Disclaimer: Atlus owns Trauma Center and all fictional characters and locations, for if I owned it I would get rid of Triti...What? No one likes Triti.
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Chapter 2: A Grim Nightmare
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Derek, Angie, Victor, Cybil and Tyler walked into the conference room and took their seats around the table. Sidney looked up from the folder he was skimming through. "Good. You're here. We can start the briefing now. Victor, if you please." He said, nodding towards Victor. He cleared his throat. "We received a patient who has an advanced strain of pneumonia." Tyler snorted. "Pneumonia? Didn't we create a vaccine for it already?" Victor glared at Tyler. "We did, but it seems to be immune to the vaccine. We've been doing tests and we came up with this...Serum." Victor said, holding up a vial of light red liquid. "We conducted tests and it seems that this serum, when injected into a small tissue of pus, hardens it enough for you to smash it with the scalpel, then extract it." He said, putting the serum down. "Why can't we just drain the pus and be done with it?" Angie asked Victor. "We tried that and the result was disastrous." He said bluntly.
Derek raised an eyebrow at his statement. "When we tried to drain it, the pus reformed and sent a small puff of orange gas into the operation room." He explained. "We were lucky enough to not get anyone infected...but something seemed odd." Victor explained. He looked around. "The patient tested positive for Chirality." Derek adjusted his glasses. "Excuse me?" He said. Victor sighed. "Calm down Stiles, the chirality reading was minor and it didn't seem like any form of GUILT." Victor scoffed. Angie stiffened. "Do you think this might be an early strain of Pempti?" She thought aloud. Victor's face looked grim. "I doubt it. If it were, why didn't it show up sooner..?" Sidney looked around. "In any case, we have two objectives, extract the pus from the patient and if possible, discover what exactly is causing the chiral reaction." He said, looking to Derek. He got up and walked towards the OR with Angie. Sidney turned to Cybil. "You'll be handling the anesthetics, as per usual." She gave him a curt nod and followed them. He looked at Victor and Tyler. "Both of you, assist Stiles through the operation, in case anything happens." Victor mumbled something incoherent and Tyler nodded before going after them.
When they arrived the medical tools were all aligned next to Derek. "I'm starting the operation!" He made incision and they got a look at the lung. The lung was filled with a yellow liquid that made sickening sounds. Derek took the serum and injected it into pus. It hardened as Derek reached for the scalpel. He smashed it and Angie held up a tray as Derek put the peices of pus into it. This continued on until there was only a single blotch of pus left. Derek injected the serum into the small patch of pus and it reacted wildly. It exploded and sent more pus to spread throughout the lung. "What the...!? Doctor Stiles! Use the serum again!" Angie yelled. Derek injected the serum all around the pus and it hardened. "What caused it to react like tha-"
Angie was cut off when the pus exploded, sending pieces of it flying around the room like shrapnel. Derek covered his face and looked down. His face turned pale as he saw that the lung he was operating on had been punctured with countless holes. Several large lacerations ran across the lung. "D-Doctor Stiles...! The patient...is..." "...Dead..." Derek finished for her. He couldn't believe it. He took a look at his vitals and he felt his insides twist. Sidney had keyed in the PA system for the operation room. "...Close him up Derek." He said, pinching the bridge of his nose. Derek nodded slightly and closed up his incision.
"Dammit! What the hell happened!?" Victor yelled. They were in the conference room again and everyone was looking grim. "Calm down Victor. It wasn't your fault." Sidney said, staring at him. Victor mumbled something as Tyler looked around. "Maybe what Angie said might be true." He suggested. "That explains the chiral reaction and the whole exploding th-" He paused. "Well, maybe not the exploding but it does seem to fit." He said, shrugging. Victor got up. "Well in any case, we have some samples of the pus from the operation. I can-" "Angie, you're bleeding..." Cybil interrupted. She pointed at Angie's hand, which she had been coughing on the entire time they were in the conference room. Angie looked down at her hands and turned pale.
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A failed operation and Angie getting ill? Oh noes! What has come over Angie? And what exactly caused the chiral reaction? I'll gladly take any and all tips, tricks, suggestions, and constructive criticism. After all, I am fairly new to writing. Oh and by the way, if you're wondering why I'm updating so fast its because I have no school for a while and that I have nothing to do. coughs slightly anyways see you next chapter.