"Well I guess that's everything for now." I say writing just a few more things on my clip board. "Though I will suggest that Lisa spend the night and that she not climb anymore trees. It was a pleasure meeting all of you, and you too Lisa."

"Thank you so much Doctor. Croft."

"Mrs. Telle it was my pleasure."

"You're not like other Doctors." Lisa states, hugging the white teddy bear that I had Dian fetch .

"No Sweetie." I reply patting her head. "I'm a fun one." And with that I left the room and was greeted by a unpleasant site.

"Hey Croft!"

"Oh hello Cole." I moan moving past the brown haired Doctor.

"Croft you stole my 2:30 surgery. I was slotted for that."

"First of all the board called me because I was already prepped after my 12:30 surgery, you should have moved faster, and what do you want me to say Cole, I'm sorry? When a life is at stake, no in this line of work things don't work that way."

"What would it have been like if someone stole your slot?" Cole asked trying to intimidate me

"I would be happy that someone was brave and thoughtful enough that they took the initiative, you should be too, this isn't a composition Cole, I'm not going to apologize, now if you'll excuse me my shifts over." I turn on my heels and move into the employee lounge without another word.

"Oh hey J." I hear a familiar voice say.

"Oh hello Tom, you heading home too?"

"Yeah family's going camping tomorrow and we're waking up early to beat the morning traffic."

"Aw that's nice, tell Emily and the kids I say hello."

"I will thanks; you have a nice night J." Tom was just about to walk out the door when we both hear an ambulance team rush by the window of the lounge with an unconscious man on the stretcher that they were pushing.

"What the hell?" Tom said aloud as he and I opened the door and looked down the hall where we see the team make a sharp night turn. "What's all this about?"

Before I could answer a huge clap of thunder rang through the hospital, the lights dimmed then were fully restored seconds later. "That isn't normal." Both of us turn when we see Dian running down the hall out of breathe. "Dian what is going on?" I ask taking the nurses hands in mine.

"A man…you man." She was struggling to catch her breath. "Young man was struck by lightning, Coles taking care of him but Jason the board wants you to fill out the medical report."

I groan in disappointment. "Alright I'll do it, but can I at east have the man's name?"

Dian scrambled through some papers. A man struck by lightning wasn't uncommon in my time as a doctor this was probably the second case I've dealt with in my life. "Barry Allen." And now it was just about to become my most important case, I hear the glass I was holding shatter on the ground after Dian spoke, my whole body went numb.

"Who is it?" I ask again still in disbelief.

"Barry Allen." Dian replies.

"Oh my god."

"J you know this guy?"

But I don't answer Toms question, I'm already racing down the hall, struggling to find room where the paramedics had taken my friend until I finally did. "Barry!" I shout rushing to his side.

"Sir please stand back." One of the PMs said to me pushing me back away from the stretcher.

"I work here you idiot." I yell pushing him off and turning my attention back to my wounded friend. "And I know him!"

"Jason!" I hear Dian and Tom both call, but I paid them no mind I was too focused on Barry

"Where was he when you found him?" I ask one the PMs as I examine Barry carefully.

"Police reported they found him like this in his work station at the CCPG he works there."

"Yes I know Patters let's move on and like I said before I know him."

"What can I do to help J?" Toms asks running up behind me ready to go, good I needed my team.

"I'm not seeing any other physical wounds on him, except this." I sigh pointing at a long scare running from Barry's right shoulder to the left side of his torso.

"Eyes aren't responsive Doctor Croft."

"Barry? I say gripping his head in my hands. "Barry can you hear me?" But he says nothing.

"Whoa whoa what are you three doing back here? I'm the one who's-"

"Cole I swear to god you say one more word I will throw you out a window!" I shout

"Heartbeats speeding up J." Tom says pointing to Barry's heart monitor.

"No it's slowing down Tom." I reply suggesting that Toms previous reading was wrong.

"What?"

"Wait guys, it's going back up again." Dian said pointing again to the monitor.

"What the hell is wrong with this thing?"

"Barry!" I hear a woman's voice scream, and I know who it belongs to.

"Dian, please stop her." she rushes to grab Iris and hold her back before she can reach Barry."

"Stay back Sweetie."

"I'm family."

"Jason he's coating!"

"Iris stay back!" I order charging up the Defibrillation on the table next to me. "Come on Barry, you gotta hold on, don't give up now!"

"BARRY!"