Disney owns all, I am insignificant! I've spent all day writing, and I don't think I've had this much fun in a long time. Well, except for the whole torturing the poor characters thing. Wait… never mind, I'm an evil man, even that was fun! All right, 4 chapters in one day is all I can do, I need food and sleep now. Even had to double-check this chapter, cause my brain started putting "who" when it should have been "how"! Hopefully, the story flows as well tomorrow!
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Bonnie's Curse – Chapter 13
Ron was driving incredibly fast, so fast he had picked up a cop on his tail. A quick call to Wade had changed that tail into an escort, as well as making sure the ER was ready for an incoming patient. As he pulled into the hospital, he saw the emergency team ready to go, pulling to stop right in front of them. Before he had time to get out of the car, they had the door open, and lowered her gently onto the waiting stretcher. He was about to follow behind them when the cop reminded him he couldn't park there. He wanted to yell, to scream at the cop about priorities, but saw the expression on his face and settled for mild grumbling under his breath. He parked the car as quickly as possible, running back to the emergency room.
As he was checking to see where they had taken Bonnie, he felt someone grab him from behind, hugging him tight. He twisted as much as he could, until he could see the face of Mrs. Rockwaller. He put one arm, which he had managed to work free, around the older woman, holding her as she cried.
"Thank you so much for saving my little girl from that monster! I don't know what I would have done without her! Thank you!"
Ron led her to the seats in the waiting room, and sat her down, sitting beside her. "I heard from Tara that Monkey Fist hurt you when he kidnapped Bonnie. Are you and your husband all right?"
She wiped a tear from her eye. "I'm fine. Harold has a minor concussion, so they're keeping him overnight. What happened to Bonnie?"
Ron frowned, looking down at the floor. "I'm not sure. I think Monkey Fist must have given her something, but I don't know what." They stayed like that for a few moments, until Ron remembered something. "Can you excuse me for a moment? I left Tara with my friend Kim, and I think she should know what happened!" She nodded, "I'll be right back!"
Ron got up, looking back briefly at the grief-stricken woman, before heading to the elevators. The doors opened almost instantly, and he headed up to Kim's room. Looking in the window, he saw Tara holding Kim's hand, talking to her softly. When he opened the door, she looked up, a look of horror on her face when she saw the grief on his. He moved quickly to allay them as best he could.
"She's alive! I'm sorry to scare you like that. But she's unconscious right now, down in the ER. I thought we should go down and see how she's doing."
Tara got up, quickly grabbing Ron into a hug. "Thank you!"
He cast one last look at Kim before leading Tara down to the emergency waiting room.
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The three of them had been waiting for an hour before a doctor finally came out to see them. He didn't look happy.
Mrs. Rockwaller was the first to speak. "How is Bonnie doing, doctor?"
He paused briefly before answering. "There seems to be no trauma, but our toxicology reports an unknown substance in her system that we have been unable to identify. We're not sure what it is doing, but we suspect it's influencing the brain's functions. We've been getting unusual readings when we ran the EEG, and this chemical is probably the cause of that. She's unconscious, and we have no ideahow to counteract the substance that was introduced to her system. Until we can identify it, I'm not sure what more we can do for now."
"So… is she in, like, a coma or something?" Tara could hardly believe what she was hearing.
"No, not really." The doctor paused again. "In the case of a coma, like your friend Kimberly, the EEG that scans brain patterns tends to show very low delta waves, like in deep sleep, if any at all. In Bonnie's case, her brain patterns are fluctuating through the entire spectrum, including some I've never seen before! I've already called Dr. Possible in to take a look. Hopefully, she can find out what's causing this… erratic behavior!"
"Can we see her, doctor?"
"Yes, go right ahead. She won't be taken for more testing until Dr. Possible gets here."
The two women turned to go, and noticed Ron wasn't moving. Tara got a bit concerned. "Are you all right, Ron?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm a bit tired, just go on ahead. I'm just going to sit here for awhile."
"OK, we'll be back soon."
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Ron hadn't realized he had fallen asleep until he felt the hand on his shoulder, gently shaking him awake. He lifted his head, and saw Dr. Possible standing in front of him.
