Disclaimer: I don't own any characters or anything that has got to do with
ER, but this story and new character. Please don't sue me; I'm just doing
this in memory of Lucy Knight.
This fanfic is an "AU" or Alternate Universe.
{This chapter of the Gabriel Knight "saga" a.k.a. A Knight's Legacy takes place right after he said his complete name to Dr. Kerry Weaver in the ER at the first chapter of this story titled}
A KNIGHT'S LEGACY
Chapter II:
Memories
by
Tiffany
What's in a Name?
"Knight?" Weaver asked, more to herself than Gabriel. It was obvious that she was shocked by this revelation. Could there really be another 'Knight' working with them in the ER? Everything flashbacked to the doctor as she was seeing pictures of a young med student on her first day on the ER two, maybe three years ago. The same girl she noticed carried a certain torch with her, lighting up the lives of every patient she took care of. The same girl who lay motionless and frail in the bed inside Trauma 1 as they fought to keep her heart beating. The girl she felt responsible for as she flatlined one faithful morning just right after Valentine's.
"Dr. Weaver..." her name sounded like it was coming from another side of a tunnel.
"Oh, yes. I'm sorry, I wasn't... paying much attention," she said apologetically, unsure how many times Gabriel had called her.
"It's okay. Is there anything you'd like to... uhm... y'know... ask me?"
"Ah, yeah. I just need to ask, to confirm. I had a student with that name in here about two-three years ago..."
"Lucy Knight," he said almost automatically.
"Yes, Lucy Knight. Are you related to her in some way?" Weaver's voice was a little shaky.
"She is my sister."
Weaver fought for words, she didn't have any idea what to say to him. 'Sorry?' perhaps... but she was really unsure.
*Heck! You're the chief of Emergency Medicine. You know what to say, dammit! * She thought to herself.
"So, Gabriel, what do you think your specialization will be?" She avoided the topic.
Surprised by this action, Gabriel's eyes widened a bit. He anticipated questions about Lucy, about him, their parents, and her death. He knew what to expect at County especially with that part about the gossip. But Dr. Weaver didn't ask, and he was glad she didn't. Because up to now he still doesn't know how to react about it for Lucy was dear to him and still, even after two and a half years, maybe he was just not ready yet. So, he just smiled at the Chief, thanking her silently and answered:
"I was thinking surgery. Or maybe emergency medicine."
"Good choices," Kerry smiled back at him, seeing in his eyes the same enthusiasm his sister once had.
"OK," she continued, "I'm gonna hand you off to Dr. Jing-Mei Chen. She was the one you saw in the Ambulance Bay Area helping the teenage boy. The one with him was Dr. Luka Kovac. You may wait for her later." She turned to Randi, "Randi, what time is it?"
"8:15 AM, Dr. Weaver," Randi said, then added, "and it's time for you to buy a new watch." in a whisper. She also threw a short glimpse to Gabriel who at his height, was towering over Dr. Weaver.
"I heard that," Weaver threw Randi a look. "OK, Gabriel I have to leave you now, I've got paper work." She gets inside into the counter and grabs something. "Here. This is an audio tour of County. Help yourself." she handed the tape to Gabriel as she made her way into her office, while he was left alone puzzled by the tape. "Audio tour???" it made him laugh a bit though.
Lunchtime at Doc's
Gabriel was alone, sitting in one of the booths at Doc Magoo's. He was having tuna salad and root beer for lunch and on his left side, a little palm-top computer was open.
"Hey," a voice addressed him.
"Oh, hi... may I help you?" Gabriel looked up.
"I'm Yosh. I'm a nurse at County... you're new, huh?"
"Yes, I am."
"I can see you've finished with Dr. Weaver's Audio Tour," Yosh said, pointing to the Walkman that lay on the right side of the table.
"Oh, yes. It was very helpful... a little boring... but helpful."
"You know what, when Lucy was here, Dr. Greene was the one who showed her around. She didn't get the chance to experience the world-famous Weaver Audio..."
Gabriel was a little uneasy, but he pretended like it was nothing. "Really?"
"Yes," Yosh smirked, "you should consider yourself lucky, you know..." he joked.
"Lucky? Oh man, I sure hope so considering what happened here earlier."
"You'll get used to it... I'm gonna leave you now. I have to rush, you know, I don't want to make either Weaver or Romano screaming their lungs out because they couldn't find a nurse."
"A'right. See ya't County."
Getting Started
After meeting Yosh at Magoo's, Gabriel headed back to the ER.
*Oh, man! Hospital smell! Good thing I really like what I am doing* he thought.
