AN: THE H.I.V.E. FANDOM LIVES ON. This story takes place after a situation in which Raven was injured saving Franz's life. The exact situation is left your, dear reader's, imagination. This is my first posted fanfiction. Stay tuned for more.

Epic-ninja-elf

The first thing Raven became aware of was the sound of clashing and snarling, accompanied by over-dramatic music. She opened her eyes and after a few moments the clean, white blur of her surroundings became recognizable as a small room in the H.I.V.E infirmary. She groggily turned her head towards the source of the noise. On a TV mounted in the corner of the room, someone had thoughtfully put in a movie to assuage her boredom, one of the Lord of the Rings or Hobbit movies, judging by the orcs thrashing around on the screen. Raven wished they hadn't been so considerate. She was exhausted after her treatment and the scene wasn't exactly relaxing.

She closed her eyes and tried to block out the noise, calculating approximately how long it would be until she'd be fit for action again. There was a knock on the door and it opened to admit a very serious looking Franz Argentblum, carrying a bouquet in a paper cup.

"You're being awake!" he exclaimed. "The doctors were making me wait for eternities."

"What are you doing here, Franz?" Raven asked slowly, her words slightly slurred.

"I'm wishing you the speediest of recoveries," He said solemnly. "You were being very brave, putting your neck on the sting for me. An Argentblum does not forget the noble deeds!" He grabbed her limp hand from the blanket and gave it a firm shake. "If ever you be needing the help, just be calling Franz!"

"I'll keep that in mind," said Raven. "Now shouldn't you be in class…?"

"Oh, these are for you!" Franz set the flowers on the bedside table. "Shelby told me I should be giving you flowers. I picked them from the hydroponics dome!"

Raven eyed the blooms warily. "Um… That's nice. Just make sure to wash your hands before eating."

An especially epic crash of music drew Franz's attention to the TV. "Hey! That's being the Battle of Five Armies!" He said delightedly.

"Wonderful. Can you turn it off?"

"But it's Legolas! My most favorite!"

With a sigh, Raven turned her head to the screen. She raised her eyebrows incredulously. "Why the heck is he - "

"He's running up the rocks!"

"...The falling rocks."

Franz beamed. "Legolas is being the epic-ninja-elf. He can do most everything! But," he hastily amended. "I'm sure you could beat the daylights of Legolas any day of the week."

Raven glared at him. "I'm glad you have faith in my abilities to take down an actor from a movie directed by someone unaware of basic physics."

"Yep," Franz agreed cheerfully. "You are being… What do they say? The bomb."

Raven sighed again, remembering the good old days, when none of the students would willingly come within a ten yard radius of her. "Turn it off, please."

"Sure thing, sure thing."

Constructive criticism welcome.