This take place in the episode 'The Uncertainty Principle' It's like an alternate ending
I have to say some things before you start reading:
Any medical stuff I get wrong it's because I'm not a doctor and all I know is what I've learned after watching a lot (and I mean A LOT) of ER episodes
I'm going to use some ER characters because I'm not good with names, and they already have names and I thought, so why not borrow them for a while...?
You don't have to have watched, or watch ER to understand this; the names are all that I borrowed.
This is not a JoA/ER crossover. They're not even on the same coastline :p
And I can't say anything else without giving a little of the story away, but at the end I put a little glossary with some definitions just in case you don't understand something
Hope you enjoy it :)
Second Chance: Chapter 1. Silence
Ramsey and Joan on the forest
"You know what my record is? It's 12 hits in 14 shots. [BANG] You have to fire between heartbeats." Said Ramsey as he got the gun out of the trunk and fired at some bottles
"This wasn't supposed to happen. You weren't supposed to get expelled!" Said Joan crying and scared of the gun Ramsey had in his hands
"Don't worry Joan [BANG] I still had a pretty good time. [BANG]" He said getting angry every time he missed a target
"No, you didn't. This isn't a good time! Ramsey if you would just... let people see, like, your whole spectrum, show them some of your light" Said Joan trying to calm him down
"All people want from me is a creeped-out, psycho gun freak, so that's what I give 'em!! [BANG] [BANG] [BANG]
(The police pull up with the sirens on)
"What why is the police here?" Ramsey said turning around quickly
[BANG]
-Silence-
That's the thing that really hurts, the 1/2 second of wondering where is the bullet going?, The 1/2 second of worrying if its going to hit you, the 1/2 second of silence before you feel the pain.
"Oh no!! Joan!!!" Said Ramsey desperate, he really hadn't meant to shoot Joan. "I swear it was an accident I didn't mean to do that I... I..."
"Ow" Was all that she could say. Joan was still standing with a shocked look on her face and her hands on her stomach
"Put your gun down son" Said Will from the car "Joan come here get in the car"
"I'm really sorry Daddy" said Joan in an almost inaudible whisper. Ramsey dropped the gun and ran over to where Joan was standing catching her as she started to fall
"Joan? Joan!!"' Will ran as fast as his feet could to where Joan was, Adam ran behind him. The other officers followed.
"Joan honey? What's wrong? Are you ok?" Asked Will not noticing the blood on Joan's black dress
"It was an accident I swear I would never hurt her" Said Ramsey crying
"You did this??" said Adam jumping on Ramsey hitting him as hard as he could. The other officers quickly separated them.
"It really was an accident daddy"
"Someone call dispatch for an ambulance!!!!" Said Will desperate, finally noticing the blood on Joan hands and her dress
"On it" Said the officer who was holding Adam, letting him go
"Joan, you're going to be ok." Said Will starting to cry, "The ambulance is coming. You're going to be OK, you're going to be OK" That last part sounded more like he was trying to convince himself and not Joan. He had seen so many buddies of him, other police officers, die of injuries like this.
"Jane? Don't worry your dad is right" Said Adam kneeling besides her
"Adam..." Joan's eyes glowed when she saw him "You really think so?"
"Unchallenged"
"Ok, Where's Ramsey?" Asked Joan. Adam looked hurt, but responded anyway
"He's in the patrol car"
"Adam you... you tell him to... not lose his light. That... this wasn't his fault" Said Joan in labored breaths
"You'll be able to tell him yourself Jane" Joan smiled and then blacked out "Jane? Jane?"
The ambulance arrived
"Look Jane, the ambulance is here. You'll be fine" Said Adam to the unconscious Joan
The paramedics got down to where Joan was. They quickly assessed the situation and placed her on the stretcher
"How long has she been down?" Asked a paramedic
"Just now. She was talking to us" Said Will
"We only have room for one on the ambulance. Who's coming?"
"You go Mr. Girardi" Said Adam understanding that Jane needed her dad more that she needed him right now to make all the medical decisions
"All right, Adam take my car and go back to the dance. Tell Helen and Luke what happened. She'll call Kevin"
"Ok Mr. Girardi" Said Adam grabbing the keys to Will's car
"Is she allergic to any medicines?" Asked the paramedic
"No" And with that he got on the ambulance and left
Adam took a moment to process all that had happened. Then he got to the car and went back to the dance as fast as he could.
Back in the gym/dance
Helen was still outside of the gym with a worried expression in her face. That dance had carried on as normal, because none of the other students really knew what had happened.
"Mrs. Girardi!" Said Adam getting out of the car
"Adam is everything ok?" Asked Helen really hoping for Adam to say yes, hoping he would tell her that her little girl was at home getting a really long speech from her father
"No Mrs. Girardi, Jane is hurt Mr. Girardi went with her to the hospital in the ambulance and told me to come get you and Luke, and that you would call Kevin"
"God no. She's hurt??" Whispered Helen in shock "Luke!! Luke!! Get out here" Screamed a hysterical Helen to the inside of the gym
"Did they found her? Is she in trouble?" Asked Luke worried with Grace behind him. He was seeing the expression in his mother's face and didn't like it
"Ramsey shot her, we have to go to the hospital. Let's go" Adam said really quickly motioning for everyone to get in the car
"I'll go too" Said Grace "And I think you better drive Adam, Mrs. G is too nervous"
"All right" Said Adam. Everyone got on the car and they left
At the newspaper Kevin was working late on some article
[Ring, Ring] Rebeca picked up the phone "Rebeca here. Uh-huh, uh-huh, are you sure? Yes, ok. Thanks. Bye." Rebeca hung up and ran to Kevin's office
"Kevin I just got a call from another reporter. He said that the daughter of the chief police is on her way to the hospital with a gunshot wound"
"Joan? No way. She's at some dance thing in the school. He must have been wrong" As soon as he said this his cell rang "Hello. What!! When!! I'm on my way!"
