We landed in front of the hospital. It was already late afternoon. The parking lot had a few white vans, like the ones for ambulances. Everything seemed normal. Another white medical van pulled up to the hospital. Official-looking people led two gurneys, covered with white cloths, out of the back of the van. I winced; imagining the state those two people must be in to be covered from sight.
Everything seemed painfully normal. The actual hospital was pretty weird: it looked like a red medieval castle. It was entirely made of bricks and had a dome. A delightful little garden greeted them front. We were in the back with the medical emergencies.
"Well, let's go in," I said, watching the two gurneys disappear through an "Emergencies" door. I decided to just go in the front door. There was a desk and a secretary. Time to lie. I molded my face into a concerned expression.
"Hello. May I help you?" the secretary asked coolly. I nodded almost tearfully.
"My siblings and I would like to visit our parents. They're in intensive care, they had a car crash." The secretary looked us over. I desperately hoped we were convincing.
"Who are you staying with then?" she asked.
"Our uncle and aunt." I answered. I frowned some more, like I was on the verge of tears. "We really want to see them."
"Visiting hours are over," she said. Crap. "But you can come tomorrow," she added kindly. I nodded.
"When is the earliest I can come?" I asked.
"Ten a.m. I'll see you then," she added with a small smile. I smiled back and led the flock out again. If I weren't a bird kid, I'd be on Broadway.
Well, now we needed a place to sleep. And I swore I'd be back tomorrow.
! #$%^&*
The truck stopped. Ivy emitted a small shriek then stifled it, not wanting to show her fear. She disentangled herself from Chase. She could hear voices outside. The door opened with a loud creak. She could see the outside of the doors were white, and had words and lights on them.
They were probably in a medical van, she reasoned. A man dressed all in white opened the door. Ivy shivered. She huddled into a corner with Chase while the man stepped in. He pulled out two gurneys she hadn't noticed from the back of the truck.
He unfolded them and walked over to where they were. The two bird kids kicked him, and Ivy managed a weak punch, but the whitecoat put a tissue on her face. It smelled like a lab; and Ivy was out instantly.
Chase was even angrier. He tried fighting and biting the man's hand, but the tissue knocked him out too. The whitecoat smiled. They were two tough little creatures. He remarked with satisfaction the wings sticking out from the male's jacket.
He picked the female up and set her on one gurney. He covered her with a white cloth they'd given him. He picked up the male and covered him on the gurney too.
He wheeled them both out, unaware that the jolting from the female's hand had let her regain movement there. In one last desperate effort, she reached out, trying to grab onto something. She latched onto the male's hand before passing out completely.
A/N: Aren't you frustrated the flock just missed them and could totally have rescued them? And where is Avery? FIND OUT... soonish. By that I mean review until I get inspiration.
Fly on!
~greysky3