AN: Hey, guys! A lot of you wanted me to update quickly, so i am doing so. Also, i am listening to iTunes, talking on AIM , and writing this at the same time. Maybe THAT'S why I'm taking so long to write this.
LeoPiper24/7 - Thank you for letting me know who JoJo is, and I am sorry that your keyboard got wet
Jules713 - Don't worry, you won't be in suspense much longer. I just couldn't think yesterday, so I didn't want to do anything with the main plot. But, I can think now, so I will.
C. C. McKenna - Dude? Okay. And thank you for saying that I rock, it's my favorite music. (author can hear gagging from readers for corny joke)
p3charmed4eva - Oh no! I don't want you to die, so I am seriously working on it. And yes, shallowly is a word. And, I am happy that you found a new way to do something.
JanaRose - Yes, four. The country would be England. I was lost in the countryside with my very old grandmother. She don't have no computer. I had fun. Oh, and thanks for the Christmas in July. Ironically, when I read that, I had Jingle Bell Rock stuck in my head.
winter blaze - thanks
PiperHalliwell025 - thank you for the book comment, and I am happy I achieved three pleases!
piperleo4eva - thanks, and that's what I'm doing
Now, chapter 24...
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As soon as they got to the hospital, Prue and Paige were ushered quickly into one of the emergency rooms. Prue got a cast for her wrist, and Paige got a wrap around her head. They were both given pain medication. Their injuries weren't all that serious, so the two were then ushered quickly into one of the waiting rooms.
"Prudence?"
Prue looked up at the sound of her full name. She saw Grams standing in the doorway. "Grams..." Prue said, running over to hug her grandmother. She finally broke down when she fell into her grandmother's warm embrace. "It's okay, my darling." Grams said, gently rubbing Prue's back. She led her sobbing granddaughter towards one of the couches. "Everything will be okay." Grams said softly, reassuringly. When the hospital called her, the person on the other end did not tell her what had happened, but she wanted to comfort her eldest granddaughter. Grams looked over at Paige, who had tears silently streaming down her pale cheeks. "Oh, dear, come over here." Grams said, shifting Prue and beckoning Paige over with her now free arm. Paige ran over and fell into Grams as well, being open with her sobs now.
Mr. and Mrs. Trudeau walked in to this scene. They sat down on the nearest couch, and Mrs. Trudeau broke down into sobs, with her husband comforting her while close to breaking point. They both did not know what was going on, but from the two girls, they knew it couldn't be good.
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A doctor rushed in. "Ms. Matthews!" he shouted, running towards Paige. She looked up, startled. "Ms. Matthews. It says in your file what blood type you have. Ms. Halliwell has the same type, and is in the need of a donation. Are you willing..." "YES!" Paige said immediately. "Alright, we need to hurry." the doctor said. "Okay" he said, grabbing onto her hand. "She will be back in a few minutes!" the doctor called as he and Paige rushed out of the door.
After they left, Grams looked down at Prue, who now had her head in her lap. "Halliwell?" Grams asked, with a look of painful realization on her face. Prue sat up and tried unsuccessfully to wipe the tears from her eyes. She slowly nodded. "Oh, honey..." Grams said, hugging Prue tightly.
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After a few minutes, Paige came back with another doctor following close behind. Paige sat down, while the doctor just looked around at the five people in the room. "Hello, I am Dr. Kush, the chief emergency doctor at this hospital." "How are they?" Mr. Trudeau said at last. "Well..." he looked at Prue and Paige. "You two might want to leave." "No, we don't." Prue said fiercely, glaring at the doctor. "Prudence!" Grams scolded. "We are NOT leaving." Prue said, fist clenching. Grams was surprised by Prue's sudden change, but quickly got over it. "Well, Dr. Kush, it seems that the girls will be listening to what you have to say." Grams said, eying the two.
"Well, then, I'll begin." he said, turning towards the Trudeaus. "The eldest boy has a broken collar bone. The blonde boy just had a dislocated shoulder. The youngest boy has a broken leg. The fourth boy has three broken ribs. All four of them have concussions." the doctor finished. The couple just looked at him in shock. He then turned towards Grams, Prue, and Paige. "The younger girl has a broken arm, and a concussion as well. All five of the kids are in rooms right near each other, rooms 212,213,214,215, and 216. None of them are very serious, so they will be waking up in no time. You can visit them as soon as I leave." The adults all breathed a sigh of relief. "But, what about Piper?" Prue asked, voice quivering. The doctor's face turned grim. "Piper, is that her name? Well, she is still in surgery, and won't be coming out for another couple of hours. I'll let you know how she is then." He then turned, and walked towards the door. "Will she be alright?" Grams asked. The officer turned around, with a frown on his face. "I'm sorry, but I honestly don't know."
