Roger groaned in pain as he woke up again and wanted to move. He wanted to keep listening to music, even if it was always the same song. It calmed him down. But the battery was possibly empty. He had to move to look. Everything just hurt or much more. His head ached the most, but the rest of his body didn't feel good either. Of course, when he started learning how to move in the air, he often crashed. But never it did hurt like this so much afterwards as at that moment.

What happened? Did he really hurt himself on a normal flight or did he already start his first stunt? The crash to the ground was probably pretty hard, that he didn't remember anything at all. Maybe his father was right from the start, and he was supposed to quit the job as a stuntman. Finally, he should be happy with the work he got. Gertie would certainly do it all better. Already in kindergarten she was able to fly faster than the other Dakotaraptorchildren. Father always said that they both had it in their blood to be the best in everything. He probably got more from his family on the maternal side into the genes. At least that would be an explanation and an excuse for his failure. But he tried to suppress the thought, because his mother was never weak. After all, he never saw her fail when she was still alive.

He also had to suppress this now, because he should finally find out where he was. Actually, he knew that already, because who often got injured as a child, often had to go to the doctor. He assumed that he was probably in the hospital now, with the smell that his nose was slowly taking in. Roger couldn't even sigh, because he knew that his family would scold him for whatever happened. Well, he can't get more house arrest and work. At least he thought that it was impossible.

"I think he's waking up." Was that his sister he heard? To be sure, he probably had to open his eyes. Too bright, the light came down on him, but he quickly got used to it. What he didn't want to see was two raptors staring at him angrily.

His voice sounded so dry that even his father couldn't stand it and poured some water into a cup and put a straw in it. He then watched in disbelief as the thing was brought to his face. He probably was dreaming, because his dad did something like that the last time, he didn't reach the kitchen cupboard yet.

"Drink!" He was then told and of course he did everything so that the fury of his counterpart died down a bit.

"You idiot could have died just because you didn't pay attention to your surroundings!" Gertie was the first to tell him what he did wrong, but not in the usual annoying tone. As she did so she came closer and actually put her arms around him. Was his sister wearing her pajamas? What's the time? Also her eyes looked a little wet. He could also be wrong.

"Don't overdo it!" Then mingled his father in and he couldn't drop his puzzled expression.

"He's not in condition for that yet. Go outside and get your brother a warm tea."

"But.." Of course, his sister wanted to object, but then the oldest Dakotaraptor in the room gave her a punishing look.

"Immediately!" And then it dawned on him what will happen now. His father wanted to lull him to safety first and once they are alone, his head gets bitten off. Of course, such a thing works best without witnesses. Desperately, he searched the room for the red button that you press in emergencies. He can really use that thing now. But it was apparently too late, because his father came closer to him. Shocked, he stopped breathing and closed his eyes. Was also the only thing he was capable of at the moment.

Strangely enough, what he thought did not happen. Instead of being brutally murdered, something quite different took place. Roger was hugged. Here in this hospital and in this room. And that from his father. At least this one tried it in his current position. So he lay stiff and stared silently at the ceiling. Since this thing never happened before, of course he didn't know what to do. Not that he could move much at all.

"Never do that again, understand?" With that, the older one broke away from him with the usual tone and disgruntled face. Roger could only swallow and then nod in silence. He didn't even dare to avert his eyes, if this is the usual game again. That is, who looked away first lost. His father's gaze changed momentarily and he thought he was dreaming. It couldn't be that he saw something like worry in the other's face. Surely he imagined it.

"I.." But he broke his sentence in pain, even if he should actually say something. There it happened again. His own father actually looked at him worried.

"You should stay calm! Can't you even do what you're told here?!" Right from the start, he had been right. His father was never deadhearted and cold. It was just difficult for him to express feelings like love for his children.

"I'm sorry." He really was, because in that way he didn't want to get the proof that the other was worried about him. Then he heard an annoyed sigh.

"I hope so too, because you have shocked your teacher quite a bit." The older man crossed his arms in annoyance and stared angrily, as always, down to the bed. The lying one could only look up confused, because he didn't understand the sentence.

"Listen, because I really only say it once! Your work will be shortened.."

"What? But.."

"Just doing like you got injured bad, but now again you talking rudely back. Let me finish, damn it! "

"You get less work from me, but more of that lice-ridden creature." First it rattled in Roger's head and then it finally clicked.

"You mean I can go on working with Buck?" It was almost a whisper from him, but his father's slight nod was enough of an answer. Even though his face and head hurt in general, he still smiled gratefully.

