Tayden and Drax head back to the party. "Is he saying anything?"
"You mean Drax? No, he's resting. He had a long flight."
"Makes sense. Why do you need the cane, if you don't mind me asking."
"It's no big deal. I act as sort of a living gateway between the dimension Drax was trapped in and our own, so I constantly have that interdimensional energy flowing through me. This is hard on my nervous system. I actually do have a meta power, accelerated healing. But, it can't keep up with all the damage the radiation does. It slows it down a lot though. All it's done is make it a little hard to walk so far. Kinda tough to get used to, I was always pretty athletic before."
"You said 'so far', will it..."
"We all have to go some time, angel boy. You should know that better than anyone."
"Yeah, I guess I should."
"At least What's killing me is making a difference for the better. I haven't regretted it for a moment. I guess I'm going to miss out on a few tomorrows, so I'll make the best I can of today." Just then, they reach the party goers. "There is one other good reason for the cane."
"What's that?"
Drake grins roguishly. "Chicks dig it." Tayden laughs a little as they join the others.
