by Tobias Christopher and I'm Not Mister Mxypltk
After a few minutes, Tobias' smaller scars and bruises began to heal themselves. "A little help here?" Tobias said weakly as Nowhereman made his way toward the speedster.
"You're alive?" Nowhereman asked.
"I heal fast," Tobias said. "But I need you to get these shards of glass out of my chest so I can finish healing."
Five minutes later, Nowhereman watched in amazement as the bloody scars on Tobias' chest started shrinking. "Amazing," Nowhereman said. "How--?"
"My speed heals my body faster than a regular person's. Luckily it was just a bunch of small scars, cuts and bruises," Tobias said. "A broken limb or a large cut usually takes a few hours to heal." The two stood and went to help the others.
Before the trip to Thunder City began, M'xy had asked Mick Harrison to take control of the body they shared during the trip, so he could get some rest, but Mick's reaction was: "What?! No, sir, you exhausted the body by opening that dimensional door. You stay in charge of it until its in top condition!" Then Mick went back to the unconscious part of the brain. Now he was just waking up.
He looked around. He was lying inside the back seat of a van, covered by a blanket. M'xy's top hat and the coat were on the floor. The van was not moving, so he guessed they had arrived in Thunder City.
All right! he thought. I skipped a trip that would have taken hours! At least I'm getting something out of this. Then Mick tried to sit, and as he moved from his initial position, he realized that he felt an incredible pain all over his body. "OUCH!"
He slowly lifted his shirt to take a look at his chest, and he saw several scratches and burns. He also noticed the bandages that covered his left arm. "Damn that M-X-Y! He can't ride in a car without getting burned."
He did not know that, if it hadn't been for M'xy, the burns and scratches would be more than just that. He was pretty weak when the team was attacked, but in the last moment he was able to create a small shield that protected his face and most of his body.
Tobias passed by and looked inside the van. He noticed that Mick was awake. "Hey, Mick. Want me to help you out?"
"Yeah, please," Mick replied. "Man, even my legs hurt. What the hell happened?"
Tobias helped Mick get out of the car. "We were attacked by some--"
"No, leave it like that," Mick interrupted, "I don't wanna know."
"Yeah, I know what you mean."
"Hey... you called me Mick. How did you know I'm not M-X-Y?"
"Your eyes glow when M'xy controls your body," replied Tobias.
"Really?" said Mick. "I didn't know that."
"Yeah," said Tobias. "And he's a lot louder, too. Hey, are you gonna leave the top hat and the coat in the van?"
Mick nodded. "Yeah, those are M-X-Y's stuff. I'm not gonna carry them around like I'm his servant."
Tobias smiled. "Mmm-hmm. Hey, why do you say M-X-Y and not M'xy?"
Mick replied, "Because he takes possession of the body if I say M'xy--"
Mick's eyes lit up. The top hat popped above his head, and he was suddenly wearing the coat. "Hey, Tobias, what's up? Feeling much better, thank you very much. Where are the others?"