(AN: I thought about leaving you in suspense, but then I changed my mind.)
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When the five reached the room, they came across a doctor running out. The group stopped and doctor stopped, face to face. "Hello, I am Dr. Giles, the doctor in charge of the five in these rooms. The young man in room 213 has woken up, and keeps demanding to see his friends. He is hassling my staff, so can the demanded please hurry in there?" he indicated the door to the said room, and Prue and Paige ran in.
They walked in to see Billy basically shouting at the nurse tending to his IV. "Bill!" Prue shouted excitedly. Andy looked over, and said "Prue! Paige!" The two girls ran over to hug him. "Wait..." Billy said, looking at the two of them after they pulled away. "Where's Piper?"
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Now, that caught the two of them completely off guard. Piper was not the sister they had expected him to ask about first. They thought he would ask about Phoebe, since, after all, she was his girlfriend. "Wha-What?" Paige asked, bewildered. "Where's Piper?" Billy asked again, getting panicky. "She's here, at the hospital. Why?" Prue asked, voice faltering. "She is? Good." Billy said, sighing with relief. The two girls were getting really confused now. "Why did you ask about her?" Paige asked.
"Well, um, you see..." "Get on with it." Paige said. "Well, after you two got knocked out, it was a while before someone else was. Glenn was k'od right when we got to the gym. Then, Leo was flung against the wall, and Piper was thrown to the side by one of the minions, but not knocked out. That was a very big mistake for him to make, I might add." Billy said that last part with a chuckle. "She karate chopped him from behind, knocking him out. Then, she was pushed hard into a wall by the big bastard himself." Billy said that part bitterly. "So, it was Andy, Piper, and me left. Now, Andy and I were fighting hard, with all our might, just charging in. And Piper, I just have to say WOW. She doesn't look like she can fight, but when she gets mad or scared, and she was both, she can do some serious ass-kicking. She knocked out another one of the minions, and then Andy got knocked into a water fountain. Piper and I looked at each other. We were the only two left. Suddenly, she screamed 'Billy!' and pointed behind me. That's all I remember." Billy finished, exasperated. It was hard for him to retell parts of it.
"B-But, how can that be?" Paige asked reviewing the facts. "What do you mean?" Billy asked, wondering why she didn't believe him. "Because," Paige said, "there was only one unconscious lackey, and also, that is too short. It was eleven when we got there, and your story with what we know could have lasted an hour at the most. It's five o'clock now, and Paige and I have probably been up for an hour and a half. And that would leave..." Prue tallied on her fingers, "About three and a half hours before us two even woke up!"
Paige finished her train of thought, then looked at the other two. They were both staring at her. "What?" she asked, confused. "You're right, Paige. For once." Prue added that as an afterthought. "But, what happened in that time?" Billy asked, looking back and forth between the two. "I don't know, but it ended up killing two of the lackeys, and got Piper into critical condition." Paige said, her voice wavering as she said the last part. "What?!?" Billy asked, mouth and eyes wide open. Prue felt a tear sliding down her cheek. "Oh my God." Billy said, his features showing concern and fear.
Grams then walked in. "Girls, the others have woken up. Do you want to see them?" Grams said immediately as she came in, not taking notice of the looks on the kids' faces. Then, she noticed. "Dears? What's the matter?" she asked, coming right by Prue and Paige. "We exchanged information." Paige answered. "Oh, dears..." Grams said, hugging the two girls. "Well, girls" Grams started, letting go of them "Do you want to see the others?" she asked looking into their eyes. "Yeah, but can we see them all at once? I don't fell like repeating the same things over and over again." Prue said, breaking the eye contact. "Sure, dears. How about I bring them all into here?" "Yeah. That would be good." Paige said. Grams then left the room to see that it was done.
