Chris leaned her head against Hook's shoulder as they rode in the
golf cart heading back towards the main part of the hospital. It was so
nice to get away down here, to not have to worry about Stegman and the
other strange things going on in the hospital for at least a little while.
Sometimes she wished they could just stay down here forever.
"Penny for your thoughts." Hook said as he looked over at Chris with a smile.
"Just thinking how nice it would be to stay down here forever. No Stegman. Have you noticed he's been a bit paranoid about the basement lately?" Chris said with a laugh.
"He's been a bit paranoid about Blondi too." Hook chuckled slightly as he thought about that. Okay, some people would say this was a bit out there but it seemed like Blondi knew full well that Stegman was a bit nervous about him for some reason and the dog was taking great delight in popping up in various places to see the nutty doctor cringe. Hook almost thought that the dog had somehow figured out a way to be in two places at once at one point in order to better frighten Stegman.
"When do you think Elmer can get the Klingerman report, anyway?"
Chris asked Hook. "You know, Lona's been a bit worried about him with the seizures he's had. Has she talked to you about it?" Chris smiled slightly as she thought about Elmer and Lona. Everyone in the hospital knew how Elmer felt about Lona and also knew how Lona had rejected every advance.
Chris had a sneaking suspicion, though, that Lona's rejections of Elmer might not be exactly what they seemed. When she had seen her friend shortly after Elmer's first seizure Lona had seemed almost panicked and not the sort of panic that could be expected from a doctor worrying over a test subject either.
"She wants me to take a look at him if the next scan she runs doesn't show anything." Hook paused before continuing to speak. Elmer could definitely do some stupid things sometimes but still, Hook found himself slightly fond of the quirky younger doctor. He would hate to see him end up getting hurt due to the Lona situation. "You talk to Lona more than I do. Has she ever said anything about Elmer or...."
"No, she hasn't said anything but...." Chris started to speak but suddenly stopped as plaster begin to rain down from the ceiling in large pieces, worse than she had ever seen it falling before.
"Chris, grab on to something!" Hook called as a loud roaring filled the corridor, the floor now moving beneath the wheels of the golf cart as the hospital shook uncontrollably, seeming like it was trying to rip itself apart and possibly take them with it. Hook gripped the wheel of the cart tightly, trying to find a safe place to get them to. Was this the big earthquake that they had been warned was coming?
Chris grabbed the edge of the cart with one hand, gripping Hook's arm with the other as they barely dodged falling parts of the ceiling.
Fear was in her eyes and she was barely able to keep from screaming as a pipe came down, almost hitting them.
The cart was completely out of his control now, swinging from side to side as the floor bucked and twisted beneath the wheels. Hook wouldn't let himself give up, however, especially when he looked over at Chris's frightened face. If it had been just him, maybe it wouldn't have mattered as much but he wasn't about to let anything happen to her. The cart tossed across the ground heading for a wall but with one last giant pull of the wheel, he was able to turn it and get them to the entrance to Hook's Kingdom.
"Get down!" He called as he jumped out of the cart, pushing Chris through the door and over towards the bed. They could barely move against the wilding shaking floor but somehow the managed to cross the few feet,
falling onto Hook's bed, his body on top of Chris as more and more of the ceiling continued to rain down.
It felt like the earthquake lasted forever but in reality it was only a few minutes. Finally, as it faded away, Chris found the strength to speak as she wrapped a shaky arm around Hook. "Have I ever said how glad I am that you have this bed down here?"
"Me too and for more reasons than to have something soft to ride out earthquakes on." Hook said with a chuckle, leaning over her, pressing a kiss against her lips before standing and giving Chris a hand off the bed. Better get on their feet and get moving before the other reasons that he was glad to have a bed down there became too tempting. "We better get moving and see what damage this quake did."
The two slowly moved out of the door to Hook's room, stopping in shock as they exited. The cart was still there, dented but intact, but the corridor leading back to the upper levels of the hospital, the corridor was just suddenly gone.
"Hook?" Chris whispered as she stared in shock at the debris blocking their way out.
"I know." Hook shook his head as he looked at it. This was definitely worse than the last quake that had trapped Lona, Otto and Dr.
