Otto looked around the security desk for Blondi as he hurried back
to his post. He liked Bobby's mother and was honestly glad to help her out
with her seances. He just hoped that no one had noticed that he was gone,
though.
"Blondi?" He called as he looked under the desk for the dog,
frowning when he spotted the empty cake box? Now where did that thing come from? He had just picked it up to throw it into the trash, frowning slightly at several long redish brown hairs caught on the cardboard when Dr. Hook came down the hall.
"Hey, Otto," Hook said as he glanced at the cake box. "Someone having a party?"
Otto shrugged. He had a feeling that if someone was having a party, they probably weren't now. "Have you seen Blondi anywhere?" he asked as he tossed the cake box into the trash and poked it down where it wouldn't be seen easily.
"No, but...." Suddenly Hook stopped as he spotted something on one of Otto's monitors. He stepped around Otto, staring intently at the scene currently playing out on the screen. "Otto...."
"Oh, my...." Otto and Hook stared helplessly as the man raised the gun, aiming at Lona's back. Then suddenly everything seemed to be moving in both slow and fast motion as Elmer appeared out of nowhere, knocking Lona to the ground just as the gun discharged twice, sending the young doctor crashing to the floor as well.
"Otto, get the police here now!" Hook yelled as he raced for the elevator. He just hoped that he wouldn't be too late.
"Elmer?" Lona reached out, frantically feeling for a pulse and breathing, barely able to fight down a sob at the sight of the blood, so much blood, too much blood. Her fingers slipped on his neck, the blood making it impossible for her to find a pulse.
"Elmer?" She leaned over him, pressing an ear carefully against his chest, not noticing her hair becoming wet with his blood as she did so.
A moment later, she felt a faint surge of relief as she heard his heart slowly beating. There was still so much blood though and his head....
'Calm down, Lona. Pull yourself together.' She told herself sternly as she shrugged off her lab coat, balling it up and pressing it against the spreading bloodstain on his chest, cringing when he let out a soft moan as she pushed down on the wound. "Elmer, if you can hear me,
it's going to be okay, I promise,' she said softly as she hesitently reached out, gently touching his head, trying to figure out how to put pressure on the wound in a way that wouldn't do more damage if the bullet had.... She shook her head frantically, not even wanting to think of the damage that bullet could have done to Elmer's brain if.....
"Hey! I need some help here!" She yelled as she looked up for a moment, rage on her face when she noticed the man who had shot Elmer laying only feet away with Blondi sitting on top of him, fangs bared. "Good boy,
Blondi. Good dog!" Although Lona was a doctor and she knew she shouldn't feel this way, she hoped deep down that the man would bleed to death after what he did to Elmer, after how.... She bit her lip to keep from breaking down into sobs. "Someone help me!"
Suddenly Lona felt a small hand on her shoulder and looked up to find Mona Klingerman standing there, a towel in her outstretched hand and another little girl standing beside her.
Lona took the towel from the child, not even stopping to notice the strangeness of Mona being there or how oddly the other little girl was dressed as she pressed the towel to Elmer's head with one hand while trying to keep the pressure on his chest with the other. She felt tears starting to run down her cheeks as she looked down at him. His breathing was starting to become harsher, a rattle in his throat now that Lona feared might be an ominous harbinger.
"Elmer, sweetie, you just hold on for me, okay?" She whispered as tears started to drop onto his deathly pale face. She wouldn't admit this,
even to herself, but she was very afraid that even if help appeared at that moment, it might be too late to do anything to save him. "You never do anything small, do you, Elmer?" The bleeding was barely slowing and he was becoming paler, the life flowing out of him right in front of her. "It's always something either really bad or really good with you." She couldn't control her sobs now, knowing that nothing that she could do would help,
that he was going to die and.... "Elmer, please, don't die on me!
Please!"
"Hey, twerp. Isn't it time for you to ring that bell for the loser, now?" Paul said with a smirk as he came strolling down the hallway towards Elmer and Lona.
"No! It's not his time!" Mary cried, moving away from Mona and in front of Elmer to block Paul from getting to him. Okay, the urge to ring her bell and call Elmer's name was almost overpowering but she wasn't going to do it! As long as she didn't ring her bell, then maybe Elmer would be okay. "Go away, Paul. Antubis has already ripped one hand off today. Go away or he'll bite you too!"
Just then the elevator doors came open and Hook came rushing out.
With a frown, Paul stepped through the wall and vanished into the Old Kingdom once more. He would just have to get the loser later.
"Oh, my...." Hook stopped for a minute, shock at seeing Elmer laying there with what looked like gallons of blood around him almost paralyzing him for a second before he continued forward and dropped down next to Lona, motioning for her to let him take over holding the pressure on Elmer's chest.
Just as he took over, the other elevator opened, more doctors spilling out including Chris.
"What happened?" She cried as she stared in shock for a moment before hurrying to lend what assistance she could.
"He got shot at least twice," Hook said with a shake of his head as he surveyed the injuries and the amount of blood Elmer had lost.
"Someone get a gurney in here now! We've got to get him to surgery!"
Lona felt herself being nudged out of the way and back against the wall as the staff moved around Elmer. Suddenly Mona and here little friend were there again, one girl on either side of her, snuggling against her.
As Lona looked over at Mona, something occured to her. "Stegman. Hook,
don't let Stegman anywhere near Elmer! Promise me that you won't...." She cried out before collapsing in sobs once more.
"We'll take care of him." Hook said in a reassuring tone as they finally got a gurney and got Elmer moved onto it. As they started for the elevator, Hook motioned for Chris. "Chris, keep an eye on Lona, okay?
