All Bets are Off

It’s done.

Now what?

We wait.

That was the worst part. However, that wasn’t the only part they had to worry with. Baby Doll was the first one to notice when she was still mentally with them.

Guys.

The other angels looked at her.

What is it?

She looked at the eyes on her. Her brain still wasn’t completely there. How long would she be able to warn before she was gone again? She just had to try and bite the bullet. Baby took in a breath.

There is somebody watching us.

At first, the message wasn’t coming through. Natalia stood as she tried to piece together what she was saying.

Okay…

Baby pressed her lips together. You can’t feel him?

What are you talking about? Feel who? Who is watching us?

I don’t know what his name is. But I’ve seen him before. He’s starting to catch onto what is going on. The pause was heavy. Baby didn’t know if she was getting through to them. When she was in that place, she could remember every detail about her captor. When most of her came back, the details were flighty at best.

Natalia pressed her lips together. It looked like she had almost all of the pieces solved. Baby fought to keep herself grounded long enough for the older angel to say it. Come on. Say it. Please say it. I don’t know how much longer before I disappear again. Please say it!

Natalia finally said it. One name escaped from her lips. Everything froze around them. The other angels stared in shock. Baby felt like a weight was lifted from her chest. Izumi had an uneasy look on her face.

You can’t be serious!

We don’t have a choice. The Hail Mary plan is already in motion. We’re just going to have to do the best we can.

Are you saying that we just have to wing it?!

I don’t know. Do you have any other options?

Enough! Don’t lose focus! We have to keep the circle together, remember? The girls quickly went quiet as they readjusted their focus. Natalia took in another breath.

We will keep going with the circle and the Hail Mary gamble until we can figure out what to do with him.

But…

We’ll fight about that later. We have to be there when come back. I refuse to hear any more bullshit. Got it? The other angels went quiet. Natalia breathed out.

Good. We just need to keep our eyes open while we keep it up. We are going to need to… Baby had zoned out by this point.

Meanwhile, Ben and Lisa watched the angels staring at each other in that circle.

“What are they doing now?” Lisa asked. Ben shook his head. A loud shush ripped through their ears. Both went quiet.

The angels still had to push on. That exchange ate up what little time was wasting away. However, the mission had to go on. They needed to get Masayuki and Baby back.

Speaking of that…