Tuesday, April 6th, 50XX
"Elliot!" He hears a scream and looks to his right, feeling someone collide with him from nowhere.
There is a flash of green and he feels himself hit the floor hard, but it's cushioned which is odd as the floor of the main corridor of the special op's building is tile.
He opens his eyes to see his in his bedroom and lying on his bed and she's lying on-top of him, green clock in hand and heavily bruised, and her blonde hair not in a plaited ponytail like it should be. It's down and messy, making her look alot like Kaylee B, but she's not her.
"V?" He whispers and V slowly wakes up, climbing off of him. He helps her sit up and she looks frightened.
"What did she do?"
"S-she's m-me. W-what's happening, Elliot? I-I'm scared! I remember everything. We died, alot of us and then we ended up back at the beginning.
You saved Kade after I kidnapped him and the police department sent me to psych, but I never made it there. She- I?
A version of me was in the car and she drove us into space? What looked like it anyway and took my place, pretending to be me. She hurt me."
"It's okay, I'm here now. I'm not going to let her hurt you, I sware. You remember everything?"
"Well, I didn't at the time. I regained what you erased after she kidnapped me. Elliot, us being ghosts was weird. I still can't wrap my head around that...
Time travel in a way feels like it makes more sense."
"Well, you are a Doctor."
"And maybe I don't want to be now. Maybe I should take up paintbrushes and do art instead."
"Sounds better than being a Doctor, and a kidnapping, murderous sociopath."
"Listen to me, I'm not pure evil I swear."
"Hey, I know that. Okay? You had a painful past and it shaped you and you never got the mental health care you needed."
"So, where are we?" She asks. "Uh, my bedroom in mine, Maxis and Kiera's apartment on base." He says and then it hits him.
"No, no, no!" He panics, scrambling for his phone on the beside table to check the time and date.
"Shit. April 7th, Wednesday, 4:30 a.m. Kaylee, we're right back where this all started again. But it's about one hour before Maxis woke me up for our mission.
A unknown group was spotted outside a town, it was some members of Ring and you we're nearby in that town, at work, Kade locked in your van."
"O-okay. So how does this work? Where is you?"
"I must have crashed into myself, he, I mean I would have been asleep so I took my own place. And you? Are either asleep or at work and already have secured Kade in your van."
"So, I need to take my own place when I can?"
"Uh, probably. Probably a good idea, we can head out there, but... We're on base for the special ops department I work for. Me sneaking myself and you out won't be easy.
Wait, you still have the clock, yes?" He asks and she hands it to him. "Good, good." He says, opening up a safe in his cupboard. "It's not they most secure as Ring broke in here and kidnapped Kiera, but it will do for now I guess..." He trails off, worried.
Then he realizes, he hasn't vomited or coughed. Is his Hanahaki cured once and for all? Is he going to be okay?
"Elliot?" She says.
"Uh, nothing. So, can you stay for here for now? Hide in my cupboard, I'll go tell Maxis I don't feel well. Headache and all that, I'll play coming down with something... and get out of the mission and then find a way to sneak both of us off base."
"Okay..." She says when he hears noise outside his door and a knock.
"Elliot, are you awake? Are you talking to someone in there?"
"It's Maxis, we must have woke him!" Elliot whispers, gesturing for V to hide in the cupboard and she shakes her head, refusing suddenly and makes for the window.
"That will do too." He says, seeing her open the window and climb out onto the ledge just out of view and Elliot composes himself, opening his door.
"Morning, Maxis!"
"Morning. You okay? It's super early, I heard a crash in here and what sounded like you talking."
"Did I wake you and Kiera?"
"Uh, yes and no. Kiera's still asleep, but I woke up. Are you okay?"
"Uh, I think I knocked something off my bedside? I had a nightmare."
"Oh, you okay though?"
"Actually, I feel hot and my stomach and throat hurts."
Maxis places his hand against Elliot's forehead. "You don't feel it, but fevers can creep up quick. Why don't you go back to bed for a bit and I'll fetch a thermometer for you from my room.
If at 6:00, you still don't feel great, you can cancel on the mission we have been assigned and D- General Peterson can find someone to take your place."
"Sure."
And Maxis leaves, gently pulling the door closed behind him when Elliot sprints, making a beeline for the window to check if V is okay.
His eyes widen when he looks outside and sees a shaking V clinging to the wall and he pulls her back inside to both their worry, looking down to see Allie below on the street, awake and dressed, on a morning walk and chatter below somewhere and Vincent walks up to Allie, having come from the direction of Elliot's front door.
Kiera is following him, she's in her a dressing gown, slippers and hair a mess. Her room is closest to the front of the apartment.
Vincent probably woke her up, and Maxis didn't hear as he was further away, talking to Elliot and headed back to his room. Both their rooms are on the top floor, up the stairs while Kiera occupies a room on ground level, close to the kitchen and lounge room.
"Elliot." V says. "That's my baby girl."
"Yeah, that's your daughter. Um, we're in deep trouble, Kaylee." He says, seeing an angry Kiera tapping her foot, arms folded and Allie doing the same while Vincent has his back to them, on the walkie talkie, radioing in.
To be continued...
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