Disclaimer-I swear if I have to write one more of these stupid things, ya'll know the drill.
A/N- Thanks to Arcadia for Beta-ing this for me! I hope this is up to everyones standards. If not, well sorry. Anyhow, enjoy!
Male Bonding Gone Wrong
Chapter 12-Rescue from Mt. Hell-on-Earth
Wesley laid Jamie down gently and skittered down the hill to where Hank lay in a crumpled heap. Landing next to the boy, he turned him slightly, cringing at the bloody gash on his head. Oddly enough, the crudely made splint Hank sported on his arm was still intact. It was obvious Hank wouldn't be walking. Wesley sighed and lifted the wounded young man into his arms, carrying him back up the steep incline. Jamie was exactly where he left him.
"Well, boys, how do you expect us to get out of this one?"
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Tyler fidgeted. He was worried, this was taking far to long. He sighed and attempted to get out of the soft, large bed Wesley had given him to sleep on. Pain shot up his leg and he grunted, losing the battle. He watched the sun slowly come up and a small smile touched his lips at the sight. He could only pray that Wesley would be back soon and that he had found Hank and Jamie alive and in one piece.
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Dialing the number with shaking hands Val prayed to get an answer, one right, two, three, four, the rings went on, for fifteen rings before Val hung up. Shaking her head she saw Caitie taking a shuddering breath. "Call his uncle." Val nodded and dialed his number.
"Hello?"
"Mr. Beecham? Its Val Lanier"
"Hello Val, did you try the boys this morning?"
"Yes, sir I did, but I still go no answer. Something is wrong sir."
"I'm going to go out on a rescue flight, I will let you know the moment I hear anything."
"Thank you Mr. Beecham." She hung up the phone and turned to Caitie repeating the story to her Caitie slumped in the chair.
"I just wish we were going with him."
"Yeah, me too." Val agreed sadly. "All we can do now is wait."
"I hate waiting."
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Wesley finally had to just fling each boy over a shoulder and try a balancing act to get back to his cabin. After what seemed like forever, it finally came into view and he staggered to the door. Kicking it open, Tyler jolted upright.
"Oh my God!" he cried seeing the inert forms of his friends.
"Their pretty beat up Tyler." Wesley replied.
"How bad are they?!" Lower his shoulder Wesley as gently as he could, deposited Hank onto the bed next to Tyler.
"He could have a skull fracture, and that broken arm does look good." Wesley gently shifted Jamie into his arms and then to the couch.
"Jamie?" Tyler called, his voice coated in fear.
"Looks like he got into it with a bear." Wesley called back to him, cringing at the boys bloody mess of an arm. The wound where his elbow protruded from his arm looked like it was becoming infected, and his pale features and erratic heartbeat worried him greatly. Tyler watched in morbid fascination.
"I'm an EMT Wesley, I can clean up Hank if Jamie need your attention." Without a word Wesley brought Tyler some warm water and some clean rags to clean Hank up with. Moving quickly he picked up the phone and dialed.
"Hello Marie. Yes, I'm calling because I have a three boys here who-" He paused. "Why yes!" He said in surprise. "How did you.... Oh I see, yes well....." He turned his back to Tyler and spoke quietly and he couldn't quiet make out what he was saying. Hank stirred slightly under Tyler's hand and Tyler tried to call him back.
"Hey Hank, you still with me buddy?"
"Thank you Marie." He hung up and moved quickly towards Jamie.
"Your friends Uncle called the ranger station, seems to of your friends got worried when they couldn't reach you at the cabin."
"Val and Caitie." Tyler said with a small smile.
"Hank's uncle is on the way over here."
"Thank God." Tyler breathed, continuing to try and clean Hank up while Wesley turned his attentions to Jamie.
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It had been hours and Caitie and Val were nearly insane with nervousness. When the phone finally did ring, both girls dove for it, their heads cracking together. "OW!" Caitie yelped yanking away. Val snatched up the phone. "Hello?" Caitie hovered anxiously at her elbow.
"Oh thank God! Are they all right?!" Val relieved expression seemed to slide off her face.
"What's wrong?"
"How long will they be there?" After a long pause Val paled dramatically. "Y-Yes sir, thank you I'll let her know. Yes, good-bye."
"What?!" Caitie demanded.
"They're being airlifted to the nearest hospital."
"WHY?!" Caitie screeched.
"As soon as their stable, they'll airlift them back here."
"What happened?!"
