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365 days ago this little potato popped out, and now it tries to eat me while I sleep... Happiest of Birthdays to my little toe headed monster! #happybirthday #firstyear #daughter #familytime #mutants #outnumbered (at Olive Branch, Mississippi)

Prompt 2

“Please tell me you have an absolutely show-stopping, last minute, brilliant back up plan that your about to pull out of your pocket.” Villain’s Sidekick pleas.

Almost the entirety of the Hero League is charging at them, weapons ready to slice their two defenceless opponents. 

“yea… RUN!!!!!”

overcrowded ER / outnumbered / it's all for nothing

Spike irritably pushed through the crowd, taking as much care as possible to keep from jostling the wounded woman in his arms. All for naught, of course, there was no avoiding being knocked around by the sheer mass of humanity gathered in this overcrowded ER.

Paramedics maneuvered through the commotion and tried to sort which desperate cases to send where. The nurse's station was overrun with people demanding aid, the doctors in the ER outnumbered by the volume of need. It was insanity.

Faye coughed and flecks of blood stained her lips and his shirt where her head was lolling against his chest. Panic flared through him at the sight of the bright red drops.

"Dammit!" He glanced around until he saw someone who didn't look dazed or anxious. "Hey! You a local? Know if there's any other hospitals around here?"

The man looked thoughtful for a moment. "There's a walk-in clinic over by the college. And, well, the college itself has some kinda medical section - I think they teach nursing over there anyway." He shrugged.

"Thanks," Spike muttered as he started to make his way towards the exit.

Faye stiffened in his arms. She twisted to press her face into his chest. "Hurts… breathing…"

He grit his teeth. "I'm sure it does, Faye. Just hang on, okay? I'm gonna get you some help. This place is overwhelmed because of that bridge collapse."

Finally breaking free of the jumble of injured people swarming the building, Spike hastily made his way down the street in the direction of the school. Faye had fallen silent though he could tell she was still breathing shallowly.

A walk-in clinic wasn't the best solution but it was the only option he really had. He found himself wishing he still had the car they'd hotwired earlier to chase down the bounty, but being in the vehicle had led to getting in a crash when the world started crumbling all around them. A car would've gotten them to the walk-in quicker but a zip craft would have saved them from this scenario entirely.

Next time he'd insist they bring her ship with its remote activation and recall. Next time he'd keep a better eye on the structural surroundings of the environment they were in. Next time…

He hoped this walk-in clinic wasn't jam packed like the ER had been. If this race against time didn't pan out… if this was all for nothing…

No.

Faye was tough. Her injuries, while severe, were likely not lethal as long as he got her to a doctor soon. She'd be fine. She'd be fine. The words became a mantra. It was all he'd allow himself to believe.