A.N: Okay guys! Here's the next chapter of JADIZ. Lol, that sounds like a AI XD.

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Chapter 13: Who Needs a Medical Degree When You've Got a Girl With Talent?

"Son of a-" Jack cursed out loud. Everything had come to a standstill after the gun shot but that didn't last for long. Jack was in front of his friends in a fraction of a second and had his own colt out; pointing it at the center of the man's forehead. He glared at the man threateningly. He shouldn't have waited for this long. He should have had his gun out the minute he stepped into the store. Maybe then, Hiccup would still be- No! He's alive. He's got to be. Jack refused to accept anything else.

Merida had placed Hiccup flat on his back and was kneeling next to his lolling head trying to wake him while Rapunzel knelt beside him; trying to access his injuries. Jack had to give them the credit of not completely freaking out. Or maybe they were, maybe they were just good at hiding it. Like he was.

The man for the most part was still aiming the barrel straight ahead; this time pointing it at a defiant snowy haired boy. Jack wanted nothing more than to take the rifle and jam it straight down the man's throat for what he did to the guy who was starting to become one of his best friends but he refrained himself from doing so; just barely. "Get the hell up!" He commanded.

The man obeyed. Funny, he seemed just as shocked as the rest of them were. This must have been the first time that he's shot somebody. The man stared wide eyed at cold icy blue ones. His rifle hung limply by his side, he brought his trembling free hand up to cover his open mouth. He then tried to quickly compose himself. "Y-you're all zombies… You deserve to d-die for what my brother went through."

The man was trying desperately to justify his horrendous actions and that only made Jack even more furious. "You better get the hell outta here before I do something that you'll regret."

The man was hesitant, sparing a glance at the kid he had just shot, who lay sprawled on his back with the girls fussing over him before he turned and scurried away through the back door. The cold icy look in Jack's eyes had told him that the kid wasn't kidding and wasn't afraid to kill him either. It reminded him of the grim reaper himself. A kid who wasn't afraid to kill or to die. It sent shivers down his spine. This kid must be the infamous Jack Frost. No way did he want to cross paths with this kid. He was bad news; I'm better off out there than in there with these freaks. The man thought as he ran away from the store without a backward glance.

Jack could tell Hiccup was still down and out of it behind him, and he was desperate to get to the scrawny kid and help him through it but he didn't dare take his focus off the twenty-something man; not until he was sure that he wasn't a threat anymore.

But just as the man left Jack noticed teeth marks on his ankle. But he couldn't bring himself to feel sorry for the guy, not even a little…

Once the man disappeared behind the store's back door, Jack whirled around to check on his friend. He tucked his gun in the back of his jeans and crouched down next to Hiccup on the opposite side of Rapunzel next to Merida.

There was blood everywhere; too much of it, on the floor, on Hiccup's shirt, on Rapunzel's and Merida's hands. There was a bitter coppery tang of it in the air around them reminding Jack about the nightmarish night all those years ago. He forcibly pushed those memories away and concentrated on the situation at hand. "Shit!" He cursed.

"How is he?" Jack asked; waiting for either one of the girls to answer him. Hiccup's head lolled sideways on the tiled floor lazily; eyes half-mast as he stared at the perfect white ceiling above him. His breathing was shallow and Jack could barely see the rise and fall of his friend's chest under the shirt that was now stuck to him like some sort of a second skin.

"He was sh-shot near the shoulder… from what I-I could tell," Rapunzel answered shakily. Her fingers were firmly pressed against the barely conscious boy's throat. His pulse was fluttering rapidly against her finger tips which did nothing to alleviate her fear, it only increased it. "But I think he-he's going into shock from t-the blood loss."

"Gawd! Do something ta save him," Merida begged. She wasn't a very emotional person to begin with but she couldn't watch this lad die because of her. It should have been her. That man was aiming for her, not Hiccup. If only he hasn't jumped in front of her to protect her like some stupid invincible hero... He wouldn't be lying on the floor half-dead right now. She didn't ask for him to save her… So why? Why would he risk his life like that for a stranger? It didn't make any sense. The Stupid lad!

"Rapunzel," Jack called her. She raised her head to meet his calm and composed eyes with her fearful eyes. "You're the only one of us who has any experience in the medical field…"

"J-Jack…I-I can't," Rapunzel said shaking her head knowing what he was asking her to do.

"Yes, you can…" You have to Jack said, reaching out to cup her face in his hands so that he would have her undivided attention. "I believe in you…"

"B-but I've never done anything like this… What if… What If I mess up and…?" kill Hiccup? Rapunzel closed her eyes and concentrated on her own breathing. How was she going to perform a freaking surgery in the middle of a freaking convenience store? That was what they were basically asking her to do, right? Sure, her parents had taught her everything she needed to know but reading about it or playing online simulations were very different from actually doing it in real life.