"What is it Kevin?"
"That was my mom... It IS Joan. She's on her way to the hospital"
"Come on. I'll drive you. You're too nervous right now"
"Ok. Thanks Rebeca" And they left as fast as they could
University Hospital (That's the name of the hospital in 'Silence')
"Dr. Ross we got a trauma coming in" Said the receptionist of the ER
"Ok. What do we got?" Asked the doctor to the paramedics
"Unconscious 16 year old female, GSW to the abdomen, we started an IV in the ambulance. Pulse weak, but stable. Her father came with us and other family members are on the way"
"Okay, let's go to Trauma one. Carter get in here!!" He said entering the room called trauma one "Pupils equal and reactive. Carol draw a blood gas, CBC, and a tox screen, just in case"
"What do we got?" Asked Dr. Carter coming in
"16 year old with GSW to the abdomen. I need you to tube her to secure her airway."
"On it" Said Carter "I need a 6.5 ET tube"
"Who do you think did it? Angry boyfriend? By the looks of her clothes she was at some party. Maybe one of those Christmassy ones, I heard the high school's having one of those."
"Arcadia's high school dance is today, my kid is there. Maybe the boyfriend got jealous 'cause he wasn't the one she went with" Said one of the older nurses in the room
"I just hated High school" Said another nurse
"We got an entry wound on the abdomen near the spleen, but where's the exit wound?" Asked Dr. Ross
"Don't know, let's roll her" The doctors and the nurses helped turned Joan to her side without moving her much
"Damn. No exit wound. Carol look for the portable Ultrasound machine. We need to find that bullet before it reaches the heart" Dr. Ross said to one of the nurses
"I'll be back in a second" Said Carol and left the room
"She's tubed. Malik you bag her." Said Carter to another nurse and continued examining Joan "Dr. Ross abdomen's rigid"
"Here's the ultrasound machine Ross" Said Carol coming in
"Okay. Carter prep for a peritoneal lavage, it could be her spleen. Carol, page surgery and tell Benton to get down here. We may need him"
"Ok"
"Now let's find that bullet" Dr. Ross turned on the ultrasound machine "It's not in the liver, that's good. Not in her spleen. Please don't be in the heart. Damn! It's in the heart."
"SHE'S CRASHING!" Said the older nurse "V-fib"
"Give an amp epi. Charge paddles to 250 and... Clear" Said Dr. Ross shocking Joan back to life
"Sinus, Normal rhythm again"
"Dr. Ross peritoneal lavage is positive she has internal bleeding. Could be her spleen the entry wound is near it" Said a very worried Carter
"I'll go talk to the family" Said Ross throwing the bloody gloves in the floor
"Where the hell is Benton?!" Screamed Carter as Dr. Benton came through the door
"Here I am. What do we got?"
"16 year old with GSW to the abdomen. No exit wound. The lavage was positive for bleeding and the bullet is lodged in her heart. She just crashed, but we got her back"
"All right let's move quick. Carter come with me" Said Dr. Benton and left with Joan
Waiting Room -5 minutes before-
Will was pacing around the room the waiting making him crazy.
"Will"
"Dad"
"Mr. Girardi"
"How is she?" Asked Helen Luke and Adam at the same time
"They told me to wait here, that someone would come talk to me soon" Said Will relieved now that his family was here
"Why our little girl? Why Joan? I told her not to get in the car with that boy. Why didn't she listened?" Said Helen crying in her husband shoulder
Will hugged her, calming her down "I don't know why Helen. I just don't know why"
"Dad!!" Called Kevin coming through the door and spotting his family with Rebeca behind him "She'll be ok won't she?"
"I... I still don't know Kevin" Said Will disappointed
"It's Jane everyone of course she'll be All right" Said Adam trying to lighten the mood
The doctor appeared in the waiting room
"Girardi's?"
"That's us. What's wrong with her? Is Joan Ok?"
"The surgeon is going to take her up to surgery"
"Surgery?" Asked Will shocked
"The bullet possibly damaged her spleen and they may have to remove it" Said Dr. Ross calmly trying to explain the situation
"Oh god! I'll give her mine!!" Said Helen hysterically
"Don't worry, she can live without one. Now the more serious condition is that the bullet didn't pass through as they normally do. This one stayed inside her, and traveled to her heart. That's very serious. I need you to sign this form to consent her surgery"
"Oh, of course" Will signed the consent
At that moment Dr. Benton was coming down the hallway with Joan in the gurney. Everyone stared at her shocked. That wasn't Joan, just some girl that looked her. That couldn't be Joan with the tube in her mouth, and all the IV's. It was just another person that looked like her... a lot.
The elevators doors opened as the monitor beeped again
"She in V-fib again" Said the nurse
"Charge paddles to 300... Clear" The monitor stayed flat lined "When was the last epi?"
"3 minutes ago" Said the nurse
Helen felt her heart had gone to her throat "God no, please..."
"Too soon to give more. Charge again 300... Clear" Dr. Benton yelled again. This time the monitor beeped normally again
Helen breathed again "Thank you" She whispered
"Let's move her up quick!!" Said the doctor and they disappeared in the elevator
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End of chapter one. Next chapter should be up soon. And I do mean that. I plan to finish this story.
Now a little dictionary in case you didn't understood something:
GSW: Gunshot wound
BAG 'EM: Put someone on a respirator
TOX SCREEN: Blood tests to determine what drugs a person took.
A PERITONEAL LAVAGE is a test for abdominal bleeding wherein blood is washed out of the abdominal cavity
There's a link in case you want to know something else: http:www2.warnerbros.com/ertv/medicalgloss.html
