Chapter 7: The Rescue
A/N: At long last the next chapter of Lost is up! I am terrebly sorry it took sooooooo long but I got writer's block twice and got really caught up in other fics. I am very sorry once again and will try to get the next chapter up sooner!
Carter stared at the pale, lifeless body that was Dave. He couldn't believe it. He began to cry. Then, he heard a loud noise.
Carter awoke with a start, realizing he had fallen asleep near Dave. He looked at his colleague and checked to see he was still breathing.
"Thank God!" he sighed when he realized he was. He looked around, hoping to see what had awoken him. He saw a raccoon emerge from a nearby bush and sighed.
"Well, I guess you can't have everything," he said.
The helicopter flew over a forest.
"I think this is it!" Abby said, "Fly a little lower, Kyle!"
"Sure thing!" Kyle agreed.
Carter was loosing hope fast. Sure, he had called a hospital and informed them he was here, but how long would it take for them to arrive? That's when he heard the helicopter and looked up.
"HEY!" he cried, "HEY!" he began to wave his arms frantically.
"Down there!" Abby told Kyle, pointing at Carter. Luckily, Carter was in a clearing and they could land nearby.
"Carter!" Abby cried, thankfully. She ran over and flung her arms around him, "Oh I am so happy to see you!" she kissed him.
"Wow! Thanks!" Carter grinned, despite the situation. Abby frowned.
"I'm just happy to see you!"
"I'm even happier to see you!" Carter said.
"Carter! Come here and help us!" Luka called from the boulder. He hadn't seen Abby kiss Carter. Carter turned to see Luka and a sandy-haired man trying to move the large rock.
"Oh, yeah, of course!" Carter ran over and helped them move the rock. Though it was still difficult, it was easier to move with three people. They lifted Dave up onto a stretcher and into the helicopter. Kyle got in the front seat of the helicopter and Luka got in the back with Dave. Carter paused before getting in.
"That copter can't hold more than three," he said, shaking his head. Luka looked up.
"He's right," Kyle shouted, starting up the blades of the chopper.
"I'll stay behind. You can come back and get me!" Carter yelled over the roaring noise.
"Are you sure?" Luka hollered as if from far away.
"Yeah," Carter said.
"I'm staying too!" Abby said, stubbornly. Carter looked at her, surprised, "I don't want to worry about you!"
"What about Dave?"
"What about Dave? He'll be fine... I hope. I'm afraid we'll lose you if you stay behind alone. At least we can be lost together. And besides! I know these woods better than you do!" Luka nodded at Abby's words.
"Abby, if this is what you want..."
"It is, Luka. We will be just fine. You need to help Dave. I will be worrying my butt off out here about him but at least now I know he's in good hands. If I go with you, I'd be worrying about Carter. So go!"
"OK!" Luka said, "Let's go, Kyle!" Carter and Abby watched the helicopter lift up off of the ground. Abby sighed.
"It shouldn't be long before they're back," though there was doubt in Abby's voice. Suddenly, it dawned on Carter.
"What are you doing here?" he asked, finally.
"What do you mean?" Abby looked at him, half puzzled, half worried.
"No, I mean, did you fly all the way from Chicago just to look for us?" Carter was shocked.
"Well, no, not just to look for you, I thought it would be a good idea to go shopping in Minnesota. You know, pick up a new dress, maybe buy you a gift... and then, it dawned on me that I should, you know, give you a hand when I was in the neighborhood!"
"Uh huh," Carter was smiling, nodding, but obviously not believing Abby's story.
"And so my old army helicopter pilot friend, who is supposed to be in Washington DC right now doing something or other for the vice president magically appeared on top of a building with the perfect chopper! I mean, wow! What a coincidence!"
"He's with the military?" Carter asked.
"Yeah. And he owed me a favor. Besides, he thought helping to find two lost people was more important and productive than flying the vice prez to Mexico for vacation. But boy was that man mad!" Abby shook her head, "So, what did you boys do out here all alone?"
"Not much, just nearly got Dave killed in an avalanche, I nearly lost my sanity, and we got into a big fight, but other than that, not much." Carter and Abby laughed. There was a tense moment of silence after that. Neither one knew what to say (OK, here is where my writer's block kicked in AGAIN, so sue me!).
"I was really worried about you two, you know," Abby finally said, "When you turned off your cell phone and Dave wouldn't pick his up..."
"I didn't turn off my cell," Carter looked puzzled. Then, he nodded, remembering, "Oh! It fell into that river!"
"Your phone fell into a river?" Abby couldn't help but giggle.
