Chapter 11

I don't own these characters, but it would be nice if I did.

Wait...In this story, I actually created some of them, so I do own them.

Anyways, I do promise to keep them true to themselves.

And as for the ones I did create, who they are is up to me, so...

At that moment, all across the Boston area, several people began their treks to Massachusetts General Hospital. Cassie was going to be the last to arrive as she had to gather Ben and Annie and break the news to them. And to add to her efforts, she was bringing Malik, Nikki and Denise to the hospital as well. Their parents were on the way to the hospital as well and would pick them up there. Zack was off immediately after he got the phone call, but he was coming from Chestnut Hill. Fortunately, he would avoid rush hour traffic, so it wouldn't take him that long. So, the first ones to arrive were Carey and Arwin. And once they entered the emergency room waiting room, they found London sitting with Bailey. Immediately, they could tell Bailey was not doing well at all.

"London!"

London looked up and saw Carey and Arwin. "Hey! Nothing new yet. As far as I know, Cody is still in the emergency room..."

Carey nodded and turned to face her daughter-in-law, trying to keep her own emotions in check. "How's Bailey handling this?"

London sighed. "Not good. Its like she's in a trance. Every so often, she'll snap out of it and say something. But then just as quickly, she'll slip right back into it..."

"I don't blame her. Is everyone else on their way?"

"Yeah. Kurt was in Providence, and he said he'd be here in about an hour."

At that moment, Zack came running into the waiting room as well.

"How's Cody?"

London gave him a sad smile. "No recent updates, so the same as when I talked to you..."

Zack's shoulders slumped, and Arwin put his arm around Zack's shoulder to comfort him. Carey turned back to London. "Has someone called Joe and Maggie yet?"

"I would have, but I don't have their number..."

Arwin spoke up. "I'll do it. You all stay here, wait for word and take care of Bailey."

In the operating room, Cody continued to flat line. The doctors immediately went to work trying to revive him.

"We need a crash cart now!"

One was quickly rolled in, and one of the doctors began charging the paddles. And once there was a sufficient charged he placed the paddles on Cody's chest.

"Clear!"

A jolt of electricity surged through Cody, and his body spasmed. But the EKG still showed no signs of a heartbeat. "Give me another charge!"

And once the defibrillator was ready again, the doctor applied another charge to Cody's chest. But this time, the EKG showed signs of a heartbeat again. The doctors sighed with relief, but they knew they were far from being done.

"We have to find a way to stop the bleeding, or that's going to happen again. And next time, we might not be able to bring him back..."

They returned back to the task at hand and began searching again for the source of the internal bleeding. And thankfully, they soon found it. Once it was temporarily clamped, it was time to move again.

"Alright, we need to get Dr. Martin up to the operating room STAT!"

And with that, they began to rush Cody's gurney out of the ER and towards the elevator.

Across town, Wilfred Tipton continued glaring at the two men sitting at the conference table with him. But instead of giving them a look of pure hatred, he now had an evil grin on his face.

"Cat got your tongue, gentlemen? I must say, I'm kind of surprised. Mr. Harrison, one of the up and coming wonder boys of Tipton Industries, and Mr. Arthur, one of my most steady supervisors? I admit, I didn't see this coming..."

Arthur spoke up. "Mr. Tipton, I..."

Tipton glared at him. "I just have to ask...Was the attempt on Dr. Martin's life because of what happened to your brother Chet or because Cody found out you two had been poisoning me?"

Harrison glared back at Wilfred. "I don't appreciate you accusing us of something we had no part in. I would assume you have evidence if you are going to slander our names like that."

Wilfred looked at him and began laughing. "Oh, I have plenty of evidence. I have proof that you both are the owners of Big A. And I have proof of you two stealing company funds through improper payments to said phantom corporation. Now, since I feel the need to get over to Mass General myself, I'm going to make this little meeting as brief as possible. I don't have direct evidence that you two poisoned me or set up the hit on Dr. Martin. But right now, I don't really care because I know in my gut that it was you two. So, here is what I'm going to do. The first one of you willing to admit to your role in those, I will hand over to the Boston PD. The other one, well..." He just kept laughing.

Harrison rolled his eyes, but Arthur began freaking out. He had heard stories and rumors of what had happened to people who had crossed Wilfred Tipton in the past. There was even the tale of horrible things he had done to his own brother. Arthur decided jail didn't sound so bad compared to that.

"Okay, okay! We did them both! We're the ones responsible!"

Harrison whipped his head around and glared at Arthur. "You idiot! He had nothing on us! You just got yourself life in prison!"

"At least I'll be alive!"

Wilfred nodded to two of his guards. "Please escort Mr. Arthur to a private office and have him make a full taped confession. Once he has, drop him off at the local precinct. But before you leave, let Jones and Knight here know." He turned to Jones and Knight. "Once you get the word...well, you two know what to do..."

Harrison glared at Wilfred. "You'll never get away with this!"

"Wanna bet?" He turned to Arthur. "You will forget this meeting ever took place. If I hear word that you're telling people about this, you'll be joining your buddy real soon. Understand?"

Arthur swallowed and nodded. "Yes, Mr. Tipton..."

