By the time the Marine stumbled through the gates of the hold dripping blood, he was getting weak. Sides of his visions getting blacker by the minute and things were hazier. No one stepped to catch him when he fell to the pavement coughing blood onto the hot material.<em>Savages with no regards for human life</em>Warner thought as he began to crawl with one hand vainly holding pressure to the wounds. Around him people gathered but stayed their distance. In this world if you weren't part of their shitty community you might as well be dead to them. Glaring at a woman who had a slight smile on her face at his distress, no doubt counting the hi tech gear that existed on him. Quickly she dropped the smile seeing his fading eyes. To believe he used to fight for these people and here the prewar guardian now considered a piece of meat. A man who once gave his lifeblood on a foreign soil now an easy mark.<br/><br/>His previous time in the Hold was always brief. Between Betty if he needed gas and the obvious prewar gear Warner knew he was going to be shanked. However he was here enough to familiar enough with the layout of services. Most of them were on the so called main street which was very similar to prewar towns. Dragging his body which was fading in strength towards the nearest doctor. Laughing as he left a bloody trail behind him on the black pavement.<br/><br/>Doctor was a liberal way to put the man who patched people together. It wasn't exactly a science as much as it was a ritual. In fact Warner found it was a lot more in common with tribal shamans then actual medical work. Nevertheless in his state it was the best fucking hope he ever had. Adam needed him, Operation Garden required him in order to succeed. That meant he<em>couldn't</em>die before his mission was accomplished, no matter the sacrifice. While he was sworn to protect these savages and he planned to keep it, you can't make a omelet without braking a few eggs. Reaching up he swung the door open to the "clinic" before he fell into the building. Laying on the floor he summoned the last of his energy to shout,<br/><br/>"Doc, I seem to be in a slight predicament..." With that he laid his head down and closed his eyes. "I'm not giving up Maria...even with my last breath I promise that I will do everything in my power."