"I'm sorry to wake you, Ron, but I needed to talk to you about something."
Ron looked over at the other two, and saw them both asleep as well. "Alright."
She led him to an empty room. "Ron, I need you to tell me everything about what could be happening to Bonnie. I think I have an idea, but I need to be sure!"
Ron looked down at his feet. "I'm… not sure it's for me to tell… I mean, she didn't want it to get out, and…"
"Ronald," she said, placing her hand on his shoulder, "I don't think she'd mind if it was to help her. And, this goes no further than this room, you know that!"
Resigned, he began telling her the whole story, as he knew it.
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Ron had gotten very little sleep that night. He had spent the night taking care of Tara and Mrs. Rockwaller, checking with GJ to make sure they had Monkey Fist securely locked up, and trying to work through the guilt of what he had done to Monkey Fist. The bastard deserved it, and probably worse, but it was the fact that he had enjoyed hearing that crunch from the leg shattering that upset him the most. He had controlled the darkness, he hadn't killed Fist no matter how much he had wanted to, but he had let it run a little too loose for his liking.
Now, he was getting breakfast for the three of them at the cafeteria. Despite the sick feeling in his stomach from what he had done, he hadn't eaten in 24 hours, and his body was crying out for food. When he came back with the food, he saw a very familiar old man standing beside the two women.
"Sensei, what are you doing here?"
"I felt a great disturbance, and came immediately. I believe that I have the answer of how to help Rockwaller-san!"
Ronfelt his first genuine smile in a long time. "All right! You the man!"
Sensei smiled at the young man's exuberance. "Do you have that crystal I gave you on you right now?"
Ron looked a little confused. "Yeah, but how will that help? Does it have, like, mystical healing powers or something?"
"Something like that. This crystal, in the hands of one with mystical monkey power, can open the doorways to the mind. Used by one, it aids in meditation. Used on another, it can help unlock the doorways to the mind, and help to repair damage by allowingone passage to fix what is damaged. Rockwaller-san is locked within her mind, effectively shutting down to prevent the damage inflicted by the visions. It is as if she is of two minds right now, one part locked onto the visions, and another part separate from all that, not aware of what is happening. What you must do is go into her mind, and help to repair the damage caused by this trauma."
Ron spent some time reflecting on that, trying to wrap his head around that, when something hit him. "Wait, I can use this to go into the minds of others, right? Then I can help Kim out of her coma, right?"
Sensei's expression instantly saddened. "I am afraid not. A person must be awake for it to work. In Possible-san's condition, nothing will happen. This will only work for Rockwaller-san because of her current condition, her mind is still quite active. I… am afraid you will have to allow Possible-san's injuries to heal themselves."
Ron slumped into the seat behind him. "That's not fair!"
"I'm am sorry, Stoppable-san. I wish it could be different, but you must have faith. Faith in Kimberly to pull through."
Ron sat there a few moments more before looking up. "All right, when do we start?"
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Ron informed Dr. Possible of what they were going to try. She remained skeptical, but agreed to give it a try. She had argued though that the pair of them should be hooked up to EEG machines, so that she could monitor what was happening, which Sensei said wouldn't interfere.
Ron made himself as comfortable as possible on the bed beside Bonnie, than looked up at the two adults.
"So, I just put her hands on mine, and it should work immediately?"
Sensei smiled down at the young man. "That is so, Stoppable-san. As soon as both her hands join yours, you should enter her mind, seeing what she is seeing. Once there, you should be able to repair the damage."
He nodded, pausing briefly. "Alright then, I'm going in!"
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Author's Notes – Well folks, we are about to enter the mind of Bonnie Rockwaller. What will we find within?
I'd like to thank;
Darkcloud1 – Right on the nose about the Firefly reference. Man, I love that show, can't wait for the movie, Serenity, to come out soon!
ron-sama – Geez man, 3 chapters in one day and you want more? I'm not a machine, man! I can't just turn it on at command! I'm only human! Aww… just kidding, I'm in the zone today! Your wish was granted, hope you enjoyed it! Oh, and props for the most uses of awesome I have ever seen in one paragraph! lol
As well as GargoyleSama and The Metal One!
Next Chapter – We're not in Colorado anymore!