Chapter 2: Gone
Several minutes later, Gwen was sitting in one of the chairs in the ambulance, watching the paramedic checking the vitals of the young woman whilst also trying to stop the bleeding. Gwen looked down at the papers she had been given when she got in the abulance
"We're you there when it happened?" the paramedic asked.
"Yeah, I was just passing by when I found her" Gwen answered. "What's the date?
"April 2" the paramedic answered as he placed Rose's less then injured arm on the stretcher hocked to an IV drip.
"2010" Gwen said to herself before looking at Rose more closely as she hadn't catch her last name. It was then that she noticed why the young woman was so familiar. She had seen her in Jacks pictures, him and two other men, well the ones he had shown the team. Rose, Rose Tyler. What on Earth happened to you?
The ambulance quickly parked outside the hospital. The paramedic quickly pulled out the stretcher with Rose on it into the hospital. Several doctors and nurses followed on behind them knowing this was an emergency as they rushed her into theater. One of the nurses stopped Gwen going in, pointing to reception and the phones on the wall before heading off to her other duties. Gwen quickly thanked her before dialing.
"Captain Jack Harkness."
"Jack, its Gwen. Get to the hospital as fast as you can" Gwen spoke quickly with urgency.
"Gwen, what's going on? Are you hurt?" Jack asked worryingly hearing the concern in her voice.
"No, I'm fine Jack. There was a mugging I think and someone got shot. It was the girl in your photos Rose Tyler." Gwen answered not liking being the bearer of bad news. "Jack, she's critical."
"Rose! But how? She's trapped in the parallel universe and there hasn't been any rift activity. Hold on, I'm coming." Jack hung up, Gwen went back inside and now all she had to do was wait.
Jack grabbed his coat and quickly headed towards the exit of the hub. "Martha, Mickey were going to the hospital" he simply stated as the two of them looked at him before following him to the car.
"What's going on Jack?" Martha asked as they got into the vehicle.
"Rose is in the hospital, she got shot and she's…critical" Jack answered as he started the engine before heading to the hospital.
"Rose is here? But how is that possible?" Martha asked as she tried to ignore the look Mickey gave her.
"Who cares Martha, she's here and she needs us" Mickey stated as he tried to calm down but his words could barely be heard through his panic. "What are you waiting for Jack, step on it."
"You don't need to tell me twice" Jack said before pressing his foot down, accelerating pass traffic, through red lights and ignoring horns from other drivers.
"What's her heart beat?" Doctor Cain asked as he washed his hands as he was the doctor who would be performing the operation.
"Three hundred a minute, monitors show she is in shock though there are no blockages showing."
"X-rays?" Doctor Cain asked as he dried off.
"Double exposer every time, it will take another half an hour to get another machine up and running."
"We don't have time to wait that long" Doctor Cain stated as someone pulled a green scrub over him, a mask and a pair of gloves. "Right, let's get to work shall we" as he headed towards the operating table, where Rose was fighting for her life.
Rose could hear voices all around her but she couldn't make out the words. All she wanted to do was get up and leave. She tried to open her eyes but they wouldn't open. Come on get up, I can't stay here. Everything around her was starting to get darker and the voices were fading as though she was being pulled away from life.
"Doctor, her lungs are dropping."
"I know, there's so much damage in and around the wound" Doctor Cain answered.
"I've lost her heart beat."
That was the last thing Rose heard. Everything she could see around her was in complete darkness. She tried yelling for help but no words came out of her mouth as though she had no voice. It was too quiet and lonely wherever she was. Doctor, where are you? I need you….
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