Chapter 13: Kai's Back Trouble

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Felicia and her younger brother Charlie liked spending time with their father, Kai. He was strong, funny, loving, and was always there for his kids. Currently the three were out in the front yard, and Kai was showing them some of his moves.

"Gee, Dad that's amazing." complimented Charlie.

Kai just finished some Spinjitzu.

"Thanks, son. I may be retired from my Ninja days, but I still got the moves." Kai told him.

"Show us another one." requested Felicia.

"All right, little lady." Kai replied.

He did some kicking, punching, and some spinning. But when he tried to do another kick, he cried out in pain, and clutched his back.

"Dad!" Felicia and Charlie cried, as they hurried over to him.

Kai's face looked like he was in severe pain, and he couldn't move.

"Kids...go get...your mother." Kai told him in a strained voice.

"Charlie, you stay with Dad, I'll get Mom." Felicia told him, and she hurried into the house.

Skylor was currently putting away clothes, when Felicia rushed into the bedroom.

"Mom! Dad's hurt!" she cried.

"What?" exclaimed Skylor, dropping a shirt.

They hurried out to the yard, where Charlie stood next to Kai.

"Kai, are you okay?" Skylor asked him.

"It's my back." he told her.

"Okay, we're getting you to the doctor." Skylor declared.

Skylor sent Felicia and Charlie to stay with their next door neighbors, while she and Kai went to the emergency room.

At the hospital, Kai was given a checkup from a doctor, and was given some muscle relaxers, and put into a recovery room. The medication made him sleepy, so he dozed off shortly after he was put on the IV.

He slowly opened his eyes, he felt sort of hazy and fuzzy. Then he heard the door open, and looked over. His vision wasn't exactly clear yet, but he could see it was the silhouette of a woman.

"Hey, babe." he greeted groggily, thinking it was Skylor.

"Hello, sweetheart." came a voice not his wife's.

Confused, Kai rubbed his eyes, and when his vision cleared, to his embarrassment it wasn't Skylor who walked in, it was Nurse Rachet.

"Nurse Rachet! I...uh...thought you were, (groans)."

He moved the wrong way, which called his back to act up again.

"Don't bother explaining, Kai. I've been called all kinds of things by patients on IV." Nurse Rachet replied.

The door opened again, and this time if was Skylor carrying a drink.

"Kai, you're awake." she said happily, going over to him.

"I came to adjust your medication." Nurse Rachet explained, and she did just that.

After a few more minutes the doctor came in.

"Well, Kai it appears you threw your back out." he explained.

"(Chuckles) I guess I sometimes forget I'm not a teenager anymore." Kai said, humbly.

"But not to worry, the muscles will relax in a few weeks. We'll give you some medication for the pain, and we advise you to use either cold or heated compresses for ease the pain."

"Well Kai, it looks like you're going to be on bed rest for a while." Skylor told him.

After a couple hours, Felicia and Charlie were still waiting for their parents to come back.

"Felicia, do you think Dad will be okay?" Charlie asked her.

"I'm sure he will be. I mean he's a former Ninja." Felicia told him.

Then the doorbell rang, and the kids rushed to the door, Skylor had come to pick them up. She thanked their neighbors for looking after the kids, and took them home.

"Is Dad, okay Mom?" Charlie asked her.

"He's fine, he just threw out his back." Skylor explained.

"Will he be all right?" asked Felicia.

"Sure he will be in due time."

In the house, the kids hurried to their parents' room, and saw Kai lying in bed.

"Dad." the two called.

"Hey, kids." he greeted.

They raced over to hug him, but Skylor slowed them down.

"Whoa kids. While your dad's recovering, you'll have to be gentle around him."

"Okay, Mom." the two replied.

And they gently gave their dad a hug. At dinner, the two ate their dinner at the table while Skylor served Kai his dinner in their bedroom.

"It's kinda weird sitting at the table without Mom and Dad." mentioned Charlie.

"You got that right, bro." Felicia agreed.

"I can't believe this Skylor. I've helped defeat countless enemies, and trained for many hours a day, and I end up hurting my back just showing off to my kids." they heard Kai say.

"Don't worry, Kai. You heard the doctor you'll be fine in no time you just gotta take it easy." Skylor told him.

That night, as Felicia and Charlie went to bed, it felt sort of strange not having Kai help tuck them in. But they went to bed anyway.

The following day at school, the two told their friends about what had happened the other day.

"So now he's stuck on bed rest." Felicia told them.

"Your mom called ours the other day, it was strange to hear he was hurt." Eric told them.

"It's so weird seeing him like that." said Charlie.

"Don't worry guys. I'm sure it'll be all right." Xavier comforted.

"Yeah, but who knows how long that'll take." replied Felicia.

Then it was time for school to officially start, and they all went to their designated classrooms.

At home, Kai was flipping through the channels on TV.

"I can't believe it's the middle of the day, and I'm just lying around watching TV." Kai replied.

Skylor poked her head in the door.

"Need anything, Kai?"

"Well I could use a glass of water."

"Okay, then."

And she went to get it, and returned in less than a minute.

"Wow fast service, I could get used to this." Kai replied taking the glass.

"Don't get too used to this, buster. As soon as your back heals it's back to work with you." Skylor warned playfully.

When the kids got home, they greeted Kai. For the rest of the day Skylor noticed a change in the kids' demeanor. Instead of playing with each other, eating junk food snacks, and watching TV, they just sat in their rooms doing nothing.

"Kai, I'm worried around the kids." Skylor told him, as she rubbed his back.

"What's wrong?"

"They seem so...drained. And I think I know why."

"Why?"

"It's you."

"Me?"

"Yeah. You're they're big strong ex ninja dad. And now you're hurt."

That made Kai really think, he never thought his injury would effect his kids.

"Then I guess I'll just have to talk to them about this." he told her.

So that evening before dinner, Kai and Skylor called Felicia and Charlie into the room.

"Yes?" they asked.

"We needed to talk to you two." replied Skylor.

"We know you're feeling sort of nervous about my injury." Kai told them.

"We've never seen you get hurt before." Felicia admitted.

"Yeah, and you're strong and brave." added Charlie.

"That's true. But I'm still human, and we get hurt just like everyone else. But I'm going to be okay, it's just a minor injury." Kai assured.

The two saw their parents sincere faces, and they all shared a group hug.

After that talk, the days went by faster. Kai rested, took his pills, and used natural remedies. Soon his back began to feel better. He could even walk around again. After another doctor visit, he and Skylor learned that his back had healed.

Felicia and Charlie waited in the waiting room, and saw their parents, Kai was in a wheelchair.

"Is everything okay?" Felicia asked.

Kai answered by getting out of the wheelchair, and picking up his kids.

"This answer your question?" he asked.

The kids laughed and hugged their dad lovingly.

That's chapter 13, plz review, and Happy New Year!