Chapter 10- Aftermath
Seto's office was filled with rubble, and no one was in sight.
Suddenly, a slab from the roof started to move before it was thrown violently up and backwards onto the floor.
Leo climbed up over the slab and let out a breath. He turned back and said, "Are you three all right."
Kyla, Yuesei, and Sayora nodded.
Leo looked back around and said, "Hey! Are all of you all right?"
Tea crawled out from under some rubble coughing. Tristan followed and rubbed her back. "Tea, are you okay?" Tristan asked.
Tea nodded.
There was a crash, and the six looked to see several slabs of the roof lying on the ground, and Seto stood up along with Joey.
"Both of you okay?" Tea asked.
"I'm fine." Seto said curtly.
"Don't worry, Tea. Where are the others?" Joey asked.
As if in answer, there was a grunt and rubbed was blasted up to reveal Bakura and Ryou.
"Be more careful!" Tristan shouted.
"Oh, shut up!" Bakura snapped.
"Is everyone okay?" Ryou asked.
Leo looked around. "Yami! Atemu! Where are you two?" Leo called.
A beam and a slab was pushed away before Yami and Atemu leaned back against the wall.
"That was definitely not something that I expected to happen today." Yami said.
"Everyone okay?" Atemu asked.
"I think so." Leo said.
Everyone was covered in dirt and were bruised, but they seemed to be okay.
It was then that it hit Seto. He started across, the room, shouting, "Mokuba! Yugi!"
Seto ran from the office and out into the hallway.
It only took the other a split second to be on their feet and on Seto's heels.
Seto arrived at the Game Room door and tried to open it, but found it stuck. "Damn it! The door won't budge." Seto said.
Leo, Joey, and Atemu helped Seto, and they slowly got the door to open.
Once the door was open enough for them to get in, Seto slipped in. "Mokuba. Yugi. Are you two in here?" Seto called.
"Se-to." a weak voice said followed by a cough.
"Mokuba!" Seto shouted. He ran to where he heard the voice and found Mokuba's hand under rubble. He started to dig through the rubble.
Leo and Joey got down with him and helped Seto dig through the rubble to find Mokuba. Soon, they found him, and Seto pulled Mokuba out and into his arms.
Mokuba started coughing.
"Mokuba, what's wrong?" Seto asked.
"Here. Let me check him." Leo said.
Knowing Leo was a doctor, Seto let him look at Mokuba.
Seeing no visible wounds, Leo asked, "Do you hurt anywhere?"
Mokuba shook his head. "No. Just a little hard to breathe." Mokuba said.
"That should pass. Being trapped under that rubble probably just made it a little hard for you to breathe. I think you'll be fine, but once we get to a hospital, we'll find out for sure." Leo said.
Mokuba nodded as he leaned back against Seto.
Yami started looking around and saw something. Walking forward, he came across a sight that startled him. "YUGI!" Yami screamed.
His cry brought everyone over to where he was, kneeling by Yugi.
Yugi was lying on the ground and he seemed to be unconscious.
Leo knelt down beside Yugi and took off Yugi's neck belt before placing two fingers at Yugi's neck, feeling for a pulse.
"Leo, is he-" Kyla started in trepidation.
"He's alive, but his pulse his weak." Leo said.
Atemu looked and noticed that there was blood around the side of Yugi's head that was on the ground. "Leo, it looks like Yugi's head is bleeding." Atemu said.
Leo looked and saw the pool of blood that was gathered around Yugi's head. "Damn it! Something must have hit him in the head." Leo said.
"What do we do?" Yami asked.
"There's nothing I can do. I would need a hospital to do that." Leo said. He let out a sigh and then said, Yami, give me your jacket."
Without questioning it, Yami took off his leather jacket and handed it to Leo.
"Kyla, get down here" Leo said.
Kyla knelt down in front of Yugi's head.
Leo folded the jacket and handed it to Kyla. "Kyla, I am going to lift Yugi's head. I want you to put the jacket under his head, okay?" Leo asked.
Kyla nodded.
Leo placed one under Yugi's head and the other on the back of his head, and slowly lifted Yugi's head up off the ground a little. Kyla quickly put the jacket under Yugi's head, and Leo placed Yugi's head back down so that he rested on the jacket.
"What now?" Joey asked.
"Seto, what are the chances of one of your helicopters getting over here?" Leo asked.
Seto closed his cell phone and said, "Not good. I just called, and no aircrafts are flying until they are certain that its over."
"Leo, what could possibly be wrong?" Tea asked.
"Anything is possible. We won't know anything until we can get him to the hospital." Leo said.
"What do we do in the meantime?" Sayora asked.
"Wait, and pray he regains consciousness." Leo said.
"He would be in pain. Wouldn't it be better if he stayed out of it?" Bakura asked.
"No. With a head injury, I'd rather he be conscious. There's a chance of brain damage, and the longer he stays unconscious, the worse its going to be for him." Leo said.
"Leo, just use your magic. You can heal people." Leo said.
