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#2019-03-25 05:45:55, as written by The_Queen

Before they went in, Doll explained the situation to Melody. "Echo isn't... well, you'll see." She said softly, "just don't mention Flo, alright?" Melody nodded, she wasn't stupid, she had seen some of what had happened. She had not expected her sister to be like this though. She had thought Echo would bounce back, as she always had done the time before. She did not expect this tiny, pitiful demon to be her baby sister. She felt instantly guilty, she should have been able to stop this, she should have done something instead of just standing by and letting it happen. Echo sobbed between them, her little form having withered significantly. She was far too thin, her skin gaunt and pale, with dark bags underneath her eyes. Hawk was sleeping on a chair in the corner, no doubt having spent the night with her, to be there when Echo awoke screaming from the nightmares.

"I'm sorry," Melody whispered, clinging to her tiny form. "I'm so sorry," she noticed the tiny vial that Echo wore around her neck, filled with pink glittering dust. Her stomach wrenched, there was no way she could tell her sister about Flo's true state, not like this. The thought of it made her nauseous all over again. "It's okay, I'm here now. We're both here," Doll carefully rubbed Echo's back, whose tail had curled up around her leg. Melody began to sing, hoping to put her sister at ease. She relaxed in her arms, no longer shaking as badly. "We're going to go home, together, alright?" It was a lie though, Melody and Doll would only be taking a short break before they would have to return to the front. Echo would be sent away with Hawk, where they hoped Echo could make at least a partial recovery.

Enough that she would avoid work as a birth mother. Even if she no longer saw action, even if they simply became paper pushers at headquarters, it would be enough. "They won't hurt you again, I promise." No, Echo would be safe, Melody and Doll would see to it. A light knocking came from outside, Echo stiffened, burying her face in Melody's chest. It was just Shiro, coming with dinner. She placed the tray quietly on the table and took her leave, waving to Doll on her way out. Hawk roused from her nap, leaping to her feet as she heard Echo crying. "Melody! Doll!" She covered her mouth quickly, realizing that she had been yelling. "You're here, you're alive." They exchanged brief hugs before Hawk picked Echo up, attempting to soothe her the same way one would a baby. "It's okay, you're safe now."

The poor demon was still suffering from flashbacks and terrible fear whenever anyone came into the room. She didn't trust any of the food they brought her and she broke down every other minute, going into an unresponsive state as she was trapped in the memory of what Iflet had done and the nightmarish faces she saw in her sleep. "How are we gonna fix her?" Melody asked softly, as they exited the room so that they did not distract Echo while Hawks attempted to coax her to eat. "We can't," Doll admitted. "Wei is willing to send her and Hawk to rehab, but unless she makes a 180, she'll be sent to Switzerland." Melody gasped, aware of the implications.

"We should send them somewhere," Melody began to muse. "Somewhere there won't be any pressure to heal, just so that Echo can be Echo again." Did such a place exist? It would need to be away from the public eye, from the fighting, empty of other people. "There's an island, in Asia," Doll began to speculate. "I know someone who owes me a favor."

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