A Family Life

Chapter 17

(In Virgil's point a view)

Now that everything was calming down I made my way back up to the cockpit, once I got there I could tell that something was wrong. Tin-Tin had Jo away from Scotty's cot so I knew it was bad. "What's going on here?"

"It seems for the past hour we have seen Scotty's heart rate drop; we really need to do this operation today so I have paged our heart doctor to come and have a look. By the looks of things, we have no OR to do this operation in due to what has happened here." Said Doctor Manning.

"You can always do the operation here; we have most of the equipment here in our sickbay in the pod. Why don't I take you both down there for a look for yourselves?" Offered Tin-Tin with a smile. While I made my way over to Jo, as all this was going on Gordon arrived up with the heart doctor.

"What's wrong?" Asked Gordon

"It's Scotty his heart rate has dropped a good bit and they want to do the operation now. They have no OR because of what has happened." I explained while holding onto my wife and looking over at our youngest son.

"Could they not just do the operation here? We have everything they need in the sickbay in the pod. I don't mind hanging about here for a few hours, so long as you get your little boy better and I can't wait to meet him" said Gordon.

"Thank you Gordon, Tin-Tin did ask the doctors but she hasn't got an answer yet from them. Could you go down to the sickbay and give it about 15 minutes then come back up so that you can show them?"

"No worries Virgil." As soon as Gordon left the heart doctor comes over to us to explain what is happening now.

"Mr and Mrs Tracy, my name is Doctor Rhodes and you know Doctor Manning. Now that Scotty's heart rate is dropping we really need to be this operation now."

"Doctor we have a full sickbay with the equipment that you might night, I'd be happy to take you down now to see it if you want?" Repeated Tin-Tin with a smile

"We'd be happy to take a look around wouldn't we Doctor Rhodes?" asked Doctor Manning. At this moment Gordon walks up to them to show them down.

"Would you like to follow me down to our sickbay? We have all the equipment that you might need." Said Gordon who kept talking until he disappeared. While Gordon had gone down with the two doctors Scott came up.

"Hey, what is going on? I have just seen Gordon disappear to the sickbay with two doctors."

"It's Scotty, oh God I am going to lose my little boy. How could this be happening to us again?"

"What is Jo going on about Virg?"

"They are to operate on Scotty today, because his heart rate has dropped but there is nowhere to do it after what happened here, so Gordon and Tin-Tin are taking both doctors down to the sickbay to have a look around there. They offered the sickbay to do the operation in."

"Virgil I really don't like the sound of this, what if something goes wrong or what if we can't trust these doctors?"

"Scott I have known Doctor Manning for a few weeks now, I know that we can trust her and Dr Rhodes to do their jobs. Scott we aren't going to let our little boy die here we need to do something now. I can't stand here and lose my son."

"Okay do you want me to call Dad and let him know what is happening? You have Gordon here so I could fly the jet back home for you with LeAnne?"

"How is LeAnne doing now?"

"She is doing okay now, Lisa has checked her out and she will be fine but her Grandparents died in there."

"What if child services call you about LeAnne? What are you going to say to them?"

"I have been onto Penny and she is sorting that out for me, she called them to say that IR had found a child but had managed to track down her father." Scott explained.

"Where is Lisa?" I asked my older brother because I knew she had came with them to the rescue.

"She is in the sickbay helping out, its amazing she seems to know where everything is and no one showed her around."

'How's the arm?"

"It's okay but I can manage to fly the jet back to the island with it, I am going to tell Lisa to stay here with you two in case you need her for anything."

"Who has Robyn and the babies if you are all here?"

"Relax Dad and Grandma have them all, I know for a fact that Robyn will be at the piano waiting on you both coming back and Dad and Grandma have the babies. Your kids are in safe hands. While Scott was still talking to me Gordon comes back with the Doctor Manning who wants to bring Scotty down.

"Okay Mr and Mrs Tracy we had a look at the sickbay and it's possible to do the operation here. So we need to get Scotty down now to get started."

