The blood seemed to freeze on the piece of glass seconds after leaving Ciara's body. She held tightly onto him, taking slow deep breaths, trying to remind calm. She wrapped her fingers into the sleeve so she wouldn't touch anyone, afraid she might freeze him by touching him.

Ceres and the rest of them came out.

"What's wrong with her?" Loki asked, looking Ciara over for a minute, "Are you mortals really that easily cold?"

"Somebody gave her something that's making her like this" Bruce explained, glad that the ambulance was finally there so they could load her up. Alfred pulled up the limo nearby as well. "Alfred will take the rest of you along to the hospital. There are a few specialist doctors I know that owe me a favour or two. I'm going to see if I can track them down for her."

"What kind of drug could do this?" Celeste asked, looking worried.

"Sorry to cut tonight short guys... Papa? Ride with me?" She asked, reaching out toward him.

"Of course sweetie" Eric, whom I totally remembered was there the whole time, climbed into the Ambulance with her before they headed out to Gotham General Hospital.

"I'm not sure what did this" Bruce frowned, "which is why I'm going to get the best of the best on top of it right away." he stepped to the side of the street and hailed a cab, since he was letting the others take the Limo with Alfred.

When they got to the hospital Ciara's core temperature had dropped down to 33.2°C. Her muscles had stiffened up and her speech wasn't too good. Her lips had turned blue and her breath was still making puffs of smoke. It was like all the liquid in her body was freezing up on her.

They hurried her inside and into a room, following the procedures one would take when dealing with a patient with Hypothermia. They hooked her up to heart machine, gave her a mask which pumped warm, moisted air appoxly at 42°C into her lungs. Warm clothes and blankets and 4 heaters pumping the room up with warm air.

One nurse started to pull her hand out of her sleeve to clip the pulse device onto her thumb. "Don't.." She started to warn. The woman screamed as her fingers got frost bite on them.

Thor was beside himself with concern and that was nothing to say of how Eric was dealing with this. Loki on the other hand seemed more bored than anything else. He had been having a good time and now it had been cut short-and how long were they supposed to wait here?


Bruce on the other hand had paid the cab triple to get to Wayne Manor as fast as possible and was now suiting up in the bat cave while the computer ran it's analysis of Ciara's blood.

They managed keep her temperature from dropping any lower but it would not go back up. Her temperature would go up a few decimals but then right back down to 33.5°C.They covered her hands in large mitts to make sure no one else touched her hands.

Loki leaned back in the waiting room chair, "Ceres, what are we doing here?" he questioned. There could only be so many people in the room with Ciara at once, so Eric and Thor were in there now.

"Ciara's is sick. We're being supportive. This is what you do when your love ones get hurt... Come on, let's go get some coffee for everyone." She said getting up.

When they couldn't get Ciara's body temperature to go back up, the doctors approved the use of Rapid Detox to flush whatever was in her system out.

It wasn't a easy/nice process. It took about an hour and a half to complete, Ciara was kicking and yelling and crying. By the end of it though, her body temperature seemed to go up a few degrees.

She lay panting as they unhooked the detoxing fluids, "Papa?...Have you called my hubby?" She asked, she was so tired. She just wanted to sleep.

"I barely even know her" Loki complained with a sigh.




"Right here" Pietro replied as he stepped into the room, "Sorry, it took me a little longer than I thought. Max didn't want me to leave" he took a seat next to Ciara.

Celeste slapped Loki in the arm, "Yes but it's the right thing to do. And I know her and I want to be here. So be supportive ok?"


She reached her mitten covered hand up for him to hold, "Hmmm... Two of my favorite men in one room... I must be a lucky lady."

The doctor came in. "Ah, ah ah, Mrs. Maximoff. You need to stay awake ok?" He said coming in to check up on her. He touch her feet and made sure she was still able to move them. He was a tall thin man. "I must apologize for not coming sooner. The ER has been swamped with patients."

"What happened?"

He rubbed his eyebrow as he checked Ciara's heart beat, "Looks like another new drug. People are showing up mutant like powers. It seems you've been exposed to the same thing but it must have the opposite effect on you.... Your temperature is going up so that's a good sign. Make sure she stays awake. Once we have her stable, I'd like her to stay for at least 24 hours. Make sure she doesn't have any heart or lung problems from the hypothermia. Ciara, would you like something to drink?" He asked tapping her toes to get her attention.

"Hm?...Coffee."

"I'll have the nurse bring up some Decaf for you. You're doing better but we're not out of the woods yet."

Pietro sighed in relief and kissed Ciara's mittened hand, "Well, I guess we won't be building snowmen anytime soon."



"Bruce Wayne does not have to be here" Loki pointed out, "He managed to get away immediately. Smart man..."

Celeste gave him a look and then punched him in the arm several times, "If. you.had.been.spiked.she.would have been here.for.you! Now eat your donut grumpy." She sighed, "Maybe she'll make it up to you." She said sarcastically.

"But Pietro...I wanna build a snooowman" She sang before coughing. "S-Sorry I crashed the party, Papa."

Pietro just smiled.

Eric patted her arm gently, "That's alright, I think it was about time to start sobering up anyway. I don't think I've ever had a night quite that wild before"

"Why didn't invite meeee?" Pietro whined, "it sounds like you had fun. And I could've watched your drink for you"





Loki just looked at Celeste, it hadn't hurt, "If it had been me, I would have expected no such thing from her." he replied, "and in all seriousness, why doesn't Bruce Wayne have to be here?"

"Cause I was on vaction cause you told me I was going squrrily and needed some time away. Next time.

Pietro sighed, "Do you ever get tired of being right all the time?" he asked with a grin.

"Only when you let me." She smiked lightly, her eyes growing heavy again.

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"I think we should let you rest" Eric suggested with a gentle smile. He stroked her hair once and headed out to the waiting room to inform the others. Pietro stuck around until she fell asleep though.

"...Wait did you tell Max what was going on? You know he wont be able to sleep. Wheres your phone?"

"I'll call him" Pietro assured, "Go to sleep."

"No." SHe shook her head, "You can say I'm ok all you want but he needs to hear my voice." She said sitting up and blowing a puff of cold air out as she moved her stiff joints.

"Alright, alright" Pietro sighed and pulled out his phone, dialing the number before handing it over to her.

Pietro had to hold the phone to her ear for her.
"Hi Daddy. Yeah, I'm going to be ok... Can you put Max on? M'k..." There was a pause, "Hey Maxie, Mommy's gonna be alright."

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