Elmer got shot pushing her out of the way."
though.
"Blondi?" He called as he looked under the desk for the dog,
frowning when he spotted the empty cake box? Now where did that thing come from? He had just picked it up to throw it into the trash, frowning slightly at several long redish brown hairs caught on the cardboard when Dr. Hook came down the hall.
"Hey, Otto," Hook said as he glanced at the cake box. "Someone having a party?"
Otto shrugged. He had a feeling that if someone was having a party, they probably weren't now. "Have you seen Blondi anywhere?" he asked as he tossed the cake box into the trash and poked it down where it wouldn't be seen easily.
"No, but...." Suddenly Hook stopped as he spotted something on one of Otto's monitors. He stepped around Otto, staring intently at the scene currently playing out on the screen. "Otto...."
"Oh, my...." Otto and Hook stared helplessly as the man raised the gun, aiming at Lona's back. Then suddenly everything seemed to be moving in both slow and fast motion as Elmer appeared out of nowhere, knocking Lona to the ground just as the gun discharged twice, sending the young doctor crashing to the floor as well.
"Otto, get the police here now!" Hook yelled as he raced for the elevator. He just hoped that he wouldn't be too late.
"Elmer?" Lona reached out, frantically feeling for a pulse and breathing, barely able to fight down a sob at the sight of the blood, so much blood, too much blood. Her fingers slipped on his neck, the blood making it impossible for her to find a pulse.
"Elmer?" She leaned over him, pressing an ear carefully against his chest, not noticing her hair becoming wet with his blood as she did so.
A moment later, she felt a faint surge of relief as she heard his heart slowly beating. There was still so much blood though and his head....
'Calm down, Lona. Pull yourself together.' She told herself sternly as she shrugged off her lab coat, balling it up and pressing it against the spreading bloodstain on his chest, cringing when he let out a soft moan as she pushed down on the wound. "Elmer, if you can hear me,
it's going to be okay, I promise,' she said softly as she hesitently reached out, gently touching his head, trying to figure out how to put pressure on the wound in a way that wouldn't do more damage if the bullet had.... She shook her head frantically, not even wanting to think of the damage that bullet could have done to Elmer's brain if.....
"Hey! I need some help here!" She yelled as she looked up for a moment, rage on her face when she noticed the man who had shot Elmer laying only feet away with Blondi sitting on top of him, fangs bared. "Good boy,
Blondi. Good dog!" Although Lona was a doctor and she knew she shouldn't feel this way, she hoped deep down that the man would bleed to death after what he did to Elmer, after how.... She bit her lip to keep from breaking down into sobs. "Someone help me!"
Suddenly Lona felt a small hand on her shoulder and looked up to find Mona Klingerman standing there, a towel in her outstretched hand and another little girl standing beside her.
Lona took the towel from the child, not even stopping to notice the strangeness of Mona being there or how oddly the other little girl was dressed as she pressed the towel to Elmer's head with one hand while trying to keep the pressure on his chest with the other. She felt tears starting to run down her cheeks as she looked down at him. His breathing was starting to become harsher, a rattle in his throat now that Lona feared might be an ominous harbinger.
"Elmer, sweetie, you just hold on for me, okay?" She whispered as tears started to drop onto his deathly pale face. She wouldn't admit this,
even to herself, but she was very afraid that even if help appeared at that moment, it might be too late to do anything to save him. "You never do anything small, do you, Elmer?" The bleeding was barely slowing and he was becoming paler, the life flowing out of him right in front of her. "It's always something either really bad or really good with you." She couldn't control her sobs now, knowing that nothing that she could do would help,
that he was going to die and.... "Elmer, please, don't die on me!
Please!"
"Hey, twerp. Isn't it time for you to ring that bell for the loser, now?" Paul said with a smirk as he came strolling down the hallway towards Elmer and Lona.
"No! It's not his time!" Mary cried, moving away from Mona and in front of Elmer to block Paul from getting to him. Okay, the urge to ring her bell and call Elmer's name was almost overpowering but she wasn't going to do it! As long as she didn't ring her bell, then maybe Elmer would be okay. "Go away, Paul. Antubis has already ripped one hand off today. Go away or he'll bite you too!"
Just then the elevator doors came open and Hook came rushing out.
With a frown, Paul stepped through the wall and vanished into the Old Kingdom once more. He would just have to get the loser later.
"Oh, my...." Hook stopped for a minute, shock at seeing Elmer laying there with what looked like gallons of blood around him almost paralyzing him for a second before he continued forward and dropped down next to Lona, motioning for her to let him take over holding the pressure on Elmer's chest.
Just as he took over, the other elevator opened, more doctors spilling out including Chris.
"What happened?" She cried as she stared in shock for a moment before hurrying to lend what assistance she could.
"He got shot at least twice," Hook said with a shake of his head as he surveyed the injuries and the amount of blood Elmer had lost.
"Someone get a gurney in here now! We've got to get him to surgery!"
Lona felt herself being nudged out of the way and back against the wall as the staff moved around Elmer. Suddenly Mona and here little friend were there again, one girl on either side of her, snuggling against her.
As Lona looked over at Mona, something occured to her. "Stegman. Hook,
don't let Stegman anywhere near Elmer! Promise me that you won't...." She cried out before collapsing in sobs once more.
"We'll take care of him." Hook said in a reassuring tone as they finally got a gurney and got Elmer moved onto it. As they started for the elevator, Hook motioned for Chris. "Chris, keep an eye on Lona, okay?
Elmer got shot pushing her out of the way."