p class="MsoNormal"XxxxxXxxxxXxXxxxx/p
p class="MsoNormal"Chapter 55 - Attack at the Hospital/p
p class="MsoNormal"The popped into the middle of the hospital's style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanBoth of them looked style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Jack said, "Well, nothing seems style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanMaybe it's broken?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor shook his head as he began to run down the hallway and dove into a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I'm an style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI popped us on the wrong floor!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanPete is on the fifth floor!"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"The lift dinged as they got to the fifth style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey stepped out and span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spansaw two men dressed completely in black from their head to their feet walking towards style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanEven their faces were style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey both wore black style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"As soon as they saw the Doctor step out of the lift, one spoke to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Mr. Johnathon Smith!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The other man pulled out a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanNo one else was in the hallway./p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor put his hands on his hips and looked at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I prefer Doctor, if you don't mind."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The man style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"We came to see Pete style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanFinish the job."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor held his hands style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Sorry to be the one to tell you, but visiting hours are over."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The man walked up to the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Has anyone ever told you that you are a smart ass?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Not to my style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhy?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhat have you heard?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Jack laughed at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"The man looked at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Do you think that's funny?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Jack continued to laugh, "Yeah, I style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanDon't you?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI mean, come on!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor took advantage of the distraction and grabbed the back of the man's neck and slammed his face into his knee style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHis nose broke immediately and he fell unconscious to the floor. span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor turned quickly to avoid the knife strike and touched the man with both style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe attempted to put the man to sleep, but it didn't style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe man swung the knife and the Doctor had to step out of the way in order to keep from being style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"The man tried to cut the Doctor several times with the Doctor stepping aside each time to avoid the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor stepped forward quickly and swung his elbow under the man's chin, striking him. He dropped the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor then kicked him in his chest sending him backwards. The attacker fell unconscious on the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Jack was style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"What the hell?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor looked at him and stretched his arms style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"What the hell, indeed?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanAre you taking a nap over there?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanDo I have to do everything, Jack?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Jack walked over and shook his head in style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"No!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYou know what the hell I'm talking style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhat the hell just happened here?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor rubbed his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Well, I tried to put him to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm a touch style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYou know that. It usually works, but it didn't this style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanStrange."/p
p class="MsoNormal""That doesn't explain the nose job!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanOr the broken jaw!"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanJack said./p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor rubbed his hand in his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Yeah, that's style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanOr style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWe'll talk about it style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanStay here."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor opened the door and turned on the lights in Pete's style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanJackie woke up and exclaimed, "What in the hell?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor looked around style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThen he spoke. " style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanShow yourself."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Jackie was style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"What are you doing?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanAre you crazy?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Gobbo came out of the shadows./p
p class="MsoNormal"Jackie looked style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"How the hell did he do that?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor rubbed his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"He's a ninja, style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey do style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanStay in here and don't leave the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYou're style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'll be right back."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanhe told her./p
p class="MsoNormal""Ninja, my ass!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhat the hell is going on?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanJackie demanded./p
p class="MsoNormal"He walked back out into the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanShakes, Sam, Aemilius were there with Jack and the two men in style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""Where is Lavatch?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanthe Doctor style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWe ran into seven more of these guys downstairs."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanShakes informed style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""What happened with the seven guys?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanJack style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""They were neutralized."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanShakes informed style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Adriano and Bassanio are there style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey have secured the area."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor picked up his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWe have a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI need you to send some guys over to the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThere's been an style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanPete is going to have to be style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI need Ryan, the doctor on duty and I'll send for Jake immediately."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe ended the call./p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor rubbed his face as he spoke to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanem style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"' style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanJake is there, right?'/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"' style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanRight style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhat's wrong?'/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'Everything is fine, but we have a mess to clean style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm going to need style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm sending Shakes back to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'll be back as soon as I can.'/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'The diamond isn't red anymore.'/emspan style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanRose told him./p
p class="MsoNormal"He smiled and Rose could feel his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanem style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'That's good style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanEveryone is style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanEspecially style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanSweetheart, this will take some style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm going to have to move style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI don't really trust anyone else to do it but style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanGo onto style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm so sorry, but we'll have to postpone our date.'/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'I style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanBe careful and wake me up when you get style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanIf you aren't too tired, we'll use that vanilla soap.'/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"He rubbed his hand in his hair and style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanem style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'Oh, style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI love how you style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanGoodnight, sweetheart.'/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"He clapped his hands style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Okay, let's get this mess sorted!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanShakes, go back and stay with Rose and the children for style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI need..."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Jake appeared with a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor pointed, "Jake!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYes!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWell, done!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Jack style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Madness, indeed!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI love this!"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor looked around the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanOnly Jack, Jake and the other Quauhtin stood there over the two men who lay in the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor walked over to them both and put his hands on their style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe closed his eyes and remained that way for a few style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"He opened his eyes suddenly and was extremely style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe ran his hand through his hair, "Damn it!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanNothing!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Jake was style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Nothing?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHow can they not know anything?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor bit his bottom lip and shook his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"It was a paid style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanOne of the men downstairs took the job and hired the rest of these style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThese two were supposed to take out Pete and Jackie style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey divided the group so we would notice the other ones, while these did the job style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Jake shook his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Damn."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor stood up and pointed at Jack and style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"And don't tell Rose I did style="mso-spacerun: yes;" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI can't believe I did that."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"He walked away quickly in style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"XxxxXXXXXX/p