"You won't…" Jack assured her. "You can do this, Punzie." You're the only one who can and you're Hiccup's only hope. But he didn't see the need to say that out loud and add even more pressure on her. "Merida and I are here; just tell us what you need." He said with a soft smile as he let go of her red face.

Jack and Merida looked at Rapunzel, waiting for her orders. She took a deep breath before speaking up. This time her voice was clear and her eyes were set with determination. Her parents had taught her a simple way to remember how to treat injuries like these. A, B, C, D and E; Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Deformity and Exposure. You can do this Rapunzel! You've seen mother and father do it all the time. "Tilt his head to the side to clear his airway,"

She didn't wait for Merida to comply knowing that she would, Rapunzel checked out everything else. It seemed fine for now so she barked out the next order. "We need something to stop the bleeding and something to stitch the wound up with." Her words seemed to have more confidence in them now.

"Got it," Merida and Jack said in union as both of them shot to their feet and ran in different directions to get the golden haired girl what she asked for.

Merida took charge of getting something to staunch the blood flow with. She ran to the other parts of the store. Surely places like this had towels or some sort of cloths, right? As she searched for what she was looking for she came across the gory scene that had gotten the panicked employee so shocked. A mangled kid, definitely much younger than her, lay trapped under a fallen soft drink dispenser with a zombie trapped there with him. She was sure that it was shot somewhere on its disfigured face but she didn't go near it to find out. The different colored liquids mixed with blood and ooze was all around them. It was a disgusting sight to say the least. She tried not to focus on that as she continued her search for the towels.

Meanwhile, Jack had dashed out to where his car was parked. The automated pump had finished filling the vehicle long ago. He didn't bother putting it back into the pump. He just pulled the nozzle out and threw it on the ground. Not like there was anyone around to tell him otherwise plus he didn't have the time or patience to do that anyway. He put the fuel cap on and shut the fuel tank opening as he went to the driver's side of the car and pulled the lever that opened the boot. He then peered into the back seat for a split second as he went to the back of the car. Toothless was still sound asleep; curled up into a furry ball; oblivious to his master's distress. Don't worry Fido… He's not going anywhere. I'll make sure of it. He made a silent promise to the slumbering pooch as he opened the boot and dug inside till he found what he was looking for. David always kept a first aid kit handy just in case Jack got in trouble and needed some medical attention and believe it or not, that happened more often than not. Jack just hoped it was well stocked. He then pressed down on the lid and made sure it was closed before he rushed back inside the store.

Rapunzel waited the return of her trusted companions. But until then…

One of the other things she read was to keep the victim awake. She brushed the sweaty strands of chocolate brown hair from Hiccup's scrunched up forehead and whispered to him. "Hey, I need you to open your eyes, Hiccup."

If Hiccup heard her, he made no acknowledgement of it. She didn't want to shake him awake. One of the key things to remember was not to move the victim so she patted his cheek gently. He moaned but still didn't wake so she patted again but a little roughly this time. He grunted weakly and moaned again before opening his eyes to mere slits and for now that was enough. "Hey, sleepy head… How're you feeling?" She had to keep him occupied to prevent him from falling asleep again.

"Like I've been shot…" He slurred as he tried to move.

"Don't move, Hiccup." Rapunzel ordered. "Listen, I need you to stay awake for me. Can you do that?"

"Too… tir'd… h'rts…" He gasped as a new agony washed over him.

"I know… I know, but you'll be alright. We'll take care of you," Rapunzel thought of all the time Jack told her that and how it made her feel better. She hoped it would make her new friend feel better too. "You'll be okay, I promise."

"Here, I got some towels," Merida said, crashing to her knees beside Hiccup. She noticed that he was awake and thanked the heavens for that. She felt a strange feeling in her heart when the boy turned his head to look at her. She smiled bravely for him; even though it was breaking her heart to see him in this condition. Why am I feeling like tis? She was interrupted from her questions when she heard Rapunzel bark out the next order.

"Good, now we should try and apply pressure on the wound," Rapunzel said taking one of the cloths and pressing it on his shoulder receiving another pained whimper from the injured boy.

"I found the first aid kit," Jack said, running in a minute later and placing it next to Rapunzel and also crouched next to her. "I hope it has everything you need,"

Rapunzel opened the box and dug inside. Making sure that there was everything they'd need. She ran through the procedure in her mind; mentally analyzing the different items in the box. It would have to do. They had no choice; 911 was completely out of the question, the phones were still down and the hospital staff were probably dead or turned into zombies too by now.

Rapunzel, Jack and Merida were doing everything they could to help Hiccup.

