Sorry this is so late it took me forever to write!!! Enjoy!
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The bang was deafening but Rose felt no pain. There was a strange light coming from somewhere new. She heard a laugh and the light went off. Rose opened her eyes slightly and could see the silhouette of the black man wrestling with someone new. The gun was still held by Fox and Rose couldn't quite she the man on top of him making sure the gun was pointed at the floor. Rose had to do something, this man was trying to save her life. She moved herself along the bed and dropped her arms to the floor. Her legs started to fall with her they fell to the floor with a thump and she winced in pain. Rose felt tears in her eyes but did not make a sound knowing that it would distract her saviour.
She pulled herself towards the men and grabbed the gun Fox was holding limply. Both men stopped fighting when she pointed the gun at him. She kept the gun pointed at the man. When someone burst into the room the man who had tried to save her was covered in light suddenly and she felt a hand take away the gun and felt more picking her up and putting her onto the bed.
The light was turned on and Mutt stood over her with a bloody nose, she moved her hand to his face and stroked it. "You saved my life again. How can I ever repay you?" Mutt asked a grin spreading across his face.
"Technically you saved mine and this is how." She pulled his shirt down so that his face met hers for a passionate kiss.
"I'm tired now, g'night." She turned her head and fell asleep again. Mutt looked confused, that wasn't quite the reaction he wanted. He pulled back the covers her bandages were seeping with blood.
When Rose woke up she could feel jolts of pain running through her legs. She looked down to see two nurses re-doing her stitches. Mutt smiled, "You undid them when you fell to the floor." She nodded and rested her head on the pillow. "Dad told you then?" Rose asked Mutt.
He grinned back, "You betcha ass he did." She raised an eyebrow and laughed. "What happened to Fox?" She tried to sound nonchalant but Mutt knew she was afraid.
"The police took him from dad. You're safe now." Mutt kissed her hand.
Indy appeared and announced "The doctor said as long as you keep off of your feet you can be discharged. So, here." Mary came around the corner with a wheel chair and a pair of gloves. She smiled at her child and his girlfriend. "You're gonna need these if you're going to be rolling yourself along." Rose took the gloves and Mary passed her some clothes. "Lets let the nurse's finish my stitches before I get dressed, Mary." Rose smiled at they and one of them replied, "It's nice that they want to get you out of here so fast, we're almost done anyway."
Indy couldn't stay still while they finished the stitches, he kept moving from one side of the room to the other. When they finished Rose made the men leave so she could get dressed but she needed Mary's help. After a few tears and a lot of squirming she was ready and dropped herself into the chair. The nurses appeared again and told her she needed to change her dressings everyday until she was healed and they would contact the nearest doctors to them to make sure she was sorted out.
Rose discharged herself and pushed her way to the new car, she couldn't sit on the back of the hired motor bike without the use of her legs. While in the car she told her ex-parents what Fox had told her before trying to kill her. "Please dad. Somebody's going to get hurt," at they're strange looks at her legs she added, "worse than me."
"We've come this far, no turning back now." Rose glared at him, "There is still time to turn back but you're too stubborn to do so."
They stayed silent for most of the journey afterwards. The truth was Rose didn't want to go home she was just scared and annoyed that she had lost the ability to walk for she didn't know how long but she felt herself turn constantly to check that Mutt was still behind them.
When they arrived at the River Brue they followed it to a small parish. They decided to go in. Rose had always felt smaller than everyone else but now she was now only as tall as some people's hips. Rose was happy to push herself along but Mutt appeared behind her and pushed her instead. Indy walked to the door and rang the bell. A man walked to the door and opened it slowly.
He was small and wore grey robes. He airily announced, "May God be with you. How can I help you?" He had a slight Bristolian accent. Indy's eyes grew but he replied, "Yes, well, ok. I was just wondering if you have a basement or cellar." The Monk smiled and bowed his head slightly, "Yes we do. If you will come inside I will show you the way." They family walked inside the dark hall, it smelt of disinfectant. Rose was still at the door when the Monk said, "Ah, my daughter. God is with you more than any of us. May he heal you and help you in all you endeavours." The man touched her leg and she forced a smile.
"My name is brother Harrison. I shall show you to our cellar." The monk walked to the front of the line that the family had formed. He walked with purpose but at a slow pace. They walked in silence only the slight squeak of Rose's wheels and the sound of feet hitting floor could be heard. They got to a large door after walking down many steps (brilliant for Rose and Mutt, who decided he had to carry her down the stairs) it was made of mahogany and Rose shuddered to think how thick it was and why they needed a door that thick for a cellar.
