Chapter 3:
"Hurry up!"
"He's gonna die if we don't do something fast!"
"Come on, he's really hurt!"
"We gotta save 'im!"
People were running all over the house, a sense of urgency hanging over the dormitory-style home that they all lived in. Who was this child? How had he gotten past the armed guards without a permit? Even if he did get past, how could he be alive? He should have been shot into mincemeat, but instead, he just had one, big wound on his side, right in the middle of the ribs on the left side of his fuzzy burnt orange body.
"Where the hell is Brookshire?"
"He had to check on a pneumonia patient."
"Well, drag his butt in here! This kid's gonna die unless we treat him fast!"
"Shit, I think his ribs were shot to hell!"
They all rushed around, looking for bandages and clean sheets. Someone was fetching surgical thread and a sterile sewing needle, as Sonic readied the infirmary for possible blood donors. There was a folding table set up in Brookshire's office. They hadn't even time to get the O.R. table out of the closet they kept it in when it was not in use.
"How ironic!" Sonic thought to himself grimly, "We put that table there for easy access, but now the damn thing is in the worst possible place it could be in an urgent emergency like this one!"
Tails was ready to donate. He didn't know why, but he felt an attachment to the little guy. But… What did he mean, "It's You!"?
"Come on, Tails, Think! How do you know him? He said to himself.
He came up with nothing. Who was this child? He looked a lot like him, but… that didn't mean much…
"Where's the fucking doctor?!" Someone shrieked a light blue Kyuubi with lavender tail tips.
"He'll be along in a minute, Big Sis." Said a baby Kyuubi who only had two of her tails. She was fuchsia, with green tail tips, stomach, and mouth, with a pair of cardinal red slip-ons, a Totoro head ponytail holder in her short ponytail, and a pair of blue-tinted goggles.
"Oh, I hope so… He's so young!" Said a 5-year-old white bat with a long braid that looked a lot like Rouge. "Mommy, what are we gonna do if the li'l guy dies?"
Rouge put her hand on her daughter's shoulder.
"We'll have to bury him, Powder."
Shadow emerged with his son in tow.
"Dad! Shady! Didja hear?"
"Yes, Powderpuff, we heard. It's a kitsune, right?
"Yes, dear." Said Rouge.
"If he dies, can I see the body?" Said the 5-year-old black and red hedgehog next to Shadow.
"SHADY!"
"Sorry, mom."
From amongst the crowd, Brookshire cut through the crowd, carrying his doctor's bag.
"Let me through!" He yelled, bursting through the door of his office, where Sonic was watching over the little kit on the sheet-covered folding table. One look told him all he needed to know.
"We need to test his blood type NOW, he's bleeding to death! If we get a transfusion into him fast enough, we might still be able to save him. go round up every able-bodied, willing kitsune or Kyuubi you can find."
Sonic zoomed off into the hall, calling for the three present vulpines.
"Tails, Kotone, Setsuko! In here, now!"
The three foxes all ran into the office, where three blood test needles attached to empty blood bags were readied
"We need a sample of each of your blood to test your type, this kid's dying!" Sonic explained.
The three sat down, their thoughts surprisingly calm as three needles were inserted into their right arms. The second the bags were full, the needled were depressed and removed, and the bags rushed to the lab for testing. The highly advanced machine printed a readout in five minutes the results?
Blood Type Testing ResultsName: Patient
Age: 3
Blood Type: "O" Negative
Hemophiliac?: No
HIV/AIDS?: No
Hepatitis C?: No
Health Problems: Kidney Trouble
Name: Nadeshikonohana, Kotone
Age: 6
Blood Type: "AB" Positive
Hemophiliac?: No
HIV/AIDS?: No
Hepatitis C?: No
Health Problems: None
Name: Nadeshikonohana, Setsuko
Age: 10
Blood Type: "B" Negative
Hemophiliac?: No
HIV/AIDS?: No
Hepatitis C?: No
Health Problems: Angina Pectoris
Name: Prower, Miles
Age: 8
Blood Type: "O" Negative
Hemophiliac?: No
HIV/AIDS?: No
Hepatitis C?: No
Health Problems: None