Chapter.15
The Rescue
Mortys POV
I started to wish Summer and I didn't split up, I couldn't handle what I saw. I wanted to go get Rick out of that room but that would be a bad idea, I would change the future if I did anything. So I just watched and waited. I cried myself, I wondered if Rick would never have ended up the way he is if his dad was a good person, his mom wasn't an alcoholic, if Erin didn't die? I'm sure he'd been more kind and not so cold, but then maybe our adventures would never have happened. I'm not saying I'm glad all this happened to him, no one ever deserves to be treated this way. I called Summer and she told me, that Diane talked to Raven and Allen and that they were headed in my direction. "Thank god", I whispered. Summer made it to me before the trio did and I told her what happened and she hugged me tight. We heard footsteps and saw the three friends coming our way and we quickly got out of view, "wait, I never saw his dad leave", I told Summer. I knew this was the past but this couldn't end well, we watched on with fear.
Ricks POV
I don't know how much longer I can stand this, it's been about two days and I'm starting to give into the darkness. My vision fades in and out of focus. I'm scared but I don't know what I can do. Ive started to shake continuously and I started to be able to see my breath. The blood in my face had dried and I had cried all I could. Please, someone save me, I don't want to die down here, I thought. I heard footsteps coming down the stairs and woke up to see my father in the room, he looked over at me a slurred some words " What do I do with a worthless piece of shit loose end like you."I looked at him and managed to say, " kill me," He gave off a little chuckle and lifted me up by the throat saying " That'd be to easy," and proceeded to toss me on the floor and kick me. "Worthless,", he said kicking me one more time and leave, "I won't have to see you again", was the last thing I heard him say. I slowly pushed myself onto my knees and sat there knowing that I was alone now with the sad thought that someone would never come for me.
Dianes POV
When we got to his house I got this feeling that we wouldn't be able to see him so easily. Allen slowly knocked in the door, I knew he could also feel what I was. No one answered and he tried turning the knob and it was unlocked so we slowly walked in. First me then Raven and lastly Allen. "We need to be quiet, I don't think his dad is...", Allen got cut of when we both heard Raven scream, "ALLEN BEHIND YOU", Allen turned around and saw Ricks dad with a bottle raised above his head, Allen noticed and dodged as the bottle crashed on the floor shattering everywhere, Allen immediately grabbed the mans shirt and started yelling, "WHERES MY BEST FRIEND", and he was pushed into the wall, "ALLEN", Raven and I both screamed, "GO, GO FIND HIM". Allen growled glaring at the man he was fighting against. Raven went up upstairs and I went around the lower level. "I went back to the front of the house to find Ricks dad on the floor and Allen holding his arm. "Oh my god, what happened, are you ok", I asked helping him up, "he hurt you didn't he", we saw Raven come down the stairs, "no luck", I said. We looked at Allen and his eyes widened, "the basement, go to the basement", he said and showed us the way. When we got down there we saw nothing except an old dresser. I thought if he's down here maybe he'll answer to his name being called. "Ricky", I called, "where are you", I tried again. That's when Allen and Raven started calling out to him too. "Ricky answer us", Raven called, "Come on bro it's ok", Allen called out, we kept calling for him.
Ricks POV
I was huddled in a corner when my ears started to pick up soft calling, I weakly crawled over to the wooden stairs and listened. The calls, that was my name. "Allen, Raven", I whispered. Then I heard my name screamed by a voice I know all to well, "Diane, DIANE", I called and started weakly banging on the hatch trying to get my friends attention. I kept banging and collapsed on the stairs trying to stay awake breathing heavy trying to get air in my lungs.
I heard a click above me and saw the hatch open, I felt hands grab my arms and pull me out. I saw Allen's black leather vest, Ravens black hair, and Dianes beautiful bright blue eyes holding my head on her lap. "Ricky, say something come on", was all I could make out before I passed out.
Dianes POV
The three of us started to hear banging. Allen immediately ran to the old dresser still holding his injured arm tightly. "Girls, help me out, push this thing over", Allen got our attention. We pushed as hard as we could and was able to move it far enough that we saw a hatch underneath it. The banging kept sounding obviously from the hatch, Raven and I tried to open it but in was locked tight. "Hey hold on I found the key", Allen said picking it up off the top of the dresser. We watched as he opened the hatch and got hit with a blow of cold air indicating the area below was freezing.
I wanted to cry when we found Ricky collapsed on the stairs with heavy breathing, Allen grabbed his arms and pulled him out, I helped and laid his head on my lap, he was freezing and his breathing was shaky but deep. "Ricky, say something come on", I was getting really worried. All he managed was a smile before he closed his eyes. "Ricky, hey wake up, Raven call 911 Allen can you help me get him out of here upstairs", I said, Raven ran upstairs for cell service and Allen, despite his injury picked up Ricky and took him upstairs to the couch and covered him up trying to get him warm. "Yes, thank you", we heard Raven from the kitchen. "The police and an ambulance are on their way", she said seeing that Ricks dad was still on the floor.
It took only fifteen minutes for the police and ambulance to arrive. The police came in and handcuffed the unconscious man in the floor as the paramedics checked Rick and took him into the ambulance. I was dragged and pushed into the ambulance with my friends completely overcome with emotions from what had just happened. The sirens were so blurred out as I watched the blue haired boy getting medical care.
When we arrived at the hospital they rushed our friend through the halls into one of the rooms, we tried to fallow but were kept out by some nurses. They showed us to a waiting room. I wanted to scream I was so scared. Allen sat next to me and we saw Raven talking to a lady at the desk and pointing towards us. The lady nodded and called a nurse over and talked to her nodding her head towards us, I saw the nurse walking over to us and kneeled in front of Allen. "Your friend said you got hurt, can I take a look at your arm", the lady asked. Allen smiled, "sure", he removed the hand he was holding his arm with. The nurse rolled up his sleeve to reveal his arm pretty swollen. "Oh that looks painful. Can we get an x-ray", she asked, "ok", Allen nodded and stood up, "be right back", he smiled at us. "What happened to him again", Raven asked, "I think Rickys dad might have sprained something in his arm or if he's unlucky maybe broke it", I said sadly. "Allen was prepared to fight I'm guessing. Ricky is really important to him, he cares a lot for him", Raven said. I nodded and started crying. "Hey, Ricky is gonna be ok", Raven said hugging me, "he's to strong to let this take him down", she added.
We were approached by a nurse, "are you here with Richard Sanchez", she asked, "yes we are", I said, "good news, he's stable but still unconscious, he should wake up soon though. Would you like to see him", she asked, I nodded and looked at Raven, "go ahead I should wait for Allen, boy wouldn't know what to do", she laughed. I smiled at her and fallowed the nurse. Once we entered the room I gasped, the nurse put her hand on my shoulder, "he'll be just fine dear, if he wakes up make sure to get another nurse or doctor ok", I nodded to her, "ok"