"Yeah," even Carter had to laugh now, though he hadn't laughed then. Abby looked into Carter's warm brown eyes, trying hard to resist the urge to hold him in her arms and kiss his soft lips, reminding herself all the while that she loved Luka. But did she?
"I..." she didn't know what to say.
"I don't want to..." Carter became very interested with the dirt near his feet. All those tiny grains of earth was suddenly so fascinating. Much more fascinating than the gaze of the woman he secretly adored.
"Don't say a word, Carter," Abby put a finger to his lips, "I'm just glad that you and Dave are OK."
But was Dave OK?
Landing on the roof of a Minneapolis hospital, Kyle helped Luka unload Dave. A doctor came to their aid.
"OK, what happened here?" the doctor, a female asked.
"Two doctors from Chicago went camping in the woods. This one was caught under a huge boulder. Damage to the legs and lower abdomen, crushed bones," Luka explained.
"God this one is bloody!" the doctor exclaimed. Luka nodded, sadly. Finally realizing her company, the doctor looked up.
"I'm sorry, but-"
"Dr. Luka Kovac, I work at the County General in Chicago," Luka explained. The woman nodded.
"Linda Burke," she smiled a bright smile that made her green eyes twinkle. They rolled Dave into a trauma room and a new doctor joined them.
"OK, Dr. Burke, what do we have?" the man asked.
"Male with severe damage to the legs and lower abdomen!" Linda informed him.
"Kovac!" Kyle called into the trauma room.
"Not now!" the other doctor shouted.
"Chris, he's-"
"What is it, Kyle?" Luka interrupted Linda.
"Chris this man is..." she couldn't finish, staring at Dave. But there were too many things going on at one time for the doctor called Chris to notice.
"Get that man out of here!"
"No, he's the pilot!" Luka argued.
"I should go pick up Abby and Dr. Carter!" Kyle said.
"Dr. Kovac, Dr. Campbell! This guy's-"
"What? What is he talking about?" Chris demanded of Luka.
"There are two people still out there!"
"Why didn't you bring them? Are they as bad off as this one?"
"Don't say that! They're fine! OK, Kyle, bring them back here!" Luka called, and as Kyle left he turned back to Chris, "He is *not* that bad off!" Luka said, stubbornly.
"DAMN IT WOULD SOMEONE LISTEN TO ME?!" Linda screamed. This got the others' attention and they spun around to face Linda again. Linda took a deep breath and told them.
"He's stopped breathing."
A/N: At long last the next chapter of Lost is up! I am terrebly sorry it took sooooooo long but I got writer's block twice and got really caught up in other fics. I am very sorry once again and will try to get the next chapter up sooner!
Carter stared at the pale, lifeless body that was Dave. He couldn't believe it. He began to cry. Then, he heard a loud noise.
Carter awoke with a start, realizing he had fallen asleep near Dave. He looked at his colleague and checked to see he was still breathing.
"Thank God!" he sighed when he realized he was. He looked around, hoping to see what had awoken him. He saw a raccoon emerge from a nearby bush and sighed.
"Well, I guess you can't have everything," he said.
The helicopter flew over a forest.
"I think this is it!" Abby said, "Fly a little lower, Kyle!"
"Sure thing!" Kyle agreed.
Carter was loosing hope fast. Sure, he had called a hospital and informed them he was here, but how long would it take for them to arrive? That's when he heard the helicopter and looked up.
"HEY!" he cried, "HEY!" he began to wave his arms frantically.
"Down there!" Abby told Kyle, pointing at Carter. Luckily, Carter was in a clearing and they could land nearby.
"Carter!" Abby cried, thankfully. She ran over and flung her arms around him, "Oh I am so happy to see you!" she kissed him.
"Wow! Thanks!" Carter grinned, despite the situation. Abby frowned.
"I'm just happy to see you!"
"I'm even happier to see you!" Carter said.
"Carter! Come here and help us!" Luka called from the boulder. He hadn't seen Abby kiss Carter. Carter turned to see Luka and a sandy-haired man trying to move the large rock.
"Oh, yeah, of course!" Carter ran over and helped them move the rock. Though it was still difficult, it was easier to move with three people. They lifted Dave up onto a stretcher and into the helicopter. Kyle got in the front seat of the helicopter and Luka got in the back with Dave. Carter paused before getting in.
"That copter can't hold more than three," he said, shaking his head. Luka looked up.
"He's right," Kyle shouted, starting up the blades of the chopper.
"I'll stay behind. You can come back and get me!" Carter yelled over the roaring noise.
"Are you sure?" Luka hollered as if from far away.
"Yeah," Carter said.
"I'm staying too!" Abby said, stubbornly. Carter looked at her, surprised, "I don't want to worry about you!"
"What about Dave?"