"That's a marvelous idea, Bakura. There's just one problem." Leo said.
"What's that?" Bakura asked.
"I've already tried that, and it didn't work!" Leo exclaimed.
Yuesei placed a hand on Leo's shoulder and said, "Calm down, Leo. Getting angry will not help."
Leo nodded. "We need to try and be patient and wait."
Heba had been flying over in Seto's private jet when the plane was ordered to make an emergency landing at the Tokyo International Airport.
"We're sorry for the inconvenience, Mr. Moto, but we were ordered by the tower to make the emergency landing." the pilot said.
"It's all right, I understand, but do you know why we were forced to land?" Heba asked.
"No. I am going to find out right now." the pilot said before leaving.
Heba leaned back in the comfortable chair and sighed. He had been looking forward to seeing Yugi again. He had talked to Seto and convinced him to let him surprise Yugi, but now, Heba had a foreboding feeling that something was wring. Picking up the remote to the TV onboard, and Heba turned on the TV.
The news was what the channel was on, and the newscaster said, "A sequence of several tornados have hit the city of Domino. The damage is extensive, and search and rescues crews have begun searching for survivors. Victims are going to hospitals which have been deemed the only safe places to go to until the disaster has been settled. In the meantime, traffic from the roads, the air, and the seas have been halted from going to Domino until the tornado warning has been lifted."
Heba sat there dumbstruck. "Oh-no. Yugi." Heba said under his breath.
The pilot returned and said, "Mr. Moto, I have found out what the delay is about."
"Tornados have hit Domino." Heba said.
"How did you-" the pilot started.
Heba pointed at the TV.
"Oh. It's a disaster area from what I've heard." the pilot said.
"Any news on the state people are in?" Heba asked.
"No. The search and rescue teams just went out maybe fifteen minutes ago." the pilot replied.
'Yugi, please be all right. I can't lose you now. Not with the news I have.' Heba thought.
Marik pushed some of the rubble off of him and sat up. "Malik, are you all right?" Marik asked.
"Yeah. Thanks." Malik said.
"Not like I can let anything happen to you." Marik replied.
Malik looked around and stood up. "Sister. Odion. Mr. Moto. Are you three all right?" Malik called.
Bits of the rubble moved before Odion pushed it off of him and stood up.
Ishizu sat up and turned to Grandpa. "Mr. Moto, are you all right?" Ishizu asked.
Grandpa sat up with a groan and said, "I am far too old to go through this kind of thing." Grandpa said. He looked around and said, "That tornado sure did some damage to my shop. There hasn't been a tornado here since I was little myself."
"If everyone is able, we should get out of here and try to find some help." Odion said.
Together, the five made their way out of the house and out onto the street where they were quickly found by search and rescue teams and taken to the hospital to be checked out for injuries.
Leo and Seto stood looking out across the Kaiba land to where the city was.
"It's going to take some time for any search crews to find us way out here. They'll start with the city before making their way to the rural areas." Seto said.
"I know. Being a doctor, I know the procedure. I'd say we try to walk back, but with Yugi's head injury, it's too risky to move him without certain equipment to ensure that no more damage will be caused by moving him." Leo said.
"Can't we use one of your cars, Seto?" Tea asked.
"We could if any of them were in any shape to be sued. Every one of them were thrown and damaged by the tornado. We're stranded." Seto said.
"Leo, is there any way to move Yugi without hurting him more?" Atemu asked.
"Not without something to keep his head from moving, and there is now way that we can do that safely." Leo replied.
"There's got to be something that we can do to. Just sitting here isn't doing anyone any good." Tristan said.
"Look! There's not much that we can do, and unless you want to chance causing Yugi any more damage that that tornado did, we're just going to have to wait." Seto snapped.
"Seto, does your cell phone work?" Leo asked.
"Yes." Seto replied.
"Let me see it. I can call the hospital, and they might be able to get word out faster that we're here, especially since they know that we have someone badly injured." Leo said.
Seto nodded and handed his phone over to Leo.
Yami and Kyla were both sitting beside Yugi with Sayora and Mokuba hovering nearby.
Kyla was gently stroking Yugi's hair when she noticed something.
Yugi's face was much paler than it normally was and he was sweating.
Leo opened the phone.
"Leo." Kyla said.
"What?" Leo asked, looking from the phone for a moment.
"Come here a minute." Kyla said.
No one missed the worry that was evident in her voice.
Leo walked over and said, "What is it?"
"Leo, Yugi's looks paler than he should and he's sweating." Kyla said.
Kneeling down, Leo looked over Yugi and found that what Kyla had just told him was true.
"Leo, what is it?" Yami asked.
"This is not good." Leo said.
"Leo, what's wrong?" Joey asked.
"Yami, move." Leo ordered.
Yami did as he was told.
"Kyla, get over here. We need to turn Yugi onto his back." Leo said.
Kyla nodded and got onto the side Yugi was on. Leo took Yugi's shoulders, and Kyla took Yugi's legs, and the two gently rolled Yugi over onto his back.
