Note: Yeah, probably still crappy…
Chapter 24: Saving Selphie REVISED!!!
Quistis drove recklessly towards Deling, her tears obscuring her vision. Irvine held fast to his love, fearing that letting go would let go of her life. The child cried bitterly, and Odine sobbed, crying out what horrors he had seen. Zell held his neck, and grabbed a first aid kit from the back of the SUV. He filled syringe with a sedative, and attempted to administer it to Dr. Odine, who screamed out in anguish at the site of a needle. He missed his target, and poked the child with it instead. She screamed, and he accidentally injected it. Zell quickly filled another, and held Odine down furiously as he injected it into the old man's bloodstream. Both Odine, and the girl slept soundly, having nightmares about the day's events.
Deling was on the horizon, and Quistis sped furiously towards their target. They drove right up to the front door of Caraway's mansion, and Irvine carried Selphie's limp body inside.
General Caraway went to them, seeking out what all of the hubbub was about, seeing Irvine's tear streaked face. Caraway called out for Dr. Kadowaki, and she entered a few moments later. General Caraway took Selphie into his arms, and took he into a spare bedroom, which had been Rinoa's. The distressed General laid Selphie carefully upon the blue frilled bed, and called the local hospital.
Dr. Kadowaki rushed with her medical bag to Selphie's side, and began attempts to save the young woman's life. Irvine held Selphie's hand until the doctors arrived, in which they took him away for his own treatment. He put up a fight, and in the process of trying to return to Selphie's side, he broke one male nurse's nose, which bled terribly. Irvine finally gave up as the tranquilizers they gave him began to work. Darkness fell as he slumped to the ground, and sleep consumed him.
Zell's mom tended to her son, and he kept telling her that he was fine. "A little scratch," he reassured her. He sat grimacing from pain as she worked on him, and put up a verbal fight. His mother only laughed, and kept adding pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding. Soon his neck was wrapped up in gauze, and his looked like a half done mummy.
Quistis ignored her own wounds, and helped with Selphie. She worked fervently to save her friend's life, and after she did the best she could do, she leaned against the wall outside of the room. She looked at her blood-soaked hands, and slid to the floor, crying.
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[Caraway's Mansion](Selphie had been stabilized, and taken back to the place afterwards so Irvine could be by her side easily. So had he, and everyone else.)
Irvine awoke to Zell's face. He leapt a little, and almost beat the crap out of Zell. Zell smiled, and told Irvine that his arm would be better in no time. When asked about Selphie, Zell frowned, and told Irvine to ask Dr. Kadowaki himself. Zell left the room, and a blood drenched Dr. Kadowaki entered. She had been to the Garden in hopes of finding someone alive…anyone alive…
Kadowaki: You understood Selphie probably wouldn't make it, right?
Irvine: She can't die!
Irvine waved his arm, and it hurt. He grimaced coldly, and held it, trying to ignore the pain.
K: You understood it never the less.
I (afraid saying it would make it true): …
K: She lost a lot of blood…but we repaired the wound, and found out she lost too much to survive on. We found out her blood type from Quistis, and found a donor. …General Caraway had a matching blood type, Irvine. Selphie lost a lot of blood, though, and it took more blood than we thought. Eventually we got her stabilized, but Caraway is pretty sick now. He has had anemia for a while now, and he bled for a while after the procedure. You should see him. Thank him. Selphie hasn't woken up yet, but I'll tell you when she does.
I: …Okay. Will she be okay?
K: We hope so. General Caraway's in the room to your left. Don't tell him about Rinoa. He already knows.
I: Isn't it bad to take an anemic person's blood?
K: We didn't know until after he donated, and started to bleed out. He's stabilized, but don't get him excited, or anything. He can still start bleeding again.
I (nods): …(exits)
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Irvine went into Caraways room to find him asleep. The nurses had given him sedatives to keep him calm, and such. Irvine whispered, "Thanks," in the general's ear, and left. He sighed, and saw Quistis on a couch crying.
Irvine: You okay Quisty?
Quistis: Yeah. It was just so much to take in… How are you doing?
I: …Fine. Selphie will be okay, right?
Q: I hope so. Anemic blood wasn't the best thing she needed. But she should be okay. Have you seen Zell?
I: Yeah.
Q: They found Rinoa's body.
I: They did? She is d-
Q: Yes. She is dead. They haven't found Squall, or the sorceress yet. We have reason to believe he left to go after the sorceress himself. You know Squall…
I: Yeah, but he must have been pretty banged up too. You guys sure he's alive?
Q: Yes. Also…Never mind…
I: You sure you're okay?
Q: Yeah.
I: Where's the kid?
Q: Kid? …Oh, yes, Dewn. She's with Ellone. Ellone is helping Dewn to heal from her emotional wounds.
I: Why was the kid there? Wasn't she supposed to be in town?
Q: Sis said that she got separated from her teacher, and hid in the garage. She saw almost everything.
I: Has the girl said anything? She didn't say a word on the way here.
Q: Not to anyone except for Ellone.
I: How odd. Is she hurt?
Q: Not a scratch.
I: Ellone's here? Since when?
Q: Not too long after you went to sleep. I'll let you talk to her yourself.
I: Okay. How's Odine?
Q: In a psychiatric ward in Esthar. He saw a lot too.
I: Can I see Selphie?
Q: Go ahead. Maybe if her prince would kiss her, our sleeping beauty would wake up. Gosh, these few days have gone by fast.
I: Few days?
Q: Dr. Kadowaki had you sedated for a couple days until we got Selphie out of harm's way.
I: Out of harm's way? She almost really died?
Q: Yes.
I: …I need top go see her.
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Irvine saw Selphie, but she didn't wake up. He was really hungry, and Quistis took over his watch over Selphie so he could eat. He made a sandwich, and a glass of milk. He sat down at the large wooden table, and Ellone came and sat down.
Ellone: Peanut butter, and jelly as always, Irvy?
I (eating): Yep.
E: I guess you're wondering what I have been doing.
I (mouthful): Yep.
E: I went to Winhill to see Raine's grave. I also went to get the Books of the Sorceresses. I figured that if we knew more about the sorceress, that we could defeat her.
I (swallowing): …And?
E: She has been prophesied about.
I: So, can we beat her?
E: That's the tricky part. It doesn't go into detail.
I (chugs some milk): What does it say?
Ellone sat for a moment in thought, debating whether, or not to tell him what she knew. She frowned, and spoke.
E: I'd like to keep that to myself until I verify something.
I: Have you heard anything else about Squall?
E: laughs Yes. I found him.
I: And?
E: I don't know the location of him physically, but I found his mind. giggles
I: So, what's so funny?
E: He's looking for his gunblade, and it's staring him right in the face.
I: Leave it to Squall not to see the obvious…
E (thinking out loud): Also, that woman…
I: What woman?
E: She's in the prophesies too, if I am right. How odd…
I: Who?
E: There I go thinking out loud again! Eat up, Selphie's consciousness it resurfacing soon.
I (runs to Selphie's room, sandwich in mouth): Selfffief!
E: giggles How funny.
