Scrubs
My Idea Of The Norm
There's gonna be some SERIOUS CHEESINESS in this chapter. So be warned.
I used a translator for the Spanish part of this chapter. I only take Spanish one, so I'm not as good as I wish I was. And, the party chapter will not be posted today, 'cause I'm behind my deadline, and I have to take small children trick-or-treating.
I only fixed spelling mistakes in this chapter, for sake of time. Sorry for grammer errors.
It was asked by PhantomViola what I'm being for Halloween. I'm gonna be Dorthy from the Wizard of Oz. Only, like, stabbed in the gut and dead. :D
Disclaimer: I'm not Scrubs' keeper.
I wouldn't call it weird that Max was such an influence in the lives of the people working in Sacred Heart. As a metter of fact, I'd say that the way she just showed up and warped our idea of the norm was probably the best thing to ever happen to us.
JD lifted a chart, then dropped it on the Nurse's Station counter. He lifted the chart again. He dropped it again.
As I played 'Drop The Chart' I felt as though I was being watched....
He looked up, coming face to face with Sam Perry Gilligan Dorian. "Sammy!"
Kim peaked from behind the child and grinned. "Hi JD," she said.
"Kim?" he asked, as though he couldn't believe it was her. He took a hold of Sam and hugged him. "What are you guys doing here?"
"This kid named Max called and told us about a Halloween party tomorrow. She told us we should come down!"
"Oooh.... Wowwww.... That's... That's..."
"Great? Fantastic? Awesome? Cool?" Max walked up to them, shooting adjectives at JD. "I mean, what can be better than seeing your son?"
"Nothing," JD said.
Except having a song made of chocolate....
"But, how'd you get their number?"
Janitor walked up then, shaking a ring full of keys. "I think I can answer that question."
JD blinked, slowly coming to a realization. "Oh my God, Max, you're dressed like a girl!" He screamed out of complete terror, and Sam screamed just because he could.
Max frowned, looking at her outfit. She wore a pink Cami, covered by a black cardigan, and a black mini-skirt. On her feet were a pair of black flats with little pink hearts on them. "Yeah, I know... Jordan made me wear this today. It's absolutely horrifying, I know..."
"I think you look nice," said Janitor. "Like a respectable young lady."
Max smiled. "Thanks, Boss!" she said.
"No problem," he said, digging into his pocket and pulling out a slice of an old apple. He put it in JD's pocket.
"What the hell was that for?!" JD yelled.
Janitor shrugged. "You just still don't get how this works, do you?"
Perry blinked. Why'd he have this Darryl kid's chart?"
Turk looked at him. "JD traded off with you after you beat yourself into a concussion."
"Okay, look!" Perry yelled, throwing his hands into the air. Anyone within earshot looked his way. "How abotu everyone stop talking about this concussion thing, okay? If I hear one more person mention it, I'll get you! And I'll get you good! Understand?"
A unison "Yes Dr. Cox," rang through the hall, and everyone went back to what they were doing.
"Good." Perry rolled his eyes.
"You know what you could use?" Turk asked him.
"Uh, let me guess.... Turtle-Head not fallowing me?"
"Nope. You could use a chill-pill, man!" Turk broke into laughter.
Perry stopped walking and faced Turk. "Ghandi, if I hear one more word out of you, I'm gonna-"
"Ah, Perry Cox!" rang a familiar voice.
Perry turned, face twisting in horror. "Oh God," he mumbled. "Halloween really is near.... I've only heard myths about this..... But... It's the return of the Bobcat!"
"Yo!" Turk yelled, holding up his hand to Dr. Kelso. "Wassup!?"
Bob looked at his hand, the walked pass towards Perry. "So, Perry, how's the hospital working for ya?"
"Well, completely fine until I saw the wrinkled, melting face of the Devil himself, standing infront of me. Now, I think I'll make a suggestion. If you're not sick..... you get the hell out of this hospital." Perry smiled big.
