Sally ran into the emergency room. Feeling everything around her. The first thing she noticed was blood stained outside the ambulance bay side walk. Inside, It was such pure chaos.. It had been about four hours sense the crash had happened. That's how long it took her to get to the hospital. The chaos around her was overwhelming. 22! 22 racers were in the accident which meant the emergency room was over crowded with women, men, children, mothers, fathers... There's blood.. She sees blood being cleaned up from the floor.

There were people screaming, crying, whaling! Not just in the waiting room out of fear and pain of the possible loss of their loved ones but you could hear them.. In the back.. The racers.. One was screscreaming loudly enough that it was just painful and bone chilling to imagine what might have been causing that person that much pain! Worse, the doctors and nurses were in panic as well. It was so unsettling. Sally felt like she was going to puke! No, faint.. She felt faint and like she was gonna hurl at the same time. She took a deep breath and told herself to hold it together. Hold it together for Lightning.

Sally rushed to the front desk where the woman there immediately asked "Are you here to be treated or for the drivers?" "Driver! Lightning McQueen! How is he!?" she asked in panic! The woman calmly explained "Mam I can't give any news on the drivers yet. Please take a seat and as soon as we get things calmed down we'll be with the drivers' families." That answer was not good enough! "Excuse me?" Sally snapped. "It's been hours! You have to have answers! No, I have to know the condition of.. Of Lightning McQueen! He was.. In the uh, the uh blue suit, A large number 95." The woman sighed and explained once again "Mam I am sorry but I can't tell you anything. At the moment, I know just as much as you do.. So please.. Sit down and as soon as I can I will speak to you and the other familestnat have been waiting." Sally broke into tears.

"You are the most useless person in the hospital aren't you!?" Sally yelled. The woman just sighed. Sally looked around. All the chaos and pain. She couldn't sit there and wait!. Sally looked at the doors that went to the back where all the emergency room patients went back. Where the drivers were. "Mam you can't go back there..Mam!" The woman at the desk scolded or warned. But Sally didn't listen and marched right through! What she saw was more chaotic than the waiting room!

The amount of blood soaked cloths.. Tools on tables, drivers laying there looking.. Just mutilated! She began to breathe, no, no, she couldn't breathe and began panicking! Like the room was spinning! Doctors yelling at each other and sounds of wheels being pushed across the floor. A driver screaming in dying pain and looked as if he was burned alive! Her head felt light and hot! "No! That is not acceptable! I've already lost THREE and about to take one into major surgery! I'm not losing another, so get in there and do your job right! Or I'll have your dam license!" one doctor yelled! Sally turned and stared at him continuing to yell at some poor nurse.. She was covered in blood on her scrubs.. Three more dead.. Oh god, not Lightning!

Wait a sec.. That doctor.. His brown hair...eyes.. "Ben!?" Sally shouted and the man immediately looked toward her. It was Ben! Honestly right now, it was just nice to see SOMEONE! Sally took a few steps toward him but slipped and fell straight back hitting the hard floor painfully! She pushed herself up and looked at her hands.. her clothes.. She slipped in blood and her hands were covered in it!? Her back.. HUMAN BLOOD! She began panicking even more! Ben, furious yelled "Why is no one cleaning up! Do I have to do EVERYTHING myself! Somebody get this cleaned up! Now!" And ran over to Sally pulling her up. "Cathy!" Ben yelled! A nurse in bright, hot pink scrubs looked over immediately. "Take Sally out of here and get her something to put on! Clean her up!" "Yes sir.." He had to go, he had work to do and trusted Cathy to take care of Sally for him. Cathy gently lead Sally away. Ben knew this was bad.. This was really bad...

Sally sat and waited in some little room with the lights off. She sat in a chair with her knees to her chin. She was just in tears. She was never more afraid than this for Lightning in all the years he raced. His big accident was really bad but at least she was updated constantly and knew what was going on. This time she didn't have any news.. Except that 22 racers were in the accident.. 4 died on impact.. 3 more here.. "He's alive.. He's alive.. You're alive Lightning... Everything's okay.." She continued to whisper to herself like a crazy person.

The door opened slowly and the lights turned on. Ben shut the door and sat down with her asking "You okay now?.." Sally looled awful. Not to mention her hair was damp from washing blood out of it. Which wasn't easy when you have platinum white like hair. And hot pink scrubs on. Cathy must had given Sally some of her clothes kindly. Ben pulled her close and caressed her back trying to comfort her. Sally's voice was shaking as she spoke and asked "Are you finished with the um.. major surgery patient you had?..." Ben nodded mumbling "Mmhmm." "Did you lose him?.." she asked. Ben sighed hesitating answering that "There was.. Complications.. I did lose him.." he admitted. Sally began crying again. Crying into Ben's chest. 8 dead.. 8 were gone. "It's not Li-Lightning is.. Was it?.." She asked with tears. Ben shook his head.

