After sage was unhooked ghost and her changed positions. Chloe was shooting and ghost was with sage. Chloe couldn't find rebel after the scientists stopped coming. Ghost undid the collar on sages neck. "Ghost where's rebel" Chloe said in a panic. Ghost looked around " shit, I don't know I'll get soap to help this dude and we will find him." Ghost tried to comfort Chloe. Soap came and helped sage out and into the truck. Chloe and ghost went to find rebel. A scientist was holding him a gun to the dogs neck. "No!" Chloe ran forward and the scientist shot her abdomen. She winced in pain and grabbed rebel. Ghost shot the scientist and helped Chloe out. Chloe and ghost got in the second truck. Ghost laid Chloe down and held pressure on her wound. Rebel laid down next to Chloe licking her hand. Ghost told them to drive and sages truck went to base and Chloe's to hospital.

Sage had sort of just collapsed on...whever had come over to him. He didn't know the guy...and his vision was so foggy by then that he couldn't really see what was happening. He could tell it was a guy by his scent and voice, which seemed way too loud as of then. Actually, it was all too loud for him, with his head swirling and everything. He passed out pretty much once he got into the truck, and woke up soon enough in a room and in a bed. It wasn't a very good or soft bed, but it was better than a cage he suposed. Of course, as he became more awake, he realized his muzzle was still on, and the door was lcoked. There were no windows, either. Which told him that this was still a cage. A nicer one, but still a cage.

chloe was laid on a hospital bed and ghost stood outside the room. chloes wound was treated. she groaned pain as they took the bullet out. the bandaged her up and she passed out. ghost went in and sat in the arm chair next to her bed.

Sage moved to push the bed into the back corner of the room and then crawled back on it, crawling into the corner and pressing his back against it. He sat there and drew his knees up to his chest, wrapping his arms around them in an attempt to keep calm as all his emotions bubbled up. He closed his eyes painfully, trying to keep them pushed down, but he felt hot tears welling in his eyes and falling down his face soon enough anyway. And once they started, they just wouldn't stop. He sobbed for hours, before laying down, utterly exhausted. He couldn't even cry anymore...he was just numb. He wanted his old life back, with Chaos. He was worried sick about his best friend...he was in a paddock with hay, grass, water, and shetler....but still. Who was caring for him? And where was he, himself, now? What would they do to him? Where was Chloe? Would he be expirimented on here? And worst of all....was that her plan all along? He didn't even know if he could trust her any more, and that hurt almost worst than anything else. Physically, he was in a tremendous amount of pain, but he hardly even noticed that.

Ghost was called in to question sage. He left Chloe ,Who was still unconscious, and went to base he opened the door to the cage and stood leaning against a wall. "Who and what are you?" He asked. "And can we trust you to take that muzzle off?" Ghost waited for a reply. The sooner this was over the sooner he could get back to the hospital to see how Chloe was.

Sage raised his head when he heard the door open, glaring at whoever had come in. He'd recognized the guy...he'd gotten Chloe....but he definitely didn't like him. Or trust him. "And why should I tell you," he growled over at the man, cocking his head slightly at his second comment. "I don't know. Can I trust you people?"

Ghost rolled his eyes at the dude "well we saved you" ghost explained. "Plus rockets in the hospital because of that mission." Ghost tone was harsh. "Now tell me who you are and I'll play nice" he said. Ghost was much taller than sage and knew that he could use his skill and size to an advantage.

Sage snorted slightly at the man's first comment. "So have others. Didn't mean they were trying to help. I've had my experience with the military before," he snapped back at the man. He frowned slightly when he mentioned chloe was in the hospital. "She's hurt," he asked rather dumbly. "What happened?" Then he scowled and crossed his arms. "You prove to me I can trust you people and I'll play nice," he growled. He knew this man could probably beat him in a fight...he was muzzled and malnourished and sick, and this guy was mad and in his healthy prime. But he didn't care too much...he was already hurting anyway.

Ghost frowned behind his skull mask. "While she was getting you her dog got taken. Rocket then went after the dog and the dog had a gun to its head so she rushed forward to get rebel and got shot" he said. And thought of a way to get the dude to talk. "She trusts us, that's gotta mean something" he explained "can you atleast say who you are" ghost was getting impatient and wanted to get to the hospital

Sage frowned at his comment and cocked his head slightly. "But is she gonna be ok," he asked, obviously worried about it. He sighed when the man pointed out that she trusted them and nodded slowly. "Fine," he huffed after a moment. "But if someone does me wrong, don't expect me to do nothing about it," he warmed. "I'm Sage," he finished lamely. "And you are...?" He wasn't about to tell this stranger everything about him and still not know who he was.