Sorry for the wait everyone but I got into university in late September and I've had so much work to do and all of my time was taken up doing essays and everything else. I've still been writing my new fanfiction and I'm raring to see what everyone thinks. I've been working on this for a while but if theres any spelling or grammer mistakes just blame me and please please please review I just love them. This slightly different but I hope people like it especially as I left the previous story on a killer cliffhanger.

Tintin's breathing was erratic and heavy despite being unconscious and the monitor suddenly ended up bleeping loudly creating an endless static beep.

"Doctor He's crashing! Step on it Brad" the paramedic yelled, starting CPR. The other paramedic grabbed the defibrillator paddles and placed them onto Tintin's chest.

"Charge 200 ….. clear!"

Tintin's body arched as his heart started up again, beginning to beat once more. The ambulance stopped sharply as it pulled up in accident and emergency at Makalby General Hospital. the stretcher was pulled out by the two paramedics but the sheet was covered in blood despite their best attempts to stop the bleeding on route. Suddenly Tintin woke up and began to panic as bright white light flooded his line of vision. The Captain suddenly appeared at Tintin's side.

"Tintin, It's okay your in hospital"

Suddenly he remembered what happened on Peace Bridge, The stabbing...Oh God!

He tried to talk but was unable to, due to the blood that was stuck in his throat. The Captain probed Tintin's eyes for a sense of sanity but only found a young man hidden behind a cover of tears and the fear radiating in his eyes scared the Captain as he had never seen anyone look so terrified. Tintin's mind went into underdrive and he fell unconscious

"Sir you need to move!" the paramedic said loundly, pulling the stretcher further down the corridor. Halfway down they were met by a doctor.

"What have we got?"

"Caucasian, male, early twenties, two stab wounds, one to abdomen, one to chest, blood pressure is falling 95 over 70 and falling, he's going into hypovolemic shock, needs surgery ASAP!"

"Come on lets go, theatre one is prepped and ready to go... move"

The captain watched helplessly as Tintin disappeared behind the double doors and into surgery. He collapsed on the chair at the side of the corridor and buried his face into his hands, trying to push back his tears before they hit his skin. Tintin had been alone at a time the captain should have been there for him. he told Tintin to run ahead and due to this he blamed himself for what had happened. He sat there for a couple of minuets staring into spare wondering if things would have turned out differently had he been with him when the stabbing occurred. Looking towards the reception he got up and walked down to the waiting room and just as he did some familiar faces entered the room. Calculus and the Thompsons appeared at the entrance.

"Captain, how is he!" Calculus asked immediately.

"He's in surgery... it's bad...really bad" The Captain replied.

"Captain what exactly happened? It's just you were rather vague on the details" Thompson enquired, the detective inside him taking over.

"We were chased down the quayside, we got separated and the next time I saw him he was lying on Peace Bridge bleeding out"

They all grew quiet until Thomson spoke up, prepared to take the consequences if what he was about to say backfired badly.

"I'd hate to suggest this but what if he doesn't make it" Thomson enquired, immediately regretting it the second he had said it.

"don't talk like that!" Calculus interjected. "This is Tintin . He's survived do much already why shouldn't this be any different"

Thomson was staring at the Captain and saw a single tear roll from his eye and onto his cheek. He was hiding a lot of emotion and he couldn't comprehend his surroundings. He'd known Tintin for so long that he felt like a son to him.

"Excuse me I... can't..." he said swiftly exiting the waiting area. He walked back to the hospital entrance, back to the cold night that he once knew. The air hit his senses hard and caused the real emotions to let go, overtaking him and caused him to burst into tears and fall onto the rain stained ground. He cried for a full five minuets, not caring who saw him as he let his emotions reach the top of the glass. He finally managed to calm down but his eyes were bright red. A figure then appeared by his side.

"Do you have a light I can borrow?" the man asked.

"No sorry son"

"Strange you usually do Archibald"

Hearing the man say his first name, he looked up, meeting the eyes of a friend not a stranger and as he pulled himself off the ground they reached eye level.

"Chester?"

"Hello old friend" Captain Chester exclaimed bringing a distract captain straight into a well deserved hug. Pulling away he rubbed his eyes again, trying to push away the tears.

"What are you doing here?" the captain asked between sobs.

"I heard what happened to Tintin on Peace Bridge and I thought you could use a friend. How is he doing?"

"He's in surgery but it doesn't look good, I've never seen so much blood"

"I'm sure he'll be okay, he has a reputation for getting out of situations like this"

The captain nodded and he headed back into the waiting room were warmth reigned abundantly. Upon sitting back down Thomson knew that he had been crying but decided against saying anything just in case the captain interpreted it the wrong way.

"Are you okay Captain?" Calculus asked, feeling concerned.

"Sort of" he replied. "Any word?"

"No, not yet, we'll just have to wait" Calculus replied, sighing into his hot chocolate cup.

The waiting was always the worst. The minuets ticked away slowly and the hours seemed to take even longer. The Captain was so close to ripping his hair off as the more impatient he got the more he tugged. Calculus was leaning to the side, snoring softly and the Thompsons paced the immediate area unable to sleep or do anything useful. The Captain glanced up at the clock and realised that they had been there four hours. How long would the surgery take? Was the damage really that serious?

That was when the doctor came through, clipboard in hand ready with bad news... if any.

"Captain Haddock" he said loudly.

The Captain immediately stood up and walked to the young doctor.

"I'm Captain haddock, we're all here for Tintin. Is he okay... please tell me he's okay"

"He's survived the operation"

The Captain breathed with relief.

"Thank God!" relieved Haddock.

"He's very lucky, he flatlined four times on the operating table. We managed to stabilize him but his injuries were quite severe. The stab wound in his chest caused his lung to collapse and he's lucky that he wasn't stabbed in the stomach otherwise it would have been much more serious. He also lost a lot of blood so he needed blood transfusions. At the moment he's in a medically induced coma to help his injuries heal and he's on a ventilator to help him breathe"

The Captain went to follow the doctor and the Thompsons and Calculus followed. The Doctor escorted them up two flights of stairs and to a room on its own away form the main ward. Nothing could have prepared the captain for the sight in front of him. There was a tube down Tintin's throat to help him breathe but there were also wires attached to various other areas of his body including his heart. As the doctor left them The Captain turned to them.

"Can I just have a private moment before we all go rushing in?"

"Take all the time you need Captain" Calculus said and the Thomspons nodded in agreement.

Tintin was so pale, it seemed like his golden complexion had been eradicated by the devil and it looked an unhealthy pale at that. The heart monitor beeped steadily in the background giving at least a suggestion that he was doing alright. Sitting down at Tintin's side, he gingerly reached out his hand and lightly gripped it hoping for a response. He reached forward so his lips were close to Tintin's ear and gently whispered into it.

"I can't lose you... you mean so much to me lad...fight...just keep fighting"

finally its up... again sorry for such a long wait... please review if you like it... I'll try to update as often as I can... toddles..X