"Good...Now, I have to get to the hospital. Dr. Martin saved my life. Time to see if I can help save his..."

Back at the hospital, Bailey was still almost catatonic while London tended to her. Zack and Carey were both pacing back and forth waiting to hear any news. As time passed, others began to show up. First were Woody and Addison followed by Marcus and Melanie and Max and Tapeworm. The final people to arrive were Cassie and the kids. And immediately, Ben and Annie ran over to Bailey.

"Mom!"

Bailey just blinked her eyes and looked up at them. "Annie? Ben?"

"How's Dad doing?"

Bailey paused and looked around. "I...I don't know..."

London smiled at them. "We haven't heard anything new in a while. But that might be a good thing though. Besides, your Dad's tough."

Ben and Annie both nodded, but they turned back to their Mom. But Bailey seemed to have slipped back inside herself again.

Annie was getting doubly worried. "What's wrong with Mom?"

London paused. "Your Mom hasn't taken this well at all. I tried to get her to see a doctor herself, but she snapped to and told me she wasn't going anywhere until she heard back about your Dad."

Annie didn't know what to think, but a thought popped into Ben's mind. "Has anyone called Charlie and Abby yet and told them?"

London groaned and shook her head. "It didn't even occur to me..."

Cassie wrapped her arms around Ben and Annie's shoulders. "Tell you what. You two stay here and take care of your Mom, and I'll make sure your brother and sister know..."

Annie and Ben nodded and took the chairs on each side of Bailey. And instinctively, Bailey pulled both of them into a tight embrace. Cassie pulled London to the side.

"Can I get Moseby's number from you? I think it would be better for him to tell them. They shouldn't have to hear something like this over the phone..."

London quickly agreed, and they were about to make the phone call when Todd came out into the waiting room. And immediately, everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to face him. Zack spoke up.

"How's my brother?"

Todd paused and noticed how distraught and anxious everyone looked. "There's good news and bad news."

"What's the good news?"

"Cody is fighting with everything he has. Fortunately, the bullet completely missed all vital organs, so that's one less thing to worry about..."

Everyone went quiet, but everyone was surprised when they heard Bailey's voice. "What's the bad news?"

Todd took a deep breath. "While no organs were hit, there was a lot of internal bleeding that it took them a little while to find the source of it. But they have now, and have it clamped. Cody is on his way to the operating room to repair it as well as remove the bullet from his chest."

Carey spoke up. "That sounds like its good news..."

"Well, it would be. But Cody lost a lot of blood. And unfortunately, Cody is AB Negative. Its the rarest blood type in the world. We only have so much of it in storage, and that's mostly from Cody donating it himself. We might run out of blood that his body can accept..."

Everyone went silent contemplating that fact. That was until Zack spoke up again. "Wait a minute! Cody and I are identical twins...Wouldn't my blood type be AB Negative too?"

Todd nodded. "Yes, I guess it would..."

"Then get a needle ready and take as much as you need!"

Ben turned to his Mom. "What's my blood type, Mom?"

Bailey blinked her eyes. "Ummm...I believe you are AB Negative too, Sweetie..."

Annie spoke too. "Me too?"

Bailey shook her head. "No, you're O Negative like me..."

Ben stood up. "I'm donating too!"

Todd nodded again. "Alright. Lets get you two to the blood center ASAP!"

Zack and Ben began following Todd, but once they were out of sight and earshot of everyone else, Zack pulled Todd to the side.

"What aren't you telling us?"

Todd sighed and swallowed. "Cody flat lined on the table. For a few seconds, he was dead. But, the doctors used the defibrillator and revived him. I didn't think I should say that in front of everyone. Bailey looks bad enough as it is. I don't think she could have handled that..."

Zack nodded and turned to his nephew. "We tell no one then. At least not now. With your Dad fighting with all he has and Charlie out of the country, I need you to step up and be the man of your family. I need you to take care of your Mom and sister. Can you do that for me?"

Ben nodded, and they were off again to give blood.

In the operating room, the surgeons continued working on Cody. But Cody was completely unaware of what was going on around him. It was as if he was not even there in the room with him. Rather, it was elsewhere, and he was looking at a large, bright light. A light so bright, he couldn't even open his eyes for fear that it would blind him.

"Its okay, Cody...You can open your eyes..."

Cody paused. He recognized that voice, but it was impossible for him to be hearing it.

"Come on, Sweetheart...Open your eyes."

Cody's eyes began to flutter before they finally did open. And he could actually see. But what he saw was like nothing he had ever seen before in his life. Everything was so warm and had a bright aura to it. He didn't know why, but he immediately felt comfortable and at ease. Taking a deep breath, he began to relax. Well, that was until a figure walked in front of him.

"Its so good to see you again, Cody. Its been far too long..."

Cody just stood there staring with his mouth wide open in shock. There was no way possible way he was seeing what he was seeing. There was a woman there smiling at him. A woman he knew all too well.

"Grandma?"

Ellie just kept smiling at him.

To be Continued...

AN: I ask everyone to snap into a Slim Jim tonight to honor the passing of former Lexington resident and one of my childhood idols, Randy "Macho Man" Savage. I hope Miss Elizabeth is there to welcome you. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Yeah!