originally posted in:The New Dojo
"Sure, dude. Whatever you say. You act like she doesn't care if you die or somethin'. Why? I know love is scientifically just chemicals running through people's brains, but there's gotta be more to it than that...."
He sighed.
"You should probably know Traci has been kidnapped...."
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Cannon squeezed his eyes shut, gritting his teeth. He'd noticed an obvious lack of Traci around the dojo, but he'd assumed if something like this had happened Iso would have sent word. "Does Iso know?"
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"Who do you think found out first? Motherly instincts are a real thing, I guess." He shrugged. "You know where she'd go, don't you?"
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"To save Traci. Same place I'm heading." He spit out more blood. "Where is she and how do I get there?"
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"Yeah, no." Bedlam laughed and shook his head. "Good joke, but you're not going. Iso will die, nothing you can do about it. She's probably getting torn to pieces as we speak. So, go back to your lil friend there, okay?" He just smiled at Cannon.
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Cannon turned so he was facing Bedlam, his glare strong enough to kill. "You think I'm going to sit here while that happens then you're dumber than I thought, which is saying a lot."
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"Wow, you're an *sshole. Why the hell should I help you when you say sh*t like that?" Bedlam vanished and reappeared on a nearby rooftop. "Thanks to that cloth ya gave her she'll probably live, honestly. Well...live long enough for me to save her anyway."
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"Tell me how to get to her. She'll need my help. So will Traci." There was a desperation in his tone that wasn't normally there as he spat out more blood.
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"Traci isn't in danger, trust me. Iso is about to get saved once we're done talking here. We done?" Bedlam cracked his neck a lil.
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"Yeah, soon as you bring me to Iso." He wasn't coughing now, oddly, and was extremely determined to come along.
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"I'll bring her to you. How about that?" He rolled his eyes. "I don't have time for this."
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"... Fine." He was worried Iso would be hurt if he kept Bedlam. "Please hurry."
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"Great." He vanished.
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Cannon set to work mending his wounds. He also injected a carapace knitter into the wounded clone's leg so he could walk. The clone left in a hurry and Cannon sat down, waiting.
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Bedlam appeared in front of him, dripping blood from several bullet holes and cuts across his body. Iso was in his arms, unconscious with no visible wounds, but lots of dried blood all over her. Bedlam fell to his knees with a smirk on his face. "Got 'eem."
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Cannon got up quickly and rushed over. Oddly, most of his wounds were gone... Thanks to his bacta possessing implants as well as his augmentations. "You two alright?"
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"She's fine. Me? Eh." Bedlam rested the peacful looking Iso on the ground and stood up, leaving a puddle of blood on the floor.
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"I've got a first aid kit and some bacta, will that help?" The Mando felt guilty now for being a jerk to him earlier.
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"I'm...fine...." Bedlam held is head in one of his hands with a pained expression. "I've done worse than three arch's."
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"You definitely don't look fine. At least let me stop the bleeding? I owe you that much." Cannon's voice went from cold professional to friendly and worried.
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"Just...stay back." He took shallow breathes and stepped back from Iso and Cannon. "I'd rather just deal with this for now."
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He frowned and took a step beck to follow his wishes, kneeling beside Iso. "If you're sure..." He proceeded to do a quick visual evaluation of her.
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She had no injuries of any kind, just dried blood and unconsciousness. "She'll be fine."
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"Thank you..." He whispered quietly, tentatively reaching a hand down and resting it on Iso's shoulder.
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"I didn't do it for you. I did it for the woman I love." Bedlam sat dowm and sighed.
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Cannon closed his eyes and stepped back, hoping Bedlam didn't mean Iso, but doubting he'd be so lucky. He sat down, leaning against a small tree nearby as he waited for her to wake up.