The ground shook. I grabbed the closest thing to me which happened to be Johnny. He looked at me and smiled. I quickly let go of him. Suddenly a beam from the top of the statue fell. It knocked Johnny over the railing.
"Johnny!" We all shouted. We rushed down the stairs, dodging debris as we went. I reached him first. He was still alive but just barely. I tried to wake him up but he wouldn't wake up. I was the only one out of the three of us that knew CPR so I started giving him mouth to mouth. Finally he started coming to.
"Hey! Are you ok?"
"Yeah, I think so. Just a killer headache, that's all." Johnny said rubbing his head. I helped him to his feet. He was dizzy.
"Easy." I said.
"We have to get him back to the lab." Jack said.
"No. It's too dangerous there." Johnny said hoarsely.
"Fine. A hospital then." I said.
"Guys, I'm fine." Johnny protested.
"You're going. Stop being stubborn." We walked to the nearest hospital. They were very busy.
"Excuse me, we need a doctor." I said.
"Is it critical?"
"Um…Yes. He fell over the side of a railing and fell about two stories. He said he has a headache."
"What's the patient's name?"
"Johnny Storm."
"Are you serious?"
"Yes. Very serious." She looked up. Her jaw dropped. She brought us to the ER. Jack's mother was a doctor. Johnny sat on the bed. He felt dizzy. Jack's mother was a bit busy. She spotted us and came over as quick as she could.
"Jack! What are you doing here?"
"It's Johnny. He needs a doctor and besides Reed, you're the only one he trusts."
"What happened?"
"We were at the statue of Liberty and a beam knocked him over the railing. He fell two stories."
"Wow! He's lucky to be alive." She said. "Let's take a look at him then. Johnny, lay down."
"I'm fine." She pushed him down. His head hit the pillow. He shut his eyes to ease the throbbing pain in his head. Jack's mother shook him awake.
"No sleeping." She said. "Tell me where it hurts." He kept his eyes closed and pointed to his head, and his chest/ribs.
"Alright, now we are getting some where." She had him sit up. He opened his eyes. She checked him out to see if he had a concussion. He did. She pushed on his ribs. He winced in pain. She took x-rays to see if he had broken them. He broke two. She wrapped his ribs and gave him something for the pain in his head and chest.
"Can I go home now?" Johnny asked.
"I'll call your sister and have her come get you."
"No. Don't bother her. She'll just worry."
"I'll make sure he gets home." Jack said.
"Ok. I don't see why not. Your only instructions are to take it easy for a few days. That means no saving the world."
"Yeah. Right." He put his arm around me and climbed down. Alicia and I helped him get his balance