BK93: Not much of an interruption from me. Story go!

"What the hell…?" Hellboy asked.

"Bastard had a dead man's switch. God only knows how much time we have to get the hell out of here!" Hellboy didn't need any more explanation as he ran out the door with Raven, Night in tow. They both practically jumped down the flights of stairs to get to the first floor.

"Clear out! Let's go!" Hellboy yelled.

"What's wrong?" Liz demanded, her question overridden by Abe's.

"What happened to her?!"

"Explain later, Blue!" Hellboy said. "Haul out!" The barked order was interrupted when Night fell to the floor, unable to support his weight on his broken ankle any longer. Liz and Abe rushed to pull the scientist up. "Now haul out!" Hellboy ran and kicked down the heavy steel doors that would have taken too long to open manually. Manning and his handicapped van were waiting outside. Knowing that loading up into the van would have taken precious time that they didn't have, Hellboy kicked the back bumper to tell him to drive.

They barely made it out of blast range. The force of the explosion sent them all flying. Hellboy was forced to twist awkwardly to keep the already-injured Raven from being crushed by his weight. He watched the building burn, knowing that inside, Jericho's body was being incinerated. After what they had heard coming from Raven's communicator and seeing the way he carelessly had shot the girl, he decided that he had really deserved to die a more painful death, and that Night had been too merciful in shooting him in the chest.

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After getting everyone out, getting Raven and Night to the nearest hospital was of the utmost importance. Hellboy, Liz, and Abe had only minor injuries. Night was taken to the emergency room, and Raven was wheeled into surgery upon arrival. Everyone stared at the pyro, the amphibian, and the demon as they waited for news about their friends' conditions. Abe paced back and forth, his hands behind his back. Hellboy picked the dirt out from under his fingernails with a pocket knife, and Liz read a magazine.

"Cool your jets, Blue. You're gonna put a hole in the floor. Take a load off and hold the kid's gun. Wait, I take that back. Don't hold the kid's gun." There was no telling who Abe would shoot to get to Raven. Defeated and sore-footed, Abe sat down beside his friend, his elbows on his knees and his head in his hands.

"She could die, Red. She could be dead and they're just not telling us! We've been here for three hours!" Abe groaned angrily. "There was so much blood…her blood…I think I'm going to be sick…" In that moment, Abe was glad he hadn't eaten at all that day. Hellboy dropped one massive arm around Abe's shoulders and shook him.

"Raven's got fight, Blue. She's a strong kid. She was totally conscious up until they put her under for surgery. Give the girl a little more credit than that." He said. As Hellboy finished speaking, a doctor in dark blue scrubs wearing a mask and glasses came out of an "Authorized Personnel Only" door and walked into the waiting room, his hands clasped in front of his chest.

"I'm looking for Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman and Hellboy?" He announced. While he spoke English very well, his voice was heavy with an Austrian accent. The three BPRD agents stood up.

"That's us." Liz said.

"Are you friends with Raven Night?"

"Yes."

"Come with me, please." In an instant, Abe was filled with a sense of impending dread. Quietly, they followed the doctor through the door. "Your friend was asking for you all at the start of the surgery, especially Mr. Sapien. How did she get this wound?"

"Shot with a .40-caliber single load pistol at point-blank range." Abe rattled off emotionlessly.

"She's very lucky. The bullet's trajectory took it past all of her vital organs. It entered at an angle and exited out of her left side. Her oblique muscles on that side will be damaged and she will be considerably weaker than she was before, but she should make a full recovery in almost no time at all." Abe almost passed out. Raven was going to be alright! "As for the gunshot wound on her left shoulder, it merely grazed and tore some skin and muscle. Though it may weaken her left arm, it will take hardly any time to recover. She's in recovery right now." The doctor opened another door. "She'll be in quite a bit of pain for some time, and the anesthesia has not fully worn off yet, so she may not recognize you or respond if you ask her any questions." He led the group into a room where Raven lie in a bed in a light blue hospital gown, hooked up to various machines and three IVs, one being antibiotics, one being painkillers, and one being a unit of blood. Raven's head rolled over to the side and she saw the little group gathered by her bedside.