Havens temporarily. "Let's try the other way and see if we can find another way out."
Sometimes she wished they could just stay down here forever.
"Penny for your thoughts." Hook said as he looked over at Chris with a smile.
"Just thinking how nice it would be to stay down here forever. No Stegman. Have you noticed he's been a bit paranoid about the basement lately?" Chris said with a laugh.
"He's been a bit paranoid about Blondi too." Hook chuckled slightly as he thought about that. Okay, some people would say this was a bit out there but it seemed like Blondi knew full well that Stegman was a bit nervous about him for some reason and the dog was taking great delight in popping up in various places to see the nutty doctor cringe. Hook almost thought that the dog had somehow figured out a way to be in two places at once at one point in order to better frighten Stegman.
"When do you think Elmer can get the Klingerman report, anyway?"
Chris asked Hook. "You know, Lona's been a bit worried about him with the seizures he's had. Has she talked to you about it?" Chris smiled slightly as she thought about Elmer and Lona. Everyone in the hospital knew how Elmer felt about Lona and also knew how Lona had rejected every advance.
Chris had a sneaking suspicion, though, that Lona's rejections of Elmer might not be exactly what they seemed. When she had seen her friend shortly after Elmer's first seizure Lona had seemed almost panicked and not the sort of panic that could be expected from a doctor worrying over a test subject either.
"She wants me to take a look at him if the next scan she runs doesn't show anything." Hook paused before continuing to speak. Elmer could definitely do some stupid things sometimes but still, Hook found himself slightly fond of the quirky younger doctor. He would hate to see him end up getting hurt due to the Lona situation. "You talk to Lona more than I do. Has she ever said anything about Elmer or...."
"No, she hasn't said anything but...." Chris started to speak but suddenly stopped as plaster begin to rain down from the ceiling in large pieces, worse than she had ever seen it falling before.
"Chris, grab on to something!" Hook called as a loud roaring filled the corridor, the floor now moving beneath the wheels of the golf cart as the hospital shook uncontrollably, seeming like it was trying to rip itself apart and possibly take them with it. Hook gripped the wheel of the cart tightly, trying to find a safe place to get them to. Was this the big earthquake that they had been warned was coming?
Chris grabbed the edge of the cart with one hand, gripping Hook's arm with the other as they barely dodged falling parts of the ceiling.
Fear was in her eyes and she was barely able to keep from screaming as a pipe came down, almost hitting them.
The cart was completely out of his control now, swinging from side to side as the floor bucked and twisted beneath the wheels. Hook wouldn't let himself give up, however, especially when he looked over at Chris's frightened face. If it had been just him, maybe it wouldn't have mattered as much but he wasn't about to let anything happen to her. The cart tossed across the ground heading for a wall but with one last giant pull of the wheel, he was able to turn it and get them to the entrance to Hook's Kingdom.
"Get down!" He called as he jumped out of the cart, pushing Chris through the door and over towards the bed. They could barely move against the wilding shaking floor but somehow the managed to cross the few feet,
falling onto Hook's bed, his body on top of Chris as more and more of the ceiling continued to rain down.
It felt like the earthquake lasted forever but in reality it was only a few minutes. Finally, as it faded away, Chris found the strength to speak as she wrapped a shaky arm around Hook. "Have I ever said how glad I am that you have this bed down here?"
"Me too and for more reasons than to have something soft to ride out earthquakes on." Hook said with a chuckle, leaning over her, pressing a kiss against her lips before standing and giving Chris a hand off the bed. Better get on their feet and get moving before the other reasons that he was glad to have a bed down there became too tempting. "We better get moving and see what damage this quake did."
The two slowly moved out of the door to Hook's room, stopping in shock as they exited. The cart was still there, dented but intact, but the corridor leading back to the upper levels of the hospital, the corridor was just suddenly gone.
"Hook?" Chris whispered as she stared in shock at the debris blocking their way out.
"I know." Hook shook his head as he looked at it. This was definitely worse than the last quake that had trapped Lona, Otto and Dr.
Havens temporarily. "Let's try the other way and see if we can find another way out."