A/N: Well I wanted to get this up yesterday but oh well. Enjoy and have a Merry Christmas for those who celebrate. :)

Chapter 21

When the above average hero reentered the waiting room, he was immediately barraged with questions from those he'd left behind. He didn't want to get into the whole story and just told them he consulted another doctor on the current situation. Now silence settled over the group once again.

It wasn't long before Doctor Budmark came into the waiting room and pulled Sportacus aside.

"Well Doc?" He asked.

"You're a match. Now we have to wait until tomorrow for the test results and see if the procedure is necessary. However, I am unsure how to proceed. I am uncomfortable. What if your antibodies destroy hers? What if this doesn't work?" The medical man told him.

"I can't sit back and do nothing when I could possess the answer. My mind told me that I was better without her. I would only hurt her with the truth. But I can't ignore my heart. She's been through so much and if I don't do everything I can to help her then I couldn't even call myself her friend." Sportacus said.

"I understand how you feel but I'm just trying to look out for Stephanie's best interest. You should discuss this with her, she's awake now. I'm going to do some research." Budmark hoped the above average hero understood. Sportacus nodded and then turned back to the group.

Everyone shuffled down the hall and found the door partially open into Stephanie's room. Milford went first. He couldn't bring himself to tell her what the doctor had said. Still she seemed in good spirits. The Mayor kissed his niece's forehead before he left the room. Sportacus was next.

"Hey there." He smiled upon entering the room.

"Hey." She smiled back. Wires and tubes connected her to the monitors that showed how her heart was beating.

"How are you feeling?" The above average hero asked.

"Eh. I've been better but you can bet that I'll be out of here in three shakes of a cat's tail." The pink one smirked.

"Yeah you are." Sportacus hoped she was right. The look on her face told her how he was feeling.

"Stop that you. I'm going to be fine." She told him. He took her left hand and rubbed his thumb over her fingers.

"You know how much I care about you, don't you?" Sportacus inquired.

"Of course I do. And you know how much I care about you?" The twenty one year old smiled slightly.

"It's kind of warm in here huh?" Suddenly Stephanie didn't look so good. Then the heart monitor she was hooked up to changed its tune.

"BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!" The doctors rushed in with some nurses and pushed the above average hero out of the way. They grabbed the defibrillator and immediately charged it.

"200!" Doctor Budmark shouted. The defibrillator made its charging noise and then he shouted,

"Clear!"

"BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!"

"Charge to 250!"

"Clear!"

"BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!"

"Prep the adrenaline! Charge to 300!"

"Clear!" Time seemed to slow as everyone in the room looked to the heart monitor for signs of life.

To Be Continued…