Hello again my zombie hunters, after the last action packed chapter this one will be a little bit more emotional and will be dealing with the crew figuring out what to do after the previous events now that they have lost a few members and a couple more is hurt. Emotions will run high so now without further delay let's continue.
Jack was laying in Elsa's lap breathing heavily as Elsa was trying her best to stop the bleeding. She had taken off her jacket and placed it on his wound to try to soak up as much blood as possible but it only did so much. He needed some real medical attention.
"Sparrow, is there a hospital nearby? Jack needs attention." Elsa asked Sparrow who was piloting the helicopter.
"There's a hospital about ten minutes away." Sparrow said
"Take us there, hurry. Otherwise Jack is going to die." Elsa pleaded. Sparrow redirected the helicopter toward the direction on the hospital. The stab wound that Jack received from Frollo was worse deepest then what they thought at first. If Jack didn't receive medical help soon he was going to die.
Hiccup was in even worse shape. With Astrid cutting off his lower leg to save him from those walkers he was bleeding out fast as well. And Ariel, the others didn't no it yet but she had been bitten by one of the walkers, Ariel felt the virus in her body, it was only a matter of time before she was going to turn.
The helicopter finally landed in the hospital parking lot and Sparrow went in to convince the nurses that they had three patients in desperate need of help. The nurses came out with three stretchers and placed Jack, Hiccup, and Ariel each on one before carrying them off into the hospital.
"Stay with me Hiccup." Astrid cried as she walked beside Hiccup on the stretcher, who was still crying in pain from his leg being cut off.
"I was a medical doctor in the military, perhaps I can be of some assistance." Gobber told the head nurse.
"This kid is going to need a prosthetic leg and his bleeding stopped quickly if he is going to make it, do you know how to do that?" The head nurse asked
"When I was in the navy I worked on many people who had limbs blew off, I'm probably more trained then anybody hear." Gobber said
"In that case your with me." The nurse said before turning to the rest of the the group. "The rest of you stay out here in the waiting room."
As they all waited for news on their injured friends Astrid was sitting in a chair next to Elsa crying her eyes out.
"This is all my fault." Astrid said "If I didn't cut off Hiccup's leg he wouldn't be in this predicament right now."
"Astrid look at me." Elsa said, trying to calm her friend down. "If you didn't do what you did Hiccup would have died, or worse turn into one of those walkers. By doing what you did you might have just saved his life. He will be ok, trust that the doctors know what they are doing."
Hearing Elsa say those words filled Astrid with confidence as she dried her tears and gave Elsa a hug.
Suddenly Gobber and the doctors walked out to the group.
"How is Hiccup, will he be ok?" Astrid asked
"We was successfully able to stop the bleeding he won't be able to walk again without a prosthetic leg. Luckily we have one fitted and waiting for him." Gobber said
"And how about Jack?" Elsa asked
"Jack will live." Gobber said "We stopped the bleeding and was able to pump some more blood into him before stitching up the room. The both of you can go see them if you want."
Elsa immediately got up and went with a nurse to see Jack while Astrid and Stoick went to see Hiccup.
"And what about Ariel? Anna asked
"Sadly we found out that she got bit by a walker." Gobber said in a remorseful voice.
"No?" Anna and Rapunzel gasped
"We were going to put her out of her misery but she insisted that she wanted to see you and Rapunzel will quick before we did. Better make it quick, we don't know how long she's got before she turns. You got five minutes.
Anna and Rapunzel both walked into Ariel's room to see her lying on a medical bed. She turned to see Anna and Rapunzel in the room and gave a tearful smile.
"Oh Ariel forgive me," Rapunzel cried walking up to her. "This is my fault
"There is nothing to forgive." Ariel said "You would have done the same for me."
"I'm sorry Ariel." Anna said "I promised you that you would see your husband again."
"It's ok Anna." Ariel said, her voice getting weaker, she was slowly giving in to the virus. "Tell Eric I love him and I will see him again some day." Ariel then gave Anna a picture of Eric she kept in the locket she wore around her neck. "Find him for me Anna, and let him know that I am at peace, tell him that I thought of him when I died. Promise me Anna, that you will find him for me."
"I will." Anna cried. "I promise Ariel I will."
Ariel then handed Anna a handgun. "You've got to kill me now, please, I don't want to turn into one of those things."
Anna took the gun and tried to point it at Ariel's head, but her hands was to shaky, she just couldn't do it.
"I...I can't do it." Anna cried turning away.
"I'll do it." Rapunzel said taking the gun. "She saved my life, the least I can do is end her suffering."
"Thank you." Ariel said, tears falling from her face.
"No Ariel, thank you, for saving my life." Rapunzel said. Then she pressed the gun up to Ariel's forehead as Ariel closed her eyes.
