Traveler Part I (Feeling Like The World Forgot Me)
FanfictionFreedom fighter and undercover spy Ben is caught on a mission, experimented on, cryofrozen and forgotten about. He wakes to find everything he knew long gone, the luxury space station he'd been investigating now a patchwork city of outcasts, outlaws...
