Gabe was slipping in and out of consciousness. He could feel the slick, warm blood gushing out of his wound. Pain ebbed from it, weak at first, then unbearable, pulsing throughout his body. The first time he regained consciousness, his vision was clouded by darkness, only able to see straight ahead of him... the ceiling. He heard Superman's voice- then Deathstroke's- heard Superman call the man Ben. Heard Ben call Superman Kal. Heard Superman say that Ben blames the League for Vixen's death... And then it all clicked. Gabe realised that Ben wasn't just any Ben- he was Ben Turner. The Bronze Tiger. His wife, Vixen, was killed by a rampaging Martian Manhunter, and Ben must have blamed the Justice League for it. But Gabe's reasoning didn't get that far. He slipped back into nothingness before he could finish forming his thoughts.

The second time he regained consciousness, Gabe could see a bit more clearly. He turned his head slightly, seeing Fenrir attack Fate. What was going on there? He opened his mouth to speak, to tell Fenrir to back off, but then pain racked his body, and his vision dimmed once again.

The third time, he saw Jin lean over him, her hand touching his wound. He winced at first, but decided to welcome her touch. It comforted him. This time, he could barely make out any sound, and his vision was both dark and blurry. He could only just register Jin's voice- he didn't need to be told that she was scolding him. He tried to lift his arm to touch her, just to let her know that he was alright, but he couldn't even manage that. The pain and exhaustion was too much. Then she applied more pressure to the wound, her voice changing to her usual joking tone, and Gabe felt himself warm up. He didn't know how she could keep so calm, but he was glad. Glad to hear that she wasn't too bothered about him. But what if she was bothered? What if she was worrying right that very second? If so, it was Gabe's fault... After all, it was he that had decided to attack Turner. He was the one that forced Turner to shoot him. It was all his fault. So as the guilt washed over him, Gabe opened his mouth to utter these words, his words pathetic and weak.

"Jin... I'm... Sorry..."