TITLE: For The Children

AUTHOR: Misty Kid

EMAIL: mistykid03@yahoo.com

CATEGORY: Cast - main character DM

RATING: PG

SPOILERS: Occurs before Dave's departure

ARCHIVE: Yes please

DISCLAIMER: The people in this story don't belong to me they belong to NBC, and Warner Brothers, and all of the other people who own the rights to ER.

AUTHOR'S NOTES: I am new to this fan fiction thing so please be kind; any feedback would be very much appreciated. Also I would just like to add that I am Scottish so several spellings and terms may be different for any American etc readers.

SUMMARY: The ER team are called out to the site of a crash but what happens when a doctor becomes a patient?

"Listen up everyone." Kerry called after slamming the phone down. "Everyone I need your attention." She repeated.

The staff crowded round admit interested on what was going on Mark, Carter and Luka gathered by the board but as usual Dave was over pestering Jing- Mei.

"There's been a train crash across town and." she tailed off noticing Dave and Jing-Mei lost in conversation at the other side of the room.

"Dr. Malucci do you have something more interesting to say?" she questioned like a scolding school teacher.

"Umm no. Sorry Chief" came Dave's defeated reply, the others gave him disgusted looks and turned their attention back Kerry.

"Thank You. Now where was I oh yes the train has crashed and we have been asked to send out extra doctors to help the paramedics."

Kerry looked around the sea of faces none of them seem particularly enthusiastic at the news, probably because it was nearing the end of a shift; most of them were looking forward to going home. Then she spotted Dave's face lit up at the prospect of an adventure, since the incident with the ambulance and construction site worker she had never allowed him to go out to an accident scene. She pondered on this for a few seconds more before jolting back to reality as Mark called her name.

"So who you sending out Kerry?"

"You go Luka and Carter." She paused, Dave's face dropped as she called out the two doctors names he began to turn away. "Malucci you go too, it'll be good experience for you."

"YES!! I mean thanks a lot Chief."

"Just don't screw up and stay with Carter or Luka at all times understand?"

"Yip you can count on me Chief."

"Oh great we get stuck with that jerk all day. All I can say is that he better not get my way." Carter muttered under his breath to Mark as Dave hurried off to help Luka collect the necessary equipment.

"Don't be too hard on him Carter he's only learning and at least he's enthusiastic. In some ways he reminds me of you when you where a student." Mark commented lost in thought.

Carter shot him a look, but he knew deep down Mark was right, he would have been just as eager to go as Dave was now when he first arrived at County.

He trundled off in the direction of the ambulance bay to await Luka and Dave's return with the supplies. If he could he would make sure Luka took Dave to treat the minor injuries so that he could be free to treat any major cases.

He had not been sitting for more than two minutes when Dave's big child like grin appeared round the ambulance door.

"Hey Carter I'm so glad the Chief let me work this one. Maybe if I do well I can come out a lot more." Dave rambled on in his usual way but his voice was faster and higher pitched as the adrenaline pumped through his veins.

"God forbid" Carter mumbled, Luka glared at him as if to scold him for putting Dave down.

"What you say Carter?" Dave had been too absorbed in his activities to hear what Carter had said.

"Nothing." Carter could sense Lukas stare on the back of his head and he decided that Dave deserved a chance. "I just said God forbid there are any kids on that train." Carter gritted his teeth as he lied hoping Dave would not see straight through him.

"Oh" Dave absentmindedly replied as he continued to pile the medical equipment on the gurney in the back of the ambulance.

Carter sighed relived that Dave had not spotted his cover up, he caught Lukas' eye. He was still wearing a look of disappointment at what Carter had said.