Horace walked across the way from the telegraph office to the clinic. He opened the door to see Michaela, Sully and Brian in the clinic.
"Doctor Mike? You got a telegram." Horace said. He handed the paper to her. She looked down at it.
"Dr. Quinn, we have heard that you have experience with Indian remedies, and request you to come help with the outbreak of a mysterious epidemic in Indiana." Michaela read. Then she looked up at Sully. "I have to go."
"Michaela, you can't." Sully said.
"They need my help Sully." Michaela stated.
"You can't go alone." Sully protested.
"I don't plan to. I will talk to Reverend Johnson about going with me." Michaela replied and looked up at Horace. "Wire them back and tell them I'll leave on the next train."
"That's only an hour Ma." Brian said. Michaela looked at him.
"Then I better go talk to Reverend Johnson, shouldn't I?" Michaela walked out of the clinic and over to the church. Reverend Johnson stepped out of the church just a few moments before Michaela reached him.
"Dr. Quinn." He said with a smile.
"Reverend, I'm here because I need you to go to Indiana with me. I received a telegram about some place needing medical assistance and was wondering if you would go with me. The train leaves in about an hour or so." Michaela stated.
"Doctor Quinn, I can't leave the church or the school for that long. Theresa may need my help with supervising the students." Reverend Johnson replied.
"It will be okay Reverend. We'll be back before anything can happen." Michaela said. Reverend Johnson sighed.
"Well, I never pass up an opportunity to speak to people about the Lord. I'll go." Reverend Johnson said. Michaela smiled and nodded.
"Thank you." She walked back down to the clinic. When she walked in the door Sully stood up.
"What's going on?" Sully asked.
"The Reverend and I are leaving on the next train. I need to get together my medical bag." Michaela responded.
"It's already at the house Ma. It's not here." Brian replied. Michaela looked at him and hugged him.
"Thank you Brian." Michaela said with a nod.
"So you're really going?" Sully asked.
"These people need me Sully. I have to go. If I can save one life it's important to me." Michaela said.
"What about Brian?" Sully asked. Michaela smiled.
"You and Matthew can take care of him while I'm gone. It won't be very long, I promise Brian." Michaela looked down at him. A little while later, Michaela and Reverend Johnson were boarding the train to head to Indiana.
"Be careful." Sully said to them.
"I'll protect her, Sully." Reverend Johnson responded. Sully nodded. Michaela and Reverend Johnson sat down in a train car; Sully and Brian watched the train pull away from the station.