p class="MsoNormal"Chapter 55 - Attack at the Hospital/p
p class="MsoNormal"The popped into the middle of the hospital's style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanBoth of them looked style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Jack said, "Well, nothing seems style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanMaybe it's broken?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor shook his head as he began to run down the hallway and dove into a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I'm an style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI popped us on the wrong floor!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanPete is on the fifth floor!"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"The lift dinged as they got to the fifth style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey stepped out and span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spansaw two men dressed completely in black from their head to their feet walking towards style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanEven their faces were style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey both wore black style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"As soon as they saw the Doctor step out of the lift, one spoke to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Mr. Johnathon Smith!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The other man pulled out a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanNo one else was in the hallway./p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor put his hands on his hips and looked at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"I prefer Doctor, if you don't mind."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The man style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"We came to see Pete style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanFinish the job."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor held his hands style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Sorry to be the one to tell you, but visiting hours are over."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The man walked up to the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Has anyone ever told you that you are a smart ass?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Not to my style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhy?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhat have you heard?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Jack laughed at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"The man looked at style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Do you think that's funny?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Jack continued to laugh, "Yeah, I style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanDon't you?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI mean, come on!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor took advantage of the distraction and grabbed the back of the man's neck and slammed his face into his knee style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHis nose broke immediately and he fell unconscious to the floor. span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor turned quickly to avoid the knife strike and touched the man with both style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe attempted to put the man to sleep, but it didn't style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe man swung the knife and the Doctor had to step out of the way in order to keep from being style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"The man tried to cut the Doctor several times with the Doctor stepping aside each time to avoid the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor stepped forward quickly and swung his elbow under the man's chin, striking him. He dropped the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor then kicked him in his chest sending him backwards. The attacker fell unconscious on the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Jack was style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"What the hell?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor looked at him and stretched his arms style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"What the hell, indeed?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanAre you taking a nap over there?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanDo I have to do everything, Jack?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Jack walked over and shook his head in style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"No!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYou know what the hell I'm talking style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhat the hell just happened here?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor rubbed his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Well, I tried to put him to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm a touch style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYou know that. It usually works, but it didn't this style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanStrange."/p
p class="MsoNormal""That doesn't explain the nose job!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanOr the broken jaw!"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanJack said./p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor rubbed his hand in his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Yeah, that's style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanOr style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWe'll talk about it style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanStay here."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor opened the door and turned on the lights in Pete's style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanJackie woke up and exclaimed, "What in the hell?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor looked around style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThen he spoke. " style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanShow yourself."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Jackie was style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"What are you doing?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanAre you crazy?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Gobbo came out of the shadows./p
p class="MsoNormal"Jackie looked style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"How the hell did he do that?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor rubbed his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"He's a ninja, style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey do style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanStay in here and don't leave the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYou're style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'll be right back."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanhe told her./p
p class="MsoNormal""Ninja, my ass!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhat the hell is going on?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanJackie demanded./p
p class="MsoNormal"He walked back out into the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanShakes, Sam, Aemilius were there with Jack and the two men in style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""Where is Lavatch?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanthe Doctor style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWe ran into seven more of these guys downstairs."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanShakes informed style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""What happened with the seven guys?"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanJack style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""They were neutralized."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanShakes informed style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Adriano and Bassanio are there style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey have secured the area."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor picked up his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWe have a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI need you to send some guys over to the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThere's been an style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanPete is going to have to be style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI need Ryan, the doctor on duty and I'll send for Jake immediately."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe ended the call./p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor rubbed his face as he spoke to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanem style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"' style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanJake is there, right?'/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"' style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanRight style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWhat's wrong?'/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'Everything is fine, but we have a mess to clean style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm going to need style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm sending Shakes back to style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'll be back as soon as I can.'/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'The diamond isn't red anymore.'/emspan style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanRose told him./p
p class="MsoNormal"He smiled and Rose could feel his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanem style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'That's good style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanEveryone is style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanEspecially style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanSweetheart, this will take some style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm going to have to move style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI don't really trust anyone else to do it but style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanGo onto style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI'm so sorry, but we'll have to postpone our date.'/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'I style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanBe careful and wake me up when you get style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanIf you aren't too tired, we'll use that vanilla soap.'/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"He rubbed his hand in his hair and style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanem style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'Oh, style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI love how you style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanGoodnight, sweetheart.'/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"He clapped his hands style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Okay, let's get this mess sorted!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanShakes, go back and stay with Rose and the children for style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI need..."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Jake appeared with a style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor pointed, "Jake!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanYes!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanWell, done!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Jack style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Madness, indeed!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI love this!"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor looked around the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanOnly Jack, Jake and the other Quauhtin stood there over the two men who lay in the style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThe Doctor walked over to them both and put his hands on their style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe closed his eyes and remained that way for a few style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"He opened his eyes suddenly and was extremely style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHe ran his hand through his hair, "Damn it!span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanNothing!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Jake was style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Nothing?span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanHow can they not know anything?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor bit his bottom lip and shook his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"It was a paid style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanOne of the men downstairs took the job and hired the rest of these style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThese two were supposed to take out Pete and Jackie style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanThey divided the group so we would notice the other ones, while these did the job style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"Jake shook his style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Damn."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The Doctor stood up and pointed at Jack and style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"And don't tell Rose I did style="mso-spacerun: yes;" style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanI can't believe I did that."span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"He walked away quickly in style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"XxxxXXXXXX/p