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theblueskyphoenix · 5 years

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Grid Ghost Chapter 6: Person of Interest

“Time?”

“At the two hour mark.”

“Good. All going smoothly.”

Kim narrowed her eyes as she focused on the visual she had of the tumor.

“Vitals?” she asked.

“Stable.” Takashi answered.

“Alright… beginning extraction.”

Kim worked her tools with grace, cutting as gently as she could into the membrane of the tumor without causing harm to the brain matter it clung to.

Eboni watched the process that was being displayed on a monitor through a camera that was attached to one of the tools. She grimaced a bit at some parts but still couldn’t help but watch.

“I don’t understand how you guys can stomach all this.” Eboni shudder. “Guuuh that thing looks like it's moving.”

“Well, to a degree tumors do have some life to them.” Takashi commented.

“It’s just really warped and parasitic.” Shaylin added, focusing on handing Kim the tools she needed as she went on with the process.

“Considering how tumors are formed, that’s basically it.” Kim clipped more at the membrane.

“Still, bravo to you guys.”

Things went quiet, everyone wanting Kim to be able to focus on her task. The only sounds that could be heard were the beeping of the monitors around them and the movement of Kim’s tools.

After a few minutes, the moment of truth arrived.

“Forceps.”

Shaylin handed Kim the tool, immediately getting a tray ready after doing so.

Kim held her breath as she reached in, gripping tightly at a piece of the tumor.

I cut it into 3 sections. Each should be small enough to fit through the incision area and not tear at any grey matter.

With a gentle and smooth pull, the first piece came out… then the second… and then the third.

Kim finally took a breath as the last piece came out, putting it into the tray.

“Extraction complete. Vitals?”

“Stable.” Shaylin smiled. “Good work, Kim.”

Kim nodded, smiling behind her mask, looking at Obake’s face.

We’re not done yet but… I finally did it Bob. I finally fixed you.

Kim composed herself, grabbing up her tools.

“Alright, I’ll close up my area then Shaylin and Eboni can start work on the implant.”

Eboni saluted.

“I shall prepare my tools.”

Kim nodded, getting to work.

“This… is going to be interesting.”

And I just pray things go smoothly.

oooooo

Trina did her best to keep out of sight as she patrolled around the hospital. There weren’t too many shaded areas for her to hide in thanks to the afternoon light of the sun so she had to settle for hiding around corners, ambulances, cars or whatever else she could use for cover. At the moment, her hiding spot was on the roof. It allowed her a good view and she could easily hide behind the ventilation system fans.

So far, it had been a quiet morning and afternoon. Nothing suspicious, just the usual sites for a hospital… least, this hospital.

That one sucker really should’ve stayed out of Maria’s way. Everyone knows ya don’t mess with that hot head of a paramedic. Made for an interesting watch though… probably more than it should’ve.

Trina shrugged, turning her attention back to the hospital surroundings.

And here comes Dr. Vaughn and Dr. Blaylock… Yeesh, he looks like he hasn’t slept in hours with Dr. Blaylock tugging him along like that. Should he even be coming in today?

And there’s Dr. Cunningham kissing his wife goodbye before heading in. Cute.

And there’s Dr. Muller trying to pry his daughter off his leg again so he can get to work. Dude, just walk in with her. She’ll let go eventually- Ah there ya go. Nicely done sir. Besides, she’s your cute little duckling. Why would you deny her that?

Thud thud thud!

Trina turned head towards the sound, chuckling at seeing what was causing it.

And here comes the big guy that is Dr. Freebird. Late as usual. Wonder what kept him?

“Hey! Watch it!”

Trina’s head snapped towards the sound. Maria had been cut off by someone who was making a beeline for the hospital front entrance. Trina narrowed her eyes at this, taking in what she could of the person.

It was a woman that had long sandy blond hair that was pulled back into a tight ponytail and piercing green eyes. They had a labcoat on and wore a black and green turtleneck with dark colored slacks.

That’s definitely not one of ours and last I checked, we weren’t hiring.

Trina quickly made her way down to the lower levels, gunning for the lobby. By the time she got there though, the woman wasn’t present.

Where’d she go?

Trina growled in frustration, bolting off to begin a search around the hospital. She tried to be quick as she could as she checked every room she was allowed access to.