"Hey, Randi, do you have any idea where I could find Dr. Chen?"
"Try the Lounge."
"OK, thanks." With this Gabriel turned around muttering: "Lounge, lounge, lounge... yup, this way." He headed towards the corridor, turning to the door on the left.
Knock, knock. He slowly opened the door and saw Dr. Corday having coffee.
"Excuse me, I'm looking for Dr. Chen."
"Oh, you were the one who was sticking his fingers against the MVA victim's neck earlier, weren't you?" Corday asked.
*Whoa, British! I didn't quite notice that earlier.*
"Uhm, yes. I am Gabriel Knight. Third year."
"Knight. Oh, yeah, you were Lucy's brother?" she asked, taking a sip in her coffee.
"Yes. I am. How did you know?"
"Randi. She was talking about you with the nurses before lunch. I am Elizabeth Corday."
*So, that was how Yosh knew* Gabriel took a moment before saying anything to Elizabeth.
"You operated on Lucy... my mom and I didn't get to thank you... thanks."
Corday smiled. "It's my duty, any surgeon would've done the exact same thing."
"Maybe, but not the way you did."
"Gabriel, I am so sorry for your loss," her smile faded, and in Corday's eyes can be seen the same look when she pronounced Lucy dead.
"Me too."
The door opened, breaking the silence which was forming inside the lounge. Another doctor came in.
"Hi there," the doctor addressed the two who were unusually silent, staring at each other at the lounge.
"Oh, Gabriel, this is my husband, Mark Greene."
"Please to meet you." Gabriel made a way for mark to pass by him.
"You're third year? I suggest you get a locker before the other med students beat you to it." Mark said it in a manner more insisting than suggesting.
"Yeah, I was going to do just that." With this, Gabriel headed to one of the empty lockers just behind them.
"Get the third one from the right, the others' locks are broken," Corday suggested.
"Thanks."
Just as Gabriel was stacking his things in the locker: two books, a computer, a Walkman and portable CD player, he noticed a familiar-looking sticker attached at the locker's door:
'Chaos. Panic. Disorder. My work here is done.'
Seeing this, he smiled. It was the same sticker Lucy had in the bumper of her car.
------------------------- End of Chapter II --------------------
Note: 'Chaos. Panic. Disorder. My work here is done.' Is not mine either... I saw it from somebody else's car and thought that it would be nice for the effect. I don't deserve the lawsuit.
This fanfic is an "AU" or Alternate Universe.
{This chapter of the Gabriel Knight "saga" a.k.a. A Knight's Legacy takes place right after he said his complete name to Dr. Kerry Weaver in the ER at the first chapter of this story titled}
A KNIGHT'S LEGACY
Chapter II:
Memories
by
Tiffany
What's in a Name?
"Knight?" Weaver asked, more to herself than Gabriel. It was obvious that she was shocked by this revelation. Could there really be another 'Knight' working with them in the ER? Everything flashbacked to the doctor as she was seeing pictures of a young med student on her first day on the ER two, maybe three years ago. The same girl she noticed carried a certain torch with her, lighting up the lives of every patient she took care of. The same girl who lay motionless and frail in the bed inside Trauma 1 as they fought to keep her heart beating. The girl she felt responsible for as she flatlined one faithful morning just right after Valentine's.
"Dr. Weaver..." her name sounded like it was coming from another side of a tunnel.
"Oh, yes. I'm sorry, I wasn't... paying much attention," she said apologetically, unsure how many times Gabriel had called her.
"It's okay. Is there anything you'd like to... uhm... y'know... ask me?"
"Ah, yeah. I just need to ask, to confirm. I had a student with that name in here about two-three years ago..."
"Lucy Knight," he said almost automatically.
"Yes, Lucy Knight. Are you related to her in some way?" Weaver's voice was a little shaky.
"She is my sister."
Weaver fought for words, she didn't have any idea what to say to him. 'Sorry?' perhaps... but she was really unsure.
*Heck! You're the chief of Emergency Medicine. You know what to say, dammit! * She thought to herself.
"So, Gabriel, what do you think your specialization will be?" She avoided the topic.
Surprised by this action, Gabriel's eyes widened a bit. He anticipated questions about Lucy, about him, their parents, and her death. He knew what to expect at County especially with that part about the gossip. But Dr. Weaver didn't ask, and he was glad she didn't. Because up to now he still doesn't know how to react about it for Lucy was dear to him and still, even after two and a half years, maybe he was just not ready yet. So, he just smiled at the Chief, thanking her silently and answered:
"I was thinking surgery. Or maybe emergency medicine."
