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Chapter 35: 45 Minutes.

Previously:

Virgil slowly opened his eyes and looked at the woman. "Hi." He muttered.

"Hello, Virgil," she greeted. "You have a visitor."

"Family back?" He questioned.

"No, It's not family Virgil. Thankfully, they have all headed back to the hotel," she responded.

Virgil looked at the woman with confusion. "Who?" He yawned.

"Oh, it's just me Virgil… To be honest I've really missed seeing you… Have you missed me?"

Virgil's eyes widened in horror when they fell on the Hood.

… …

45 Minutes Earlier:

Scott sat on the floor with his brothers and father. They had arrived back at their large hotel suite less than 30 minutes ago and as none of them had eaten much that day, their father had ordered some food, which they were all now, apart from their grandma, who had retired for the evening, tucking into. Scott picked up another slice of pizza and gazed at it for several minutes.

"Err bro, are you going to eat that?" Alan asked eagerly. Scott handed the slice over to his brother. "Thanks Scott." Alan mumbled with his mouth half full of food.

Scott half-smiled and then quietly folded his arms tightly against his chest.

"Okay Scott, what's wrong?" Jeff questioned, already knowing what the answer would be.

Scott looked at his father and sighed. "We should have stayed. I hate the thought of Virg being there alone!"

"There's nothing we could have done tonight." Gordon responded.

Scott let out another heavy sigh. "What if he wakes? Those nightmares are awful!"

"You heard what the Nurse and Doctor said… He'll be asleep throughout the rest of the night." Alan added.

"But what if the Hood tries to attack him again?" Scott warned.

"Do you really think he would?" Alan stammered.

"There's nothing stopping him!" Scott informed them.

Jeff looked at Scott with concern. "Scott, I know today's been long and hard, and to be honest… I didn't want to leave the hospital either, but the Nurse and Doctor were right… We need to get some rest!"

"I know, it's just…" Scott's voice trailed off.

"You have a feeling?" John cut in.

Scott gazed at John. "Yes, I do! Go on, tell me I'm being a Smother Hen again!"

John shook his head. "Not this time! I made that mistake earlier and your intuition was spot on… If you think we should be at the hospital, then I'm ready to head back with you right now!"

… …

45 minutes Later:

Virgil instinctively made a grab for the call button, only for his wrist to be seized by the woman in the room. He then tried to scream for help, only to have the Hood shove a gag in his mouth.

"Oh, I am disappointed Virgil, have you not missed me?" The Hood sneered. Virgil stared up at the Hood, desperately trying to hide his fear. "Now, you can try and hide how scared you are." The Hood scoffed. "But with this woman's help I've been watching you this entire time! I've seen how much I've hurt you and the pain that you've been in." The Hood let out a scornful laugh. "And I've seen how distressed you've really been!" The Hood continued. "Okay Virgil, we have a lot of things to talk about and I really want you to be able to answer me… Which means I need to remove this gag… And I need you to remain nice and quiet for me… Okay?"

… …

Half-an-Hour Earlier:

Jeff, Gordon and Alan had listened carefully to Scott's fears. After John had backed him up they all eventually agreed, not that they needed much convincing, that they would return to the hospital. Jeff had informed his mother and after a little grumbling that he really needed to rest, she finally acknowledged that, she too had her misgivings about leaving her grandson, and they would all probably get more rest if they were at the hospital with him.

… …

Half-an-Hour Later:

The Hood signalled for the woman to remove the gag, as soon as she did, Virgil tried to shout for help once more but was immediately stopped by the woman covering his mouth with her other hand. Virgil bit sharply into the woman's hand.

"He bit me!" She yelped.

"Why are you doing this?" Virgil demanded, looking at the woman in disgust.

"Why does there have to be a reason?" She scoffed, moving away from the bed, as she clutched her bleeding hand in pain.

"You're meant to help people!"

"I do!" She retorted. "I help people like Balah Gaat here, get the revenge he deserves against people like you!"

Virgil stared at her in disbelief.

"Now Virgil, I'm sure you have many questions." The Hood interjected. "And I may or may not let you ask them, but for the moment I want you to be quiet and listen to me. If you don't then well, let's just say, if I can get to you this easily, then think how easy it would be to get to one of your brothers!" He cautioned. "So, all I need you to do Virgil, is to be nice and quiet!" The Hood leaned in close to Virgil's face. "Can you do that for me?"

Virgil glared at the Hood, deciding right then to not listen to the warning he had been given. He would find a way to fight back, no matter how much physical pain he was currently in, he was not going to give the Hood the privilege of seeing him lie down and take whatever punishment he had in store. He was a Tracy dammit… And Tracy's never, ever quit!

… …

15 minutes earlier:

Jeff climbed out of the taxi that had brought him and his family back to the hospital, he paid the driver, making sure to tip him well for getting them all back there quickly, and then made his way back into the hospital with his boys and mother by his side.