"Goodbye." Rapunzel whispered before pulling the trigger and shooting Ariel in the head. Ariel then died as her brain exploded. She wouldn't turn into a walker now, she was free.
Rapunzel dropped the gun and cried over Ariel's body.
"You did the right thing." Anna said placing her hand on Rapunzel's shoulder.
Rapunzel then picked up Ariel's body and carried it outside, the rest of the group that was out in the waiting room saw Rapunzel and Anna carrying out Ariel's body and joined them outside and they placed Ariel on a bed of grass and burned her body as they showed their final respects to their lost friend.
"I'm sorry Rapunzel." Flynn said hugging his girlfriend tight as she cried.
"She was a hero." Rapunzel said "And one of the bravest people I ever met."
Back inside the hospital Astrid was sitting beside Hiccup stroking his brown hair. Hiccup was conscience now and Astrid and Stoick was refusing to leave his side.
"Oh Hiccup, I'm so sorry." Astrid said, tears falling from her face.
"Don't be." Hiccup said "If it wasn't for you I would be dead. You saved my life back there Astrid, you caused a hell of a lot of pain while doing it but you did. So thank you."
"It just hurts me to see you like this." Astrid said
"I'll be fine." Hiccup said sitting up and putting on his prosthetic leg. "It's just going to take some getting use to getting adjusted to this prosthetic leg. But I'll survive." Hiccup then grabbed Astrid by the hand and looked her straight in the eyes.
"Do you know what the hardest thing was though?"
"What?" Astrid asked
"When I was laying in your arms on that helicopter not knowing rather or not I was going to survive or not. I just kept praying that I would survive so that I could finally ask you something I have been putting off for to long. And when I was there in your arms bleeding out I was scared I was never going to get the chance to ask it."
"Hiccup what are you talking about?" Astrid asked. That's when Hiccup fell to his knees, although it was a little hard with him still getting use to his new leg.
"Astrid, will you marry me?" Hiccup asked "I know I lost the ring in one of the last battles with those walkers but I can get you a new one."
Astrid was silent for a few seconds due to her shock but after a few minutes she gained the composer to answer.
"Yes!" She cried. "Oh yes of course I will." Astrid cried hugging Hiccup and giving him a big kiss. Stoick walked over to Hiccup as well and gave him a pat on the back.
"That's my boy." He said.
"Elsa can I talk to you for a second." Merida said walking in to Jack's room were Elsa was.
"Will you be ok for a few minutes Jack?" Elsa asked Jack, who was now sitting up in his hospital bed.
"Yeah sure, I'm feeling a whole lot better, I'm just still a little weak from the amount of blood I lost but I'm fine." Jack said
"Ok then, I'll be back soon." Elsa said walking out of the door to talk with Merida.
"What is it Merida?" Elsa asked
"You remember Astrid telling us about the way to shield yourself from these walkers is with diseases. Well I found a lab online that stores multiple vaccines of diseases. And it's only a half hour from here" Merida said.
"Meaning what?" Elsa asked
"It means we are close to possibly ending this apocalypse." Merida said
"Good." Hook said walking up to them after overhearing the conversation "Then let's not waste anytime let's get a moving."
"But we can't just leave Jack and Hiccup though." Elsa said to Hook. "If we leave they are helpless if anymore of those things show up."
"Deary we have already lost enough good men to these demons." Hook said "The more time we waste sitting on our asses the more people could be falling to those monsters."
"Which is why we stay here until Jack and Hiccup is good shape to fight." Elsa protested.
"Dammit girl we may not have that much time." Hook yelled "You saw what went down at Jericho, if another attack that that happens we may not get so lucky. If we die then all hope of saving the world dies with us. This is our last chance to win this war. And I'm not willing to waste any unnecessary time just for a boy that you've been sleeping with is hurt.
"Why you no good little..." Elsa growled, lounging at Hook. She did not appreciate how Hook talked about Jack.
"Whoa brake it up you two." Flynn said stepping in and separating the two of them. "Fighting is not going to solve this problem any faster.
"So what do you suggest Flynn?" Merida said "You have sort of become the ring leader of our little crew. What do you think we should do?"
"Well if you ask me I sort of see both of your points." Flynn said. The more time we waste doing nothing is putting us at risk but also Jack and Hiccup both have been a friend of mine and I'm not just willing to leave them to die."
"So what's your decision leader?" Elsa asked
"We give them the night and if they are good to go then great if not then we leave without them." Flynn said
"But Flynn...?" Elsa started to protest.
"That is my final decision." Flynn said "We leave tomorrow, with or without them."
That's it for this chapter. And to let you know I was originally going to have Flynn be the one that died saving Rapunzel but when I asked the readers who they wanted to have live a few chapters alone reader suggested Flynn so I replaced his death with Ariel's. See how your suggestions can make a difference in the story? Anyway leave your reviews and I'll catch you next time my little zombie hunters.