Come out, come out wherever you are-

Trina stopped short as a shock of sandy blond hair wisped down a hallway.

There you are.

Trina followed after it quietly, keeping her footsteps slow and gentle. Sure enough, it was indeed the woman she had seen out front. Where they were currently was where some of the operating rooms were… in particular, where her father was being operated on… and the woman was making a beeline for said operating room.

Trina quietly pulled the bo staff that was clipped onto the shell armor she had on her back, narrowing her eyes.

Pass that OR and I don’t make you see stars.

Sure enough, the woman stopped at the OR, pulling out a set of goggles from her pocket, putting them on. Trina moved closer, readying her bo staff. The woman was silent as she stared at the entrance of the OR. While Trina couldn’t see her eyes, she could most certainly see the smile on her face.

“So this is where you’ve been hiding.

Trina’s eyes widen at this.

No… She… She couldn’t have figured it out that quickly… No way in heck… How could she have…?

“Oh just wait till Liv hears about this.”

Oh… HECK NO!

Trina lunged forward, bringing her bo staff around the woman’s neck, whirling her around and slamming her into a wall before pinning her with it.

“She won’t be hearing about anything!”

The woman was stunned at what had just occurred, staring at Trina in shock before it turned into a sneer.

“Oh great, the turtle girl likes to hang around here too.”

Trina tightened her grip.

“Cut the crap. Who are you and what do you want?” Trina growled.”And more importantly, what’s your connection to Liv Amara?”

The woman was taken aback by this.

“Since when does Kame take interest in her? She’s not even your problem!”

“She is now.” Kame narrowed her eyes. “Since you have your eyes on someone in there that clearly she has an interest in.”

The woman narrowed her eyes as well.

“I don’t have to tell you anything, little girl”

The woman pushed back, sending Trina into the adjacent wall. Trina grunted, trying to recover from the impact but not fast enough as the woman grabbed her by her left arm, throwing the girl over her shoulder.

Trina cried out, grabbing at her upper arm where her now popped stitches were.

Oh… Mom is not going to let me hear the end of this.

The woman looked down at her, sneering.

“If you know what’s good for you, Turtle Girl, stay out of Liv’s business.”

Trina growled.

“Don’t plan to.”

The woman grinned at this.

“Then your bird boy friend will pay dearly.”

The woman left without another word, disappearing from sight.

Trina got up slowly, holding her wounded arm. She wanted to chase after the woman but doing so wouldn’t be wise with her injury.

Could lead to major blood loss if I’m careless and could lead to infection if I’m REALLY careless.

“The heck happened out here?!”

Trina looked to the operating room doors, seeing they were open and Takashi was present, a confused and slightly horrified look on his face. Trina glanced to the side, gripping tighter at her injury.

“We… had an intruder. I tried to stop her but… it didn’t end well…” Trina lowered her head. “She was looking in the operating room and it seemed she was interested in someone in there…”

Takashi’s eyes shrunk.

“Oh no…”

“Takashi?”

Takashi looked behind to Kim and Shaylin, who both had looks of concern.

“What’s going on, Sweetie?” Shaylin asked.

Takashi sighed, lowering his head.

“We… might have a problem.”

oooooo

It was hazy as Obake regained consciousness. Last thing he remembered was Kim telling him to relax and count backwards from 100. He didn’t make it past 95.

There was soreness in the left side of his face, which was expected with the surgery.

Just hope they were able to do what was needed to adjust the implant… though I guess the bigger question…

Obake focused on a thought, needing to test something.

Destroying San Fransokyo so I could be immortalized as the man who was revered by all by rebuilding the city into a place built on learning and no limits….

… What was I thinking!? That’s a terrible idea! So many people would have gotten hurt who did nothing wrong! And what was I thinking saying the tumor was good for me!? It could’ve killed me-

Obake mentally smiled at this.

I… I can actually… tell right from wrong… and it’s not a chore to do so…

I can…

Oh, Kim you’re a genius!

Obake focused back on waking up, his senses coming back to him. He could hear voices faintly, along with the beeps and whirs of machines busy at work with monitoring him and his status. As things became clearer, who could make out someone hissing in pain.

“Moooom! A little gentler please!”

