Disclaimers: I do not own or have any relation with anyone from ER, nor do I own the rights to the song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by Lennon/McCartney. Spoilers: Up to the stabbing of John and Lucy. Characters: JC/LKn Rating: G Carter is in recovery after the surgery for the stabbing by Paul Sobricki. He has not yet woken up from the anesthesia. This is all happening in his mind. What happened? The last thing I remember is Benton promising to save me. Now I'm floating down this river, in an orange world. Who's that calling to me? She has such beautiful, changing eyes. I want to answer her, to run to her, but I feel like I'm going in slow motion. Everything is coloured so weird, what is happening? Why am I here? That angelic girl is gone, the girl with the brightest eyes in the world. 'Lucy.' That's her name. There she is, up there in the sky, among all those sparkling things, they look like diamonds on a velvet background. Wait, that can't be right. What is Lucy doing there? What happened to her eyes? How can she be floating up there? She's calling for me to follow her. I'm drawn to her, I *must* follow her. There she goes, near that fountain by the bridge. Where are we? What is my family's fountain doing here by the bridge of the El? Why is Chase here? He and Bobby are smiling at me, offering me, s'mores? What is going on? These flowers, they have faces, they are smiling at me - all the patients I've helped who later died. Huh? She's climbing into a taxi, I feel drawn to follow her in. Wait - why is this taxi made of newspapers covered with our pictures? Where did they get this ugly picture of me - it's horrid! And what are all these clouds doing in the top of the cab? I feel so wooly-headed. And we're off - it's going so fast. *OUCH!* What was that? Where'd she go? Where's, Lucy? is that her name? She's gone. She was so gorgeous. There she is - the girl with the sparkling eyes - she's on the train in front of me - how did I end up here? And the porters look like dolls - so stiff and informal. Their ties are like mirrors, I can see the train in them, but where am I? Why don't I appear? Lucy is appearing, if that's her name? But why not me? The train's stopping. The porter is pushing me out. The girl is standing at the turnstile outside the train, waiting for me, pointing for me to leave. How does she keep on appearing and reappearing? I feel drawn to follow her, to obey her commands. "Carter? Carter man, wake up - you're okay! Carter??" She's gone, Dr. Benton is staring down at me. What happened? Where's Lucy?
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