"Someone lying here shouldn't be so happy." Gertie finally came back with the warm drink.

"Does he still want me to work for him? I mean, I wasn't really nice and.."

"Don't talk such nonsense! Of course, the furball still wants you for this job." Gavin mixes in aloud, because somehow he couldn't bear the gloomy look of his son today. Probably it was this place. That made everything so.. The thing with the feeling of concern.

He also wanted to cut the weasel's throat and the idiot didn't mind chatting with him as if they were old friends. He told how it came to the accident and could hardly believe it, because his son never jumped to conclusions like this. He was also told why the hairy something sometimes had doubts. Although the accident wasn't mentioned, which happened years ago, but that didn't have to be done. It was back then in all newspapers as the brother of the annoying rodents left his life in a new stunt. Today, the Raptor scratched as little as it did then. After all, these animals were guilty themselves. Still, he felt sick at the idea that this could happen to Roger. He couldn't ban these meetings, because then there would be meetings behind his back. The only thing he could do is watch the younger man to get enough sleep, that he was focused enough to do his job unscathed. And who knows, maybe his child will really be one of the best in this job. As if he ever pre-orders tickets for these shows and also records programs from Tv. If so, he only did it because of his deceased wife. She would have liked to do such things. Gavin himself wasn't a father that would collect small successes and gifts from his children in a massive wooden cupboard, and always wore the key to it on his key-chain. Something like that would be emotional.

"Well Sleeping Beauty, did you have to sleep that long?" His thoughts were interrupted by the annoying animal that came in with a wicker basket full of colorful vegetables.

"I'm sorry that I.." Roger wanted to get up from the bed again.

"Hey, there's nothing for which you have to apologize. And relax for a while. The doctor said it will take another month for you to be fit enough for training again. That's why I brought you this. Vitamins are good for getting you on your feet faster."

"Yuck. Luckily I don't have to eat this." Gertie said, pulling her face from the basket. The weasel put the thing, which was bigger than himself beside the bed on a cupboard. Then he grinned mischievously at the Raptor lady.

"Is that the trend among the kids right now?" She looked down at herself, because when her dad told her two hours ago, she didn't care about that it was in the middle of the night or that she is in her pajamas. She went to the hospital anyway. At the news that her brother woke up, everything but the way to him seemed unimportant to her.

"I can wear anything at any time." She confidently closed her coat anyway. Meanwhile, Roger looked a bit confused between the other three. Everyone was still talking normally. Later, when he was left alone with his father, he even got told that this was proud of him and what he was trying to achieve in life. No matter which way he tried to do this. Not only that, it was also mentioned that his mother also would have liked his progress.

Everything could be so nice, but after that he stupidly started to cry. Just because he was glad to hear such words from the older Dakotaraptor. Ashamed, he wanted to turn away in a hurry from his father, so as not to destroy the moment. But a claw was gently pressed against his head, so he had to lean against the torso of the older one.

"I am a crybaby." And sounded very weak when he said that between sniffling.

"It's really ok. Here you can still push it on your pain." A short pause fallowed.

"Boy, listen!" This sentence was voiced louder, but he wasn't released yet. He probably shouldn't look up yet.

"I know, I wasn't the best father.. And certainly will never be. But you should know that you are important to me. Just like your sister. It's just not always easy for me.." Finally, or much more, Roger dared to put his arms around his father as well.

"It's alright, Dad. I know you're trying to make it all right." And those were the last words spoken in the room for now. After a while, his father said goodbye, but he knew this and the other two would come back in the next few days to visit him here.

His life got to a normality that pleased him more. Although he knew that Buck and his father still had disagreements, but these discussions never took place before him. No matter what happened while lying unconscious in the hospital, it certainly took one step further into a better future. Although he was sometimes curious, but he didn't have to know everything. He also wanted to quickly get back to his task, so he could finally perform his first stunt. Of course, his teacher had to make strange comments again, but he had long since gotten used to it.

But everything had changed more or less for the better and for that he was the happiest dino in the world.

The End

-So that's the end. At least for this story. Thank you for the comments (patience) and reading :D

And also a big THANK YOU goes to Valery for the idea *thumbs up* and I have to say sorry, because I didn't bring in all the good stuff in here. It's not because I don't want to use it but I want to write some other short stories first and then I come back to this. Because alone the thing with Roger in a wheelchair could be a longer thing and shouldn't only be mentioned at the end.