My Ruby Redfort One-shots

Discovery

"LB here are the files you requested, and I have some more information on you-know-what." Hitch says as he walks into the door.

"Close the door now!" I respond, passionately and irritated; he should know better than to talk about that with an open door. No one can know what we're doing. No one.

He thankfully does, and walks over to my desk, placing the files on it. "If you need help-"

I immediately cut him off. "It's Bradley, Hitch. I won't need help, now where is he?"

"He's in Little Mountain, in a hospital there." So that's where he's been. Why didn't he come back to Spectrum?

"Good. I'll be leaving now, and I will be back with him." I say, getting up and walking to the door.

"Good luck." He calls out to me, taking over Bradley's role since he would say that to me before I went out on a mission.

I drive the long hours in the dead of the night to the hospital. The time doesn't disturb me, nor does the dark; it's the silence. There's no talking, there's nothing. Bradley's absence is far too noticeable, but it won't be on the way back. I'll go, get him, and he'll come home, where he's supposed to be. 

I find his room easy enough, with the number being in Hitch's report and the signs telling me exactly where I need to go.

I enter the room silently, with determination. I will take Bradley home with me, where we belong; together.

Then, I see all the lines. All the machines he's hooked up to, and how weak he looks. My Bradley isn't weak, he's one of the strongest people I know, physically and mentally, but here he looks like a baby could beat him up. Do I really need to return him to this life, with him being so weak?

I make my choice, slowly walking out of the room. I can't return him to this life, especially knowing how weak he is and that he was forced to become a spy. This is the chance he can get to live a life, without any spy involvement.

Besides, now he's safe. The people who want to kill him think that he's dead, so they won't look for him. Hitch and myself are the only ones that know that he's still alive, but that can easily be fixed to keep my wonder boy safe. He must stay safe, since I'm giving him up, for himself.