"We've gotcha buddy," Jack was talking to Hiccup to keep him awake and was also trying to distract him from the pain. "We'll get you patched up in no time."

"Arg… Hurts, s-stop…" Hiccup whined and whimpered pathetically. Trying to move his hand up but Merida forcefully pinned his arms to the floor allowing him minimal movement.

"Sorry lad. Can't hav' ya givin' our doctor a hard time." Merida winced when she heard another pain filled gasp from the brunette boy.

Rapunzel cleaned the wound carefully, disinfecting them and ignored the painfully gasps and groans that escaped from the brunette boy's lips when the burning liquid was poured into the raw wound.

"I don't have any sedatives," She said slowly with regret about she was about to do next. "Hiccup, there's no exit wound… that means the bullet's still in there,"

Hiccup bit his lip, almost causing a split but nodded mutely. He understood what she was about to do and he knew it was going to hurt like hell.

Rapunzel used the tweezers to probe n prod into the wound but she was trying to do it as gently and as carefully as possible. Infection was another major issue here so she had to get the bullet out fast. She finally found the bullet and began carefully pulling it out. Hiccup this time didn't stop the screams that tore through his lungs and out his throat. He began trashing from the pain and Jack and Merida tried with all their strength to stop him from causing more harm to himself. Boy, for a scrawny looking kid. He sure had a lot in him.

Rapunzel yelled in triumph when the bullet was compete out and breathed a sigh of relief that it was whole. It hadn't broken into fragments inside Hiccup's shoulder and it didn't look like it had nicked any important veins or arteries, so that's good news. That would've been very bad. She didn't have time to thank his lucky stars as he was not out of the woods yet.

She quickly stitched the wound closed, carefully, with surprisingly steady hands and bandaged it up; keeping in mind not to cost him more blood loss than he's already lost.

"Jack, do you still have that Tylenol?" Rapunzel asked him.

"Uh, yeah. I do," Jack said putting his hand into his hoodie pocket and pulling out the small yellow plastic bottle.

"I think two should be enough," Rapunzel instructed. She would've done it herself but her hands were soaked with so much blood. Gosh, she couldn't believe what she had just done. "That's all we can give him for now."

"I'll get ta water," Merida said, leaving and retuned quickly with a bottle of water and they made Hiccup swallow two pills by helping him tip his head forward to make swallowing the water and pills easier. Exhaustion had caught up with Hiccup and he had passed out again but this time, it was okay. He needed the rest.

Rapunzel finally sat back and brushed her blood soaked arm on her forehand. "We did it…" She breathed.

"You did it…" Jack smiled warmly at her. "Good job."

Rapunzel blushed profusely and said with a shy smile. "I couldn't have done it without the both of you,"

"I hate ta interrupt this girly moment we're havin' but we can't stay here… I saw a zombie when I went ta get some towels," Merida said turning serious all of a sudden. She glanced behind her involuntarily.

"Then we better get moving," Jack said sharply.

"Wait! Hiccup shouldn't be moved in his condition… especially not on some bumpy car ride,"

"Sorry, Punzie." Jack apologized. He didn't want to cause his friend any discomfort either but they couldn't stay in such a dangerous place. "But we have no choice."

The snowy haired boy nodded and looped supporting arms under Hiccup's armpits careful not to jostle his shoulder, while Merida grabbed his legs and together they managed to hoist his thin frame up, and get him away from the scene. They slowly and delicately carried him to the car. The brunette boy showed no signs of discomfort; which Jack was grateful for but it also worried him. On the way though, they heard scratching and moaning noises and then the sound of metal hitting tiles. It gave them all the more reason to get out of that place and fast.

Rapunzel opened the door for them and they placed Hiccup onto the back seat so that his sleeping head was resting on Merida's lap, who voted to sit in the back seat with him.

The golden haired girl sat up front with Toothless cradled on her lap and Jack whose hand flexed over the gear shift, tanking it into drive. They had to find a place to rest up for the night.

All of them needed a break; especially Hiccup.

Hahaha, you didn;t actually think I would kill off one of the big four this soon, did you?

You did? Oh... my bad. Lol. But yeah, I AM EVIL AND I SHALL CONTINUE TO PLAY WITH YOUR EMOTIONS CAUSE I AM SATAN! XD

SHOUT OUTS!

LoneWolfPunk101: YESSS! Thank you! I think I need some cookies in my life right now. And why hello there Jeff the Cookie. I hope you live a long non-munchable life. Anyways, thank you for waiting. I will also try not to make you wait for long. TRY! AND UGH! IKR! I found like 1 zombie ROTG fic (It's what inspired me to write this one) I donno why I love zombie fics so much. Speaking of which, have you read Rot and Ruin? (::)(::)(::)
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