"Angel he's fine. Look just take a seat and the doctors will probably be here soon." Cordelia said as she grabbed his hand and sat him back down in his chair. She sat next to him and tried to keep him calm. Fred sat in-between Gunn and Wesley and Lorne sat on the other side of Cordelia. An hour later the doctor came out. Angel immediately got up from his seat to see what the doctor had to say.
"So? How is he? Can I see him?" Angel shouted.
"We were able to stop the bleeding and close the wound. Unfortunately he did take a major blow to the head…." The doctor trailed off.
"AND! Is my son going to be ok?" Angel shouted with a look of worry in his eyes.
"He should be fine. But I'm afraid… I'm afraid your son's in a coma."
Everything stopped. Angel could almost hear everyone around him stop breathing. He swore he could feel his own heart stop beating even though it died along with him centuries ago. He knew the doctor was talking to him again and telling him about his condition but Angel wasn't listening. He had to see his son for himself. Pushing past the doctor he made his way down the hall.
"Hey. Excuse me Sir?" The doctor called after Angel while jogging to catch up to him. "I know this is a lot, I've seen this in many families but I can assure you that my staff as well as myself will continue to do anything we can to help your son along with a smooth recovery. But for now you're going to have to wait a little longer to see him." The doctor said firmly as he stood in front of the door to Connors room. "The nurse will be out soon, and then you and the rest of your family may see him. She will answer any questions you may have." The doctor said just as his pager went off. "Excuse me, I have to take this." He said as he made his way down the opposite hallway. Angel just nodded and looked through the little glass window of the door. He could see the nurse taking his pulse and other vitals but Angel already knew he was stable because he could here Connor heart beat perfectly.
Five minutes passed as Cordelia, Fred, Gunn, Wesley, and a Lorne in disguise waited patiently in their seats, unlike Angel who by now was pacing up and down the small space. A nurse then exited Connors room and began to walk towards them just as the doctor did. Angel met her half way as he quickly and anxiously asked "Can I see him now?". The nurse just smiled sweetly and nodded her head. Everyone rose from their seats and followed Angel into the room.
Connor had tubes sticking in his arms and was hooked up to a number of things. Lying on the hospital Connor lay still with a bandage wrapped snugly around his head. Angel walked closer towards him and softly stroked his son's cheek with the back of his hand.
"So what happened again? How did he even end up like this?" Cordelia asked with a sound of worry in her voice.
"I don't know. It must have been after he killed the demon. I don't know what happened after that. The demon had to have done something. Wes, I need you research more on this Klran.. Karl?" Angel said as he questioned how to pronounce it.
"Kralgrain?" Wesley corrected.
"Yah, find out what you can, and see if he's the cause of what happened to Connor. Wesley just nodded and exited the room. Fred followed knowing she could be of some help. "Gunn you and I are hitting the streets, Lorne see if any of your contacts know anything about the kralgrain demon. Cordy, I need you to stay here with Connor in case anything happens or he wakes up. They all nodded in agreement, and went where they were told.
Hearing his cell phone ring Angel fumbles around in his pocket to fetch it. Even though he had been around for 200 some on years he never really learned how to us the damn thing properly and that some what angered him. Flipping it open he answered
"Hello?"
"Angel. Its Wesley, Fred and I were able to find more information and I may have found the cause of the problem. The kralgrain demon's main source of protection is not only it hideous looks and odour but the sword that he is able to produce from his wrist. Its actually a type of bone that carries its venom. If you think about it its somewhat like a snake's, only its pray doesn't know it. One cut or scratch from the bone is all it takes for the venom to be injected. Once its in the bloodstream it slowly starts to paralyse. He must have cut Connor, and since he wasn't aware of the effects he kept fighting. He must have walked off from feeling dizzy and then collapsed which caused him to hit his head on one of the tomb stones." Wesley finished.
"How do we reverse it?" Angel asked.
"You need to find a kralgrain demon and get a sample of his blood, Connor must drink it. It should reverse the effects and since he heals quickly, his head should heal." Wesley answered.
"Well we already got the demon we can just get it from there." Angel said, while waiting for a reply on the other end.
"Not quite, the blood must be fresh so our demon is going to have to be alive." Wesley said while quoting the book.
"Alright, fine. Get the chins in the Hyperion ready. Gunn and I are bring you a demon. This time it's personal." Angel stated as he clicked off the phone, and headed out for a hunt to save his son.