[center][h2] Synclair Je'and [/h2][/center]

I am resting in my room, eating a liquid lunch and overall trying to recover when I hear footsteps running outside my room. I look up in alarm as Charlamagne bursts into the room. "Charlie?! What's wrong?"

[center][h2] Charlamagne [/h2][/center]

Breaths heavily. "Sucal sent his goons after us. They're storming the hospital. We need to get out of here now!" I rush over to her bedside. "Can you walk?"

[center][h2] Synclair Je'and [/h2][/center]

"I can barely stand!" I feel a panic rising in me, but I try to keep it controlled. "Where is Rosalie? We need to get Rosalie!"

[center][h2] Charlamagne [/h2][/center]

"She's down the hall. Don't worry about her, though. The Pubs are after us adults, not a newborn baby. She'll be fine where she is."

[center][h2] Synclair Je'and [/h2][/center]

Glares at him. "I think we both know Sucal isn't above threatening babies! Now, go and get her! Don't worry about me!" I push aside my tray and begin trying to push myself up. "There isn't time. Just go! Get my daughter to safety!"

[center][h2] Charlamagne [/h2][/center]

Hesitates for a moment, then turns and sprints out of the room. I can hear troopers starting to break through the stairwell doors to enter the ward. I have to hurry. As I run, I talk into the comm. "I'm grabbing the kid. How's it going down there, boss?"

[center][h2] Theron Shan [/h2][/center]

Combat rolls behind a gurney, feeling a sharp pain in my stomach as I do so. Stupid move. I grit my teeth in pain as I whisper to Charlie. "On my way up. They haven't spotted me yet, but if you keep talking to me, they're bound to overhear." I continue my slow creep towards the stairs.

[center][h2] Charlamagne [/h2][/center]

"Alright. Just checking. I'll see you outside." Turns off comm and heads to the ICU.

[center][h2] Synclair Je'and [/h2][/center]

I continue to struggle, finding it nearly impossible to rise. There is a hover chair not far away, but I can't reach. I can feel my stitching beginning to tear the more I fight to get up. With a yelp of pain, I slip and fall off of the bed and onto the floor. Again, I can hear footsteps outside. These ones sound heavier and more metallic; Republic Trooper. Weakly, I try to crawl towards the hover chair across the room, but I'm not making much progress. I am less than half way there when the door wings open and an armed trooper bursts it. He stares down at me, and I up at him. For several seconds, he doesn't move, but then suddenly he falls forward and crumbles to the floor. A tiny sabre dart sticks into the gap between his shoulder plate and his helmet. Behind him stands Theron Shan with his wrist launcher extended. "Theron!"

[center][h2] Theron Shan [/h2][/center]

"Glad the docs forgot to confiscate this one. Took all my blasters and knives though." I go to Syn and pull her to her up, throwing her arm around my shoulder. "We're out of time. Charlamagne has Rosalie. He'll meet us downstairs..."

[center][h2] Charlamagne [/h2][/center]

Meanwhile, I am running as fast as I can down the stairs, a blaster in one hand and a (thankfully) sleeping baby in the other. I have a speeder bike part out front. It'll be tough driving while holding a kid, but I've done worse. As I reach the bottom floor, I burst through the emergency exit doors... right into a squad of Troopers. They all turn in surprise, not even thinking to raise their guns. I shrug comically and smile. "Oops! Wrong floor!" Then I blast the closes one and dive for the door. The baby is awake now. "Shhh! I gotcha! I won't let any of these big back bucket heads hurt ya!"