neonleon | post-snek recoveries

"Gross." [Gus is making some notes in his notebook about more human world stuff - they have ALIENS - while Willow looks over his shoulder at it. Luz and Amity are finishing taking care of what's left of the Krang flesh. But Darius watches Hunter go to Leo.

He's gotten himself out of the way as quick as he could. Never before now has he been more grateful that he used his last power token to pump up his healing a second time. He'd started on it, and Amity's sister was helping. But he can't stop shaking. The shock and adrenaline still powerful in his mind right now. But the whole arm is just... gone.]

[ Just gone. A completely empty space left behind…

Hunter’s hands tremble as he adds a tiny trickle of healing to everything else being done. Coaxing the skin into knitting back up, replenishing what he can of the blood … ]

Leo? Can - can you hear me?

[His fingers tremble at that before picking back up focusing on healing.]

Yeah. I-i hear ya, Hunts. I'm here. You okay?

I’m - I’m fine. Not a scratch.

[ A little gross from the goop falling on him but otherwise completely unharmed. He just keeps supplying that little flow of healing, looking Leo up and down for more injuries.

Titan, this is awful. He needs to cheer Leo up a little. ]

I - I don’t think you’re going to be all right after this.

[Emira cuts Hunter a look, but Leo watches him before smiling a little; it's tired and worn but there. He gets what Hunter's doing.]

No. Guess I'm all left.

[Emira rolls her eyes. THESE GUYS..]

Y-yeah. Exactly.

[ He figured Leo would pick up on that. Can always trust his fiancé to enjoy a dumb pun.

He looks over at Emira. ]

Has anyone bird called the emergency Healers? He - he needs a hospital …

[Leo doubles down and focuses on healing the last of the skin to close the wound. Emira looks back at Hunter.] "Yeah, Ed's working on getting someone here."

I think I'd still take this to dying. No offense.

I - I also would take this over dying. A thousand times over.

[ It’s clear that his little scrap of healing won’t do anything else now. Leo seems stable.

So … he looks back at what’s left of the melted Krang with anger boiling just below the surface of his expression. ]

[The worst part about how Draxum created them was in his attempt to make them immune to poison, he also made them immune to opioids. So Leo is in... so much pain despite the healing closing the wound. But he sees where Hunter is looking and tries to reach for him, instinctively with the right that isn't there. Looks at his shoulder with a look and then reaches with the left.]

Hey. You did it. It's gone.

It’s not gone.

[ Sorry, Leo. Hunter’s got a few feelings of his own to work out here. He gives Leo’s good shoulder a soft squeeze before standing, approaching what’s left of the Krang, gripping his staff with white knuckles. ]

It - it hid. It LIED, it - waited to hurt you.

[ Hunter draws a circle in midair and summons another crackle of lighting to torch the spot where the goop lingers. ]

[Is this... Is this how his family felt when they saw Leo angry and determined to get Raph back? If it is, he gets why they were so freaked out. Emira sort of gives up when Leo starts to stand, ignoring the healers approaching to finish as he reaches out for him.]

Hunter- Hunts. Hey, um. [He's got to get Hunter in a better mindset. Something else to focus on.] Could- I-i dropped Lucky. Could you find him? Make sure he's not hurt from the fall?

[ Hunter was already moving as Leo approached. He follows up the lightning by gathering some earth up onto his staff and slamming down onto the goop again - and again - and -

He only stops when Leo says something, panting heavily with streaks of Krang blood along his arms and face. ]

I - that's - right. I should find Lucky for you.

[ he still stares at the thoroughly demolished smear that was the Krang monster a moment before going to look for the palisman. ]

Yeah, just... Make sure he's not hurt? Thanks, Hunts..

[Lucky had only agreed to help him out temporarily, just for this game and maybe a couple other games. Not... Not long term, like an actual witch and palisman partnership. He'd understand if Lucky wanted to go back to the hutch with the others after all this.

But he's also worried about Hunter. Seeing the blood smeared on him like that, the anger he's obviously feeling... With that, he goes back to the healers, let them finish up what he couldn't for now.]

[ Thanks Leo. Hunter will appreciate that once he's had a chance to calm down.

He finds Lucky safely tucked away under the bleachers; the act of coaxing the little palisman out is enough to calm him down a little too. When he returns with the tiny pine marten in hand, he just looks drained and sad instead of furious. ]

How ... how bad is it?

[Leo's glad for that at least. He looks... tired, more than anything. Dejected, maybe.]

I mean... I-it's gone. Um. Much as that place sucked, it's good I picked up the healing from there or it would've been worse.

For a moment you looked like you -

[ Could have died, is what he almost says, but he closes his mouth. ]

... Is it all gone? For real this time?

...I think so.

[He has no way to tell for sure. He doesn't have Donnie's scans to prove it.]

I think, any that was there would've joined in with that bit. So I think it's all gone.

[ Hunter nods a bit. And carefully holds the palisman out to Leo. ]

I should have figure it out sooner.

Neither of us had any way to know.

[He looks at Lucky, tentatively holding one hand out to him. He doesn't know what the Palisman thinks of what happened. The poor guy didn't ask for any of this the first time someone was working with him.]

So just gonna go on a limb and say that's probably it. Nothing else left behind of it.

[ he really didn't. And he looks a bit skeptical? but ... after a glance back at Hunter, the palisman delicately picks his way along Leo's remaining arm and gives his face a little lick.

Hunter, meanwhile, exhales deeply, trying to relax. ]

You've only got one limb left to go on.

[Leo wasn't really expecting Lucky to climb on him, but he'll take it. He adjusts his arm so it's easier until Lucky gets to his shoulder and perches there. Even with everything going on, he can't help smiling a little at the lick, trying to pet at Lucky's head gently.]

Best limb then, right?

Y. Yeah. I ... guess so.

[ Lucky leans into the pets, cuddling up against Leo's neck. ]

We're going back to the hospital for a while, okay?

[Leo sort of sighs through his nose a bit at that, keeping up that little affection with Lucky. He's going to end up with a reputation on the Boiling Isles if he's not careful, if he hasn't already. He's sure there's already gossip happening at the edges of the field.]

Yeah. Good idea.

And - and then you're going to rest again, and this time you'll really get better because there won't be anything left of that thing.

[ Footsteps - looks like the healers are here to whisk him away. Air transport back to the university. ]

[They are, but he'll take the quick opportunity to take Hunter's hand and squeeze it.]

Exactly...

Hunter- ...Thanks. For all of that. And tell Darius I said thanks?

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