Chapter 9 - Recover

Tyana woke up in hospital and sighed. She had been hoping she hadn't been taken to one of these god awful disinfectant-smelling, white-wall-painted places. But she had been. Well at least she knew one thing; the people of this dimension were more caring and compassionate than those in the dimension she had come from. She smiled; the dimension she would never have to return to. Inhaling deeply she took a look around to find she was in a ward full of women. But she stood out like a sore thumb with her bright turquoise hair; yeah, sore is about right. She clambered out of bed, feeling tender all over but otherwise feeling fine. She was fine. And then she felt overjoyed. She was alive and she felt fine. Maybe she was one in a million after all; one of a kind even. She tried to find her clothes and found them in a cabinet by the bed. Tyana turned back to look at the other women on the ward and realized that if they weren't sleeping then they were watching her curiously.

Smiling she gave them a small wave and then pulled the curtain closed behind her and got dressed. She left the ghastly hospital gown on her bed and then grabbed her bag from out of the cabinet and began to leave.

"Say, honey, I don't think you're supposed to go home until they dismiss you" a large brunette woman said from the bed next to hers. She paused in her tracks, turning back with a smile and tilted her head to the side.

"How do you know they haven't dismissed me?"

"Because I've been awake since they brought you in yesterday and there ain't no way they will dismiss you yet. If I were you I'd get changed, get back in that bed and be patient like everyone else; you need to recover."

Tyana found it all humorous. Yes, she was sore but she had fought in worse condition than this. And she knew she was fit to leave.  "Recover, huh?" she grinned and dropped her stuff by the door. Shrugging her shoulders she loosened up her neck and then flipped gracefully backwards until she had covered the entire length of her ward's floor. She landed in a perfect dismount and then smiled at the women with a slack jaw. "I think I'm recovered thanks, but thanks for the concern, it's much appreciated" She winked at the woman as she passed by her bed, stealing one of her grapes as she did so then nonchalantly picked up her bag from the doorway and left. She was surprised that no one tried to stop her as she wandered from the building. But then again, who could stop her from getting what she wanted?  

She got a cab and asked for the nearest hotel.

***

"Maybe it's your blood sugar level, maybe that's why you keep passing out" Amy pondered out loud. She reached into her bag and threw a chocolate bar at Jeff. He only just managed to catch it in the cramped conditions they were driving in. It was Matt and Amy up front with Jay, Adam, Jeff and Chris in the back. He was, needless to say, rather squashed.

"No, that's not it Aimz, the doctor would have picked up on that, but you heard what she said, they can't find any reason" Matt countered, taking a corner perfectly.

Amy nodded, "I guess so" She turned around in her seat so she could see the guys in the back better, "Can I have my chocolate back then?"

Jeff grinned and took a huge chunk out of it. Amy glared at him, "Sure, here ya go" he offered it back to her. She rolled her eyes and told him to keep it then turned back in her seat but not before mumbling that if the men kept stealing the women's chocolate then there would be hell to pay. All the men in the vehicle groaned, knowing it was true. 

"So how you feeling right now then man?" Adam asked, looking over Jay and Chris so he could look at Jeff.

The rainbow shrugged, "Same old, same old—this chocolate is good though" he continued to munch on it.

Matt sighed, "Ya know maybe we should talk to Vince about it again. I mean it comes on so suddenly that there is no way you can do anything in the ring. And signing's would be equally as awful if you passed out at one of them. Maybe you should ask for time off until you can find out what it is and get treatment" Always the worried big brother.

"I know what it is" Jeff shrugged and finished off the candy bar.

"You do? What?" Amy shrieked, eager to know what was wrong with her friend.

Jeff just shrugged again and answered with the only explanation he could think of. "It's that chick"

"The one you've been dreaming about?"

"Yeah. I mean I've had two different types of reoccurring dreams about her so far and I still don't even know who she is. Then the first time I blacked out I had like these visions of her in trouble."

"But why would having dreams about some chick you've never met give you migraines and knock you out?" Jay thought aloud.

Jeff just shrugged, "That's what I'd like to know"

***

Tyana burst into her hotel room and immediately pulled a communicator out of her backpack and switched it on. She typed in her code and then Bret lit up on her screen.

"Tyana, you made it!"

She beamed widely and nodded, "I made it Bret, and I can see and hear and touch and everything, I think I'm ok, I'm really ok"

"Oh that is such a relief, I've been so worried about you, thank goodness" She laughed at his content sigh and then got a dramatic déjà vu of standing in a hotel room, talking to him like this. Bret was looking at her now, visually checking her over. He seemed satisfied.

"Right, so you're ok, that's great. But aren't you in any pain?" he seemed confused. Anyone else would have died crossing over twice. She however seemed undamaged. It was nothing short of a miracle. But that was Tyana for you.

"Yeah, I'm a little sore and I think I pulled a stomach muscle but otherwise I'm good. They must have given me something in the hospital"

"You went to hospital?"

"Well, yeah, you see I was dropped in, like, a street and so all these strangers gathered round 'cause I was in so much pain. I blacked out so I don't really know what happened but they must have called for an ambulance because I woke up in a ward"

"I see, well, maybe your location was a blessing in disguise too. It does seem as if the doctors fixed you up well."

Tyana nodded with a smile, "So, I guess now that I'm fine it's back down to business as usual"

"Of course, yes," Bret shook himself from his over the moon state and Tyana watched him as he began to type and press various buttons. She could see the glow of screen's lighting up reflecting on his face. "Ok, right, let's get started"