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"Hey, girls!" Phoebe exclaimed as she was wheeled into the room by a nurse. "Hey, Pheebs!" Prue greeted, with a feeble smile on her face. "What's up?" Phoebe asked, noting their faces. "Hey, Prue!" a male voice said, and it was followed by the sight of Andy being wheeled in also. "Hey, Andy." Prue said, face brightening slightly. "You began the party without me?" Glenn asked jokingly as he came in. "What party?" Billy asked. "Hey!" Leo was the last to be wheeled in. Prue had just opened her mouth to speak when she was interrupted.
"Dears, sorry to interrupt, but a doctor is here to talk to us." They all looked in the direction of the doorway and saw Grams. A doctor was right behind her. He was in scrubs, and there was blood on them. Prue made another sob. When Grams was settled in, all eyes were on the doctor. The doctor felt uneasy when he looked at Prue, who was still shaking. "Well, she just got out of surgery..." the doctor started. "Who just got out of surgery?" Phoebe asked. "P-Piper." Paige stated simply. The boys and Phoebe turned and stared at her, shocked. "Continue." Grams said, not bothering to let it settle in with the others. She wanted to know how her middle granddaughter was. "Well, we managed to remove the bullets from her stomach and lung just fine. The blood donation really helped us, Ms. Matthews." the doctor said, with a smile in Paige's direction. Paige returned it with a feeble smile. "Wait, Piper was shot twice?" Billy asked. "You two didn't tell me THAT!" Billy said, the fear in his eyes increasing. "P-Piper was sh-shot?" Phoebe asked, tears coming down her face. What had happened had finally settled in. All Prue and Paige could do was give small nods. "Also," the doctor said, continuing, "we have bandaged her head wound, and we have also put bandages over her stomach and chest." The doctor then paused, taking in a deep breath.
"What else?" Grams asked, already suspecting that she didn't want to know. "Well, she has fallen into a coma."
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AN: Oh! Oh! cliffie! Yay me! Sorry about the delay in updating today. I was stuck, so I kept sidetracking. But, it's finally done. Now that you know what happened until Billy got knocked out, but what happened in the three and a half hours that none of them were conscious for? Only Piper and Mr. Connel know, and they won't really be able to talk anytime soon. But, don't worry. I have much yet to come, and all questions will be answered. If you have questions that you want answered, put them in your reviews. Review, please. Oh, and this is after a song by EMF!
LeoPiper24/7 - Thank you for letting me know who JoJo is, and I am sorry that your keyboard got wet
Jules713 - Don't worry, you won't be in suspense much longer. I just couldn't think yesterday, so I didn't want to do anything with the main plot. But, I can think now, so I will.
C. C. McKenna - Dude? Okay. And thank you for saying that I rock, it's my favorite music. (author can hear gagging from readers for corny joke)
p3charmed4eva - Oh no! I don't want you to die, so I am seriously working on it. And yes, shallowly is a word. And, I am happy that you found a new way to do something.
JanaRose - Yes, four. The country would be England. I was lost in the countryside with my very old grandmother. She don't have no computer. I had fun. Oh, and thanks for the Christmas in July. Ironically, when I read that, I had Jingle Bell Rock stuck in my head.
winter blaze - thanks
PiperHalliwell025 - thank you for the book comment, and I am happy I achieved three pleases!
piperleo4eva - thanks, and that's what I'm doing
Now, chapter 24...
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As soon as they got to the hospital, Prue and Paige were ushered quickly into one of the emergency rooms. Prue got a cast for her wrist, and Paige got a wrap around her head. They were both given pain medication. Their injuries weren't all that serious, so the two were then ushered quickly into one of the waiting rooms.
"Prudence?"
Prue looked up at the sound of her full name. She saw Grams standing in the doorway. "Grams..." Prue said, running over to hug her grandmother. She finally broke down when she fell into her grandmother's warm embrace. "It's okay, my darling." Grams said, gently rubbing Prue's back. She led her sobbing granddaughter towards one of the couches. "Everything will be okay." Grams said softly, reassuringly. When the hospital called her, the person on the other end did not tell her what had happened, but she wanted to comfort her eldest granddaughter. Grams looked over at Paige, who had tears silently streaming down her pale cheeks. "Oh, dear, come over here." Grams said, shifting Prue and beckoning Paige over with her now free arm. Paige ran over and fell into Grams as well, being open with her sobs now.