"Um, well....from what I gathered from Hank's uncle, Hank possibly has skull fracture, he does have a broken arm, and lots of cuts. Tyler was bitten by a snake, but he'll be fine." She hesitated.
"Jamie?" Caitie asked softly.
"He didn't make out very well. Caitie, with what Hank's uncle told me it sounds like he's pretty critical."
"Oh God...."
"He promised to call when he heard anything. Hank and Tyler should be flown here in a few days." Caitie nodded absently.
"He'll be fine Caitie."
"I hope so Val."
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After nearly a week, Tyler and Hank were being flown to Kingsport.
"You'll be back before ya know it Jamie." Hank said with a slight smile.
"Yeah in the hospital in Kingsport." Jamie snickered, then quickly stopped.
"Hurt?" Tyler asked.
"Obviously!" Hank replied rolling his eyes.
"Wait a second, don't you two start fighting, everytime you fight something bad happens!" Jamie protested. Hank and Tyler broke out into grins.
"Sorry!"
"Don't you guys DARE forget I'm out here, I expect letters and phone calls." Jamie stated.
"Us forget about you? Never!" Tyler replied smiling.
"You better not."
"Hey rest up, and we'll see ya back in Kingsport before ya know it!" Hank said.
" Well maybe before YOU know it, I'll be painfully aware of how long I'll be stuck here."
"Be strong man, we won't forget you. We'll write and call you so often you'll tell us to stop." Tyler replied with a grin.
"Come on boys, I'm busting you out." Nate said the two boys hoped in the wheelchairs the nurses they insist be wheeled out of the hospital in. Bidding good-bye to the nurses, Hank and Tyler climbed into Nate's car and headed towards the airport, casting one last glance over his shoulder Hank saw the hospital fading in the distance.
"Don't worry Hank, he'll be out in a month, two tops."
"Yeah I know your right." They rode silently until they reached the plane. Once inside, Tyler fell asleep immediately. Hank thought of the welcoming they would get when they got home, and how much better it would be when Jamie finally joined them as he slowly drifted off to sleep.
Finis!
Boy I'm an evil brat aren't I? I just kinda left you guys hanging there. Tyler and Hank are going back to Kingsport but Jamie's been left. Well, the series is done. I know lots of questions left unanswered, but who knows, if your nice, I might just do a sequel. I hoped you guys liked it!
A/N- Thanks to Arcadia for Beta-ing this for me! I hope this is up to everyones standards. If not, well sorry. Anyhow, enjoy!
Male Bonding Gone Wrong
Chapter 12-Rescue from Mt. Hell-on-Earth
Wesley laid Jamie down gently and skittered down the hill to where Hank lay in a crumpled heap. Landing next to the boy, he turned him slightly, cringing at the bloody gash on his head. Oddly enough, the crudely made splint Hank sported on his arm was still intact. It was obvious Hank wouldn't be walking. Wesley sighed and lifted the wounded young man into his arms, carrying him back up the steep incline. Jamie was exactly where he left him.
"Well, boys, how do you expect us to get out of this one?"
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Tyler fidgeted. He was worried, this was taking far to long. He sighed and attempted to get out of the soft, large bed Wesley had given him to sleep on. Pain shot up his leg and he grunted, losing the battle. He watched the sun slowly come up and a small smile touched his lips at the sight. He could only pray that Wesley would be back soon and that he had found Hank and Jamie alive and in one piece.
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Dialing the number with shaking hands Val prayed to get an answer, one right, two, three, four, the rings went on, for fifteen rings before Val hung up. Shaking her head she saw Caitie taking a shuddering breath. "Call his uncle." Val nodded and dialed his number.
"Hello?"
"Mr. Beecham? Its Val Lanier"
"Hello Val, did you try the boys this morning?"
"Yes, sir I did, but I still go no answer. Something is wrong sir."
"I'm going to go out on a rescue flight, I will let you know the moment I hear anything."
"Thank you Mr. Beecham." She hung up the phone and turned to Caitie repeating the story to her Caitie slumped in the chair.
"I just wish we were going with him."
"Yeah, me too." Val agreed sadly. "All we can do now is wait."
"I hate waiting."
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Wesley finally had to just fling each boy over a shoulder and try a balancing act to get back to his cabin. After what seemed like forever, it finally came into view and he staggered to the door. Kicking it open, Tyler jolted upright.
"Oh my God!" he cried seeing the inert forms of his friends.
"Their pretty beat up Tyler." Wesley replied.
