Don't Poke the Luna (Xena and Ryder)

The Lna 266

Chapter 266

Xena's POV

I gathered every ounce of strength I had left and pulled violently on the IV tube

connected to my left hand. Pain shot through my arm as the needle tore free, and the metal stand crashed to the floor with a tremendous clatter. I immediately closed my eyes and let my body go limp, frowning and trembling as if I were having some kind of medical emergency.

The noise immediately caught the doctors' attention. They turned from their computers, speaking in rapid, panicked voices.

"What happened?"

*Her vitals are spiking!"

"The IV came loose she's lost too much blood!"

me, I let my hand shift partially, extending my claws just enough. In one swift motion, I slashed across his throat, opening his windpipe in a

hands flying to his neck as he tried to stem the flow of blood. But it was too late. He collapsed backward, crashing into the

immediately alerted the other two doctors, who spun around with expressions

"What the hell-"

"She's awake! She's-"

was already moving. Despite his injuries,

them into both doctors' backs, piercing through their scrubs. Their screams of

them, his movements weak but determined. He knelt beside each fallen doctor and drew his

I managed to say through our mind

triumphant. He began crawling toward me, using the last of his strength to drag himself

he reached the surgical table, he extended his claws once more and cut through the leather restraints binding my wrists and kles. The effort seemed to drain the last of his energy, and he collapsed

called out through our mind link, but there was

looked at William more closely, I was horrified to see the trail of blood he'd left across

was returning, probably with reinforcements. My heart sank as realized our situation had gone from desperate

space was filled with medical equipment and overturned furniture from our fight. There was nowhere to conceal

the doctors had been working. Various vials and test