"But, that won't be nessisary, Perry!" he yelled. "I was invited, you see?"
"Invited? By who?"
"Some nice young man named Max," he said. "He seemed very nice over the phone. I wish I had a son like him..."
"Well, you already do, Bobbo. Max is a girl. Short of Maxien."
Bob looked at the floor. "Well, what do you know..."
Turk shrugged off the conversation then, walking the other way. He made his way towards the Nurse's Station, spotting JD and others as he arrived. "Is that Mini-Vanilla-Bear I see over there?" he asked, loudly.
JD held Sam over his head. "Choco," he said in a high-pitched baby voice. "Choco, it's me, MVB!"
Turk slow-jogged towards JD and the others and took hold of Sam. "Look at youuuu," he said. "One day, you're gonna marry my daughter."
Max tilted her head. "What?" she asked.
Turk looked objective. "Nothing," he said.
"It's not like Turk and I planned out our kid's lives or anything," JD said, taking Sam back in his arms.
Turk's phone began to ring a familiar tune.
"It's Guy Love... That's all it it," he sang.
JD joined in. "Guy love, he's mine I'm his!"
And, suddenly, everyone was quietly singing along. "There's nothing gay about it in our eyes..."
Kim looked at the ceiling. "That was weird."
"I agree," said Max.
Picking up his phone, Turk said, "You called Turk, you got him. Wassup?" It went quiet for a moment as he listened to the person on the other end. His suddenly frowned in disgust. "Aw, man!" he yelled, slamming the phone shut.
He looked at Max. "I'll get you for this..." he said, pointing a finger at her.
She looked back and forth. "What did I do?"
Turk's pointing became more intense befor he jogged off, towards the front of the hospital.
As he walked around the corner, towards the hospital commons, a pair of keys went flying at his face.
"Hey, jackass," said Carla's only little brother, Marco Espenosa.
Turk caught the keys, automatically and held them out to his left, dropping them into the trash can at his feet. He stuck his tounge out at him. "Tu es la mosca en mi sopa," he said, bitterly.
Marco rolled his eyes. "How long you been praticing that one?"
Turk laughed, stepping up to him. "I speak fluent Spanish now, sucka!" he said.
Marco's eyes widened in surprise. "Que?" he asked.
"Yeah," Turk said, getting in his face. "Lo siento that you didn't know that. Brotha."
Marco jumped at him, ready to fight, but just in time, Carla broke it up. "Marco, Turk! If you fight in this hospital I'll divorce, and/or disown you! And don't think I won't, 'cause I'm not scared of either on of you, 'cause I'm from the block!"
Marco smiled at her. "Mi la hermana!" he said, hugging her. She hugged him back.
Turk rolled his eyes, crossing his arms.
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"Okay, Sammy," JD said. "I gotta go find Elliot. Go to mommy." JD handed Sam over to Kim. "I'll see you later," he said to her, turning to walk off.
She nodded. "Bye, JD," she said.
Max took picture of Sam and Kim, neither of which were expecting it, and the fallowed JD.
"So, JD, what are you gonna be for Halloween?" she asked.
"I'm gonna be..." He looked over at her, and lost his train of thought. "I'm sorry, I just really can't take you seriously in that outfit."
Someone that walked by the two wolf-whistled at her. She spun around, facing an orderly. She gave them the stink-eye. "Are you one of the assholes that threw tennis balls at me?" she asked.
He looked back and forth. "Yeah," he said. "So?"
"Well, one, you're like freaking twenty. And two..." She grabbed a random chart from someone and threw it at his face.
"Ow!" he yelled.
JD laughed. "Serves you right," he said.
"Anyways," Max said, as they spun around, continuing as though that scene hadn't happened. "What are you being for Halloween, JD?"
"Something of my own creation!" He yelled. "I'm going to be the amazing Dr. Acula!"
"Oh, like a vampire doctor?" she asked.
"Yup," said JD. He abruptly stopped walking, standing in the middle of a crowded hallway. "Has anyone in this hall seem Dr. Reid?!" he yelled.