"How bad are they?!" Lower his shoulder Wesley as gently as he could, deposited Hank onto the bed next to Tyler.
"He could have a skull fracture, and that broken arm does look good." Wesley gently shifted Jamie into his arms and then to the couch.
"Jamie?" Tyler called, his voice coated in fear.
"Looks like he got into it with a bear." Wesley called back to him, cringing at the boys bloody mess of an arm. The wound where his elbow protruded from his arm looked like it was becoming infected, and his pale features and erratic heartbeat worried him greatly. Tyler watched in morbid fascination.
"I'm an EMT Wesley, I can clean up Hank if Jamie need your attention." Without a word Wesley brought Tyler some warm water and some clean rags to clean Hank up with. Moving quickly he picked up the phone and dialed.
"Hello Marie. Yes, I'm calling because I have a three boys here who-" He paused. "Why yes!" He said in surprise. "How did you.... Oh I see, yes well....." He turned his back to Tyler and spoke quietly and he couldn't quiet make out what he was saying. Hank stirred slightly under Tyler's hand and Tyler tried to call him back.
"Hey Hank, you still with me buddy?"
"Thank you Marie." He hung up and moved quickly towards Jamie.
"Your friends Uncle called the ranger station, seems to of your friends got worried when they couldn't reach you at the cabin."
"Val and Caitie." Tyler said with a small smile.
"Hank's uncle is on the way over here."
"Thank God." Tyler breathed, continuing to try and clean Hank up while Wesley turned his attentions to Jamie.
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It had been hours and Caitie and Val were nearly insane with nervousness. When the phone finally did ring, both girls dove for it, their heads cracking together. "OW!" Caitie yelped yanking away. Val snatched up the phone. "Hello?" Caitie hovered anxiously at her elbow.
"Oh thank God! Are they all right?!" Val relieved expression seemed to slide off her face.
"What's wrong?"
"How long will they be there?" After a long pause Val paled dramatically. "Y-Yes sir, thank you I'll let her know. Yes, good-bye."
"What?!" Caitie demanded.
"They're being airlifted to the nearest hospital."
"WHY?!" Caitie screeched.
"As soon as their stable, they'll airlift them back here."
"What happened?!"
"Um, well....from what I gathered from Hank's uncle, Hank possibly has skull fracture, he does have a broken arm, and lots of cuts. Tyler was bitten by a snake, but he'll be fine." She hesitated.
"Jamie?" Caitie asked softly.
"He didn't make out very well. Caitie, with what Hank's uncle told me it sounds like he's pretty critical."
"Oh God...."
"He promised to call when he heard anything. Hank and Tyler should be flown here in a few days." Caitie nodded absently.
"He'll be fine Caitie."
"I hope so Val."
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After nearly a week, Tyler and Hank were being flown to Kingsport.
"You'll be back before ya know it Jamie." Hank said with a slight smile.
"Yeah in the hospital in Kingsport." Jamie snickered, then quickly stopped.
"Hurt?" Tyler asked.
"Obviously!" Hank replied rolling his eyes.
"Wait a second, don't you two start fighting, everytime you fight something bad happens!" Jamie protested. Hank and Tyler broke out into grins.
"Sorry!"
"Don't you guys DARE forget I'm out here, I expect letters and phone calls." Jamie stated.
"Us forget about you? Never!" Tyler replied smiling.
"You better not."
"Hey rest up, and we'll see ya back in Kingsport before ya know it!" Hank said.
" Well maybe before YOU know it, I'll be painfully aware of how long I'll be stuck here."
"Be strong man, we won't forget you. We'll write and call you so often you'll tell us to stop." Tyler replied with a grin.
"Come on boys, I'm busting you out." Nate said the two boys hoped in the wheelchairs the nurses they insist be wheeled out of the hospital in. Bidding good-bye to the nurses, Hank and Tyler climbed into Nate's car and headed towards the airport, casting one last glance over his shoulder Hank saw the hospital fading in the distance.
"Don't worry Hank, he'll be out in a month, two tops."
"Yeah I know your right." They rode silently until they reached the plane. Once inside, Tyler fell asleep immediately. Hank thought of the welcoming they would get when they got home, and how much better it would be when Jamie finally joined them as he slowly drifted off to sleep.
Finis!
Boy I'm an evil brat aren't I? I just kinda left you guys hanging there. Tyler and Hank are going back to Kingsport but Jamie's been left. Well, the series is done. I know lots of questions left unanswered, but who knows, if your nice, I might just do a sequel. I hoped you guys liked it!