[Rescue AU]

[bothbarrels]

North's facing off with his sister when he realizes it. South's not going to be persuaded to switch sides with him. And Wash—Wash has been left behind, helpless, disoriented, and without any clue what's transpiring as the ship goes down. North reluctantly leaves his sister behind and as the ship loses gravity he pushes himself off the walls, diving forward to get back to the medical ward, and finds himself tumbling downward as the ship goes down.

Gravity kicks in, and he quits floating, making a jarring landing outside the recovery ward door. "Wash?" he calls, entering the room with caution.

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[of_all_time]

Wash flinched at first, but when he saw North he managed to calm himself down enough to nod and slowly get to his feet. God, he was probably a burden to the two of them. If only he could just... Relax for two seconds.

[bothbarrels]

"Hey," North says, inclining his head in the kindest way he can and approaching Wash to put his arm around the other man's shoulders. "We're going to be safe soon. Just hold out a little while longer."