The Streets

[Paige]

"The hospital..."

::Paige whispers. She's shaking her head.::

"The hospital will be a mess."

::It's true; there's no doubt that the hospitals will all be packed with people injured from events over the Black Day - if not destroyed entirely by demons.::

[Andrea]

::Andrea sucks in a breath and turns to Leo.::

"Leo. You have that healing potion. You gave it to me at the beach for Julie."

[Dante]

"You don't even want to try?!"

::Dante stares at the subdued figure of Jasmine down the length of the bus and shoots a look to Paige, not understanding::

[Leo]

::Leo shakes his head.::

"It's smashed."

::He looks devastated, but he can even feel the broken vial against his shirt, its precious contents having oozed into the lining of the sling.::

[Sharon]

"What?"

::Sharon stares at Leo. She'd just assumed it would be okay up til now.::

"Why didn't you protect it?!"

[Lucinda]

"It's okay, Jasmine, we're going to take you to the hospital. They'll be able to help."

::Lucinda is dripping tears all over her daughter, creating streaks through some of the blood covering Jasmine's face.::

[Leo]

::Leo shoots Sharon a hurt look.::

"How could I!? They're not made of steel!"

::He doesn't want to fight but finds her accusation incredibly hard to deal with.::

[Jasmine]

::Jasmine whimpers, turning her face and squeezing her eyes shut. Now that she knows what's happening to her, it's almost as if she can feel her life leaving her body. She's dying, and there's nothing she can do about it. Sniffing, she turns her head back up and looks into Lucinda's face, seeing the fear on it and feeling even worse.::

"I don't wanna die, mum."

[Lucinda]

::Lucy's heart breaks and it's all she can do not to collapse right there. But her expression hardens, as does her voice.::

"You're not going to. You hear me? You're not, so stop thinking like that."

::She turns to look at Dante. Removing her gaze from her baby girl is like abandoning her completely. It feels as though it physically hurts just to glance elsewhere.::

"We have to go. Now."

::She turns to look around the rest of the people gathered.::

"And you need to get this bus moving, before that... that monster does this to anyone else."

[Sharon]

::Sharon stares hard at Leo, but she knows she's being unfair. She just can't accept that their helpless to heal Jasmine.::

(I can't drive this thing.)

[Luke]

"I'll drive."

::Luke walks up to the driver's seat, sweeping away the glass from both the seat and the aisle and starts up the vehicle.::

[Jasmine]

::When the vibration of the engine starts, everything begins to go black for Jasmine. Her eyes start to close and her head rolls to the side, though she keeps trying to move it back.::

"Sera... where's..."

::A light frown graces her forehead. She's trying to understand how she can't see any more, but nothing's making sense. It's okay, though. She feels calm. She wishes she knew where Sera was, but it's okay that she doesn't.::

[Richard]

"She's here."

::Richard kindly reaches back and grabs Sera by the hand, yanking her down onto her knees and over to Jasmine's side. He doesn't care what state she's in: if his daughter needs her, she'll get her. He even forces her hand onto Jasmine's.::

"She's right here with you, Jaz."

[Jasmine]

::Jasmine's expression smooths out as her hand slowly moves to touch Sera's. She looks relaxed, now. Ready. The psychic lets out a deep sigh and says nothing more.::

[Luke]

::Luke straps himself into the seat and checks the panel for everything, including the fuel gauge.::

(A little less than half...)

::Of course, this doesn't mean that they have enough gas to get them to their destination as the bus likely has horrible gas mileage. After adjusting his mirrors, he turns the vehicle away from the disaster site and drives them towards the mean streets of downtown San Francisco.::

[The Source]

::Underground, The Source has followed.::