Leo looked over him and said, "This is really not good."
"Leo, he's not bleeding. How can it be bad?" Ryou asked.
"He's bleeding internally. It's the only way to account for his pale skin and the fact that he's sweating." Leo said.
"Leo, isn't internal bleeding one of the worst kind?" Seto asked.
"Yes. If he doesn't get surgery soon, his head injury will be the least of our words." Leo said.
"How bad?" Bakura asked.
"He'll die. It sounds harsh, but it's the truth." Leo said.
The group looked at Leo in shock.
"Isn't there something you can do?" Joey asked.
"No. We have to do surgery. I would literally have to cut him open to stop the bleeding not to mention the fact that his head injury is adding to the problem." Leo said.
"Leo, you'd better call the hospital." Seto said.
Leo took the phone and dialed a number. After a moment , he said, "Dave, it's Leo."
"Leo, are you okay man? We could use help." Dave said.
"Dave, I don't have time. Listen. I'm out at the Kaiba manor. I have a teenager who has a head wound that's bleeding and possible internal bleeding. He hasn't been conscious since we found him. We need help out here ASAP or there's a chance that this boy will die." Leo said.
"Any others injured?" Dave asked.
"Not that I can tell." Leo replied.
"I'll try to get help out to ASAP. Hold on." Dave said.
"Thanks, Dave." Leo said and hung up the phone.
"Well?" Yami asked.
"They'll get help out here as fast as they can. You have to understand that there are certain procedures that hospitals have to follow, and he can't push us ahead just because of that. Yugi's injuries will be top priority. Let's just hope that they get here in time to save him." Leo said.
Ishizu, Odion, Marik, Malik, and Grandpa had all been checked out at the hospital and deemed fine. They only had a few scrapes and bruises.
"I've asked around, and there's no one matching Yugi or anyone else's description here." Ishizu said.
"Maybe they're fine, and just unable to contact us right now." Malik said.
"I knew that something bad was going to happen." Ishizu said.
Odion placed a hand on Ishizu's shoulder and said, "This is not your fault, Ishizu. You could not have known that this would happen."
"He's right. At least we're all fine." Marik said.
"I wish I knew that they were fine." Grandpa said.
"I'm sure that they'll let us know as soon as they can." Malik said.
'I pray that Yugi is fine. I fear for him.' Ishizu thought, looking out the window at the destruction that had befallen Domino.
Leo had stayed near Yugi and became more and more concerned by the second.
"This is getting ridiculous. We need to just start for the city. Someone can carry Yugi." Tristan said.
"No, Tristan. Moving Yugi could do more harm than good. Between the head injury and his internal bleeding, moving him could end up killing him." Leo said.
"I know that you're all anxious, but we must remain calm. Getting angry and upset will change Yugi's medical condition." Yuesei said.
"Okay. Maybe one of us should go for help." Tea said.
"We've already called. We just have to wait. Going is not going to get them to come here any sooner." Seto said.
"He's right. We have to be patient." Leo said.
Yami was anxious. He had tried using his mind link with Yugi, even though he knew it would not work. Yugi had been cutting him off lately, and Yugi couldn't have answered anyway already being unconscious.
Atemu placed a hand on Yami's shoulder, and Yami turned to look Atemu in the face. Atemu's eyes told him to stay calm, and Yami knew that he needed to stay calm, but it was hard considering the person he was so deeply in love with could possibly die.
Joey looked up at the sound of sirens. "Do you guys here that?" Joey asked.
Everyone listened and heard the sirens.
"That's one of the hospital's ambulances." Leo said.
"Is anyone here?" a voice called.
"In here!" Leo shouted.
A moment later, two men showed up, and they heard a helicopter.
"It's one of mine." Seto said.
"We need to get the injured one out." one paramedic said.
"Guys, go on the helicopter to the hospital. If there's room, I'll go in the ambulance." Leo said.
"Are you injured, sir?" the second paramedic asked.
"No, but I'm a doctor with Domino Community Hospital." Leo said.
The paramedics nodded and got Yugi on a stretcher.
Seto pulled Leo back and said, "Leo, there's something you should know."
"Not now." Leo said and started told leave.
Seto pulled him back and said, "Leo, it's about Yugi. Something that might affect how you treat him."
"What is it?" Leo asked.
Seto leaned forward and whispered in his ear.
Leo's eyes widened and said, "You're sure."
Seto nodded.
"Okay. Thanks." Leo said.
Leo left with the paramedics taking Yugi to the hospital.
"Come on. Let's go." Seto said.
They all boarded the helicopter.
"Where to, Mr. Kaiba?" the pilot asked.
"Domino Hospital." Seto said.
The pilot nodded and took off, heading for the hospital.
'Please be okay, Yugi. I can't live without you.' Yami thought.
Just so you know, the signs of internal bleeding are true. I looked it up.
Hope you liked it.
The next chapter will involve Yugi being in surgery, and everyone else waiting. Plus, Heba should arrive at the hospital.
R&R.