Linna and Josh were driving down Yokiito Drive and saw the ambulance.
"Looks like someone got hurt." Josh said as he sat the medics loading someone in the back of the ambulance.
"Oh my God its Priss." Linna shouted as she saw Leon getting in the ambulance with the medics.
"I think your right." Josh said.
"Here you call the others I'll follow them." Linna said handing Josh the phone.
Silky Doll
Mike and Mackey were still pouting when the phone rang.
"I got it." Nene said and picked up the phone. "Silky Doll." She said.
"Nene its Josh Priss has been hurt she is on her way to the hospital in an ambulance right now." He said.
The phone fell to the ground as Nene looked into nothingness.
"Nene what's wrong?" Syila asked.
"Priss is on the way to the hospital in an ambulance." Nene said.
"What happened to her?" Syila asked jumping to her feet.
"I don't know." Nene said.
Syila ran to the phone and picked it up.
"What's wrong with Priss." She asked.
"We don't know." Josh said. "We were pulling up and saw her being loaded into an ambulance."
"Ok the closest hospital to you is Hemora memorial we are on our way." Syila said and hung up.
Inside the ambulance.
Priss lay on the gurney still unconscious as the medics continued to look her over. As one of them was starting an IV Priss started to shake violently.
"Seizer!!" One of them yelled.
After Priss stopped sizing she stopped breathing.
"She stopped breathing." The seconded medic yelled.
"We need to insert an airway." One of them said.
They tried to open her mouth to intubate her. (Put a tube into her lungs so they can breathe for her.)
"Her jaw is clinched I can't get the tube in." The medic said.
"Ok, Yamamoto call the hospital and get authorization for an RSI.(Rapid Sequence Induction) The first medic said.
"I'm on it." Yamamoto said and picked up the microphone on the dashboard. "This is medic 255 I need authorization for an RSI, the patient has stopped breathing and her teeth are clinched." He said.
"Rodger that 255 you are cleared for RSI." The dispatcher said.
"Ok I need 80 milligrams of Succinylcholine. (Sucks-an-el-coal-lean. Paralyzes the body and the diaphragm. You go limp and stop breathing.)
The medic administered the Succinylcholine and Priss instantly went limp. With her mouth now loose the medics were able to intubate her and get her breathing again.
Josh and Linna were right behind the ambulance as they pulled into the hospital. The doors to the ambulance opened and they took Priss from the back and ran her in through the ER doors. Josh and Linna jumped out as soon as they found a parking place and ran into the ER waiting room. They were sitting there when Leon came out being escorted by a security guard that had a large black eye.
"Now you sit down and we'll come get you when we know something." He said and started to walk away. "And your lucky I'm on the clock otherwise I'd crack your head in half." He said and walked back through the doors.
"I'd love to see you try." Leon yelled back at him and flopped down in a chair.
"Leon what happened to Priss?" Linna asked running up to him.
"How did you find out?" Leon asked.
"We were pulling up when they loaded her into the ambulance." Linna answered. "What happened?"
"I don't know I went to the store and when I came back I found her laying in a pool of vomit and blood." Leon said. "I called 119 and the ambulance came and got her." He said.
"Was she breathing?" Josh asked.
"Yes but when she was in the ambulance she went into a seizer and stopped breathing." Leon said his voice cracking as he chocked back the tears.
They were sitting in the waiting room when Syila, Mike, Mackey, Nene and Nigel arrived and found them.
"Leon is Priss ok?" Syila asked.
"I don't know they haven't tolled me anything." Leon said.
"What happened to her?" Nene asked.
Leon told them all that happened and when he had finished Nene was crying and Syila was shaking. The security Guard came back into the room with his big black eye under a bandage and walked up to Leon.
"The doctor will be with you in a moment you can wait in the recovery room." He said with an angry tone.
Leon and the others walked into the recovery room and waited for the doctor. They stood there for a few minutes then the doctor walked in.
"Mr. McNickle your wife is gonna be fine." She said.
"Oh thank God." Leon breathed a sigh of relief. "So what happened to her?"
"Well it appears she hit her head on the wall with some force she had intracranial bleeding. (Bleeding in the brain.) We preformed microscopic surgery and relived the pressure that caused her to seize." The Doctor said.