"Hold on my name is Scott Tracy and I am in charge here, if you can give me a minute to call our head office to check this out. I know that Scotty's parents are worried but let me call and check this out to be on the safe side." Said Scott who put his hand on my shoulder for support.

(In Scott's point a view)

We had finished with the rescue but we have never been asked to use one of our ships as a operation theatre. It's true that we had the equipment aboard with us but I need to call base to double check that it was okay with Dad, "TB2 to base come in Dad."

"Hey son are you wrapping up yet?"

"We are Dad, I just called to ask about using TB2 as an operating theatre. They managed to move Scotty out and into TB2. His heart rate seems to be dropping and doctors have told both Virgil and Jo that they need to operate right away. Since Chicago Med have lost their OR they have no where to do it, would it be okay to use TB2?"

"Scott if this wasn't family then you know that I would say no right away, but this is family and I don't see a problem with it. Leave the pod where it is and you fly back in TB2. I want Gordon to stay with the pod at all times. Once the operation is over you can fly back over to get them. Is that clear son?"

"All clear, what about Virgil and Jo?"

"They should be fine Scott, don't forget that they are worried parents now and we have to keep it that way for their sakes. They both need to be there."

"Okay Dad, did Alan get back to the island okay?"

"Yes he did, is there a reason why you got Alan to fly one back?" Asked my Dad. I knew that he would keep pushing until I had told him about LeAnne.

"I got trapped for a couple of hours with a wee girl, to cut a long story short as soon as she was brought into TB2 to get looked over Virgil knew her right away Dad. Dad that little girl I was trapped with was LeAnne my daughter who I had handed over to her Grandparents."

"What about her Grandparents did they make it?"

"No Dad, they were dead by the time I arrived in there. LeAnne is okay now and sleeping, I have called Penny to get her to sort out child services for me and got the all clear to bring her back to the island."

"It's fine Scott, you now have another chance with your daughter son. Call me when you are on your way back to the island, let Virgil and Jo know that Robyn and the babies are doing well. In fact Robyn is holding Joshua with the help from Grandma. So I will get a picture and send it to them."

"Okay Dad speak to you later TB2 out, once I had spoken to Dad I made my way back up to the cockpit to give my brother the good news.

"Well did you call your head office?" Asked Virgil because the two doctors where still there.

"Yes, I got the go ahead but I need to talk to Gordon about what we need to do next, Gordon can you come outside a sec?" Once we got outside, I told Gordon what we were going to do.

"What's happening now?"

"Dad wants me back home, but says the we can leave the pod here. While the operation is getting done. So I am going to fly two back but I need you to stay with the pod at all times. While the operation is getting done. While they are waiting tell both Virgil and Jo to go somewhere for a few hours." I explained to Gordon.

"And what do you want me to do Scott, While all this is happening?'

"Be calm and just be there for the two of them, I need to take LeAnne back to the island anyway but I will be back when it's over."

"Okay Scott have you told Virgil any of this?"

"He knows that I got the go ahead from Dad but that's about it."

While in the pod Doctor Manning and Doctor Rhodes are preparing Scotty for his operation. Soon Gordon arrives to talk to his brother and Jo."

"Hey can I get a word with you for a sec?"

"Sure what's wrong?"

"We called Dad and he wants us to leave the pod here while Scotty's operation is taking place. Scott is going to fly TB2 back over to the island and fly back again once it's over and done with. Dad and Scott need me to stay here to keep an eye on the pod and to give you two some moral support with this." Said Gordon.

"Thank you Gordon." Said Jo who had pulled my younger brother into a strong hug. As I watched what was happening, I knew that Gordon had explained what is about to happen. Even though Virgil knew us, he kept calm about the whole thing. I just hope that they both can find something to do while they are waiting on news. This will go down in the books not only did my brother and his wife conceive these babies in his bird and now Scotty is getting his operation done in here too. Things seem to be looking up for the couple and I am very glad to see it that way.