The next morning Huey and Dewey woke up finding themselves back in their own room. It was still a little stormy outside. They lied there for a while, trying to think of how they were going to apologize to their brother. Just the thought of it brought tears to their eyes. Coping with a sick loved one was hard.

Scrooge walked in. "Hey guys, try to get up. We're going to visit Louie today" he said.

"But what if he didn't wake up yet?" Huey asked as he sat up.

"Or what if he doesn't remember us?" asked Dewey.

"Just relax, all right? I'm sure the doctors are doing everything they can" Scrooge said and left the room.

Huey and Dewey looked at each other. Then climbed out of bed and got dressed


Jason was lying in bed, listening to the storm outside. It reminded him of when Louie was out in it. Jason climbed out of bed and started to get dressed. Tears were in his eyes. Will Louie ever be his friend again. Would Louie even remember him?

"Jason, let's go! We have to get to Scrooge's mansion!" Adam called from downstairs.

"I'll be down in a minute!" Jason called back as he pulled a shirt over his head. He brushed his hair, put on his poncho then met his parents downstairs.


Huey and Dewey put on their raincoats and grabbed their umbrellas. Then they went downstairs where Scrooge was waiting.

"You guys ready?" Scrooge asked.

"Ready as we'll ever be" Huey said.

"What's the matter?" Scrooge didn't like the sound of Huey's voice.

"We're kind of scared. Will Louie ever forgive us?" said Dewey.

"With a little talking, I'm pretty sure he will" said Scrooge.

A car's horn honked. The Turners were in front of the mansion.

"Duckworth, get the limo" said Scrooge.

Duckworth went to do as he was told.


Duckworth pulled in front of the emergency building at the hospital. The Turners, Scrooge, Huey, and Dewey stepped out.

"Duckworth, go on home and take a few hours off. I'll call you later" said Scrooge.

Duckworth pulled off.

Everyone else walked into the building. They all walked up to the front desk.

"May I help you?" asked the receptionist.

"We're here to see Louie Duck" said Adam.

The receptionist looked through some papers. "He's in ICU, correct?" she asked.

"Yes" Amanda said.

"Room 24B" said the receptionist.


Kaite was just coming out of Room 24B from giving Louie some more pain medicine when Scrooge and the others walked up to her.

"How is he?" Scrooge asked her.

"He's still out of it, but he's slowly improving. He was moaning earlier this morning" said Katie.

"Has he at least tried to wake up?" Adam asked.

"He's tried, but he hasn't succeeded. The important thing is that he'll make it" Katie said.

"Can we go in and see him?" Amanda asked.

"Sure, but be very gentle with him" said Katie. She slowly opened the door. There was Louie, still looking terrible. They had taken the breathing tube out of his throat the previous night.

"What's that white liquid?" Adam noticed a white liquid going through Louie's IV.

"That's liquidated food. Louie hasn't eaten for two days and he needs protein" said Katie.

"Will he remember anything?" Scrooge asked.

"Probably not, and if he doesn't, just surround him with familiar things" said Katie. Then she left the room.


Amanda and Adam had taken Jason, Huey, and Dewey to the game room to get Louie off of their minds for a while. Scrooge had stayed to keep an eye on things. Katie came in to give Louie some more pain medicine. That's when Louie's eyes finally fluttered open. They weren't opened too wide though.

"Louie?" Katie said softly. "Are you OK?"

Louie couldn't answer, for he was still a little woozy. He turned his head and saw Scrooge smiling at him.

"Hey laddie" Scrooge said quietly.

Louie just looked at him. Then he found the strength to talk. "Where am I?" he moaned.

"You're in the hospital" Katie answered softly as she gave Louie the pain medicine

"What happened?" moaned Louie.

"I'll tell you later. How do you feel?" Scrooge said.

"I'm a little woozy" Louie moaned.

Katie left to get Dr. Morris.

Amanda, Adam, and the boys returned to the room. They saw Louie was awake.

"When did he wake up?" Jason asked.

"Not too long ago" Scrooge answered.

"What're you all doing here?" Louie asked in a low voice.

Before anyone got a chance to answer, Dr. Morris walked in.

"Well, look who finally decided to wake up" she said.

Louie looked at her.

"Louie, I'm Dr. Morris. How're you feeling?" Dr. Morris said.

"Dizzy" Louie answered.

"I'll leave you alone for a while, OK? I just came in because Katie told me you woke up" Dr. Morris said. Then she left the room.

Louie turned back to Scrooge. "What's going on?" he asked.

Scrooge let out a deep breath. "I think I know why you ran away" he said.

"You do?" asked Louie.

"We all do" said Adam.

"You felt unwanted by us and you felt ignored by your family" Amanda said.

Louie was quiet for a minute. "How'd you know?" he asked.

"Well, I had the feeling we were ignoring someone because Duckworth, Mrs. Beakley, and I were always busy" said Scrooge.

"And we were feeling like idiots because we wouldn't alllow Jason to invite one more person to our house" said Amanda.

"I was the idiot. I didn't even think to ask. You're my best friend" Jason said.

Louie didn't know what to say. He thought his family and friends didn't care about him. "I didn't mean to make you all so worried" he said in a low voice.

"You have nothing to apologize for" Scrooge said as he reached for the phone to call Mrs. Beakley and Duckworth.