Mr. and Mrs. Trudeau walked in to this scene. They sat down on the nearest couch, and Mrs. Trudeau broke down into sobs, with her husband comforting her while close to breaking point. They both did not know what was going on, but from the two girls, they knew it couldn't be good.
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A doctor rushed in. "Ms. Matthews!" he shouted, running towards Paige. She looked up, startled. "Ms. Matthews. It says in your file what blood type you have. Ms. Halliwell has the same type, and is in the need of a donation. Are you willing..." "YES!" Paige said immediately. "Alright, we need to hurry." the doctor said. "Okay" he said, grabbing onto her hand. "She will be back in a few minutes!" the doctor called as he and Paige rushed out of the door.
After they left, Grams looked down at Prue, who now had her head in her lap. "Halliwell?" Grams asked, with a look of painful realization on her face. Prue sat up and tried unsuccessfully to wipe the tears from her eyes. She slowly nodded. "Oh, honey..." Grams said, hugging Prue tightly.
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After a few minutes, Paige came back with another doctor following close behind. Paige sat down, while the doctor just looked around at the five people in the room. "Hello, I am Dr. Kush, the chief emergency doctor at this hospital." "How are they?" Mr. Trudeau said at last. "Well..." he looked at Prue and Paige. "You two might want to leave." "No, we don't." Prue said fiercely, glaring at the doctor. "Prudence!" Grams scolded. "We are NOT leaving." Prue said, fist clenching. Grams was surprised by Prue's sudden change, but quickly got over it. "Well, Dr. Kush, it seems that the girls will be listening to what you have to say." Grams said, eying the two.
"Well, then, I'll begin." he said, turning towards the Trudeaus. "The eldest boy has a broken collar bone. The blonde boy just had a dislocated shoulder. The youngest boy has a broken leg. The fourth boy has three broken ribs. All four of them have concussions." the doctor finished. The couple just looked at him in shock. He then turned towards Grams, Prue, and Paige. "The younger girl has a broken arm, and a concussion as well. All five of the kids are in rooms right near each other, rooms 212,213,214,215, and 216. None of them are very serious, so they will be waking up in no time. You can visit them as soon as I leave." The adults all breathed a sigh of relief. "But, what about Piper?" Prue asked, voice quivering. The doctor's face turned grim. "Piper, is that her name? Well, she is still in surgery, and won't be coming out for another couple of hours. I'll let you know how she is then." He then turned, and walked towards the door. "Will she be alright?" Grams asked. The officer turned around, with a frown on his face. "I'm sorry, but I honestly don't know."
(AN: I thought about leaving you in suspense, but then I changed my mind.)
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When the five reached the room, they came across a doctor running out. The group stopped and doctor stopped, face to face. "Hello, I am Dr. Giles, the doctor in charge of the five in these rooms. The young man in room 213 has woken up, and keeps demanding to see his friends. He is hassling my staff, so can the demanded please hurry in there?" he indicated the door to the said room, and Prue and Paige ran in.
They walked in to see Billy basically shouting at the nurse tending to his IV. "Bill!" Prue shouted excitedly. Andy looked over, and said "Prue! Paige!" The two girls ran over to hug him. "Wait..." Billy said, looking at the two of them after they pulled away. "Where's Piper?"
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Now, that caught the two of them completely off guard. Piper was not the sister they had expected him to ask about first. They thought he would ask about Phoebe, since, after all, she was his girlfriend. "Wha-What?" Paige asked, bewildered. "Where's Piper?" Billy asked again, getting panicky. "She's here, at the hospital. Why?" Prue asked, voice faltering. "She is? Good." Billy said, sighing with relief. The two girls were getting really confused now. "Why did you ask about her?" Paige asked.
"Well, um, you see..." "Get on with it." Paige said. "Well, after you two got knocked out, it was a while before someone else was. Glenn was k'od right when we got to the gym. Then, Leo was flung against the wall, and Piper was thrown to the side by one of the minions, but not knocked out. That was a very big mistake for him to make, I might add." Billy said that last part with a chuckle. "She karate chopped him from behind, knocking him out. Then, she was pushed hard into a wall by the big bastard himself." Billy said that part bitterly. "So, it was Andy, Piper, and me left. Now, Andy and I were fighting hard, with all our might, just charging in. And Piper, I just have to say WOW. She doesn't look like she can fight, but when she gets mad or scared, and she was both, she can do some serious ass-kicking. She knocked out another one of the minions, and then Andy got knocked into a water fountain. Piper and I looked at each other. We were the only two left. Suddenly, she screamed 'Billy!' and pointed behind me. That's all I remember." Billy finished, exasperated. It was hard for him to retell parts of it.
