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Note: Original Quinn will be Quinn, and PTSS Quinn will be Quinn-1 from now on. The vortex opened, and Quinn, Arturo, and Quinn-1 flew from it. The vortex began to fluctuate as Maggie came out. It closed behind her, leaving Diana and Rembrandt's whereabouts in question. QUINN QUINN-1 Seconds later, the vortex reopened five feet from its original location. Diana flew out, followed by Rembrandt. The vortex suddenly closed behind them. QUINN-1 A couple seconds later, the vortex struggled to open, but this time, it opened in the middle of an intersection. Wade tumbled out, stood up, but had trouble walking. She had turned her ankle, and struggled to get out of the middle of the street. As she reached the edge of the street, she collapsed. Quinn-1, Rembrandt, and Arturo ran to aid her, but a policeman stepped in front of them. POLICEMAN REMBRANDT POLICEMAN Rembrandt was worried. This world was strange. But Wade was hurt, and she needed medical attention. The ambulance arrived, and a couple medics picked Wade up, and placed her inside it. Quinn-1 motioned to get inside with her, but was stopped by the policeman. POLICEMAN QUINN-1 The policeman was visibly agitated. He didn't like Quinn's attitude. He pulled out his gun. POLICEMAN Arturo pulled Quinn-1 from the ambulance, and it sped away. Quinn-1 hailed a taxi, and told the man to follow the ambulance. REMBRANDT QUINN-1 Rembrandt, Arturo, Quinn, Diana, and Maggie walked towards the hotel.  ARTURO Just as soon as you get home, Dr. Davis, we will leave this godforsaken city. It isn't worth the land it was built on. DIANA QUINN DIANA REMBRANDT Rembrandt didn't want her to leave. Farewells had never been her strong suit. Diana wasn't ready to leave her friend either. She still wasn't over Mallory's death, and needed the support. DIANA Remmy felt better, but still didn't want to see her go. But his attention soon turned to home. REMBRANDT ARTURO QUINN Arturo was puzzled. Rembrandt tried to help. REMBRANDT QUINN REMBRANDT ARTURO Quinn was a little worried. Arturo had taken to the other Quinn. He hoped their relationship would improve. He was a little jealous. Maggie, sitting in the corner, approached Quinn. She had a question for him, and she thought that it was a good time to ask it. MAGGIE QUINN Rembrandt was aware of the conversation, and he jumped in. REMBRANDT QUINN Quinn-1 arrived at the hospital, and the door was locked. A security guard came to the door. GUARD QUINN-1 GUARD Quinn-1 was discouraged. He obviously wasn't allowed in the hospital. He would have to find another way in. The phone rang in the hotel room. It was the hospital. Wade would be released in the next couple days. Rembrandt checked the timer. This one, as usual, would be close. Quinn-1 wandered crestfallen throughout the streets. Wade may not be released in time, his hours with the professor were numbered, and the whole trip hadn't quite gone as he'd hoped. Then, his attention turned to Wade. How could he get inside the hospital? One thing kept playing through his mind. When the medics showed up, they simply picked Wade up and took her to the hospital. They didn't stop to check her condition. Then it came to him. An idea. He waved down a taxi and put it into effect. Back at the hotel, Arturo was on the computer. He was connected to the internet, hoping to find a way to free Wade from the hospital. ARTURO QUINN REMBRANDT Arturo looked at Quinn. The procedure separated the Quinns, but Mallory's face had survived with Quinn. It had shaken Quinn, but was a small price to pay to be in control of his own actions again. Diana entered the room. DIANA Rembrandt was sad. He didn't want her to leave, but he knew she had to. REMBRANDT DIANA Diana looked at everyone. DIANA Everyone laughed at Diana's corny joke. Rembrandt laughed to cover up his sadness. It was a bittersweet moment. Diana hugged everyone. MAGGIE DIANA Maggie knew this wasn't true. Wade would be going home, but she didn't want to contradict Diana. Diana activated her timer and jumped inside the vortex. As it closed, the hotel phone rang. Rembrandt picked it up. REMBRANDT WOMAN Remmy sighed. How long would Wade be? He couldn't take any more of a waiting period. WOMAN Rembrandt couldn't believe it. Q-Ball was dead. It couldn't be true. REMBRANDT WOMAN Rembrandt hung up the phone and told the others. ARTURO QUINN ARTURO MAGGIE ARTURO REMBRANDT ARTURO Inside the hospital, Quinn-1 was on top of a table. The doctors were waiting to do the autopsy, and they didn't feel a need to place him in the morgue yet. Quinn's plan went into stage two as he lifted himself up. MAGGIE ARTURO Rembrandt looked at the clock on the wall. Even though it was early, it had been a