A small girl laid in bed, her eyes closed as the doctors bandaged her hands up. "Her hands healing just fine, Mr Strange, but I'm afraid she's mentally unstable, and her physical strength isn't that good"A doctor informs. "How"Strange asks. He stopped and looked back through the window at the sleeping child. "I understand...."Strange sighed. Wong looked at him, then back at the three year old. "Do you know her name?"Strange asks. "She wouldn't tell us, she said someone named Benny told her to tell people that her name was Mossie"The doctor answers. Strange sighed again and sat down, rubbing his head. "This child was mentally and physically abused, that explains the scars on her arms and legs, along with multiple old burn marks that ended up pealing off her body"The doctor informs. "Excuse me!" Strange looked up, and got to his feet.

"Ms Helen Woods from child protection services, how is the girl Doctor Martin"The redhead asks. "Well, she's been fine so far, her mental and physical state are bad"Martin answers. "Alright, as soon as she's better, I'll be taking her"Helen nodded. "Wait, I called you so we can work something out about this child"Strange interferes walking over. "Mr Strange, I already know what you want, you want to train his child on how to use her elemental power, but training is not what she needs right now"Helen sighed. "It's what she's gonna need if she's gonna be out in the world"Strange retorts. "You listen to me, that is a traumatized child in there, she no doubt only had one person who cared for her before she ended up here otherwise she'd no doubt be dead"Helen glared.

"This girl needs someone who will love her and show her that life isn't all just darkness, that child needs a parent who who will mend her broken heart and help her control her emotions..that girl is like a broken puppet, a puppet that never got a chance to get off their strings and just live"Helen went on. "Unless you can prove to me that you can love, care and protect this three year old girl, you have no right to adopt her"Helen spat. She walked away, her heels clicking as she left. Wong looked at Strange, stepping closer to him. "I'm sorry, but she's right, that child needs love not training"Wong says. Martin walked into the girls room, finding her awake. "Mossie, can you tell us what happened?"Martin asks. "Where's Benny"Mossie asks quietly. "Is this the man?"Martin asks holding out a picture. Mossie nodded, Martin sighing. "Mossie, Mr Benny...went away"Martin says gently.

"Where'd he go"Mossie asks. "He went to a happy place, he said for you not to worry about him, and that he loves you very much"Martin responds. "That is something Benny would tell someone to say"Mossie mutters. Martin smiled at her, and got to his feet. "I'll have them bring you some food, what do you like to eat"Martin smiled. "Any rotten sausages"Mossie asks. Martin stared at her, then placed a hand on her head. "How about some pancakes or waffles"Martin suggests. "I've never tried those, can I try waffles"Mossie blinked. Martin smiled and nodded, removing his hand. "She asked for rotten sausages..."Strange says as Martin walked out of the room. "It seems like she's used to eating old food, I have two kids at home, two sons...this breaks my heart seeing a child like that"Martin nodded. He walked away, Strange looking back through the window.

He sighed and went to the room door, opening it. "Mossie, can I come in?"Strange asks. "..aren't you already in the room?"Mossie asks. He smiled at her, chuckling as he walked over. He sat on the end of her bed, Mossie staring at him. "Can I ask you something, it won't take long"Strange asks. Mossie nodded slowly, turning her head away slightly. "Where'd you get those scars?"Strange asks. "Benny's older brother, I think his name was Kenny, I hardly ever see him unless it's time for me to go to the dark room"Mossie says. "What's the dark room?"Strange asks. "Where they take the red stuff inside me and use it to blow things up or make a bomb, that's what Benny calls the red things with clocks on them"Mossie answers. Strange looked at Wong, his eyes widening slightly then looked back at Mossie. "What happened to your hands"Strange asks.

"Benny told me to burn the place down, he was also on fire but he told me it didn't hurt..."Mossie answers. Strange nodded, Mossie staring at him. "Are you like Benny's brother?"Mossie mutters. "Ah, no I'm not, I promise"Strange answers. He got up as a nurse walked in with a trey of food. "Here sweetheart"The nurse smiled. Mossie stared at the waffles, then looked up. "Is this to test my poison resistance?"Mossie asks. "No, it's regular food...you eat it"Strange replied. He grabbed a fork and spoon, Mossie leaning back her eyes widening. He leaned over, cutting the waffles. Wong smiled slightly, his arms crossed over his chest. "Try it"Strange insists handing her the fork. Mossie stared, Strange watching her as she started to eat.

Helen walked over, holding paperwork. She stopped, finding Strange still in the hall looking through the window. "You can go home!"Helen says walking over. "Here me out"Strange quickly says. "Mr Strange, she doesn't need training!"Helen glared. "One Month, give me a month with this child, a month to show you that I can be a father to her"Strange bargains. "A month, you think I'm gonna trust you with her for a whole month"Helen demands. "Give him a chance, he got the girl to eat"Martin smiled. Helen stared then hurried over, finding Mossie on her third plate of waffles. "She was really hungry"Martin comments. Helen stared at the child, then sighed. "One Month, Mr Strange, one month to prove yourself, if something goes wrong, you will own up to it"Helen sighed. "Agreed"Strange nodded. He looked at Mossie, finding her staring at him and waved. Mossie waved back, before going back to eating. "Okay, Wong, let's go prepare"Strange says walking away.