not just a scratch

chapter 2

DISCLAIMER: I don't own sea patrol or any of the characters

"Spider opens your eyes mate come on"

Slowly spider started to open his eyes, but then he quickly closed them again as the light was too bright.

"Buff could you turn off the lights please"

"Sure swaino"

Spider could hear buffer as he moved to turn off the lights.

"Spider opens your eyes the lights are off now"

Spider opened his eyes to see swain, buffer, xo and the co staring at him. Looking around he saw that he was still on the floor. Slowly spider tried to sit up but he used his bad arm and fell to the floor. Seeing this swain went to look at his arm, but spider moved it out of his way and then got off the floor.

"I am fine swain just fell on the stairs"

"Then how did you hurt your arm"

"I didn't"

"Buffer told me he heard you scream and then found you on the floor and a guy with a machete standing over you"

"Right well let's go to the ward room then" spider said as he clapped his hands.

With that they all went to the ward room.

On the way spider started to feel dizzy again so he leaned against the wall.

"Buffer, buff"

"Yeah spider what is it" buffer said as he was turning around.

When he saw spider he ran up to him and grabbed him to stop him from falling.

"Swain I need you here there is something wrong with spider"

Swain was at spider side in seconds checking his arm. When he went to pull up spider's sleave, spider pulled his arm away.

"I am fine swain just leave it please"

"No you are not fine okay, just let me look at it"

"O…. okay"

Swain then went back to checking his arm. Pulling up the sleave he saw the bandage that had gone missing. Talking it off swain hissed at how big the cut was.

"Buffer we need to get him to the ward room now, the cut is infected"

"Okay come on spider lets go"

Bending down buffer picked up spider and carried him to the ward room. When they got there buffer lied spider down on the bed and moved out of the way so swain could get a good look at his arm. When swain finished looking at spiders arm he went to get the medical equipment to clean the wound.

"Okay spider this may hurt a bit'

The only reply they got was the moaning of spider.

After the wound was cleaned swain bandaged it

"How is he swain?"

"Good sir, he should be up and walking around in no time"

"Alright let's go so he can get some rest"

Slowly one by one they all left leaving swain to look after spider.

2 hours later

Spider came around, blinking so he could get use to the light. Slowly spider went to sit up. When he was sitting up he realised that he was he in the ward room but swain was not there. Swinging his legs over the bed he slowly started to stand up. When he was standing up he walked out of the ward room and went up to the bridge. Walking up he saw the co, ro and charge and a fishing boat in front of them, the x, swain, ET, and buffer must be on the ship. Turning to look at the co he saw that he was talking to the x, the x said that they were on their way back and that there were no problems.

Spider started to feel dizzy again and grabbed hold of the wall and sat down leaning against the wall. Charge turned around and saw spider having trouble breathing.

"Spider" he said as he was running up to him to see if he was ok.

The co turned around and saw spider and ran up to him.

"Spider what are you doing out of the ward room, are you okay"

"I…. can...not…breath …..Sir"

"Okay swain is on the way just stay still and do not move"

"Yes….sir"

2 minutes later

Spider was getting worse. His vision slowly started to go black. Charge who was sitting next to spider saw that he was getting worse.

"Charge…..I"

"Hang on spider swain is on his way"

The last thing spider saw was swain running up to him and yelling his name.