The Wedding
Chapter 20: Keeping Scott in the Sickbay
Scott was now lying in the sickbay wondering what had happened to him, he didn't have to wait for long as Jo came into the room with Robyn holding her hand.
"Hey Scott how are you feeling now?" asked Jo with a smile.
"I feel like TB2 has landed on top of me but I am getting there...slowly." His voice was weary and laced with tiredness.
"So apart from that, you are feeling alright then?"
"Yeah I am fine Jo, hey Robyn what have you got there?" Asked Scott as he looked down at is niece, Jo lifted Robyn and put her on the bed with Scott.
"Well I did this to cheer you up Uncle Scott." Robyn handed the picture over to Scott, but when Scott saw that it's a picture of TB1 the smile comes off his face.
"Hey Jo?"
"Yeah Scott?" said Jo from the supply room as she was getting Scott some more pain killers.
"Can I ask you a really important question and you'll be completely honest with me?" just as Scott was saying this Jeff, Virgil and Gordon walked into the sickbay.
"Daddy!" shouted Robyn as she ran into her father's arms, glad to have him back home.
"Hey Robyn do I not get a cuddle too." said Gordon as he gave Robyn a sad look.
"Nope but I will give you one later Uncle Gordon."
"Dad?"
"Yes Scott." said Jeff, he knew what his eldest son was about to ask him and dreaded giving him the answer.
"What happen to TB1 and what is the damage?" Asked Scott as calmly as he could, which really wasn't very.
"Well Scott we haven't really recovered her yet and Brains thinks that maybe it's a good idea just to rebuild her..." And here we go...
"But Dad we have to get back out there and recover her. I can't just leave her out there!" said Scott as he tried to get out of the bed but found that Gordon and Virgil were both holding onto him.
"Scott!"
"WHAT?"
You are so not moving from that bed." said Virgil with a stern expression on his face.
"Why not? I need to get to TB1!" Shouted Scott as Robyn hid behind Virgil.
"Scott if you don't calm down then I am going to have to give you a little something to help calm you down!" said Jo as she was getting the injection ready for Scott.
"OK I give!" He knew she was serious.
"You know Scott, you'll not get away with anything now that Jo and Virgil are running this place." said Gordon with a laugh.
"Uncle Gordon?"
"Yes Robyn sweetie."
"Can I go for my swimming lesson now?" She really did love her swimming lesson.
"You sure that you are not scared sweet heart."
"No uncle Gordy but Daddy says that I am a Tracy and Tracy's are not scared of anything." said Robyn proudly.
"She is right there Gordon." said Jeff with a smile at his granddaughter.
"Dad?"
"Yes Gordon?"
"Me and Virg need to talk to you about making some changes to the pool area."
"Ok come and talk to me later on about it." In all honesty it was something he'd been thinking about himself.
"I think that is a great idea because we don't want a repeat of last time." said Jo, grimacing slightly as she remembered Robyn's accident.
"So Jo how long are you planning on keeping me in here for?" Scott asked with a scowl.
"Oh now that depends."
"Depends on what?" asked Scott
"It depends if a certain older brother is going to stay in here and behave." said Virgil with a huge grin on his face, everyone knew just how much Scott hated being stuck in the sickbay.
"Ok I will do what you both say."
"Well if everything goes ok with your blood tests and things like that, maybe a day or two."
"At least it's not a week." said Scott under his breath.
"Virgil, Jo?"
"Yeah Dad."
"Why don't you two go and spend some time with each other. Penny is thinking of heading over to the mainland early in the morning now."
"Ok Dad, Gordon you sure you don't mind taking Robyn for her swim after dinner?" asked Virgil.
"That is fine Virg." Gordon took Robyn by the hand and left the sickbay with her.
"Jo why don't we head down to the beach for a walk and leave Dad with Scott for an hour or so."
"Yeah ok, why not." She really did love spending time with her fiancé.
"Oh and Scott?"
"Yeah Virg?"
"Don't you ever scare us like that again because I don't think that we could have handled recovering your dead body." said Virgil, just the thought of losing his brother made his blood run cold.
"I know Virg and I am sorry if I panicked you all, I just don't know what happened with TB1. I thought that she was fit to fly after I did the last of the repairs last night. I just don't get how she fell out of the sky like that." said Scott, it really was a mystery.
"Well son once you are feeling better then we can investigate what went wrong with TB1 and see where it leads us." said Jeff
"Are we really going to have to rebuild TB1 Dad?" Asked Scott, the time that would take was unbelievable.
"I don't know Scott depends if we can get TB1 out of the sea and see what the damage is but to be honest with you we would stand a better chance of building a new TB1."
"Dad?"
"Yes Virgil?"
"Do you want me to take Gordon or Alan out again to get TB1 out of the sea?" asked Virgil as he had seen Scott's reaction earlier and he felt sorry for his brother. If it was his bird...it just wasn't worth thinking about.
"No son but I want you and Jo to go and have sometime to yourselves now, you both have done a wonderful job with looking after Scott."
"Ok Dad, come Jo lets go before Dad changes his mind." said Virgil with a laugh. Virgil and Jo left the sickbay leaving Scott and Jeff alone to talk.
"You know Dad I think Virgil took rescuing me a bit hard." said Scott.
"And do you blame him and Gordon, the fact that they both where on another rescue then on the way home had to rescue you...you are lucky Scott that when John picked you up, you weren't far from the island."
"I still don't understand what happened to me and how I ended up in the ocean of all places." It really just didn't make any sense.
"Scott ever since Virgil met Jo, he has been more outgoing and seems to be talking a lot now about how he is feeling these days."
"You don't think he meant that comment about not wanting to pull my dead body out of the water do you." asked Scott because he was worried about Virgil now.
"No son I don't think he meant it at all, I think Virgil is just glad that you are safe and I am sure if anything is wrong then he will tell Jo." He had to admit he was worried about his son.
"Think so?"
"I know so Scott, why don't you try and get some more rest before Jo and Virgil both get back to give you a poke for blood."
"Yeah I guess your right about that Dad, can't get any rest if both Virgil and Jo are watching over me every 5 minutes." Scott grumbled with a sigh.
"Ok well you get some rest and I will be down to see you again in a while."
"Ok Dad." Said Scott as he closed his eyes to get some rest before Virgil and Jo returned because once they did he would get no peace. In all honesty Scott was lucky that he had lasted this long without falling asleep on everyone.