"Hey. You made it." She smiled weakly and began to sit up, groaning as she did so and falling back against the mattress. "Forgot I can't do that." She picked up a small tan remote with a small green button and pressed on the button. The machine beside her bleeped. "Ahhh." She moaned angrily. "Gimme my morphine." Abe quietly took the button from her hand and set it down beside her.

"It's not time for another dose just yet." He said softly, holding her hand. "Are you alright?" He asked her.

"Peachy." She looked up at him. He kissed her lips first, then her forehead. "I look like a mess, don't I?" She asked.

"Just a little. Nothing water couldn't solve." He told her. Raven turned her attention from him to Hellboy and Liz.

"Thanks, guys. For everything. I came to you looking for help and you saved my life, and my papa's life. You are a crazy bunch of somebitches, I tell ya, and I couldn't be happier."

"That's what we're here for, kid." Hellboy replied, ruffling her hair.

"It was fun." Liz hugged her.

"Hey, that's leavin' talk. I ain't leavin', if it's alright with you guys and Manning."

"Of course it is, Rae." Abe said.

"Well, then, you ain't getting rid of me so easily. This won't keep me down for long." Raven said. She pondered for a moment before asking a small question. "If I stay, is my codename gonna have to be 'kid?'" She looked up expectantly with a goofy grin on her face. Hellboy, Liz, and Abe looked at each other before nodding.

"Yeah, pretty much. Welcome to the BPRD, Kid." Hellboy said as the doctor walked back in, having left to give the group some privacy. Raven picked up her button, aimed it at him, and pressed it.

"What're you doing, Rae?" Abe asked.

"Trying to mute him. He uses big words that hurt my head." She said. The doctor chuckled.

"Is she related to Dr. Xanthus Night?" He asked Hellboy. Before he could answer, Raven piped up.

"Hey, buddy, over here." He looked down at her. "I may be an incapacitated invalid with a serious need for some friggin' morphine, but I can still answer for myself, thanks!" She shot out. "And yes, I am!" The doctor couldn't help but laugh at the spirited girl lying before him.

"He was just moved into a regular room. Would you like to join him?"

"Sure. Give me somebody to bug when these fools aren't here." Raven jerked her head toward the trio of freaks. The doctor laughed and took the brakes off of Raven's bed.

"Could someone get her IVs?" Abe grabbed the pole and rolled it behind the doctor and Raven as they left the recovery room.

"We're goin' for a ride! We're goin' for a ride!" Raven chanted. Abe laughed. The mermaid was definitely spaced out on painkillers. She was rolled into a room and her bed was parked right next to her father's. Night was out of bed, sitting up. He was bandaged in several places and looked tired. Raven looked at Night as the doctor parked her bed before leaving, closing the door.

"The nice doctor took me for a ride and I have a big hole in my belly!" She laughed manically. "I love painkillers. They're really nice, they're giving me morphine again so that you'll have to remind me of all the crazy shit I did!" Hellboy couldn't help but laugh. "And most of the nurses speak, like, German or something like that and I can't understand a word they said! And if you ask me, the doctor's kinda cute, but don't tell Abe!" Abe crossed his arms and tapped his foot.

"Raven…" He said softly.

"You weren't supposed to hear that! Papa told you, didn't he?" Hellboy plopped down in one of the chairs in the room.

"Now this is entertainment!" He laughed. "I could stay here!" Raven on morphine was like Raven on crack, bouncing around with no idea what she was saying. Abe wondered how fast her mood would change and got his answer when Raven suddenly stilled and closed her eyes.

"I'm acting like a goofball, aren't I? I'm not in my right mind…" There was a moment of rationality within the madness. "Hello world. Wakey wakey." Raven closed her eyes and allowed her head to roll to the side, opening them and looking at her father. "You owe me big time." She said. "I love you, Papa." He nodded.

"I love you too, Rae." Raven yawned widely and closed her eyes.