"But why did she stop breathing?" Leon asked.
"Now that ones easy some vomit clogged her air way and when the medics administered the Succinylcholine they paralyzed her diaphragm so she could not breathe on her own. But all turned out fine there will be no brain damage from any of it and she will be able to go home as soon as she can walk out of those doors." The Doctor said.
"Oh good thank you." Leon said shaking her hand.
"Oh and one more thing." The Doctor said. "You should apologize to Hebiro." She said.
"Who?" Leon asked.
"He is the security guard you decked when he tried to get you out of the ER." The Doctor said.
"Oh yea I guess I do." Leon said rubbing the back of his head.
A nurse rolled Priss in on a gurney.
"Is she awake?" Leon asked running over to Priss.
"No she is still sedated but she will come around soon." The nurse said.
Leon and the others sat by the bed waiting for her to come around.
"Priss can you hear me?" Leon asked when her head moved. "Priss?"
"Hummm what happened?" Priss moaned as she opened her eyes.
"It looks like you fell and hit your head." Leon said.
"Where am I?" she asked looking around.
"You are in Hemora memorial hospital." Leon said.
"Was it that bad?" Priss asked.
"You gave us all quite a scare Ms. McNickle." The doctor said walking up.
"How bad was it?" Priss asked.
"We had to do surgery to revive pressure on your brain." The doctor said.
"Who are you?" Priss asked trying to read her name badge but her eyes could not focus.
"My name is Dr. Chan I was the one that did your surgery." Dr. Chan said.
"Thank you." Priss said. "When can I go home?"
"As soon as you can walk out the doors." Dr. Chan said.
"Well then I think I'll be on my way then." Priss said and sat up.
She was a little wobbly on her feet and almost fell a few times but she managed to walk out of the ER door under her own power in less then 4 hours after she arrived. Leon drove Priss over to Syila's so she could be monitored by Terry for a few hours.
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"So how are you two feeling?" Syila asked as they walked into the kitchen and saw Kenny and Terry sitting at the table looking like they just stared in Night Of The Living Dead.
Their faces were green and their eyes were swollen.
"Well we're out of the bathrooms." Terry said holding a small cup of coffee. "So how is Priss?"
"She is resting in the living room." Syila answered.
"So what happened?" Kenny asked.
"It appears she fell and hit her head." Syila said.
"Oh I bet that hurt." Terry said.
"She was unconscious so I don't think she felt any thing." Syila said.
"But she is feeling plenty now I bet." Kenny laughed.
"She's not liking it." Syila said.
In the living room Priss was sitting on the couch resting her head on Leon's shoulder.
"I'm sorry if I scared you." She said.
"Its ok I'm just glad you are ok." Leon said putting his arm around her.
Nene picked up the TV remote and turned it to the news station.
"Jack Walther CEO of the STAR Corporation announced today that he has stopped all Boomer production until the cause for the rouge boomers is found. He also said that there were no Boomers still active they have either been destroyed or deactivated." The news reporter said.
"Well that's a plus." Nene said.
"Yea it is." Josh said reaching for his phone.
He dilled Jack's number and stood up.
"Jack its Josh." He said when Jack picked up the phone.
"Hey Josh what's up?" Jack asked.
"I heard you stopped Boomer production." Josh said.
"Yea I did." Jack said.
"How long do you think it will be until you start again?" Josh asked.
"The research staff said about 6-8 months." Jack said.
"That's a long time." Josh said looking at a calendar.
"Yes it is." Jack said with a sigh. "There are 4 tickets back to the US waiting for you at the air port. They are open tickets so leave whenever you want." He said.
"Ok thanks Jack." Josh said and hung up.
He walked back to the others and called Kenny, Terry and Syila out of the kitchen.
"Ok here is the deal STAR has shut down Boomer production." He said. "Jack has 4 tickets back to the US waiting for us."
Linna felt the blood leave her face.
"When are you leaving?" She asked fighting back the tears.
"The tickets are open so we can leave whenever we want." Josh said.
"I'm already packed and ready." Terry said.
"Me to." Kenny said.
"It will take me 2 minutes to pack." Mike said.
Josh looked at Linna and saw the pain in her eyes.
"Ok we leave in 1 hour." He said and walked into his room.
Linna closed her eyes and let a single tear fall.