"What about Dave? He'll be fine... I hope. I'm afraid we'll lose you if you stay behind alone. At least we can be lost together. And besides! I know these woods better than you do!" Luka nodded at Abby's words.
"Abby, if this is what you want..."
"It is, Luka. We will be just fine. You need to help Dave. I will be worrying my butt off out here about him but at least now I know he's in good hands. If I go with you, I'd be worrying about Carter. So go!"
"OK!" Luka said, "Let's go, Kyle!" Carter and Abby watched the helicopter lift up off of the ground. Abby sighed.
"It shouldn't be long before they're back," though there was doubt in Abby's voice. Suddenly, it dawned on Carter.
"What are you doing here?" he asked, finally.
"What do you mean?" Abby looked at him, half puzzled, half worried.
"No, I mean, did you fly all the way from Chicago just to look for us?" Carter was shocked.
"Well, no, not just to look for you, I thought it would be a good idea to go shopping in Minnesota. You know, pick up a new dress, maybe buy you a gift... and then, it dawned on me that I should, you know, give you a hand when I was in the neighborhood!"
"Uh huh," Carter was smiling, nodding, but obviously not believing Abby's story.
"And so my old army helicopter pilot friend, who is supposed to be in Washington DC right now doing something or other for the vice president magically appeared on top of a building with the perfect chopper! I mean, wow! What a coincidence!"
"He's with the military?" Carter asked.
"Yeah. And he owed me a favor. Besides, he thought helping to find two lost people was more important and productive than flying the vice prez to Mexico for vacation. But boy was that man mad!" Abby shook her head, "So, what did you boys do out here all alone?"
"Not much, just nearly got Dave killed in an avalanche, I nearly lost my sanity, and we got into a big fight, but other than that, not much." Carter and Abby laughed. There was a tense moment of silence after that. Neither one knew what to say (OK, here is where my writer's block kicked in AGAIN, so sue me!).
"I was really worried about you two, you know," Abby finally said, "When you turned off your cell phone and Dave wouldn't pick his up..."
"I didn't turn off my cell," Carter looked puzzled. Then, he nodded, remembering, "Oh! It fell into that river!"
"Your phone fell into a river?" Abby couldn't help but giggle.
"Yeah," even Carter had to laugh now, though he hadn't laughed then. Abby looked into Carter's warm brown eyes, trying hard to resist the urge to hold him in her arms and kiss his soft lips, reminding herself all the while that she loved Luka. But did she?
"I..." she didn't know what to say.
"I don't want to..." Carter became very interested with the dirt near his feet. All those tiny grains of earth was suddenly so fascinating. Much more fascinating than the gaze of the woman he secretly adored.
"Don't say a word, Carter," Abby put a finger to his lips, "I'm just glad that you and Dave are OK."
But was Dave OK?
Landing on the roof of a Minneapolis hospital, Kyle helped Luka unload Dave. A doctor came to their aid.
"OK, what happened here?" the doctor, a female asked.
"Two doctors from Chicago went camping in the woods. This one was caught under a huge boulder. Damage to the legs and lower abdomen, crushed bones," Luka explained.
"God this one is bloody!" the doctor exclaimed. Luka nodded, sadly. Finally realizing her company, the doctor looked up.
"I'm sorry, but-"
"Dr. Luka Kovac, I work at the County General in Chicago," Luka explained. The woman nodded.
"Linda Burke," she smiled a bright smile that made her green eyes twinkle. They rolled Dave into a trauma room and a new doctor joined them.
"OK, Dr. Burke, what do we have?" the man asked.
"Male with severe damage to the legs and lower abdomen!" Linda informed him.
"Kovac!" Kyle called into the trauma room.
"Not now!" the other doctor shouted.
"Chris, he's-"
"What is it, Kyle?" Luka interrupted Linda.
"Chris this man is..." she couldn't finish, staring at Dave. But there were too many things going on at one time for the doctor called Chris to notice.
"Get that man out of here!"
"No, he's the pilot!" Luka argued.
"I should go pick up Abby and Dr. Carter!" Kyle said.
"Dr. Kovac, Dr. Campbell! This guy's-"
"What? What is he talking about?" Chris demanded of Luka.
"There are two people still out there!"
"Why didn't you bring them? Are they as bad off as this one?"
"Don't say that! They're fine! OK, Kyle, bring them back here!" Luka called, and as Kyle left he turned back to Chris, "He is *not* that bad off!" Luka said, stubbornly.
"DAMN IT WOULD SOMEONE LISTEN TO ME?!" Linda screamed. This got the others' attention and they spun around to face Linda again. Linda took a deep breath and told them.
"He's stopped breathing."