At least she felt some relief. "I fell in blood.. I fell in human blood!.." she panicked! Ben gently and tenderly shooshed her. "Was that dea..." She paused. "Was that dead human blood!?" She asked going back into panic. Ben shook his head. He wouldn't tell her the probable truth to that. Ben loved Sally and it hurt to see her broken. Ofcorse he had moved on. He was married now, to a doctor actually. But he would always care for Sally. "Hey.." He muttered "If I see Lightning I promise you I'll personally make sure he gets the best care okay? I'll keep an eye out for him." Sally nodded and thanked him replying "The worst part is not knowing!? No one is telling any of the families anything!.." Ben sighed explaining "Things are really chaotic right now.. We're all more worried and concerned for the drivers rather than their names and families right now.. I know that's tough but we gotta take care of them first.. But I'm gonna see what I can do about that. See if I can get some names out okay?" he assured warmly.

Sally nodded and wiped her eyes. Ben sighed again and stood up explaining "But you can't stay here. You gotta go back to the waiting room with the other families. To many people in here too.. You gonna be okay?" he asked. Sally only frowned and shrugged. Ben frowned to. "I'll check up on you and let you know if I get news on Lightning.." He assured again. Sally was actually really thankful to have Ben here. So Sally walked back out, more.like escorted out to the waiting area. One older woman asked if she was a nurse, cause the scrubs. But Sally sat on the floor sense there were no seats available and answered "No.. No, I'm not.." Which was a good thing because she couldn't handle this kind of thing. Not like Ben and the other nurses and doctors.

"There's still fourteen.. Fourteen are alive, Fourteen are alive..." She whispered to herself. Which was silly. Lightning could very well be one of the six that weren't even involved in the crash. But he wouldn't answer, no one would.. So she had no way of knowing...

Sally waited for probably about an hour before the front desk lady stood up and loudly grabbed everyone's attention to make an announcement. "If I could have everyone's attention please!.. Hey!.. If you all quiet down I can give information out regarding a few of the drivers!" she yelled! Ofcorse not everyone became silent. But most everyone did and she continued "We have a few drivers names here that are in recovery, doing well and their families can visit if we can get them sorted out." Well obviously everyone wanted to see their family members. BBBZZZ. Sally feels her phone and immediately looks at it. LIGHTNING!? No.. His mom. Sally's heart breaks a little and she ignores it for the time being to hear the names of those in recovery.

"Alright um...Daniel Lapp." Sally's eyes widened. That's Lightning's racer. "Reb Meeker and.. Markus Krankzler." Sally's brows lowered. Wait?.. That was it? She wasn't the only one losing patience. "What!? Three!? You have three names out of the twenty something racers that came in!?" One man yelled in anger! Another yelled "Where's my son!? I want to know how my son is doing!?" "My husband was in the race! He was the car Storm ran into! Please!?" she begged. Sally hunkered down on the floor and covered her ears as she tried not to cry. She was hurting and didn't know a thing! Well she did know that three drivers were saved. "Eleven more.. Eleven more.." She whispered to herself. "He's alive.. He's alive.."...

Two more hours go by. People finally begin to tire out in the waiting room. It gets quiet while everyone waits. Some people fall asleep. One lady pukes in the floor. Sally can feel her tail bone going numb as she sits on the cold and hard floor. "Eleven.. Eleven more.." She continued to count them down. She needed to call Minty but couldn't. She was in a sort of shock right now. So Sally quickly text her at least.

Sally

Min, there is no news on Lightning yet.. I'll call as soon as I have something im sorry.

All she could think of though was the list of dead drivers. What if Lightning was on that list.. Laying on a table dead for hours now! With no one there.. Cold and dead.. "Stop it.." She told herself. She began crying again. Getting more tired and worn out. It had now been eight long hours sense the accident. And all she knew was that he had to be alive. Lightning had to be alive. Then a man came out, not Ben and announced "Um.. Bearingly?" An older couple stood up and the woman shouted "Yes!? that's my son!" They approached the man and he smiled with news "Your son is in recovery now if you'd like to see him. He's gonna be okay." The couple had a burden lifted from them!

Sally sighed. Another one was alive.. But not Lightning again.. "Ten to go.. Ten to go.." She repeated. She hated this. She saw one woman crying who had a young baby in her arms who began squealing a fit. She felt bad. Storm caused this.. He caused a bunch of people to die.. Possibly Lightning. What if he was gone.. How would she explain to the kids that.. Lightning wasn't.. Ever coming back?..