"Beast in the Black" missing scene
Summary: A missing scene to the GAH episode "The Beast in the Black." Some minor spoilers. After the events in the mansion, Ralph wonders about what he saw. And, the kids have an idea of their own as well. Any dialogue said in the episode is in italics. Thanks to Lone Wolfette, Ms Boku and HD for beta'ing.
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"He's not dead..." said Ralph as he continued CPR.
Cyler checked Bill's pulse again and frowned while the other kids watched helplessly. So far, Ralph's efforts to resuscitate Bill were fruitless, and Cyler knew it was time to break it to his teacher - Bill was dead.
"Mr. H ... Mr. H, I-I know how you feel, but it's just not doing any good," said Cyler gently, putting a hand on Ralph's arm, "he's gone."
Ralph bowed his head in defeat, not trying to hide the tears forming in his eyes. He took a brief glance at his friend's face, and out of the corner of his eye, could've sworn he saw Bill's right hand twitch.
He thought it was a figment of his imagination, but found out he wasn't the only one who saw the movement. "He's alive," said Cyler incredulously.
"Check his pulse," said Rhonda, just to be sure they weren't imagining anything.
Ralph put his hand on Bill's carotid and bent his head near the agent's mouth to check his vitals. He found that both were there, and fairly strong given the circumstances. "He's got a pulse back, he's breathing, Bill?"
As the kids were sighing in relief and giving silent prayers of thanks, Ralph looked at Bill, who was starting to come around. When Bill opened his eyes, Ralph was shocked to see that the irises were blue. 'What the hell,' Ralph thought straightening up a bit. 'That can't be...'
Ralph started to say something to Bill, only to see the agent's eyes roll back into his head and close. He continued to stare at the unconscious man in shock, barely hearing a voice seeming to come from a distance. "Cyler, I don't like the look on Mr. H's face. He looks pale..."
Ralph felt a hand shaking his shoulder roughly. "Mr. H, you all right? Come on, say something," said Cyler.
The blonde-haired man shook out of his trance and saw that his students were staring at him. "Hey, Mr. H, you with us," asked Paco. "We was worried you were about to faint on us."
"No, I'm all right," said Ralph, recovering. He realized he was still straddled over Bill's legs from when he began CPR. Ralph got off them, kneeled again and laid his jacket over Bill to keep him from going into shock. "I thought I saw something odd... never mind. Where are Tony and the paramedics?"
"They're on their way. How's Maxwell?" said Tony, his gruff voice barely hiding his concern. Though he and Bill always fought, Tony did respect the agent and was worried for his health.
"Well, Tony, I'm not too sure," said Ralph. Seeing what he thought he did, it was the truth. "He opened his eyes briefly, but passed out again."
Shortly thereafter, the paramedics arrived, stabilized Bill and put him on a gurney to go to the hospital. As the ambulance sped off, Ralph turned to his students. "All right guys, I'm going to go to the hospital and check on Mr. Maxwell. I want all of you to go home right now. Do not enter the Burrows mansion again."
The kids mumbled, causing Ralph to frown. "Lookit, I mean it. The house isn't safe, and I don't want any of you joining Bill in the hospital. Now, I want to see all of you at school Monday, OK?"
"Yes, Mr. H," said the class loud and clear. Ralph nodded and got into the station wagon.
As Ralph drove off, Cyler started to head back to the mansion only to be stopped when someone put a hand on his arm. "Cyler, you heard what Mr. H said. We're not supposed to go back inside," said Rhonda.
"Look, I know Mr. H wanted to have that film projector for us to give to the school, and I want us to look good for once instead of as the bad kids. I saw that fireplace in the dining room..."
"That mahogany one," said Tony, catching on a bit to Cyler's plan.
"Yeah, that one. I figured it'd take about a half an hour to rip apart and take out of the mansion."
"What about the ceilings," said Rhonda a bit skeptically. "Not to mention our promise to Mr. H?"
"Well, there's only that one chandelier in the room and it's hanging close to the ground. Besides, why not surprise him with a film projector after all the stuff he just went through?"
The group looked at each other and nodding, headed back inside to rip out the fireplace. Just to be on the safe side, they looked around the dining room and checked every potential hazard. Finding everything as safe as it could be, the class started work on tearing down the fireplace, still keeping an eye out for danger.