“Sorry, Tri, I’m doing what I can but you kind of made it worse than it was last time.”

“Not my fault a demon lady decided to show up at the hospital and throw me against a wall.”

WHAT!?

Obake’s eyes snapped open. It only took a moment for his vision to clear, seeing Kim hard at work with patching up an injury Trina had on her upper arm and… What was that armor she was wearing? He didn’t remember ever seeing that before.

It looks like… a turtle…?

“Uh guys?” Obake heard Takashi speak up.

“Not now, Takashi, busy.” Kim said, still focusing on her task.

“Yeah, let her continue the torture.” Trina grimaced.

“Guys, he’s awake.”

Both straightened up, looking at Obake, stunned.

“Oh… that was a fast wake up recovery.” Trina gulped. “Thought it would’ve been longer.”

“Indeed.” Kim turned to face Obake, making her way over to him. “How are you feeling?”

“Confused.” Obake still had his eyes looking over at Trina. “Care to tell me what happened? … And what the costume is all about?”

Kim sighed.

“Straight and to the point…” Kim shook her head, going back to Trina, finishing up her work. “You want me to explain or do you want to?”

Trina sighed.

“Let me. It was my idea after all.”

Trina looked to her father. Obake crossed his arms, raising an eyebrow.

“I’m listening.”

Trina glanced to the side.

“... After you disappeared… we were on a mad search to find you. By any means possible we were going to find you. Which meant going into dangerous places and possibly dealing with dangerous people.” Trina gestured to her armor with her free hand. “And so… I built a suit of armor and adopted an alias as a means of keeping my real identity safe and keeping shady figures off my trail and thus… Kame was born… and it just kind of snowballed into becoming a protector of Saga and… yeah… that’s all there is to it. All because I made a promise to myself.” Trina looked to Obake. “That no matter what, I was going to find my father and bring him home.”

Obake’s look softened.

“Trina…”

“You meant everything to me, Dad…” Trina smiled. “I wanted my best friend back and I was determined… and I made a new one along the way.” Trina eyed Takashi in the corner.

Takashi gave a sheepish look as Eboni elbowed him a little.

“Yeah, but his origin story is a topic for another day.” Eboni smirked. “But to level with ya a little, he’s her partner in crime as a fellow vigilante.”

“Yep… The Phoenix.” Takashi rubbed the back of his neck. “Again, we’ll explain later.”

“I see…” Obake looked over at Takashi.

Liv mentioned a “Bird Boy” while I was Sycorax… Is he…?

Obake mentally shook his head.

No, no, I’ll let them explain on their own time but… if he’s the fire mutant Liv was going on about then… Well, I just have more questions.

Obake turned his attention back to Trina.

“That explains the armor. Now…” Obake’s look turned dark. “Who do I need to track down and bury the corpse of?”

Trina covered her mouth, trying not to laugh.

“D-Dad! Geeze!” Trina composed herself. “I don’t know who it was but it was some weird lady who is cahoots with… well… Liv Amara.”

Obake’s eyes widened.

“What?”

“Yeah and that’s all I know. She seemed very interested with someone in the OR and I’m afraid it might be you she was looking at… least I think… I’m not sure since I don’t even know how Liv would’ve figured out you were here… She couldn’t have… right?”

Obake brought a hand to his chin, thinking over what he knew.

As far as Liv knows I’m dead… and while I caused a mess at Sycorax I made sure not to leave a trail… and the implant doesn’t have a tracking device… Wait…

“I have a message from E. Bailey. It’s important.”

“Ah, I see she has made progress in her studies with the fire mutant in Saga. Very interesting… I’d assist but I’m a little busy with some other matters at the moment. Do tell her to continue her research and send her my regards. I will speak with her once I’m available.”

“... No. It wasn’t me she was looking at.”

Everyone looked to Obake confused.

“Then who was she looking at?” Kim asked.

Obake glanced around at everyone before stopping at Takashi.

“I don’t want to make assumptions but… based off something I heard, I believe she had an interest in a certain… “Bird Boy.””

Takashi groaned, bringing a hand to his face.

“I only know one person who refers to me as such.”

Trina’s eyes widened.

“Oh gosh that was…”

“Yeah…”

Takashi lowered his head.

“Dragoness.”