"Being silly is the best way to deal with the pain." She said softly. "It hurts so bad…even the morphine isn't taking the edge off." Raven opened her eyes and looked around the room. "But having my friends, my father, and my boyfriend here certainly does make dealing easier." She smiled weakly before groaning. "Oh, God, my stomach hurts…" She grasped at the inflicted area, wishing she could just ram her hands down into the hole and rip herself apart to make the pain stop. But what good would that do her? Then she'd be worse off than she was now. "Remind me of the pain next time before I take a bullet for anyone else." She wheezed. "Nah, I'm kidding. I'd fill myself full of holes for you guys." She said with another weak smile.

"And we'd do the same for you." Liz said. Hellboy, Abe, and Night nodded in agreement. Abe walked over to Raven and pulled the small chair that was next to her bed closer, sitting down. He kissed her temple.

"I really freaking hurt." She muttered.

"I know." Abe stroked her hair softly to try and give her some amount of comfort. Raven picked up her head and rested it on Abe's hand, letting his fingers caress the back of her neck. She let out a soft moan.

"God that feels good…" She closed her eyes and leaned back into his hand, allowing herself to rest for the first time since she came out of surgery. Abe continued his soft caressing, just glad he could help take her mind off of the pain. After a moment of silence only disturbed by the beeping of a machine, Raven spoke again. "Y'know, it's gonna be hard to have kids with a hole in my stomach."

"WHAT?!" The entire room looked at Raven in shock. Her father scowled.

"Raven, are you pregnant?" He growled.

"Oh Good heavens no, she isn't! She's far too young for that, Dr. Night!" Abe's face was on fire and it was clear to everyone in the room that he was embarrassed.

"I was just sayin'." Raven said with an innocent smile. Abe and her father glared. Raven closed her eyes and took a deep, rasping breath. "I like to mess with you guys. Sorry." Raven took another deep breath and sighed. "Still have a little bit of anesthesia in me. Let's see if I can use that to get some sleep…" Within moments, Raven was still and quiet. Abe watched as her chest rose and fell with every breath, thanking God that she was still alive.

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Four days later, Raven and Night were cleared for travel by the Austrian hospital and were loaded up into the BPRD jet. It was painful for Raven to sit in the airplane chairs, even reclined and wrapped up in a blanket with Abe beside her. Finally, she just allowed herself to succumb to the pain and passed out, staying asleep until the plane touched down in Trenton. Hellboy stretched upon exiting the plane. He cracked his neck and sighed.

"So great to be home." Hobbling over on crutches, Night agreed.

"I almost forgot what it felt like to be in Jersey." He said softly. "I'm so glad I'm home where people speak English. Austria was fun, but having to have an interpreter 24/7 was a pain in the ass." Hellboy nodded.

"I can imagine." Abe rolled Raven down a ramp in a wheelchair.

"Thank God. Home." She said softly. "Now I can go rot in a Jersey hospital instead of an Austrian hospital!" She joked. "Sweet!" Abe laughed and shook his head.

"I don't think I'll ever fully understand you, Rae."

"Nope! Get used to it." Raven said with one of her classic goofy grins. "You know what? I could really go for Vivaldi and ice cream right about now." Abe laughed.

"After we get you checked in at the hospital, I promise." He said with a smile.

"It's great to be home."

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FOUR MONTHS LATER

After recovering from their wounds in the hospital, Raven and Night signed on as members of the BPRD. Manning worshipped the ground Night walked on and actually would spend more time with the four other agents when Night was around. Because of the events that took place that day in Austria, Night walked with a permanent limp and used a cane to get around. Raven did indeed have another large scar on her stomach and her left shoulder sometimes gave her trouble, but she mostly ignored it. Raven detoxed off of painkillers and used physical therapy to deal with her pain, something Abe was very proud of her for. She made a full recovery and went right back to shooting the shit out of stuff and reading her romance novels, every once in a while sneaking off with Abe to visit Bayel in the underground (among other things.) Like she promised the demonic gatekeeper, Raven took Night to visit Bayel as soon as they were able to. Raven and Liz were still the best of friends, and Hellboy still called her "kid." Everything was going well, until the red lights started flashing.

Then, it was off to work again.

BK93: Sequel? I dunno…I was thinking of something set in the plotline of The Golden Army and possibly twisting stuff around a bit.

We'll just have to see.

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