Chapter 11: To the Hospital!

Valerie's Pov.

We have to get there, we just have to! Bianca could be dying right now. At least she stopped bleeding, but she still lost a lot a blood back there. I tried to feel her pulse. At first I couldn't find it, and that made me freak out a bit. But then I finally found it, but it was faint and weak. How long does it take to get to the city?

Me: Shean! Will you hurry up!

Shean: I'm going as fast as I can! Calm down!

Me: I can't since Bianca here is dying!

Shean: Don't you think I'm freaking out too! Especially since… I caused it…

He seems so sad. Urgh! I shouldn't have been so blunt! He must be beating himself up for this.

Me: Um… S-Shean? I-I'm sorry… I didn't… I didn't mean to… upset you. It wasn't yo-your fault-

Shean: No! You don't understand! This was my entire fault… Because of my stupid curse, Bianca is dying now! I-I'm a monster…

Me: No, you're not. It wasn't your fault. It was Eggman's. You had no control over yourself. You shouldn't blame yourself for something you didn't do.

Shean: But I did-

Me: No, you didn't. You were being controlled! Don't blame yourself. And besides, you're helping Bianca now by taking us to the hospital. You're trying to fix this. Can't you see? You have good in your heart. No matter if you look like this or in your hedgehog form, you're still the same in the inside. Why can't you understand that simple fact? I mean, I'm a simple person, but even I can understand that. Think over it.

He stayed quiet after that. I guess I really did give him something to think about. Boy! Bianca would be proud.

Shean's Pov.

Man, who knew Valerie would say something so… moving? But, she's right! Why can't I see that? Why everyone else and not me? Why am I so different?

*So Shean kept on running. He ran into town, and many stared at the strange beast that had a wolf and a dog on top of it. Shean ran to the nearest hospital he could find. At first the nurses were afraid of the giant beast before them, but Shean kept on telling them to hurry up and help his friend. Finally the nurses and doctors snapped out of it and took Bianca away from Valerie. They put her in a gurney and wheeled her to a room not too far from where they stood. They told the two to stay in the waiting room. They ended up scaring the other Mobians that were also in the room.

Later on David and Sky came running in.*

Sky: What happened? Is Bianca going to be okay?

Valerie: We don't know yet. They haven't told us anything.

Me: Have you guys got in contact with the others?

David: Well it was lucky for Sky that I had my phone on. Why don't you guys have your on phones?

Valerie: I lost mine.

Shean: I don't have pockets.

Sky: I left mine at home.

David: Anyway… It was good that at least one person in the rest of the groups had their phone.

Sky: And that I knew their numbers by heart.

Valerie: You need to get a life…

Sky: Hey! I have a life!

Valerie: So what do you do with it?

Sky: Um… well… j-just, SHUT UP!

Valerie: I rest my case.

David: Are you really their friend, Shean?

Me: Yeah. Why?

Before David could answer, a doctor walked up to us. A little hesitant but I couldn't blame him. He was a red bat with very large glasses.

Bat: Hello. I am Dr. Ryder. Are you the two um… people that brought the patient Bianca the Wolf?

Valerie: Yes. Shean and I brought her. Is she alright?

Dr. Ryder: Bianca seems to be in critical condition. Right now we are not sure if she will make it, but with those kinds of wounds, she is most likely to die. But we're doing everything we can to keep her alive.

When he said she might die, my heart sank. The only thing I could think of is that this is my entire fault. I was the one that hurt her, and if she dies I would be the one to blame.

Everyone else looked taken a back. No one wants to think about her death.

Dr. Ryder: Would you please tell me how this happened?

Now I was speechless. If I tell him that I did it, then when she dies, I would be blamed and jailed. I'm too young for jail! It seems that Sky knew what I was thinking, because she spoke up next.

Sky: She was attacked. We're not sure by what; it was hard to see what it was. But it ran away when we saw it.

Dr. Ryder: Are you sure you don't know what it was?

Valerie: No. We don't.

Dr. Ryder: Well then. Why was she alone, at night?

David: She was having some difficulties and she wanted to be alone.

Dr. Ryder: What kind of difficulties.

Everyone looked uneasy. I guess they didn't think this through very well. So I stepped in.

Me: Her parents were recently killed.

The doctor's face turned from serious to a mix between shock, and sadness.

Dr. Ryder: Oh… I'm sorry to hear that.

Valerie: It's okay. You didn't know.

Dr. Ryder: Well. I should go back and tend to your friend.

Everyone nodded, and he turned around and left. Well I guess we just have to wait and see if Bianca will pull through.

*A little later*

Dr. Ryder came back, but with a sad look on his face. We crowed around him so we can hear what he has to say. He walked up to us slowly and said something no one wanted to hear.

Dr. Ryder: Your friend has past away…