As they all made their way inside the main entrance, Doctor Gerry Sylvia, who had just been about to leave for the night, had seen them enter. "Hello there. I thought you would have all been in Virgil's room?"

Jeff smiled at the kind Doctor. "Well, we were initially convinced by Nurse Andrews and Doctor Sanderson to head back to our hotel for the night."

Gerry grinned. "Don't tell me… You got back and realised you couldn't rest unless you were here with him!"

Jeff nodded. "How did you guess?"

"I'm a father myself, and I'd be the same if I was in your position," Doctor Sylvia admitted. "I wonder why the Nurse and Doctor advised you to head back? I know some hospitals have rules stating families can't stay overnight but our doesn't."

"Oh, they were just worried about us not getting any proper rest!" Ruth Tracy stated.

Scott noticed the concerned glint in the Doctors eyes, as he began to walk alongside them. "Everything alright doc, I thought you were heading out, not back in?"

"I was," Doctor Sylvia confirmed. "But it won't hurt for me to check in on your brother!"

"Oh, there's probably no need," Jeff remarked.

"It's okay," he smiled, continuing to walk with them towards Virgil's room, "it's my job!"

… …

15 Minutes Later:

"So, all I need you to do Virgil, is to be nice and quiet!" The Hood leaned in close to Virgil's face. "Can you do that for me?"

Virgil spat in the Hood's face and then with his left hand, he brought his fist straight into the Hood's throat. "Does that answer your question?" Virgil snapped back.

The Hood clutched his throat, spluttering from the shock of the punch. "I'm going to kill you!"

"Oh God!" The woman said cutting him off.

"What is it?" the Hood coughed.

The woman was standing by the door peaking outside. "The Tracy's are back."

Virgil's eyes widened at hearing this news. "Help!" He tried to yell, only to be stopped by the Hood shoving the gag back in his mouth and holding him firmly down.

… …

Meanwhile:

Making their way towards Virgil's room Doctor Sylvia smiled at the two security guards who were sitting outside of Virgil's room. "Hi" He said. The Two security guards looked towards them, stood up, and then stormed towards them, pushing them further away from Virgil's room.

… …

"What's going on?" The Hood demanded.

The two security guards have pushed them back down the corridor." She then swore under her breath. "Doctor Sylvia is with them!" She faced the Hood. "You need to act now, otherwise, you won't get an opportunity again."

"And where are you going?" He demanded, when she started to open the door wider.

"The security guards have them distracted. If I don't go now, I'll be caught and…"

"Go then." He barked, cutting her off. "I have a job to do… And this time I plan on finishing it!"

The woman nodded, peaked out of the room and when she was sure she would not be spotted, she slipped out and made her way in the opposite direction.

The Hood glared at the woman as she made her way out of the room and closed the door behind her. He then pulled the small box out of his pocket and scowled at Virgil. "I really wanted us to talk first, I really wanted to ask you how those dreams had been? Virgil tried to hit out but was still being held down by the Hood. "You really need to learn to control your anger!" The Hood scoffed, opening the box with his free hand and taking his prized drug out. "Now, you've had the pleasure of experiencing this drug before." The Hood stated. "Rynax… I'm sure you remember its sedative effects and the fact that the Doctors here wouldn't give you certain medications while it remained in your body… You see, there was a reason for that… The effects this drug can have on your system, if you are on anything else… Well, most people would find them devastating. Myself, on the other hand, well I find it quite interesting."

… …

"Let us past!" Gordon demanded, as the security guards continued to hold them back.

"We can't," they both stated.

"Why not?" Jeff snapped. "My son is in that room!"

"We are just following orders sir," the one security guy confirmed.

"Whose orders?" Doctor Sylvia questioned.

"Doctor Reed." The other security guy confirmed.

"Who?" Doctor Sylvia queried. "There's no Doctor Reed working at this hospital!"

"The Hood!" Scott scowled, instantly throwing a punch and knocking the one security guard out cold.

"Hey!" The other security guard shouted, grabbing Scott around the waist.

John stepped forwards and threw his fist into the man's face, causing him to fall unconscious to the floor.

Scott picked himself up and looked at his brothers and father. "Virg!" He stuttered, spinning around and running towards his brother's room.

… …

The Hood prepared the Rynax and started injecting it into Virgil's IV. "Sleep tight Virgil Tracy." He laughed. The Hood glanced up at the door as it swung open, revealing Scott Tracy. "I think you will find that you're too late!" The Hood mocked.

Scott ran to Virgil's bedside, while the Hood let out a scornful laugh and ran towards the door, only to be instantly stopped by the fist of Jeff Tracy knocking him out cold!

Doctor Gerry Sylvia ran into the room and looked at Scott who was staring at Virgil. "What's he done?"

Scott turned to him. "He's injected him with something." Tears began running down Scott's face. "Doc… Please… Please, you've… You've got to do something… He's… He's stopped breathing!" He finally stated.