Hospital in New Jersey, Monday

[l1ttle_billy]

As Billy's mom left the room, a nurse came in to check on him. When he realized who it was, he burst into laughter. The wig, the contacts, the outfit.

"You really are a master of disguise." he said to her.

"How else was I going to get in to see you?" The Baroness asked. Her own smirk died when she looked at the bandages on his chest. "William why?"

"I know, I should have shot him first." he grumbled.

"I was going to say why would you put yourself in such a situation in the first place? What happened to staying out of it?"

"Tommy needed help." he said simply.

She sighed. "William this noble streak of yours is only getting you into trouble. You could have simply told Snake-Eyes where to go."

He didn't answer. He knew she was right. Instead, he changed the subject. "Our daughter's on the way."

"What?"

"Serpentor's returned. He got my blood to make our daughter."

She was shocked. Despite what Billy had told her, she hadn't really believed such a future would come to pass. "I-I shall have to find the lab then." she said finally. "In the meantime, do try to be more careful. And do what the doctors tell you. If you get yourself killed by straining yourself too soon, I'll be very cross."

He smiled, though there was some bitterness there. "Yeah okay."

She tsked again, and turned to leave. "James sends his best." she said, and she was gone.

[Billy would love some phone calls!]

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[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Ain't I the popular one?"

[death-of-hope.livejournal.com]

"Let me guess, the nurses can't get enough of you," she said dryly, settling down on her bed. "So, when do I mount the rescue mission to spring you from the brig?"

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

Billy laughed. "Funny you should mention that." he said. Considering who had just left. "That actually won't be neccesary. They say I should be ready to leave tomorrow. Not a moment too soon really."

[death-of-hope.livejournal.com]

"I knew that candy-stripper had nefarious plans!" Anemone giggled. "Curses, I knew I shouldn't have left you unsupervised."

"Doctors suck," she said cheerfully. "At least you only have to put up with the crappy food for another day?"

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"I've known my fair share of good and bad." he said. "And the food's not so bad. Well the jello anyway. The rest, can you say bland?"

[death-of-hope.livejournal.com]

"Blaaaaaaaaaaaaand," she mimicked obediently. "Yup, I can say it. There's no such thing as a good doctor, they're just trying to get you to drop your guard so they can stick something in you. This is fact. They like stick-y things."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Okay in my world they're mostly good guys. I promise."

[death-of-hope.livejournal.com]

"Stick-y!" she insisted, giggling. "But it's fine, you'll be out of their clutches and everything tomorrow. Did they let you keep the bullet? We can draw a face on it and drown it in effigy."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"It didn't occur to me to ask." he admitted. "But I'll see. I don't see why not, unless they need it for evidence or something."