Notes: I know it's been forever since I updated this but I found the file I've been looking for!
Eddy and Perry hurried into the hospital. They found Dean sitting in a chair in the waiting room. "Any news on Chris?" Perry asked.
"No. They've taken him for x-rays and that's about all I know." Dean said. "Did you call Nancy?"
"I did. She's catching the first flight up here. Talked to Shane Douglas. He said he'll be coming up too." Eddy said.
"Man I can't believe he's hurt. It's all my fault." Perry said.
"It wasn't your fault. It was an accident Perry." Dean said. "Those things happen."
"Here come the vultures." Eddy said pointing at the reporters that were headed their way.
"How'd they find out? I wouldn't have thought they'd care." Perry said. "Maybe it's not about Chris. Maybe they are here for someone else."
"I don't think so Perry." Eddy said and stood up. He saw the one leading the way was Phil Muschnick. Phil had made it his goal to get rid of wrestling. "What do you want?" He asked Phil.
"This isn't about you Guerrero. We are here to find out about Benoit's condition." Phil said.
"Don't you have anything better to do?" Dean asked.
One of the reporters turned to Perry. "I understand you were his opponent Mr. Saturn." She said.
"Yeah so?" He asked.
"What happened in the ring Saturn?" Phil asked jumping ahead of the other reporter.
"He hit his back taking a bump out of the ring. It happens." Perry said trying to keep his temper in check.
"And that is precisely why wrestling should be gone." Phil said to the other reporters. "Wrestlers getting hurt in the ring. It wasn't that long ago that Drosdov and Bagwell got injured. When will it stop?" He had a smirk on his face.
It took everything Eddy had to keep from punching Phil. He shook his head. "You aren't worth it Muschnick."
The reporters lost interest in the three wrestlers and went to talk to one of the nurse's at the nurse's station.
A doctor came out and approached them. "Are you here for Chris Benoit?" He asked. They nodded. "I'm Dr. Thorton. Are you family?"
"Close friends. His wife is on her way up from Atlanta." Eddy said.
"I'm listed on his contact list." Dean said.
"Okay. Well I got the x-rays back. There is some trauma to his spinal cord in the lower region. But I don't think it will be permanent."
"Is he paralyzed?" Dean asked quietly.
"We won't be able to tell until he wakes up. Right now he's in a coma. But the chances of him making a full recovery are good." Dr. Thorton said.
"Can we see him?" Eddy asked.
"I don't see why not." Dr. Thorton said. He led them down the hallway to a private room.
Perry and Eddy entered the room and Dean was about to follow them when he saw someone coming down the hallway. It was Shane McMahon. He waited for him.
"Dean how is he?" Shane asked.
"Not good. He's got trauma to his lower back and is in a coma."
"Oh man." Shane sympathized then decided to change the subject a little. "I had a few words with Muschnick before I ran into you."
"I can just see what'll be in the paper tomorrow." Dean said in a low voice.
"Yeah well you know him." His cell phone ringing interrupted Shane. "That's probably Marissa. I'll be back later. Tell Chris and Nancy that the medical bills will be taken care of." Shane said and walked back the way he came.
Dean just shook his head. 'Just like his father.' He entered Chris Benoit's hospital room and found the others waiting for him.
Eddy and Perry hurried into the hospital. They found Dean sitting in a chair in the waiting room. "Any news on Chris?" Perry asked.
"No. They've taken him for x-rays and that's about all I know." Dean said. "Did you call Nancy?"
"I did. She's catching the first flight up here. Talked to Shane Douglas. He said he'll be coming up too." Eddy said.
"Man I can't believe he's hurt. It's all my fault." Perry said.
"It wasn't your fault. It was an accident Perry." Dean said. "Those things happen."
"Here come the vultures." Eddy said pointing at the reporters that were headed their way.
"How'd they find out? I wouldn't have thought they'd care." Perry said. "Maybe it's not about Chris. Maybe they are here for someone else."
"I don't think so Perry." Eddy said and stood up. He saw the one leading the way was Phil Muschnick. Phil had made it his goal to get rid of wrestling. "What do you want?" He asked Phil.
"This isn't about you Guerrero. We are here to find out about Benoit's condition." Phil said.
"Don't you have anything better to do?" Dean asked.
One of the reporters turned to Perry. "I understand you were his opponent Mr. Saturn." She said.
"Yeah so?" He asked.
"What happened in the ring Saturn?" Phil asked jumping ahead of the other reporter.
"He hit his back taking a bump out of the ring. It happens." Perry said trying to keep his temper in check.
"And that is precisely why wrestling should be gone." Phil said to the other reporters. "Wrestlers getting hurt in the ring. It wasn't that long ago that Drosdov and Bagwell got injured. When will it stop?" He had a smirk on his face.
It took everything Eddy had to keep from punching Phil. He shook his head. "You aren't worth it Muschnick."
The reporters lost interest in the three wrestlers and went to talk to one of the nurse's at the nurse's station.
A doctor came out and approached them. "Are you here for Chris Benoit?" He asked. They nodded. "I'm Dr. Thorton. Are you family?"
"Close friends. His wife is on her way up from Atlanta." Eddy said.
"I'm listed on his contact list." Dean said.
"Okay. Well I got the x-rays back. There is some trauma to his spinal cord in the lower region. But I don't think it will be permanent."
"Is he paralyzed?" Dean asked quietly.
"We won't be able to tell until he wakes up. Right now he's in a coma. But the chances of him making a full recovery are good." Dr. Thorton said.
"Can we see him?" Eddy asked.
"I don't see why not." Dr. Thorton said. He led them down the hallway to a private room.
Perry and Eddy entered the room and Dean was about to follow them when he saw someone coming down the hallway. It was Shane McMahon. He waited for him.
"Dean how is he?" Shane asked.
"Not good. He's got trauma to his lower back and is in a coma."
"Oh man." Shane sympathized then decided to change the subject a little. "I had a few words with Muschnick before I ran into you."
"I can just see what'll be in the paper tomorrow." Dean said in a low voice.
"Yeah well you know him." His cell phone ringing interrupted Shane. "That's probably Marissa. I'll be back later. Tell Chris and Nancy that the medical bills will be taken care of." Shane said and walked back the way he came.
Dean just shook his head. 'Just like his father.' He entered Chris Benoit's hospital room and found the others waiting for him.
