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"This" is ppl talking
/this/ is ppl thinking
:this: is telepathic conversations
In the hospital, Kai was in Tala's room, thinking about Tyson's battle with Brooklyn and wondering who had won. Surprisingly, Tala had regained consciousness only a few minutes before and yelled out Tyson's name, but he was sleeping again. Suddenly, he (Kai, Tala's asleep) got a feeling that something would happen: something bad. /Emergency room/ he knew he needed to be there. Quietly, he walked out and made his way to the ER.
When he arrived, he was shocked to see Tyson rushed in, all the others arriving a few minutes later. He was there, watching, as Tyson died, and then was revived. /I have a feeling this won't be the last time Tyson's surprised us/ he thought as he headed back to Tala's room; sure that's where Hiro would want Tyson.
About 45 minutes later, Tyson had been stabilized, he was taken to Tala's room, just as Kai had thought. Brooklyn and the other BEGA bladers had gone back home when they knew Tyson would be fine. The only ones who remained were the G-Revolution team plus Mariah, Kai had already been there when Tyson was transferred.
Tala was awake by the time the nurses had finished arranging all the wires and oxygen mask attached to Tyson.
"What happened?" he questioned quietly, staring at the still form on the bed across the small room.
"It was his battle with Brooklyn. He won, but he nearly died in the process," Ray answered just as quietly, so as not to disturb his friend.
/He looks so vulnerable, with all those wires around him, almost like a little kid/ Hilary thought.
Nobody had noticed that the doctor, Dr. Xander, had come into the room, or that he had an uneasy frown on his face, which he very carefully smoothed before he asked Tala how he was feeling. But Kai and Ray had noticed, and they glanced at each other, confirming that they had both seen the doctor's expression. They also knew that neither liked what he saw.
"Hiro, may I speak with you a moment?" Dr. Sander asked, after checking Tala and making sure that Tyson was stable.
"Uh, sure," Hiro answered, taking his eyes off his brother's peaceful face and following the doctor out of the room. Neither of them noticed that Kai and Ray followed quietly. They walked a ways down the hall and entered a vacant room, leaving the door partly open. The two teenagers crept close to listen.
"Hiro, I'm afraid I have some bad news," they heard the voice of the doctor.
"What is it?" questioned the younger man, with an edge to his voice.
"I don't know for sure, but I believe that your brother has slipped into a coma."
"How? Do you know how long will he be in it?"
"We don't know. It could be hours, days, weeks, months, or years. Heck, he may never come out of it at all!" was the reluctant reply.
Ray and Kai exchanged surprised glances: Tyson? In a coma? How is that possible?
The doctor's voice interrupted their thoughts.
"If he does come out of it, though, there is a high possibility that he will not know who you are, maybe not even who his friends are. He may know his name, but almost nothing else," the doctor sounded apologetic.
The two youths made their way back to the room where their friends were, with the murmur of the conversation the had just left still behind them, they had heard enough.
"Do you think we should tell the others?" Ray asked. They had just reached the room the rest were, but they had not opened the door yet. Kai looked thoughtful.
"No, if Hiro wants us to know, he'll tell us himself. Don't let him know that we heard what the doctor said, either," he added, before opening the door and walking in. Ray was uneasy, but he knew Kai was right, so he decided to say nothing.
Hiro came back a few minutes later, looking angry. He told the group to go ahead and go back to Grandpa's place to sleep. When they were gone, he sat and stared helplessly at his brother. "When you wake up, will you remember who I am, Tyson?" He left after only 10 minutes, planning to come back early the next day. Tala was sleeping deeply by the time the nurses turned the lights off.
That same night, just before midnight, Tyson suddenly sat bolt upright, feeling dizzy and out of sorts. "Ugh," he moaned as he ripped off the oxygen mask,. "Where am I? How did I get here? Why the heck does my head hurt so much?" he questioned himself as he took in his surroundings. "Looks like a hospital room."
Apparently, he made more noise than he realized, because the boy in the other bed seemed to wake up, and he panicked. /Who is that/ he wondered.
"Tyson? What are you doing? Go back to sleep," the other youth murmured groggily, turning over and falling asleep again. It wasn't until he heard steady breathing that he realized the boy had only been half-awake. "I've got to get out of here, fast."
He noticed there were some neatly-folded clothes on the chair closest to his bed, and he quickly changed into them, except for the hat. Underneath the clothes, he saw a case. He picked it up and opened it, finding a beyblade inside. "Dragoon, huh?" /You look familiar, so I'll take you with me/ he thought, tucking the blade into his pocket and placing the case back where he'd found it.
Silently taking in his surroundings, he decided he wouldn't use the door: anybody who was in the hospital would see him and stop him. Then, he noticed the window and walked to it, opening it when he was close enough to. It only took him seconds to realize they were on the ground floor and that the window was large enough for him to slip out quite comfortably.
"Well, it's not perfect, but it's safer than the door," he looked one last time at the boy with whom he had shared a room for who-knew how long. I feel as if I should know him, but I don't remember who he is! He was frustrated and wanted answers to the questions floating around in his head, but he slipped out the window and headed off towards the east.
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