Everyone pointed towards a supply closet.
JD made a face. Hm... that's odd... He and Max turned towards the closet.
He reached for it slowly, turning the knob as though something dangerous would be on the other side.... and swung it open.
"Elliot!" JD yelled, flabbergasted.
Max chuckled.
Elliot stopped sucking the skin from her current hook-up's face and looked at JD.
JD looked at her hook-up. "Dan?!"
Dan smacked on a piece of gum. "Hey, lil bro," he said. He looked back to Elliot. "I think we migh have eachother's gum."
Max chuckled. "Oh, that reminds me," she said, casually turning and walking away.
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Perry had decided he had enough of talking to the devil of Sacred Heart's past, and went to check on his newly attained patient, Darryl.
It almost surprised him to find Max inside, the two kissing on his bed. Just almost, though. He raised an eyebrow, and cleared his throat, loudly.
The teens almost instantly stopped, facing the doctor. Max raised a finger and opened her mouth to speak, but seemed to decide against it, and walked out the room sheepishly.
Darryl looked at his hands. "I um..."
"Just stop there, kid. All I wanna know: Why the hell were you sucking my daughter's face? And you better have a damn good explanation, or I'll make sure two more bullets enter your chest."
Darryl blinked, obviously trying to think of an explaination. "Um..."
Perry smiled. "You might be leaving this hospital today," he said. "But I promise you, I'll end it." His smile formed into a grimmace, and he turned, leaving his room.
"Daughter?"
Perry looked to his right. Max stood, leaning against the wall. "Don't even start, Max. You're in big trouble."
"Okay then," she said. "Dad."
Perry groaned, starting down the hall.
"I hope I didn't make you too mad. Dad." Max grinned, fallowing behind him. "Will you ever forgive me? Dad?"
Perry rolled his eyes. "Jesus Christ..."
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Three other unexpected visitors arrived the next day, Halloween. Danni came back into town, greeted sourly by JD and Max. Molly Clock came along, and so did Dr. Kevin Casey.
It's wouldn't be surprising if no one noticed the other three visitors, however. It wasn't the plausible that anyone could see them.
"My neck feels empty..."
"Oh yeah? Well I'm missing a couple of organs."
"Both of y'all can shut up. I honestly don't care."
Jill Tracey tilted her head. "You know, we probably wouldn't hang out in this ghostly way if all three of us didn't die in the same hospital?"
Laverne Roberts looked at her. "Jill, hunny, I'm a woman of God. I just came down 'cause he told me to."
Ben Sullivan chuckled. "That's weird. He told me the same thing. But it was more like, 'BEN! GET YOUR ASS DOWN TO EARTH!!!"
Laverne rolled her eyes. "You better watch it, Ben. Just cause you two are stuck down here with unfinished bussiness doesn't mean you gotta bad mouth the lord. Now hurry up and take care of your business. I got stuff to do."
Ben smiled. "Yes ma'am."
Laverne pointed. "There she is. You just gotta let her know you're here."
Ben's expression became unreadable as he turned towards the teen-aged girl, walking with Perry, a box of Halloween decorations in her hands. She was dressed like him, she even wore his camera around her neck. He looked back at Laverne. She nodded. "Go ahead, hunny."
He walked off after them, listening to their conversation.
"So, Max," said Perry. "You're dressed like you are every day. Are you changing or something?"
"I'm already wearing my costume," she said.
Ben smiled. How'd he make such a pretty girl?
Perry looked at her. "Really? Then what are you?"
She grinned. "Doesn't the camera give it away? I'm Ben Sullivan."
Perry stopped, looking at her. She stopped too. Perry smiled big. "I hadn't even noticed that. Clever."
Ben thought for a moment, feeling a lump growing in his throat. If he let her know he was there, he'd go to heaven, and never see his daughter again. How could he do that to himself? He couldn't. He could wait alittle whiled longer for heaven...