long, hard day. He wanted it to end. REMBRANDT ARTURO Everyone retreated to their bedrooms, but Quinn stayed in the living room. He was thinking about the last few days. He thought of the way he acted a couple years ago. The time inside Mallory gave him time to think... all too much time. He was going to be a better person. He didn't worry though. He would be home soon. Quinn was glad he wouldn't have to be the full leader. Now that the Professor was back with them, they would share that responsibility. He stared at Los Angeles. He wouldn't mind being back home in San Francisco, either. Quinn-1 looked around the room. He knew his plan would work. He had to get one of them to work. It was a pleasant change of pace. He slipped out of the room, but only saw people in white coats. He would definitely be caught if he was seen in his civilian clothes. He hadn't factored this in. Maybe this wouldn't be as easy as he thought. A doctor entered the room. Even though Quinn-1 didn't have to use force much on this trip, he would have to now. He hit the doctor, knocking him out. He then put on his coat and exited the room. Quinn-1 walked to the receptionist's desk. Even she was wearing a doctor's coat, possibly an intern. She looked at him and began to stare. This made Quinn-1 nervous. He didn't want to cause any commotion. WOMAN QUINN-1 Quinn-1 laughed at his lame question, but that's all he could think of. Her strange look caused him to retract his question. QUINN-1 WOMAN QUINN-1 Quinn sauntered over to the elevator, all set to find Wade. Arturo, Quinn, Maggie, and Rembrandt were standing in the hotel room, having no other place to perform the memorial. ARTURO Rembrandt was the only other one to know Quinn-1. He sang a heartrending 'Amazing Grace,' and then said a few words. REMBRANDT There was a period of silence for the lost slider. Quinn-1 knocked on the hospital room and then entered. Wade was sitting up in her hospital bed, a little dazed. QUINN-1 WADE Quinn-1 rushed over to Wade and hugged her. It was a toss-up as to who was more relieved to find the other. They stared at each other for a second, and Quinn-1 moved towards her. They shared a kiss, but were interrupted by a buzz in the room. QUINN-1 Wade was still a little dazed from the injury... and from the kiss. This is why she had come. Things were looking up for them. She nodded, and Quinn picked her up out of bed. Back in the hotel room, the sliders were debating the situation. ARTURO I understand that we need to wait for Ms. Welles, but we also need to travel to San Francisco. That's where Quinn's lab is. REMBRANDT ARTURO Quinn interjected into the conversation. QUINN ARTURO Quinn was happy to hear about this. It was something he wouldn't have to worry about. Quinn-1 and Wade escaped to the lobby of the hospital and left through the back door. Simultaneously, a group of "policemen" were storming through the front door. Quinn-1 waved down a cab, and was amazed to see that it was Pavel, the same cab driver who had helped him with his plan. PAVEL QUINN-1 The cab was followed by a van that read "Medical Police". Quinn-1 couldn't believe that the medical community had their own police force. The taxi passed by the hotel, and Quinn-1 saw the others. QUINN-1 The sliders saw Quinn-1 and quickly jumped inside the cab. The van was close behind them, as Pavel continued to drive, avoiding them. REMBRANDT ARTURO QUINN-1 Wade rested with Quinn-1, but Quinn-1 was worried. They weren't out of the woods yet. ARTURO PAVEL Pavel screeched the cab through an alley and high-tailed it to the highway. PAVEL ARTURO PAVEL On the way to San Francisco, Quinn-1 was finally able to explain how he had escaped. QUINN-1 ARTURO REMBRANDT QUINN-1 Rembrandt laughed. This was a much better day. REMBRANDT The sliders arrived in San Francisco with a little over 5 hours on the timer. ARTURO All the sliders released themselves from the cramped cab. They'd had to sit four in the back, with Arturo and Wade in the front seat. PAVEL Rembrandt thought he was joking, but the sliders checked their pockets. They weren't even close. REMBRANDT The sliders laughed. They were glad. They were all going home. Arturo and Quinn-1 decided to let the timer rest. Quinn still wasn't very knowledgeable as to the workings of the new timer, but he was learning. He didn't feel quite as left out anymore. When the timer reached zero, Quinn-1 opened the vortex. He looked at Wade. QUINN-1 WADE Wade looked at Quinn-1. This was only the beginning of their relationship. Wade, Maggie, Remmy, Arturo, and Quinn-1 jumped into the vortex. Quinn looked around. It was good to be sliding again. He dove into the vortex, and it closed behind him.
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