3 Hours Later….

Silence.

The only thing that could be hear in the small glass box that held the Blue Furry Creature that they had found lying in his own stomach contents.

The Doctors of NBC Defence Post Alpha were usually only training for this kind of event, but now that training would be put to the test, especially after they had received 6 casualties, 3 Humans, 1 Merb, 1 Wallop and they Critter they were now treating. A custom for dealing with irradiated casualties was to were a Grade 3 Bio-Suit, but the amount of Radiation that the Storm Hawks had been exposed meant that the Doctors had to walk around in Exo-Suits. Bulky and incredibly clumsy Exo-Suits were more accustomed to Combat that medical situations. But finally there agonising work would pay off.

Radarr's eyes began to flicker open.

'Sir! Phase 1 Alert! He's awake!' Shouted the Doctor encased in the Exo-Suit.

A blinding white light was all that Radarr saw as he awoke, but as his eyes opened wider the whiteness faded and a dull red fog had descended onto his eyes. He whined hoarsely and tried to move his hands, nothing, he couldn't't move he was paralysed. The Radiation Poisoning had sapped every last bit of energy out of him, only his voice remained active.

A pain throbbed through his stomach and lungs and eventually he realised that a long tube had been plugged onto his nose to help him breath, his voice was croaky and it was difficult to talk.

Looking at Radarr from outside the box was disturbing, his fur had completely fallen out in some places, blood has seeped out from his fingers and ears. Swollen skin surrounded his mouth and eyes and above all his eyes were blood red, it had covered his pupils and was slowly covering the rest of his viewing organs.

But one amazing feature stood out from all, something almost abnormal.

He was alive.

The Doctors had imagined that a Radiation Dosage that the Storm Hawks had received would have instantly killed there 'Pet' but it was amazing, he was still alive! True it was that he would require days of constant and dangerous medical care but it was still mind boggling, he had survived.

4 Days later….

The Sun was slowly setting over a Terra North of Atmosia. Radarr was sitting on a ledge of the Terra looking away from the Sun. His arms and legs still hurt from the Burns and Bleeding but he found that he could walk slowly yet effectively to most places. He touched his ears softly, the blood from them had hardened to a slippery crust and it was uncomfortable to touch. He let his hand flop but winced as it fell upon a patch of burnt skin, looking out over the Terra the cool breeze provided a coolant for his fiery emotions that were springing up constantly in his mind.

Behind him a figure sitting in a wheel chair approached.

Aerrow

He was still weak from the Poisoning but his skin had shown signs of beginning to heal and his Hair had started to grow back, but his body was not ready for combat. Its likely it wouldn't be for another few days, maybe weeks.

Radarr lifted an ear and heard Aerrow approach.

'How you doing?' he said softly.

Radarr didn't reply.

'It wasn't your fault Radarr, the Rod was a Metallic Crystal used for Fuel in Reactors, it was improperly disposed. You didn't know that it was dangerous'

Radarr still said nothing.

'But it was!!' He screamed to himself in his mind. 'I took the Rod Onboard! I let the Storm Hawks touch it and examine it! I didn't leave it when I knew that it could be dangerous! I am responsible for everything that happened, and even though You and I don't want to believe that its true.'

A tear rolled from Radarr's eye.

Aerrow sighed, he knew that his furry friend was going to need a little time to come to his senses, turning to leave he spoke his last sentence.

'And you saved us.'

There was any movement from the 'Mission Specialist', Aerrow rolled back into the Outpost doors.

Radarr sobbed, 'I saved us. Yeah, BUT I WOULDN'T NEED TO IF I HAND'T BEEN SO BLUDDEY STUPID!!' He dropped his head into his hands. Guilt was only thing that flourished in his mind.

But somewhere in his head, probably deep in his mind a hint of truth emerged.

'You did save them' it said.