"B-But, how can that be?" Paige asked reviewing the facts. "What do you mean?" Billy asked, wondering why she didn't believe him. "Because," Paige said, "there was only one unconscious lackey, and also, that is too short. It was eleven when we got there, and your story with what we know could have lasted an hour at the most. It's five o'clock now, and Paige and I have probably been up for an hour and a half. And that would leave..." Prue tallied on her fingers, "About three and a half hours before us two even woke up!"
Paige finished her train of thought, then looked at the other two. They were both staring at her. "What?" she asked, confused. "You're right, Paige. For once." Prue added that as an afterthought. "But, what happened in that time?" Billy asked, looking back and forth between the two. "I don't know, but it ended up killing two of the lackeys, and got Piper into critical condition." Paige said, her voice wavering as she said the last part. "What?!?" Billy asked, mouth and eyes wide open. Prue felt a tear sliding down her cheek. "Oh my God." Billy said, his features showing concern and fear.
Grams then walked in. "Girls, the others have woken up. Do you want to see them?" Grams said immediately as she came in, not taking notice of the looks on the kids' faces. Then, she noticed. "Dears? What's the matter?" she asked, coming right by Prue and Paige. "We exchanged information." Paige answered. "Oh, dears..." Grams said, hugging the two girls. "Well, girls" Grams started, letting go of them "Do you want to see the others?" she asked looking into their eyes. "Yeah, but can we see them all at once? I don't fell like repeating the same things over and over again." Prue said, breaking the eye contact. "Sure, dears. How about I bring them all into here?" "Yeah. That would be good." Paige said. Grams then left the room to see that it was done.
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"Hey, girls!" Phoebe exclaimed as she was wheeled into the room by a nurse. "Hey, Pheebs!" Prue greeted, with a feeble smile on her face. "What's up?" Phoebe asked, noting their faces. "Hey, Prue!" a male voice said, and it was followed by the sight of Andy being wheeled in also. "Hey, Andy." Prue said, face brightening slightly. "You began the party without me?" Glenn asked jokingly as he came in. "What party?" Billy asked. "Hey!" Leo was the last to be wheeled in. Prue had just opened her mouth to speak when she was interrupted.
"Dears, sorry to interrupt, but a doctor is here to talk to us." They all looked in the direction of the doorway and saw Grams. A doctor was right behind her. He was in scrubs, and there was blood on them. Prue made another sob. When Grams was settled in, all eyes were on the doctor. The doctor felt uneasy when he looked at Prue, who was still shaking. "Well, she just got out of surgery..." the doctor started. "Who just got out of surgery?" Phoebe asked. "P-Piper." Paige stated simply. The boys and Phoebe turned and stared at her, shocked. "Continue." Grams said, not bothering to let it settle in with the others. She wanted to know how her middle granddaughter was. "Well, we managed to remove the bullets from her stomach and lung just fine. The blood donation really helped us, Ms. Matthews." the doctor said, with a smile in Paige's direction. Paige returned it with a feeble smile. "Wait, Piper was shot twice?" Billy asked. "You two didn't tell me THAT!" Billy said, the fear in his eyes increasing. "P-Piper was sh-shot?" Phoebe asked, tears coming down her face. What had happened had finally settled in. All Prue and Paige could do was give small nods. "Also," the doctor said, continuing, "we have bandaged her head wound, and we have also put bandages over her stomach and chest." The doctor then paused, taking in a deep breath.
"What else?" Grams asked, already suspecting that she didn't want to know. "Well, she has fallen into a coma."
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AN: Oh! Oh! cliffie! Yay me! Sorry about the delay in updating today. I was stuck, so I kept sidetracking. But, it's finally done. Now that you know what happened until Billy got knocked out, but what happened in the three and a half hours that none of them were conscious for? Only Piper and Mr. Connel know, and they won't really be able to talk anytime soon. But, don't worry. I have much yet to come, and all questions will be answered. If you have questions that you want answered, put them in your reviews. Review, please. Oh, and this is after a song by EMF!