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It's sheer willpower keeping him on his feet. willpower and crew.

If that twig Trafalgar is upright there is now way in the Blues Kidd won't also be on his feet. Even if his vision is so greyed out at the moment he's not even sure where they are, The world spins so much at the edges he doesn't know if they are still walking or have

stopped.

Trafalgar's crew are a noisy buzzing bunch- and he realises they are trying to get him to sit

down.

fat chance of that. Where's Killen?

Actually... where is his partner? He just killed an Emporon- he'd gotten the Rail gun to work- something the two of them had only been theorizing up until now. He needed to tell Killen about it! Killer would want to know!

He swatted the little Heart fly away, looky past the combined Chu-"where's Killer?"

"Eustass-ya, sit down and - " "

"No. fuck you. Your not my boss." But Kidd's Retort

lacked bite as he started pushing his own crew out of his way.

"There was a bunch of flooding-after the fire-" Kidd looked at Boogie in confusion. What did he care about a flood. What fire?

Where, s killer? "Boss Killen probably got evacuated to one of the other camps. we'll send someone to get him, You-" "No" He was trying very hard not to let the panic encroach in his voice. Not to let it show in his face, "No, I need to see killer."

He should of hung back. Hawking had tuckedthem over once- what if he pulled some sht again? killer was strong. Kidd had no worries he wouldst mop the floor with Hawkins. But "what if's" filled his head anyway. What if's was Killen's job to think around. Not his. Bhes. where was killer.

"Damn't- someone help him find Killer-ya already. He's as single minded and stupporn as an ox."" Trafalgar sounded annoyed. But it was a soft thing Almost fond.

Towards the main entrance several tents to treat the wounded had been put up. small ones as impromth surgeries- larger ones for those left to heal.

At first all Kidd saw were locals. Then afew Hearts at work. The straw hats tiny doctor popped out, nose worky overdrive like he could smell incoming wounded. Maybe he could.

Him and a few of the minks tried to asser Kitt in and he was growing very tired of repeat­ing himself

"where is killer?" He expected a fight based on the little reindeers face, but then the tiny doctor shook his head. "Your crew have their own tent. You have to minutes and then I will come find you. And you will not like it if I have to drag you back here, but beleve me when I say I can. And I will." UK was bouncer at the tent Tony Tony had directed him too- his cremate bursting into tears and hugging him- "Your okay Youneokey"he kept chanting. Kitt allowed it, embracing the man back. "we kicked ass. Im so proud of everyone." then he paused "where is killer?"

"Boss is resting right now.- UIL sad, but used them inside all the same. Small cots layed out with his family sleeping on them, swatted in bandages, person

bodies effects folded under the bedding and dropped with nondescript linen.

A few hands lifted as he walled by- a fist bumb as he passed, a warm if not restrained sulk on his face for each one of his nakama. Wine was towards the back of the space- his frame its own wall to keep away lookie-loos. He was talking with Bubblegum who was sitting up on his cot- ankle wrapped in front of him. He didn't remember hurting it but it sounded like just a bad strain and lust needed the swelling to go down before he was allowed to walk on it again. Wine nodded when he saw Kidd hobblingover, a placating hand up to indicade kids to hold his questions. "Boss killer will be fine, but he is also asleep and doc's are adamant to let him rest." "Rest? How bad was he." Kidd saw him then, face wrapped once again and bane, new permant Smile soft on his fave- the closest to 'Relaxed he could get these days. "when's his mask?"'

Bubblegum actually shushed him, wine windy. Killer slept on. "Docs say he has a skull fracture and nearly lost an eye. No mask until' the swelling is down and they are sure he wont need surgery." Kidd could see the mask sitting under the cot on a pile of neatly folded, blood stained once blue cloths. His boots and punished tucked next to them.The front of the mask was intacted this time- Kaido had easily smashed his best one but it looked like at his worst even Hawking couldn't break"%" backup mask. But he had certainly tried- the right side cracked like a spider's web splinted it out from one of the holes nasty our killer's eyes. Kidd forced his feet to move, to take him to killer's bedside. To stand over him and look down and Kidd thought he was going to be sick. killer should never beefan out like this, bared to the world to see and unable to cover himself.

Kidd sank down to side at Killer's side. His partner's hair had bean breaded to the side, away from the wrappings and gaze over his eye. His face had been washed_ eyeliner and lipstick gone- the deed bruising from the blow to his face mixing with that of too many sleepless nights since they got here. Killen's face always had a bit of anatural tan Kidd was enveouse of tonight it looked washed out and lifeless, More black bruising snuck out of the wrapping around his shoulders and chest, hidden way by blankets. Kidd shuaged off his coat and layed it over the lifeless white linen and already killed looked better. "Head in,uny," Kidd prompted, "What else?"

Hawkins had stabbed him in the back-literally this time. "Other than being stabled, he was doing okay." Bubblegum offend, "But after the fight, he was hang a hard time walking, much less runnin, Chop-Doc says his spine was knocked. It's swollen real bad and thats why Boss kill could't feel his legs at the end. Him and the other MinkDoc had to work on him for a while- and he's not allowed to sit up unless one of the Doc's are here for a couple days to make sure it stays healing right,"

Kidd drew killer's right hand out from under the blanket and held it in his own, studding-the fingers. killer's had been scrubbed clean, a sharp contrast to his" "busted hand and clipped nails.

Tony Tony gave him . half an hour, letty him sit and drift at killer's side, surrounded by family. When he did approach he stood there quietly as kids mentally gathered himself.

Finally, Kidd agreed, and kissed the Knicks of the man's hand that he'd been holding to tether himself for the last 30 minutes.He let go. Stood up. and made it three steps before the last of his resenuse burnt out ad he collapsed into the waitis arms of a suddenly massive doctor who'd seen itcong and was ready for the catch.

Killer slept on.

later, when fustass Captain Kidd was Return to the tent by the doctors, his crew had a cot right next to Massacre Soilden killer's andif the two turned to seek solace in each of 4ns arms even unconcious?

well, that was hardly any of their business now want it.

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