"Good choices," Kerry smiled back at him, seeing in his eyes the same enthusiasm his sister once had.
"OK," she continued, "I'm gonna hand you off to Dr. Jing-Mei Chen. She was the one you saw in the Ambulance Bay Area helping the teenage boy. The one with him was Dr. Luka Kovac. You may wait for her later." She turned to Randi, "Randi, what time is it?"
"8:15 AM, Dr. Weaver," Randi said, then added, "and it's time for you to buy a new watch." in a whisper. She also threw a short glimpse to Gabriel who at his height, was towering over Dr. Weaver.
"I heard that," Weaver threw Randi a look. "OK, Gabriel I have to leave you now, I've got paper work." She gets inside into the counter and grabs something. "Here. This is an audio tour of County. Help yourself." she handed the tape to Gabriel as she made her way into her office, while he was left alone puzzled by the tape. "Audio tour???" it made him laugh a bit though.
Lunchtime at Doc's
Gabriel was alone, sitting in one of the booths at Doc Magoo's. He was having tuna salad and root beer for lunch and on his left side, a little palm-top computer was open.
"Hey," a voice addressed him.
"Oh, hi... may I help you?" Gabriel looked up.
"I'm Yosh. I'm a nurse at County... you're new, huh?"
"Yes, I am."
"I can see you've finished with Dr. Weaver's Audio Tour," Yosh said, pointing to the Walkman that lay on the right side of the table.
"Oh, yes. It was very helpful... a little boring... but helpful."
"You know what, when Lucy was here, Dr. Greene was the one who showed her around. She didn't get the chance to experience the world-famous Weaver Audio..."
Gabriel was a little uneasy, but he pretended like it was nothing. "Really?"
"Yes," Yosh smirked, "you should consider yourself lucky, you know..." he joked.
"Lucky? Oh man, I sure hope so considering what happened here earlier."
"You'll get used to it... I'm gonna leave you now. I have to rush, you know, I don't want to make either Weaver or Romano screaming their lungs out because they couldn't find a nurse."
"A'right. See ya't County."
Getting Started
After meeting Yosh at Magoo's, Gabriel headed back to the ER.
*Oh, man! Hospital smell! Good thing I really like what I am doing* he thought.
"Hey, Randi, do you have any idea where I could find Dr. Chen?"
"Try the Lounge."
"OK, thanks." With this Gabriel turned around muttering: "Lounge, lounge, lounge... yup, this way." He headed towards the corridor, turning to the door on the left.
Knock, knock. He slowly opened the door and saw Dr. Corday having coffee.
"Excuse me, I'm looking for Dr. Chen."
"Oh, you were the one who was sticking his fingers against the MVA victim's neck earlier, weren't you?" Corday asked.
*Whoa, British! I didn't quite notice that earlier.*
"Uhm, yes. I am Gabriel Knight. Third year."
"Knight. Oh, yeah, you were Lucy's brother?" she asked, taking a sip in her coffee.
"Yes. I am. How did you know?"
"Randi. She was talking about you with the nurses before lunch. I am Elizabeth Corday."
*So, that was how Yosh knew* Gabriel took a moment before saying anything to Elizabeth.
"You operated on Lucy... my mom and I didn't get to thank you... thanks."
Corday smiled. "It's my duty, any surgeon would've done the exact same thing."
"Maybe, but not the way you did."
"Gabriel, I am so sorry for your loss," her smile faded, and in Corday's eyes can be seen the same look when she pronounced Lucy dead.
"Me too."
The door opened, breaking the silence which was forming inside the lounge. Another doctor came in.
"Hi there," the doctor addressed the two who were unusually silent, staring at each other at the lounge.
"Oh, Gabriel, this is my husband, Mark Greene."
"Please to meet you." Gabriel made a way for mark to pass by him.
"You're third year? I suggest you get a locker before the other med students beat you to it." Mark said it in a manner more insisting than suggesting.
"Yeah, I was going to do just that." With this, Gabriel headed to one of the empty lockers just behind them.
"Get the third one from the right, the others' locks are broken," Corday suggested.
"Thanks."
Just as Gabriel was stacking his things in the locker: two books, a computer, a Walkman and portable CD player, he noticed a familiar-looking sticker attached at the locker's door:
'Chaos. Panic. Disorder. My work here is done.'
Seeing this, he smiled. It was the same sticker Lucy had in the bumper of her car.
------------------------- End of Chapter II --------------------
Note: 'Chaos. Panic. Disorder. My work here is done.' Is not mine either... I saw it from somebody else's car and thought that it would be nice for the effect. I don't deserve the lawsuit.