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!]

Comments

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"I bribed a squirrel with gremlin juice."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Gremlin...juice? Ew."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Tell me about it. Even when it's fresh squeezed, it's full of yuck with a side of ick. And the smell...?"

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"And, who does the squeezing? Just, ew."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"There's a machine, of course. Far easier than manually squeezing it. That's just gross."

Yes, this was John being a concerned friend.

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

Sweeny Todd? "And the squirrels accepted this bribe? I'm scared."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

I'm craving pasties now. "I kinda told 'em it was chocolate rum. I'm sure they hate me even more now."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Dude. You don't cross the squirrels."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"You'd think I'd learn about that, but no. My luck, they team up against some sort of robot ninja force and come after me. And we'd have to defend, my crack team of monkey pirates who wear spandex and quote bad lines, like on those Japanese shows, dude."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"...Okay now I really am worried about you. And remember, I go to Fandom, so that's saying something."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"My pedigree is longer, so I worry about me, too. And you. Remember, dodge away from bullets, not towards."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

Billy was silent for a moment. "Shouldn't have gotten that far." he said finally. "I shouldn't have given him the opening in the first place."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Shoulda coulda woulda. You shoulda been in a hot tub with a busty blonde, coulda walked away, he woulda got away with it. Whatever 'it' is," he pointed out.

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"He did get away with it."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Not all of it. Dammit, Billy, you stood up to him. That counts. No matter what else happened. Or happens now."

He paused.

"Though if you're getting sponge baths by hot nurses, I'll shoot you again. And possibly myself just for the spongebaths." The snicker was implied.

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

Billy smirked slightly. But it died quickly. "I was stupid, and careless. And the guy we went to save? We didn't."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"I'm not sure. I think we did manage to save a Billy. Lightly used, only shot once. Maybe twice. Comes with accessories like Pogo-Leg and Rocket Foot."

This is when John started snerking at the wrongness.

"Dude, remind me to make you a rocket foot. How'd you like to be a flying pirate ninja?"

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

This time Billy snickered more. "Good thing for the morphine or the laughing might hurt."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"No laughing! Or else the cute nurses will send in Boris the Man-Mountain to give you a sponge bath and neither of us want that." he sighed. "It's good to hear you laugh, dude."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Yeah. It's good to have friends that try to make me laugh."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"And not to have Boris. Jeez. How much are the nurses going to miss you when you get outta there, dude?"

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

Billy smirked. "Hey I just wish I had someone waiting to shower me with sympathy when I get back to school."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Uh. Might want to get someone else. I might put a bucket over your door or something."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Check that. A female someone."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"A hot one. Who's not crazy. Which... probably means she's either in a coma or so many levels of crazy higher than you that you just can't fathom it. Which? Because it's Fandom? Could happen. I wouldn't be surprised if they get sentient dogs on the island or something."