''Faster!'', Dawson yelled at Shay.

Her hand grabbed Casey's again, how could she have missed the head wound when she examined him? Sure, it had been dark but she should have seen it. All they could hope now that their way was clear the hospital, as it was too dangerous to fly an helicopter in the storm.

The ambulance was having a hard time in the storm and everything was shaking.

''The trees are not rolling off the road any faster.''

''He is still bleeding.'', she said, looking at the blood coming from his head.

Dawson looked Casey's face, but he was still unconsciousness.

''He is still breathing, right?''

''I don't know for how long. He can't crash right now.''

''If it wasn't for those damn trees he would be on the operating table right now.'', Shay suddenly turned the ambulance and she drove into another street; ''I might know another way.''

Finding their way through several residential they finally arrived at the hospital.

''Who is this, we lost communication.'' The doctors said while they bow over Matthew on the gurney.

''The firefighter that was trapped under the building and the doctors nodded, knowing he was about to come in.

The gurney was rushed away and Dawson sat down in one of the empty chairs, her hands shaking.

''Should we call Christie and the boys? Maybe it is better if they hear from us what happened.'' Shay sat down next to her, shaking as well. Dawson knew she had to tell if something happened but right now she did not want to think about it, Casey was going to get through, he needed to.

''The phone network is down, as long as we don't know how he is I think it better to let them stay in Arlington heights without being worried.''

At least they were safe there, as the storm was deflecting back over the lake.

Their radios were beeping on their collars as they were called away to a call closely and Dawson got up.

''You should stay here for Casey, I can ask to take somebody else.''

''He could be in surgery for hours. We need to help people.'' She nodded, determined, but she looked back to the OR once more before walking off with Shay.

...

Kelly Severide was waiting for his crew to clean up when his personal suddenly went off. It never went off during shift and he was so surprised it worked while the phone network was told to be down he grabbed it and picked it up.

''Kelly.''

''I need help.'' A boys voice sounded and Kelly walked away to the group.

''Griffin?''

''I need help.''

''Where are you?''

''In our old house.''

Kelly ran back to his crew, to chief Boden whom just arrived;

''The Dardens are in problems. I can't leave them alone.''

Boden seemed to doubt for a second.

''Okay, but don't tell about what happened to Casey.'' He nodded then.

Kelly ran as fast as he could as he had no car around and about 15 minutes later he arrived at the old Darden house, which he thought was locked after Heather went to prison and the boys went to Casey but apparently they had gotten a way in.

''GRIFFIN, BEN?'' He yelled as loud as he could. After a few seconds the front door opened and Griffin was standing there.

''Guys, what are you doing here?'' Severide stepped out of the rain, into the dry but cold house.

''We wanted to go home. Ben wanted to go home.'', Griffin answered him.

''Guys, you promised Matthew to come to the firehouse!''

''He didn't come for us!'' Griffin reasoned as they walked to the living room, where Ben was sitting on the couch, crying.

''Griffin promised you would come, I didn't believe him.''

''What is wrong?''

Ben looked at his leg, that was bleeding from a cut in his calf.

''What happened?''

Ben pointed at the shards of glass on the floor.

''I fell in it.''

Severide looked at it;

''I think you should get it checked it out.

When he lifted Ben up he looked around, everything was dusty already.

''How did you guys get in?''

''I...kept the key with me. So we always could go home when we needed to go home.'', Griffin confessed.

''Why didn't you call anybody before, I think Christie was very worried about you.''

''We are dragged from family to family. If we aren't with Matt we are with Christie and if Christie is not available we are dumped with some babysitter. Sometimes we just want to be home.'', Griffin admitted.

''I know it sucks guys.''

There were silent.

''Thank you for coming for us, Kelly.'', Griffin smiled then.

''Always.'', Kelly smiles at them, rubbing them both over their heads.

''Let's get you fixed now.'' He lifted Ben up and carried him outside, where the storm was slowly passing over and deflecting away.

...

After two other calls Dawson and Shay arrived at the hospital again and the ER was closed, as they were saving the power for the intensive care and everything happened there.

''Is there any update on Matthew Casey?'' She walked to the desk there when there patient was brought away by the doctors.

''Are you here to see Matthew Casey?'', a doctor came walking towards here.

She nodded, afraid for what was coming.

''He just came out of surgery, do you want to see him?''

Dawson followed the man to an area of the intensive care with closed curtains and looked at Matthew laying in the bed, fragile and alive because wires and tubes kept him alive.

She looked to the doctor, hoping to get some update.

''He will most likely recover, but it is going to take a while. We are going to keep him in a coma for a while, to give his brain rest after the head injury and because his legs have to heal.''

''How long?''

''Time will learn.'' The doctor walked away and Dawson was not sure if she was allowed to stay but she sat down next to the bed, grabbing his hand like she did hours ago when he was still aware that she was there. Maybe if she would have been more busy with examining him completely in the basement she would have noticed the head wound earlier and he wouldn't have had the epidural hematoma.

Gabriela looking at Matthew once more, his casted legs tucked away under a blanket and countless wired and tubes attaching him to the machines. Turning around to get some coffee she suddenly saw Kelly Severide passing next to the curtains.

...

Severide walked into the hospital, carrying Ben on his arm.

''let's get you fixed.'', Severide looked at the large cut on his leg again while Ben was still crying against this shoulder.

A group of nurses were waiting and one approached them as Severide looked around at the dark ER.

''As much as possible is moved to the intensive care to safe power.'' Severide nodded and followed her upstairs, with the boys.

''Kelly?'' She jumped after him and the Dardens, stopping when she saw the boys.

Ben suddenly looked at her from Severide's shoulder and pointed at her; ''Gabby.''

Severide turned around the nurse took Ben.

''Go with your brother.'' He instructed Griffin and he nearly ran towards Dawson.

''Did they get Matt out?''

Dawson nodded.

''Is he here?'' He asked, although he already seemed to suspect she wasn't here to bring a patient. Slowly she pulled a small part of the curtain aside.

Severide approached the bed.

''They only barely managed the safe him.'' Her eyes were filling with tears, if only she had seen the head wound earlier they wouldn't have been so focused on his legs.

''What happened?''

''His legs were stuck under the first floor and when they finally got him out a head injury was bleeding into his brains.''

Severide looked as if she dropped a bombshell and sat down in the chair next to his bed, defeated.

''Is he going to recover?'' He looked at the bruised and scrapped face of his fellow lieutenant and Dawson laid her hand on his shoulder.

''Only time will learn. I will check out if the boys need anything.''

Before she could even turned around she already heard Ben's voice.

''Matt?''

Dawson opened her mouth, knowing she had to say something to the boys but they were just standing there until Ben walked forward.

''Matt, you are not going to leave us, are you?''

The little boys voice sounded so fragile Gabriela's eyes filled with tears again.

''Ben Darden?'' The nurse called somewhere else in the room and Gabriela lifted him up to carry him away to get his stitches.

Ben was crying even harder now.

''Is Matt in pain?''

''No, he is really deep asleep.''

Before they reached the nurse for the stitches monitors suddenly started to beep. They turned around, to see Kelly and Griffin pushed out of the cubicle, while the intensive care specialists rushed in. Kelly grabbed Griffin by his shoulders while the boy tried to run back in.

''You promised not to leave us!'' The boys voice cried through the intensive care.

...

NOTE: Another cliffhanger...yes. *Evil laugh*

Will Casey stay with the boys and who will care for the boys?

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